National Hockey

ESPN's return to broadcasting NHL games has generated plenty of fanfare, but not a lot of games on either ESPN or ABC. That begins to change this weekend.

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — The Red Deer Rebels have now won four of their last five, after a 2-1 win over the Prince Albert Raiders.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tampa Bay's Victor Hedman won the Hardest Shot competition and St. Louis' Jordan Kyrou was the Fastest Skater during an NHL All-Star skills competition with a distinct Vegas flavor Friday night.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The Saint John Sea Dogs snapped a two-game losing streak Friday, hammering the Blainville-Boisbriand 4-0. The Sea Dogs (15-12-0-3) outshot the Armada (15-12-2-1) in all three periods, with goals coming from four different scorers.

OTTAWA — 67's 4, ICEDOGS 3 Will Gerrior finished with a goal and an assist as the Ottawa 67's survived a late comeback against the Niagara IceDogs to win 4-3 on Firday night.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NHL is ready to go worldwide again after two years of coronavirus restrictions and a missed Olympics.

MONTREAL (AP) — Former NHL enforcer Chris Nilan says he was fired from a Montreal sports radio station for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have interviewed Kyle Davidson and Eric Tulsky for their general manager job. The team made the announcement Friday. Davidson has been serving as the team's interim GM.

MONTREAL — Former Montreal Canadiens forward turned radio host Chris Nilan says he was fired from TSN 690, a Montreal sports radio station, after he refused to take a COVID-19 vaccine.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Most of the world’s best hockey players are spending this weekend in opulent hotel suites in one of the planet's top party towns instead of being confined to modest Olympic accommodations in freezing-cold Beijing.