The Habs are desperate to bank every point on the line from here on in. It doesn’t help to have important guys out of the lineup, though I’m sure they’re doing everything they can to get back in as quickly as possible… Word from the NHL is that they still see no reason to allow their players to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics.
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Ouellette says CWHL final a boost for women’s hockey, except lack of French TV
Caroline Ouellette took a dig at Quebec’s francophone media Wednesday while celebrating the Montreal Canadiennes victory in the Canadian Women’s Hockey League final. The veteran forward wondered why the final on Sunday in Ottawa, which drew a record audience for the CWHL on English television, was not broadcast by any French-language network.
McQuaid avoids serious injury after skate cuts neck
If there is one thing to be learned from Adam McQuaid’s National Hockey League career, it’s that he is certainly not short on toughness or grit. That was made more than clear on Saturday night during the Bruins’ 3-2 win over New Jersey at TD Garden.
Canucks News: No Rebuild, Closer Look at Dahlen, Goldobin, Cramarossa
Vancouver Canucks fans are all-in on the rebuild. So far, the process has been rather slow, but with the latest trading of veterans for prospects, it seems like management could officially speak of rebuilding.
Talented trio: A closer look at the three players acquired by the Canucks at the deadline
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P.K. Subban expects ‘fun atmosphere’ in Montreal return
The Nashville Predators star received a medal from the governor general of Canada for his charity work and then met the media Wednesday at a packed news conference at the Bell Centre. “It’s a privilege to play in the NHL and it’s a privilege to be a player who is traded out of Montreal and still have this type of support,” Subban said.
Mumps the word: Players hope NHL can contain latest outbreak
… in places where people have had prolonged close contact with a person with the virus, such as school, dorms or sports teams. In an email to The Associated Press , NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly wrote it’s unclear what prompted the recurrence. As …
Big fish disappearing from NHL rental market; helpful pieces still available
Kevin Shattenkirk is gone, dealt to Washington on Monday night; Martin Hanzal went from hopelessness in the desert to hockey country in Minnesota; Ben Bishop joined fellow American goaltender Jonathan Quick in Los Angeles; and hulking six-foot-six centre Brian Boyle is off the market too, dealt to Toronto as the Lightning reload. “If there was one guy we were going to pursue that could make our team better it was him,” Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan said of Shattenkirk.
HIL: Kalinga Lancers beat Dabang Mumbai to clinch maiden title, Uttar Pradesh Wizards finish third
Chandigarh, Feb 26: Captain Moritz Furste’s penalty corner brace powered Kalinga Lancers past Dabang Mumbai 4-1 in the final to clinch their maiden title in the Coal India Hockey India League at the Chandigarh Hockey Stadium here on Sunday. Furste also had a big hand in Glenn Turner’s deflection field goal in the 18th minute that gave Kalinga the 2-0 lead and the veteran German scored either side of Affan Yousuf’s goal in the 33rd minute as Kalinga atoned for their poor show in last edition’s final loss to Jaypee Punjab Warriors.
‘Absolutely zero similarities’: Retired NHL netminder journeys to …
… Brady returned to baseball, would he be an all-star catcher? The Toughest Trade sees elite athletes from different sports and different countries engage in a week-long swap as they step outside their comfort zones and test themselves in vastly …
NHL All-Star Tom Poti joins forces with Total Athletics of Cape Cod
When you’re a longtime NHL player who has had a stellar career and it’s time to hang up the skates once and for all, what do you do? If you’re former all-star Tom Poti , you don’t hang them up at all; you lace them back up and start producing future generations of players as a youth hockey coach. Poti, who lives in Sandwich, has recently merged his Cape Cod Penguins organization with Total Athletics of Cape Cod to create a developmental league of first-year Mites Minor and Mites Major, now known as the Total Athletic Penguins .
Visitors celebrate park’s hockey heritage
Westman’s big kickoff to Canada’s year-long 150th anniversary celebrations found hundreds of people soak in hockey action at Riding Mountain National Park on Saturday. The day’s centrepiece was park staff’s friendly rematch of a 1933 exhibition hockey game, when the Riding Mountain Relief Camp All Stars played against an intermediate hockey team from Dauphin.
