The holy grail of individual NHL awards is clearly the Hart Trophy. Outside of the big silver mug, it’s the one all players want. This trophy puts you into an elite group of players, and regardless of what you do for the rest of your career, fans will always be able to say: “Well, he DID win a Hart!” With about a
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EDMONTON—The Edmonton Oilers say star centre Connor McDavid will be out for the next two to three weeks with a quad injury, a setback expected to test the resilience of a team fighting to stay in the NHL playoff race. Oilers general manager Ken Holland said McDavid’s left leg remained stiff and swollen in the
The Colorado Avalanche will be without forward Nazem Kadri indefinitely due to a lower-body injury. Kadri was hurt in the second period against Minnesota on Sunday. He took the ice for a shift in the third before leaving the game. Colorado coach Jared Bednar said Tuesday after morning skate that Kadri will be out “weeks,
PITTSBURGH—The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired veteran forward Jason Zucker from Minnesota, giving the Penguins’ top-six forward group a jolt as they prepare for a post-season push. Pittsburgh sent forward Alex Galchenyuk, defenceman prospect Calen Addison and a conditional 2020 first-round draft pick to the Wild in exchange for Zucker. The 28-year-old Zucker has 14 goals
Milan Lucic and Tobias Rieder scored in a span of 34 seconds early in the first period, Matthew Tkachuk added a highlight-reel tally in the third, and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 6-2 on Monday night. Zac Rinaldo, Mark Jankowski nd Mikael Backlund aalso scored to give the Flames back-to-back wins following
The NHL remains reluctant to reverse course and compete at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing despite new assurances from Olympic officials to lift various major stumbling blocks, which also have the backing of the league’s players. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly significantly tamped down hopes of the world’s best players returning to the Olympics
The NHL remains reluctant to reverse course and compete at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing despite new assurances from Olympic officials to lift various major stumbling blocks, which also have the backing of the league’s players. NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly significantly tamped down hopes of the world’s best players returning to the Olympics
CENTRE GERVAIS AUTO, SHAWINIGAN — Jakob Pelletier had a goal and an assist leading the Moncton Wildcats to a 4-2 victory over the Shawinigan Cataractes in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Benoit-Olivier Groulx added two assists for the Wildcats. The first period ended in a 2-2 tie. Pelletier and Tristan DeJong scored for Moncton
Andrew Copp may have found his calling playing centre. Moving from the wing to the middle due to injuries, the Winnipeg forward has been a force for the Winnipeg Jets lately. Copp scored the go-ahead goal as part of a four-goal third period, and the Jets came from behind to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2
VANCOUVER—Early in Game 4 of the 2020 women’s hockey Rivalry Series, Team USA’s Megan Bozek skated the puck down the ice. As she entered the offensive zone, she lifted her stick horizontally and drilled it into the protective cage of Erin Ambrose, the Canadian defender who had been blocking her path to the net. After
Boston defenceman Jeremy Lauzon was suspended on Sunday for two games, without pay, following a match penalty he received Saturday in the Bruins’ 4-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes. He was penalized for an illegal check to the head of Coyotes forward Derek Stepan late in the first period. Stepan left the game but later
Dillon Dube had a career-high three-point night with a goal and two assists as the Calgary Flames defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-2 Saturday might. Milan Lucic and Derek Ryan each had a goal and assist for the Flames (28-22-6) who snapped a three-game losing skid. Matthew Tkachuk, Sean Monahan and Tobias Rieder, into an empty
SCOTIABANK CENTRE, HALIFAX — Brooklyn Kalmikov scored two goals leading the Victoriaville Tigres to a 5-2 victory over the Halifax Mooseheads in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Mikhail Abramov added three assists for the Tigres. The Tigres led 3-2 at the end of the first period led by goals from Vincent Sévigny, Kalmikov and
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ARÉNA IAMGOLD, ROUYN-NORANDA — Maxence Guenette scored a goal leading the Val-d’Or Foreurs to a 4-3 victory over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies. The first period ended in a 1-1 tie, with Mathis Cloutier of the Foreurs and Shaun Miller of the Huskies getting their teams on the board. The Foreurs moved ahead 3-2 in the second
CENTRE D’EXCELLENCE SPORTS ROUSSEAU, BLAINVILLE-BOISBRIAND — Olivier Rodrigue made 26 saves leading the Moncton Wildcats to a 4-0 victory over the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada in QMJHL action. Jeremy McKenna added a goal and an assist for the Wildcats. Olivier Adam made 46 saves for Blainville-Boisbriand. After a scoreless first period, Jakob Pelletier scored in the second
John Tavares scored his second goal of the night at 4:53 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs escaped with a 5-4 victory against Anaheim Ducks on Friday. Auston Matthews buried his 40th goal of the season to tie Alex Ovechkin for the NHL lead, while Jason Spezza and Andreas Johnsson provided the rest of
Brian Glennie, a hard-hitting defenceman who spent most of his 10-year career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, has died. He was 73. Glennie, who was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2005, helped Canada win Olympic bronze at the 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble, France, under Father David Bauer. The Maple Leafs confirmed