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Russian and Belarusian athletes must state loud and clear they condemn Russia for the war in Ukraine or be banned from next year’s Paris Olympics, hockey gold medallist Dominik Ha�šek told The Associated Press. Hašek, who won gold with the Czech Republic team at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, said he is certain their

OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators have agreed to terms on a three-year, US$2.325 million contract with forward Zack MacEwen. The deal carries a $775,000 average annual value. MacEwen, 26, split time between the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings last season, having been acquired by the Kings ahead of the trade deadline. The six-foot-three, 205-pound

One of the last remaining links to the Kings’ Stanley Cup championship teams and one of the best players in franchise history is extending his stay in Los Angeles. Captain Anze Kopitar signed a two-year extension worth $14 million US with L.A. on Thursday. He’s now under contract through the 2025-26 NHL season at an

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the last remaining links to the Kings’ Stanley Cup championship teams and one of the best players in franchise history is extending his stay in Los Angeles. Captain Anze Kopitar signed a two-year extension worth $14 million with L.A. on Thursday. He’s now under contract through the 2025-26 NHL

CALGARY – Canadian hockey player Michael Stone has retired and joined the Calgary Flames as a staff member. Calgary says Stone has joined as the newest member of their player development team. Stone, 33, had played for the Flames from 2016 to the end of the 2022-23 season. He ends his career with 145 points

Akim Aliu and his fellow members of the Hockey Diversity Alliance say they feel betrayed and confused by the NHL’s decision to launch — or as far as the HDA is concerned, re-launch — an inclusion committee to diversify the sport and make hockey more welcoming. Whatever happened, Aliu wondered, to the league announcing a

Akim Aliu and his fellow members of the Hockey Diversity Alliance say they feel betrayed and confused by the NHL’s decision to launch — or as far as the HDA is concerned, re-launch — an inclusion committee to diversify the sport and make hockey more welcoming. Whatever happened, Aliu wondered, to the league announcing a

TORONTO (AP) — Hockey Canada has named former Curling Canada head Katherine Henderson its new president and chief executive officer. The Tuesday announcement comes as Hockey Canada tries to rebuild after a series of scandals last year rocked the national sport organization. “Katherine has the track record and experience to lead the ongoing transformation of

Nova Scotia’s Kori Cheverie will serve as a guest coach with the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 2023-24 season. The Penguins announced the move on Friday in advance of their development camp in Pittsburgh. Cheverie, from New Glasgow, joins the team as part of the NHL Coaches’ Association guest coach program. According to a media release, Cheverie,

Katherine Henderson will move from one winter sport to another later this summer, ending her seven-year run as Curling Canada chief executive officer for a new role as president and CEO of Hockey Canada. The announcement, made Tuesday in a news release, comes as Hockey Canada tries to rebuild after a series of scandals last

New Brunswick Bradly Nadeau of Saint-François de Madawaska was the first New Brunswicker picked in this year’s NHL draft, but not the last. The 18-year-old forward was the first pick of the Carolina Hurricanes, and the 30th pick overall. Bradly Nadeau was the first pick of the Carolina Hurricanes CBC News · Posted: Jul 01, 2023 2:16 PM

Not long after he turned 18 in April, one of the first things Jonathan Castagna did was set up his own tax-free savings account, which allows him to manage his investment portfolio without having to consult his parents. “I have about 25 equities in there,” he said. “It’s something that’s a little passion of mine,

Two P.E.I. athletes have achieved the dream of thousands of young hockey players after getting picked in this year’s NHL draft. Cam Squires and Luke Coughlin, both from Charlottetown, were selected Thursday on the second day of the draft. The New Jersey Devils selected Squires with the 122nd overall pick. Coughlin went 191st to the Florida Panthers. They

WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby to a two-year contract. The contract is a two-way contract in 2023-24 and is worth US$775,000 a year at the NHL level.] The 25-year-old from Stockholm had six goals and eight assists in 50 games with Winnipeg last season. Jonsson-Fjallby, who was claimed off waivers

Max Domi remembers playing with miniature hockey sticks in the Scotiabank Arena hallways growing up. Next season, he’ll step onto the ice as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs after signing a one-year, $3-million US contract on Monday. The 28-year-old’s father, Tie Domi, played for the Maple Leafs from 1995 to 2006 and became

The Maple Leafs looked on course for a bad start to free agency when Day 1 was a bit of a dud. They seemed to be losing everybody, from Noel Acciari to Radim Zohorna, with only a fourth-line grinder in Ryan Reaves and defensive reclamation project in John Klingberg to show for it. Things changed

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Tyler Bertuzzi to a one-year deal worth $5.5 million US, the team announced Sunday. Bertuzzi, 28, had four goals and 10 assists in 29 games for the Detroit Red Wings last season before getting traded to the Boston Bruins in March for two draft picks. The six-foot-one, 186-pound

OTTAWA – Joonas Korpisalo is hopeful he can be the final piece to help the Ottawa Senators take the next step. The Senators signed the 29-year-old goaltender to a five-year, US$20 million contract on the opening day of free agency Saturday. Korpisalo said he had a few other options, but liked the direction of the