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Kevin Bieksa is staying put at Hockey Night in Canada. The 42-year-old former Vancouver Canucks defenceman shared the good news on Twitter, where wild unfounded rumours had been claiming otherwise.

It comes a day after Ron MacLean said that would be returning next season.

“If Ron MacLean is coming back then so am I,” Bieksa said emphatically, to the delight of Canucks fans in particular.

If @Ron_MacLean is coming back then so am I! @heritageftl pic.twitter.com/wjjWcVE6J7

— Kevin Bieksa (@kbieksa3) July 18, 2023

The news comes in the wake of a report out of Toronto from Howard Berger, who had a source tell him that “only Elliotte Friedman is safe” on the Hockey Night in Canada panel.

MacLean and David Amber shared hosting duties during the Stanley Cup Playoffs this year,…

Ron MacLean will indeed be back with Hockey Night in Canada next season, despite rumours to the contrary.

The longtime host indicated that he’ll return next season at a recent golf event, according to John Shannon.

Ron MacLean tells the @smilezone4kids golf event that he is back for another year. #HNIC

— John Shannon (@JShannonhl) July 17, 2023

That piece of news comes nine days after Howard Berger reported that sweeping changes were likely coming to Hockey Night in Canada next season, and that only Elliotte Friedman was safe.

“We may not recognize the Hockey Night In Canada panel next season,” one source told Berger.

Canadian sports media insider Jonah Sigel of YYZSportsMedia.com reported today that Rogers Sports and Media president Colette Watson is not planning to make…

NEW YORK – After traveling to Providence, R.I. on Saturday for an Ivy League clash with Brown, the Lions face a quick turnaround, hosting Monmouth University in a nonconference bout on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. The meeting with the Hawks is the Pride Game for Columbia, celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month. The first 100 fans in attendance get a free PROUD bracelet. 
 
The Lions enter the weekend as the Ivy League leader in total saves, racking up 69 as a team. Katie Wimmer is responsible for 68 of those saves, good enough for first in the conference. Last weekend, Columbia faced Cornell and Delaware in the first back-to-back of the season. The Lions…

WESTFIELD — Year one was for laying the ice. Year two is for carving it up.

With the foundation of an inaugural Pope Francis girls hockey season set in stone, a handful of local student-athletes are helping the Cardinals build a better tomorrow in the program’s sophomore season. 

“I’ve been playing hockey for more years than I can count,” said Pittsfield junior Kellie Harrington. “It’s such a team environment. Everybody has each other’s back and we play for each other no matter what.” 

It is one thing to say how desperately you want something. Showing it, on the other hand, is a different story. Harrington, with fellow Generals Mia Alfonso and Lauren…