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VANCOUVER — Playing for the Calgary Flames, defenceman Travis Hamonic got a close-up view of the Vancouver Canucks' skilled, young talent. Going up against the likes of Elias Pettersson, Quinn Hughes and Bo Horvat wasn't easy, he said.

A Canadian player has tested positive for COVID-19 at the national team camp in Bradenton, Fla. Canada Soccer did not identify the player but said the positive test came during camp arrival screening.

Marc Bergevin joked after the start to a busy, unusual off-season back in October he was going to take a vacation. The general manager of the Montreal Canadiens certainly earned it.

The NHL says 27 players returned positive COVID-19 tests during training camps as the league prepares to open its season.

D.J. Smith appreciated the fight his team showed last season. The next step for the head coach of the Ottawa Senators is seeing that effort morph into tangible results.

The Winnipeg Jets aren't kids this year, says coach Paul Maurice. For years, Maurice has walked into rinks feeling as though his group was stacked with young talent. But heading into his eighth season behind the Jets bench, times have changed.

CALGARY — Can the arrival of a marquee goalie and a redistribution of the goalscoring load finally produce an extended playoff run for the Calgary Flames? The Flames have exited the first round of playoffs in mortifying fashion three of the last four

Leon Draisaitl is convinced the Edmonton Oilers can battle for their division's top rung again and last longer in the playoffs.

Vancouver Canucks captain Bo Horvat knows his team has a lot to prove this season. After finishing third in the Pacific Division with a 36-27-6 record last year, few onlookers believed the squad would make a deep post-season run.

The fields are slowly filling up for the national curling championships, events that have provided a beacon of light in what has been a dreary competitive season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.