As the National Hockey League and National Basketball Association are on pause due to the coronavirus, the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto (home of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors) is being used for a large kitchen. Where there is Read more
Former Edmonton Oilers left winger Georges Laraque of Montreal, Quebec has been diagnosed with coronavirus according to The Canadian Press on Thursday. Laraque played eight seasons with the Oilers from 1997 to 2006. He also played one season with the Read more
According to Todd Saehlof of the Calgary Sun, former Calgary Flames public address announcer Russ Peake passed away of cancer on Monday at age 80. Peake was the Flames public address announcer from 1980 to 1996. In the first three Read more
Former National Hockey League right winger Joel Ward of North York, Ontario retired at the age of 39 on Monday according to ESPN. Ward spent 11 seasons in the NHL from 2006 to 2018 with the Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, Read more
According to Rogers Sportsnet, Canadian Olympic gold medalist Sidney Crosby of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia participated in the virtual vigil on Friday which paid tribute to the 22 Nova Scotia victims from the deadliest mass murder in Canadian history. Crosby Read more
St. Louis Blues goaltender Jake Allen of Fredericton, New Brunswick is helping small businesses in Fredericton during the coronavirus outbreak. Jake and his wife Shannon have created the Fredericton Resilience Fund. The goal is to raise $200,000 to assist Read more
The Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League have signed defenseman Kurtis MacDermid of Quebec City, Quebec to a two-year contract extension worth $1.75 million according to the Associated Press. The Kings decided to lockup MacDermid long term even Read more
Edmonton Oilers center Colby Cave of North Battleford, Saskatchewan passed away on Saturday of a brain bleed according to Jim Parsons of The Hockey Writers. He was only 25 years of age. Cave went to a Barrie hospital earlier Read more
Former Los Angeles Kings head coach Tom Webster of Kirkland Lake, Ontario passed away on Friday at age 71 according to Elliott Teaford of the Orange County Register. Webster was the head coach of the Kings from 1989 to 1992. Read more
Former Chicago Black Hawks defenseman Pat Stapleton of Sarnia, Ontario passed away on Thursday according to the Canadian Press due to complications from a stroke. He was 79 years old. Stapleton played 10 seasons in the National Hockey League. He Read more