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Canada·Breaking The National Hockey League is ending its ban on players supporting social causes on their equipment, including a popular stick tape in support of the LGBTQ community, the league announced on Tuesday. Move comes after Arizona player Travis Dermott defies ban CBC News · Posted: Oct 24, 2023 1:51 PM EDT | Last Updated:

Canada Post is issuing a stamp to honour Willie O’Ree, the NHL’s first Black player. O’Ree is scheduled to be in attendance when the stamp is unveiled Saturday in Edmonton as part of the Heritage Classic festivities. The stamp will be officially issued Monday. O’Ree made his NHL debut with Boston on Jan. 18, 1958

Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness is taking a leave of absence from the team after his wife had a seizure, the Jets announced on Monday. Judy Bowness remains in hospital and is getting further tests after having a seizure Sunday night, the NHL team said. Associate coach Scott Arniel will serve as interim head coach

Hockey Edmonton Oilers star forward Connor McDavid was expected to be out of the lineup for one to two weeks due to an upper-body injury, the NHL team said Sunday. Edmonton star injured during OT loss to Jets on Saturday night The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 22, 2023 8:08 PM EDT | Last Updated:

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says there is more than one option for the Ottawa Senators to find a new home in the city’s downtown. Speaking after the mayor’s breakfast Thursday, Sutcliffe told reporters he wants “lots of options” on the new arena’s destination. “The federal government is talking about leaving some of its buildings in downtown Ottawa.

Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis isn’t dwelling on the injuries to his lineup despite the nightmare he dealt with last season. The Canadiens led the league in man-games lost with 751, according to mangameslost.com. This season they’re off to a rough start with second-line centre Kirby Dach already out for the season with

Calgary Flames draft pick Topi Ronni is under investigation in his native Finland after being accused of rape. Ronni’s Finnish Elite League team Tappara Tampere said on its website that Ronni informed the club of the investigation and stepped away from team activities. The alleged incident occurred two years ago, when Ronni was a minor.

Cam Talbot made 26 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Tuesday night for their first victory of the season. The game drew a crowd of 11,226 fans to Canada Life Centre in downtown Winnipeg. It is believed to be the lowest attendance — outside of game restrictions during the COVID-19

Players in the new Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) will likely be playing some of their games inside NHL arenas this upcoming season. There’s also a good chance you’ll continue to see female players at NHL events like the All-Star Weekend, which will be held next year in Toronto, as the NHL helps market the new

Mark Scheifele showed how fired up he was to play in the Winnipeg Jets’ home opener Saturday afternoon. Scheifele had a goal, assist and a fight for the “Gordie Howe hat trick” in Winnipeg’s 6-4 victory over the Florida Panthers. “Home opener. You’re back in front of your home fans. You gotta be a little fired

Montreal Canadiens centre Kirby Dach has sustained a “significant injury” and will be out for an extended period, the team announced Monday. Dach was checked into the Chicago bench by defenceman Jarred Tinordi in the first period of Saturday’s 3-2, home-opening win over Chicago. He headed to the dressing shortly afterward and did not return

Brady Tkachuk had his second two-goal game to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday night. Mathieu Joseph, Vladimir Tarasenko and Tim Stutzle also scored, while Joonas Korpisalo picked up his first win and point with the Senators (2-1-0) after making 22 saves. Both teams had played Saturday

Hockey returns to the newly renovated halls of Scotiabank Arena Wednesday night, as the Toronto Maple Leafs officially kick off the team’s 2023-24 NHL season against the Montreal Canadiens. After a tumultuous off-season that saw former general manager Kyle Dubas leave and take a new job in Pittsburgh, all eyes will be on new GM Brad Treliving

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk says his team has a foundation in place after a disciplined win in its home opener. Tkachuk and Jakob Chychrun both scored twice as the Senators downed the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 in front of a sold-out crowd of 20,011 at Canadian Tire Centre. The victory came off a team effort,

Auston Matthews registered his second hat trick in as many games to open the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs thumped the visiting Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Saturday. William Nylander added two goals and an assist, Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Bertuzzi also scored for Toronto, which got 28 saves

Day 68:17The NHL banning pride tape sends a message that hockey is not for everyone, says queer hockey player NCAA hockey player Carson Gates came out last spring to his team after several NHL players refused to wear Pride jerseys. Now, with the NHL banning Pride-coloured stick tape this week, Gates say he feels the push

The man who captained the Ottawa Senators for 13 seasons and brought the franchise to its only Stanley Cup Final appearance in the modern era is back with the team. Daniel Alfredsson was on the ice at the Canadian Tire Centre Friday during practice and the team announced later he’ll be working with the coaching

Players with the new Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) say they’re “disappointed and saddened” by the NHL’s decision to ban on-ice support for community causes. A statement from the PWHL Players’ Association, released on Wednesday, says the decision by the NHL “sets back years of progress” but the players “remain steadfast in our support of the