Paul Maurice hired as new coach of the Florida Panthers
June 22, 2022 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Paul Maurice is the new coach of the Florida Panthers, agreeing on a deal Wednesday to take over a club coming off a season where it had the best record in the NHL and rewrote the franchise’s record book.
Bettman says Quenneville hasn’t approached NHL about return
May 6, 2022 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — If three-time Stanley Cup winner Joel Quenneville is looking to return to coaching next season, he hasn’t told NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman of that plan.
And Bettman would certainly be in the loop on that news.
Isles top Jets 5-2, Trotz becomes third coach with 900 wins
March 12, 2022 GMTJosh Bailey scored twice, Brock Nelson added a goal and an assist and Barry Trotz became the third coach in NHL history to reach 900 victories as the New York Islanders beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 Friday night.
Bailey, Nelson lead Islanders to 5-2 win against Jets
March 12, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Josh Bailey scored twice and Brock Nelson added a goal and an assist as the New York Islanders beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 Friday night.
Anders Lee and Cal Clutterbuck also scored, Anthony Beauvillier and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each had two assists and Semyon Varlamov stopped 27 shots in the Islanders’ second win in two nights.
NHL defends disciplinary decisions in Blackhawks scandal
November 2, 2021 GMTCommissioner Gary Bettman on Monday defended the NHL’s decisions and discipline meted out following an investigation into the Chicago Blackhawks' handling of sexual assault allegations in 2010.
After emotional week, Panthers seeking some normalcy
November 1, 2021 GMTCORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — There was a Halloween party for the Florida Panthers players and their significant others on Sunday night, allowing them to spend a few hours enjoying each other's company while dressed up as something or someone else.
Panthers’ 8-game season-opening win streak ends in Boston
October 31, 2021 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Charlie Coyle had the only score in the shootout and the Boston Bruins beat Florida 3-2 Saturday night, ending the Panthers’ season-opening winning streak at eight games.
The Panthers fell two wins short of the NHL record for consecutive victories to start a season, set by Toronto in 1993-94 and matched by Buffalo in 2006-07.
Boston beats Panthers, stops season-opening win streak at 8
October 31, 2021 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Charlie Coyle had the only score in the shootout and the Boston Bruins beat Florida 3-2 Saturday night, ending the Panthers’ season-opening winning streak at eight games.
The Panthers fell two wins short of the NHL record for consecutive victories to start a season, set by Toronto in 1993-94 and matched by Buffalo in 2006-07.
Panthers entrust team to Andrew Brunette after Quenneville
October 30, 2021 GMTAndrew Brunette has a chance to be an NHL head coach now, taking over a Florida Panthers team that is off to the best start in franchise history.
It should be a happy time. It is not.
Brunette debuted as the replacement for Joel Quenneville as Florida's coach on Friday, leading the Panthers to a 3-2 overtime win in Detroit as the team extended its perfect start to 8-0-0 — by far the best in team history.
On Hockey: Blackhawks fallout furthers overdue NHL reckoning
October 29, 2021 GMTThe scandal that rocked the National Hockey League this week began more than a decade ago, and it's part of a painful, overdue reckoning that has transformed the sport over the past two years.
Gone is Joel Quenneville, who has won the second-most games of any coach in NHL history.
Amid scandal, Quenneville resigns as Florida Panthers coach
October 29, 2021 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joel Quenneville resigned as coach of the Florida Panthers on Thursday, two days after the second-winningest coach in NHL history was among those implicated for not swiftly responding to allegations by a Chicago Blackhawks player of being sexually assaulted by another coach during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Thursday Sports in Brief
October 29, 2021 GMTNHL
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joel Quenneville resigned as coach of the Florida Panthers on Thursday, two days after the second-winningest coach in NHL history was among those implicated for not swiftly responding to allegations by a Chicago Blackhawks player of being sexually assaulted by another coach during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Wednesday’s Sports in Brief
October 28, 2021 GMTHOCKEY
CHICAGO (AP) — The former player at the heart of the Chicago Blackhawks assault scandal has come forward publicly. Kyle Beach tells TSN he felt “alone and dark” in the days following the alleged assault in 2010.
