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Marc-Andre Fleury became the fourth goalie in NHL history to play in 1,000 games on Sunday in the Minnesota Wild’s game against the Winnipeg Jets. Martin Brodeur (1,266 games), Roberto Luongo (1,044) and Patrick Roy (1,029) are the only goalies to have played in more games than the 39-year-old Fleury, who is in his third

Joey Daccord made 35 saves in his second career shutout, Eeli Tolvanen had a goal and an assist, and the Kraken beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Monday in the NHL Winter Classic in Seattle. A crowd of 47,313 at T-Mobile Park watched the Kraken dominate the reigning Stanley Cup champions in a matchup

Steve Staios has been permanently installed as the Ottawa Senators’ next general manager, the team confirmed Sunday. Staios, the club’s president of hockey operations, had been serving in the role on an interim basis since November when the Senators parted ways with former general manager Pierre Dorion. Dorion was let go after the NHL stripped the Senators of a first-round

The Toronto Maple Leafs waived underperforming goalie Ilya Samsonov, a person with direct knowledge of the move told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move. Samsonov would land in the minors if he goes unclaimed on Monday. Samsonov’s .862 save percentage and

Connor Bedard scored his second goal of the game at 2:15 of a frantic overtime, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night. Bedard, who leads NHL rookies in scoring, sent a wrist shot under the glove of Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck for the first OT goal of his

Fewer and fewer NHL players are now coming from Saskatchewan now than in the past — and there are differing opinions on why that is. This season, just 20 players from Saskatchewan have dressed for a National Hockey League team, associate Carleton University journalism professor Randy Boswell recently reported in The Hockey News. Included in that number are the

Samuel Girard has been cleared to resume practicing with the Colorado Avalanche after receiving care from the player assistance program. The NHL and NHL Players’ Association announced Friday that Girard has entered the follow-up care phase of the joint program. He has not yet been cleared to resume playing in games. Girard last month cited

A Moose Cree couple, who describe themselves as Montreal Canadiens superfans, got married outside the Bell Centre earlier this month, dressed in red, blue and white gear.  Eric and Catherine L. Cheechoo said their ‘I do’s before a game against the Detroit Red Wings on Dec. 2.  “I thought he was joking when he said the Bell Centre,”

Jaromir Jagr has made his ice hockey season debut at age 51 for his hometown Kladno Knights in the Czech league. Jagr began his 36th professional season with an assist to help Kladno come back from 3-0 down at league leader Pardubice. Kladno eventually tied the score but conceded a short-handed goal to lose 4-3.

Canada is adding a big piece to its roster for the upcoming world junior hockey championship. Boston Bruins forward Matthew Poitras is joining Canada’s team as it looks to defend its gold medal in Gothenburg, Sweden. Canada had decided against selecting a 13th forward when the roster was announced last week in hopes an NHL

This First Person column is written by Erlinda Tan, a Filipina Canadian and Edmonton Oilers fan who now lives in Vancouver. For more information about First Person stories, see the FAQ. The first full hockey game I ever watched was during the 2010 Winter Olympics — the memorable final against the U.S. when Sidney Crosby

Justin Barron scored a power-play goal 1:09 into overtime to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Barron fired the puck through traffic to beat goalie Connor Hellebuyck. Josh Anderson and Christian Dvorak also scored for the Canadiens (14-13-4), who have points in four of their past five

The Ottawa Senators have fired head coach D.J. Smith amid yet another losing season in the nation’s capital. The Senators made the announcement a day after Ottawa lost its fourth straight game with a 6-3 defeat to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday. Jacques Martin, who previously served as Senators head coach and recently joined

Hockey Calgary Flames starting goaltender Jacob Markstrom was taken off the injury reserve list and returned to the active roster on Sunday. 33-year-old has been out since breaking finger on Dec. 4 Field Level Media · Posted: Dec 17, 2023 4:52 PM EST | Last Updated: 10 hours ago Flames goaltender Jacob Markstrom (25) was

The Current18:41Former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy on tackling abuse in sport For former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy, the federal government’s commission to investigate systemic abuse in Canadian sports is a step forward he’s never seen taken before. “We’ve been in this space for a long time now, and and I think it’s the first time at

True North Sports and Entertainment has recruited Manitoba businesspeople to sell season tickets for the Winnipeg Jets. True North invited business leaders to Canada Life Centre on Tuesday as part of an effort to expand its season-ticket base, spokesperson Krista Sinaisky said. At the meeting, True North chief revenue officer Norva Riddell invited businesspeople from Winnipeg and

Canucks fans can expect to see Roberto Luongo walking around Vancouver over the next day or two. The team’s former goaltender — who holds the franchise’s all-time record for wins and shutouts — says he plans to do a lot of reminiscing while he’s back in the city to be inducted into the Canucks’ Ring of Honour on

William Eklund scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 4:51 remaining in the third period and the San Jose Sharks beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Tuesday night. Justin Bailey had a goal for San Jose, his first since March 2018 with Buffalo. Mikael Granlund added an assist to extend his point streak to six games.