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Arena talks in Calgary are back on. The city and Calgary Flames owners confirmed Wednesday negotiations will begin again for a new sports, arts and entertainment building. Their previous deal agreed upon in 2019 collapsed late last year when the estimated cost of the project rose and the Flames withdrew. Shovels were scheduled to hit

Seattle Kraken (1-2-1, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (2-1-1, second in the Central Division) Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken, on a three-game losing streak, play the Colorado Avalanche. Colorado had a 56-19-7 record overall and a 39-7-5 record in home games last season. The Avalanche scored 67

Neal Pionk scored his second goal of the game 31 seconds into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets regrouped after squandering a two-goal lead to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Wednesday night in Denver. Pionk’s slap shot from the right side momentarily froze goaltender Alexandar Georgiev and nicked off the post to go in. It

NEW YORK (AP) — Kim Davis, a Black woman hired five years ago to help the NHL with diversity initiatives, was not surprised by much of the league’s first workplace demographic study. “We are where we expected to be, but now we have the facts to back it up,” Davis said. The data backed up

The Florida Panthers will be without top defenceman Aaron Ekblad until at least mid-November, and quite possibly longer, after the team putting him on the long-term injured reserve list with a groin injury. Players on the LTIR list must miss at least 10 games and 24 days; the Panthers have 11 games in that 24-day

Anaheim Ducks (1-3-0, sixth in the Pacific Division) vs. Boston Bruins (3-1-0, first in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks visit the Boston Bruins after Jakob Silfverberg’s two-goal game against the New Jersey Devils in the Ducks’ 4-2 loss. Boston had a 51-26-5 record overall and a 28-14-2

This is a column by Shireen Ahmed, who writes opinion for CBC Sports. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. “You need to come to the ‘We Are Hockey’ exhibit,” my friend said to me. When it comes to hockey-related issues, I always listen to Dr.Courtney Szto. She is one of Canada’s greatest hockey scholars — the

Kim Davis is proud of the work done to this point. She also knows there’s still a long road ahead. The NHL’s executive vice-president of social impact, growth initiatives and legislative affairs presented the league’s first-ever comprehensive diversity and inclusion report to the board of governors Tuesday in New York. The 24-page document aims to

Kim Davis is proud of the work done to this point. She also knows there’s still a long road ahead. The NHL’s executive vice-president of social impact, growth initiatives and legislative affairs presented the league’s first-ever comprehensive diversity and inclusion report to the board of governors Tuesday in New York. The 24-page document aims to

Los Angeles Kings (2-2-0, third in the Pacific Division) vs. Nashville Predators (2-2-0, third in the Central Division) Nashville, Tennessee; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Predators -159, Kings +133; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings visit the Nashville Predators after Phillip Danault scored two goals in the Kings’ 5-4 overtime

Jani Hakanpaa and Joel Kiviranta scored during a frenzied two-minute span in the second period, and the Dallas Stars went on to a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets, who were still without new coach Rick Bowness on Monday night. Hakanpaa got his first goal of the the season on a nearly 60-foot shot from

If Hockey Canada is going to truly change its culture then it must break from its old governance processes, say three experts. Brock McGillis, an inclusion advocate who played professional hockey, said on Monday that he is concerned that Hockey Canada will once again get mired in old thinking if it doesn’t radically change how

T.J. Oshie had a goal and an assist and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Saturday night to avoid their first 0-3-0 start since the 2012-13 lockout season. Conor Sheary and Anthony Mantha also scored for the Capitals. After back-to-back losses to open the 2022-23 campaign, coach Peter Laviolette shook up the

It was a Tuesday night last year and Ray Ferraro was at another game in another city, this one in Toronto for TSN. Ferraro was also calling games for ESPN as part of its return to broadcasting hockey, was the voice of EA Sports’s NHL franchise, and more. Ferraro loves his job. He was on

The Maple Leafs envisioned a two-headed goaltending tandem to start this season following a summer of change. With his partner already sidelined, Ilya Samonsov has an early opportunity to stake his claim to Toronto’s crease. The netminder made 26 saves and Justin Holl scored the winner with 1:55 left in regulation Saturday as the Leafs

Vancouver Canucks (0-2-0, seventh in the Pacific Division) vs. Washington Capitals (1-2-0, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) Washington; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals take on the Vancouver Canucks in a non-conference matchup. Washington had a 44-26-12 record overall and a 20-16-8 record at home last season. The Capitals had an 18.4%

The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled forwards Nick Robertson and Wayne Simmonds along with defenceman Victor Mete from the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies on Sunday. Toronto was provided some cap space to make the moves after goaltender Matt Murray was placed on long-term injured reserve on Saturday. Murray, who was scheduled to start in Saturday’s

Anaheim Ducks (1-1-0, fifth in the Pacific Division) vs. New York Rangers (2-1-0, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers and the Anaheim Ducks meet in a non-conference matchup. New York went 52-24-6 overall and 35-11-5 at home last season. The Rangers scored 250 goals