Canada will be without its leading scorer when it faces Switzerland in Thursday’s quarter-final at the world hockey championship in Kosice, Slovakia. Forward Anthony Mantha was suspended one game by the International Ice Hockey Federation for a hit to the head of U.S. forward Colin White in Tuesday’s preliminary-round contest. The incident occurred at 9:31
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Canada will be without its leading scorer when it takes on Switzerland on Thursday in quarterfinal action at the world hockey championship in Slovakia. The International Ice Hockey Federation has suspended forward Anthony Mantha one game for a hit to the head of U.S. forward Colin White in a preliminary-round game Tuesday. The incident occurred
Liz Knox has no regrets. It has been about a month since Knox and 200 of the best female hockey players in the world decided they no longer wanted to play. Knox knew there was risk of walking away after the Canadian Women’s Hockey League folded, but she was tired of playing professional hockey for
The St. Louis Blues have been around a lot longer than the Vegas Golden Knights, but their journey over the past five months is almost as remarkable as the expansion team’s run to the championship series a year ago. The Blues advanced to the Stanley Cup final with a 5-1 victory at home against the
ST. LOUIS—The St. Louis Blues are marching into the Stanley Cup final for the first time in decades. David Perron had a goal and an assist, Jordan Binnington picked up his franchise-record 12th playoff win and the Blues beat the San Jose Sharks 5-1 in Game 6 of the Western Conference final Tuesday night. Vladimir
Dallas Eakins answers the phone as he’s walking from the arena to his team’s hotel in suburban Chicago. Ominous storm clouds looming above, the head coach of the San Diego Gulls offers a warning. “Either I’ll make it back without getting wet,” Eakins, 52, says on the line from Rosemont, Ill. “Or I’ll be absolutely
Dallas Eakins answers the phone as he’s walking from the arena to his team’s hotel in suburban Chicago. Ominous storm clouds looming above, the head coach of the San Diego Gulls offers a warning. “Either I’ll make it back without getting wet,” Eakins, 52, says on the line from Rosemont, Ill. “Or I’ll be absolutely
Carter Hart and Mackenzie Blackwood combined for a 24-save shutout as Canada routed Denmark 5-0 on Monday in round-robin play at the men’s hockey world championship. Hart started in net, making 22 saves in 50 minutes and Blackwood stopped two shots in the remaining 10 minutes of work. Sam Reinhart had a pair of goals
HALIFAX—Tyler Hinam scored twice, including the winner, as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies beat the Prince Albert Raiders 6-3 on Monday at the Memorial Cup. Hinam broke a 3-3 tie with 4:32 to go in the third period before Joel Teasdale secured the win with another just 1:25 later. Felix Bibeau and Noah Dobson, into an empty
PHILADELPHIA—More than 200 of the world’s top female hockey players have taken the next step toward a viable professional league by forming a union. The Professional Women’s Hockey Association said Monday the paperwork was filed Friday. The women had announced this month their pledge to sit out the upcoming season in North America after the
Samuel Asselin know what it takes to win a Memorial Cup. The 20-year-old Asselin, who won the Canadian Hockey League’s biggest prize last season with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan, had a goal and an assist as the Halifax Mooseheads beat the Prince Albert Raiders 4-1 on Friday in the 2019 Memorial Cup opener. “We had a
HALIFAX—Raphael Lavoie scored a highlight-reel goal that put his team ahead for good as the Halifax Mooseheads beat the Guelph Storm 4-2 on Sunday at the Memorial Cup. The 18-year-old draft-eligible forward made a strong solo effort for the Mooseheads’ second goal of the game, as he headed down the ice 1-on-2 while short-handed and
From last in the league in early January all the way to the brink of their first Stanley Cup Final in nearly a half-century, it has been quite a ride for the St. Louis Blues. A remarkable turnaround continued Sunday with perhaps their most convincing win of a charmed playoff run. Jaden Schwartz started a
Three days after he had to miss Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final because of an undisclosed injury, Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara skated before practice on Sunday. The Bruins defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 to complete a sweep without Chara. They advanced to the Stanley Cup Final, which won’t start until May 27,
SAN JOSE, CALIF.—The San Jose Sharks have been at their best this post-season when they had little margin for error. That’s probably why they feel comfortable heading home for Game 5 of the Western Conference final against the Blues after a lacklustre start led to a Game 4 loss in St. Louis. Having squandered a
Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy will interview next week for the Ottawa Senators’ head coaching position, multiple outlets reported Saturday. Roy, 53, would be the seventh candidate interviewed since the Senators fired Guy Boucher on March 1. Roy was the head coach of the Colorado Avalanche for three seasons, leading them to a Central
BOSTON—The Bruins were able to sweep Carolina in the Eastern Conference final without captain Zdeno Chara. Now they’re hoping 10 days off before the start of the Stanley Cup final will be enough time for the defenceman to return. The title round begins May 27 when Boston will face San Jose or St. Louis, with
KOSICE, SLOVAKIA—Canada extended its win streak to four games at the world hockey championship in blowout fashion on Saturday. Mark Stone had a hat trick and Anthony Mantha scored twice in an 8-1 victory over Germany at Steel Arena. Sam Reinhart, Thomas Chabot and Anthony Cirelli added singles. Both teams were left with 4-0-0-1 records,