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TORONTO – Daulton Varsho was tracking a deep fly ball off Jarren Duran’s bat near the warning track at Rogers Centre when he tried to turn to his right and ended up tripping over his own feet. “I said a profanity word in my head,” laughed Varsho afterwards. “But then I was like, ‘Alright, where’s…
TORONTO – The Senators won’t go away in the Battle of Ontario. Linus Ullmark made 27 saves for the first playoff shutout of his career as Ottawa edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Tuesday to cut the deficit in the teams’ first-round matchup to 3-2. Thomas Chabot and Dylan Cozens gave the Senators a…
Gabriel Vilardi doesn’t expect to swoop in and save the day for the struggling Winnipeg Jets. He does, though, hope to “make a big impact” for the team when he returns from injury in Wednesday’s critical Game 5 playoff match against the St. Louis Blues. “I’m not going to be Superman or anything like that,”…
When the Vancouver Canucks hit the ice for training camp next fall, they’ll do so without Jack Adams Award-winning head coach Rick Tocchet. The club officially announced on Tuesday that Tocchet would not return next season after the two sides failed to come to an agreement on a contract extension. 1:39 Vancouver Canucks working on…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 29, 2025 3:43 pm Updated April 29, 2025 3:46 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Edmonton Oilers will once again start Calvin Pickard in net for Game 5 against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. Head coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed the…
Landon Sim scored twice as the London Knights edged the Kitchener Rangers 3-2 on April 28 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium to take a three-games-to-none lead in the Western Conference Championship series. Sim began the scoring for the second time in three games when he set up in front of the Kitchener net and was…
Two days after seeing their dream of claiming the program’s first-ever Esso Cup title dashed, the Saskatoon AAA Stars are battling a wave of emotions. Players and coaching staff are grappling with the fact that they came so close to reaching the goal they set at the start of the year, comforted by the knowledge…
This year, Winnipeg’s Whiteout street parties have a pop of colour, courtesy of some local students. The concrete barricades, which help direct traffic around the area, were painted by Grade 9 art students from Hugh John MacDonald School. The students created the design themselves – all showing off their playoff spirit – and had three…
OTTAWA – Max Pacioretty politely declined to answer the question. After touching on his level of excitement getting into the Maple Leafs’ first-round playoff series and how well Toronto’s backroom staff works to get injured players ready for action, he was asked about the emotions of the last 75 days waiting for his chance. “I’d…
There’s been one stark difference in the battle between the Edmonton Oilers and L.A. Kings this post-season: special teams. Three power-play goals lifted the Kings to a 6-2 victory over the Oilers in Game 2 of their first-round series on Wednesday. L.A. now leads the best-of-seven matchup 2-0. The Kings have scored on 5-of-10 power…
Adrian Kempe had two third-period goals and two assists, captain Anze Kopitar added a goal and three assists, and the Los Angeles Kings routed the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 on Wednesday night to seize a 2-0 lead in the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. Quinton Byfield and Andrei Kuzmenko scored for the second straight game, and…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 23, 2025 2:22 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Gabriel Vilardi will travel with the Winnipeg Jets on their upcoming road trip to St. Louis. The talented winger practised with the team again Wednesday in a yellow non-contact jersey. Head coach…
The 2018 Winnipeg Jets playoff run is remembered fondly within our city — a high-water mark for the franchise and also the bar by which everything post facto for the team is measured. And while the lore of that magical spring is now seven long years ago, there are still eight players from that team…
TORONTO – The same struggles that plagued the Ottawa Senators in their series opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs looked like they returned for Game 2 on Tuesday night. An impressive Ottawa turnaround after the first intermission eventually led to overtime but it wasn’t enough to get on the board in the best-of-seven Battle of…
TORONTO – Max Domi was kicking around the Maple Leafs’ locker room when the Battle of Ontario was at its height. The son of former tough guy Tie Domi was a youngster scuffing floors with his mini sticks when Toronto bounced the Ottawa Senators from the playoffs four times in five years more than two…
