EDMONTON – Brendan Perlini is making a strong case for a return to the NHL. Perlini scored twice and Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers cruised to a 6-0 pre-season win over the expansion Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. After making stops in Detroit, Chicago and Arizona — where he
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Brendan Perlini is making a strong case for a return to the NHL. Perlini scored twice and Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists as the Edmonton Oilers cruised to a 6-0 pre-season win over the expansion Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. After making stops in Detroit, Chicago and Arizona — where he had 17
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Scotty Bowman knows a thing or two about winning consecutive Stanley Cups championships. The Hall of Famer has won nine titles as a NHL head coach and five more in front office roles. He’s currently a senior advisor to hockey operations with the Chicago Blackhawks, spends most of his winters in
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. The vast majority of NHL and NBA players are vaccinated — but the anti-vaxxers are the loudest voices With training camps for the upcoming NHL and NBA seasons now underway, the
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – J.T. Miller buried the game-winning goal Monday as the Vancouver Canucks topped the Calgary Flames 4-2 in pre-season action in Abbotsford, B.C. Conor Garland, Chase Wouters and Tanner Pearson also scored for the home side, while Oliver Ekman-Larsson registered a pair of assists. Calgary’s goals came from Dillon Dube and Connor Mackey.
A new line combination of Jonathan Drouin, Christian Dvorak and Josh Anderson quickly gelled for the Montreal Canadiens. Anderson score twice, Dvorak collected his first goal for Montreal and assisted on three others, and Drouin picked up a pair of assists in a 5-2 pre-season win Monday over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. Drouin feels
CALGARY – Hockey Canada has cancelled the 2021 men’s World Junior A Challenge, the Canadian Tire Para Hockey Cup and the national under-18 women’s championship because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the organization says. Canada’s governing body of hockey says the pandemic and the vaccination status of some international teams “left us with no other
Tim Stutzle feels like a rookie all over again. And in a lot of ways, he still is. The Ottawa Senators forward got a taste of NHL life during the league’s pandemic-shortened season after being selected third overall at the 2020 draft. Stutzle went through his first training camp, got used to playing on the
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The concourses of the Spokane Arena were jammed. The merchandise lines snaked through the crowds, causing bottlenecks as fans filed in for their first glimpse of the Seattle Kraken. There seems to be little doubt about the popularity and reach of the NHL’s newest franchise, even when playing 300 miles away
The concourses of the Spokane Arena were jammed. The merchandise lines snaked through the crowds, causing bottlenecks as fans filed in for their first glimpse of the Seattle Kraken. There seems to be little doubt about the popularity and reach of the NHL’s newest franchise, even when playing 300 miles away from home. Seattle made
Nick Suzuki doesn’t think he’s ever skated faster. The Montreal Canadiens centre had played 61 consecutive regular-season and playoff contests inside cavernous arenas devoid of spectators. Then things changed, if only a little. But it certainly meant more than Suzuki could have ever imagined. The Quebec government lifted some of its COVID-19 restrictions — among
An attorney who represents a former Chicago NHL player who alleges he was sexually assaulted by a then-assistant coach in 2010 said Friday her client has been interviewed as part of the team’s review of the accusations. A former federal prosecutor has been hired by the club to conduct what the team says is an
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues signed longtime president of hockey operations and general manager Doug Armstrong to a five-year contract extension Saturday. Armstrong, 57, was named the organization’s 11th general manager after the 2009-10 season after joining the Blues as assistant general manager in 2008. “When I look back on my career
Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe joked his focus early Saturday wasn’t on the ice. It’s easy to understand why. Toronto played in front of its home fans for the first time in more than 18 months, John Tavares scored in his return from a scary injury, and the Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators acquired forward Zach Sanford from the St. Louis Blues on Saturday in exchange for forward Logan Brown and a conditional fourth-round draft pick in 2022. Sanford had 16 points (10 goals, six assists) in 52 games for the Blues last season. “We expect Zach’s addition to prove beneficial for us
Montreal Canadiens forward Mike Hoffman will miss up to four weeks with a lower-body injury sustained during the off-season, head coach Dominique Ducharme confirmed Saturday. Montreal signed the 31-year-old free-agent forward to a three-year, $13.5 million US contract in July. Hoffman tallied 17 goals and 36 points in 52 games last season with the St.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — French official Luc Tardif was elected president of the International Ice Hockey Federation on Saturday ahead of the return of NHL players to the Olympics in February. Tardif, who was born and raised in Canada, beat German candidate Franz Reindl by 67 votes to 39 in the fourth round of
Ontario is opening the door wider for fans at sporting events, just in time for the NHL season and baseball’s stretch drive. Attendance for Maple Leaf and Raptors games at Scotiabank Arena will be capped at 50 per cent capacity or 10,000, whichever is less, starting Saturday. The Blue Jays are able to increase Rogers