• The Canadian Press

    Bedard, Fantilli, Celebrini headline young roster at world hockey championship

    CALGARY — Forwards Connor Bedard, Adam Fantilli and Macklin Celebrini will be part of a young Canadian squad looking to defend its gold medal at this year's world men's hockey championship, Hockey Canada released its initial 22-player roster Friday for the tournament that runs May 10-26 in Prague and Ostrava, Czechia. Bedard, the 2023 first-overall draft pick and a finalist for this season's Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year, is coming off a successful first year with the Chicago Blackhawk

  • The Canadian Press

    Beloved sportscaster Bob Cole remembered for grit, talent and the 'gleam in his eye'

    ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The classic "Hockey Night in Canada" theme song resounded through a St. John's, N.L., church Friday where friends, family and colleagues gathered to remember Bob Cole, the legendary sportscaster who brought some of the sport's most important games to living rooms across the country. Ron MacLean and former NHL goalie Glenn Healy, who both worked alongside Cole on "Hockey Night in Canada," were among the mourners assembled in St. Thomas' Anglican Church to pay tribute to Cole. "

  • The Canadian Press

    Not again? The pressure is on the Boston Bruins with Game 7 at home against the rival Maple Leafs

    No team in the long histories of the NHL, NBA and Major League Baseball has blown a 3-1 lead and lost a best-of-seven series in back-to-back postseasons. The Boston Bruins have put themselves in that conversation. They will play a Game 7 on Saturday night (8 p.m. Eastern, ABC) against the rival Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the playoffs for the third time in seven years. The Bruins won the previous two showdowns, including a similar situation in 2013, and the Leafs falling short at t

  • The Canadian Press

    Funeral underway for broadcasting legend, voice of 'Hockey Night in Canada,' Bob Cole

    ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A sombre crowd gathered in a downtown St. John's church Friday to honour Bob Cole, the legendary sportscaster from Newfoundland and Labrador who brought some of hockey's most important games to living rooms across the country. "Hockey Night in Canada" host Ron MacLean and former NHL goalie Glen Healy were among the mourners assembled in St. Thomas' Anglican Church to remember Cole, who died April 24 at the age of 90. The bells in the navy-blue clapboard church in the heart of