National Sports

TOKYO — Canada has its first medal of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after the women's 4x100 freestyle relay team raced to silver. Penny Oleksiak and Kayla Sanchez of Toronto, Margaret Mac Neil of London, Ont., and Rebecca Smith of Red Deer, Alta.

TORONTO — Newly minted Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Matthew Knies keeps a piece of advice from his childhood hockey coach at the top of his mind.

After an unsettled season that limited opportunities for junior hockey players and NHL scouts alike, Calgary Flames GM Brad Treliving believes it will take some time before the real winners of this year's draft can be picked.

Tyler Pasher's soccer career has been a study in perseverance. The 27-year-old winger from Elmira, Ont., received Canada call-ups in 2015 from Benito Floro and 2017 by Octavio Zambrano. But he never saw any game action.

EDMONTON — There's still one item remaining on Mike Smith's career to-do list — hoist the Stanley Cup. The veteran goalie said there'd be no better way to cap his career than winning hockey's ultimate prize with the Edmonton Oilers.

A prospect selected by the Montreal Canadiens in a controversial move at the NHL entry draft on Friday says he believes the team can help make him a better person.

Michael Woods came agonizingly close to opening Canada's medal account on the first full day of competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers' newest prospect was nearly at a loss for words Friday night. The club took Xavier Bourgault with the 22nd overall pick in the NHL entry draft and the French-Canadian felt he'd found his perfect home.

WINNIPEG — Chaz Lucius wasn't shy about mentioning his admiration of Jets star Mark Scheifele in his pre-draft interview with Winnipeg The honesty obviously worked — Winnipeg selected to select Lucius 18th overall in the NHL entry draft on Friday.

CALGARY — The Calgary Flames newest prospect is a bit of an animal — a bison, in fact. Matthew Coronato said he earned the nickname "The Bison" from the announcer and hockey operations staff during his time with the USHL's Chicago Steel.