Kings assistant coach Mark Hardy has resigned while facing a fourth-degree charge of felony sexual abuse. In a statement issued Sunday, the Kings said Hardy resigned on Friday, according to an Associated Press report.

Former Red Wings coach Bobby Kromm has died, as reported by the Associated Press on Friday. The Fred Wood Funeral Home in Livonia, near Detroit, said Kromm died Wednesday, one day after his 82nd birthday. The team says on its Web site the cause was complications from colon cancer.

Coyotes GM Don Maloney faces the tough task of maintaining the momentum of last season?s surprising team while dealing with the financial restrictions put in place by the NHL, according to an Associated Press report on Wednesday. The league still owns the franchise after buying it in U.S. Bankruptcy Court last September and has given the team a budget as it faces the potential loss of several key players after the free agency signing period begins on July 1.

The Glendale City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a memorandum of understanding from Ice Edge Holdings toward purchasing the Coyotes and keeping the team at Jobing.com Arena, according to an Associated Press report.

Ice Edge Holdings has exclusive rights, with some conditions, to negotiate a lease agreement for the Coyotes with the city of Glendale under a memorandum of understanding to be presented to the city council next week. The memorandum agreed to by Ice Edge and city officials is a significant step toward purchase of the Coyotes from the NHL, according to an Associated Press report.