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There were jokes. And laughter. And catharsis. Just no tears. At least none from Jaromir Jagr. Maybe because they were unnecessary when the Pittsburgh Penguins retired his iconic No. 68 on Sunday. The look on Jagr’s face, the subtle catch in his voice, the smile that remains boyish even at 52 said it all. The

Tourism Prince Edward Island and the National Hockey League have entered into a three-year marketing partnership that will see the Island branded as the NHL’s official travel destination.  The provincial government is paying the NHL $2.5 million for the first year of the agreement, which will give P.E.I. access to the league’s marketing machine.  The

Ghislain Bérubé held back tears thinking about his “priceless” signed photo of Jean Béliveau that was stolen from Quebec’s peewee hockey museum in the Videotron Centre Sunday evening. When he first heard the news, Bérubé says he “cried like a baby.” A volunteer with the tournament since the 1960s, Bérubé had collected the photo as part of

The Columbus Blue Jackets fired general manager Jarmo Kekalainen on Thursday, ending his time on the job after more than a decade. President of hockey operations John Davidson made the call midway through Kekalainen’s 11th full season on the job and three weeks before the trade deadline. Kekalainen was the third-longest tenured GM in the

A new class-action lawsuit alleges Canadian major junior hockey leagues violate antitrust laws in the United States by colluding to restrict the negotiation powers of players. The suit was filed Wednesday in New York by the North American division of the World Association of Ice Hockey Players Unions. It alleges players are subject to systemic

Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly will appeal his five-game suspension from the NHL for a cross-check to the head of Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig, the team announced Wednesday. Commissioner Gary Bettman will handle the appeal because Rielly’s ban was five games or fewer. Bettman has upheld all three appeals thus far this season.

WARNING: This story contains mention of suicide. Patrik Laine and his agency criticized an insensitive comment about suicide made on a podcast Monday in reference to the Columbus Blue Jackets forward, who is currently receiving care from the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program. Octagon Hockey, in a statement posted to social media Tuesday, said it was disappointed

The NHL has suspended Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly five games for his cross-check to the head of Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Greig. Rielly cross-checked Greig up high after the Senators forward fired a slap shot into an empty net with 5.1 seconds left in Ottawa’s 5-3 win over Toronto on Saturday night. Rielly

The NHL has suspended Winnipeg Jets defenceman Brenden Dillon for three games for an illegal check to the head of Pittsburgh forward Noel Acciari. Dillon hit Acciari in the head with his left shoulder four minutes into the second period of the Jets’ 3-0 loss in Pittsburgh on Tuesday. Dillon was given a match penalty

The Vancouver Canucks will play the final two games of their current NHL road trip without defenceman Nikita Zadorov. Zadorov has been suspended for two games by the NHL’s department of player safety following his check to the head of Detroit Red Wings’ forward Lucas Raymond during Saturday’s game at Little Caesars Arena, in which

The NHL Winter Classic is going back to Wrigley Field. The league announced Wednesday night that Chicago will host the St. Louis Blues at the iconic ballpark for the next edition of one of hockey’s marquee events. The second Winter Classic was played at the home of baseball’s Chicago Cubs on Jan. 1, 2009. The date

The bidding on a box of unopened hockey cards recently discovered by a Regina family has topped $2 million. Rich Mueller of the Indiana-based website Sports Collectors Daily said the family’s discoveries are similar to holding a winning lottery ticket. Last month, they unearthed a crate of 1979 O-Pee-Chee brand hockey cards. The company selling the box,

Mark Messier owns six Stanley Cup rings. He’s also been on teams where the next victory feels like it might never arrive. That’s exactly where the Edmonton Oilers were at a month into the NHL season. The club sat 2-9-1 through 12 games — 31st in the overall standings and already eight points out of

Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Mikhail Sergachev will be sidelined indefinitely after undergoing surgery Thursday to stabilize fractures to both the tibia and fibula in his left leg. The team said there’s no definitive timetable for the 25-year-old’s return. Sergachev was injured during the second period of Tampa Bay’s 3-1 road loss to the New York

Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares is taking the Canada Revenue Agency to court over an $8 million tax bill in a case experts say could be pivotal for some pro athletes, perhaps affecting with which teams they sign. The NHL star has filed an appeal to the CRA over the bill for back taxes and interest, dating

Toronto Maple Leafs captain John Tavares is taking the Canada Revenue Agency to court in a tax dispute of over $8 million. Court documents show Tavares filed an appeal through his lawyers last week in the Tax Court of Canada seeking to have the CRA’s reassessment of his 2018 tax return annulled. The CRA, according

WARNING: This article contains graphic content and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. During a highly anticipated news conference on Monday, the chief of the London Police Service and a detective with the department’s sexual assault section took questions from reporters covering the sexual assault case against five

Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal, Adin Hill stopped 30 shots and the Vegas Golden Knights brought an end to the Edmonton Oilers’ 16-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory on Tuesday night. Edmonton was looking to tie the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins for the longest NHL win streak. Instead, with the game tied 1-1 after