Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby signed a two-year contract extension worth $17.4 million US that runs through the 2026-27 season on Monday. 37-year-old is franchise leader in games played, even-strength and game-winning goalsThe Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 16, 2024 12:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 hours agoContinue Reading
Hockey The driver charged with killing NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew as they bicycled on a rural road had a blood-alcohol level of .087, above the .08 legal limit in New Jersey, a prosecutor said Friday. Sean M. Higgins has history of road rage, reckless driving, saysContinue Reading
Hockey Stephen Peat, the former Washington Capitals enforcer who fought concussion issues and experienced homelessness at times after leaving hockey, has died from injuries sustained late last month when he was struck by a car while crossing a street in Langley, B.C. He was 44. 44-year-old former Washington Capitals playerContinue Reading
Hockey·ROUNDUP The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed 35-year-old forward Max Pacioretty to a professional tryout. He played in 47 games last season with the Washington Capitals. The Leafs also confirmed the signing of defenceman Jani Hakanpaa. Veteran NHL winger limited to 52 games past 2 seasons due to injuryThe CanadianContinue Reading
Hockey·NOTEBOOK The Toronto Maple Leafs re-signed forward Nick Robertson to a one-year contract worth $875,000 US on Tuesday. Flames focused on defence while key Kraken blue liner Adam Larsson signs extensionThe Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 10, 2024 1:18 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago Maple Leafs forwardContinue Reading
Hockey The deaths of John and Matthew Gaudreau have hit home in the Boston College hockey community where they made such an indelible impact. Brothers will be laid to rest at a funeral service Monday outside PhiladelphiaStephen Whyno · The Associated Press · Posted: Sep 08, 2024 11:11 AM EDTContinue Reading
Hockey Just three weeks before the opening of training camp, the Columbus Blue Jackets are seeking to make sense of a senseless tragedy after all-star winger Johnny Gaudreau and younger brother Matthew died when they were struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles. Brothers died last week whenContinue Reading
Hockey Just three weeks before the opening of training camp, the Columbus Blue Jackets are seeking to make sense of a senseless tragedy after All-Star winger Johnny Gaudreau and younger brother Matthew died when they were struck by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state ofContinue Reading
Hockey The widow of Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau paid tribute to him in a pair of social media posts on Saturday, calling him her “forever” and praising him as the “best dad” to their young children. ‘Thank you for the best years of my life,’ writes wife ofContinue Reading
Tributes for NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother streamed in Friday as the star forward’s death left the hockey community reeling. Johnny, 31, and his brother Matthew, 29, were killed Thursday night when they were hit by a suspected drunk driver while riding bicycles in their home state ofContinue Reading