Panthers’ hot start continues with Quenneville at the helm
October 28, 2021 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers became the 14th team in NHL history to start 7-0-0 by beating the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Wednesday night — with coach Joel Quenneville on the bench a day after he was named in a report about the Chicago Blackhawks improperly handling sexual assault claims.
Bobrovsky makes 29 saves as Panthers stay undefeated
October 28, 2021 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers became the 14th team in NHL history to start 7-0-0 by beating the Boston Bruins 4-1 on Wednesday night — with coach Joel Quenneville on the bench a day after he was named in a report about the Chicago Blackhawks improperly handling sexual assault claims.
Quenneville’s meeting with Bettman may decide Florida fate
October 28, 2021 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joel Quenneville coached the Florida Panthers on Wednesday.
What happens Thursday will likely determine if he keeps that job.
Quenneville will meet with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday in New York about his role in what happened — and what didn’t happen — in Chicago during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, when a player named Kyle Beach claimed he was sexually assaulted by Blackhawks assistant Brad Aldrich.
Blackhawks GM resigns, team fined after sexual assault probe
October 27, 2021 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player during the team’s Stanley Cup run in 2010, according to an investigation commissioned by the franchise that cast a shadow over the NHL.
Panthers open training camp with very high expectations
September 23, 2021 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Huberdeau stepped onto the ice Thursday for his 10th training camp with the Florida Panthers, more than anyone else on the roster.
Quenneville offers to participate in Blackhawks review
July 14, 2021 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Florida Panthers coach Joel Quenneville has offered to participate in the Chicago Blackhawks' review of allegations by a former player who says he was sexually assaulted by a then-assistant coach in 2010.
Even after early NHL playoff exit, Panthers still optimistic
May 27, 2021 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers already know one thing that will be different going into next season. Expectations will not be low.
That's a welcome change.
Progress, and a lot of it, was made this season by the Panthers.
Killorn, Kucherov pace Lightning’s 6-2 rout of Panthers
May 22, 2021 GMTTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The sight of Nikita Kucherov crumpled to the ice in pain left a sour taste in the mouths of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The reigning Stanley Cup champions beat the Florida Panthers 6-2 to take a commanding 3-1 lead in their first-round postseason matchup on Saturday, with Kucherov continuing to sparkle after missing the entire regular season while recovering from hip surgery.
Intensity from the outset in Sunshine State playoff series
May 17, 2021 GMTThe first-ever playoff game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers could be tough to top.
Or perhaps it's just a taste of what's to come in their opening-round Sunshine State series.
Sunshine State showdown: Lightning-Panthers in NHL’s Round 1
May 15, 2021 GMTThere used to be a thing called the Governor’s Cup, a trophy presented to whichever team won the annual regular season series between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning. It was supposed to be a way of drumming up hockey interest around the Sunshine State.
Picking a winner: Quenneville has made Florida a contender
March 16, 2021 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Joel Quenneville loves horse racing. As any good bettor does, he goes through all the past performances for every horse in the field before making his wager...
Throwback 5-game series force players to ‘embrace the grind’
July 30, 2020 GMTFans counted down the seconds to the final buzzer, “Brass Bonanza” played over the speakers at Hartford Civic Center and Whalers players Dave Tippett, Joel Quenneville and Dean Evason celebrated a three-game sweep of the Quebec Nordiques...
Kane, Panarin lead Blackhawks past Islanders 4-1
October 11, 2015 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — The second line for the Chicago Blackhawks is off to a fast start.
Patrick Kane and rookie Artemi Panarin each had a goal and two assists, and the Blackhawks beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Saturday night.
Crawford to start for Blackhawks against Wild
April 27, 2015 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said Monday goalie Corey Crawford will start Game 1 of the team's second-round series against the Minnesota Wild.
Crawford was shaky early in the Blackhawks' six-game win over Nashville in the opening round and lost the starting job to backup Scott Darling.