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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks acquired defenseman Dmitry Kulikov from the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday in a trade for future considerations. The 31-year-old Kulikov had seven goals and 17 assists with a plus-23 rating over 80 games last season for the Wild, who signed the Russian to a two-year contract as a free

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. “If there’s a goal that everyone remembers, it was back in ‘ol ’72” That’s the opening line of The Tragically Hip’s Fireworks, which was released in 1998. The goal to which

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Hockey Canada’s leadership has lost the confidence of the federal government — and Canadians. Trudeau made the comments to reporters Wednesday. They came after Hockey Canada’s board of directors released a statement earlier this week saying it supported president and chief executive officer Scott Smith and his executive

With Canada’s bid to defend its women’s world hockey title a work in progress, players and coaches got down to the work of making progress Wednesday ahead of their quarter-final against Sweden. A 5-2 loss the previous night to archrival United States to cap the world championship’s preliminary round exposed cracks in the armour of

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Sabres center Tage Thompson cashed in on a breakout season by agreeing to a seven-year, $50 million contract extension on Tuesday. Thompson gets a hefty raise from his current three-year, $4.2 million contract, which runs out after this season. The new deal represents the faith the Sabres have in the

Hockey Canada’s board of directors says it is supporting president and chief executive officer Scott Smith and his executive team amid calls for leadership change at the organization. Interim board chair Andrea Skinner announced the backing of the organization’s executive in a statement posted Monday on its website. The statement did not detail a reason

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild signed former Anaheim Ducks center Sam Steel to a one-year, $825,000 contract on Tuesday, adding depth at a vital position. The 24-year-old Steel played in a career-most 68 games for the Ducks last season, collecting six goals, 14 assists and a career-high 27 blocked shots. The 2016

Megan Keller had a goal and an assist to the lead the United States to a 5-2 win over Canada at the women’s world hockey championship Tuesday in Herning, Denmark. Trailing 2-0 after the first period, the U.S. scored four unanswered goals with Lacey Eden producing the winner at 3:14 of the third period. Hilary

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks have traded goalie Adin Hill to the division rival Vegas Golden Knights for a 2024 fourth-round pick. The Sharks had a glut at goalie with James Reimer and Kaapo Kahkonen slated to be the top two options, leading to the decision to trade Hill on Monday

The United States warmed up for its group showdown with Canada by blitzing Switzerland 9-0 at the world women’s ice hockey championship on Monday. The U.S. matched Canada with 3-0 records. Their Group A closer on Tuesday, also in Herning, is expected to be a preview of the final on Sunday. Czechia also improved to

HAMILTON – The Hamilton Bulldogs have named Laura Fortino as the Ontario Hockey League’s first-ever female assistant coach on Monday. Fortino, a Hamilton native and a former member of the Canadian women’s national team, was also appointed as the team’s director of player of development. The 31-year-old won gold with Canada at the 2014 Sochi

CBC News: The House46:24Hockey Canada’s scandal deepens Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge discusses her reaction to the latest allegations of sexual assault by junior hockey players and how the government is responding. The program also looks into high-profile cases of harassment against journalists and activists, before digital policy experts Emily Laidlaw and Yuan Stevens discuss what

HERNING, Denmark – Victoria Bach and several Canadian teammates took full advantage of the sustained offensive-zone time Japan gave them in Sunday’s 9-0 win at the women’s world hockey championship. Bach scored the first world championship goal of her career on Canada’s first shot of the game, set up the first for teammate Emma Maltais

Warning: This story contains sexually graphic details that may be disturbing to readers. As calls mount for the leaders of Canada’s national hockey organization to resign over sexual misconduct scandals, federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is calling for ”change” within the organization. St-Onge told CBC Radio’s The House that she was horrified by details of a video a man said

HERNING, Denmark (AP) — Defending champion Canada trounced Japan 9-0 at the women’s world ice hockey championship on Sunday, with eight players contributing goals in the one-sided encounter, to top the Group A standings ahead of the United States. The record 11-time tournament winners wasted little time in getting off the mark when Victoria Bach

Victoria Bach and several Canadian teammates took full advantage of the sustained offensive-zone time Japan gave them in Sunday’s 9-0 win at the women’s world hockey championship. Bach scored the first world championship goal of her career on Canada’s first shot of the game, set up the first for teammate Emma Maltais and had another

LONDON, Ont.—At the raised podium in front of the London Muslim Mosque, Nazem Kadri put the microphone down, reached for the Stanley Cup trophy, hoisted it up and kissed it, sending an admiring crowd into a lengthy frenzied cheer. He was, practically speaking, home. “These are the streets I grew up on, this is the

Sarah Fillier thought about it for an instant, but made her Plan B work instead. Canada’s youngest player at the women’s world hockey championship scored twice in Saturday’s 4-1 win over Switzerland in Herning’s Kvik Hockey Arena. The 22-year-old from Georgetown, Ont., spotted Canada a 2-0 lead by the second period, but there was a