Canada

It’s the busiest time of year at the million-square-foot Amazon warehouse in Nisku, Alta., but a visit from Edmonton Oilers left-winger Ryan Nugent-Hopkins brings the entire building to a standstill.  Star-struck warehouse workers watched as the hockey player picked and packed orders, signed autographs and helped hand over a $5,000 cheque to both Food Banks Alberta, a provincial association, and
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The Colorado Avalanche have swapped goaltenders with San Jose, sending a struggling Alexandar Georgiev to the Sharks for Mackenzie Blackwood. As part of the deal announced Monday, on Blackwood’s 28th birthday, the Avalanche also acquired forward Givani Smith along with San Jose’s fifth-round pick in 2027. The Sharks received forward Nikolai Kovalenko and two draft
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Jon Cooper was always walking into a dressing room loaded with talent. Canada’s head coach for the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off, an event marking the league’s return to the international stage, and the country’s hockey brain trust had an embarrassment of riches to choose from when selecting the roster. Countless iterations could have potentially got
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Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were honoured Tuesday night before the Calgary Flames played the Columbus Blue Jackets, on the same ice where Johnny etched his place as a cherished member of the city’s hockey community.  The tribute marked the first home game between the Flames and the Blue Jackets since the Gaudreau brothers were killed by
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This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. On Wednesday night, Canada will announce its full roster for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, the new “best on best” hockey tournament that will serve as an appetizer for the
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Roman Josi scored twice and Jonathan Marchessault scored a goal and assisted on another to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night. Steven Stamkos also scored and Juuse Saros made 22 saves for the Predators, which have won two of their last three games. Adam Lowry scored and
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