National Sports

Wednesday's Games NHL Toronto 5 Ottawa 4 N.Y.

TORONTO — The fans left happy after a back-and-forth game Mike Babcock deemed "way too entertaining for the coach." And his team won.

OTTAWA — Former hockey great Eric Lindros brought his star power to Parliament Hill on Wednesday, urging MPs to develop a single national protocol for preventing and treating sports-related concussions.

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs paid tribute to legendary broadcaster Bob Cole on Wednesday night.

TORONTO — Looking relaxed and refreshed in an off-season where he doesn't have to worry about baseball plans, former Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said Wednesday that he's loving life and is enjoying a break from the game.

Seconds before they stepped onto the ice at the recent Canadian figure skating championships, Nikolaj Sorensen turned to Laurence Fournier Beaudry and said: "Welcome home, baby.

TORONTO — Every time Matt Duchene enters an NHL arena, he leaves all the trade talk buzzing around him at the door.

HALIFAX — Two head coaches and 15 players have been suspended after an ugly university hockey brawl that has raised questions about the sport's culture of trash talking — and attitudes toward sexual assault.

Her impact on hockey deep and far-reaching, Hayley Wickenheiser will be inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation's Hall of Fame this year. The 40-year-old from Shaunavon, Sask.

Andre Boudrias, one of the Vancouver Canucks' first offensive stars and a former team captain, has died at age 75. The Montreal Canadiens said on their website that Boudrias died Tuesday in Whistler, B.C. A cause of death was not given.