GLENDALE, ARIZ.—The Arizona Coyotes have made Xavier Gutierrez the first Latino team president and CEO in NHL history. Gutierrez’s hiring was announced Monday by Alex Meruelo, who became the NHL’s first Latino controlling owner when he bought a majority stake in the Coyotes last year. “This is a historic day for the Coyotes and the
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Several present and past NHL players of colour have formed Hockey Diversity Alliance in an attempt to eradicate racism and intolerance in hockey. Led by San Jose Sharks winger Evander Kane and one-time Calgary Flames forward Akim Aliu, the organization said it would strive to be a force for positive change not only within hockey
Willie O’Ree strives to make hockey more welcome to people of colour. The first Black man to play in the NHL in 1958 is distressed by both the death of a Black man under the knee of a white policeman, and subsequent violent confrontations between police and protesters erupting across the United States. “I’m 84
The Ottawa Senators Foundation is cutting ties with Capital Sports & Entertainment, the owner of the Senators hockey team. Founded in 1998, the foundation raised millions of dollars to support local charities and community programs that help children and youth across Ottawa. The current agreement with the NHL club, which grants the foundation the right to use team trademarks including
Don Fehr didn’t attend to his college graduation. The shootings at Kent State — where Ohio National Guard troops opened fire on students peacefully protesting the Vietnam War — happened about a week before he was scheduled to receive his degree from Indiana University in the spring of 1970. “I’m a child of the ‘60s,”
With COVID-19 restrictions not as tight in Sweden as in North America, Calgary Flames forward Mikael Backlund is ahead of the game on and off the ice. The 31-year-old centre from Vasteras skated for the second time in as many days Thursday, in addition to getting on the ice a couple times in April. “There’s
Professional sports leagues in North America are getting deeper into conversations about when and how they can resume play during the COVID-19 pandemic. And while they’re still looking weeks or months into the future for potential return dates, infectious disease experts say there’s a great risk in starting up too early. But there are also
The Gatineau Olympiques changed the look of their team on Friday night in under an hour. The Olympiques opened the 2020 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League entry draft by selecting Tristan Luneau No. 1 — with the Trois-Rivieres Estacades defenceman being the first of four Gatineau picks in the top eight. Gatineau entered the draft
Kim Davis lists off a range of emotions. They’re the ones she’s gone through since seeing the video of life slowly draining out of George Floyd’s body as a white police officer buried a knee into the Black man’s neck for nearly nine minutes. And the emotions experienced watching the protests across the United States
Kim Davis lists off a range of emotions. They’re the ones she’s gone through since seeing the video of life slowly draining out of George Floyd’s body as a white police officer buried a knee into the black man’s neck for nearly nine minutes. And the emotions experienced watching the protests across the United States
Josh Ho-Sang believes the status quo of societal structure must change. The at-times outspoken Islanders’ prospect — still, for the time being — posted a lengthy message on Thursday on his Instagram and Twitter accounts. It came in response to the protests and civil unrest across the U.S. since a Black man, George Floyd, died
The decision to step out of the CFL broadcast booth was difficult for veteran sports commentator Chris Cuthbert. He felt it was time to be a national NHL play-by-play analyst again, when the league emerges from its COVID-19 hiatus. Cuthbert’s switch from TSN to Sportsnet announced Friday created a stir because he’s been an enduring
Veteran sports commentator Chris Cuthbert is joining Sportsnet as an NHL play-by-play analyst. Cuthbert had been at TSN since 2005, where he was the network’s lead CFL commentator as well as an NHL play-by-play voice. Cuthbert worked on CBC’s “Hockey Night in Canada” prior to joining TSN. He started in 1984 anchoring regional western games
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. We now know the NHL’s and NBA’s plans to return from the coronavirus-induced pause to their seasons. But moving forward, there’s still tons of questions to be answered —
The National Hockey League is allowing team facilities to reopen and players to take part in voluntary on- and off-ice workouts beginning Monday. Thursday night, the league announced its move to “Phase 2” of a potential return. Earlier in the day, it unveiled the final details of the 24-team playoff format that will be used
Hockey Canada has lifted its ban on sanctioned activities and is allowing the country’s 13 member organizations to individually determine when it’s safe to return to action. The move is a first step toward resuming play after Hockey Canada cancelled all activities under its banner March 12 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hockey Canada said
The NHL’s return-to-play plan came into sharper focus Thursday. If the league is able to resume this summer, the playoffs will feature the traditional four rounds of best-of-seven series, after an added qualifying portion. The NHL announced the 24-team format last week, but had yet to iron out some specifics, including the length of the
The NHL announced Thurday that every playoff series will be a best-of-seven format after the initial qualifying round and teams will be reseeded throughout if the league is able to return with its 24-team plan later this summer. The announcement came at nearly the same time the Pittsburgh Penguins revealed one of their players had