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St. John's Ice Caps, anyone?
CBC News has learned there are strong signs that the province's new American Hockey League franchise will be called the St. John's Ice Caps.
Canucks re-sign Lapierre, Alberts
Both Lapierre and Alberts signed new deals with the Canucks on Wednesday, taking them off the market before the NHL free-agency period begins Friday. Lapierre, who was slated to become a restricted free agent, signed a two-year, $2-million US deal while A
Four elected to Hockey Hall of FameNo one could argue the four players elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame were not deserving – Ed Belfour, Doug Gilmour, Mark Howe and Joe Nieuwendyk – but once again a couple of omissions darkened the proceedings.
Bieksa re-signs with Canucks
Bieksa, who was due to be an unrestricted free agent later this week, has agreed to a five-year, $23-million US deal, according to TSN and Sportsnet. Neither report indicated that a deal had actually been officially signed.
Smyth deal done; GM all smilesWhen the opportunity presented itself, Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini thought getting Ryan Smyth back would be good for his young hockey club. Actually getting the deal done, however, proved to be a different matter altogether.
Germany trims Canada at Women's World Cup
Kerstin Garefrekes and Celia Okoyino da Mbabi scored first-half goals to lead Germany to a comfortable 2-1 win over Canada Sunday in Group A action from Berlin at the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Canada faces tough task in World Cup opener
This is a massive game for both sides. With a crowd of over 70,000 fans expected to be in attendance, Germany vs. Canada should be a tense affair, so it will be interesting to see how the hosts deal with the pressure. A victory by either side would solidi
Return of Jets name stirs emotions in Winnipeg
INNIPEG�Almost officially now, the Winnipeg Jets are back.
The name of the NHL�s Winnipeg franchise will be announced Friday night at the NHL draft in Minneapolis, where the team will select its first new player seventh overall.
NHL releases 2011-12 schedule
The NHL announced its schedule for the 2011-12 season on Thursday on the day off between the league's awards ceremony that took place in Las Vegas and the draft that begins on Friday.

backup Canadian goalkeeper Quillan Roberts scored a miraculous equalizing goal with three minutes remaining in the match to earn a 2-2 draw against soccer superpower England.
Leafs could find gems among late draft picks
Take heart Maple Leafs fans. If Brian Burke can’t make a deal to move up the squad up in the draft this weekend, all is not lost. Not if his scouts are at the top of their game in Minnesota.
Canucks earn top honours at NHL awards
They didn't win the Stanley Cup this year, but the Vancouver Canucks were victorious at the National Hockey League Awards in Las Vegas Wednesday night, taking home multiple trophies.
NHL Awards bring Bruins, Canucks together again
When the NHL hands out its hardware on Wednesday night (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET), just one week will have passed since Boston beat Vancouver 4-0 in Game 7 and lifted the Stanley Cup on the ice at Vancouver's Rogers Arena.
NHL approves Atlanta sale to Winnipeg
The NHL board of governors has unanimously approved the sale of the Atlanta Thrashers, paving the way for the club to move to Winnipeg for next season.
The second-best photo from the Vancouver riots
Even as the remains of vehicles still smoldered in downtown Vancouver after Thursday's hockey hooligan riots, many Vancouverites vowed to set things right. Here's one way they did it: Covering a police cruiser in scores of thank-you post-its.
McIlroy rewrites record books at US Open
On another brilliant day of golf, Rory McIlroy ran away with the U.S. Open title, winning by eight shots and breaking the tournament scoring record by a whopping four strokes.
What makes sports fans riot?
Wednesday night's riots in Vancouver over the Canucks' lost to the Boston Bruins in the last game of the Stanley Cup finals may seem shocking to Americans who view Canadians as our mild-mannered polite cousins. But there's a long tradition of hockey-relat
Boston wins the Stanley Cup in Vancouver
The Boston Bruins blanked the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 to win the Stanley Cup in the seventh and deciding game, silencing an entire city ready to celebrate had the Canucks won the game.
The Canucks have a secret weapon: Sleep
The Vancouver Canucks have a hidden advantage when they hit the ice against the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals, and it comes from how much time they spend on their backs. That secret weapon is sleep.
Do or die in Game 7 Stanley Cup showdown
One of the strangest Stanley Cups anyone can remember is going to end with something everyone can understand: A single game, with everything on the line, winner-take-all.
Vancouver fans fill streets for final puck drop
Thousands of noisy Canucks fans clad in the team's bright blue and green jerseys started filling the streets of downtown Vancouver by noon on Wednesday, anxious to claim their spots in front of the big screens for the big game.
Canucks ticket prices spike as fans scramble
Ticket prices for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals in Vancouver are skyrocketing as desperate fans scramble to secure seats to what could be most important game in the team's 40-year history.
Canucks fans look to Game 7
Vancouver Canucks fans seem undaunted by the rollercoaster swings in the Stanley Cup final series, with a pattern of close wins at home and embarrassing losses in Boston against the Bruins.
Thomas fires back at Luongo
The verbal jabs between Tim Thomas and Roberto Luongo started after Game 5, when the Vancouver goalie made some curious comments regarding his counterpart's approach of playing Kevin Bieksa's point shot aggressively. After Bieksa planted the puck off the
Canucks' Rome apologetic, but has no regrets
Suspended Vancouver Canucks defenceman Aaron Rome stated that he doesn't regret his decision to nail Nathan Horton, but he was repentant that Boston Bruins forward suffered a concussion.
Fans see Canucks off to Boston
Hundreds of Canucks fans gathered at Vancouver's airport Saturday to see their team off as the Canucks headed to Boston for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup final on Monday night.
Vettel on pole for Montreal Grand Prix
Championship leader Sebastian Vettel won another pole position on Saturday, outracing a pair of Ferraris and a looming rainstorm to record the top qualifying lap at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.
Luongo, Sedins join in on war of words
Whether it was Vancouver Canucks forward Alexandre Burrows biting the gloved index finger of his Boston Bruins opponent, Patrice Bergeron, in the series opener. Or the back-and-forth taunts about the bitten digit between Vancouver's Maxim Lapierre and Bru
Migrant Moose heading to The Rock
The Moose will no longer skate in the American Hockey League but Winnipeg's 15-year franchise has found a new home in St. John's, N.L.
Canucks take Game 5 of Stanley Cup finals
Maxim Lapierre feigned an injury in the first period in an attempt to draw a penalty, but there was nothing bogus about his third-period goal that has enabled the Vancouver Canucks to bounce back in the Stanley Cup Final.
Popeye Jones' Son Is A Rising Star, But Not In Basketball
But he was an NBA basketball player, after all, a forward well into an 11-year career. Didn't basketball players' kids want to be basketball players too? He looked at his three sons, amazed. "You want to play ice hockey?" he asked.
Two Prairie boys to lead Winnipeg's NHL teamIt was as poignant a moment as there’s been since the announcement the NHL was returning to Winnipeg, and fittingly, it featured a former Jets staffer tearing up in front of the cameras.
Not long after being introduced as the new team’s second in comm
Bruins blank Canucks to even series
Bruins goalie Tim Thomas continued to outshine his Vancouver counterpart. Thomas earned his third shutout of the playoffs and he now has only yielded five goals in the series. Luongo was yanked after Peverley’s second goal.
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