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Proper pacing, staying disease-free and being ready to beat the Winnipeg Jets when the NHL reboots is the balancing act at Calgary Flames training camp, according to the team's general manager.

Kyle Dubas could only watch as his Maple Leafs went through their paces the last few weeks. Toronto's general manager came away impressed by what he saw, and hopes that commitment pays off when the games matter.

Montreal Canadiens forward Max Domi will wait seven to 10 days before deciding if he will join his teammates at training camp.

Here are some of the hockey-related themes as the six NHL clubs from north of the 49th parallel prepare to gather together as full groups for the first time since the schedule was suspended March 12.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHL Players' Association executive director Don Fehr fielded questions Saturday from reporters on a video conference call hours after the sides ratified the return-to-play plan and extended collective bargaining agreement through 2026.

Captain Steven Stamkos will be limited at the start of Tampa Bay Lightning training camp because of a new lower-body injury.

Talk of whether NHL players would take the ice in Beijing at the 2022 Winter Games likely ended Friday evening with membership — reportedly 80 per cent — ratifying a return-to-play plan that includes potential Olympic participation in 2022 and 2026.

A plan to operate NHL game hubs in Edmonton and Toronto could draw hundreds of hockey players and staff to both Canadian cities, but business experts say their presence won't give a huge boost to local economies.

Calgary Flames defenceman Travis Hamonic has decided not to play in the NHL's restart. The Flames said Friday night that Hamonic has opted out of the NHL's return-to-play program.

The NHL is officially returning to the ice this summer. The league and its players union formally signed off on an agreement that would see hockey return with hub cities in Toronto and Edmonton.

With the NHL and NHL Players' Association reportedly on the verge of signing off on a plan to return to play in Edmonton and Toronto this summer, Ontario's premier is defending his province's decision to try to host the league in the midst of a pandemic.

It's an announcement that has been anticipated for weeks: the NHL officially declaring its plan to resume the season and have Edmonton host games at Rogers Place as one of two hub cities.

Canucks captain Bo Horvat returned to Vancouver Sunday, a week after his wife Holly gave birth to the couple’s first child. He is preparing for the team's training camp to open Monday while his family remains in Ontario.

Once players enter so-called "bubbles" in two hub cities later this month as part of the league's blueprint to resuscitate its pandemic-halted season, teams should — at least in theory — be fairly well-protected from the threat of COVID-19.

The New Jersey Devils are hiring veteran coach Lindy Ruff to take over one of the NHL's youngest teams and removing the interim tag off Tom Fitzgerald's title as general manager, a person with knowledge of the talks told The Associated Press on Thursday.