69 h. ago Sport Notes: London Nationals; London Lightning; locals' NHL deals

A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene

Sport

1 week ago Sport Notes: London Nationals; London Lightning; Mustangs volleyball

A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene

Sport

1 week ago Sliver of family time on home ice a big deal for Maple Leafs’ John Tavares

John Tavares easily meshed with his Maple Leafs linemates on Tuesday afternoon. The veteran Leafs centre had his young sons, Jace and Axton, on the ice for a skate at Scotiabank Arena following the annual team photo and the subsequent Leafs practice. Given the Leafs’ packed schedule and the amount of time the team has […]

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1 week ago Sport Notes: London Nationals win Game 1; Shaedon Sharpe tops Raps

A collection of news and notes from across the London-area sports scene:

Sport

3 w. ago Senators GM Steve Staios stirs the pot at NHL trade deadline

Steady Steve Staios makes two deals at NHL trade deadline for Dylan Cozens and Fabian Zetterlund

Economics

3 w. ago Who won the trade wars? A look at the major deals on NHL deadline day

The defending Stanley Cup champions from the East and a strong contender in the West flashed their demolition permits on Friday, engineering two blockbusters to cap NHL trade deadline day.  Of the 20-plus deals completed by the 3 p.m. ET buzzer, Mikko Rantanen and Brad Marchand changing addresses to Dallas and Florida, respectively, headlined market […]

Politics

3 w. ago The Edmonton Oilers deal their trading cards earlier in the week, but choose to fold at the deadline

The Edmonton Oilers ultimately decided to stand pat on NHL Deadline Day Friday, after two deals leading up to today. The acquisitions the Oilers will carry into the post season came earlier in the week. Those included defenceman Jake Walman from San Jose, and forwards Trent Frederic and Max Jones from Boston. Those moves do […]

Events

3 w. ago Maple Leafs acquire centre Scott Laughton in trade deadline deal with Flyers

Scott Laughton is a Maple Leaf. A couple of hours before the National Hockey League trade deadline passed on Friday afternoon, Leafs general manager Brad Treliving added the third-line centre that he has been seeking for weeks, completing a deal with the Philadelphia Flyers. The cost for Laughton, an Oakville native, reportedly wasn’t cheap. Going […]

Economics

3 w. ago Overnight deals set the table for NHL’s afternoon trade deadline

The NHL trade winds increased overnight and into the morning as Friday’s 3 p.m. EST deadline approached, with all eyes on Carolina’s Mikko Rantanen and Boston’s Brad Marchand. Centre Brock Nelson, who was on the radar of a few teams including the Maple Leafs and Winnipeg Jets, eventually was sent to the Colorado Avalanche, as […]

Economics

3 w. ago Deadline deals, large and small, have yet to net Leafs GMs extended playoff success

  Three different general managers in and around the Core Four era have tried everything at the NHL trade deadline, from swinging for the fences to singles and sacrifice bunts to get the Maple Leafs around the bases for a Stanley Cup.  But beyond successfully sliding into the second round two years ago, it has […]

Events

3 w. ago Maple Leafs dealt decisive defeat in Vegas, look lax against Golden Knights

The House will always win in Vegas, especially when the Golden Knights get visitors walking through the door like a bunch of rubes. This was hardly the swaggering road-tested Maple Leafs who showed up Wednesday, the NHL’s third-best away team skunked by the No. 3 home side at T-Mobile Arena. With big players and heavy […]

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3 w. ago ANALYSIS: Will he, or won’t he? Jets GM has big choices before trade deadline

All eyes in this market are on Kevin Cheveldayoff and whether the Winnipeg GM will pull the trigger on a significant deal ahead of Friday afternoon's NHL trading deadline.

Economics