Hockey

Calvin Pickard to start in goal for Oilers in Game 5 of Stanley Cup final

EDMONTON — Calvin Pickard has spent time looking back. The journeyman netminder played 50 games for the dreadful Colorado Avalanche in 2016-17. Pickard had decent numbers that season.

Jun 14, 2025 12:32 PM Read more >

Panthers visit the Oilers in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final with the series tied

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scoring in overtime to tie the Stanley Cup Final for the Edmonton Oilers ensured the series against the Florida Panthers cannot be decided in Game 5 on Saturday night.

Jun 14, 2025 4:00 AM Read more >

Videos not evidence of consent, Crown argues on last day of hockey players' trial

LONDON — Two cellphone videos in which a woman says she's "OK with this" and that "it was all consensual" are not evidence that she actually consented to a series of sexual acts with five hockey players inside a London, Ont.

Jun 13, 2025 6:17 PM Read more >

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce attend Game 4 of Stanley Cup Final between Panthers and Oilers

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — There was bad blood at Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers. Not just on the ice.

Jun 13, 2025 2:32 PM Read more >

Longtime Maple Leafs broadcaster Joe Bowen to retire after 2025-26 season

TORONTO — Longtime Toronto Maple Leafs broadcaster Joe Bowen is calling it a career after the 2025-26 NHL season. The 74-year-old from Sudbury, Ont., made the announcement on social media Friday.

Jun 13, 2025 1:00 PM Read more >

Panthers power play could be an edge in tight Stanley Cup final against the Oilers

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Staying out of the penalty box is a good place to start for all the players involved in the Stanley Cup final.

Jun 13, 2025 12:38 PM Read more >

‘As clutch as it gets’: Record-setting Leon Draisaitl keeps stepping up for Oilers

SUNRISE — Leon Draisaitl keeps leaving it late. That's working out just fine for the Oilers.

Jun 13, 2025 9:55 AM Read more >

Goaltender Calvin Pickard again steps up for Oilers at crunch time

SUNRISE — Calvin Pickard had yet to see much action.

Jun 13, 2025 5:00 AM Read more >

Stanley Cup Final is becoming a showcase for the Oilers' Leon Draisaitl

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — This is becoming Leon Draisaitl’s Stanley Cup Final for the Edmonton Oilers.

Jun 13, 2025 4:02 AM Read more >

Leon Draisaitl scores in OT again, Oilers beat Panthers 5-4 in Game 4 to tie Stanley Cup Final

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Falling behind three goals after 20 minutes, the Edmonton Oilers scored three of their own over the next 20 to erase their deficit.

Jun 12, 2025 11:00 PM Read more >