National Hockey

CALGARY — A quick look at what the City of Calgary and the Calgary Flames are offering to build a new NHL arena: City of Calgary — an equal three-way split of $185 million each from the city, Flames and a ticket surcharge paid by users for a total of

Hours before they were to host their very first NHL draft, the Chicago Blackhawks turned their team upside down.

When Alex Chiasson found himself without a job halfway through the off-season , frustration began to set in.

SHANGHAI — As the Vancouver Canucks held their first practice in Shanghai before their exhibition game with the Los Angeles Kings, a dense fog settled over the ice. The humidity in the arena was high and the players could barely see the puck.

The Dallas Stars led the league in significant moves in the off-season , hoping to turn around a franchise that seemed to be headed in the right direction a year ago.

CALGARY — It was a rough first NHL shift Wednesday night for Jalen Chatfield, but the Canucks defenceman bounced back nicely.

PITTSBURGH — Justin Schultz scored 27 seconds into overtime, sending the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-5 preseason win against the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Adam Johnson scored twice for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.

WINNIPEG — Pre-season or not, if they wanted validation for signing Jussi Jokinen the Edmonton Oilers got it Wednesday night. Jokinen had a goal and two assists as Edmonton beat the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 in pre-season action.

MONTREAL — Jonathan Drouin showed a lot of promise in his Montreal Canadiens debut. Drouin got an assist as the Canadiens dropped a penalty-filled NHL pre-season game 4-2 against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul has publicly apologized for recent comments he made on social media.