National Sports

Vancouver Canucks winger Tanner Pearson says he's still working his way back to health nearly six months after breaking his hand in a game. “I’m just trying to get my hand back," he told reporters at a season-ending press conference Saturday.

VANCOUVER — Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes were two very good players on a not-very-good Vancouver Canucks team this NHL season.

TORONTO — Ilya Samsonov declared recently he doesn't break.

NEW YORK — Dallas forward Jason Robertson, Carolina defenceman Brent Burns and Vegas goaltender Laurent Brossoit have been named the NHL's three stars of the week to end the regular season.

Brad Larsen has been fired as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets after two seasons without a playoff appearance, a move general manager Jarmo Kekalainen called “absolutely a necessary change that we needed to make.

CALGARY — Hockey Canada has announced its roster for the upcoming 2023 men's under-18 world championship.

SAN CRISTÓBAL, Dominican Republic — Canada made a statement in its opening game at the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championship Qualifying tournament.

Friday's scoreboard Women's World Hockey Championship Finland 8 Germany 2 Sweden 1 Japan 0 --- NHL Buffalo 5 Columbus 2 Colorado 4 Nashville 3 --- AHL Abbotsford 4 Calgary 1 Laval 4 Syracuse 3 Belleville 7 Rochester 4 Henderson 5 Ontario 2 Utica 2 Cl

Vancouver's Rebecca Marino will be looking for payback when she steps on the tennis court Saturday.

WINNIPEG — Matthew Savoie scored once and added two assists as the Winnipeg ICE defeated the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors 5-3 in the opening game of their Western Hockey League Eastern Conference semifinal series on Friday.