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Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation president and chief executive officer John Bean will step down and be replaced by Robert Hayes. Lorenzo DeCicco joining CSEC as chief operating officer was among other changes to senior executive leadership announced Monday by the Flames. Bean will remain in an advisory role for the design and construction of

A consultant hired by Chicago’s NHL team to improve relationships with American Indigenous tribes has filed a lawsuit accusing the team, its charity foundation and its CEO of fraud, breach of contract and sexual harassment. Nina Sanders filed the civil action late Tuesday in Cook County Circuit Court. She alleges in the lawsuit that Chicago was facing

Five former Canadian world junior hockey players accused of sexual assault will make a court appearance this fall as their trial inches closer to starting. At a virtual court appearance Tuesday in London, Ont., lawyers for the accused discussed logistics for the upcoming trial, including dates that require the players to attend. Based on the availability of Superior Court

Evan Bouchard scored the game-winning goal with 38.1 seconds on the game clock and the Edmonton Oilers edged the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in Game 4 of their second-round playoff series on Tuesday. The victory levelled the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series at 2-2, with Game 5 set for Thursday in Vancouver. Leon Draisaitl opened the

The Vancouver Canucks are leading their series against the Edmonton Oilers, after another high-scoring game on Sunday night. And as they look for another win on Tuesday, politicians are also looking for a little bit of success.  The mayors of Edmonton and Vancouver have agreed to fly the rival team’s flag at city hall should their

Colorado Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin was suspended for at least six months without pay and placed in Stage 3 of the league’s player assistance program before Game 4 on Monday night of a second-round playoff series with the Dallas Stars. The National Hockey League and National Hockey League Players’ Association announced the news about an

Ottawa Senators general manager Steve Staios, left, announces Travis Green as the team’s new head coach in Ottawa on Wednesday. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press) After seven straight playoff misses for the Ottawa Senators, new head coach Travis Green says he welcomes the pressure that comes with getting them there. “I want to win a Stanley Cup and

Ron Ellis, who played over 1,000 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member of Canada’s team at the 1972 Summit Series, has died at age 79. The Maple Leafs confirmed his death on social media Saturday and a cause of death was not given. Ellis played his entire 15-season NHL career in

Kris Knoblauch said some silent prayers as he watched his Edmonton Oilers warm up on the ice Friday night. The head coach’s team was less than an hour from facing the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2 of their second round playoff series and Knoblauch wasn’t sure whether star forward Leon Draisaitl would be able to

8 hours ago News Duration 4:05 When the Vancouver Canucks’ third-line goalie Arturs Silovs wore a salmon-coloured, paisley-pattern T-shirt made by Hugo Boss to practice, it was initially mocked by some players — including J.T. Miller, who stole the garment and wore it over his pads. Now the Canucks are selling their own version of

Dakota Joshua had a goal and two assists and the Vancouver Canucks scored three third-period goals to claw out a 5-4 comeback victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Wednesday. Nikita Zadorov and Elias Lindholm each scored and contributed a helper for Vancouver, while J.T. Miller and Conor Garland also found the

Keep this in mind about rap beefs, like the one that intensified last week between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. They’re like standup comedian Katt Williams’ internet-breaking interview with Shannon Sharpe — filled with facts, half-truths, tall tales and fabrications. Only the person making claims knows which is which, and in what measure. Lamar, the Pulitzer Prize-winning

The Toronto Maple Leafs have fired head coach Sheldon Keefe, the team announced Thursday. “Sheldon Keefe has been relieved of his role as head coach,” the team said in a statement. “The organization will immediately begin the search for a new head coach.” Keefe’s Maple Leafs routinely performed well in the regular season, with a 212-97-40 record

The Ottawa Senators are turning to Travis Green to end a seven-year playoff drought. The NHL club announced Tuesday it has hired Green as the club’s new head coach and signed him to a four-year contract. Green takes over from interim head coach Jacques Martin, who coached the team after D.J. Smith was fired on

Rick Tocchet doesn’t mind the fact that his Vancouver Canucks aren’t favoured to win against their next playoff opponent. “I love being doubted,” the head coach said. Analysts have been skeptical of the Canucks all season, Tocchet added. The team wasn’t favoured to make the playoffs, but spent much of the regular season hovering around

Mike Grier was so elated over winning the NHL draft lottery on Tuesday night, the San Jose Sharks general manager dispensed with tradition by coming out and stating exactly who he expects to select with the No. 1 pick: Boston University centre Macklin Celebrini. Where past GMs in Grier’s position have kept their choice under wraps

Mitch Marner stepped in front of the cameras and spoke to reporters for roughly three minutes. The Maple Leafs winger — a lightning rod of criticism in the aftermath of Toronto’s latest playoff failure — said he would like to stay long-term with the organization he cheered on as a kid growing up just north

Connor Hellebuyck might have looked at times during Winnipeg’s first-round NHL playoff series like he was collecting pucks for the Colorado Avalanche, but the Jets goalie sees it differently. “You’re probably not going to believe when I say I was playing the best hockey in my career, but that’s truly how I was feeling,” he told reporters Thursday at the team’s