Tag: Canadian Hockey

Tavares’ OT Goal Gives Maple Leafs Series Win Over Lightning

The Toronto Maple Leafs finally advanced in the NHL playoffs, and coach Sheldon Keefe struggled to find the right words to capture the moment. “It’s been a long road for a lot of our guys. … They’ve been through a lot, been questioned a lot,” he said Saturday night after John Tavares scored 4:35 into overtime,…


Bedard Sets 5 Records, Canada Beats Slovakia in OT to Advance to World Junior Semis

Canada is off to the semifinals at the world junior hockey championship. Connor Bedard scored at 5:17 of overtime on an incredible individual effort as the tournament hosts defeated Slovakia 4-3 on Monday. The extraordinary 17-year-old deked his way past three Slovaks before backhanding his eighth goal of the event to blow the roof off…


Camouflaged Cameraman a Hit at World Juniors: ‘I Have the Best Seat in the House’

The last thing Nathan Eides wants—and he makes this abundantly clear—is to be in the spotlight. And yet there he is. Every TV timeout, every goal celebration, every victory, every defeat. Dressed head-to-toe in white, the camouflaged cameraman on skates is front and centre at the world junior men’s hockey championship inside Halifax’s Scotiabank Centre….


Former Hockey Canada Executive Nicholson to Testify Before Parliamentary Committee

It’s Bob Nicholson’s turn to be grilled by the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage. The former Hockey Canada executive is scheduled to speak before members of Parliament today as the federal government continues its examination of Hockey Canada. The national sports body has been mired in controversy for months after the organization mishandled sexual assault…


Hockey Canada Board Resigned After Justice Thomas Cromwell’s Recommendation

A former Supreme Court justice recommended wholesale change at Hockey Canada a day before the embattled sports organization’s president/CEO and board resigned on Tuesday. Hockey Canada released a memo from justice Thomas Cromwell Thursday alongside his interim report reviewing the organization’s governance. The memo, dated Monday, says “there can be no serious debate” Hockey Canada’s…


CEO Scott Smith out at Hockey Canada, Board of Directors Resigns

Scott Smith spent nearly three decades climbing the ladder at Hockey Canada. He lasted just over three months at the top thanks to a series of scandals that have rocked the sport’s national federation to its core. Smith is out as Hockey Canada’s president and CEO, the organization announced Tuesday. The board of directors has…


Hockey Quebec Withholds Funds From Hockey Canada, Tim Hortons Pulls Sponsorship

Hockey Quebec says it has lost confidence in Hockey Canada and will not transfer funds to the national organization, while a well-known Canadian brand extended its sponsorship boycott. Hockey Quebec confirmed to The Canadian Press that its board of directors adopted a motion Tuesday night stating it does not believe Hockey Canada’s current structure can…


Quebec Election: Party Leaders Say New Habs Captain Suzuki Needs to Learn French

Several of Quebec’s major party leaders say newly appointed Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki needs to learn French. Coalition Avenir Québec leader François Legault said the Habs made an “excellent choice,” describing the centre as one of the team’s best players, before adding that Suzuki now has to learn French. The Montreal Canadiens announced the…


Sexual Assault Probe Underway for Canada’s 2003 World Hockey Junior Team

Canada’s 2003 men’s world hockey junior team is under investigation for alleged group sexual assault, after similar accusations were made against the 2018 world hockey junior team. Hockey Canada said in a statement on July 22 that it learned about the alleged group sexual assault in 2003 after it was contacted for comment a day earlier by…


Sen. David Richards: Hockey Icon Don Cherry Deserves the Order of Canada

Commentary In l998, the year Canada’s men didn’t medal in hockey during the winter Olympics, many reporters came out against Mr. Don Cherry—blaming his vision of the game for the failure of our players. There were many reasons why we lost that year, but I guarantee Mr. Cherry wasn’t one of them. In some ways…