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Longtime OHL commissioner David Branch to retire after next season
Ontario Hockey League Commissioner David Branch, right, talks to Quebec Major Junior Hockey League president Gilles Courteau, middle, in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Branch says he will retire as Ontario Hockey League commissioner, a role he has held since the league was founded in 1980, after the upcoming season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Toronto Maple Leafs sign first-round draft pick Easton Cowan to entry-level contract
Easton Cowan puts on a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey after being picked by the team during the first round of the NHL hockey draft Wednesday, June 28, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. The Leafs have signed Cowan to a three-year, entry-level contract.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-George Walker IV
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Toronto Marlies name John Gruden as team’s new head coach
Hamilton Bulldogs head coach John Gruden watches his team practice at the Memorial Cup in Regina, Sask., Thursday, May 24, 2018. Gruden is the new head coach of the Toronto Marlies. He succeeds Greg Moore in the position.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Petes edge Knights 2-1, punch ticket to Memorial Cup
The Memorial Cup is lifted after the Edmonton Oil Kings beat the Guelph Storm in the championship game of the Memorial Cup CHL hockey tournament in London, Ont., on Sunday, May 25, 2014. After the CHL and its regional leagues cancelled the playoffs and the Memorial Cup last week, coaches across the country are left to ponder what could have been. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
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Two Niagara IceDogs players banned from OHL, GM handed two-year suspension for violating policies
Two Niagara Icedogs have been kicked out of the Ontario Hockey League and the team’s general manager has received a two-year suspension for violating league policies, the OHL announced Thursday. The Niagara Icedogs logo is seen in this undated handout. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Spring storm could create challenging conditions at world men’s curling playdowns
Curling fans take in the Men's World Curling Championship in Ottawa on Saturday, April 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Ritchie, Rehkopf lift White to win in CHL’s top prospects game
Team White goalie Scott Ratzlaff (33) stops Team Red's Carey Terrance (10) during the second period of the CHL/NHL Top Prospects game, in Langley, B.C., on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Several teams make big deals ahead of Canadian Hockey League trade deadlines
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Winnipeg Jets agree to terms with forward Danny Zhilkin on three-year, entry-level contract
Winnipeg Jets staff lay down the Jet logo at centre ice of MTS Centre in Winnipeg on Tuesday, January 8, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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London Knights centre Abakar Kazbekov dead at age 18
London Knights President Dale Hunter, (left to right) Leigh Salters, John Tavares, Michael Del Zotto and General Manager Mark Hunter attend a news conference where the Knights' new players were introduced by the OHL team in London, Ont., Friday January 9, 2009. The London Knights made a huge splash on the eve of the Ontario Hockey League trade deadline Thursday, acquiring Tavares from the Oshawa Generals, the team he's played spectacularly for since entering the league. Defenceman Michael Del Zotto and goaltender Daryl Borden were also dealt to London in exchange for forward Christian Thomas, the son of former NHLer Steve Thomas, defenceman Scott Valentine, goaltender Michael Zador, along with the six draft picks _ London's four second-round picks for the next four years, and the Knights third round picks in both 2010 and 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Dave Chidley
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PWHPA partners with OHL to host four Dream Gap Tour games
OTTAWA, CANADA - DECEMBER 11: Hannah Brandt #20 of Team Poulin battles with Jaime Bourbonnais #14 of Team Nurse during the PWHPA All-Star Game at Canadian Tire Centre on December 11, 2022 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Chris Tanouye/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images)
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Hockey Canada names coaches for under-18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Canada celebrates their 6-2 victory over Sweden following the Hlinka Gretzky Cup gold medal game in Edmonton on Saturday, August 11, 2018.  Hockey Canada has announced Stephane Julien will lead its men's under-18 team at the upcoming Hlinka Gretzky Cup. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Codie McLachlan
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15-year-old Michael Misa to enter Ontario Hockey League a year early
Ottawa Sens' Michael Misa (68) is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-OHL Images, Raine Hernandez, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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OHL expels Flint Firebirds president of hockey operations Terry Christensen
Flint, Mich., Mayor Dayne Walling speaks during a press conference introducing the city's new Ontario Hockey League hockey, the Flint Firebirds, Monday, March 16, 2015, at Perani Arena in Flint, Mich. Ontario Hockey League commissioner David Branch was scheduled to meet with top brass from the Flint Firebirds on Monday after a wild weekend that included the reported firings of head coach John Gruden and his assistants along with a mass resignation by the team's players in protest. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP Photo/The Flint Journal-MLive.com, Jake May LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT
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OHL commits to finishing 2021-22 season as new COVID-19 restrictions begin in Ontario
Amy Potomak’s power-play goal early in the third period was the winner as Canada downed Russia 4-2 on Sunday in the preliminary round of the under-18 women’s world hockey championship.
