Losing is never a good thing, but in the case of the Edmonton Oilers, their 3-2 defeat at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Saturday (Jan.

A young Edmonton man who just celebrated his 18th birthday is clinging to life in a Dominican Republic hospital after being brutally attacked while on vacation at a nearby resort, his mother says.

While Ottawa's ranking may seem high, given the team is 15th in points percentage, the model is putting a lot of faith in this team being a legitimate playoff team.

An ultrasound technician has been charged with sexually assaulting a patient at his southeast Edmonton clinic last year. Edmonton police say 53-year-old Aasim Syed Ahmed was charged

All hope was seemingly lost after the Colorado Avalanche built an early 3-0 lead in the first period. Four unanswered Oilers goals, however, lifted Edmonton to their fourth straight victory and has put them in a very good spot in the standings.

Murat Ates of the Athletic: Ates writes now that Dylan Samberg is returning to the Winnipeg Jets lineup changes the way they put their pairs together. But it allows the restricted free agent to potentially get a nice long-term deal this summer where he could be a staple on this Jets defense corps moving forward.

The Bombers signed receiver Dillon Mitchell a day after getting a deal done with all-star defensive end Willie Jefferson.

The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms on a one-year contract with defenceman John Klingberg on Friday. Klingberg was a free agent and hasn’t played an NHL game since Nov. 11,

Zach Hyman, who scored 54 goals last year, has shaken off a forgettable start. Since Dec. 5, only Draisaitl and Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele, whose goal sent Friday’s game against the Kings to OT, have more goals than Hyman.

The 1967 Stanley Cup for Toronto was No. 13 and that proved to be an unlucky number. The Canadiens were the proud owners of 14 Stanley Cups in the summer of 1967, just one ahead of Toronto. Since then, the Canadiens have extended the total to 24, while the Maple Leafs have been unable to win even one.

Defensive end Willie Jefferson is remaining with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension Sunday with the CFL club.

An average of 52 per cent of Calgary’s daytime hours are sun-filled, and an average of 333 days of the year are sunny. Of the top five sunniest cities in Western Canada, Calgary also has the most pleasant January temperatures, with daytime highs only feeling like -4.