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NHL commissioner Gary Bettman declined an opportunity Tuesday to weigh in on the political aspect of the U.S. hockey celebration at the Milan-Cortina Olympics but did say he thought what was portrayed “was unfortunate and not accurate.” CBC | Sports News
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Media needs to be better when it comes to covering the difficult issues in hockey
The SNL appearance by U.S. hockey players provided an opportunity to focus on hockey again, and offered audiences and fans some closure. But has anything really changed? As a journalist, I often ask: Is the media part of the problem? CBC | Sports News
Read More »Hilary Knight played with torn knee ligament in U.S. women’s run to Olympic hockey gold
U.S. women’s hockey gold medal-winning captain Hilary Knight revealed Monday in a television appearance she played in Milan with a torn medial collateral ligament in one of her knees. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. hockey star Hilary Knight delivers joke on SNL featuring women’s, men’s Olympic champions
This time it was Hilary Knight’s turn to provide a big laugh, with an assist from the Saturday Night Live writers, in the wake of a weeklong dust-up involving the United States women’s and men’s Olympic gold medal-winning hockey teams. CBC | World News
Read More »A team in transition: What comes next for Canada’s women’s hockey program?
Long-time Canadian women’s national hockey team head coach Troy Ryan says it’s “probably the right time for change” behind the bench, as the team looks ahead to the 2030 Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Para nordic star Wilkie, hockey captain McGregor named Canada’s flag-bearers for Paralympics opening ceremony
Hockey captain Tyler McGregor and Para nordic skier Natalie Wilkie will be Canada’s Paralympic flag-bearers for the Milano-Cortina opening ceremony on March 6, the Canadian Paralympic Committee announced Friday morning. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Canada blanks Italy in pre-Paralympic hockey opener, led by forwards Dixon and Cozzolino
Canada’s Paralympic hockey team opened its pre-tournament schedule with an 8-0 drubbing of host Italy on Wednesday. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Third victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island hockey arena shooting, police say
A deadly shooting during a youth hockey game in Rhode Island last week has claimed a third victim, a grandfather whose daughter and grandson were also killed in the attack, authorities said Wednesday. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. women’s hockey captain wants focus back on gold-medal win after ‘distasteful’ Trump remarks
U.S. women’s hockey captain Hilary Knight says president Donald Trump’s remarks about her team were ‘distasteful and unfortunate,’ and shouldn’t minimize what her team accomplished at the Olympics. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘What was so funny?’: Hockey fans call out U.S. men’s team for laughing at Trump’s remark
A video that appears to show U.S. President Donald Trump joking with the men’s hockey team after their win, saying he’d “have to” invite the women’s team to the White House, has a lot of fans seething. CBC | World News
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