Hockey The Stanley Cup final, starting Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, will mark the first time a major sports league airs games in American Sign Language, with each game of the series between Edmonton and Florida featuring Deaf broadcasters doing play by play and colour analysis. Each contest in Oilers-PanthersContinue Reading
Hockey Corey Perry won his first Stanley Cup in his rookie season with the Anaheim Ducks. Seventeen years later, he’s still looking for ring No. 2. Perry continues his quest for his second Cup when the Edmonton Oilers face Florida in the Stanley Cup final, starting Saturday. Veteran forward lostContinue Reading
Hockey·Updated Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots, Sam Bennett and Vladimir Tarasenko scored, and the Florida Panthers are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive year after beating the New York Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night. Florida awaits Oilers or Stars, who play Game 6 of West finalContinue Reading
Hockey Sheldon Keefe is being hired as the coach of the New Jersey Devils, less than two weeks after he was fired by the Toronto Maple Leafs. 43-year-old spent previous 4-plus seasons in Toronto, making playoffs each time The New Jersey Devils have reportedly chosen to hire former Toronto MapleContinue Reading
The opportunity to give a talented team the extra boost it needs was enticing for Craig Berube. Berube was introduced at a press conference as the NHL team’s newest coach on Tuesday. He takes over the job from Sheldon Keefe, who was fired on May 9 after Toronto was eliminated inContinue Reading
Hockey Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov has won the Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward, the league announced Saturday night. 28-year-old centre from Finland receives 156 of 194 1st-place votes, also won in 2021The Associated Press · Posted: May 19, 2024 12:18 AM EDT | Last Updated: MayContinue Reading
Hockey Craig Berube has been handed the keys to the Toronto Maple Leafs. It will be up to the 58-year-old to deliver something the Original Six franchise hasn’t experienced in more than a generation — sustained playoff success. Calahoo, Alta., native previously led St. Louis Blues to franchise’s 1st CupContinue Reading
Hockey The NHL on Monday suspended Vancouver Canucks defenceman Carson Soucy one game for his cross-check to the face of Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid at the end of Game 3 of their opening round Stanley Cup playoff series on Sunday night. Incident occurred after Vancouver’s Game 3 win onContinue Reading
Hockey Ron Ellis, who played over 1,000 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member of Canada’s team at the 1972 Summit Series, has died at age 79. Longtime Toronto forward was also a member of Canada’s team at 1972 Summit SeriesThe Canadian Press · Posted: May 11,Continue Reading
Hockey Keith Pelley, head of the Maple Leafs’ billion-dollar parent company, wants to change the pattern of Toronto’s short playoff journeys. And change, it appears, could be coming. Breaking up Core 4 forwards Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Tavares a potential optionJoshua Clipperton · The Canadian Press · Posted: May 10, 2024Continue Reading
