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Canucks shake off Jackets with explosive 2nd to snap 5-game skid
Sven Baertschi sparked a four-goal second period for Vancouver, Jacob Markstrom had 27 saves and the Canucks beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Friday night. Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays agree to record deal
Third baseman Josh Donaldson and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed Friday to a $23 million US contract, the largest one-year deal for an arbitration-eligible player. Toronto Furies forward Jessica Platt comes out as transgenderSports | 211472 hits | 12:21 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Toronto Furies forward Jessica Platt has come out as transgender, making her the first openly transgender athlete to compete in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. A look at Canada's men's Olympic hockey roster heading to South Korea
With the NHL not taking part in next month's Pyeongchang Olympics, Canada had to dig deep to fill out its roster for the 2018 Games. Here's a look at the 25 players heading to South Korea for the men's hockey tournament. San Jose Sharks players slam 'cold and dark' Winnipeg as worst NHL city to play in
In a video posted to the Twitter page for NBC Sports California, three San Jose Sharks players slammed Winnipeg, deriding it for being cold and dark, as well as for its lack of Wi-Fi. The team was in the city on Sunday to play the Jets, who soundly defeat Sweden's captain throws medal into crowd after loss to Canada at world juniors
Tyler Steenbergen scored the winner with just 1:40 to play in regulation as the Canadians downed Sweden 3-1 on Friday in the gold-medal game in Buffalo. "I don't want it," said Andersson. "The guy in the stands wanted it more than me, so I gave it to him. Canada wins gold at world junior hockey championshipsSports | 207222 hits | 1:18 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Tyler Steenbergen scored the winner with just 1:40 to play in regulation as the Canadians downed Sweden 3-1 on Friday in the gold-medal game in Buffalo. Sixty years later, O'Ree marks anniversary of breaking NHL's colour barrier
Fredericton's Willie O'Ree didn't even know there was a colour barrier to break until checking the newspaper the following day. Just a decade after Jackie Robinson broke the colour barrier in baseball, O'Ree had become the first black player in the Nation Canada to play for world junior gold after crushing Czechs
Drake Batherson had a hat trick to lead Canada past the Czech Republic 7-2 on Thursday in the semifinal of the world junior hockey championship in Buffalo. Sweden survives late U.S. surge to reach final of world junior tournament
Filip Gustavsson made 29 saves and Sweden had a three-goal third period to beat the United States 4-2 on Thursday in the world junior hockey semifinals. Sweden will face the Canada-Czech Republic winner in the title game Friday night. Boy, 12, overcomes limited mobility and inspires friends to form sledge hockey team
Riley Oldford was once the only kid in Yellowknife, NWT, who played hockey sitting down. But after encouraging friends to give the growing sport a try, he has inspired the formation of Yellowknife's first sledge hockey team. Maple Leafs legend Johnny Bower dead at 93
Legendary Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Johnny Bower led Toronto to four championships in a decade before retiring as the oldest goaltender to ever play in the NHL. Canadian Second World War veteran and Hall of Famer is remembered as one of the best Toronto Canucks' Alex Burmistrov retires from NHL
According to his agent, Alex Burmistrov is no longer a member of the Vancouver Canucks, let alone the NHL. "Alex made the decision to be released from his contract today in order to pursue a playing opportunity outside of the NHL," Benning said in an emai Winter is coming to Olympics in frigid South Korea
After two straight balmy Olympics where some might have wondered if it was even winter, athletes and visitors alike will finally experience a serious chill in their bones during the Games in mountainous Pyeongchang, South Korea. Hayley Wickenheiser says female hockey players losing dressing room to boys' team is 'crap'
Hayley Wickenheiser, regarded as one of the best female hockey players in the world, thinks it's "crap" girls at an arena in Ridgetown, Ont., got bumped out of their dressing room to make room for an all-boys team. No quick fix as Canucks continue to leak goals
After an unexpectedly bright 14-10-4 start to the season, the Canucks have surrendered an NHL-high 36 goals while suffering regulation losses in six of their last seven games. Canucks' Brock Boeser leaves game against Flames with foot injury
Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser took a shot of his left foot early in the second period of Sunday's game against the Calgary Flames and did not return. Alex Gough hauls in 2 silver medals at luge World Cup
Canadian sliders made several trips to the podium at the luge World Cup event in Lake Placid, N.Y., on Saturday as Alex Gough led the way with two silver medals. Canada's Lewis Irving lands 1st podium finish at World Cup aerials
Lewis Irving now has a podium finish to add to his resume after scoring a bronze medal in aerials at the World Cup event in Secret Garden, China, on Saturday. Canadians Kripps, Lumsden snag silver at bobsleigh World Cup
Canada took a silver of medal at a bobsleigh World Cup stop at the Igls track in Innsbruck, Austria, on Saturday, with Justin Kripps and Jesse Lumsden staking claim to the second-place spot. Sens owner Melnyk's relocation talks puts chill on NHL 100 festivities
On a weekend celebrating the game of hockey in the nation's capital, Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk put a damper on the festivities. Melnyk denied rumours the team was for sale, but did insinuate relocation could be considered. Christopher Tanev joins Horvat, Baertschi in Canucks' infirmary
Christopher Tanev has been added to the Vancouver Canucks' mounting injury list. Head coach Travis Green said after Friday's morning skate that the defenceman will be out two to three weeks with a groin strain. Canadian players in Russia are looking to form nucleus of Team Canada
Twenty-five Canadians chosen by Hockey Canada for this week's Channel One Cup tournament in Moscow are being sized up by general manager Sean Burke and head coach Willie Desjardins for the team that will go to the Winter Games in Pyeongchang. Canucks finally get last bite as Sam Gagner repels Sharks in OT
Sam Gagner scored at 4:34 of overtime as the Vancouver Canucks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Friday night. Toronto FC becomes 1st Canadian team to win MLS Cup
Jozy Altidore scored in the 67th minute and Victor Vazquez added a stoppage-time goal Saturday as Toronto FC completed a record-breaking season with a 2-0 win over Seattle in the MLS Cup final, avenging a penalty shootout loss to the Sounders in last year Vancouver ships youngest Subban brother to Los Angeles
The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward Nic Dowd from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for defenceman Jordan Subban. Jordan is the younger brother of Nashville Predators defenceman P.K. Subban and Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Malcolm Subban. Major junior hockey league apologizes 4 years after teen player's death
The family of Nova Scotia hockey player Jordan Boyd, who died at 16 after suffering cardiac arrest on the ice, is welcoming an apology from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the introduction of changes aimed at improving player safety. Jacob Markstrom records 1st career shutout as Canucks blank Hurricanes
Jacob Markstrom made 30 saves for his first career NHL shutout as the Vancouver Canucks blanked the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Tuesday night.
