Brock Boeser scored twice, including the winner, as the Vancouver Canucks downed the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Wednesday in the 2020-21 NHL season opener for both teams. Bo Horvat, Adam Gaudette, and rookie Nils Hoglander also scored for Vancouver. Braden Holtby made 28 saves for his first win as a Canuck. Kailer Yamamoto, Darnell Nurse
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LAS VEGAS – Alex Pietrangelo will be carrying the weight of many expectations on his shoulders when he finally takes the ice for the Vegas Golden Knights. Team President George McPhee and general manager Kelly McCrimmon believe the veteran newcomer is the missing link in Vegas’ quest for a Stanley Cup just four seasons after
Winnipeg coach Paul Maurice struggled to blow a whistle while wearing a mask. Barry Trotz couldn’t see if one of his New York Islanders players was skating toward him because his mask had helped fog up his glasses. “It was ugly there for a while,” Maurice said. “There’s some challenges to it.” One of the
When the NHL charter flight back from the Edmonton bubble landed in New Jersey, Gary Bettman’s phone started ringing. The commissioner thought he’d get a couple of weeks to exhale after awarding the Stanley Cup to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Instead, it was back to work. Of course, planning for the 2021 season began well
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. To borrow a phrase we hear too often these days, an NHL season like no other opens Wednesday night. Here are some big-picture things to know about the pandemic-shortened 2021 campaign:
OTTAWA – The owner of the Ottawa Senators says he has a plan to allow 6,000 fans to attend home games during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eugene Melnyk says his “robust public safety plan” includes “health protocols ranging from proper physical distancing, rapid testing and mask-wearing at all times” inside the Canadian Tire Centre. Melnyk’s plan
The dawn of a new NHL season is upon us, and it will be a memorable one — regardless of which team hoists the Stanley Cup — given the paralyzing impact of the global pandemic. On the ice, the players themselves will author the story of a campaign that will no doubt be talked about for decades to
Mike Babcock is coming to a television set near you. Well, if you watch hockey on NBC or its cable partners. The former coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs has accepted a job as colour commentator for NBC Sports. Babcock, who won the Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2008, will be an in-studio commentator along
A COVID-19 test for a Vancouver Canucks player came back with a “false positive” on Sunday, leading the team to cancel training camp for the day. The team said in a release Sunday it cancelled practice “out of an abundance of caution due to potential exposure to COVID-19.” All players are tested each day when
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko defended his country’s ability to host the ice hockey world championship on Monday by ridiculing the United States following the violent attack at the Capitol. The authoritarian leader met with International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel for talks amid calls to move the world championship following mass protests against Lukashenko’s
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko defended his country’s ability to host the ice hockey world championship on Monday by ridiculing the United States following the violent attack at the Capitol. The authoritarian leader met with International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel for talks amid calls to move the world championship following mass protests against Lukashenko’s
NEWARK, N.J. – The New Jersey Devils have re-signed restricted free agent forward Jesper Bratt to a $5.5 million, two-year contract. Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the deal on Sunday, four days before the season opener at home against the Boston Bruins. The 22-year-old Bratt will make just over $2 million this season and
The Vancouver Canucks have cancelled their training camp practices and workouts Sunday due to potential exposure to COVID-19. The Canucks said in a release the cancellation was made “out of abundance of caution” and provided no further details. The Canucks’ decision comes as NHL teams gear up for an abbreviated 56-game season that is set
Connor McDavid knows what it looks like to some. Millionaire hockey players travelling province to province for games when everyone else is asked to refrain from doing anything remotely similar as the COVID-19 pandemic’s second wave wreaks personal and financial havoc from coast to coast to coast. “It’s unprecedented times,” McDavid said. “We’re not blind
Connor McDavid knows what it looks like to some. Millionaire hockey players travelling province to province for games when everyone else is asked to refrain from doing anything remotely similar as the COVID-19 pandemic’s second wave wreaks personal and financial havoc from coast to coast to coast. “It’s unprecedented times,” McDavid said. “We’re not blind
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings claimed defenceman Christian Djoos off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. The Red Wings announced the move. The 26-year-old Djoos played 11 games for Anaheim and Washington last season, finishing with a goal and two assists. He has five goals and 22 assists in 119 NHL games, mostly
Goaltender Corey Crawford has announced his retirement from the NHL after 10 seasons and two Stanley Cup championships. Crawford, from Chateauguay, Que., posted a franchise-record 52 playoff wins and led Chicago to Stanley Cup titles in 2013 and 2015. In those championship years, he was the co-recipient of the William M. Jennings Trophy, awarded to
Mathew Barzal joined his New York Islanders on the ice for his first practice of training camp Saturday after agreeing to a contract. The 23-year-old star forward missed the first few days as the NHL’s most prominent unsigned restricted free agent. General manager Lou Lamoriello was confident a deal would get done, and it did