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It’s a “three guys sitting at the bar” story. The time frame is the spring of 2001, the location is Cape Cod, and the event is a celebrity golf tournament. On the TV above the bar is a Stanley Cup final game between the Colorado Avalanche and New Jersey Devils. A graphic appears with Colorado

Youth and age proved to be a winning combination for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Veteran forward Joe Thornton and young linemates Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner had a goal apiece as Toronto edged the Ottawa Senators 3-2 at Canadian Tire Centre. Marner added two assists as the line broke out with seven

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Phil Kessel scored two goals, Antti Raanta stopped 31 shots and the Arizona Coyotes bounced back from an opening loss to beat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 on Saturday. Arizona got off to a slow start before coming to life late in a shootout loss to San Jose on Thursday night. The

An artist from the Stz’uminus First Nation is behind the design for this season’s Vancouver Canucks goal mask, rectifying an earlier controversy around the mask’s design.  Vancouver Canucks goalie Braden Holtby revealed a new custom goalie mask in December featuring Coast Salish-inspired artwork. However, the mask was designed by a non-Indigenous artist from Sweden, David Gunnarsson, who did not have consent to

Toronto Maple Leafs (1-1-0, fifth in the North Division) vs. Ottawa Senators (1-0-0, first in the North Division) Ottawa, Ontario; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Toronto faces Ottawa for a North Division matchup. Ottawa went 9-9-5 in division play and 18-13-6 at home a season ago. Goalies for the Senators allowed 3.2 goals on

More than 621,000 Canadians play in organized hockey leagues, but community hockey has been suspended in most provinces with high COVID-19 infection rates after a series of arena-related outbreaks. Air quality research and a growing understanding of how the virus spreads are helping to explain why facing-off indoors can be risky during the pandemic. In

WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets have claimed goaltender Anton Forsberg off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes. Forsberg, 28, was 1-1-0 with a 3.35 goals-against average and .897 save percentage in three games with the Hurricanes last season. The native of Harnosand, Sweden also played 27 games with Charlotte of the American Hockey League. Forsberg has

Saskatchewan’s hockey teams have faced serious funding shortfalls during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Friday, the Saskatchewan government announced $4 million to help keep the province’s Western Hockey League (WHL) and Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) teams afloat.  “Our junior hockey teams are a critical part of the cultural fabric and local economies across the province,”

Anaheim Ducks (0-1-0, seventh in the West Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (1-0-0, first in the West Division) Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights host Anaheim after Maxime Comtois scored two goals in the Ducks’ 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights. Vegas went 39-24-8 overall and 15-6-2 in division

Connor McDavid and the rest of the Edmonton Oilers big guns, embarrassed in their home opener, feasted Thursday on the Vancouver Canucks. McDavid scored a hat trick and added an assist as the Oilers beat the Canucks 5-2 for their first win of the NHL season. Leon Draisaitl, the NHL’s top scorer last season, added

TORONTO – Sheldon Keefe doesn’t expect the Ottawa Senators to be doormats much longer. And after seeing many of their prospects up close in the minors the last few years, not to mention some key off-season acquisitions brought to the nation’s capital, the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs believes the temperature of the

Sheldon Keefe doesn’t expect the Ottawa Senators to be doormats much longer. And after seeing many of their prospects up close in the minors the last few years, not to mention some key off-season acquisitions brought to the nation’s capital, the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs believes the temperature of the once-nasty Battle

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators Ottawa, Ontario; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Ottawa Senators open the season at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday. Ottawa finished 9-9-5 in division action and 18-13-6 at home in the 2019-20 season. The Senators were called for 276 penalties last season averaging 3.9 penalties

Brock Boeser scored twice, including the winner, as the Vancouver Canucks downed the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Wednesday in the 2020-21 NHL season opener for both teams. Bo Horvat, Adam Gaudette, and rookie Nils Hoglander also scored for Vancouver. Braden Holtby made 28 saves for his first win as a Canuck. Kailer Yamamoto, Darnell Nurse

WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Trevor Lewis to a one-year, US$750,000 contract. Lewis, 34, played 56 games for the Los Angeles Kings in 2019-20 and had 12 points (six goals, six assists) and 16 penalty minutes. He had been with the Jets in training camp on a professional tryout. The native of

The 2021 NHL season got underway Wednesday with a tribute to front-line health care workers. A video tribute to the health care professionals fighting the COVID-19 pandemic was shown at the empty Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia before the start of the season opener between the Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Players from both teams

The NHL season kicks off an abbreviated 56-game season tonight as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread in North America. The league says it his put comprehensive health and safety protocols in place in hopes to minimize exposure to the coronavirus. But unlike the league’s restart of the 2019-20 season that saw teams play in

Lacing up skates for a game of shinny on an outdoor rink is a cold-weather ritual for many Canadians. The treasured pastime has largely disappeared this winter, however, as many city-run ice surfaces across the country prohibit outdoor hockey in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19. One infectious disease expert says shinny isn’t