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When asked about the worst part of NHL bubble life and what he misses the most, the answer from Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper is basically: How much time do you have? “I missed an anniversary, birthday, another one is coming up,” said the 53-year-old Cooper, who has twin daughters and a son with

The San Jose Sharks saw enough from Bob Boughner behind their bench last season to be confident he’s the coach to lead them back to the top. Sharks general manager Doug Wilson formally retained Boughner as San Jose’s coach Tuesday, removing the interim tag to make him the ninth full-time head coach in franchise history.

Steve Stamkos is back, making a dramatic return from injury in the Stanley Cup final. The Tampa Bay Lightning captain, who hadn’t played since Feb. 25 and had core muscle surgery in March, returned to the ice Wednesday night in Game 3 against the Dallas Stars in Edmonton. And he didn’t waste any time getting

Steven Stamkos scored on his first shot since February, left with injury and the Tampa Bay Lightning kept dominating without him. Tampa Bay leads Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final 5-1 over the Dallas Stars through two periods Wednesday night. Stamkos made his 2020 playoff debut 211 days since he last played in an

Hockey players crossing borders is the International Ice Hockey Federation’s stock in trade. The COVID-19 pandemic has severely curtailed that business. The IIHF has cancelled 19 tournaments so far in both 2020 and 2021. Canada, a prominent participant in and host of international hockey events, has felt the impact. IIHF president René Fasel is optimistic,

Ottawa general manager Pierre Dorion says longtime Senators goaltender Craig Anderson will not be offered a new contract by the NHL club. In an availability with reporters Wednesday, Dorion thanked Anderson for his contributions to the Senators over the years but said the club would be moving in a different direction. Anderson is an unrestricted

In the 2019 playoffs, Luke Schenn followed his younger brother Brayden around during the Stanley Cup final. No one was cheering louder than Luke for Brayden and the St. Louis Blues. “(Teammate) Robert Thomas’s dad told me on the ice after Game 7 that the happiest guy in the building was Luke,” said Brayden. “Hearing

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Maybe the little black cloud that has hung over Steven Stamkos is about to be lifted. The captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning — out since March 2 after core muscle surgery — is said to be champing at the bit to get back into the lineup for the Stanley Cup final in Edmonton. His

Being named the NHL’s most valuable player was a bit anticlimactic for Leon Draisaitl. After all, for the Edmonton Oilers star, it was an odd hour when news emerged that he had won both the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Ted Lindsay award. “It’s about 1:15 in the middle of the night right now so

EDMONTON—Being named the NHL’s most valuable player was a bit anticlimactic for Leon Draisaitl. After all, for the Edmonton Oilers star, it was an odd hour when news emerged that he had won both the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Ted Lindsay award. “It’s about 1:15 in the middle of the night right now so

The Tampa Bay Lightning rediscovered the zap in their power play, using it to burn the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Monday and even up the Stanley Cup final. Brayden Point and Ondrej Palat had goals on the man advantage as the Lightning scored three times in the first 16 minutes of the game then hung

Although their team is down a game in the Stanley Cup final, Tampa Bay defenceman Victor Hedman and goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy could walk away with some hardware on Monday night. The NHL will hand out its remaining major individual trophies in a half-hour TV show (Sportsnet, 6:30 p.m.) far away from the glitter and glamour

The Tampa Bay Lightning are the latest team in the NHL playoffs to discover how much the Dallas Stars’ defence can be, well, downright offensive. The Stars scored twice via defenders jumping into the play en route to a 4-1 win over the Lightning in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final. Dallas head coach

By all rights, the goaltending storyline for a Stanley Cup final between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars should be revolving around Andrei Vasilevskiy and Ben Bishop. Bishop, after all, had been Tampa’s starter in its 2015 run to the final. He was eventually forced out by the tremendous play of his backup, Vasilevskiy.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have added Manny Malhotra to the bench, hiring the former NHL centre as an assistant coach. Malhotra, 40, spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach with the Vancouver Canucks. The Leafs had an opening on staff after assistant Paul McFarland left after the season to become head coach of

It’s impossible to root against Rick Bowness. At 65, he is the oldest coach in the NHL, a friend to all, a Mr. Nice Guy for the ages and one who has yet to hoist the Stanley Cup. It doesn’t even sound as if Jon Cooper, coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, is rooting against

Five years after socially distancing from the Prince of Wales Trophy and losing in the Stanley Cup Final, the Tampa Bay Lightning got their hands on and arms around it to embrace their Eastern Conference championship. Anthony Cirelli scored in overtime and Tampa Bay beat the New York Islanders 2-1 in Game 6 of the