• The Canadian Press

    Canucks must 'want that big moment' heading into decisive Game 7: coach

    EDMONTON — All season long, the Vancouver Canucks have preached resilience. Now comes the ultimate test. After an ugly 5-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, the Canucks need to once again showcase their ability to bounce back as the two teams prepare for a decisive Game 7 Monday in the second-round playoff series. The two sides are now tied at 3-3 in the best-of-seven matchup. “Our job right now is we got to flush this game," said head coach Rick Tocchet. "Obviously some guys know that th

  • The Canadian Press

    Five things to know about the NHL playoffs

    Today is an off day for the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers as they prepare for Monday's winner-take-all Game 7 showdown at Rogers Arena. The Florida Panthers, New York Rangers and Dallas Stars have off days, too, but they'll be watching Monday to see which Canadian team joins them in the final four. Here are five things to know about the NHL playoffs: Flush it. Focus forward. Play Game 7 like you want to be a hero. Those were the post-game words of Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet las

  • The Canadian Press

    Canadian women score historic rugby win, defeating World Cup champion New Zealand

    CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Fancy Bermudez scored two tries as Canada recorded a historic rugby win over New Zealand on Sunday, holding on to dispatch the reigning World Cup champion 22-19 and win the Pacific Four Series. The Canadian women had lost all 17 previous meetings with the Black Ferns, with 10 of those defeats by 27 points or more. The six-time world champions won 52-21 the last time they met, last July in Ottawa in the same tournament. The closest Canada has come to a win was a 16-8 l

  • The Canadian Press

    Sports scoreboard for Saturday, May 18, 2024

    Saturday's Games NHL Playoffs Second Round Edmonton 5 Vancouver 1 (Best-of-seven series tied 3-3) --- IIHF World Hockey Championship Group Stage At Prague Canada 5 Finland 3 Switzerland 8 Denmark 0 Czechia 4 Britain 1 At Ostrava, Czechia Sweden 7 Latvia 2 Germany 4 Poland 4 Slovakia 4 France 2 --- AHL Playoffs Division Finals Cleveland 4 Syracuse 1 (Cleveland leads best-of-five series 2-0) Hershey 4 Hartford 2 (Hershey leads best-of-five series 2-0) --- NBA Playoffs Second Round Dallas 117 Oklah