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Blues coach Craig Berube brings Stanley Cup home to hamlet of Calahoo, Alberta

CALAHOO, Alta. - The tiny Alberta hamlet of Calahoo, population 85, ballooned to more than 2,000 Tuesday when their favourite son, St. Louis Blues head coach Craig Berube, brought the Stanle...

Jul 04, 2019

Ottawa Senators sign defenceman Christian Wolanin to two-year contract

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators have signed defenceman Christian Wolanin to a two-year contract. The first year of the contract is a two-way deal with an annual value of US$800,000 in the NHL and $100,00...

Jul 04, 2019

Oilers sign first-round pick Philip Broberg to entry-level contract

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed defenceman Philip Broberg to an entry-level contract. Broberg was the Oilers' first-round selection, eighth overall, in the 2019 NHL draft. The 18-year-old n...

Jul 04, 2019

Canada's Kelsey Serwa retires from ski cross racing an Olympic champion

Kelsey Serwa is ready for her life's next chapter after a decorated career in ski cross racing. The 29-year-old Olympic champion from Kelowna, B.C., announced her retirement Thursday when she finally ...

Jul 04, 2019

Hurricanes to match Montreal's offer sheet for Aho

RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes say they are keeping star forward Sebastian Aho and will match the US$42 million offer sheet the Montreal Canadiens tendered him. General manager Don Waddell an...

Jul 04, 2019

Preparing the brain for the bull, riders say don't think about it

CALGARY - Garrett Green found good advice for riding a bull in the book "The Inner Game of Tennis". Preparing to board a three-quarter ton mass of muscle, horn and unpredictability named "Fi...

Jul 04, 2019

Eugenie Bouchard's losing streak hits six matches after Wimbledon setback

WIMBLEDON, England - Two of the biggest names in Canadian tennis remain locked in slumps after being bounced in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday. Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Eu...

Jul 04, 2019

Alaine Chartrand won't compete at start of next figure skating season

OTTAWA - Two-time Canadian figure skating champion Alaine Chartrand will not compete in the 2019-20 Grand Prix and Challenger series events. Skate Canada announced Thursday that the 23-year-old from P...

Jul 04, 2019

Defenceman Ben Chiarot signs three-year deal with Montreal Canadiens

MONTREAL - The Montreal Canadiens have signed former Winnipeg Jets defenceman Ben Chiarot to a three-year contract. The deal has an average annual value of US$3.5 million. The six-foot-three, 219-poun...

Jul 04, 2019

Cody Ceci, Alex Kerfoot sign contract extensions with Toronto Maple Leafs

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed two of their newest acquisitions to contract extensions. Defenceman Cody Ceci agreed to a one-year extension with an average annual value of US$4.5 millio...

Jul 04, 2019