“We still kept going,” captain Jared Spurgeon recalled. But what did bring the action to a halt was players slacking off the last few minutes. That’s when John Hynes spoke up, their coach ...

To successfully play defense in the NHL for more than a decade, as Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon has ... about these things,” Wild coach John Hynes said after the team’s morning ...

Give coach John Hynes credit for this ... the Devils didn’t extend a 2-1 lead to 3-1 right there is that Jared Spurgeon tied up Timo Meier, and Jesper Bratt’s shot hit Meier in the crease.

John Hynes has emphasized an even keel, never wanting his team to get too high after wins or too low after losses. So, with star forward Kirill Kaprizov and captain Jared Spurgeon skating full ...