Derrick Pouliot had a goal and two assists and Nikolay Goldobin and Thomas Vanek also scored for the Canucks (14 Jacob Markstrom stifles Leafs as Canucks survive late push to win
Jacob Markstrom made 35 saves as the Vancouver Canucks downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Saturday. Leading 2-0 after 40 minutes on goals from Granlund and Edler in the first period, the Canucks were under siege to start the third, with Connor Brown co Ed Hervey named new B.C. Lions general manager, Buono to stay on as head coach
Ed Hervey, former Edmonton Eskimos general manager and player, joins Wally Buono to remain head coach for one final season. Daniel Sedin nabs 1000th point as Canucks fight past Preds
Brock Boeser had two goals and an assist, Daniel Sedin surpassed 1,000 career points and the Vancouver Canucks beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Thursday night. Sportsnet terminates Gregg Zaun after allegations of inappropriate behaviourSports | 207132 hits | 6:21 PM on Thursday | posted by shockedcanadian
Vancouver Canucks forward Derek Dorsett ending career due to spinal issues
The team says doctors recommended he not return to the ice because of "long-term, significant health risks." Costly mistakes doom Stampeders' shot at Grey Cup redemption
Fatal mistakes late in the game cost the Calgary Stampeders a shot at redemption Sunday as they were defeated in the Grey Cup for a second straight year, this time 27-24 at the hands of the Toronto Argonauts. Argos shovel out of early hole to defeat Stampeders in 105th Grey Cup
Lirim Hajrullahu kicked a 32-yard field goal with 53 seconds left shortly after Toronto tied the game on Cassius Vaughn's Grey Cup-record 109-yard fumble return, and the Argonauts stunned the Calgary Stampeders 27-24 in the 105th Grey Cup final. Canada grabs gold, silver in bobsleigh World Cup
Chris Spring and Neville Wright won a World Cup two-man bobsled race on Friday night, leading a gold-silver finish for the host Canadians. Spring and Wright barely held off fellow countrymen Justin Kripps and Alexander Kopacz, winning by just two-hundredt Canucks come back from 2-0 deficit to send Kings to 3rd straight loss
Sven Baertschi scored the tiebreaking goal on a power play early in the third period and the Vancouver Canucks wrapped up a four-game road trip by sending the Los Angeles Kings to their third consecutive loss, 3-2 on Tuesday night. B.C. hockey team says no money received from $7.5M donation pledge
A B.C. man who received national media coverage for pledging $7.5 million to the Kimberley Dynamiters' Junior B hockey team has yet to make good on his promise. Frank Zamboni is way overdue for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame
The hall of fame will welcome its newest inductees Monday, but notably absent again this year is the humble inventor of the famous ice-resurfacing machine that bears his name. Former Canada, U.S. women's hockey captains welcome babySports | 206958 hits | 11:35 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Caroline Ouellette and Julie Chu, the former captains of the Canadian and U.S. women's hockey teams, respectively, welcomed their first child on Nov. 5. Winnipeg mayor raises name of CFL Eskimos with Edmonton counterpart
Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman says he has told his Edmonton counterpart the Edmonton Eskimos could have a more inclusive name. Roy Halladay's plane was 'a Jet Ski with wings'
The tiny sport plane Roy Halladay was flying when he fatally crashed into the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday was made for entry-level pilots like him, though the plane's chief designer and test pilot died while flying one earlier this year, officials and exper Blue Jays great Roy Halladay killed in plane crash
Roy Halladay, one of the best pitchers to wear a Toronto Blue Jays uniform, was killed Tuesday when his small plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. He was 40. Senators acquire Matt Duchene in 3-team trade with Avs, PredsSports | 208574 hits | 3:21 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Senators acquired centre Matt Duchene from the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday in a three-team deal that involved Ottawa also dealing forward Kyle Turris to the Nashville Predators. Brock Boeser's 1st-career hat trick lifts Canucks over Penguins
Rookie forward Brock Boeser scored the first hat trick of his NHL career and also added an assist as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Saturday. The one sport Canada utterly dominates: Corey Bellemore smashes beer mile world record againSports | 207705 hits | 12:34 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
As other runners visibly struggled to choke down their brews, the Canadian smoothly chugged his four bottles of amber ale without a twinge of discomfort Houston stands strong as Astros capture 1st World Series title
George Springer and the Houston Astros rocketed to the top of the baseball galaxy Wednesday night, winning the first World Series championship in franchise history by romping past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game 7.Back to Canada News
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