Hockey
Leafs and Wings to face off at big house in Winter Classic
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Two iconic franchises, two passionate fanbases and the largest stadium in North America. The Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings are set to take the Winter Classic to a whole new level in 2013.
“It’s Hockeytown versus the centre of the hockey universe,” Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke said Thursday. READ
Flames beat Sharks
Calgary 4 San Jose 3 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Olli Jokinen capitalized on a turnover by Colin White to break a third-period tie with his third goal of the game, and the Calgary Flames beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 Wednesday night. READ
Rebels start, finish well
Rebels 4 Raiders 0 Veteran defenceman Alex Petrovic set the tone early — make that very early — and the Red Deer Rebels never looked back Wednesday at the Centrium. READ
Red Wings beat Oilers, make it 18 straight wins at home
Detroit 4 Edmonton 2 DETROIT — Back on home ice — where they have been unbeatable for three months — the Detroit Red Wings closed in on an NHL record. READ
Rebels injuries continue to pile up
Add one more name to the lengthy Red Deer Rebels injury list. READ
Nugent-Hopkins out 7-10 days with shoulder injury
Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is expected to miss seven to 10 days due to a left shoulder injury. READ
Malkin takes the helm again as Penguins await return of Crosby, Staal
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ dream is to have their Big Three centres healthy by the end of the season, but for now Evgeni Malkin is carrying the load on his own. READ
Hagman scores winner in shootout to lift Ducks over Flames
Niklas Hagman scored the deciding goal in the eighth round of a shootout and the Anaheim Ducks beat Calgary 3-2 on Monday night for their 14th straight home victory over the Flames. READ
Maple Leafs beat Oilers, Grabovski stretches points streak
Mikhail Grabovski continued his hot streak and took the Toronto Maple Leafs along with him. READ
Edmonton Oilers coach Tom Renney misses game after getting hit by puck
Edmonton Oilers coach Tom Renney missed Monday night’s game at Air Canada Centre after taking a puck in the side of the head at the morning skate. READ
Rebels dig too big a hole
Hitmen 6 Rebels 2 The Red Deer Rebels would have needed a backhoe to dig themselves out the excavation they were in after 20 minutes Saturday at the Centrium. READ
Oilers beat Red Wings
Edmonton 5 Detroit 4 EDMONTON — Sam Gagner continued to rack up the points and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the shootout winner as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the league-leading Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Saturday. READ
Calgary puts hit on Rebels
Hitmen 6 Rebels 2 The Calgary Hitmen stormed out of the starting gate Saturday at the Centrium and the rest — as they say —is history. READ
Mistake costs Rebels
Oil Kings 3 Rebels 2 EDMONTON — Red Deer Rebels assistant coach Bryce Thoma wasn’t sugar-coating the club’s 3-2 Western Hockey League loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings Friday at Rexall Place. READ
Flames hand slumping Blackhawks loss
Calgary 3 Chicago 1 CALGARY — Jarome Iginla used the struggling Blackhawks to wake up Calgary’s slumbering offence. READ
Gagner still having trouble accepting his record-tying performance
EDMONTON — Sam Gagner was still having trouble Friday believing his name is in the Edmonton Oilers record book alongside the likes of Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey. READ
Gagner has eight points to tie Oilers record
Edmonton 8 Chicago 4 EDMONTON — Sam Gagner had four goals and four assists to tie a franchise record as the Edmonton Oilers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 8-4 on Thursday. READ
Byfuglien likely to go to trial
WINNIPEG — Winnipeg Jets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien will probably go to trial on charges that he operated a boat on a Minnesota lake while he was impaired. READ
Flames need wins, not goals in chase for playoff berth
The Calgary Flames are in familiar territory looking for a different outcome. READ
Troock’s winner leads Team Orr over Team Cherry at CHL Top Prospects Game
Team Orr 2 Team Cherry 1 KELOWNA, B.C. — Three goals, two fights and a light-hearted jab of a comment added up to the lowest-scoring CHL Top Prospects Game in history on Wednesday night. READ