Hockey prepares Plan B if NHL players don’t go to Olympics
… will have plenty of youth and experience. Dave Starman, a former coach in the minors and now an analyst for CBS Sports, said USA Hockey’s priority should be scoring, scoring and more scoring. “You can’t win unless you can score,” Starman said. “It’s …
NHL: No Olympics in 2018 if status quo remains
That was the picture painted by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly at all-star weekend in Los Angeles. The league’s board of governors met on Saturday with Bettman saying the Olympic conversation lasted all of 10 seconds.
NHL brass still leaning against Olympic shutdown in 2018
The league’s owners are still leaning against allowing the world’s top hockey players to participate in the Olympics next year, NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Saturday. In the league’s most strident comments yet on this quadrennial issue, Daly flatly said the NHL’s Board of Governors doesn’t want to shut down the league to allow its players to participate in South Korea.
SoCal punctuates its hockey renaissance with All-Star Game
Anaheim Ducks’ Logan Shaw celebrates after scoring against the Winnipeg Jets during first period NHL hockey action in Winnipeg, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. LOS ANGELES — Jari Kurri arrived in Los Angeles 26 years ago, just in time to join Wayne Gretzky and Luc Robitaille in propelling hockey to a new level of prominence in Southern California.
After conquering hockey, Hayley Wickenheiser is focused on mastering med school
Canada forward Hayley Wickenheiser watches teammates during a women’s ice hockey team practice at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 19, 2014. Canada forward Hayley Wickenheiser watches teammates during a women’s ice hockey team practice at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 19, 2014.
Canada’s Hayley Wickenheiser honoured as giant of women’s hockey retires
Hayley Wickenheiser, who led Canada to four Winter Olympic gold medals and a silver during her distinguished career, was honoured during a special pre-game ceremony prior to puck drop between the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers at Roger Place on Saturday. The 38-year-old from Shaunavon, Sask., who announced her retirement from hockey on Friday, has lived in Calgary since she was 12 but has been a life-long Oilers fan, making the game between the two Alberta-based rivals the ideal place for a tribute in her eyes.
Willie Desjardins explains Canucks’ short defence, Rodin benching
One of Canucks head coach Willie Desjardins’ longest chats with the media this season was mostly spent talking about what didn’t happen over the weekend. Like, why did Vancouver not recall a defenceman from the minors for insurance heading into Saturday’s second game of a back-to-back against the Flames in Calgary, forcing the team to ultimately go with a skeleton crew of five blue liners? And how was it that Anton Rodin – dressed as the 13th forward – stayed stapled to the bench the whole night, not seeing a single second of ice time? “It was unusual,” Desjardins said Monday of his short-handed defence in that 3-1 loss to Calgary.
Spirit trade Stephens for draft picks
SAGINAW, Mich. General Manager of the Saginaw Spirit Dave Drinkill announced Tuesday a trade that sends Saginaw Spirit captain Mitchell Stephens to the London Knights for a laundry list of high draft picks, including four second-round picks between the 2018 and 2020 OHL Priority Selection Drafts.
Printed Letters: January 8, 2017
To the elected officials of Grand Junction: Do you honestly think that the voters of Grand Junction are going to approve a quarter-cent sales tax to fund a sports arena? Get real! The people of Grand Junction don’t want a sports arena that is only going to be used maybe four to six months a year the rest of the time sit idle and be considered a “white elephant” while costing the taxpayers money for the time it is not being used.
Printed Letters: January 8, 2017
To the elected officials of Grand Junction: Do you honestly think that the voters of Grand Junction are going to approve a quarter-cent sales tax to fund a sports arena? Get real! The people of Grand Junction don’t want a sports arena that is only going to be used maybe four to six months a year the rest of the time sit idle and be considered a “white elephant” while costing the taxpayers money for the time it is not being used.
Sound Tigers coach Thompson proud as son Tage becomes – part of
United States’ Tage Thompson hoists the trophy after winning the gold medal over Canada after the final of the world junior hockey championship in Montreal on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. less United States’ Tage Thompson hoists the trophy after winning the gold medal over Canada after the final of the world junior hockey championship in Montreal on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017.
