Hockey NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and his younger brother were killed on the eve of their sister’s wedding when they were hit by a suspected drunken driver while riding bicycles in their home state of New Jersey, police said Friday. Star forward, 31, survived by his wife and 2 youngContinue Reading
Hockey The Montreal Canadiens have acquired star forward Patrik Laine and a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL draft in a trade with the Columbus Blue Jackets for defenceman Jordan Harris. Former Jets player had 6 goals, 3 assists in 18 games with Columbus last season John Chidley-Hill · TheContinue Reading
Hockey Auston Matthews tried his best to suppress a smile as he climbed on stage at a press conference Wednesday. But when Toronto general manager Brad Treliving announced Matthews as the next captain of the Maple Leafs, he couldn’t hold it in any longer. ‘Obviously we have one goal inContinue Reading
Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews is expected to be named the 26th captain in franchise history at an 11 a.m. ET news conference Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Would be team’s 1st American, 2nd non-Canadian in role, joining Sweden’s SundinCBC Sports · Posted: Aug 13, 2024 10:28 AMContinue Reading
Hockey Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers face the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final Monday — the last hurdle in an improbable journey this season. ‘You always dreamt of … scoring that big goal,” Edmonton’s McDavid says Joshua Clipperton · The Canadian Press · Posted:Continue Reading
Hockey A storybook Stanley Cup win is there for the Edmonton Oilers. A win away from rewriting some NHL history, the Oilers headed to Florida on Saturday for Monday’s Game 7 that seemed improbable a week earlier. No team in the NHL’s expansion era has trailed 3-0 in the StanleyContinue Reading
Hockey An auction for a tract of land where Arizona Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo had hoped to build a new arena has been cancelled. Club says the action ‘jeopardizes the future of NHL hockey returning to the desert’John Marshall · The Associated Press · Posted: Jun 21, 2024 8:00 PMContinue Reading
Hockey There is no doubt Connor McDavid is the biggest reason the Edmonton Oilers have made it a series in the Stanley Cup final against the Florida Panthers. Their other Connor has played a crucial role in the comeback bid, too. Connor Brown’s goals in Game 4 and Game 5Continue Reading
The rumblings became reality with Wednesday’s announcement that the Calgary Flames traded veteran goaltender Jacob Markstrom to the New Jersey Devils. The Flames got 23-year-old defenceman Kevin Bahl and a 2025 first-round pick in return. Calgary retained 31.25 per cent of Markstrom’s remaining contract, which has two years left onContinue Reading
Hockey Connor McDavid had two goals and two assists to add to his historic postseason, Evan Bouchard added three assists and the Edmonton Oilers fended off elimination yet again by beating the Florida Panthers 5-3 in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup final on Tuesday. Edmonton captain leads way withContinue Reading
