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Czech it out: Canadian juniors win 5-0
The Canadian junior hockey team beat the stingy Petr Mrazek, who plays for the OHL's Ottawa 67's, 5-0 on Wednesday night to improve their 2012 world under-20 championship record to 2-0.
Canada loses Smith-Pelly in world junior opener victory
Team Canada suffered a major blow in their opening game victory over Finland at the 2012 World Junior Championship, losing forward Devante Smith-Pelly for the remainder of the tournament. Smith-Pelly suffered a fractured left foot in the second period o
Canucks double up Detroit in physical game
Alex Burrows scored what proved to be the winner in the first period Wednesday as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 in a battle of two of the NHL's hottest teams.
Habs fans stew over coach who can't speak French
The Montreal Canadiens are feeling the heat after tossing aside a French-speaking head coach for an anglophone replacement who can't speak the language that the majority of Quebecers understand.
Turris on his way to Senators
The Ottawa Senators have acquired forward Kyle Turris from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Swedish defenceman David Rundblad and a second round pick.
Burrows, Sedins jump on defensively poor Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs didn't have an answer for Vancouver's top line of Alex Burrows, Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin, which accounted for the two most important goals of Saturday's 5-3 win.
Habs fire coach Jacques Martin
Jacques Martin was fired as coach of the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, with the storied team in last place in its division. Assistant Randy Cunneyworth will be the interim head coach for the rest of the season.
Canucks blown away by Hurricanes
Drayson Bowman scored two goals to lead the Carolina Hurricanes past the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Thursday night. Tuomo Ruutu added a deflected goal and an assist, and Jaroslav Spacek scored his first goal since being acquired by the last-place Hurricanes
Flyers' Pronger out for season with post-concussion syndrome
The Philadelphia Flyers say captain Chris Pronger will miss the rest of the season with "severe post-concussion syndrome." The decision was made after the 37-year-old was examined in Pittsburgh by doctors John Maroon and Mickey Collins, who also treated P
Sports Story of Year: Rebirth of Winnipeg Jets
Our Canadian sports story of the year is the rebirth of the Winnipeg Jets, a team remembered as a footnote in NHL history until the Atlanta Thrashers resurfaced in Winnipeg as the Jets.
Hockey dad puts blame on James
Paul Buchanan wants you to know he's not just a crazy hockey dad giving his beloved sport yet anothe... - Latest News - Winnipeg Free Press.
Sidney Crosby's setback has many worried
The news that Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will be sitting out of play indefinitely is leaving many worried that the hockey phenom's career might never be the same again - or even perhaps that it's coming to an end.
No one's laughing at Tim Tebow now
Start with this: chances are, the only reason Tim Tebow even got a shot at being the Denver Broncos’ starting quarterback is because the team — management, coach, owner, the lot — was sick and tired of hearing about him. They never actually expressed that
Explaining the MLSE deal with Rogers and Bell
In this occasional feature, the National Post tells you everything you need to know about a complicated issue. And when Canada’s two leading telecommunications firms wind up in bed together to purchase Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, things are going
Paralympian eyes Olympic glory after 
Paralympic silver medallist Monique van der Vorst has miraculously become an able-bodied Olympic hopeful after a crash reversed her paralysis. Paralysed from the hip down since she was 13, the 27-year-old handcyclist, who has just signed with the Rabobank
Canucks come back to nip Habs in shootout
Cody Hodgson scored twice, including the only shootout goal, and the Vancouver Canucks overcame a three-goal deficit for a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will miss next two games
Eight games into his return to the National Hockey League, Sidney Crosby has been sidelined again. Crosby will miss at least two games — road games against Philadelphia on Thursday, and the New York Islanders on Saturday — after colliding with teammate Ch
Graham James pleads guilty to sexual assaults
Notorious convicted sex offender and former junior hockey coach Graham James pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting former NHL star Theoren Fleury and one other player he once coached.
Barn Burner news to Oilers' Lowe
The Edmonton Oilers president of hockey operations insists the revelation from the Toronto Maple Leafs president and general manager Friday of planning to rent a barn for a fist fight between the two over Lowe signing Dustin Penner was a revelation
Too sexy for Gretzky?
Readers respond to the latest Gretzky to generate a lot of buzz — Wayne’s daughter Paulina, for her racy (now former) Twitter account.
NHL Power Rankings: Week 9
Boston takes back top spot from the Penguins, who drop to No. 2, and Detroit makes a big jump up the rankings.
Bombers motivated to upset Lions
The red-hot Lions are favoured by oddsmakers to win Sunday's Grey Cup by a converted touchdown, but there is something about the atmosphere that has surrounded the Winnipeg squad all week that suggests they have a battlers' chance to pull off an upset.
Football fans gear up for Lions-Bombers game
Rain-soaked football fans from across Canada got the party started early Saturday with a parade and plenty of Grey Cup festivities before Sunday's kickoff between the B.C. Lions and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
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