TORONTO – Max Domi scored at 3:09 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs survived a blown 2-0 lead to defeat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 and go up 2-0 in their first-round playoff series Tuesday. The winger moved into the offensive zone in the extra period and ripped his first of the post-season upstairs past…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size After firing coach Dan Bylsma, the Seattle Kraken have promoted longtime general manager Ron Francis to president of hockey operations, with assistant Jason Botterill taking over day-to-day responsibilities. The shakeup announced Tuesday comes after the Kraken missed the playoffs for the third time in four years and…
They weren’t supposed to be here. The Montreal Canadiens were predicted to be the fifth worst team in the NHL. They flipped the script to make the playoffs. The next phase promises to be more difficult. The Canadiens facing the best team in the east – the Washington Capitals. In Game 1, it was yet…
Phillip Danault scored his second goal with 42 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Kings blew a four-goal lead before rallying for a 6-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in the opener of the clubs’ fourth consecutive first-round playoff series Monday night. “Connor and Leon made some really good plays to get us back in that…
Game 2’s have not been kind to the Winnipeg Jets in their young history. Going into Monday night’s game against the Blues, the Jets had lost seven of nine game 2’s in best-of-seven Stanley Cup Playoff action. But trends are made to be broken as the Jets emerged from a tight, entertaining hockey game with…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 21, 2025 3:51 pm Updated April 21, 2025 3:52 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Stuart Skinner will start in goal for the Edmonton Oilers when they begin their playoff run against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. Head coach Kris…
For a fourth straight season, the Edmonton Oilers are set to face off against the Los Angeles Kings in the opening round of the NHL playoffs, but this time the Oilers are considered to be the underdogs by some, and the Kings will have the series’ home-ice advantage. “(It will be) kind of fun to…
Mitch Marner and his Maple Leafs have never had offensive issues in the regular season. It’s been a different matter entirely when the calender flips to spring. Toronto entered Sunday having put up two goals or less in 13 of its previous 14 playoff games. Last year’s series against the Boston Bruins saw the club…
TORONTO – Mitch Marner and his Maple Leafs have never had offensive issues in the regular season. It’s been a different matter entirely when the calender flips to spring. Toronto entered Sunday having put up two goals or less in 13 of its previous 14 playoff games. Last year’s series against the Boston Bruins saw…
TORONTO – The Ottawa Senators made their first appearance in the NHL post-season in eight years on Sunday night. Their lack of playoff experience showed in a 6-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. Undisciplined play, so-so goaltending and a weak penalty kill all proved costly in the opener of the best-of-seven…
TORONTO – Mitch Marner had a goal and two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs dumped the Ottawa Senators 6-2 to take Game 1 of their first-round playoff series Sunday. William Nylander and John Tavares, with a goal and an assist each, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Morgan Rielly and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto. Anthony Stolarz…
Like tulips poking their heads out of the dirt, playoff matchups between the Edmonton Oilers and L.A. Kings have become a sure sign of spring. The two sides will face off in Game 1 on Monday, marking the fourth year in a row they’ve met in the first round of the NHL post-season. This year, though, the Oilers have…
TORONTO – Oliver Ekman-Larsson smiled and politely dodged the question. Chris Tanev inferred his fellow Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman would be back. Head coach Craig Berube then confirmed the team would have a blue-line corps at full strength for Game 1 of the playoffs. Ekman-Larsson is set to suit up in Toronto’s opener Sunday night…
The rise in patriotism prompted by the U.S. president is renewing focus on everything Canada has given the world, and a small New Brunswick mill town wants people to know the sport of basketball belongs on that list. A brick building nestled between an empty lot and a sports bar in St. Stephen, N.B., is…
Martin St. Louis carried an underlying belief in himself throughout his playing career, beating the odds to reach the Hall of Fame. Now head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, that confidence is becoming contagious. St. Louis has made believers of his players, spurring the Canadiens to a playoff berth earlier than expected in the storied…
