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Canadian Sports Fans
Keep Booing US Anthem

UPDATED

Feb 3, 2025 6:47 AM CST

Canadian Sports Fans Keep Booing US Anthem

It's now happened in the NBA as well as the NHL

(Newser) - The booing of the US national anthem by Canadian fans might be a thing at this point. Toronto Raptors fans booed the anthem on Sunday at a home game, reports the Guardian , one day after it happened at NHL games in Ottawa and Calgary because of the coming US tariffs....

NHL Suspends
Player Over
Gambling

Oct 26, 2023 12:53 PM CDT

NHL Suspends Player Over Gambling

Ottawa's Shane Pinto did not wager on hockey games, the league says

(Newser) - The NHL suspended Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto for 41 games on Thursday, making the 22-year-old American the first modern-day player banned for sports gambling. The league said that the half-season ban was for "activities relating to sports wagering" and that its investigation found no evidence Pinto bet on...

COVID Outbreak Hits
Fully Vaccinated NHL Team

Nov 18, 2021 3:34 PM CST

COVID Outbreak Hits Fully Vaccinated NHL Team

10 Ottawa Senators players are out of action

(Newser) - COVID-19 has cut through the Ottawa Senators like a Zamboni through slush, despite all players being fully vaccinated—and experts say the NHL team's experience is a reminder that the pandemic is far from over. Some 10 players—around 40% of the roster—and one coach are now in...

Billionaire's Pandemic
Cruise Does Not Go Well

Billionaire's Pandemic Cruise Does Not Go Well

Girlfriend and mother of hockey club owner Eugene Melnyk file suit against their captain

(Newser) - The pandemic getaway cruise was a bust. The ensuing lawsuits are a hoot. Back in December, the billionaire owner of the NHL's Ottawa Senators chartered a $500,000-a-week superyacht to sail around the Bahamas, reports CTV News . Now, two lawsuits from the girlfriend and the mother of Eugene Melnyk...

Former NHL Goalie Dies
in 'Case of Misadventure'

Jul 16, 2018 1:03 AM CDT

Former NHL Goalie Dies in 'Case of Misadventure'

Ray Emery drowned in hometown's harbor

(Newser) - Retired NHL goaltender Ray Emery, who helped the Ottawa Senators reach the final in 2007 and won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013, drowned in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario, on Sunday, the AP reports. He was 35. Hamilton Police say Emery was identified as the victim...

Carrie Underwood
Marries Hockey Beau

Jul 11, 2010 8:50 AM CDT

Carrie Underwood Marries Hockey Beau

Country star ties the knot with Ottawa Senators' Mike Fisher

(Newser) - Carrie Underwood will be dividing her time between Nashville and not-so-sultry Ottawa these days, after marrying NHL star Mike Fisher yesterday in what their wedding planner likes to call "a spiritual expression of their love." Blech. The ceremony took place at a secluded resort in Georgia and featured...

Hockey Thug
Suspended for ... Biting?

Jan 7, 2009 9:42 PM CST

Hockey Thug Suspended for ... Biting?

(Newser) - Turns out the NHL has a bigger bite than Ottawa's Jarkko Ruutu. The league suspended Ruutu two games without pay for biting the gloved hand of Buffalo's Andrew Peters in a game Tuesday. "It's weird to even think that that goes on in hockey," said Peters, known more...

Penguins Top Senators 3-1,
Complete Series Sweep

Stanley Cup

Apr 16, 2008 9:45 PM CDT

Penguins Top Senators 3-1, Complete Series Sweep

Pittsburgh wins first playoff series since 2001

(Newser) - The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 and completed a four-game sweep of their NHL first-round playoff series on Wednesday. Evgeni Malkin and Jarko Ruutu scored second-period goals, Sidney Crosby scored into an empty net with 7.5 seconds remaining and had an assist, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 21...

Crosby Leads Pens Over Sens

Stanley Cup

Apr 14, 2008 10:04 PM CDT

Crosby Leads Pens Over Sens

Pittsburgh takes 3-0 series lead against last year's East champs

(Newser) - Sidney Crosby, Jordan Staal and Marian Hossa scored in the third period to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night, taking a 3-0 lead in their first-round series. Maxime Talbot scored in the second period and Hossa also had two assists to...

Late Goals
Carry Penguins
Past Senators

STANLEY CUP

Apr 11, 2008 11:58 PM CDT

Late Goals Carry Penguins Past Senators

Malone's tally is the difference after Pens blow three-goal lead

(Newser) - Ryan Malone scored Pittsburgh's third power-play goal of the game with only 1:02 remaining and the Penguins squandered a three-goal lead against Ottawa, then rallied for a 5-3 victory Friday over the Senators and a sweep of their first two home games in the Eastern Conference playoff series. Pittsburgh’...

