4 h. ago 'Strong year for us young bucks': Wolf thrilled with Calder nomination

Dustin Wolf isn’t motivated by proving the teams that passed over him in the NHL Draft wrong. But proving that the Calgary Flames knew what they were doing when they selected him in the seventh round of the 2019 NHL Draft? Yeah, that serves as motivation. And maybe – this writer’s words, not Wolf’s own […]

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6 h. ago New York Islanders win the NHL draft lottery, securing the No. 1 selection

New York Islanders pro scouting director Ken Morrow knows a thing or two about so-called hockey miracles. Witnessing the Islanders win the NHL draft lottery on Monday and vault nine other teams in the order for the right to have the No. 1 pick represented yet another memorable moment for the four-time Stanley Cup champion […]

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7 h. ago NHL Draft Lottery: Five players the Canucks could target if they retain the 15th pick

The Canucks must weigh the value of their 15th pick, or put it in a trade package to acquire a proven centre and prop up a position of concern

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7 h. ago Calgary Flames don't win NHL Draft Lottery, send 16th overall pick to Montreal Canadiens

That wasn’t exactly a huge surprise, given that they only had a 0.5 per cent chance of winning the NHL Draft Lottery

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34 h. ago NHL Draft Lottery: Canucks should put their pick in play for a proven centre

Is Elias Pettersson a true No. 1 centre? Can Filip Chytil stay healthy? Those concerns are bigger than NHL Draft positioning.

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8 d. ago SIMMONS: Nylander the one Leaf you can’t take your eyes off of in Battle of Ontario

When trying to explain what it was about William Nylander that so enticed the Maple Leafs in the 2014 NHL draft, Dave Poulin, then a Leafs assistant, now an Ottawa Senators executive, was rather clear. “He was the only player in the draft who could stickhandle in a phone booth,” said Poulin. This is 11 […]

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1 week ago FLAMES MAILBAG: Draft targets, trading up and who will the backup goalie be?

Could the Flames move up for Michael Misa? What does the future hold for Connor Zary? Postmedia’s beat writers weigh in on that, and more

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1 week ago LUCK OF THE DRAW: Trio of Ontario lottery players hit the jackpot

Mississauga retiree Carlos Nicolas has varied plans for the $1 million he scored playing Lotto Max last month. The father of three matched all seven Encore numbers in exact order in the March 21 draw and says he was shocked to find out he won. “I went to the store and scanned my Lotto Max ticket […]

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3 w. ago SIMMONS SAYS: Leafs were close to passing on Matthew Knies at 2021 NHL draft

When the Maple Leafs were getting close to the 57th pick in the 2021 NHL draft, Kyle Dubas hung up the phone and was pretty sure he had a deal made. He was going to do what he had done in the past — swap one pick and get two or three back in return. […]

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4 w. ago Will new Mega Million odds make you a jackpot winner? Don’t get your hopes up

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery players are going to have a shot at more billion-dollar jackpots and slightly better odds under new Mega Millions rules that go into effect with Tuesday’s drawing. But the improvements come at a cost — literally: Players will have to shell out $5 per ticket, more than double the […]

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last month With junior season over, could Flames top prospect Zayne Parekh be on his way to Calgary soon?

The Saginaw Spirit are out of the playoffs. And like clockwork, the speculation has begun about how soon Zayne Parekh might arrive in Calgary to join the Flames. The 19-year-old defenceman, selected ninth overall in last year’s NHL Draft by the Flames, saw his OHL season end on Saturday night when the Spirit allowed four […]

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