Find out the latest on COVID-19's impact on the sports world and when sports are returning by subscribing to Breaking News push notifications in the Sports and COVID-19 section.Georges Laraque has been diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus.The former NHL enforcer revealed as much Thursday on Twitter and Instagram.
Few topics incite debate in hockey circles like individual awards. Potential winners are debated all season long, and when the hardware finally gets handed out, discussions continue to rage on about whether voters got it right.While the banter can become exhausting, there's one thing everybody can agree on: The voters don't always get it right.One player might've made the playoffs while his competition didn't, or perhaps another player's case was tarnished due to his superior linemates. No matter the cause, hopefuls coming off of elite seasons routinely get hosed.With this in mind, let's take a look at some of the worst snubs of all time.Pavel Bure - 2001 Hart Rick Stewart / National Hockey League / Getty2000-01 stats: 82 GP, 59 G, 33 A
The IIHF unveiled groups for the 2022 Beijing Olympics last week. While it's far from a guarantee the NHL will be participating after skipping out in 2018, it's fair to say Canada would be the favorite if the league decides to partake. After all, Canada has dominated in Olympics featuring NHL players, winning three of a possible five gold medals.Below, we rank all five of Canada's Olympic men's hockey teams from 1998 to 2014, prioritizing results over personnel.5. Turin 2006 DON EMMERT / AFP / GettyGM: Wayne Gretzky
Philadelphia Flyers forward Oskar Lindblom is set to undergo his final treatments as he continues to make progress in his fight against a rare bone cancer.Lindblom, 23, was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma in December and missed the rest of the suspended season."Oskar’s going through his last treatments coming up here, but everything I’ve been told from Jimmy (McCrossin, the team's trainer) has been very positive," Flyers assistant general manager Brett Flahr said Monday, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer's Sam Carchidi. "He feels great, considering the condition he’s in. He's such a great kid and he's determined. His focus is to play as soon as possible."The Swedish winger has been undergoing treatments at the University of Pennsylvania. Lindblom has continued to train, but whether or not he'll be able to return next season remains unknown."For all the stuff this guy has been through, he looks terrific," Flahr said. "The last time I saw him, he looked good. He had that smile on his face. He's doing things like cardio (workouts) to keep up his strength as much as he can. I think as soon as he gets his last treatments, the worst is over for him."It couldn’t have gone any better for him," Flahr said Lindblom's doctor's told the young talent.Following the difficult news, the hockey world came together to show their support for Lindblom. On Dec. 17, the Flyers presented a video tribute that was greeted with love and support from thousands inside the Wells Fargo Center.
Two of the league's most entertaining pairs of brothers will go up against each other in a livestreamed game of NHL 20 on Wednesday for charity.Matthew and Brady Tkachuk will take on Quinn and Jack Hughes as a part of the Hockey2Help initiative, which was started by Twitch and YouTube personality Nasher.
On Easter Sunday, Shannon Skanes stood in front of a dry-erase board in the basement of his Vancouver-area home and talked into a camera for 19 minutes. The Hockey Guy, as he's called, had filmed this way countless times. However, this particular video - titled "Lessons Learned Over the Last Month" - was not part of the regularly scheduled programming.Skanes, who makes a living covering hockey thanks to the support of 137,000 YouTube subscribers, had printed five pandemic-related topics on the board:
Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin and his wife, Anna, made a monetary donation to the Ronald McDonald House of Pittsburgh to help the charity purchase supplies, food, and games, the team announced Monday.The organization, which currently houses 20 families with hospitalized children, had a wish list of various pantry items. Malkin's donation ensured that everything on the list could be purchased and families can continue to receive hot meals.
With ESPN's "The Last Dance" whetting the appetite of folks desperate for any sort of sports content, theScore editors have joined forces to look back at some of the most captivating narratives that deserve similar treatment to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty.Today, we're looking at five hockey documentaries we'd love to see:'Bad Blood'No NHL teams enjoyed more success in the late 1990s than the Colorado Avalanche and the Detroit Red Wings. From '96 to '98, the two Western Conference powerhouses combined for three Stanley Cup victories and a pair of Presidents' Trophies. Both clubs were loaded with future Hall of Famers, and each franchise produced moments that have been etched in hockey lore.