Fleury, Penguins Blank Sens 4-0

Stanley Cup

Apr 9, 2008 10:50 PM CDT

Fleury, Penguins Blank Sens 4-0

Pittsburgh takes 1-0 series lead

(Newser) - The Ottawa Senators must be wondering how many more times this can happen. They get to the playoffs, yet Gary Roberts finds a way to beat them. Again. And again. Roberts and Petr Sykora scored in the first period and the favored Penguins, determined not to duplicate their awful postseason...

Thomas Solid As Bruins Edge Senators 2-1

Apr 4, 2008 10:15 PM CDT

Thomas Solid As Bruins Edge Senators 2-1

Both teams clinch playoff berths in Eastern Conference

(Newser) - Tim Thomas came within 8:14 of recording his third straight shutout against Ottawa and Zdeno Chara scored against his former team, leading the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the Senators as both teams clinched playoff berths tonight. Phil Kessel also scored for Boston, which drew even with...

Senators Get Much-Needed Win

Apr 4, 2008 1:14 AM CDT

Senators Get Much-Needed Win

Antoine Vermette's hat trick lifts Sens over Leafs

(Newser) - Antoine Vermette scored three goals and the Ottawa Senators moved within a point of wrapping up a playoff berth with an 8-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight. The Senators, who scored three short-handed goals, can clinch a playoff spot with at least one point Friday night when they...

Senators
Can't Stop Bruins

Mar 29, 2008 5:03 PM CDT

Senators Can't Stop Bruins

Boston moved into seventh in East as Thomas shutouts Ottawa

(Newser) - The Boston Bruins and the Ottawa Senators are teams going in opposite directions as the NHL playoffs approach, as the Bruins beat the Senators 4-0 this afternoon to move into seventh place in the East, reports the Associated Press. The Senators, meanwhile, have only won once in five games to...

Caps Grab OT Win, Remain in Playoff Chase

Mar 27, 2008 11:38 PM CDT

Caps Grab OT Win, Remain in Playoff Chase

Thrashers edge Panthers; Sabres outshoot Sens

(Newser) - The Capitals got the two points they needed tonight, but the Lightning didn’t give them up without a fight. Alexander Semin got Washington through regulation and Tomas Fleischmann won it for them in overtime, reports the AP. The victory puts the Caps just two points out of the eighth...

Five-Goal 3rd Pushes Sens Past Sabres

Mar 26, 2008 12:06 AM CDT

Five-Goal 3rd Pushes Sens Past Sabres

Bruins tighten grip on last playoff spot, Panthers lose

(Newser) - Anton Volchenkov’s first goal of the season came with less than two minutes remaining in regulation and propelled the Senators to a 6-3 win over the Sabres. Seven goals were scored in a wild third period, five of them by Ottawa. Daniel Alfredsson had two of the Senators’ five...

Habs Slam Sens, Clinch First East Playoff Berth

Mar 25, 2008 2:53 AM CDT

Habs Slam Sens, Clinch First East Playoff Berth

Ottawa continues its poor defensive play down the stretch

(Newser) - Montreal scored seven times in the first two periods against a shoddy Ottawa defense and then killed a two-man disadvantage midway through the third when things got closer in a 7-5 win over Ottawa. The Canadiens clinched a playoff spot and gained some confidence against a team that had beaten...

Striving for Playoff Berth, Leafs Edge Sens

Mar 23, 2008 5:09 AM CDT

Striving for Playoff Berth, Leafs Edge Sens

Panthers send Bolts to the NHL cellar, Ducks outfox Coyotes

(Newser) - Struggling to reach the playoffs, the Maple Leafs were determined to wrest two points from the Senators, and battled accordingly. The 5-4 Toronto victory was decided early in the third period with two quick goals, and secured when the Leafs killed a power play with 87 seconds remaining, reports the...

Flames Stay Ahead of Avalanche

Mar 21, 2008 1:47 AM CDT

Flames Stay Ahead of Avalanche

Canucks win third straight, O'Sullivan lifts Kings in shootout

(Newser) - The Calgary Flames moved two points ahead of the Colorado Avalanche for sixth place in the West with a 2-1 win last night , reports the Associated Press. Daymond Langkow and Craig Conroy both scored power-play goals in the first period as the Flames moved within a point of Minnesota for...

Kovalev Lifts Canadiens
Past Bruins

Mar 20, 2008 11:46 PM CDT

Kovalev Lifts Canadiens Past Bruins

Ottawa edges St. Louis, Penguins on top of Atlantic Division

(Newser) - The Montreal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins for the 10th straight time and took over the top spot in East tonight with a 4-2 win, reports the Associated Press. Alex Kovalev had two goals and an assist and Carey Price made 34 saves. The win moved the Canadiens one point...