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VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks are down two more goalies due to COVID-19. Head coach Bruce Boudreau says Spencer Martin has been placed in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol and Arturs Silovs of the American Hockey League’s Abbotsford Canucks has tested positive for the virus. Martin made his debut for Vancouver on Friday, backstopping the Canucks

The ECHL acted swiftly on Sunday, suspending Jacksonville Icemen defenceman Jacob Panetta indefinitely, pending a hearing, for an apparent racial gesture toward fellow Canadian hockey player Jordan Subban of the South Carolina Stingrays during Saturday night’s game. Video of the incident 23 seconds into overtime in the Florida city shows Panetta, from Belleville, Ont., appearing

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – John Stevens carried the offence with two goals and one assist to propel the Abbotsford Canucks to a 5-3 win over the San Diego Gulls in the American Hockey League Saturday. Yushiroh Hirano and Ashton Sautner scored their first goals of the season, and Will Lockwood completed the scoring for the Canucks

Leon Draisaitl had two goals and two assists and Evan Bouchard had two goals as the Edmonton Oilers came from behind to snap a seven-game losing skid, rallying to defeat the Calgary Flames 5-3 on Saturday. Brendan Perlini also scored for the Oilers (19-16-2), who were in desperate need for a win, having gone 2-11-2

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks placed forward Jujhar Khaira and defenseman Riley Stillman on injured reserve on Saturday. Khaira is dealing with a lower back issue. Stillman left Friday night’s 5-1 loss to Minnesota with a left shoulder injury. The move for Khaira, who has three goals and no assists in his first season

Former Canadian Armed Forces medic Matthew Heneghan regrets not being able to say a final farewell to his best friend and former colleague Pte. Colin Wilmot, who died in service in Afghanistan more than a decade ago. So Heneghan, now living in Falkland, B.C., in the North Okanagan, was overwhelmed with joy and sadness last month when he received

VANCOUVER – Spencer Martin had been waiting a very long time to play in the NHL again — nearly five years, in fact. The 26-year-old goalie finally got his chance Friday when he made his debut for the COVID-stricken Vancouver Canucks and stopped 33 shots in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers. “I

Hall of Famer Clark Gillies, a stalwart on the New York Islanders’ dynasty that won four straight Stanley Cup championships in the early 1980s, has died. He was 67. The Islanders announced Gillies death Friday night, with team president and general manager Lou Lamoriello saying “the entire Islanders community is devastated by the loss.” The

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Ducks coach Dallas Eakins will not be behind the bench for Friday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning after testing positive for COVID-19. Assistant coach Mike Stothers will run things in Eakins’ absence. Eakins is the third member of Anaheim’s coaching staff in the NHL’s health and safety protocols, joining

The American Hockey League has suspended San Jose Barracuda forward Krystof Hrabik 30 games for making a “racial gesture” at Tucson Roadrunners left-wing Boko Imama during a game last week. The league said in a release that Hrabik made the gesture at Imama, who is Black, during Tucson’s 4-3 win over San Jose on Jan.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shea Theodore scored in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Thursday night. The Golden Knights salvaged the final game of an extended homestand after two road games were postponed due to COVID-19, closing out the stretch 3-3-2 before opening a rugged road trip Monday at Washington.

Shea Theodore scored in overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 Thursday night. The Golden Knights salvaged the final game of an extended homestand after two road games were postponed due to COVID-19, closing out the stretch 3-3-2 before opening a rugged road trip Monday at Washington. The Golden Knights outshot

Tampa Bay Lightning (27-9-5, first in the Atlantic) vs. Anaheim Ducks (19-16-7, third in the Pacific) Anaheim, California; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Anaheim enters the matchup with Tampa Bay after losing four straight games. The Ducks are 12-7-4 on their home ice. Anaheim ranks 10th in the Western Conference averaging 2.8 goals per

Ontario’s plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions won’t have any immediate impact on fan capacity for hockey and basketball teams operating in the province. The Ontario government announced today that some indoor venues, including movie theatres and gyms, will be able to operate at 50 per cent capacity starting Jan. 31. However, large sports arenas and

MONTREAL — On a stage laid out directly onto the Bell Centre ice, the Montreal Canadiens introduced newly hired general manager Kent Hughes on Wednesday afternoon. The Beaconsfield, Que. native signed a five-year deal to team up with executive vice president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton and become the 18th GM in Habs history. The

Ryan Reaves is used to long scoring droughts during his 12-year career. He came through in a big way to end his latest one. Reaves scored his first two goals since joining the Rangers in the off-season, Adam Fox had two goals and an assist, and New York scored three times in the third period

Connor McDavid had just witnessed his Oilers surrender five goals in the third period against the NHL’s 30th-ranked team. Edmonton’s superstar captain also seemed at a loss for words in the wake of another crushing defeat. “I’m not sure what to tell you,” McDavid told reporters after dropping a 6-4 decision to the Ottawa Senators

Connor McDavid had just witnessed his Oilers surrender five goals in the third period against the NHL’s 30th-ranked team. Edmonton’s superstar captain seemed at a loss for words in the wake of another crushing defeat. “I’m not sure what to tell you,” McDavid told reporters after dropping a 6-4 decision to the Ottawa Senators on