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SEATTLE – The Seattle Kraken promised to be much better this season and, while it’s really early, there are reasons for optimism. The Kraken, who finished with only 27 wins and 60 points last year — third worst in the NHL — have had an upbeat camp and promising start to their pre-season schedule. In

Four adult children of Vancouver Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini have all alleged that he physically and psychologically abused them when they were young, a B.C. Supreme Court judge heard Tuesday. The disturbing allegations came to light during a hearing over whether Aquilini is obliged to continue paying child support and covering university expenses for three

EDMONTON – Dylan Holloway played in one NHL game last season. The rookie wore No. 36 for the Oilers in a playoff game against the Colorado Avalanche. And, even though he was assigned that number coming into training camp, he quickly gave it up to goalie Jack Campbell, who wore that number in Toronto before

The Vancouver Canucks will start the season without Brock Boeser after the right-winger underwent hand surgery. The team announced the news Monday, saying the 25-year-old forward injured himself at training camp in Whistler, B.C., on Saturday and will be out for three to four weeks. Boeser had 23 goals and 23 assists for Vancouver last

MONTREAL – The Montreal Canadiens grabbed an early lead but allowed two unanswered goals and fell to the New Jersey Devils 2-1 in their NHL pre-season opener on Monday night. Despite the loss, head coach Martin St. Louis found positives with young players trying to push and impress the rebuilding team. The prime example was

The Canadian government announced Monday it will no longer require people to wear masks on planes to guard against COVID-19.. Transport Canada said the existing rules for masks will come off Oct. 1 “We are able to do this because tens of millions of Canadians rolled up their sleeves and got vaccinated,” Transport Minister Omar

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the Star on Sept. 27, 1972, following Canada’s 4-3 win in Moscow the day before, and is part of Summit Series At 50 — celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic eight-game hockey series between the Soviet Union and Canada. MOSCOW—The great refereeing dispute has broken out

There are always burning questions in Toronto. The goaltending. The unsigned restricted free-agent defenceman. The injuries expected to keep Timothy Liljegren and Pierre Engvall from being full participants in training camp. The whole getting past the first round of the playoffs thing. This is part of life in hockey’s white-hot market, where every season arrives

A year after a heinous injury scuttled his hockey season, Brady Keeper is back with the Vancouver Canucks — and looking to cement his spot on the team. The 26-year-old defenceman lay on the ice, screaming in pain after breaking both the tibia and fibula in his left leg at the end of training camp

BRANDON, Man. – Josh Medernach’s second goal of the game, scored at 18:26 of the third period, allowed the Winnipeg ICE to force overtime in Western Hockey League action on Saturday night at Westoba Place. And Zach Benson’s goal with 6.7 seconds left in overtime gave the ICE a hard-fought 4-3 victory over the Brandon

Fans gathered at the Bell MTS Iceplex on Saturday to join the Winnipeg Jets as they officially kicked off hockey season with the return of the Winnipeg Jets Fan Fest. Returning for the first time since 2019, after a hiatus due to the pandemic, Fan Fest offered hockey lovers a sneak peek at top players

QUEBEC – The Quebec Remparts have only scored four goals in two Quebec Major Junior Hockey League games, but they’ve got two wins to show for it. The Remparts, who blanked the Chicoutimi Sagueneens 1-0 on Friday in their regular-season opener, beat the Victoriaville Tigres 3-1 on Saturday at Centre Videotron. Lucas Canning, Frantisek Ridzon

Sheldon Keefe confessed it felt like he should be getting ready to drive home. The Maple Leafs head coach was speaking with reporters following Saturday afternoon’s 4-1 victory over the Senators to open the NHL’s exhibition schedule. The only problem? Toronto and Ottawa had another 60 minutes of hockey to go as part of a

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in the Star on Sept. 25, 1972, following Canada’s 3-2 win in Moscow the day before, and is part of Summit Series At 50 — celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic eight-game hockey series between the Soviet Union and Canada. MOSCOW — People were beginning to think

It was the road trip of a lifetime. Five decades ago, about three thousand Canadians travelled where few westerners had ever ventured before: Russia. They boarded planes fuelled by their love of country and their passion for hockey, and in hopes of witnessing sports history. Jim Herder was 26 when he travelled from Newfoundland to Moscow

WHISTLER, B.C. – A year after a heinous injury scuttled his hockey season, Brady Keeper is back with the Vancouver Canucks — and looking to cement his spot on the team. The 26-year-old defenceman lay on the ice, screaming in pain after breaking both the tibia and fibia in his left leg at the end

Max Domi is poised to begin his first season with the Chicago Blackhawks after previously playing for the Montreal Canadiens. His dad, longtime enforcer Tie Domi, suited up for both the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers. The family will have donned jerseys for four of the NHL’s Original Six teams once the 2022-23

SHAWINIGAN, Que. – Lorenzo Canonica scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift the Shawinigan Cataractes to a 4-3 win over the Gatineau Olympiques Thursday. The Cataractes jumped out to an early 3-0 edge behind power-play goals from Evan Courtois and Isaac Ménard. William Veillette opened the scoring just 29 seconds into the game. Late