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
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. "
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 post-seasons. 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
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins fired assistant coach Todd Reirden on Friday, just over two weeks after the organization missed out on the playoffs for a second straight season. Reirden was in charge of Pittsburgh's power play. The Penguins struggled while on the man advantage all season despite having a star-studded unit that included Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang and Erik Karlsson. Pittsburgh converted on just 15% of its power play opportunities, 30th in the 32-team NHL.