CLAUDE JULIEN

The Boston Bruins have fired coach Bruce Cassidy several weeks after losing in the first round of the playoffs.

Captain Andy Miele had two points and Strauss Mann made 35 saves to help the United States beat Canada 4-2 in men's hockey at the Olympics.

Commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement, making official what seemed inevitable in recent days when the list of postponed games grew to 50.

Commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement, making official what seemed inevitable in recent days when the list of postponed games grew to 50.

The NHL has announced that players won't be able to participate in the Beijing Olympics.

The NHL has postponed two more games for coronavirus-related reasons.

The International Ice Hockey Federation council held a call to review the eligibility of Chinese men's national team players for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing.

FILE - Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien, center, looks on from the bench during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, in this, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, file photo. The struggling Montreal Canadiens fired head coach Claude Julien and associate coach Kirk Muller on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, following a three-game skid. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)MONTREAL, QUE – The struggling Montreal Canadiens fired head coach Claude Julien and associate coach Kirk Muller on Wednesday following a three-game skid. Assistant coach Dominique Ducharme was appointed interim coach, and Alex Burrows was added to the Canadiens’ coaching staff. Ducharme joined the Canadiens' coaching staff in April 2018 after 10 seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

In this photo provided by the Dallas Stars NHL hockey team, interim head coach Rick Bowness watches practice in Frisco, Texas, Tuesday, July 14, 2020. You get out there and you miss it, the Dallas Stars coach said. You realize how much you enjoy being out there.The NHLs oldest head coach still worries about COVID-19 but not enough to stop doing his job. Im going to have to adjust to it, there is no question. The average age of the 24 head coaches in the playoffs is just under 54, the second-oldest behind the NBA among North Americas four major professional sports leagues.