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. It’s been 30 years since a Canadian-based team won the Stanley Cup. But, with two of them finishing in the top six of the NHL’s overall standings, there’s a reasonable
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, who are some of the names the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers looking at when it comes to taking on executive roles with their respective teams? Meanwhile, could the Penguins shake things up and go full rebuild? What is the latest on Thatcher Demko and his status with the Vancouver
The Montreal Canadiens were eliminated from competing in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs for a second consecutive year, finishing 28th in league standings and guaranteeing a top-seven selection in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. While the window is officially closed for this year, Habs fans will keep up with the playoffs and how they unfold. Some may
7:00 AM ET Jim Montgomery believes in “the process.” That’s what the Boston Bruins coach preaches to his team. A simple strategy to keep his players focused on the present. No looking back on what’s happened. No dwelling on an uncertain future. Commit to the now and results will come. Those principles have guided Montgomery
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Mitch Love of the Calgary Wranglers is the winner of the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the AHL’s outstanding coach for the 2022-23 season. The award is voted on by fellow coaches and members of the media in each of the league’s 32 cities.
The Edmonton Oilers, who finished the regular season with nine consecutive wins, are one of three Canadian teams looking to get their names engraved on the Stanley Cup when the NHL playoffs commence Monday night in four North American cities. The Oilers, who are looking to become the first Canadian team since the 1993 Montreal
Vancouver Canucks winger Tanner Pearson says he’s still working his way back to health nearly six months after breaking his hand in a game. “I’m just trying to get my hand back,” he told reporters at a season-ending press conference Saturday. “I’m just trying to be a dad and be with my kids and be
The San Jose Sharks have concluded their season following a 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, finishing the 2022-23 campaign with 60 points and securing top-four odds to win the first overall pick at the May 8 Draft Lottery. It is the fourth-worst full-length season in franchise history and indicates that several more seasons of
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6:49 PM ET Associated Press BRAMPTON, Ontario — The Canadian government has restored funding to Hockey Canada. Hockey Canada made the announcement Sunday, adding that Canadian sport minister Pascale St-Onge made it official, before the Canada-U.S. gold-medal game at the world women’s hockey championship. Hockey Canada saw its funding shut off by the federal government
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … Tucson Roadrunners forward Michael Carcone and Bridgeport Islanders forward Andy Andreoff have won the American Hockey League’s two prestigious offensive awards for the 2022-23 season. Carcone has won the John B. Sollenberger Trophy as the leading point-getter in the AHL, while Andreoff has captured the Willie Marshall Award as the AHL’s leading
EDMONTON – After their longest playoff run in 16 years in 2022, the Edmonton Oilers have the weapons to go further. While there’s currently no better one-two punch on the hockey planet than Oilers captain Connor McDavid and forward Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton’s supporting cast is also deeper and more seasoned heading into the 2023 post-season.
Whiteout parties will be back in Winnipeg starting next weekend, as the Jets’ first-round playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights comes to Winnipeg for games 3 and 4. The Jets announced the full schedule for the series on Friday night, after the return of the downtown whiteout parties was announced earlier in the day.
For the second straight year, the Edmonton Oilers and Los Angeles Kings will face off against one another in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Similar to last year, the Oilers are being considered favorites in this series, though the Kings proved to be a difficult out for them last time around, as
It’s Mock Draft season! The 2022-23 NHL regular season is officially complete and half of the fan bases around the league have one thing on their mind, the 2023 Draft. If your favourite team isn’t going to be playing until next Fall, the least you can do is have some fun dreaming of the great
4:51 PM ET Associated Press BRAMPTON, Ontario — Russia and Belarus won’t be allowed to compete in International Ice Hockey Federation tournaments as long as the war in Ukraine continues, the group’s president said Sunday. With both nations already barred from competing in IIHF events through 2024, its president, Luc Tardif, said a decision on
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Dustin Wolf of the Calgary Wranglers is the recipient of the Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award for the 2022-23 season. Since 1972, the award has been presented to the goaltender(s) on the team which allows the fewest goals per game in the regular season. To
WINNIPEG – Connor Hellebuyck doesn’t think the Winnipeg Jets feel like underdogs as they head into the first round of the NHL playoffs against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Jets battled to grab the final wild-card berth in the Western Conference and travel to play the top-seeded Golden Knights in Game 1 of the best-of-seven