National Hockey

Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock says the NHL has shifted accountability onto him and his staff as the league attempts to fix coach's challenges for offsides.

EDMONTON — An Alberta judge has refereed a dispute over a pair of Edmonton Oilers season tickets. According to court documents Beverly and Donald McLeod, both avid National Hockey League fans, separated in 2015 after 35 years of marriage.

BROSSARD, Que. — With all his accomplishments in junior hockey, Zach Fucale was expected to be making his mark in the NHL by now. But the Laval, Que.

NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have sent rookie centre Lias Andersson back to his Swedish League club. Andersson, who will be 19 next month, was selected No. 7 overall in this year's NHL draft and impressed during training camp.

TORONTO — If retired hockey great Paul Henderson were invited to the White House after winning a championship, he'd look to his teammate wearing the 'C' to make the call on attendance plans. "Well I was a team player.

The Associated Press asked 30 top NHL players to name the best hockey player in the world. One catch: players couldn't pick a teammate.

When Connor McDavid stepped on the ice for his first NHL training camp, Taylor Hall already knew hockey's "Next One" was the best player out there.

VANCOUVER — Fans of the Vancouver Canucks may be in for a surprise the next time they find themselves browsing the aisles of the high-end fashion world.

MINEOLA, N.Y. — The New York Islanders have made a bid to return to the New York City suburbs.

When Gerard Gallant and Mike Kelly were both out of a job during the 2008-09 NHL season, they would meet up once a week for breakfast in their native province of Prince Edward Island.