MONCTON, N.B.—Canada’s women’s hockey team fell 2-1 to the United States Tuesday night in Moncton, N.B., and now trail their five-game Rivalry Series two games to none. The U.S. got on the scoreboard early at 2:43 of the first period. Abby Roque of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., scored on the team’s first shot on goal
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Tomas Tatar and Shea Weber scored power-play goals 1:34 apart in the third period as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 Tuesday night. Nick Cousins also scored for the Canadiens (16-12-6) who are 4-1-0 in their last five games. Max Domi and Joel Armia had two assists each. Adam Gaudette scored for the
Nigerian-born hockey player Akim Aliu has accepted the apology of a minor league equipment manager who wore blackface to a team Halloween party in 2011. Aliu also requested that the manager, Tony Deynzer, not lose his job over the incident, one of multiple examples of racism in the sport that Aliu has brought to light
Akim Aliu has accepted the apology of a minor league equipment manager who wore blackface to the team’s Halloween party in 2011. The Nigerian-born Aliu also requested that the manager, Tony Deynzer, not lose his job over the incident, one of multiple examples of racism in the sport that Aliu has brought to light in recent
Taylor Hall is no longer wearing a jersey for New Jersey. After months of speculation, the first player in Devils history to win the Hart Trophy was traded to the Arizona Coyotes on Monday, along with AHL forward Blake Speers, for a first-round pick in next year’s draft, a conditional third-round selection in 2021, defenceman
The NHL’s top power play faced one of the league’s best penalty-killing units and came out on top. Leon Draisaitl scored to propel Edmonton’s red-hot power play, Mikko Koskinen made 34 saves and the Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 Monday night. That was the only power-play goal in six chances for Edmonton. “I like
Is it time for the general managers running the league’s best teams to do a little pre-Christmas shopping? The NHL Christmas trade freeze hits Dec. 19 (and is lifted Dec. 27), and Arizona Coyotes GM John Chayka beat the deadline by acquiring Taylor Hall from New Jersey in the first big trade of the season.
Marc Bergevin isn’t looking for any short-term solutions for the Montreal Canadiens to make the playoffs. “I will not mortgage the future of this team just hoping to make the playoffs,” the Canadiens’ general manager said Monday. “I can’t sit here today to tell you that I’m going to make one move that guarantees us
Max Pacioretty has scored 67 points twice in his career. At the rate he’s producing this season, the 12-year veteran is on pace to shatter that mark. Pacioretty had two goals and two assists to help the Vegas Golden Knights beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 Sunday night. With 15 goals and 19 assists in 36
ST. PAUL, MINN.—Philadelphia Flyers left wing Oskar Lindblom has a rare medical condition and is expected to miss the rest of the season. Lindblom, 23, has been diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma by leading specialists at the University of Pennsylvania, Flyers general manager Chuck Fletcher said. “The Flyers will do everything possible to support Oskar and
HALIFAX—Sidney Crosby is giving his jersey number’s worth in new sets of equipment to programs for young players in his home province who don’t have easy access to the game. Crosby recently teamed up with sponsor and equipment maker CCM to announce a donation of 87 sets of hockey gear to participants in three programs
Blake Wheeler continued his dominance over Philadelphia. Already the Jets career leader versus the Flyers, the team captain scored one goal and two assists to lead Winnipeg to a 7-3 win Sunday afternoon. Mark Scheifele also had a goal and two assists for the Jets (20-11-2) while Nikolaj Ehlers, Luca Sbisa, Logan Shaw, Patrik Laine
Interim coach Bob Boughner talked about having an open competition at goaltender for the San Jose Sharks after taking over earlier this week. Aaron Dell more than made his case to get another start. Dell made 33 saves, including several tough stops while protecting a lead in the third period, and the San Jose Sharks
HARTFORD, CONN.—The United States women’s hockey team beat Canada 4-1 on Saturday night, with players hoping the first contest in their five-game Rivalry Series will help kindle the public’s interest in both their sport and their fight off the ice for better professional opportunities. Canada’s Victoria Bach and the Megan Keller of the U.S. traded
James Reimer made 32 stops and Warren Foegele scored twice as the Carolina Hurricanes ended Calgary’s seven-game winning streak with a 4-0 win over the Flames on Saturday. It’s the second shutout of the season for Reimer, who has won five of his last six starts and improved to 7-5-0 on the season. The 31-year-old
ST. CATHARINES, ONT.—The Niagara IceDogs say goaltender Tucker Tynan is “stable and safe in hospital” and recovering from surgery following an on-ice collision during an Ontario Hockey League game against the London Knights. “The road to recovery begins,” the team said in a tweet. Tynan left the ice Thursday on a stretcher after appearing to
David Pastrnak on the ice these days is like a dazzling young magician who isn’t quite sure how his sleight of hand is going to work out. When he has the puck, his Boston Bruins teammates don’t know what to expect. Opponents don’t know. He doesn’t even know. “If you don’t know what you’ll do,
Sports·Video CBC’s Greg Ross caught up with Akim Aliu as he made a surprise visit to a group of kids that are new to Canada and to the game of hockey. Social Sharing Posted: Dec 13, 2019 9:33 PM ET | Last Updated: December 14 CBC’s Greg Ross caught up with Akim Aliu as he