Mathew Barzal joined the New York Islanders on the ice Saturday for his first practice of training camp after agreeing to a three-year, $21-million US contract. The 23-year-old star forward missed the first few days of camp as the NHL’s most prominent unsigned restricted free agent. General manager Lou Lamoriello was confident a deal would
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CALGARY – The Western Hockey League says major junior hockey will still be played this season. The WHL — one of three leagues in the 60-team Canadian Hockey League — announced Friday that its board of governors has committed to play a 24-game season for 2020-21. The start date for the season will be determined
The NHL said Friday that six Dallas Stars players and two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in a development that will push back the opener for the defending Western Conference champions by nearly a week. The Columbus Blue Jackets also held a number of players off the ice “out of abundance of caution”
Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews will face off nine times and the Battle of Alberta will play out 10 times in an all-Canadian division never before seen in the NHL. U.S.-Canada border restrictions forced temporary realignment for the 2021 season, and the result is all seven teams north of the 49th parallel grouped together in
NHL general managers are about to enter yet another great unknown. And like the rest of the world, it’s something they’ve become accustomed to these past 10 months. The 2019-20 season was suspended in March because of COVID-19 before the league pulled off a summer restart inside tightly-controlled bubbles without fans that kept the novel
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators crossed the final hurdle, getting official word from the provincial government on Thursday that they can indeed play games in their home rinks this coming season. There won’t be any fans in attendance, but the Leafs can play at Scotiabank Arena, while the Senators will return to the
The Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs will be able to play at home this season despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario government announced Thursday. In a statement, Lisa MacLeod, the minister of heritage, sport, tourism and culture, said the approval was granted after “close scrutiny of the rigorous health and safety protocols that will be adopted to keep
Gordon Renwick — former Canadian Amateur Hockey Association president and member of the Order of Hockey in Canada — has died. He was 85. Hockey Canada confirmed Renwick’s death on Wednesday. No cause was given. Renwick, from Cambridge, Ont., made his contributions to the game of Canada off the ice, holding multiple roles domestically and
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. Here’s what you need to know right now from the world of sports: The U.S. might have Canada’s number at the world juniors For the third time in 12
NASHVILLE – The Nashville Predators have signed forward Luke Kunin to a two-year, $4.6 million contract. General manager David Poile announced the deal Wednesday. The Predators acquired Kunin, 23, on Oct. 7 in a trade with Minnesota. Kunin just finished his third professional season, and he played 63 games for the Wild scoring 15 goals
As the Edmonton Oilers reclaim their dressing room from the Canadian team and Rogers Place from the world junior men’s hockey championship, training camp questions follow them to their digs. Camp might not be long enough to answer them. Will Zack Kassian stay on Connor McDavid’s wing, where does Jesse Puljujarvi fit in on his
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed forward Oliver Bjorkstrand to a five-year contract extension worth $27 million. The deal announced Wednesday will keep one of the team’s best young players in Columbus through the 2025-26 season. He had one season remaining on his current contract. The 25-year-old Bjorkstrand led the team in
Anytime Canada and U.S. square off in any sporting event, the stakes are high. But when world junior hockey gold is on the line, the intensity increases. Tuesday night’s world junior gold-medal game was no different. In the leadup to the game, U.S. forward, Trevor Zegras made a bold claim that Canada hadn’t been tested in the world
EDMONTON – Anton Lundell had two goals and Finland beat Russia 4-1 to win the bronze medal at the world junior hockey championship Tuesday. Mikko Petman and Juuso Parssinen also scored for Finland, and Kari Piroinen made 29 saves. Ilya Safonov had the lone goal for Russia. Yaroslav Askarov stopped 28 of 30 shots. In
The United States topped Canada 2-0 on Tuesday to win the world junior hockey championship. The Canadians were undefeated at the 2021 tournament and aiming to repeat as gold-medal winners, but had to settle for silver after running into a strong American team. The U.S., which finished sixth in 2020, won six straight games to
EDMONTON – Former NHL coach and Stanley Cup winner John Muckler has died. He was 86. The Edmonton Oilers confirmed Muckler’s death Monday night. No cause of death was given. Muckler was part of the staff that put together the Oilers dynasty of the 1980s, joining Edmonton in ‘82 as an assistant coach under Glen
The United States will play for gold at the world junior hockey championship after beating Finland 4-3 on Monday in the tournament semifinals. Arthur Kaliyev broke a 3-3 deadlock with 1:16 to go with a snap shot from the slot to advance the Americans into the gold-medal game against Canada. Alex Turcotte, John Farinacci and
EDMONTON – Alex Newhook scored 59 seconds into the game and Devon Levi stopped 28 shots to help Canada advance to the championship of the world juniors with a 5-0 victory over Russia on Monday. Connor McMichael, Cole Perfetti and Braden Schneider also scored, and Dylan Cozens added an empty netter for the defending champions.