Morgan Rielly may be pleased to learn that on his crosscheck on a showboating Ottawa Senator that could get him suspended, he’s got the Coach in his corner.
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WARMINGTON: Don Cherry in Morgan Rielly’s corner on crosscheck on Sens hot-dog Greig
Time will tell what the NHL decides when they hold a hearing for the Maple Leafs defenceman on Tuesday, but Cherry said when Ridly Greig took a slapshot into the empty net to ice the win for the Senators at the Canadian Tire Centre in the capital and rub salt into the Leafs’ wounds, he broke an unwritten NHL code about showing up a team when they are down.
“I am glad Rielly was on and I’m glad he did it,” said Cherry, the former coach of the Boston Bruins and longtime star of Coach’s Corner on Hockey Night in Canada. “I know there is no rule in the book that says you don’t do that but you just don’t do that.”
Rielly certainly didn’t like it. After Greig wound up for empty-net slapshot, Rielly give the rookie a two-handed crosscheck that appeared to hit him on the face and head before Greig doubled over on the ice.
Cherry pointed to the unwritten rule that you don’t ‘spike the football’ in hockey. He raised the question of what was going through Greig’s mind and why he did it.
Grapes, who also had Rielly’s back when his playoff goal was called back against Florida last spring, has a theory.
Certainly the arena seemed to be filled with a majority of Leafs Nation. Grieg was making his point that the home team was going to win this round of the Battle of Ontario.
Veteran Rielly made his own statement.
“It was a spur of the moment thing,” said Cherry.
That said, Cherry took a little dig at Grieg when he teased, “He laid there pretty good.”
Ouch. Times two.
It’s great to hear Don’s perspective because as Tim said, “Everybody wants to know what you think.”
That’s why he should be back on Hockey Night in Canada!
Maybe even Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier Doug Ford agree – since Grapes said he received notes for his recent 90th birthday from both. “I want to thank everybody for their kind wishes,” Cherry said.
My feeling was it was an illegal, dirty play that could have hurt Grieg who didn’t break a rule and can score anyway he chooses. I also noted the Leafs didn’t show this kind of fire in the belly when the Bruins’ Brad Marchand tripped Timothy Liljegren can opener-style into the boards in November or last year when Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett put rookie Matthew Knies out of the playoffs with a concussion.
But as Grapes has explained — the Leafs players and coaching staff talked about that lack of response and vowed to never let that happen gain.
Whether it’s on the Michigan-style lacrosse-like goals where players put the puck on the blade of their stick and fling it into the net or an over-the-top celebration of a goal that embarrasses the other team, Cherry says on the ice, the players don’t like that kind of one-upmanship.
And you pay a price if you decide to do something like that. Greig paid that price. Rielly may as well in terms of games and salary missed and perhaps a fine.
If Cherry had a say in it, Rielly would be back in the lineup on Saturday, Feb. 17 against the Anaheim Ducks.
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VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks announced Tuesday that defenceman Alex Edler will sign a one-day contract in order to officially retire as a member of the NHL team.
The signing will be part of a celebration of Edler’s career held Oct. 11 when the Canucks host the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Canucks selected Edler, from Ostersund, Sweden, in the third round (91st overall) of the 2004 NHL draft.
He played in 925 career games for the Canucks between the 2006-07 and 2020-21 seasons, ranking fourth in franchise history and first among defencemen.
The 38-year-old leads all Vancouver defencemen with 99 goals, 310 assists and 177 power-play points with the team.
Edler also appeared in 82 career post-season contests with Vancouver and was an integral part of the Canucks’ run to the 2011 Stanley Cup final, putting up 11 points (2-9-11) across 25 games.
“I am humbled and honoured to officially end my career and retire as a member of the Vancouver Canucks,” Edler said in a release. “I consider myself lucky to have started my career with such an outstanding organization, in this amazing city, with the best fans in the NHL. Finishing my NHL career where it all began is something very special for myself and my family.”
Edler played two seasons for Los Angeles in 2021-22 and 2022-23. He did not play in the NHL last season.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2024.
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The sixth-ranked Canadian women will face World Cup champion Spain in an international friendly next month.
Third-ranked Spain will host Canada on Oct. 25 at Estadio Francisco de la Hera in Almendralejo.
The game will be the first for the Canadian women since the Paris Olympics, where they lost to Germany in a quarterfinal penalty shootout after coach Bev Priestman was sent home and later suspended for a year by FIFA over her part in Canada’s drone-spying scandal.
In announcing the Spain friendly, Canada Soccer said more information on the interim women’s coaching staff for the October window will come later. Assistant coach Andy Spence took charge of the team in Priestman’s absence at the Olympics.
Spain finished fourth in Paris, beaten 1-0 by Germany in the bronze-medal match.
Canada is winless in three previous meetings (0-2-1) with Spain, most recently losing 1-0 at the Arnold Clark Cup in England in February 2022.
The teams played to a scoreless draw in May 2019 in Logroñés, Spain in a warm-up for the 2019 World Cup. Spain won 1-0 in March 2019 at the Algarve Cup in São João da Venda, Portugal.
Spain is a powerhouse in the women’s game these days.
It won the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2022 and was runner-up in 2018. And it ousted Canada 2-1 in the round of 16 of the current U-20 tournament earlier this month in Colombia before falling 1-0 to Japan after extra time in the quarterfinal.
Spain won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2018 and 2022 and has finished on the podium on three other occasions.
FC Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati (2023) and Alexia Putellas (2021 and ’22) have combined to win the last three Women’s Ballon d’Or awards.
And Barcelona has won three of the last four UEFA Women’s Champions League titles.
“We continue to strive to diversify our opponent pool while maintaining a high level of competition.” Daniel Michelucci, Canada Soccer’s director of national team operations, said in a statement. “We anticipate a thrilling encounter, showcasing two of the world’s top-ranked teams.”
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2024
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TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced cookie brand Oreo as the team’s helmet sponsor for the upcoming NHL season.
The new helmet will debut Sunday when Toronto opens its 2024-25 pre-season against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Arena.
The Oreo logo replaces Canadian restaurant chain Pizza Pizza, which was the Leafs’ helmet sponsor last season.
Previously, social media platform TikTok sponsored Toronto starting in the 2021-22 regular season when the league began allowing teams to sell advertising space on helmets.
The Oreo cookie consists of two chocolate biscuits around a white icing filling and is often dipped in milk.
Fittingly, the Leafs wear the Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s “Milk” logo on their jerseys.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2024.
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