Sunday, March 2, 2025

NHL honours Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau in emotional Stadium Series tribute

The family of late Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau, Jane, left, Meredith, right, and his children walk to Ohio Stadium before a NHL regular-season game against the visiting Red Wings on March 1, 2025.

The Stadium Series game between Columbus and Detroit on Saturday promised to have it all: a crowd of more than 90,000 — the second largest in NHL history — and an electric atmosphere at Ohio Stadium. The NHL also ensured a key figure was front and centre.



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Canada's Dubreuil, Blondin skate to silver medals at World Cup season finale in the Netherlands

A male long track speed skater representing Canada speeds around an oval.

Canadian speed skaters Ivanie Blondin and Laurent Dubreuil claimed silver medals on Sunday at the final stop of the long track World Cup tour in Heerenveen, Netherlands.



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Saturday, March 1, 2025

Ovechkin scores 884th career goal to move 10 away from tying Gretzky's NHL record

A male ice hockey player takes a slap shot in an arena filled with fans.

Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career to move 10 away from tying Wayne Gretzky's record.



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Jean-Michel Ménard reflects on family, retirement ahead of return to Brier

A male curler at a tournament.

The Gatineau, Que. curler hasn't competed at Canada’s top men’s curling tournament since 2017. But after a short-lived retirement, he’s now headed to the 2025 Brier — with a World Mixed Curling Championship win under his belt.



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Auger-Aliassime falls short of 3rd title in 2025 with loss to Tsitsipas in Dubai final

Male tennis player waves to the crowd post match.

Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime fell short in earning a third ATP Tour title in 2025 on Saturday, losing 6-3, 6-3 to Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Dubai Tennis Championships final.



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