• The Canadian Press

    Canadian stars Fillier and Gosling excited to turn pro ahead of Monday's PWHL draft

    Sarah Fillier grew up a fan of the NHL and watched its draft every year. Now that she's turning pro herself, she can't wait for her own draft-day moment. Fillier — pronounced FILL'-ee-yay — is widely considered the top prospect ahead of Monday's Professional Women's Hockey League draft. The 23-year-old centre from Georgetown, Ont., said it would be an honour to be drafted by one of the league's six teams in the first round, let alone first overall. "It's what you dream of," said Fillier. "It's a

  • The Canadian Press

    Perry gets another chance at second Stanley Cup 17 years after winning his first

    EDMONTON — Corey Perry won his first Stanley Cup in his second NHL season while with the Anaheim Ducks. Seventeen years later, he’s still looking for ring No. 2. It’s not for lack of trying. As a veteran member of the Edmonton Oilers, he’s about to play in his fourth Cup final in the last five years. He’s lost it as a member of the Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens and Tampa Bay Lightning. In fact, the “Perry Curse” is something you can find online pretty easily. “I never had the opportunity to p

  • The Canadian Press

    Alouettes, Bombers set to kick off '24 CFL season with Grey Cup rematch

    TORONTO — The start of the regular season couldn't come at a better time for the CFL. The 2024 campaign kicks off Thursday night in Winnipeg with the Blue Bombers hosting the Montreal Alouettes in a Grey Cup rematch. Grey Cup MVP Cody Fajardo's 19-yard TD strike to Tyson Philpot, it's top Canadian, with 15 seconds remaining rallied the Als to a thrilling 28-24 championship victory at Tim Hortons Field. But it's been a rough couple of months for the league. In April, it suspended retired defensiv

  • The Canadian Press

    Edmonton Oilers' penalty killers holding up their side of the special teams ledger

    Move over, Edmonton Oilers power play. The penalty killers are in the spotlight. The Oilers reached their first Stanley Cup final in 18 years in no small measure to a stingy penalty kill that hasn't given up a goal in their last 10 playoff games, and kept a clean sheet in 28 straight short-handed situations. The Oilers and Florida Panthers open the 2024 Stanley Cup final with Saturday's Game 1 in Sunrise, Fla. When Edmonton's vaunted power play went quiet the first four games of the Western Conf