Hockey

Renderings of the proposed Summit Ice Centre in Lockport, Illinois, featuring what would be the largest hockey stick in the world. (Photo- City of Lockport/Instagram)

Who’s going to claim the Penticton-made, world’s largest hockey stick?

The 205-foot structure has been on Vancouver Island for 35 years but is now up for sale

Renderings of the proposed Summit Ice Centre in Lockport, Illinois, featuring what would be the largest hockey stick in the world. (Photo- City of Lockport/Instagram)
The title-track of Trigger Mafia’s new EP, Barnburner, was shot in Langley’s Sportsplex hockey rink, in Walnut Grove back in early September. The band is lead by local musician Shawn Meehan. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

Barnburner: B.C. rockers craft next potential hockey anthem

Trigger Mafia, a Langley-based band, releases new EP and title-track video, Barnburner, next week

The title-track of Trigger Mafia’s new EP, Barnburner, was shot in Langley’s Sportsplex hockey rink, in Walnut Grove back in early September. The band is lead by local musician Shawn Meehan. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
Bruce Boudreau responds to questions during a news conference after an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers, in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 21, 2023. Boudreau will make his international coaching debut as Canada’s bench boss for the upcoming Spengler Cup. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Boudreau named head coach for Canada’s Spengler Cup squad

The Spengler Cup will run from Dec. 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland

Bruce Boudreau responds to questions during a news conference after an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers, in Vancouver, on Saturday, January 21, 2023. Boudreau will make his international coaching debut as Canada’s bench boss for the upcoming Spengler Cup. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
An 11-year-old boy has died after getting hit by a hockey puck during a junior hockey league practice event near Montreal on Tuesday. Rubber marks from pucks dot the glass at a hockey practice in Vancouver on Thursday, June 2, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Boy dies after taking puck to the neck in Quebec minor hockey practice

Police say 11-yer-old was wearing all the required protective equipment

An 11-year-old boy has died after getting hit by a hockey puck during a junior hockey league practice event near Montreal on Tuesday. Rubber marks from pucks dot the glass at a hockey practice in Vancouver on Thursday, June 2, 2011. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada forward Macklin Celebrini breaks up ice in practice during Canadian World Juniors selection camp in Oakville, Ont., on Monday, December 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

B.C.’s Celebrini attracting attention at world junior hockey camp

Any doubts about about potential No. 1 overall NHL draft pick are quickly evaporating

Canada forward Macklin Celebrini breaks up ice in practice during Canadian World Juniors selection camp in Oakville, Ont., on Monday, December 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Surrey’s Noah Juulsen is hoping to establish himself as an NHL regular with the Canucks. photo courtesy of Vancouver Canucks

THE MOJ: B.C.’s Juulsen dealing with the pressure of becoming a regular

In year 7, Lower Mainland product still trying to prove himself as an everyday player

Surrey’s Noah Juulsen is hoping to establish himself as an NHL regular with the Canucks. photo courtesy of Vancouver Canucks
Former NHLer Josh Gorges is one of the many victims of the current feud between the BCHL and Hockey Canada. courtesy Bob Marjanovich

THE MOJ: Former NHLer not coaching kids because of Hockey Canada dispute

Retired defenceman Josh Gorges not allowed to coach son’s team because he works for BCHL team

Former NHLer Josh Gorges is one of the many victims of the current feud between the BCHL and Hockey Canada. courtesy Bob Marjanovich
Former NHL hockey player Dave Babych speaks at the Surrey Arts & Business Awards luncheon at Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (Contributed photo: SBOT)

Ex-Canuck Babych trashes former coach Keenan at B.C. awards event

‘Technically he was the worst coach I’ve ever seen,’ former Canucks defenseman tells luncheon crowd

Former NHL hockey player Dave Babych speaks at the Surrey Arts & Business Awards luncheon at Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (Contributed photo: SBOT)
Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry embraces teammate Erik Karlsson after the netminder scored the franchise’s first-ever “goalie goal” in the final minutes of the team’s 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (twitter.com/penguins photo)

VIDEO: B.C.’s Tristan Jarry makes NHL history with Penguins’ first-ever goalie goal

‘It’s pretty neat,’ the netminder said after the game. ‘But honestly, the win means more.’

Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry embraces teammate Erik Karlsson after the netminder scored the franchise’s first-ever “goalie goal” in the final minutes of the team’s 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. (twitter.com/penguins photo)
Giants blanked the Chiefs in Spokane Wednesday night, 3-0. (Larry Brunt, WHL/Special to Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Memorable first shutout for Vancouver Giants goalie

G-Men play Kamloops tonight, Langley Events Centre Saturday night

Giants blanked the Chiefs in Spokane Wednesday night, 3-0. (Larry Brunt, WHL/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Hockey Canada board chair Hugh Fraser, seen above in January, announced Friday he would not be seeking re-election after one year on the job. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press)

Hockey Canada chair Hugh L. Fraser not seeking re-election to board

The retired judge previously said he felt it was his duty to step up to help turn around Hockey Canada

Hockey Canada board chair Hugh Fraser, seen above in January, announced Friday he would not be seeking re-election after one year on the job. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press)
The White Spot Legends Weekend is being held in conjunction with a three-day event at LEC this weekend called Western Canada Collectibles Experience. NHL legends Grant Fuhr and Bill Ranford are the guests of honour on Friday and Saturday evening, respectively. (Vancouver Giants illustration)

Pair of hockey greats part of Lower Mainland’s weekend show

Grant Fuhr, Bill Ranford are NHL big names at White Spot Legends Weekend in Langley

The White Spot Legends Weekend is being held in conjunction with a three-day event at LEC this weekend called Western Canada Collectibles Experience. NHL legends Grant Fuhr and Bill Ranford are the guests of honour on Friday and Saturday evening, respectively. (Vancouver Giants illustration)
FILE - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Johnson in action during an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Police in England arrested a man Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, on suspicion of manslaughter in the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was cut by a skate during a game. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)

Arrest made in on-ice death of pro hockey player in England

Police say suspicion of manslaughter the reason, do not immediately identify suspect

FILE - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Johnson in action during an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Police in England arrested a man Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, on suspicion of manslaughter in the death of American ice hockey player Adam Johnson, whose neck was cut by a skate during a game. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, File)
Gina Kingsbury is seen at the 2021 Canadian National Women’s Team Camp in Calgary, Alta., in a Jan. 27, 2021, handout photo. Kingsbury has returned to Hockey Canada to oversee the national women’s hockey team through the 2026 Olympic Games while also managing Toronto’s club in the new Professional Women’s Hockey League.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hockey Canada, Matthew Murnaghan

Kingsbury returns to Canadian women’s hockey team, continues with PWHL Toronto

Kingsbury will oversee women’s team for 2026 Olympic Games

Gina Kingsbury is seen at the 2021 Canadian National Women’s Team Camp in Calgary, Alta., in a Jan. 27, 2021, handout photo. Kingsbury has returned to Hockey Canada to oversee the national women’s hockey team through the 2026 Olympic Games while also managing Toronto’s club in the new Professional Women’s Hockey League.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Hockey Canada, Matthew Murnaghan
Vancouver Giants lost 4-1 to the Tri-City Americans in Kennewick, Wash. on Wednesday night. (John Keller/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Vancouver Giants return to Washington State tonight

After falling to Tri-City Americans, 4-1, G-Men head south again to take on Wenatchee Wild on Friday

Vancouver Giants lost 4-1 to the Tri-City Americans in Kennewick, Wash. on Wednesday night. (John Keller/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Johnson in action during an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. American hockey player Adam Johnson has died after a “freak accident” during a game in England on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 his club said. The 29-year-old Minnesota native was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered a slashed neck during the second period of the game at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, file)

American hockey player Adam Johnson dies after getting cut in the neck by a skate in England

American hockey player Adam Johnson, who appeared in 13 NHL games with…

  • Oct 30, 2023
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Adam Johnson in action during an NHL hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. American hockey player Adam Johnson has died after a “freak accident” during a game in England on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 his club said. The 29-year-old Minnesota native was playing for the Nottingham Panthers in a Challenge Cup game against the Sheffield Steelers when he suffered a slashed neck during the second period of the game at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon, file)
Canucks players take a knee as medical staff tends to teammate Vasily Podkolzin, who suffered a serious injury on Wednesday (Oct. 25) against Colorado. (Kevin Gillies photo)

Abbotsford Canucks win, but all attention on Podkolzin after scary incident

Canucks prospect slammed awkwardly to ice by Eagles defender, left playing surface on stretcher

Canucks players take a knee as medical staff tends to teammate Vasily Podkolzin, who suffered a serious injury on Wednesday (Oct. 25) against Colorado. (Kevin Gillies photo)
Kai Anderson (Darren Francis/Special to Langley Advance Times)

4 Vancouver Giants prospects to compete in WHL Cup

2 will play for Team BC, while another suits up for Team Alberta, and the other for Team Manitoba

Kai Anderson (Darren Francis/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Chicago Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard (98) and Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby (87) skate during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

B.C.’s Bedard skates past Sid’s Penguins as NHL’s latest wonderkid wins debut

The top pick in the 2023 NHL entry draft picked up an assist and fired five shots in 4-2 victory

Chicago Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard (98) and Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby (87) skate during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Edmonton Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard (30) and center Connor McDavid, front right, warm up before a preseason NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)

Changing of the guard? What to expect as the NHL season kicks off

Who’s ready to climb, who’s ready to fall, and more AP hockey predictions

Edmonton Oilers goaltender Calvin Pickard (30) and center Connor McDavid, front right, warm up before a preseason NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)