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This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. Canada’s Olympic champion women’s soccer and hockey teams were arguably the country’s biggest stories in Tokyo and Beijing, respectively. They’re both in action this weekend, along with another promising national

EDMONTON – The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Ryan Murray to a one-year contract worth US$750,000. Murray appeared in 37 games for the Colorado Avalanche last season and recorded four assists. He did not appear in the playoffs for Colorado’s run to a Stanley Cup title. The 28-year-old Regina native was selected by the Columbus

The Winnipeg Jets have signed veteran forward Sam Gagner to a one-year, $750,000 US contract. Gagner, 33, had 13 goals and 18 assists in 81 games with the Detroit Red Wings last season. The London, Ont., native has 505 points (184 goals, 321 assists) over 967 career games for Edmonton, Arizona, Philadelphia, Columbus, Vancouver and

This copy is for your personal non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies of Toronto Star content for distribution to colleagues, clients or customers, or inquire about permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com The eight-game series played between Canada and the Soviets in 1972 happened 50 years ago and remains an important part of hockey history.

Eli Palfreyman was the kind of hockey player you wanted on your team and you didn’t want to have to play against, says the Ayr Centennials’ vice-president, among those paying tribute to the popular captain who died this week during a junior tournament. “Eli was the wonderful captain that we were looking forward to have,” Shantz said Thursday outside

HERNING, DENMARK – Sarah Potomak had a goal and an assist to lead Canada to a 3-0 win over Sweden in a women’s world hockey championship quarterfinal Thursday. Jocelyne Larocque and Erin Ambrose also scored for the defending champions, who face Switzerland in Saturday’s semifinals. The medal games are Sunday. Canadian starter Ann-Renée Desbiens posted

Buffalo Sabres centre Tage Thompson cashed in on a breakout season by agreeing to a seven-year, $50 million US contract extension on Tuesday. Thompson gets a hefty raise from his current three-year, $4.2 million contract, which runs out after this season. The new deal represents the faith the Sabres have in the 24-year-old, who’s coming off

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks acquired defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday in a trade for future considerations. The 31-year-old Kulikov had seven goals and 17 assists with a plus-23 rating over 80 games last season for the Wild, who signed the Russian to a two-year contract as a free

This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. “If there’s a goal that everyone remembers, it was back in ‘ol ’72” That’s the opening line of The Tragically Hip’s Fireworks, which was released in 1998. The goal to which

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Hockey Canada’s leadership has lost the confidence of the federal government — and Canadians. Trudeau made the comments to reporters Wednesday. They came after Hockey Canada’s board of directors released a statement earlier this week saying it supported president and chief executive officer Scott Smith and his executive

With Canada’s bid to defend its women’s world hockey title a work in progress, players and coaches got down to the work of making progress Wednesday ahead of their quarter-final against Sweden. A 5-2 loss the previous night to archrival United States to cap the world championship’s preliminary round exposed cracks in the armour of

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson cashed in on a breakout season by agreeing to a seven-year, $50 million contract extension on Tuesday. Thompson gets a hefty raise from his current three-year, $4.2 million contract, which runs out after this season. The new deal represents the faith the Sabres have in the

Hockey Canada’s board of directors says it is supporting president and chief executive officer Scott Smith and his executive team amid calls for leadership change at the organization. Interim board chair Andrea Skinner announced the backing of the organization’s executive in a statement posted Monday on its website. The statement did not detail a reason

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild signed former Anaheim Ducks center Sam Steel to a one-year, $825,000 contract on Tuesday, adding depth at a vital position. The 24-year-old Steel played in a career-most 68 games for the Ducks last season, collecting six goals, 14 assists and a career-high 27 blocked shots. The 2016

Megan Keller had a goal and an assist to the lead the United States to a 5-2 win over Canada at the women’s world hockey championship Tuesday in Herning, Denmark. Trailing 2-0 after the first period, the U.S. scored four unanswered goals with Lacey Eden producing the winner at 3:14 of the third period. Hilary

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have traded goalie Adin Hill to the division rival Vegas Golden Knights for a 2024 fourth-round pick. The Sharks had a glut at goalie with James Reimer and Kaapo Kahkonen slated to be the top two options, leading to the decision to trade Hill on Monday

The United States warmed up for its group showdown with Canada by blitzing Switzerland 9-0 at the world women’s ice hockey championship on Monday. The U.S. matched Canada with 3-0 records. Their Group A closer on Tuesday, also in Herning, is expected to be a preview of the final on Sunday. Czechia also improved to

HAMILTON – The Hamilton Bulldogs have named Laura Fortino as the Ontario Hockey League’s first-ever female assistant coach on Monday. Fortino, a Hamilton native and a former member of the Canadian women’s national team, was also appointed as the team’s director of player of development. The 31-year-old won gold with Canada at the 2014 Sochi