Canada - Professional Hockey

Chris Pronger, a defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers and two-time Olympic champion with Canada, will be sidelined for the next month following knee surgery, the Flyers said on Monday.The 37-year-old National Hockey League star, who won the Stanley Cup with Anaheim in ...

Sidney Crosby showed he could take a hit and keep on scoring in his comeback after more than 10 months with post-concussion injuries, sparking the Pittsburgh Penguins to an NHL triumph.The 24-year-old Canadian superstar scored two goals and assisted on two more ...

Oblivious to warning sirens and the dull thuds of possible mortar fire, Canadian troops battle it out for a tinfoil cup at their last hockey tournament under the sweltering Afghan sun.With the temperature sizzling above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), soldiers ...

Brad Richards, considered the most coveted National Hockey League free agent available this off season, signed a nine-year $60 million contract with the New York Rangers on Saturday.The 31-year-old Canadian will be reunited with coach John Tortorella, with whom he won the ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - An NHL season dominated by debate about on-ice violence ended in a riot on the streets of Vancouver after the Canucks were denied a maiden championship by the Stanley cup-winning Boston Bruins.The shocking scenes provided an ugly backdrop for ...

A shamed Vancouver faced a huge cleanup and mounting security questions Thursday after hockey fans set parts of downtown ablaze and clashed with police, leaving hundreds injured or arrested in Canada's worst riots in years.The city in normally sedate western Canada was ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Maple Leafs have resigned free agent James Reimer for another three years, the team said on Thursday.Reimer, 23, made his first NHL start in January and quickly established himself as the Leafs' starting goaltender."He earned the opportunity ...

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The chance to win Olympic gold may only come along once every four years but for the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks the opportunity to win a Stanley Cup is an unmatched once-in-a-lifetime experience.Even for an Olympic city like ...

Germany finished top of the ice hockey world championship preliminary Group A, coming from behind to beat beating 3-2 minnows Slovenia in a penalty shootout here on Tuesday.Germany, who had already secured a place in the qualifying round, were somewhat careless in ...

Canada's election is shaping up as a two-horse race between contrasting personalities: the Conservatives' dry, yet effective leader Stephen Harper and the charismatic, left-leaning Jack Layton."It's a leadership-driven election, a personality-driven election more so than any one big issue," said Lawrence Martin, ...

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Topic: Canada

Flyers star Pronger grounded, set to undergo surgery

Crosby takes a hit and keeps on scoring

Canadians bid farewell to Afghan hockey rink

Rangers sign coveted free agent Richards

Analysis: Vancouver riots send league into dark off-season

Hockey riots stun Vancouver, leave nightmare cleanup

Maple Leafs sign young goaltender Reimer to three-year deal

Stanley Cup trumps Olympic gold, say players

Germany and Canada record third ice hockey wins

Canadian election a two-way race between contrasting leaders

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