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Young fans lined the bleachers at the Steele Community Centre in Gander for Thursday’s Hockeyville practice. (Garrett Barry/CBC) They wore their favourite jerseys of their favourite teams, and were eager to meet some of their favourite players ahead of a professional hockey showdown that hit rural Newfoundland on Thursday night. Fans crowding inside the Steele Community Centre in

Auston Matthews and Morgan Rielly appreciate the quiet moments. The ones off to the side, away from fans and media, where they get the opportunity to pick the brain of one of hockey’s best-ever talents. Hayley Wickenheiser joined the Toronto Maple Leafs in a player development role four years ago, and after a promotion within

For too long, Matt Dumba felt he was on his own dealing with racial taunts directed at him as a youngster growing up in Saskatchewan. It was no different for Dumba as an adult, one of just a handful of minority players in the National Hockey League. Even in a circle of his fellow players,

The NHL is back to normal with the regular season stretching from October through the middle of April before the two-month thrill ride that is the chase for the Stanley Cup. Over that time, teams are scheduled to play a total of 1,312 games over 189 days, starting with Nashville and San Jose facing off

Tim Hortons is pulling its sponsorship of all of Hockey Canada’s men’s hockey programming for the 2022-23 season, including the men’s world junior championships, in the wake of an ongoing scandal and demands for a change in the body’s leadership. In a statement, the company — which first suspended its sponsorship in June — said it has ”communicated to Hockey

Connor McDavid has seen enough big-time opportunities slip through hockey’s fingers. The NHL made a business decision when it opted against sending its stars to the 2018 Olympics in South Korea after participating at five straight Winter Games. The league was then on course for a return to the world’s biggest sporting showcase in February

The Montreal Canadiens have signed defenceman Logan Mailloux to a three-year, entry-level contract, the NHL club announced Wednesday. The deal is worth $750,000 US  in the first season and $832,500 in the next two campaigns. The Canadiens were heavily criticized for drafting Mailloux with the 31st pick at the 2021 NHL draft. He was fined

SASKATOON – Tristan Zandee had a goal and an assist, and netminder Harrison Meneghin stopped 28 of 29 shots as the Lethbridge Hurricanes knocked off the previously unbeaten Saskatoon Blades 3-1 in the only Western Hockey League game on Tuesday night. Logan Wormald and Anton Astashevich also scored for the Hurricanes, who improved to 2-1

Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning are accustomed to short offseasons. This one, the Lightning captain said, “wasn’t as fun as the previous two.” The Stanley Cup relocated to Colorado after the Avalanche dethroned the two-time defending champion Lightning in a six-game final in July. The Eastern Conference, however, still seems very likely to

Andrei Vasilevskiy doesn’t pay attention to off-season NHL news. The signings, the trades, the big moves just aren’t on the Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender’s radar. That means every so often, Vasilevskiy will stare roughly 200 feet down to the other end of the ice — and be surprised by who’s occupying the opposite crease. “Let’s

Ottawa Senators goalie Cam Talbot will miss five to seven weeks with a fractured rib, TSN reported Monday. Talbot had been listed as day-to-day but hadn’t skated in four days, according to the network. The Senators also claimed goalie Magnus Hellberg off waivers from Seattle on Monday. Ottawa opens its season Oct. 13 at Buffalo.

EDMONTON – It would appear you can add Dylan Holloway’s name to the Edmonton Oilers season-starting roster in indelible ink. Holloway had three goals and an assist and Zach Hyman had a goal and two assists as the Oilers came away with a 7-2 NHL pre-season victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. “It was

Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is once again calling for change in Hockey Canada’s leadership in the wake of new allegations against the troubled sporting body. The Globe and Mail reported Monday that Hockey Canada put player registration fees toward a second fund “for matters including but not limited to sexual abuse,” according to documents obtained

OTTAWA – The Ottawa 67’s made their home debut a successful one on Sunday, skating to a 4-2 win over the Erie Otters in one of four games on the Ontario Hockey League schedule. The 67’s, who defeated the Oshawa Generals 7-6 in a Friday shootout, are now 2-0. Brady Stonehouse, Brad Gardiner, Luca Pinelli

Johnny Hockey moved East, though not as far as everyone thought. The champs out West couldn’t keep the entire band together. And two teams with lengthy playoff droughts made some moves hoping to change that. Johnny Gaudreau joining Columbus headlined a busy off-season of player movement around the NHL. Darcy Kuemper left Colorado for Washington

CALGARY – The Calgary Hitmen scored four goals in the first period, then traded offensive outbursts the rest of the way Sunday to defeat the visiting Regina Pats 7-3 in one of two Western Hockey League games on the schedule. Oliver Tulk scored three times for Calgary, which improved to two wins and an overtime

After a banner 2021-22 season, the Windsor Spitfires are back in action Saturday at the WFCU Centre. Kameron Seguin said he thinks the Spitfires will be one of the teams to beat this season. “I think the [Ontario Hockey League] Western Conference is pretty wide open this year,” he said. “I think there are a couple

It has been almost three decades since the NHL took the names off the back of officials’ jerseys and replaced them with numbers. Since then, with the notable exception of Wes McCauley and his popular, flamboyant calls, most referees and linesmen generally fly under the radar and don’t mind the relative anonymity. But it’s their