At 47 years old, Jagr is playing in his 31st pro hockey season. Rob Pizzo looks at three reasons why despite having won everything, he is still lacing up the skates. CBC | Sports News
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With Hockey Hall inductions done, let’s argue over next year’s class: Pizzo
When it comes to recurring hockey debates, the annual selections to the Hockey Hall of Fame have to be at the top of the list. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Hockey Canada dropping ‘midget,’ other traditional minor age group names
Hockey Canada is changing its traditional age group names, including “midget,” a year after some other sports organizations stopped using the term. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Wickenheiser, 2019 Hockey Hall of Fame class reflect on success at induction ceremony
Hayley Wickenheiser was among six inductees enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday in Toronto, joining three-time Stanley Cup winner Guy Carbonneau, offensive blue-line dynamo Sergei Zubov and Czech great Vaclav Nedomansky in the players category. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Hockey Night in Canada: Avalanche vs. Canucks
Watch live on television and online as the Vancouver Canucks host the Colorado Avalanche on Hockey Night on Canada. CBC | Sports News
Read More »‘Coach’s Corner is no more’: Ron MacLean discusses Don Cherry on Hockey Night in Canada
Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean addressed Sportsnet’s firing of Don Cherry during the first intermission of Saturday night’s primetime NHL game — when the duo would normally host “Coach’s Corner.” CBC | Sports News
Read More »Hockey Night in Canada: Maple Leafs vs. Penguins
Watch live on television and online as the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Hockey Night on Canada. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Don Cherry’s dismissal a hot topic among Hockey Hall of Famers
The controversy surrounding Cherry’s dismissal from Sportsnet was a hot topic among the members of the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019 at a media event Friday in advance of their Monday enshrinement. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Hayley Wickenheiser ‘changed the game’ on her way to Hockey Hall of Fame
Hayley Wickenheiser will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday. Not bad for a girl who used to slink into the arena, hoping to go unnoticed, to play a game that belonged, at the time, to boys and men. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Hockey legend Bobby Orr calls Cherry firing ‘disgraceful’
Hockey legend Bobby Orr appeared on Boston radio station WEEI on Thursday and didn’t mince words with his reaction to the recent firing of Don Cherry. Orr, who was coached by Cherry with the Boston Bruins, said “what they’ve done to him up there is disgraceful. It really is.” CBC | Sports News
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