ZURICH The NHL and International Ice Hockey Federation punished Russia for its invasion of Ukraine on Monday. The IIHF convened a meeting of its council, where it decided to boot perennial contender Russia and invasion-supporter Belarus from tournaments in every age category, including May’s men’s world championship, the rescheduled world junior men’s championship in Alberta
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Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist to win a showdown with his older brother, and the New Jersey Devils routed the Vancouver Canucks 7-2 on Monday night. Nico Daws made 36 saves and the Devils scored three times in each of the first two periods, chasing goaltender Jaroslav Halak with six goals on
As if the critical nature of Monday’s emergency meeting by the International Ice Hockey Federation council wasn’t already apparent, Wayne Gretzky did a fine job of defining what’s at stake. Gretzky, a gentleman and hockey’s most prominent torchbearer, has never been one to use his platform to wade into delicate matters. But after seeing three
Kyle Connor scored twice in the third period and the Winnipeg Jets broke a four-game skid with a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday. Adam Lowry, Evgeny Svechnikov and Blake Wheeler scored for the Jets, who rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the third period. Nick Ritchie, Jakob Chychrun and Barrett Hayton scored
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NHL icon Wayne Gretzky made his opinion known Saturday night regarding consequences for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — he believes the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) should ban Russia from the rescheduled world junior men’s hockey championship. With a number of athletes, leagues, organizations and sports having either handed down sanctions or made a push for Russia to be barred
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal got Carolina on the board with a determined second-period sequence, then the Hurricanes broke it open with two quick third-period goals to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Friday night. The Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes finished with a season-high 50 shots, leaving netminder Frederik Andersen with a relatively quiet
Mitch Marner had four goals and two assists, including a natural hat trick during the first 9:19 of the second period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs withstood a third-period rally to down the Detroit Red Wings 10-7 on Saturday night in Detroit, Mich. Marner scored on two shots from the right circle and one from the
Hockey Hall of Famer Dominik Hasek has called for the NHL to “immediately suspend contracts for all Russian players” amidst Russia’s deadly invasion of Ukraine. The 57-year-old Czech also had some choice words for Washington Capitals’ Russian-born star Alex Ovechkin, a supporter of President Vladimir Putin. Hasek, who played in the NHL for 16-seasons and
Matthew Tkachuk and Tyler Toffoli each scored twice and added an assist on Saturday as the Calgary Flames won 7-3 over the Minnesota Wild to tie a franchise record with 11 consecutive wins on home ice. Erik Gudbranson, Andrew Mangiapane and Blake Coleman also scored for Calgary (31-14-6), which also won 11 games from Nov.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Kings coach Todd McLellan entered COVID-19 protocols and wasn’t behind the bench for Friday night’s game against the Anaheim Ducks. The Kings announced McLellan’s status less than an hour before faceoff. Assistant Trent Yawney served as the acting head coach. The Kings started a stretch of three games in
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin asked for “no more war” Friday in his first media availability since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Moscow native said he has “lots of friends in Russia and Ukraine” and hopes the attack will end soon. “Please, no more war,” Ovechkin said. “It doesn’t matter who is in the war,
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The Mississauga Steelheads won their second straight with a 3-2 win over the Niagara IceDogs. Joseph Costanzo stopped 41 of 44 shots for Niagara (14-27-2-1) while Roman Basran turned away 19 of 21 for Mississauga (30-13-1-5). — BULLDOGS 7, BATTALION 2 HAMILTON, Ont. – The Bulldogs continued their free-scoring and winning ways
Gabriel Landeskog was a captain of few words in the dressing room, not needing to say much after Colorado’s forgettable first period on Friday night in Denver, Colo. His scoring showed the way. Landeskog scored three times, Nathan MacKinnon added two more and the Avalanche stormed back from a three-goal deficit to beat the Winnipeg
The International Ice Hockey Federation says it will hold a meeting of its council on Monday to discuss the implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on its upcoming events. The IIHF said in a statement Friday that it was “deeply concerned” by the Ukraine crisis. The world junior championship and men’s championship are both scheduled
Auston Matthews scored twice to help the Toronto Maple Leafs snap a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 win against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. Matthews scored the winner with 9:38 remaining in the third period with the game tied. He stripped Wild fourth-line right wing Brandon Duhaime of the puck outside the Minnesota blue
VANCOUVER – The Calgary Flames saw their extended win streak extinguished in dramatic fashion Thursday with a lopsided 7-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. J.T. Miller scored twice — including on a penalty shot — and registered a pair of assists for his fourth career four-point performance. Elias Pettersson had two goals and a helper
The Calgary Flames saw their extended win streak extinguished in dramatic fashion Thursday with a lopsided 7-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. J.T. Miller scored twice — including on a penalty shot — and registered a pair of assists for his fourth career four-point performance. Elias Pettersson had two goals and a helper for the