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Alex Steeves, Jacob Quillan, Nicholas Abruzzese, Reese Johnson, Alex Nylander and Roni Hirvonen were among the forwards, Matt Benning, Cade Webber, Topi Niemela, William Villeneuve, Mikko Kokkonen ...

William Nylander, Tage Thompson, Alex Ovechkin and David Pastrňák give career-defining goal-scoring seasons Toronto Maple Leafs winger William Nylander silenced his critics with 45 goals.

Alex Nylander gave Toronto a 1-0 first-period lead ... who helped parent team Columbus down the stretch as the Blue Jackets made a run at the playoffs — one that finished just short, started ...

But Cleveland’s Luca Pinelli scored at 9:42 of overtime to give the Monsters the win. Alex Nylander scored Toronto’s other goal. William Villeneuve had two assists. Dennis Hildeby made 31 save ...

Dean Evason will lead Canada as head coach at Men’s Worlds, alongside assistants Brunette, Huska and McCarthy.

That all starts with choosing the jersey number he wants his last name plastered above when he dons the blue for the first time this fall. Carter wore No. 11 during his time with the Penn State ...

The Yankees return home for a quick weekend series against an AL East rival. The Toronto Blue Jays are visiting the Bronx for a three-game series that begins tonight at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees ...

Although Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, William Nylander and John Tavares receive most of the attention in Toronto, Knies is an essential component of this team. His future looks quite bright.

The fierce pass rusher comes to New Jersey with Big Blue envisioning a dominant defensive front that won them their last two Super Bowls. He moves like Von Miller and his game is nowhere near its ...