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CALGARY — Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper will lead Canada at the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off and the 2026 Winter Olympics, Hockey Canada announced Monday.

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Dylan DeMelo to a four-year contract extension, the club announced Tuesday. The deal carries an average annual value of US$4.9 million.

DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Kylian Mbappé returned to France's starting lineup for the match against Poland at the European Championship on Tuesday, eight days after breaking his nose .

TORONTO — Gold medallist Maude Charron, of Rimouski, Que., will lead Canada's two-person weightlifting team at the Paris Olympics. Charron, who won weightlifting gold at the Tokyo Games in 2021, will compete in the women's 59-kilogram event in Paris.

The pressure is heavy, but the opportunity is massive for Malik Metivier. The Toronto hurdler will be competing at the Canadian track and field Olympic trials that run from Wednesday through Sunday in Montreal.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — A Finnish flag waved prominently in the stands as the Florida Panthers celebrated with the Stanley Cup. Aleksander Barkov held his 2-year-old child in his arms minutes after getting the trophy from Commissioner Gary Bettman.

If NHL general managers and most scouts are unable to enter Russia to rate the talent in person, player agent Daniel Milstein figured, why not bring his draft-eligible prospects to North America? That was the case earlier in June, when Milstein and s

SUNRISE — The Oilers could see the Panthers celebrating on the ice and hear them down the hallway. Florida won its first Stanley Cup late Monday night, besting Edmonton 2-1 in Game 7 after blowing a 3-0 lead in the title series.

SUNRISE — The Conn Smythe Trophy was small consolation for Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid on Monday night.

SUNRISE — Connor McDavid barely spoke above a whisper. Leon Draisaitl had tears in his eyes.