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OHL reinstates Montreal Canadiens first-round pick Logan Mailloux
SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY - JULY 23: With the 31st pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, the Montreal Canadiens select Logan Mailloux during the first round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft at the NHL Network studios on July 23, 2021 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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OHL’s Flint Firebirds sidelined by COVID-19 after 11 positive tests
PETERBOROUGH, ON - DECEMBER 13: Jake Durham #12 of the Flint Firebirds skates against the Peterborough Petes in an OHL game at the Peterborough Memorial Centre on December 13, 2018 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
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OHL’s Sudbury Wolves suspend operations after 12 players test positive for COVID-19
The Saskatchewan Hockey Association has said that, starting in the 2018-19 season, girls under 17 who live outside Regina and Saskatoon won’t be allowed to play for teams in those cities.
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OHL to require proof of full COVID-19 vaccination for entry into facilities starting Sept. 22
The Saskatchewan Hockey Association has said that, starting in the 2018-19 season, girls under 17 who live outside Regina and Saskatoon won’t be allowed to play for teams in those cities.
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Ontario Hockey League will require players, staff to have COVID-19 vaccinations
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Taya Currie makes history as first female ever picked in OHL priority draft
The Ontario Hockey League logo is shown in a handout. The OHL has cancelled its 2020-21 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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Ontario Hockey League cancels 2020-21 season
The Ontario Hockey League has delayed the February start of its 2020-21 season. Players' sticks are shown during the Ice Hockey World Championships Group A match between Russia and Denmark, in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, May 12, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ivan Sekretarev
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CHL cancels 2021 Memorial Cup due to COVID-19 restrictions
The Memorial Cup is lifted after the Edmonton Oil Kings beat the Guelph Storm in the championship game of the Memorial Cup CHL hockey tournament in London, Ont., on Sunday, May 25, 2014. After the CHL and its regional leagues cancelled the playoffs and the Memorial Cup last week, coaches across the country are left to ponder what could have been. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
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Sabres fire head coach Krueger
FILE - Buffalo Sabres head coach Ralph Kruege looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Buffalo, N.Y., in this Saturday, March 13, 2021, file photo. The Sabres fired coach Ralph Krueger on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)
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Ontario sport minister says details of OHL hub cities, bubbles being worked on
Kinston Frontenacs' Shane Wright moves with the puck during OHL action against the Ottawa 67's in Kingston, Ont. on Friday Sept. 27, 2019. Ontario's sports minister says that the details of hub cities and bubbles for a shortened major junior hockey season in the province are being ironed out. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Reuben Polansky-Shapiro
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Ontario Hockey League delays 2020-21 season again due to COVID-19
The Ontario Hockey League has delayed the February start of its 2020-21 season. Players' sticks are shown during the Ice Hockey World Championships Group A match between Russia and Denmark, in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, May 12, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Ivan Sekretarev
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No bodychecking allowed in coming OHL season due to pandemic
Guelph Storm's Alexey Toropchenko checks Prince Albert Raiders' Aliaksei Protas in second period 2019 Memorial Cup action in Halifax on Tuesday, May 21, 2019.
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OHL aiming to drop the puck in February
The Memorial Cup is lifted after the Edmonton Oil Kings beat the Guelph Storm in the championship game of the Memorial Cup CHL hockey tournament in London, Ont., on Sunday, May 25, 2014. After the CHL and its regional leagues cancelled the playoffs and the Memorial Cup last week, coaches across the country are left to ponder what could have been. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley
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A year after leaving Sportsnet, Nick Kypreos is wondering who the Real Kyper is
Nick Kypreos in his home studio in Toronto, on Oct. 8, 2020.
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Lawsuit alleges hockey league conspiracy
The NHL logo is seen on a goal at a Nashville Predators practice rink in Nashville, Tenn. on Sept. 17, 2012. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press on Sunday that the NHL and NHL Players’ Association have agreed on protocols to resume the season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Mark Humphrey
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Ontario Hockey League waiting until December to start 2020-21 season
File Number: 2361665 Close-up on hockey player legs, skates. Ice Hockey. Puck. Credit: iStockphoto (Royalty-Free)
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Daniel Carcillo spearheads class-action lawsuit against CHL and its member teams
Daniel Carcillo spearheads class-action lawsuit against CHL and its member teams
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Ottawa 67’s centre Marco Rossi named Ontario Hockey League’s most outstanding player
Team red centre Marco Rossi (23) skates during the Kubota OHL/NHL Top Prospects team red on-ice skills testing in Hamilton, Ont. on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Ottawa 67's forward Rossi has been named the Ontario Hockey League's most outstanding player for the shortened 2019-20 season.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
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Shane Wright cements exceptional season with OHL’s rookie of the year award
Kingston Frontenacs' Shane Wright skates with the puck during a game against the Ottawa 67's in Kingston on Sept. 27, 2019.
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Ottawa 67’s André Tourigny named OHL coach of the year for second straight season
Ottawa 67's head coach Andre Tourigny is seen during practice at the national junior hockey team development camp in St. John's, on Aug. 6, 2010.
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‘Everybody lost’: CHL coaches reflect on a season cut short by coronavirus
The Memorial Cup is lifted after the Edmonton Oil Kings beat the Guelph Storm in the championship game of the Memorial Cup CHL hockey tournament in London, Ont., on Sunday, May 25, 2014. After the CHL and its regional leagues cancelled the playoffs and the Memorial Cup last week, coaches across the country are left to ponder what could have been. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dave Chidley