Scott Arniel of the Winnipeg Jets, Martin St. Louis of the Montreal Canadiens and Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals are the finalists for the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s top head coach. The league announced the finalists Friday, following a vote conducted by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association. Arniel, 62, led Winnipeg (56-22-4, 116…
Several years ago, Molly Carlson enjoyed posting “perfectly captured and edited pictures” to her Instagram account. Faking, she says, almost a perfect life. But Carlson developed a binge-eating disorder before Canada’s 2016 Olympic diving trials while struggling with anxiety and body dysmorphia disorder, a condition that constantly had her thinking about one or more perceived…
Former Canada captain Christine Sinclair and Northern Super League co-founder Diana Matheson lead the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025. The two, who won a combined 537 caps for Canada, are joined by former goalkeeper Lars Hirschfeld and former FIFA referee Michelle Pye in the induction class. “Canada Soccer is honoured to celebrate…
Rick Tocchet will not return as the Vancouver Canucks head coach next season. The NHL team announced the news on Tuesday, saying Tocchet has chosen to step away after discussions with the team and management. “I’m choosing to move on from the Vancouver Canucks,” Tocchet said in a statement released by the team. “Family is…
Canadian figure skater Laurence Fournier Beaudry is starting a new chapter on the ice alongside 30-year-old Olympic and world ice dance champion Guillaume Cizeron. After more than a decade of competing, the 32-year-old isn’t quite ready to hang up her skates. So, she’s teamed up with Cizeron for another go on the ice. The pair trains…
Canada’s Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant remained undefeated with an 8-6 win over Sweden at the world mixed doubles curling championship on Sunday in Fredericton. Canada (3-0) fell into an early 3-0 deficit after the first end but quickly trimmed it by scoring two in the second. The Swedish team of Anna Hasselborg and Oskar…
The Canadian team of Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant opened the world mixed doubles curling championship with two wins on Saturday at Willie O’Ree Place in Fredericton, N.B. The Canadians beat Germany 10-5 in the early draw, then edged Denmark 6-4 in the late draw. Against Germany, Canada scored three in the third end to…
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. Here are some things for Canadian fans to keep an eye on: Track and field: The Diamond League season begins The first of 15 meets in the global series takes…
No evidence was heard Thursday at the trial of five former world junior hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a London, Ont., hotel room in 2018. Michael McLeod, Dillon Dubé, Cal Foote, Carter Hart and Alex Formenton each faces one count of sexual assault. McLeod faces an additional count of being a party to an…
The Professional Women’s Hockey League will expand to Vancouver and begin play next season, the league announced on Wednesday. The decision to expand to Vancouver had been rumoured for weeks, and was finally confirmed at a press conference in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday morning. The official announcement was made by players from a local girls’ under-11…
