CALGARY, Alberta—Hilary Knight tied former U.S. star Cammi Granato’s record for goals in women’s world hockey championship play with 44 in the Americans’ 3–0 victory over Finland on Sunday night. Making her U.S.-record 11th appearance in the event, the 32-year-old Knight scored from the slot to cap the scoring with 6:58 left. She also moved…
Jimmy Hayes, 31, Boston College Star Who Played in NHL, Dies
MILTON, Mass.—Jimmy Hayes, who won a national hockey championship at Boston College and played seven seasons in the NHL, has died. He was 31. A law enforcement official said medics on Monday were called to the Hayes home in the Boston suburbs, where he was pronounced dead. No other details were disclosed. Hayes, a 6-foot-5…
Rod Gilbert, Hall of Famer for New York Rangers, Dies at 80
NEW YORK—Rod Gilbert, the Hall of Fame right wing who starred for the New York Rangers and helped Canada win the 1972 Summit Series, had died. He was 80. Gilbert’s family confirmed the death to Rangers on Sunday. The team didn’t provide details. “I am deeply saddened by the passing of Rod Gilbert—one of the…
US Beats Switzerland 3–0 to Open Women’s World Hockey
CALGARY, Alberta—Brianna Decker and Kendall Coyne Schofield each had a goal and an assist and the nine-time champion United States beat Switzerland 3-0 on Friday night to open the women’s world hockey championship. The tournament began with the Beijing Olympics less than six months away. The world championship was last played in 2019 in Finland,…
‘It’s Time’: Star Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist Retires at 39
WASHINGTON—The King has called it a career. Henrik Lundqvist, one of the greatest goaltenders of his generation, announced his retirement Friday less than nine months after heart surgery. “It’s time,” the 39-year-old Lundqvist wrote in a social media post. “For the last 30 years, I have devoted my life to the game of hockey and now…
Blackhawks Hall of Fame Goaltender Tony Esposito Dies at 78
CHICAGO—Tony Esposito made an immediate mark on the Chicago Blackhawks and a lasting impression on the NHL. Esposito, the pioneering Hall of Famer who spent almost his entire 16-year career with the Blackhawks, died following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, the team announced Tuesday. He was 78. Esposito debuted with Montreal during the 1968-69…
Brothers Face Off Against Each Other at Tokyo Olympics
July 28, 2021
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TOKYO—Playing against his younger brother at the Olympic hockey tournament is not something New Zealand goalkeeper Leon Hayward had thought would ever happen. But on Wednesday, Leon, 31, faced off against his 28-year-old brother Jeremy, who played as a defender for Australia in their match against the Kiwis in a spectator-less stadium at the Tokyo…
Champion Lightning Ace Final Exam on ‘Last Day of School’
TAMPA, Fla—With the clock ticking on their time together, the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning talked about what they already knew was their last Stanley Cup run as a group. They talked about it midway through the playoffs. They talked about it on the verge of reaching the final. Changes were coming, so captain Steven…
Tampa Bay Beat Montreal to Retain Stanley Cup
The Tampa Bay Lightning became only the third back-to-back Stanley Cup champions in the last quarter of a century with a 1–0 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. The Lightning clinched the best-of-seven series 4–1 in front of a packed arena to end a magical run by Montreal, who were Canada’s latest hope…
911 Callers Urge Help for Hockey Player Killed by Fireworks
A woman told a 911 dispatcher that Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks was “getting ready to go into convulsions” after he was struck in the chest by an errant Fourth of July fireworks mortar blast at a Michigan home. The call was one of three released Tuesday in connection with Kivlenieks’ death, which police…
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