• The Canadian Press

    Canada's Kia Nurse hopes to inspire with WNBA exhibition in Edmonton on May 4

    When Kia Nurse was growing up in Hamilton, the nearest professional basketball that she could see in person was the Toronto Raptors. Although superstar Vince Carter was her favourite player, she couldn't see herself in him. She's hoping to change that feeling for young Canadian girls. Nurse will lead the Los Angeles Sparks against the Seattle Storm at Edmonton's Rogers Place in a WNBA exhibition game on May 4. She said on Tuesday that the pre-season event is a real opportunity to inspire the nex

  • The Canadian Press

    Lindy Ruff becomes Sabres coach again a little grayer, wiser and more motivated to restore success

    BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Back for a second stint as Sabres coach, Lindy Ruff appeared a little grayer Tuesday, said he’s a bit wiser and sounded more motivated than ever to restore success to a franchise that’s known mostly losing during an NHL-record 13-season playoff drought. This time, it’s personal, Ruff said during an introductory news conference a day after being hired. It’s a homecoming for the 64-year-old Ruff, who spent his first 10-plus NHL seasons playing for the Sabres and 14-plus more c

  • The Canadian Press

    Goaltender Ivan Fedotov signs a two-year, $6.5M deal with the Flyers after long journey to the NHL

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Goaltender Ivan Fedotov signed a two-year, $6.5 million contract with the Flyers on Tuesday, landing a short-term commitment in the NHL less than a month after joining the team and nine years after his complicated and secretive journey to Philadelphia began. Fedotov made his long-awaited Flyers debut earlier this month after being selected in the seventh round of the 2015 draft. He was able to join the team after CSKA Moscow terminated his contract in Russia’s KHL. The 27-yea

  • The Canadian Press

    Defencemen injuries are already piling up early in the NHL playoffs

    Deep NHL playoff runs Jason Demers went on during his playing career usually ended the same way. “The injuries just accumulated too much,” he said. “And then you’re just not playing at 100%.” That attrition is already showing early in the first round this spring at Demers' old position, as defences have been depleted by existing and new injuries, from Tampa Bay’s Mikhail Sergachev and Colorado’s Samuel Girard being out long term to Carolina’s Brett Pesce going down Monday night and Washington be