“Go Army! Beat Navy!” the Florida Panthers captain shouted throughout Washington Hall at the U.S. Military Academy on Friday. That got more cheers from the thousands of cadets and others who were in the mess hall having lunch, one of the many highlights of the Stanley Cup champions’ visit to alma mater of their owner, Vincent Viola.

The Rangers are especially deep at defense, forcing them to place a former Stanley Cup champion on waivers. With decisions to be made on their blue line, the Rangers have placed veteran defender Chad Ruhwedel on waivers. Ruhwedel was acquired by the ...

Those smiles took him across the United States and overseas. Pritchard saw Lord Stanley go fishing in Sweden with Gustav Forsling and his son. That trip included a helicopter ride, but in terms of travel, jumping in a chopper for a few minutes was just scratching the surface.