Why the NHL’s Canadian division is controlling COVID-19 better than U.S. teams
About 160 kilometres separates Toronto from Buffalo, N.Y., but when it comes to the NHL and COVID-19, the two cities are even farther apart.The Buffalo Sabres have…
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Manitoba approves NHL in Winnipeg, clearing way for play across Canada
The NHL's one-time-only, all-Canadian division has cleared its final hurdle.Next stop, puck drop. The Manitoba government said Friday it will allow the Winnipeg Jets to play home…
Unable to say final goodbye, wife of late Oiler Colby Cave urges Canadians to respect COVID-19 regulations
Emily Cave didn't expect her Instagram post about taking COVID-19 regulations seriously to go viral.The wife of Edmonton Oilers' centre Colby Cave, who died in April after…
Like it or not, NHL could be forced to play next season in modified bubble
If the NHL hopes to start a new season in January, there probably won't be any fans in the buildings and games could be played in some…
Quinton Byfield makes history as highest-drafted Black player at key time in NHL
Dressed to the nines in his living room, Quinton Byfield didn't have to wait long in Tuesday's NHL draft to make history.Byfield became the highest-drafted Black player…
Oilers’ Connor McDavid tests positive for COVID-19
The Edmonton Oilers say Connor McDavid has tested positive for COVID-19. The NHL team made the announcement on Twitter on Monday night. The Oilers say their team…
Calgary Flames defenceman Travis Hamonic won’t play in NHL’s restart
Calgary Flames defenceman Travis Hamonic has decided not to play in the NHL's restart. The Flames said Friday night that Hamonic has opted out of the NHL's…
NHL expected to announce Toronto, Edmonton as hub cities: reports
The NHL has seemingly decided on its hub cities for when the league returns to play, according to multiple reports on Wednesday: Toronto for the Eastern Conference…
NHL hub cities: Which are best equipped to host hockey in a pandemic
When the NHL first announced plans in May to salvage its season, it "only" had the health limitations of a global pandemic to contend with. A lot…
NHL exec Kim Davis focused on pushing sport’s diversity agenda forward
Kim Davis lists off a range of emotions.They're the ones she's gone through since seeing the video of life slowly draining out of George Floyd's body as…
Finland downs Canada to end 7-year gold-medal drought
Finland forward Marko Anttila celebrates scoring the game-winning goal in Sunday’s 3-1 decision over Canada in the gold-medal game of the men's world hockey championship in Bratislava,…