National Sports

MONTREAL — The Bell Centre has never been kind to Marc-Andre Fleury. The Sorel-Tracy, Que. native has played countless heartbreaking games in front of belligerent crowds against he Montreal Canadiens, his childhood team.

TORONTO — The Tampa Bay Lightning dug in against the Toronto Maple Leafs to grind out their fifth win in a row and give head coach Jon Cooper his 400th career victory on Thursday. At 54, the Canadian Olympic coach from Prince George, B.C.

Canadian Kyle Hiebert, a senior defender at Missouri State, has been named to the United Soccer Coaches' NCAA Division I first-team all-American squad for the second straight year The 24-year-old from La Salle, Man.

Defender Julian Dunn is leaving Toronto FC for Norway's HamKam. The 21-year-old Toronto native said goodbye to the MLS club in a post on his verified Instagram account. "My time with Toronto will always hold a special place in my heart," he wrote.

CALGARY — Selection camp for the Canadian junior men's hockey team opened Thursday minus four players, including one who will not participate in the upcoming world under-20 championship.

MANALAPAN, Fla. — Kim Davis knows the long list of challenges and issues the NHL has faced over the last two seasons. Mental health. Substance abuse. Racism.

Toronto Raptors vice-chairman and president Masai Ujiri has tested positive for COVID-19. Ujiri announced the positive test in a release issued Thursday evening by the Raptors.

Canada's Natalie Wilkie and Emily Young won silver and bronze in the standing biathlon race at the Para Nordic Skiing World Cup. Wilkie, a 20-year-old from Salmon Arm, B.C.

ZAGREB, Croatia — Canadian Keegan Messing is the leader after the men's short program at figure skating's Zagreb Golden Spin. Skating to "Never Tear Us Apart," the 29-year-old scored 90.26 points.

The Canadian rowing team will have a new coach at the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics in Paris.