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For Russ Jericho, seeing the Edmonton Oilers enter the Stanley Cup playoffs is the culmination of an unlikely passion. Born and raised in the United Kingdom, Jericho said he was first exposed to hockey at age 13 when he was searching for something to watch on TV one evening and came across …
Read More »Excitement builds as Winnipeg prepares for the playoffs – Winnipeg
Go Jets Go! It’s a phrase expected to be heard across the province, in cities, homes and businesses as the Winnipeg Jets prepare for round one of the NHL playoffs, where they will take on the Colorado Avalanche. Fans across the city are preparing, with many heading to the Jets …
Read More »Edmonton Oilers lose to Avs; will face Kings in 1st round of playoffs – Edmonton
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Edmonton Oilers’ regular season ended with a 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night in Denver. The Oilers held Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Zach Hyman, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm out of the lineup. Evander Kane missed …
Read More »Stanley Cup playoffs: Who to watch and what to expect
The chase for the Stanley Cup is back underway, with the NHL’s top 16 teams left to duke it out through four gruelling rounds. It’s also arguably the most wide open the post-season has been in years, if not decades. Nearly everyone who qualified has a chance to win it …
Read More »With NHL playoffs set to start soon, Giordano among oldest players who hasn’t won a Stanley Cup
Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns made the playoffs seven times together as teammates in San Jose, reaching the conference finals and getting all the way to the Stanley Cup Final in 2016 under Peter DeBoer. Zach Parise captained New Jersey to the final in 2012. All those runs ended in …
Read More »Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes & Kate Cameron squeak into Tournament of Hearts playoffs – Winnipeg
Manitoba’s Kaitlyn Lawes and Kate Cameron claimed the final two playoff berths at the Scotties. Lawes earned a Canadian women’s curling championship playoff berth with a 6-5 win Thursday over Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville. Cameron defeated BC’s Clancy Grandy 7-4 in the final draw of pool play for the sixth …
Read More »Rays top Blue Jays 7-5, but Jays in playoffs
TORONTO – The mood remained upbeat in the Toronto Blue Jays’ clubhouse on Saturday despite a missed opportunity to clinch a playoff spot. It helped that Toronto was still in charge of its playoff destiny. But a 7-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays had increased the pressure with one …
Read More »Winnipeg Sea Bears lose top forward for playoffs – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Winnipeg Sea Bears will be without one of their top players for the entire playoffs. After concluding the regular season in second place in the CEBL’s Western Conference over the weekend, the Sea Bears learned forward EJ Anosike is leaving the …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Difficult to predict outcome of NHL playoffs’ final four – Winnipeg
The Stanley Cup playoffs are down to a final four scenario, and while two divisional winners from the regular season are still alive and kicking, isolating the favourites to emerge from the two conference finals set to begin this week is challenging. After all, these playoffs have been anything but …
Read More »Toronto Maple Leafs tip Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 to finally advance in NHL playoffs
TAMPA, Fla. — John Tavares had dreams of suiting up for the Maple Leafs. When the chance to come home arrived, he couldn’t pass up the opportunity to join the team he cheered for as a kid just down the road. Despite a number of painful moments and plenty of …
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