Denis Guryanov lifts Russia past Sweden in OT
Denis Guryanov scored at 33 seconds of overtime to give Russia a 2-1 victory over Sweden on Thursday in the world junior hockey bronze-medal game. Swedish defenceman Rasmus Dahlin attempted to feed the puck back to Alexander Nylander, but the scoring leader couldn’t control it.
Denis Guryanov lifts Russia past Sweden in OT
Denis Guryanov scored at 33 seconds of overtime to give Russia a 2-1 victory over Sweden on Thursday in the world junior hockey bronze-medal game. Swedish defenceman Rasmus Dahlin attempted to feed the puck back to Alexander Nylander, but the scoring leader couldn’t control it.
Carter Hart comes off bench to backstop Canada 5-2 over Sweden to reach final
Anthony Cirelli had a goal and an assist and subbed-in goalie Carter Hart made 28 saves as Canada downed Sweden 5-2 in a semifinal at the world junior hockey championship on Wednesday night. Canada will face the United States in the final on Thursday night while the Swedes will play in the bronze-medal game against Russia.
Thomas Chabot leads the way for Team Canada’s defence
Thomas Chabot #5 of Team Canada skates the puck against Tomas Soustal #15 of Team Czech Republic during the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship quarterfinal game at the Bell Centre on January 2, 2017 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Thomas Chabot #5 of Team Canada skates the puck against Tomas Soustal #15 of Team Czech Republic during the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship quarterfinal game at the Bell Centre on January 2, 2017 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
World Junior Hockey Championship Schedule: January 2, 2017
The best-of-three series gets underway in Montreal as last year’s gold medal winners fight to stay in the top division. Finland’s only win came in their final group game vs. Switzerland.
When giants fall: Sports loses Ali, Howe, Palmer, Summitt
Mighty sequoias fell in sports in 2016, transformational figures who reshaped the games and the culture – from Muhammad Ali to Gordie Howe, from Arnold Palmer to Pat Summitt. And there was loss much too soon.
Jonathan Toews a source of inspiration for Team Canada’s Tyson Jost
It was just a quick phone call a long time ago, but it meant a whole lot to Team Canada forward Tyson Jost. Though he doesn’t remember when it happened, Jost got a chance to speak to his hockey hero, Jonathan Toews.
Report: Russian doping scandal ‘institutional conspiracy’
… York Times said. But the Kremlin pushed back against the charge Wednesday. The newspaper spoke with three top Russian sports officials. Anna Antseliovich, the acting director general of Russia’s national antidoping agency, called the doping program …
2016: Another year that saw Sidney Crosby rule the sport of hockey
There was 2010, in which Crosby scored the “golden goal” for Team Canada at the Vancouver Olympics and amassed an astounding 60 goals and 126 points in 80 regular season games. There was also 2009 when the Pittsburgh Penguins captain posted 41 goals and 101 points in 80 games, before tallying another 15 goals and 31 points in the playoffs en route to his first Stanley Cup.
World Junior Hockey Championship schedule: December 26, 2016
Sweden is looking to rebound from a fourth place finish at last year’s World Juniors. They defeated Slovakia and Russia in pre-tournament play.
Ehlers Leads Winnipeg To Win In Vancouver
… the popular Game On Hockey Magazine and The Point After Football Magazine, editor of Canadian Meat Business Magazine, sports editor of Grassroots News, TV play-by-play voice of the Winnipeg Goldeyes and author of the bestselling book: The Winnipeg …
When giants fall: Sports loses Ali, Howe, Palmer, Summitt
Mighty sequoias fell in sports in 2016, transformational figures who reshaped the games and the culture ” from Muhammad Ali to Gordie Howe, from Arnold Palmer to Pat Summitt. And there was loss much too soon.
Rebecca Johnston leads Canada past United States 5-3 in women’s hockey
Rebecca Johnston had a hat trick as Canada’s national women’s hockey team rallied past the United States 5-3 on Saturday in an exhibition game. Jillian Saulnier and Natalie Spooner also scored for Canada in the first of two exhibitions between the powerhouses, designed to help them tune up ahead of the world championships in Plymouth, Mich., from March 31 to April 7. Shannon Szabados stopped 32-of-35 shots in 51 minutes of work in net for the Canadians.