National Hockey

NEW YORK — Winnipeg hosts Toronto and Edmonton welcomes Calgary on the opening day of the 2017-18 NHL regular season, while the Vegas Golden Knights play their inaugural game two nights later in Dallas.

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars are bringing back longtime assistant Rick Wilson, who once briefly served as their head coach. Stu Barnes, another former assistant, was hired Thursday to be on the staff of coach Ken Hitchcock.

A severe reaction to medication for a skin disorder has put Chicago Blackhawks winger Marian Hossa's career in doubt.

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Kings have hired Don Nachbaur to be an assistant coach on John Stevens' new staff. Kings general manager Rob Blake announced the hire Thursday.

SUNRISE, Fla. — Former NHL MVP Chris Pronger eventually wants to be a general manager, and Florida Panthers GM Dale Tallon saw that as an opportunity.

The Vegas Golden Knights played the long game in constructing the base of their first very NHL roster.

LAS VEGAS — Connor McDavid won his first Hart Trophy. Hardly anybody in hockey believes it will be his last.

The first ever draft pick of the Nashville Predators was still paying dividends almost 20 years later when the club reached the Stanley Cup final for the first time.

Wayne Gretzky and Bobby Orr made sure they were in Toronto to witness the first NHL meeting between Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews. McDavid and Matthews didn't see what the big deal was, but to those on the outside the significance was clear.

LAS VEGAS — Three-time Olympic gold medal gymnast Aly Raisman endured an awkward moment on stage at the NHL awards show after Hall of Fame hockey star Marcel Dionne complimented her legs.