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The Canadian PressStars centre Roope Hintz out for Game 6 with upper-body injury; Avs without centre Yakov Trenin
DENVER (AP) — The Dallas Stars will be without centre Roope Hintz for a second straight game because of an upper-body injury. Hintz will miss Game 6 of their second-round series with the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night. The Stars can advance to the Western Conference Final for the second year in a row with a win. The 27-year-old Hintz left Monday’s 5-1 victory at Colorado after blocking a shot in the first period. Earlier in the game, he went down hard when he was cross-checked by Nathan MacK
The Canadian PressPeterka has goal, 3 assists in Germany's 8-2 rout of Kazakhstan at men's hockey world championship
PRAGUE (AP) — JJ Peterka had a goal and three assists, Wojciech Stachowiak set up four goals, and Germany clinched a playoff berth with an 8-2 rout of Kazakhstan at the men’s hockey world championship on Friday. Philipp Grubauer, who plays for the NHL's Seattle Kraken, stopped 18 shots in helping Germany (3-2) move into second place in the eight-team Group B standings. Peterka, a member of the Buffalo Sabres, scored the eventual game-winning goal in putting the Germans ahead 3-1 at the 1:11 mark
The Canadian PressPride House on Seine River barge is inaugurated by Paris Olympics organizers
PARIS (AP) — The Pride House of the Paris Olympics was inaugurated on a barge in the Seine River by Games organizers on Friday. The boat, moored between the Grand Palais and the Place de la Concorde in the city center, is meant to be a safe space for LGBTQ athletes and visitors during the Olympics and Paralympics. “France will guarantee that everyone feels like they belong in the celebration,” French Equality Minister Aurore Bergé said at the inauguration. The initiative is part of a broader mov
The Canadian PressKreider pushes Rangers to the NHL's Eastern Conference Final for the 2nd time in 3 postseasons
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Chris Kreider had just helped the New York Rangers finally finish off the Carolina Hurricanes with a huge third-period performance when he was asked what it meant to him considering his long run with the franchise. He paused, then smiled. “You're going to hate this answer,” Kreider said, drawing laughter from reporters before adding a deflective response. “It means we get to play more hockey.” Kreider almost single-handedly ensured that with his final-period hat trick, which