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Adam Gaudette and Tyler Motte fight at Canucks training camp scrimmage

The Vancouver Canucks' second scrimmage of their training camp was a lot more spirited than the first. It seems clear that everyone on the team is well aware that the season starts in just a few days and the battles were a little more fierce. The game itself ended 1-1 in regulation, as goaltenders Thatcher Demko and Braden Holtby were also a little more locked-in.

The spirited affair got a little too spirited at one point, as two teammates dropped the gloves and did a little knuckle-chucking in the third period.

Tyler Motte and Adam Gaudette were chasing down a loose puck when Motte wrapped up Gaudette with his stick and hauled him dangerously to the ice. It was arguably a slewfoot, one of the more d…

Milivojevic apologises for Covid breach

Crystal Palace captain Luka Milivojevic apologises for breaking coronavirus rules after attending a New Year's Eve party.

In a dramtic change from the former "Chuck" Norris Division days, the NHL announces four Corporate sponsors for the new 2021 Divisions

With NHL revenues taking a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic due to lack of fan attendance, the league has brought on four sponsors for the names of the new four divisions in its re-aligned schedule.

Gretzky and other Oilers' greats pay tribute to the late John Muckler

It may have been Day 3 of training camp Tuesday, but in the Edmonton Oilers' world, it was Day 1 without former head coach John Muckler, who died Monday at age 86.

Hockey mourns the loss of John Muckler, who passed away Monday at 86

John Muckler oversaw one of the successful eras in modern Ottawa Senators history. As a new generation of Senators players continue to find their way in the NHL, Wayne Scanlan remembers Muckler, who died Monday at the age of 86.

Team U.S.A. plays the perfect game and stonewalls Canada's potent offense to capture World Junior Gold

Canada’s sterling run at the 2021 World Junior Championship ended in heartbreak Tuesday, as the Canadians fell to the rival Americans in the battle for the gold medal.

Fiesty Fins' score 4 unanswered goals to seal another comback win and the Bronze Medal

After missing out last year, Finland returned to the podium at the 2021 World Junior Championship, taking down Russia on Tuesday to earn a bronze medal at the tournament.

Canada knocks off the Czechs and sets up a date vs the Russians on Monday

Canada will move on to the semifinals of the world junior hockey championship after holding the Czech Republic scoreless in the quarterfinals.

Finland pulls off comeback win over Sweden and will face the U.S.A. in the semifinals on Monday

Roni Hirvonen scored with 25 seconds remaining and Finland edged Sweden 3-2 in quarterfinal action Saturday at the world junior hockey championship.

Russia gets narrow victory over Germany and advances to Semis against Canada

The Canucks' clock is running down on Micheal Ferland

"For right now, we are just hoping he feels better so he can continue on with his life and then we will see where it gets to if he is able to play again or not.” — GM Jim Benning on Micheal Ferland

The Vancouver Canucks have a cohort of players going through quarantine.

Others were already in town, either because they live here or because they wanted to get through their required quarantine — be it the government-required 14 days for international travellers or a shorter league-mandated period for players arriving from elsewhere in Canada — sooner rather than later.

A few are still to arrive from other parts of Canada.

Whether Mi…

Blackhawks' Toews out indefinitely with illness

Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is out indefinitely with an illness.

Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin - CoinDesk

Okung’s $13 million salary is being split 50-50 between bitcoin and fiat by way of Zap’s Strike product.

NHL announces the 20/21 Season and new Divisional allignments.

That the NHL officially launched its 2020-21 season with some unknowns on Sunday shouldn’t dampen enthusiasm for the historic nature of what’s on tap.

Tests at World Junior Championship reveal 10 positive COVID-19 cases

Hockey fans will be getting a present on Christmas: the start of the 2021 World Junior Championship. At least, that’s the plan.

While the International Ice Hockey Federation has cancelled every other tournament on their schedule this winter, the World Juniors will still take place. Similar to the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the tournament will be played in a quarantined bubble in Edmonton.

All of the teams from the ten countries participating in the tournament have arrived in Edmonton and underwent testing for COVID-19. Ten of the tests came back positive: eight players from Team Germany and two staff members from Team Sweden. 

The positive tests came as a surprise to Germany, wh…

Don Cherry blames the “left wing media” for Mark Donnelly’s firing, but it’s just capitalism

Donnelly's alliance with anti-maskers earned him a similarly-fired ally in Cherry.

Grand Chief of Coast Salish Nation says he's not offended by Canucks logo

A scholar of Indigenous studies is suggesting the Vancouver Canucks get rid of the team’s decades-old orca logo, arguing it was designed without Indigenous consultation and is “cultural appropriation.”

Jarome who? Boston TV station unknowingly interviews hockey legend Iginla about the weather

A Boston television station was looking for someone to comment on the snowy forecast when they unknowingly snapped up hockey legend Jarome Iginla.

Dr. Henry bans indoor adult team sports; kids dialed back to practice only

All indoor adult team sports are temporarily prohibited, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced Wednesday night.