The Chicago Blackhawks hired Jeff Blashill on Thursday, giving him a second chance to prove himself as a head coach in the NHL. TORONTO — The president’s boss set the bar one year before he dropped the hammer. “The fans here not only deserve, they demand a championship. And there’s no complacency,” Keith Pelley declared […]
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Montreal’s Luguentz Dort was named to the NBA’s 2024-25 all-defence first team on Thursday, the league announced. TORONTO — The president’s boss set the bar one year before he dropped the hammer. “The fans here not only deserve, they demand a championship. And there’s no complacency,” Keith Pelley declared in May 2024. Pelley, the brand-new
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Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch officially ruled out the defenceman for Game 2 against the Dallas Stars on Friday, extending his absence because of an undisclosed injury from mid-April. TORONTO — The president’s boss set the bar one year before he dropped the hammer. “The fans here not only deserve, they demand a championship.
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The Carolina Hurricanes will play another game in the Eastern Conference Final without a top-four defenceman. TORONTO — The president’s boss set the bar one year before he dropped the hammer. “The fans here not only deserve, they demand a championship. And there’s no complacency,” Keith Pelley declared in May 2024. Pelley, the brand-new chief
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Nearly a month ago, Hall of Fame basketball player Steve Nash reached out to Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander simply to tell him how much he admires his game. TORONTO — The president’s boss set the bar one year before he dropped the hammer. “The fans here not only deserve, they demand a championship.
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While it’s been over half a decade since the franchise lifted the Larry O’Brien trophy and four years have passed since Powell was even on the Raptors’ roster, there are still plenty of memories the now 31-year-old looks back on fondly. TORONTO — The president’s boss set the bar one year before he dropped the
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Gavin McKenna is ready to step into the Memorial Cup spotlight — and he doesn’t plan to blink. TORONTO — The president’s boss set the bar one year before he dropped the hammer. “The fans here not only deserve, they demand a championship. And there’s no complacency,” Keith Pelley declared in May 2024. Pelley, the
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Brett Howden broke down and cried Thursday while being questioned by defence counsel about his memory of what happened on June 19, 2018, at the trial of five former NHLers accused of sexual assault. TORONTO — The president’s boss set the bar one year before he dropped the hammer. “The fans here not only deserve,
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While Mitch Marner’s time in Toronto could be coming to an end after another playoff disappointment, plenty of teams would still line up for his services. Sportsnet’s Ryan Dixon breaks down the top landing spots for the forward. TORONTO — The president’s boss set the bar one year before he dropped the hammer. “The fans
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The 55-year-old Treliving will remain the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs as he prepares for his third season at the helm, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. TORONTO — The president’s boss set the bar one year before he dropped the hammer. “The fans here not only deserve, they demand a championship. And there’s
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