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Could Graham James Avoid Jail Time?

CP | Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press | Posted 02.06.2012 | Canada

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Healing Sidney Crosby: Can His Treatment Work For Others?

The Huffington Post Canada | Rebecca Zamon | Posted 01.04.2013 | Canada Living

When Pittsburgh Penguin captain Sidney Crosby returned to the ice this week and scored a goal within minutes, hockey lovers everywhere breathed a sigh...

WATCH: Montreal Fans Go To Hockey Game, Fight Breaks Out

The Huffington Post Canada | Ron Nurwisah | Posted 11.22.2011 | Canada

Maybe Rodney Dangerfield was on to something. On the ice, Monday night's Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins game was a goaltending battle betwee...

Defence Dept. Has Say In Use Of Winnipeg Jets Logo

CP | Steve Rennie, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.19.2012 | Canada

OTTAWA - The Defence Department has given the Winnipeg Jets their marching orders when it comes to the hockey club's Air Force-inspired logo.A nine-pa...

Could Americans Buy The Toronto Maple Leafs

CP | Posted 01.16.2012 | Canada

TORONTO - The Toronto Star says a U.S. investment company is interested in buying the parent company of the Toronto Maple Leafs.The Star says Providen...

This Year's Hall Of Famers

CP | Chris Johnston, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.11.2012 | Canada

TORONTO - The Hockey Hall of Fame is set to open its doors to the class of 2011 on Monday night. Here's a capsule look at the careers of Ed Belfour, D...

Torres Gets Heat For Halloween Blackface

The Huffington Post Canada | Scaachi Koul | Posted 12.31.2011 | Canada

Phoenix Coyotes winger Raffi Torres is defending his Halloween costume — and himself — after he dressed up as rapper Jay-Z for a Halloween party t...

Manitoba Hockey Hazing Investigation Reopened

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.28.2011 | Canada

NEEPAWA, Man. - The Manitoba Junior Hockey League reopened an investigation Friday into a hazing scandal that has engulfed the Neepawa Natives and war...

Don Cherry and Hockey Fights Are Just Part of the Game

Peter Worthington | Posted 12.13.2011 | Canada
Peter Worthington

It's pretty hard to justify head shots, or anything that might damage the brain. But don't confuse concussions, head shots, or cheap shots with fighting. It could be argued that few things are less dangerous than a hockey fight. The crowd loves it, and little harm is done.

Winnipeg Can Learn From Detroit, Green Bay

Kolby Solinsky | Posted 12.12.2011 | Canada
Kolby Solinsky

Game one is done. The beer was flying, you can bet, while Main and Portage was rocking like Granville Street during the 2010 Olympic gold medal game. ...

PM Unveils Winnipeg Jets Coin

CP | Scott Edmonds, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.09.2011 | Canada

WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled one of the two commemorative coins the Royal Canadian Mint is producing to mark the Winnipeg Jets' r...

Winnipeg Fans Eagerly Await Jets Home Opener

CBC | Posted 12.09.2011 | Canada

Winnipeg hockey fans are celebrating the return of a hometown NHL team, as the Jets prepare for their home opening game. The ...

Can the Winnipeg Jets Win in a Loser Region?

David Gratzer | Posted 12.08.2011 | Canada
David Gratzer

As the game returns to Winnipeg, it says much about the country and its newfound prosperity. The anemic Loonie now trades near parity. The real estate market didn't collapsed and the federal government's debt-to-GDP ratio is about a third of America's.

Winnipeg Jets Seeking Fresh Identity

CP | Chris Johnston, The Canadian Press | Posted 12.09.2011 | Canada

WINNIPEG - There's a good reason Manitoba Moose banners still hang above the ice at MTS Centre.In the eyes of the man who convinced the NHL to come ba...

CBC Skating Away From Don Cherry After Hockey Violence Rant

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 12.08.2011 | Canada

TORONTO - Other than using some colourful language, Don Cherry has no regrets about his recent rant on fighting in hockey.Speaking on his popular "Coa...

My Dual Loyalties Problem

Mark Dubowitz | Posted 12.01.2011 | Canada
Mark Dubowitz

As a Canadian living in Washington, D.C., with a green card and an American-born son, hockey has been a means for me to emotionally gain entry to a foreign land -- a sporting way for a man to fortify the ideas and habits that define patriotism.

Why Is Paul Henderson Not in the Hockey Hall of Fame?

David Menzies | Posted 11.26.2011 | Canada
David Menzies

It was 39 years ago today that the most famous goal in Canadian hockey history was scored. And yet, in the almost four decades since that piece of vulcanized rubber got past Soviet Union goaltender Vladislav Tretiak, the Canadian who scored that goal, Paul Henderson, is still inexplicably not in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

CBC Opts For NHL Over Ontario Polls

Canoe.ca | Posted 11.21.2011 | Canada Politics

The CBC casts its vote for hockey. The NHL season opens on Oct. 6 -- the same date Ontario voters go to the polls to pick the provincial government...

Russia's Economy of Corruption

Peter Worthington | Posted 11.10.2011 | Canada
Peter Worthington

Now that it no longer aspires to take over the world -- or at least subvert Western countries -- Russia is not the threat to peace that it once was. Even when I lived in Moscow, true communism was never really practiced. Most Muscovites had clandestine deals going on, where they could manipulate or cheat the system.

Mother: Belak Was Fighting Depression

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.02.2011 | Canada

TORONTO - Wade Belak's mother says her son suffered from depression prior to his death, according to a media report.In an interview with CBC News, Lor...

Fans, Family, Friends Say Goodbye To Rick Rypien

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.20.2011 | Canada

BLAIRMORE, Alta. - NHL enforcer Rick Rypien never walked away from a fight and battled bravely to the end of a too-short life, his friends and family ...

New NHL Nets?

CP | Chris Johnston, The Canadian Press | Posted 10.18.2011 | Canada

TORONTO - NHL nets could look a little bit different this season.After using a shallower model over two days at the research and development camp, lea...

Belfour, Gilmour Among Hockey Hall Of Fame Inductees

The Canadian Press | Posted 08.28.2011 | Canada

TORONTO - The long wait is over for a couple future members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Doug Gilmour, Mark Howe and Joe Nieuwendyk were called to t...

NHL Draft: What's At Stake For Canada's Teams

The Huffington Post Canada | Monte Stewart | Posted 08.24.2011 | Canada

Get ready for the world’s biggest and best reality show. It only happens once a year, but it appeals to all demographic groups – teenagers, mom...

Flyers Stun Hockey World With Flurry Of Trades Before NHL Draft

The Canadian Press | Posted 08.24.2011 | Canada

THE CANADIAN PRESS — MINNEAPOLIS - What was thought would be a straight-forward NHL draft highlighted by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins being picked first by t...