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For most of his NHL playing career, Alex Burrows was an irritant. He was as welcomed in other teams’ buildings as a wasp at a nudist colony. In his early days, Burrows played with a chip on his shoulder. Undrafted, he took the long road to the big leagues, working his way through hockey’s outer frontiers, believing

Lindsey Vonn popped the question to hockey star P.K. Subban. “Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone!! On our 2 year anniversary, in a ‘non traditional’ move, I asked P.K. to marry me and he said, Yes,” Vonn tweeted on Christmas Day. “Women aren’t the only ones who should get engagement rings!” The former ski racer

Canada eased into last year’s world junior hockey championship. The host country led its opener against Denmark 3-0 after the first period, 8-0 through two and pumped home six more over the final 20 minutes of a 14-0 romp. The 2020 curtain-raiser versus a familiar foe should provide a little more drama. Canada kicks off

It’s been a tough month personally for Devan Dubnyk, who took time off to attend to a family issue. Now the Wild goalie is back and starting to feel like himself again. Dubnyk recorded his first shutout of the season and Joel Eriksson Ek and Luke Kunin each scored for Minnesota in the Wild’s 3-0

When it comes to meaningful international hockey, the world junior tournament really has the playing field pretty much to itself these days. Sure, there are other noteworthy men’s and women’s events on the hockey calendar: The Spengler Cup. The ongoing Rivalry Series between Canadian and American women. The IIHF world championship in the spring. In

Brendan Gallagher and the Montreal Canadiens are feeling the holiday cheer ahead of time. Tomas Tatar and Phillip Danault each scored a pair of goals as the Canadiens won their third of four straight games on the road with a 6-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday. Montreal (18-13-6) also won for the sixth

OSTRAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC—Nolan Foote scored twice and assisted on another as Canada’s junior men’s hockey team beat Finland, 4-2, in exhibition play Monday. Ty Dellandrea and Kevin Bahl also scored for Canada after Finland had tied it at 2-2 with a pair of goals early in the third. Alexis Lafreniere got two assists for the

Canada opens its world junior hockey championship campaign Thursday against the United States in the Czech Republic. The Canadian Press takes a look at some of the storylines for the Canadians heading into this year’s under-20 tournament. GOALTENDING Olivier Rodrigue looked like the odds-on favourite to be Canada’s No. 1 netminder back in the summer,

Quinn Hughes’ power-play goal proved to be the game winner as the Vancouver Canucks closed out their pre-Christmas schedule with a third consecutive win. The Canucks defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Monday night at Rogers Arena. Tyler Motte, Bo Horvat and Loui Eriksson also scored for Vancouver (19-15-4), while Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Oscar Klefbom

Jean-Gabriel Pageau gave Ottawa Senators fans an early Christmas gift with a two-goal effort in a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. Brady Tkachuk had a goal and two assists to cap the festivities. Craig Anderson made his first start since suffering a knee injury Dec. 7 and stopped 43 shots. Zemgus Girgensons scored the

They will be young, they will be fast and they will be skilled. When the Canadian juniors take to the ice on Boxing Day in the Czech Republic — starting the world tournament with a game against the Americans — they will be very much a byproduct of everything the Hunter brothers look for when

Akim Aliu’s first NHL goal wasn’t pretty. His snapshot bounced off a defenceman’s skate and dribbled in. But it counted, both toward a 5-2 Calgary Flames win and as proof that Aliu, then 22 and in his second NHL game, could produce at hockey’s highest level. Another score helped burnish a stat line befitting the

Anger serves as rocket fuel for athletes in every sport. The aggrieved remember the cruel remarks — about their size, their talent, their work ethic — and channel those slights onto the field of play. For Montreal Canadiens right winger Brendan Gallagher, the opposite is true. Oh sure, he heard the doubters over the years

NEW YORK—Washington’s Alex Ovechkin, Boston’s David Pastrnak, Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid were voted NHL all-star captains. Ovechkin was voted by fans to captain the Metropolitan Division, Pastrnak the Atlantic, MacKinnon the Central and McDavid the Pacific. McDavid was voted in for a fourth season in a row and Ovechkin a third. “It’s

Taylor Hall scored his first goal as a member of the Arizona Coyotes and Clayton Keller had two goals and an assist to lead Arizona past the Detroit Red Wings 5-2 on Sunday night. Carl Soderberg and Christian Dvorak also scored for Arizona. Coyotes defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson had three assists and Nick Schmaltz added two. Antti

RALEIGH, N.C.—Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist in the third period, Chris Dreidger stopped 42 shots, and the Florida Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 Saturday night. Brian Boyle, Evgenii Dadanov, and Noel Acciari — who recorded hat tricks in each of his last two games — also scored for the Panthers, who

There was no breaking point or seminal moment that prompted Akim Aliu to post two tweets less than a minute apart that would rock the NHL in a matter of hours. Aliu was scrolling through the timeline on his phone when he saw a report of how just-fired Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock had

BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC—Benoit-Olivier Groulx of the Halifax Mooseheads was the final cut as Canada finalized its roster ahead of the world junior hockey championship. The Canadians will carry three goaltenders, seven defencemen and 13 forwards. Barrett Hayton, Alex Lafrenière, Jared McIsaac, Ty Smith and Joe Veleno are all returning from the team that finished sixth