National Hockey

TORONTO — Johnny Bower didn't really want to come to Toronto. But the pint-sized goalie with the big heart went on to become part of Maple Leafs lore.

DENVER — Arizona Coyotes centre Zac Rinaldo has been suspended six games for punching Samuel Girard of the Colorado Avalanche.

VANCOUVER — The Chicago Blackhawks have placed goaltender Corey Crawford on injured reserve for the second time this month. Coach Joel Quenneville says Crawford is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes expected Clayton Keller to be a key contributor as a rookie this season. Few could have seen how big of an impact the 19-year-old forward would have out of the gate.

TORONTO — Legendary goalie Johnny Bower, who helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win four Stanley Cups in the 1960s, died Tuesday at the age of 93. Here's a look at five things to know about Bower's pro hockey career.

TORONTO — Don Cherry still finds it hard to understand why it took Johnny Bower so long to become an NHL regular. Bower spent 13 seasons in the American Hockey League before earning a permanent spot with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1958.

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues have signed general manager Doug Armstrong to a four-year contract extension with a team option for a fifth year. Armstrong, who is also the team's president of hockey operations, is in his 10th season with the Blues.

TORONTO — The death of Hockey Hall of Famer Johnny Bower has unleashed a flood of tributes from within the hockey world and beyond.

Vancouver Canucks forward Alexander Burmistrov is retiring from the NHL and will continue his career in the Kontinental Hockey League, his agent says.

Growing up in Brantford, Ontario, Wayne Gretzky always heard his father, Walter, wax poetic about Bill Barilko's 1951 Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs.