• The Canadian Press

    OHL roundup: Cowan's hot night lifts Knights to 8-1 win over Generals

    LONDON, Ont. — Easton Cowan scored once and added four assists as the London Knights opened the Ontario Hockey League's Championship Final on Thursday night with an 8-1 win over the visiting Oshawa Generals. Oliver Bonk and Rusian Gazizov scored twice for the Knights, who lost last year's OHL Championship Final in six games to the Peterborough Petes. Jared Woolley, Denver Barkey and Jacob Julien also scored for the Knights, while Sam Dickinson added three assists and Julien chipped in with two a

  • The Canadian Press

    QMJHL roundup: Voltigeurs zap Drakkar 5-0 in opener of final series

    BAIE-COMEAU, Que. — Alexis Gendron scored three goals, Luke Woodworth had a goal and two assists, and the visiting Drummondville Voltigeurs defeated the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 5-0 on Thursday night in the opening game of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Championship Final. Justin Cote also scored for the Voltigeurs, who led 2-0 after the first period and 4-0 after 40 minutes. The Drakkar finished with the best overall record in the OHL regular season, while the Voltigeurs were second. This

  • The Canadian Press

    Toronto Maple Leafs fire coach Sheldon Keefe after another early playoff exit

    TORONTO (AP) — Sheldon Keefe is out as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, fired Thursday after another early exit from the NHL playoffs. The move had been expected after Toronto lost to rival Boston in Game 7 last weekend, the fourth time in five years under Keefe that the team has lost in the first round. The Maple Leafs won just one playoff series since Keefe took over in November 2019. “Today’s decision was difficult,” general manager Brad Treliving said in a statement. “Sheldon is an excellen

  • The Canadian Press

    From rugby to hockey and water polo, the Beukebooms make their mark

    A look at Canadian rugby forward Tyson Beukeboom and her family sporting ties: — Her father, Jeff Beukeboom, played 13 seasons in the NHL with Edmonton and the New York Rangers. He won three Stanley Cups with the Oilers (1987, ‘88 and ‘90) and one with the Rangers (1994). — Her brother Brock played in the ECHL and abroad in Austria, Denmark and Scotland. — Cousins Brett and Matt Beukeboom both represented Canada in rugby. Their father, John Beukeboom, won the 1979 Memorial Cup as a defenceman wi