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The NHL Winter Classic is going back to Wrigley Field. The league announced Wednesday night that Chicago will host the St. Louis Blues at the iconic ballpark for the next edition of one of hockey’s marquee events. The second Winter Classic was played at the home of baseball’s Chicago Cubs on Jan. 1, 2009. The date

The bidding on a box of unopened hockey cards recently discovered by a Regina family has topped $2 million. Rich Mueller of the Indiana-based website Sports Collectors Daily said the family’s discoveries are similar to holding a winning lottery ticket. Last month, they unearthed a crate of 1979 O-Pee-Chee brand hockey cards. The company selling the box,

Mark Messier owns six Stanley Cup rings. He’s also been on teams where the next victory feels like it might never arrive. That’s exactly where the Edmonton Oilers were at a month into the NHL season. The club sat 2-9-1 through 12 games — 31st in the overall standings and already eight points out of

Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Mikhail Sergachev will be sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery Thursday to stabilize fractures to both the tibia and fibula in his left leg. The team said there’s no definitive timetable for the 25-year-old’s return. Sergachev was injured during the second period of Tampa Bay’s 3-1 road loss to the New York

Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares is taking the Canada Revenue Agency to court over an $8 million tax bill in a case experts say could be pivotal for some pro athletes, perhaps affecting with which teams they sign. The NHL star has filed an appeal to the CRA over the bill for back taxes and interest, dating

Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares is taking the Canada Revenue Agency to court in a tax dispute of over $8 million. Court documents show Tavares filed an appeal through his lawyers last week in the Tax Court of Canada seeking to have the CRA’s reassessment of his 2018 tax return annulled. The CRA, according

WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. During a highly anticipated news conference on Monday, the chief of the London Police Service and a detective with the department’s sexual assault section took questions from reporters covering the sexual assault case against five

Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal, Adin Hill stopped 30 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights brought an end to the Edmonton Oilers’ 16-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night. Edmonton was looking to tie the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins for the longest NHL win streak. Instead, with the game tied 1-1 after

Tristan Jarry stopped 24 shots in his NHL-leading sixth shutout this season and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the slumping Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Tuesday night. Bryan Rust, Jeff Carter and Kris Letang scored. Jarry improved to 5-0 against Winnipeg, with two of his 19 career shutouts. “We were on our heels a bit and (Winnipeg)

Washington Capitals centre Evgeny Kuznetsov has entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program, and the team is now preparing for the stretch run of the season without him. Kuznetsov will be away from the team indefinitely while he receives care. Under the terms of the program, he can return to the team for practice and then

The first rule of being on a winning streak? You don’t talk about being on a winning streak. At least, that’s the mantra inside the Edmonton Oilers dressing room. The Oilers can tie the NHL record with their 17th win in a row Tuesday night in Las Vegas. The record is held by the Pittsburgh Penguins,

WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. A brief hearing for five former players on Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team was held Monday morning in London, Ont., via video link, with their lawyers appearing on their behalf and April 30 set

WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Five former players on Team Canada’s 2018 World Junior hockey team are set for their first court hearing today, starting the first stage of what lawyers say will likely be a long legal process

The Los Angeles Kings fired coach Todd McLellan on Friday and named Jim Hiller the interim coach for the rest of the season. “We want to thank Todd for his hard work and dedication to the organization,” vice president and general manager Rob Blake said in a statement. “He has done a tremendous job in

Connor McDavid owned the NHL’s all-star skills competition Friday. Auston Matthews earned top billing less than 24 hours later. The Maple Leafs star led Team Matthews with two goals — including the winner — and an assist to secure a 7-4 victory over Team McDavid in the final of the league’s 3-on-3 all-star mini tournament

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman says it’s not “necessary” for the NHL to suspend without pay four players who have been criminally charged with sexual assault. The charges are tied to an alleged group sexual assault by players from Canada’s 2018 World Junior team who went on to play in the NHL. Police allege the incident happened in

Connor McDavid helped the NHL revamp its sagging skills competition. The Edmonton Oilers captain then went out and won the $1-million US prize. McDavid took the fastest skater, stick handling, shooting accuracy and obstacle course events Friday in Toronto after assisting the league in re-imagining a part of all-star festivities that had lost much of its

Connor Hellebuyck was part of the electrifying under-23 Team North America squad at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. But having just completed his rookie season and with only 26 games of NHL experience to his name, Hellebuyck didn’t see the ice. Now eight years later, the American goalie still hasn’t competed in a best-on-best tournament.