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Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Rodion Amirov has died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour last year. He was 21. The Maple Leafs confirmed the left-winger died Monday in Munich, Germany, where he had been receiving treatment. They also posted a tribute to Amirov on Scotiabank Arena’s outdoor video board. “The entire Maple Leafs organization is

Montreal·Creator Network For CBC Creator Network, Arizona O’Neill looks at riots in sports and explains how the NHL’s treatment of star Montreal Canadiens’ player Maurice “Rocket” Richard led to tear gas in the Montreal Forum and violence in the street. And how it paved the way for Quebec’s Quiet Revolution. In 1955, ‘Rocket’ Richard’s NHL

Florida Panthers star Brandon Montour came very close to winning the Stanley Cup this season. And while, he’s still chasing that dream, every time he returns home to Six Nations on the Grand River, near Brantford Ont., he is welcomed as a champion and a hero. “When I was a kid — I don’t really

So much for the Pittsburgh Penguins trying to walk the fine line between protecting the future while also making the most out of the present. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and company — new president of hockey operations/general manager Kyle Dubas in particular — are all in on trying to catch the powers that be in

Bob Murdoch, a two-time Stanley Cup champion and a former NHL defenceman, has died at the age of 76. The NHL Alumni Association announced his passing on Friday. Murdoch played for the Montreal Canadiens, Los Angeles Kings, and Atlanta/Calgary Flames over 12 seasons from 1970-82, scoring 60 goals and 218 assists. He won the Stanley

Tom Wilson is staying with the Washington Capitals for the long term after getting a new contract that could keep the homegrown power forward with the team for his entire NHL career. Wilson signed a seven-year extension worth $45.5 million US on Friday, a deal that keeps him from hitting free agency next summer. Instead,

Former player agent Jeff Jackson, whose client list included superstar Connor McDavid, has been named CEO of hockey operations for the Edmonton Oilers, the team announced Thursday. The Oilers say Jackson will oversee all aspects of the organization’s NHL, AHL and WHL teams. Jackson had been the executive vice president of Wasserman Hockey, a prominent

Manitoba The Winnipeg Jets have signed free-agent forward Rasmus Kupari to a two-year contract, with an average annual value of $1 million. Rasmus Kupari, 23, scored 3 goals and recorded 12 assists with the Los Angeles Kings last season The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 02, 2023 4:40 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 hours

It may be mid-summer but hockey is on the minds of dozens of Yukon youth this week in Whitehorse. One hundred and twenty-four young players from across the territory are taking part in the Centre Ice Hockey Camp, a camp born during the pandemic and put on by the Council of Yukon First Nations. “Today it’s

Longtime hockey coach Wayne Maxner has passed away at age 80. Two of his former teams, the Windsor Spitfires and the London Knights of the OHL, confirmed the news on Thursday. “Very sad indeed,” Steve Bell, a Spitfires radio personality, said in a social media post. “He was a Windsor legend. RIP Max.” WATCH |

Ottawa The 31-year-old Tarasenko notched 18 goals and 32 assists last season, which he split between the St. Louis Blues and the New York Rangers. 31-year-old has scored 30 goals in 6 NHL seasons CBC · Posted: Jul 27, 2023 7:38 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago Vladimir Tarasenko spent the first 11

Rocky Wirtz, who won three Stanley Cup titles as owner of the Chicago NHL team and presided over the team during one of the league’s biggest scandals, has died. He was 70. The team said in a release that Wirtz died on Tuesday, calling it a “sudden passing.” No further details were provided. “Our hearts are

Hockey·New Patrice Bergeron, a six-time Selke Trophy winner as the NHL’s best two-way forward, announced Tuesday he will not return for a 20th season with Boston Bruins, the only team he has ever played for. Team captain and dominant 2-way forward racked up 1,040 regular-season points Jimmy Golen · The Associated Press · Posted: Jul

Hundreds of people lined the streets of Oakbank, Man., Sunday afternoon to get a glimpse — some of even a quick touch — of hockey’s top prize, the Stanley Cup.  Oakbank’s Brett Howden had his coveted day with the cup and was flanked by family, friends and fans as he made his way through a parade

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov was awarded a one-year contract worth $3.55 million US in an arbitration decision Sunday. Samsonov was vying for $4.9 million at the arbitration hearing on Friday, while the Maple Leafs submitted at $2.4 million. Samsonov, 26, finished 27-10-5 with four shutouts, a 2.33 goals-against average and a .919 save

Bringing the Stanley Cup to Southwestern Manitoba’s biggest city has been a homecoming for the Vegas Golden Knights’ general manager. Kelly McCrimmon was in Brandon Friday to share hockey’s biggest trophy with the city he calls home, although he’s originally from Plenty, Sask. It was a “pretty amazing feeling,” he said, because it was unveiled

People in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., lined up for hours at the GLF Memorial Gardens to catch a glimpse of hockey’s most famous trophy on Wednesday. Vegas Golden Knights forward Michael Amadio had his turn to bring the Stanley Cup back to his hometown. The team beat the Florida Panthers in five games to take

Vermont has fired men’s hockey coach Todd Woodcroft over what were described as inappropriate text messages with a student. Woodcroft was fired Tuesday following an internal investigation by the university’s Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity, athletic director Jeff Schulman said in a statement. “The specific conduct leading to the investigation involved inappropriate text