Sports

Julien energized by Canadiens' busy off-season: 'I expect us to make the playoffs'

Claude Julien glanced down at some notes towards the end of his nearly hour-long video conference call with reporters Thursday. The Montreal Canadiens head coach was promptly asked - tongue firmly pla...

Oct 22, 2020

NHL postpones Winter Classic, all-star weekend until 2022 due to COVID-19

NEW YORK - The NHL has announced that its Winter Classic and all-star weekend will not be held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Winter Classic featuring the Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues...

Oct 22, 2020

East to West: Skip Mary-Anne Arsenault curling in B.C. after long run in Nova Scotia

When Mary-Anne Arsenault was planning a cross-country move from Nova Scotia to British Columbia last winter, she wasn't sure whether curling would be in her future. That feeling of uncertainty "...

Oct 22, 2020

Forward Jake Virtanen signs new two-year deal with hometown Vancouver Canucks

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed a new deal with right-winger Jake Virtanen. The team announced Thursday that the 24-year-old from Abbotsford, B.C., has agreed to a two-year contrac...

Oct 22, 2020

Canadian figure skating championships pushed back a month due to COVID-19

OTTAWA - The Canadian figure skating championships have been pushed back a month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is now scheduled to take place Feb. 8-14 at Vancouver's Doug Mitchell Thunderbi...

Oct 22, 2020

Pandemic tests Canada's ability to stay a winter-sport powerhouse in Beijing in 2022

What bobsled pilot Justin Kripps wants out of the upcoming sliding season is momentum. What that looks like will be dictated by the COVID-19 pandemic. "I feel like there's there's a couple different w...

Oct 22, 2020

Senators sign forward Connor Brown to a three-year, $10.8M contract

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have avoided arbitration with Connor Brown by signing the forward to a three-year, US$10.8-million contract. The Senators and Brown were scheduled to have an arbitration h...

Oct 22, 2020

Milestone sponsorship deal keeps pro women's hockey association goals in sight

Surviving the COVID-19 pandemic has been harder for women's pro sports than men's because of the financial gap between the two.Women's hockey in Canada was already in transition before the pandemic th...

Oct 22, 2020

Skate America opens shortened, coronavirus-impacted season

When U.S. figure skaters and a few foreigners training in this country kick off the season at Skate America this weekend, it could be a rare opportunity to display their wares. So they will relish the...

Oct 22, 2020

The Latest: Werder Bremen player tests positive for virus

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ German soccer club Werder Bremen says one of its players has tested positive for the coronavirus and the team's tr...

Oct 22, 2020