National Hockey

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Kings have hired Dave Lowry as an assistant coach. The Kings announced the new addition to head coach John Stevens' staff Tuesday. Stevens already retained Bill Ranford as the Kings' goaltending coach.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Wild assistant coach Scott Stevens has resigned after one year with the team, citing a desire to spend more time with his family in New Jersey.

ARLINGTON, Va. — Brian MacLellan has the power to completely remake the Washington Capitals in the wake of another early playoff exit and he faces a salary-cap crunch that would justify it. The general manager doesn't expect anything so drastic.

PITTSBURGH — Penguins winger Jake Guentzel was such an unknown commodity that his own captain hardly knew who he was before the season began.

PITTSBURGH — When Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Kris Letang announced his season was over due to a neck injury, he confidently predicted his absence wouldn't change his team's chances of repeating as Stanley Cup champions.

WINNIPEG — The home of the National Hockey League Winnipeg Jets is getting a new name. After 13 years as MTS Centre, the downtown arena is being renamed Bell MTS Place. The change reflects the recent takeover by Bell Canada of MTS.

NEW YORK — The New York Islanders have added Scott Gomez to their coaching staff. Islanders coach Doug Weight announced Tuesday that Gomez will begin his coaching career this season.

BOSTON — The Bruins have signed forward Anders Bjork to an entry-level contract. The team said Tuesday that the three-year deal for the 20-year-old Notre Dame standout is set to begin next season.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators announced today that centre Derick Brassard will require surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder.

PITTSBURGH — Mattias Ekholm's teammates wonder why it took so long for the 27-year-old Nashville Predators defenceman to get his due.