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The NHL has unveiled further details on the schedule for its restart, with each team playing one exhibition game before starting qualifying round and seeding play in Toronto and Edmonton. Two all-Canadian matchups are included on the first day of exhibition play, with the Maple Leafs facing the Montreal Canadiens in Toronto and the Oilers

Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl, Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon and New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin are the finalists for the 2019-20 Ted Lindsay Award. The award is presented annually to the “most outstanding” player in the NHL, as voted by members of the National Hockey League Players’ Association. Draisaitl, 24, topped all NHL

The NHL is defending its decision to have an American television network provide the world feed of its restart in Toronto, a move that isn’t supported by Ontario Premier Doug Ford. An NHL spokesperson says the NBC crew will be part of the league’s secure zone inside its bubble when games start in Toronto later

The Pittsburgh Penguins opened training camp Monday after voluntarily sidelining nine players who may have had secondary exposure to a person testing positive for COVID-19. The Penguins did not reveal which players were held out as a precautionary measure. The NHL has barred teams from revealing injury or illness information as a way to protect

Georges Laraque has to be the world’s most interesting NHL enforcer: he combined heavy fists with a light touch around the net for 14 years in the show. He’s also an inspirational figure in the effort to rid hockey of racism. He’s a potent ally of LGBTQ communities. He’s vegan. He was deputy leader of

EDMONTON—The Edmonton Oilers returned to the ice Monday, but not before taking time to remember and pay tribute to teammate Colby Cave, who died in April after suffering a brain bleed. “It’s the first time we’ve all been together in a big group since Colby passed. Obviously those emotions are still fresh,” team captain Connor

Calgary Flames captain Mark Giordano’s words carry tremendous weight with his colleagues in the clean and sanitized locker-room at the Scotiabank Saddledome. In fact, the 36-year-old Norris Trophy winner’s advice is salient to players of all 24 clubs competing in this year’s expanded playoff competition. During training camp, players are free to do what they want

CALGARY—Proper pacing, staying disease-free and being ready to beat the Winnipeg Jets when the NHL reboots is the balancing act at Calgary Flames training camp, according to the team’s general manager. The Flames open training camp 2.0 Monday, which is four months plus a day after the NHL suspended the 2019-20 season for the COVID-19

Proper pacing, staying disease-free and being ready to beat the Winnipeg Jets when the NHL reboots is the balancing act at Calgary Flames training camp, according to the team’s general manager. The Flames open training camp 2.0 Monday, which is four months plus a day after the NHL suspended the 2019-20 season for the COVID-19

Max Domi has it right. For all hockey players, executives and fans. Let’s just wait and see. Domi, who has Type 1 diabetes, is going to pause for a week or so before deciding whether he wants to be part of the NHL’s ambitious restart effort. This is smart. It may not be the back-to-business

Kyle Dubas could only watch as his Maple Leafs went through their paces the last few weeks. Phase 2 of the NHL’s return-to-play protocol featured voluntary on- and off-ice workouts with plenty of social distancing and, at least to start, no coaches. The players were basically on their own to set up drills, push each

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman took offence to the notion that the league, teams or players might not abide by, or may try to evade, the COVID-19 protocol that will be an integral part to holding the Stanley Cup playoffs in Toronto and Edmonton. Notably, any player who tests positive must self-isolate and be removed from

COVID-19 and the threat it poses to the NHL’s plan to restart the 2019-20 season remains the overarching storyline as 24 teams prepare to open summer training camps Monday before heading to the hub cities of Edmonton and Toronto on July 26. With that firmly in mind, The Canadian Press takes a look at some

Integrity. It’s the word that came up over and over on Saturday as NHL commissioner Gary Bettman touted the league’s return to play, the completion of the 2019-20 season and the idea of crowning a Stanley Cup champion in the oddest of ways, in the weirdest of circumstances. “The integrity of the return-to-play system was

Gary Bettman and Don Fehr finally have a chance to catch their breath. They also know plenty of hurdles remain. With the backdrop of a global pandemic and the potential for economic catastrophe just over the horizon, the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association announced Friday the two sides had ratified the plan to resume

With the NHL and NHL Players’ Association reportedly on the verge of signing off on a plan to return to play in Edmonton and Toronto this summer, Ontario’s premier is defending his province’s decision to try to host the league in the midst of a pandemic. Doug Ford says he’s comfortable with the NHL’s plan,

Calgary Flames defenceman Travis Hamonic has decided not to play in the NHL’s restart. The Flames said Friday night that Hamonic has opted out of the NHL’s return-to-play program. Players have until Monday at 5 p.m. ET to declare they are opting out following the ratification of the NHL’s return-to-play protocol on Friday night. Hamonic,

NHL hockey this summer. NHL players in the Olympics. NHL labour peace until 2026. And it all starts Monday. The NHL players and the league’s owners each passed two complex, interlinked deals: one that outlines the return to play during the coronavirus pandemic that will crown a Stanley Cup champion this summer, and the other