• The Canadian Press

    High-scoring Avalanche await winner of Stars-Golden Knights in next round after dispatching Jets

    DENVER (AP) — The high-scoring, fast-flying Colorado Avalanche are so much more than the Nathan MacKinnon Show. The supporting cast for the Avalanche played an integral role as they eliminated the Winnipeg Jets in five games during their first-round series. The Avalanche had 12 different players find the back of the net in a series where they averaged 5.6 goals a game against a team that led the NHL in fewest goals allowed during the regular season. It's the sort of top-to-bottom depth that has

  • The Canadian Press

    Rogers CEO touts Amazon NHL deal, says company will pursue rights renewal in 2026

    TORONTO — The chief executive of Rogers Communications Inc. says the company plans to pursue a renewal of its rights to broadcast NHL games when its current agreement expires in two years, but offered no hints on whether it will go it alone or seek out a partner. Speaking Wednesday at a lunch hosted by Canadian Club Toronto, Rogers president and CEO Tony Staffieri called the $5.2-billion, 12-year rights agreement a "terrific deal for us" that has helped grow audiences on its Sportsnet channels.

  • The Canadian Press

    Rangers rookie Matt Rempe doesn't mind playing the villain role in the NHL playoffs

    Matt Rempe stretched on the bench several minutes before warmups when the chants started. A chorus of “Rempe! Rempe!” emerged from nearby New York Rangers fans, sounding almost like the Yankees “Bleacher Creatures” role-calling players from the outfield. The popular 6-foot-8 rookie waved and got a big cheer when he went down the tunnel. Then, every time he touched the puck during the game in Washington, the Capitals crowd booed Rempe, unhappy about a hit he made two nights earlier that injured d

  • The Canadian Press

    Hurricanes avoid major injury for DeAngelo and close in on getting Pesce back for Rangers series

    The Carolina Hurricanes have avoided a major injury concern for defenceman Tony DeAngelo while veteran blue-liner Brett Pesce is nearing a return from a lower-body injury suffered in the second game of the NHL playoffs. Team president and general manager Don Waddell said Wednesday that Pesce has shed a walking boot and is doing work to return and should play at some point in the second-round series against the Presidents' Trophy-winning New York Rangers. “If everything goes as expected, he shall