Hockey
Cataractes eliminate Oil Kings from Memorial Cup
Shawinigan 6 Edmonton 1
SHAWINIGAN, Que. — For building confidence, there could be little better for the Shawinigan Cataractes than a one-sided win over the Western Hockey League champion Edmonton Oil Kings. READ
New Jersey moves within one win of Cup finals
New Jersey 5 NY Rangers 3 NEW YORK — The Devils turned a stellar first nine minutes and an opportunistic final five into a stirring victory over the Rangers that moved New Jersey within one win of a trip to the Stanley Cup finals. READ
Sea Dogs top Cataractes
Jonathan Huberdeau had two goals and an assist and the defending champion Saint John Sea Dogs defeated the host Shawinigan Cataractes 4-1 before a full house of 4,687 at the MasterCard Memorial Cup on Wednesday night. READ
Granlund signs with Minnesota
Mikael Granlund’s arrival in Minnesota has been eagerly awaited by frustrated Wild fans looking for more star power and offensive skill on a team stuck in mediocrity since entering the NHL 12 years ago. READ
Renney sad to be leaving midway through Edmonton Oilers rebuild
The former coach of the Edmonton Oilers says it’s tough to leave a team midway through its rebuild. READ
Canucks give coach Vigneault contract extension
VANCOUVER — Speculation on Alain Vigneault’s future with the Vancouver Canucks ended when the veteran coach signed a contract extension with the NHL club Wednesday. READ
Kings head to Stanley Cup finals
Los Angeles 4 Phoenix 3 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Dustin Penner scored 17:42 into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings are headed to the Stanley Cup finals for the second time as a franchise after beating the Phoenix Coyotes with a 4-3 win in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night. READ
Lowe says vacant coaching job not discussed with Sutter
SHAWINIGAN, Que. — One topic that did not come up when Oilers president Kevin Lowe was at the recently completed IIHF World Hockey Championship was whether Brent Sutter would like to be the new coach in Edmonton. READ
Early goals by Rupert, Horvat lift Knights over Oil Kings
London 4 Edmonton 1 SHAWINIGAN, Que. — It was textbook London Knights hockey and it was too much for the under-performing Edmonton Oil Kings. READ
Rangers, Devils brush away rhetoric, prepare for Game 5
Practice for the New York Rangers went from optional to mandatory. Their attitude shifted from agitated to optimistic. READ
Jersey boys get even with Rangers
NEWARK, N.J. — The Eastern Conference Finals between the rival New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils finally got ugly — real ugly. READ
Sea Dogs take down Oil KIngs at Memorial Cup
SHAWINIGAN, Que. — The Saint John Sea Dogs have served notice they are still the team to beat at the MasterCard Memorial Cup. READ
Russia completes perfect run through Worlds
HELSINKI, Finland — What a performance. What a team. Russia steamrolled its way to gold at the IIHF World Hockey Championship on Sunday with an impressive 6-2 victory over Slovakia, completing a perfect run through a tournament where it was barely even threatened. READ
Rangers shut out Devils, take series lead
NEWARK, N.J. -- In his latest playoff gem, Henrik Lundqvist had little time to do more than stop every breakaway or 2-on-1 attempt New Jersey shot his way. When he took a moment to breathe, Lundqvist had all the confidence his New York Rangers would bail him out with a goal or two. READ
Oil Kings start Memorial Cup with win
SHAWINIGAN, Que. — In a hectic third period that could have gone either way, the Edmonton Oil Kings found the will to pick up their game and come out on top. READ
Coaches working on strategies ahead of crucial game three
NEWARK, N.J. — For one game, at least, in the Eastern Conference finals, the New Jersey Devils found a way to beat Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers. READ
Oilers part ways with Renney
Wanting more wins out of their young talent, the Edmonton Oilers won’t renew the contract of head coach Tom Renney after two seasons in the NHL’s cellar. READ
Oil Kings ready for Memorial Cup opener, taking on hosts
Coach Derek Laxdal says that just because the Shawinigan Cataractes have been idle for a month it is no reason for the Edmonton Oil Kings to take them lightly. READ
Kings closing in on Stanley Cup
LOS ANGELES — Dwight King scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Jonathan Quick made 18 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings rolled to the brink of their first Stanley Cup final in 19 years with a 2-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night. READ
Oilers part ways with Renney
EDMONTON — Wanting more wins out of their young talent, the Edmonton Oilers won’t renew the contract of head coach Tom Renney after two seasons in the NHL’s cellar. READ
