DALLAS — Pete DeBoer met with his captain shortly after arriving in Texas.
NEW YORK — Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks is this season's Jack Adams Award winner as the NHL's coach of the year. The league announced Tocchet as the recipient, as selected by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association, on Wednesday. “This really is a team award, and I couldn’t have done any of this without the support of our staff and complete buy-in from the players," Tocchet said in a statement. "I am truly honoured and humbled by this achievement and look forward to getting back to work this
CALGARY — Calgary Flames assistant coach Marc Savard and the NHL club have agreed to part company.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Sheldon Keefe is being hired as the coach of the New Jersey Devils, less than two weeks after he was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs.