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TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Lightning find themselves in unfamiliar territory — a loss away from elimination in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Montreal Canadiens won the NHL’s Draft Lottery for the first overall selection and the Winnipeg Jets will pick in the 14th slot in the upcoming 2022 NHL Draft.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe is going back to the well.

Former sprint star Bruny Surin drew inspiration from Canadian athletes at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Halifax and Moncton, N.B., will play host to the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship following a successful joint bid from the two Maritime cities.

More than 100 Canadian boxers are calling for the resignation of Boxing Canada’s high performance director Daniel Trepanier and an independent investigation into th…

If junior hockey fans across the country didn’t know who Jordan Dumais was to begin the season, they sure do now.

After dispatching the Peterborough Petes in the opening round of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs, the Hamilton Bulldogs will face off against a team that is clos…

Hockey greats, dignitaries and fans arrived for the national funeral for Guy Lafleur, a Montreal Canadiens legend, on Tuesday morning.

TORONTO — Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe predicted a “borderline violent” playoff series against a battle-tested opponent.

Thousands of fans lined up for hours outside the Bell Centre to share stories, pay their respects to the Lafleur family, and say one last goodbye to the hockey icon.

The path to the Stanley Cup is rarely a straight line. Sometimes it’s the direction a puck takes when it banks off the post and in – or out.

em>Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to note the date of Darnell Nurse’s injury was April 22.</em

Three goals from San Jose Sharks prospect Max McCue helped the London Knights to a 5-3 win over the Kitchener Rangers on Sunday afternoon at Budweiser Gardens.

Pickleball players readily admit their sport makes noise, but complaining about the sound of people having a healthy good time is out of bounds, say players and off…

It’s time for the NHL playoffs, where some of the world’s best hockey players are sure to up their game as they chase the Stanley Cup. Here are five stars who are l…

Hundreds of fans, hockey personalities and journalists paid their last respects to Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Bossy today at a funeral service north of Montreal.

Toronto Raptors all-star guard Fred VanVleet is doubtful for Thursday’s playoff game against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers with a strained left hip flexor.

Working smarter, not harder, especially on the green, has made all the difference for Canada’s Maude-Aimée Leblanc.

PHILADELPHIA – In enemy territory, and on the biggest stage for many of them, the young Toronto Raptors could have withered without their all-star point guard in Ph…

A national funeral will be held for Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur next week, but how do local authorities prepare for such a high-profile event in a hockey …

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Once a Coyote, always a Coyote.

After walking away from the sport she once enjoyed, former Canadian gymnast Carmen Whelan says she looks back at her 14-year athletic career with more painful memor…

PHILADELPHIA – The Toronto Raptors will not have all-star guard Fred VanVleet in the lineup for Monday’s playoff game with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Tens of thousands of runners packed into downtown Vancouver on Sunday for the first Vancouver Sun Run since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour scored 2:26 into overtime and the NHL-leading Florida Panthers extended their winning streak to a franchise-record 13 games by …

It’s been a difficult closing run for the Montreal Canadiens. They entered today’s contest with the Senators in Ottawa in the midst of a seven-game losing skid. Suf…

Even without their leading scorer, the Winnipeg Ice closed out the weekend at Wayne Fleming arena like they have for much of the Western Hockey League season: Winni…

A colour commentator with the junior-level B.C. Hockey League was removed midway through a game on Friday after making racist comments about a player on air.

Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse is unruffled by the fact no team in NBA history has come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series.

Fresh off establishing a single-season franchise record with 51 wins and 107 points, the Hamilton Bulldogs open what many hockey pundits believe could be a lengthy …

Edmonton will be the sole host of the 2022 men’s world junior championship and the Hlinka Gretzky Cup will be held in Red Deer, Alta., this summer.

PHILADELPHIA – Raptors rookie Scottie Barnes has been ruled out of Game 2 of Toronto’s best-of-seven opening-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers on …

Philadelphia Flyers (23-42-11, eighth in the Metropolitan) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (50-20-6, second in the Atlantic)

PHILADELPHIA – In Game 1 of their first-round series with the Philadelphia 76ers, the Toronto Raptors got hit in the mouth and now it’s on them to make adjustments …