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CBC
20 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- CBC
Fans thrilled for Abbotsford Canucks prospects
The Abbotsford Canucks, the farm team for Vancouver's NHL team, is making franchise history, with a birth in the Calder Cup western conference finals. Ahead of the start of the fourth round of the playoffs Thursday, CBC's Sohrab Sandhu spoke with some fans who say they are thrilled with team's progress.
National Post
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- National Post
Oilers, Panthers set for 12th Stanley Cup final rematch in NHL history
Article content Mathematical odds and hockey's gods would suggest that consecutive, identical matchups for the Stanley Cup are rare and wondrous happenstance. Article content Article content Given that one of 16 teams emerges from each National Hockey League conference to contest the final every year, the chances of a consecutive, repeat matchup currently are one in 4,096. Article content It had happened just 11 times since 1927 — and not at all since Detroit and Pittsburgh went back-to-back in 2008 and '09 — before the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers made it an even dozen and will face off again, with the Panthers looking to defend their Cup title from 2024. Article content Article content Montreal has appeared in the most back-to-back Cup match-ups with six, followed by Detroit (five), Toronto (four) and Boston (two). St. Louis, the New York Rangers, the Islanders, Oilers and Penguins each appeared in one. Article content Just four of the 11 back-to-backs were split by the two teams, while Montreal swept four of its six repeat finals, Toronto swept two and Detroit one. Article content Here then is a look back at some of hockey's most unlikely Stanley Cup finals in history. Article content This was the OG, the first consecutive, repeat matchup for Lord Stanley's Cup in modern NHL history. The Leafs took the title in 1932, before the Rangers won the 1933 Final by a count of three games to one. Bill Cook, the Rangers captain and first player signed by the New York franchise, scored the Cup-clinching goal at 7:33 of overtime, with Leafs Bill Thoms and Alex Levinsky in the penalty box at Maple Leaf Gardens. It was the first power-play OT goal scored in NHL playoff history. In a delightful interview conducted in the Rangers dressing room between the second and third periods, Cook was asked by radio and TV play-by-play man extraordinaire Foster Hewitt to offer goal-scoring advice for youngsters. Article content Article content Article content Cook, who won the 1932-33 scoring title with 50 points in 48 games, said: 'Put the puck where the goaltender isn't.' Article content He did exactly that in OT, taking a centring pass from Butch Keeling and beating Toronto netminder Lorne Chabot low on the stick side to give the Rangers their second Stanley Cup title. Article content At various points in NHL history, the Canadiens made it a rite of spring to appear in the Cup final and, for an unprecedented three straight years in the 1950s, their dance partners were the Red Wings. In 1954 and '55, the Wings' dynastic teams came out on top, powered by the likes of Gordie Howe, Ted Lindsay, Norm Ullman, Alex Delvecchio and goalie Glenn Hall.
CBC
3 hours ago
- Sport
- CBC
Accused player testifies at hockey sexual assault trial
Carter Hart, one of the five former world junior hockey players accused of sexual assault, took the stand in his own defence on Thursday saying he only had consensual sexual contact with the complainant, E.M.
Globe and Mail
4 hours ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Capitals say no decision has been made on Alex Ovechkin's NHL future after email mistake
The Washington Capitals said Thursday that no decision has been made on Alex Ovechkin's future in the NHL after an email was sent to season-ticket holders calling next season his last. The team on social media said that the email was mistakenly sent by someone in the corporate sales department. Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's career goal-scoring record this spring and now has a total of 897. The upcoming 2025-26 season is his last on his current contract, signed in 2021, and he turns 40 in September. Ovechkin has said he intends to play next season, which would be his 21st in the league.
CBS News
4 hours ago
- Business
- CBS News
Philadelphia Flyers re-sign Tyson Foerster to a 2-year, $7.5 million contract
The Philadelphia Flyers have signed forward Tyson Foerster to a two-year contract worth $7.5 million. General manager Daniel Briere announced the extension Thursday. Foerster will count $3.75 million annually against the salary cap in the 2025-26 and 2026-27 NHL seasons. Foerster, 23, set career highs with 25 goals, 18 assists and 43 points this past season. He was set to be a restricted free agent July 1 and will be again after this deal expires. The Flyers' first-round pick in the 2020 draft at No. 23 overall, Foerster has 83 points in 166 career games in the league, all with Philadelphia. This spring, he represented Canada at the world hockey championships.
