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Calgary radio station hits stop button on format featuring shorter songs
CALGARY – A radio station in Alberta has given up a format featuring shorter versions of songs which it said gave listeners “twice the music.”
New York Islanders sell minority stake of team to Capitals co-owner, London-based investor
UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The New York Islanders are selling a minority stake of the team, with a former Washington Capitals co-owner and a London-based investor to become full owners in two years.
Ottawa Senators sign forward Clarke MacArthur to five-year extension
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators have signed forward Clarke MacArthur to a US$23.25-million, five-year contact extension.
Three concussion lawsuits filed by ex-NHL players consolidated under 1 judge
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Three lawsuits filed by retired NHL players over concussion-related injuries have been consolidated and will be heard by a federal judge in Minnesota.
NHL makes changes to draft lottery next year with bigger ones coming in 2016
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The NHL draft lottery will have a slightly different look next year and a drastically different one in 2016.
Vancouver Canucks confirm Moore-Bertuzzi lawsuit settlement
TORONTO – The Vancouver Canucks are confirming that a “mutually agreeable” settlement has been reached in Steve Moore’s lawsuit against NHL forward Todd Bertuzzi over an infamous on-ice attack that ended Moore’s career 10 years ago.
MLSE’s Leiweke focused on upcoming season, remains mum on long-term plans
TORONTO – President and chief executive officer Tim Leiweke is focused on his immediate goals at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.
MLSE looking for new chief executive after Leiweke exit plan unveiled
TORONTO – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment has cleared up the uncertainty surrounding president and chief executive officer Tim Leiweke’s long-term future with the company.
Toronto FC striker Defoe says club should honour Leiweke by making playoffs
TORONTO – Jermain Defoe would like to honour the man who brought him to Toronto with his team’s first ever playoff appearance.
Panthers top pick Aaron Ekblad ready to get back to work after concussion
TORONTO – Aaron Ekblad is getting back to work.
Senators extend goaltender Craig Anderson for 3 years and $12.6 million
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators believe they’ll have one of the best goaltending tandems in the NHL rather than a goaltending controversy.
Former NHL enforcer facing assault and driving charges in Kamloops, B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – A former NHL tough guy is facing assault and driving charges after an alleged incident in Kamloops, B.C.
Leiweke says decision to leave MLSE has to do with entrepreneurial dream
TORONTO – Tim Leiweke says his desire to be an entrepreneur led to his decision to leave Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.
As Giguere retires, the Hartford Whalers have a lasting legacy in the NHL
They played in a rink at a shopping mall, celebrated goals with music that sounded like a 1970s television theme song and have been gone from pro hockey for 17 years. Yet the iconic blue and green of the Hartford Whalers is as popular and visible as ever.
Rogers announces 45-person broadcast team for upcoming NHL season
TORONTO – Rogers has announced its 45-person team for Sportsnet’s NHL coverage in the network’s first season with exclusive Canadian national television rights.
Fall book season boasts big names, diverse slate, say Canadian publishers
TORONTO – A debut novel from filmmaker David Cronenberg, a short story collection by literary treasure Margaret Atwood, and autobiographies by Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and hockey legend Gordie Howe are among the homegrown highlights of what publishers tout as a diverse and robust fall book landscape in Canada.
Schultz gets $3.675-million, one-year contract from Oilers to prove himself
Justin Schultz isn’t a fully-formed No. 1 NHL defenceman just yet, so the Edmonton Oilers are giving him a chance to grow into one.
TV Blog Buzz: Did the NHL sic its lawyers on ‘The Simpsons’ for soiling the Cup?
There are some hockey fans in “The Simpsons”‘ writers’ room but apparently the NHL felt a joke that soiled the Stanley Cup went too far.
Former NHL all-star defenceman Carol Vadnais dies at age 68
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Former NHL defenceman and six-time all-star Carol Vadnais died Sunday at 68 years old.
Carrie Underwood, husband NHL player Mike Fisher announce pregnancy on Labor Day; 1st child
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country star Carrie Underwood and NHL player Mike Fisher chose the Labor Day holiday to announce they are expecting their first child.
Jets agree to terms with first-round pick Ehlers on entry-level contract
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to terms on a three-year, entry-level contract with 2014 first-round pick Nikolaj Ehlers.
QMI Agency says Sidney Crosby arrest story had ‘no basis’
OTTAWA – QMI Agency has retracted a story that said NHL superstar Sidney Crosby had been arrested by Ottawa police, saying there was no basis for the report and that it regrets the error.
NHL’s Jets will keep AHL farm team in Newfoundland at least through 2015-’16
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets Hockey are keeping their American Hockey League farm team in St. John’s, N.L., at least to the end of the 2015-’16 season.
NHL commissioner Bettman dismisses report that league will expand by four teams
BOUCHERVILLE, Que. – Gary Bettman has vehemently denied the NHL is considering expansion.