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Burke: No arena threats, 'we'll just leave'

Brian Burke addresses the media Monday at the Saddledome. Photo by Stuart Dryden/Calgary Sun

Mark Stone celebrates an Ottawa Senators goal as Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby skates away during Game 3 at the Canadian Tire Centre on May 17, 2017. (Wayne Cuddington/Postmedia)

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Boring, eh? Sens explode

OTTAWA — Never a dull moment.

Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen makes a stop with Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin in front during Game 6 of their first round NHL playoff series at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Sunday April 23, 2017. (Michael Peake/Toronto Sun)

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Leafs ousted in heartbreaking OT

The Maple Leafs kids were more than all right during the 2016-17 season.

Don Cherry (left) and his Coach's Corner co-host Ron MacLean (TWITTER)

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Cherry admits fashion crime

It was a bloody fashion crime that even Don Cherry is pleading guilty to.

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Canadian women's team 'excited' to face U.S.

Natalie Spooner had just gotten off the ice on Tuesday night when she heard the news.

Les Canadiennes de Montreal pose for a team picture after defeating the Calgary Inferno for the 2017 Clarkson Cup at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Sunday March 5, 2017. (Ashley Fraser/Postmedia)

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Les Canadiennes beat Inferno for title

The sting from a year earlier was still very much with Les Canadiennes de Montreal on Sunday.

Senators defenceman Dion Phaneuf (right) interrupts Oilers forward Zack Kassian (left) on a breakaway during second period NHL action at Rogers Place in Edmonton on Oct. 30, 2016. Six of seven Canadian teams are either holding a playoff spot or very close to one with five weeks left in the season. (Ian Kucerak/Postmedia Network)

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Canadian teams fueling playoff optimism

The official Hockey Day in Canada was held on Feb. 18. It apparently took another two weeks for this country’s NHL franchises to truly celebrate the occasion.

The Beavers and the Islanders battled for the puck on February 25 at the Carman Arena during the second game of their best-of-seven series. (EMILY DISTEFANO/VALLEY LEADER)

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Beavers battle Islanders for spot in the finals

The Carman Beavers got off to a winning start in their semi-final series against the Portage Islanders, taking the first two games before dropping the third in Portage on Monday.

The Carman Beavers took on the Morden Redskins in their last regular season game on Saturday in Carman. Despite struggling to catch up after Morden scored first, the Beavers couldn’t manage to net enough goals to take the win, ending up in third place in the league just behind the Portage Islanders. (EMILY DISTEFANO/VALLEY LEADER)

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Beavers wrap up regular season in third place

The Carman Beavers ended their regular season in third place after a rare defeat on Saturday, but GM Dean Owen said they are very confident about their skills going into the playoffs.

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Uneasy wait for Olympics decision

Tom Renney has Plan A and Plan B and maybe even a Plan C in his Hockey Canada office and admits he has no clue whether NHL players will be participating in the Olympic Games next year in Korea.