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NHL executive Cliff Fletcher, who led the Calgary Flames to a Stanley Cup victory in 1989 and later helped turn the Toronto Maple Leafs into a contender, has died at 90.

 Montrealers have caught hockey fever, and residents of the Old Brewery Mission's downtown shelter are no different.

The victory comes at a critical time for Toronto in the aftermath of hiring John Chayka as general manager and bringing back franchise legend Mats Sundin.

The Toronto Maple Leafs introduced franchise legend Mats Sundin as their new senior executive adviser of hockey operations and John Chayka as general manager Monday. 

Garrett was Vancouver’s lone representative at the 1983 NHL all-star game and was favoured for MVP honours before Wayne Gretzky scored four times in the final 10 minutes.

The Colorado Avalanche will wear Quebec Nordiques jerseys Thursday night against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre.

Xavier McKeever's relief at qualifying for the Olympic Games was hard to miss. 

Canada cross-country ski coach Julia Mehre Ystgaard has high hopes for her team at the Milan Cortina Olympics. And she's not afraid to say it.

The Colorado Avalanche have been sending messages since the start of the season, but they made an even bigger statement Saturday.

The London Knights used a 4-0 win to take a 3-0 lead in their second round series against the Erie Otters.

Objective Gravel is one of several scenarios unfolding as members of the Canadian Armed Forces conduct a sub-Arctic training exercise in and around Chisasibi in northern Quebec.

This morning, hockey fans awoke to some surprising news: Jarome Iginla, captain of the Calgary Flames and one of the team’s most well-known stars, has been traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The move caught fans off guard because Boston, not Pittsburgh, had long been rumored to be Iginla’s destination. The Flames announced Iginla would be...

The Quebec capital has been without an NHL franchise since the Nordiques left in 1995. But hockey legend Wayne Gretzky said Tuesday his gut feeling is that Quebec City will again have its own pro hockey franchise.

A recent poll by Forum Research asked which Canadian city should be the next to get a franchise: While Quebec City - formerly the home of the Nordiques - came in first, Halifax tied with Hamilton as the second pick.

OTTAWA - Saskatchewan tried to do an end-run around rules that would prevent the province from tapping into a pot of more than $1 billion to build a new CFL stadium in Regina, new documents indicate.

OTTAWA - Saskatchewan tried to do an end-run around rules that would prevent the province from tapping into a pot of more than $1 billion to build a new CFL stadium in Regina, new documents indicate.

<p><span>Former Toronto Maple Leafs tough guy Wade Belak was found dead in a Toronto hotel Wednesday. </span><span>The 35-year-old from Saskatoon was found in <span>a</span> King West hotel and condo residence.</span> </p> <p><span></span> </p> <p> </p>

A spokesman with the Nashville Predators confirmed Wednesday night that former hockey enforcer Wade Belak was found dead in Toronto.

TORONTO - The NHL's summer of sadness continued Wednesday after recently retired player Wade Belak was found dead in Toronto, becoming the third enforcer to die in a harrowing span of four months. He was 35.

Wade Belak largely made his living with his fists, which is raising questions about a possible link between the difficult role the enforcer played in the NHL and his untimely death.