Canadian Hockey League

SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — Josh Bloom scored off a rebound during a scramble in front of the net with 22 seconds left to give the host Saginaw Spirit their first Memorial Cup junior hockey title, 4-3 over the London Knights on Sunday night. Saginaw is the fifth U.S. winner in the 104-year history of the Memorial Cup, following the Portland Winterhawks in 1983 and […]

Last season’s failure fuels Michael Simpson as a shot at redemption approaches. The London Knights goaltender was previously with the Peterborough Petes, who fell 4-1 to the Seattle Thunderbirds in last year’s Memorial Cup semifinal. Simpson earned playoff MVP honours after the Petes defeated the Knights in the Ontario Hockey League championship series. Simpson was traded to London […]

The Moose Jaw Warriors were thrilled to qualify for their first Memorial Cup tournament. The Western Hockey League champions from Saskatchewan were even more excited to record their first win as they defeated the Drummondville Voltigeurs 5-3 on Tuesday night in a must-win battle for both winless teams at Dow Event Center. The Warriors, who grabbed an […]

After the way things went for the Moose Jaw Warriors against the Saginaw Spirit in their Memorial Cup opener on Friday, the Western Hockey League champions were looking for a much better outing in their second game of the tournament. That’s exactly what they got against the London Knights, as they gave the OHL champs […]

The sexual assault case against five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team made its first appearance in a southwestern Ontario court Monday and is set to return at the end of April. Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart and Michael McLeod were not present in the London, Ont., court and their […]

The southwestern Ontario city of London will be under a spotlight Monday as a high-profile, multi-year probe into allegations of sexual assault involving players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team makes its way to court. Five players — Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart and Michael McLeod — were charged late last […]

Connor Bedard wasn’t aware of the tweet. A genius with the puck capable of making opponents look foolish at any moment, the supremely gifted 17-year-old is singularly focused on the world junior hockey championship. He’s also on the verge of rewriting Canada’s record book at the event. And one of the game’s greats Bedard just equaled has […]

It is news that shouldn’t come as a surprise. The Canadian Hockey League announced Tuesday morning the Memorial Cup tournament will not be played for a second straight year because of the pandemic. “The CHL is committed to the health and safety of our players, their families and billets, our teams, staff and officials, and […]

The Memorial Cup will not be handed out this season. To no one’s surprise, the Canadian Hockey League (WHL, OHL and QMJHL) announced the cancellation of playoffs and this year’s Memorial Cup which was to be played in Kelowna May 22-31. “We have continued to monitor the latest updates and advice from all public health […]