Elias Pettersson scored 40 seconds into overtime for his 100th NHL point and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 Thursday night. Brock Boeser had tried to centre a pass, but the puck hit a broken stick on the ice. Pettersson picked up the puck and scored on a backhand. Carolina outshot Vancouver 42-24, yet
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ST. CATHARINES, ONT.—The Niagara IceDogs said 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
Just sitting on the couch wasn’t an option for Antoine Roussel. Facing a long recovery after undergoing major knee surgery last March, the Vancouver Canucks forward kept himself busy looking after his two children and also enrolled in a university class. So, what did he study? Political science? History? Literature? “Maple syrup,” he said. Ok.
Joe Veleno’s path has been a long one. From being the first player from Quebec granted exceptional status, to struggling early on in junior, to battling through adversity to find his game before making his professional debut this season, the centre has already seen a lot in his 19 years. Now he’ll be counted on
The San Jose Sharks fired coach Peter DeBoer on Wednesday, a person with direct knowledge of the move said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the firing hadn’t been formally announced. The 51-year-old DeBoer was fired a day after the Sharks’ 3-1 loss at Nashville. San Jose is 0-4-1
Cayden Primeau did not have to wait very long for his first NHL victory. The 20-year-old Primeau made 35 saves in his second NHL start as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in overtime on Wednesday. Primeau, the son of former NHL player Keith Primeau, allowed three goals on 35 shots in a
Nico Daws had never played internationally, never participated in a single Hockey Canada practice and was passed over by all 31 teams at last June’s NHL draft. So how does a goalie with that resume find himself on the cusp of making his country’s roster for the world junior hockey championship? Daws took a moment
Akim Aliu revealed another tale of racism from his time in professional hockey on Wednesday. Aliu, who recently came forward with allegations of a racist incident involving former Calgary Flames coach Bill Peters, told the Wall Street Journal that as a member of the ECHL’s Colorado Eagles in 2011, an equipment manager wore blackface to a Halloween
“He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice. He’s going to find out who’s naughty or nice.” For years I thought that line was thrown into Santa Claus Is Coming to Town so parents could trick their kids into behaving. [Editor’s note: Pretty sure that’s exactly why the line is in there.] There is nothing worse
DALLAS—The Dallas Stars fired second-year coach Jim Montgomery on Tuesday for what the team called unprofessional conduct. General manager Jim Nill said Montgomery had acted inconsistently with “core values and beliefs of the Dallas Stars and the National Hockey League.” He did not elaborate. Nill said he became aware Sunday of an act by Montgomery
Some years, the world junior hockey championship pits the prohibitive first overall pick against the No. 2 pick. Think Auston Matthews and Patrick Laine. Or Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel. This year, there’s a chance the top two picks will be on the same team: Canada. Forwards Alexis Lafrenière and Quinton Byfield are at the
The Dallas Stars on Tuesday dismissed second-year head coach Jim Montgomery due to “unprofessional conduct inconsistent with the core values and beliefs of the Dallas Stars and the National Hockey League.” Stars general manager Jim Nill said he became aware Sunday of an act by Montgomery and that the decision to relieve the coach of
MONTEREY, CALIF.—Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday the NHL will work swiftly to make changes to better deal with personnel conduct issues in the wake of incidents that surfaced in recent weeks. Speaking at the end of the first day of the board of governors meeting at the Inn at Spanish Bay resort in Pebble Beach,
Sean Monahan scored 2:09 into overtime to lift the Calgary Flames over the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Monday night. Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, Derek Ryan also scored and David Rittich made 28 saves for Calgary, which has won five in a row under interim coach Geoff Ward and finally broke through
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is expected to address a potential new code-of-conduct policy for the league tonight, with CBCSports.ca carrying live stream coverage at 8:30 p.m. ET. Bettman is at the NHL Board of Governors meeting in Pebble Beach, Calif., where he’ll speak publicly for the first time since various allegations surfaced against coaches. Bill
The day Ryan Straschnitzki underwent surgery that would turn his body into something like a remote-controlled robot, the paralyzed hockey player had one deep worry: The six-foot-one, 190-pound defenceman who once didn’t miss a shift even after dislocating a shoulder told his dad he was afraid of needles. “I said, ‘Pal, they’re going to open
It was a win that the Buffalo Sabres really wanted to go out and get for head coach Ralph Kreuger. Colin Miller scored in overtime as the Sabres emerged with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. The game marked the return of Kreuger to Edmonton after he coached the Oilers for the lockout-shortened
“Not everybody’s like me,” Daniel Carcillo says. “This is my experience, in my own words.” He says hold on, and tells his two-and-a-half-year-old daughter Laila she can watch an episode of “Paw Patrol” after he puts his 14-month-old girl, Scarlett, down for a nap. He’s parenting solo while his wife is at work as an