The first round of the 2026 National Hockey League Draft took place on Friday in Buffalo, New York and 10 Canadians were selected. Left winger Gavin McKenna of Whitehorse, Yukon was drafted first overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs. McKenna Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Christine Sinclair of Burnaby, British Columbia and Hockey Hall of Famer Yvan Cournoyer of Drummondville, Quebec are being honoured federally in 2026. Sinclair, who received the Officer of the Order of Canada in 2017, is now Read more
The Buffalo Sabres are trading defenseman Bowen Byram of Cranbrook, British Columbia to the Chicago Blackhawks according to Rogers Sportsnet on Tuesday. In addition to Byram, the Blackhawks are receiving left winger Jordan Greenway. The Sabres are receiving defenseman Louis Read more
The St. Louis Blues traded right winger Jordan Kyrou of Toronto, Ontario to the Washington Capitals for centre Connor McMichael of Ajax, Ontario according to Rogers Sportsnet on Tuesday. In addition to McMichael, the Blues are receiving Swedish prospect Milton Read more
The Edmonton Oilers have named Mike Babcock of Manitiouwadge, Ontario as their head coach according to Craig Ellingson of CTV News. Babcock replaces Kris Knoblauch, who the Oilers fired on May 14. The Knoblauch firing was a surprise to many Read more
Two Canadian Olympic gold medalists are being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2026. They are Patrice Bergeron of L’Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec and Carey Price of Vancouver, British Columbia. Bergeron won gold for Canada at the 2010 Olympic Winter Read more
Four-time National Hockey League All-Star, three-time Stanley Cup champion, and two-time Olympic gold medalist Jonathan Toews of Winnipeg, Manitoba retired on Friday at the age of 38 according to Darren Bernhardt of CBC News on Friday. Toews, a centre, was Read more
The Tampa Bay Lightning have traded defenseman Darren Raddysh of Caledon, Ontario to the Toronto Maple Leafs according to Rogers Sportsnet on Friday. In return, the Lightning are receiving the Maple Leafs’s fifth round pick in the 2026 National Hockey Read more
The Vegas Golden Knights have named Ryan Craig of Abbotsford, British Columbia as their new head coach on Wednesday according to Rogers Sportsnet. Craig was the second head coach from British Columbia to be hired by a National Hockey League Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs have named Jim Hiller of Port Alberni, British Columbia as their new head coach according to Luke Fox of Rogers Sportsnet on Wednesday. This will be Hiller’s second National Hockey League coaching job as he was Read more