• The Canadian Press

    Lafrenière continuing his breakthrough season as a solid contributor for Rangers in NHL playoffs

    After a breakthrough regular season, Alexis Lafrenière has continued to be a solid contributor for the New York Rangers in their run to the Eastern Conference final. Selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NHL draft, the Quebec native entered the league with high expectations for a Rangers team looking to come out of a rebuilding process. Lafrenière made the team as a 19-year-old rookie and finished with 12 goals and nine assists in 56 games in the league's pandemic-shortened season. He

  • The Canadian Press

    Warriors complete sweep of Winterhawks for first-ever WHL title, trip to Memorial Cup

    MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Brayden Schuurman scored the go-ahead goal with 5:53 remaining in the third period to lift the Moose Jaw Warriors to a 4-2 win over the Portland Winterhawks on Wednesday to book a ticket to the Memorial Cup. The Warriors completed the sweep in the best-of-seven Western Hockey League Championship Series to earn their first-ever Ed Chynoweth Cup. The Memorial Cup will be held May 24 to June 2 in Saginaw, Mich. Martin Rysavy, with two goals including the insurance score into an e

  • The Canadian Press

    Knights complete sweep of Generals to win OHL title, book ticket to Memorial Cup

    OSHAWA, Ont. — Easton Cowan had one goal and three assists, Kasper Halttunen had two goals and one assist as the London Knights booked their ticket to the Memorial Cup with a 7-1 win over the Oshawa Generals on Wednesday. The Knights swept the Generals in the best-of-seven Ontario Hockey League Championship Series to claim their fifth J. Ross Robertson Cup and first since 2016. Cowan was named the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award winner as the most valuable player of the OHL playoffs. He had 34 points (10

  • The Canadian Press

    Canucks' Tocchet says Demko improving, top prospect Lekkerimaki an option for Game 5

    VANCOUVER — Canucks head coach Rick Tocchet says Thatcher Demko has "improved immensely the last 72 hours" as the all-star goaltender works his way back from a lower-body injury. The 28-year-old started Vancouver's playoff opener against the Nashville Predators, but hasn't suited up since. Vancouver has turned to third-string rookie Arturs Silovs in the post-season after backup Casey DeSmith was hurt in Game 3 against the Predators. Silovs, who is 4-3 in the playoffs with a .907 save percentage