Winter Sports News

Hockey Canada has named former University of North Dakota standout and current Phoenix Coyotes head coach Dave Tippett as head coach for Team Canada at the upcoming 2014 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship .

In this Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, file photo Ukraine's relay team Vita Semerenko, Juliya Dzhyma, Olena Pidhrushna and Valj Semerenko, from left, celebrate with a Ukrainian flag with writings on it after winning the gold during the women's biathlon 4x6k relay, at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

A multi-story ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea's southern coast Wednesday, leaving nearly 300 people missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by ships and helicopters.

VETERAN netminder Stevie Lyle is planning a swansong year at Swindon Wildcats as he plans to bring his illustrious playing career to end in 2015.

Forward Marty Havlat's playoff experience from last season amounted to two games and 11 total shifts.

For Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron, the 2014 Olympics were about more than winning a second gold medal with Canada.

Ryan Miller has struggled since his move to the Blues, posting just 10 wins, a 2.47 goals-against average and .903 save percentage in 19 games.

Coach Jon Blair, Ethan Blair, Jamie Casselman, Zoe Chore and Emma Damm take a break in the action for a picture at the Whistler Cup this past weekend.

Tim Murray is not happy with what transpired this season and will do whatever it takes to turn around the Buffalo Sabres.

There's little Matt Moulson is looking forward to more than sleeping in his own bed.

The Panthers bucked the odds Tuesday by jumping up a spot and earned the right to the top pick in June.

SEASON SERIES: Detroit won 3-1. Early in their last meeting on April 2 at Joe Louis Area, the Red Wings didn't look as if they played in the same league as the Bruins.

Randy Carlyle couldn't shed any light on the Toronto Maple Leafs' most pressing off-season question - his future with the NHL club.

Like any good Canadian kids, the Thornton boys covered their rooms with posters of hockey gods.

Canadian gold medallists Kirsten Wall , lead Dawn McEwen, second Jill Officer, third Kaitlyn Lawes and skip Jennifer Jones celebrate their Olympic victory in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 22. Jones announced that McEwen, Officer and Lawes would return in hopes of defending gold in South Korea in 2018.

The Vancouver Canucks' lost season has left them with one silver living: a low pick in the 2014 NHL Draft.

In a year where Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby helped bring Canada another Olympic gold medal, Crosby is facing pressure to perform well in these playoffs.

A report from the Conference Board says Hamilton and Quebec City meet basic requirements including adequate income levels, population base and corporate presence.

In this Sunday, April 13, 2014 image from video provided by KCTV-5, Frazier Glenn Cross, also known as Frazier Glenn Miller, is escorted by police in an elementary school parking lot in Overland Park, Kan.

Wild center Mikko Koivu rests between shifts in the third period against the St. Louis Blues at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Thursday, April 10, 2014.