RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -The Carolina Hurricanes signed first-round draft pick Zach Boychuk to a three-year entry contract worth more than $2.6 million at the NHL level.

Boychuk will make $787,500 per season in the NHL or $65,000 at the minor league …

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ANAHEIM, Calif. - Teemu Selanne scored three goals to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-1 pre-season victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday night.

Selanne, the Ducks’ all-time leading scorer, capped the hat trick with the game’s final goa…

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‘Hawks’ Kane and Toews, Jackets’ Nash among crop of great youngsters

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -Teemu Selanne scored three goals to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-1 preseason victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Friday night.

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Some NHL fans are lamenting the fact that the season is opening in Europe again this year. Mike Chen says it’s not that bad.

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Chris Drury became the New York Rangers’ captain Friday, one night before the club opened the regular season in the Czech Republic.

Drury, who served as co-captain of the Buffalo Sabres with Danny Briere before signing with the Rangers in 2007, got the nod from coach Tom Renney and general manager Glen Sather during a team dinner on Friday night. The Rangers start the new campaign in Prague with a pair of games this weekend against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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NEW YORK (AP) -Chris Drury became the New York Rangers’ captain Friday, one night before the club opened the regular season in the Czech Republic.

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Montreal Canadiens coach Guy Carbonneau received a multiyear contract extension for leading the team to first place in the Eastern Conference last season.

The former Canadiens captain would not say on Friday how long the extension was for, other than that “it’s more than one year and less than 10.”

The three-time Stanley Cup winner joined the Canadiens’ staff in January 2006 as an assistant to coach and general manager Bob Gainey.

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Penguins vs. Senators in Stockholm, Rangers vs. Lightning in Prague

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They’re the last line of defense — and hopefully the best. Here are 10 goalies shooters don’t want to see between the pipes.

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