Three months after Hartford Wolf Pack captain Casey Fitzgerald had his neck sliced mid-game, his father Tom Fitzgerald, the general manager for the New Jersey Devils, recounted the scary experience.

Slush canons, snow bots and possibly heat pumps could help preserve ice on Ottawa’s Rideau Canal as winters shrink.

Asked about the importance of Brady Tkachuk, Tim Stutzle and the rest of this core gaining experience in the playoffs, Staios ...