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A big smile crossed Nate Schmidt’s face as he described the fresh approach and one fun surprise during a practice at the Winnipeg Jets training camp. New Jets head coach Rick Bowness had players scrimmaging with opposite-handed sticks, while goalies Connor Hellebuyck and David Rittich manned the creases without sticks. “It was amazing. I loved

GATINEAU, Que. – The Gatineau Olympiques were unlucky at the start of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, losing a couple games in overtime and not connecting on great scoring chances. It appears their fortunes have improved. The Olympiques won their third consecutive game by defeating the visiting Shawinigan Cataractes 4-2 on Monday. Zachary Dean,

Fans and players always circle games to look forward to when the NHL schedule comes out every off-season. Whether it’s rivalry matchups, stars returning to their former homes or marquee showcases, there are once again plenty of compelling options in 2022-23. Here’s a look some key games to watch this season. NHL Global Series This

Joe Sakic adopted a very practical approach to the task of molding the Colorado Avalanche roster that will attempt to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. “We know we’re not going to be able to sign everybody,” the NHL’s reigning general manager of the year said not long after his team hoisted the Cup. “We know

Fifteen-year veteran Derick Brassard earned a spot with the Ottawa Senators for the upcoming season, agreeing to a one-year deal on Monday. Senators coach D.J. Smith made the announcement to Brassard during practice Monday morning. The deal is worth $750,000 US, according to The Daily Faceoff. It will mark Brassard’s second tour of duty in

SASKATOON – Conner Roulette scored a natural hat trick and the Saskatoon Blades outshot the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 50-17 to post a 4-1 Western Hockey League victory on Sunday. After Robert Baco gave the Warriors a 1-0 lead at 3:38 of the first period at SaskTel Centre, the Blades shifted gears and took over

The Tampa Bay Lightning suspended defenceman Ian Cole pending an investigation into allegations made on social media that he sexually abused a woman when she was a minor. The Lightning said Sunday night they were fully cooperating with the NHL on an investigation and were making the decision to suspend Cole until they gather more

MONTREAL – After a 3-0 pre-season loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sept. 28, Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis summed up what may be the team’s mantra going forward. “If you expect immediate understanding and execution, you don’t understand what teaching is,” he said. The Canadiens, which will count on several young

Two years after a fire gutted the community’s old rink, residents of Elsipogtog First Nation are getting a first look at their new one. The rink suffered major damage after a fire in September 2020. Community members campaigned to become Kraft Hockeyville 2021 and when they won, they received $250,000 in rink upgrades and $100,000 in youth hockey

TORONTO – Andrea Skinner has submitted her resignation as the interim chair of Hockey Canada’s board of directors. The embattled national sports organization confirmed Skinner’s intention to resign both as chair and as a member of the board on Saturday night. Her imminent departure from Hockey Canada comes after more corporate sponsors and provincial organizations

The Vancouver Canucks added depth to their defence and gave themselves some salary cap flexibility by trading centre Jason Dickinson and a second-round draft pick to Chicago for defenceman Riley Stillman on Friday. Stillman, 24, played 52 games with Chicago last season, recording a career-high 12 points from two goals and 10 assists, plus 36 penalty minutes.

The NHL experienced an injection of offence last season. Led by the exploits of stars like Auston Matthews, Connor McDavid and Roman Josi, teams across the league averaged 3.14 goals per game — the most since 1995-96 when Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr combined for a ridiculous 310 points with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Those types

The Calgary Flames have signed head coach Darryl Sutter to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced Saturday. Sutter, the reigning Jack Adams Award winner, led the team to a 50-21-11 season and a Pacific Division title last year. The Flames fell in the second round of the post-season. The 64-year-old has a 65-36-11 overall

VANCOUVER – The learning curve continues for Andrei Kuzmenko. Kuzmenko scored a goal and collected an assist as the Vancouver Canucks finished their NHL pre-season with a 4-0 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Friday. In four exhibition games Kuzmenko has scored three goals and added three assists, showing why the Canucks signed the 26-year-old

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. Today is the first day of the NHL’s regular season. Snuck up on you, eh? But when the San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators dropped the puck on the first

The provincial hockey associations of New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador are highlighting their efforts to address sexual violence amid criticism the national governing body mishandled alleged sexual assaults. But Hockey New Brunswick and Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador stopped short of cutting ties with Hockey Canada, as other provincial associations have recently done. Hockey New

Defenseman MacKenzie Weegar signed an eight-year, $50 million US contract with the Calgary Flames on Friday. Weegar, 28, is due to earn $4.75 million in 2022-23, the final season of a three-year deal he signed with Florida in 2020. His contract extension will begin for the 2023-24 campaign. He set career highs across the board

SHERBROOKE, Que. – Tristan Allard scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies handed the Sherbrooke Phoenix their first loss of the season with a 5-4 victory on Thursday. After going down 4-3 midway through the third period courtesy of back-to-back goals from the Phoenix (4-0-1), Louis-Philippe Fontaine scored 18:31 into the frame