By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer DENVER—Colorado’s Patrick Roy is retiring, ending the 18-year career of one of the greatest goaltenders in NHL history. Roy will make the announcement at a news conference today, team spokesman Jean Martineau said. A four-time Stanley Cup champion, Roy leaves as the NHLs career leader in victories with 551 …
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BUFFALO. N.Y. (AP) – In the third exhausting overtime, the tired eyes of Texas finally gazed upon the Stanley Cup. Brett Hull scored on a rebound at 14:51 of the third overtime, putting a rebound over weary Dominik Hasek as the Dallas Stars won hockey’s biggest prize as much by exhaustion as execution, beating the …
TORONTO (CP) — Mario Lemieux has two important dates this summer. First, he’s getting married June 26. Then he’ll check into the hospital in July for more surgery on a back that has slowed him slightly the last two years. “It will be minor surgery to take scar tissue out of there,” he said after …
Pat Verbeek surpassed the 1,000 career point plateau in Detroit’s 3-1 win over Tampa. The 17-year veteran, who had 495 goals among his 1,001 points, wasn’t alone in the milestone department. Scotty Bowman won his 300th game as Detroit’s head coach and Larry Murphy played in his 1,541st career game, moving him third place on …
Zdeno Chara broke the NHL record for games by a defenceman on February 24, 2022. The seven-time All-Star was on the ice for the opening faceoff against San Jose for his 1,652nd regular-season game. He broke the mark set by Hall of Famer Chris Chelios. “I would like to start by thanking Chris Chelios,” Chara …
