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.
Category: Olympic Hockey
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.
Jarome Iginla, Thomas Vanek dealt in otherwise NHL trade deadline day dud
… the first time since 1990. Their 25-season playoff run is the longest active streak in North America’s professional sports. Earlier in the day, Detroit dealt gritty forward Steve Ott to Montreal. Veteran defenseman Mark Streit changed teams twice …
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 …
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 …
Quick Hits: Henrik Sedin’s 1000th Point, Mrazek’s Return to Form
A big congratulations to Henrik Sedin, who became the first player to reach 1000 points solely in a Canucks jersey Friday night. It couldn’t have been more perfect of a play, either.
Henrik Sedin beats Roberto Luongo for 1,000th NHL point as Canucks down Panthers
Henrik Sedin recorded the 1,000th point of his NHL career before Luca Sbisa scored the winner in the third period as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Friday night. Ryan Miller stopped 34 shots for Vancouver , which improved to 8-1-3 over its last 12. Sedin came in with a goal and two assists over his last three games to get to 999 points after going scoreless in the four previous contests, and reached the milestone in style in the second period.
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.
Stajan scores first in 14 games, Flames snap Canucks’ win streak at six
Matt Stajan’s first goal in 14 games ended up as the game winner Saturday night as the Calgary Flames built up an early lead and hung on for a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Calgary opened the scoring at 14:26 of the first period when Alex Chiasson deflected Sean Monahan’s shot past Jacob Markstrom out of mid-air.
Illawarra talent protecting a NSW dynasty
Two family hockey empires, combined as one seemingly unstoppable force for NSW in the Australian indoor championships, starting on Thursday Two family hockey empires, combined as one seemingly unstoppable force for NSW in the Australian indoor championships, starting on Thursday. London Olympian Kieran Govers has 120 international caps for the Kookaburras, as Rio representative brother Blake and Flynn Ogilvie form part of an emerging generation of Australian talent.
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.
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.
Maple Leafs increasing level of Auston Matthews’ competition
Auston Matthews was dealt one of the toughest matchups of his young NHL career, and he came out on top. The 19-year-old scored his team-leading 15th goal, fired a career-high eight shots and played a career-best 21:22 while squaring off primarily against three-time all-star Ryan Getzlaf and former MVP Corey Perry on Monday night.
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.