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Eric Staal scored two goals less than three minutes apart, Cam Ward made 28 saves in his third career playoff shutout and the Carolina Hurricanes routed the New Jersey Devils 4-0 on Sunday night to force a decisive Game 7.

The Chicago Blackhawks blitzed the Calgary Flames early, rolled to a convincing victory and took control of their Western Conference quarter-final.

Sidney Crosby stood near centre ice, answering questions from a television reporter while a few lingering fans berated him.

Don’t count out the San Jose Sharks just yet, not while their captain still has his clutch scoring touch.

Even though Canadian goalie Chris Mason is attending the IIHF World Hockey Championship for the third time, you won’t find his name in any official tournament statistics.

Flames head coach Mike Keenan dodged most questions about the health of individual Calgary players, but did offer one piece of good news following an hour-long United Center practice on Friday.

Steven Stamkos is a perfect example of just how much an invitation to the IIHF World Hockey Championship can mean to a player.

The Chicago Blackhawks are longing for the din of their home arena after two losses in Calgary tied the Western Conference quarter-finals at 2-2.

There was a time just after the turn of the century when the Central Alberta High School Soccer League was struggling to find boys’ teams.

The girls’ side of the Central Alberta Rugby League continues to outdraw the boys.The league will field six girls’ teams and five boys’ squads for the 2009 season, which got underway Wednesday at Titans Park.