The GIST

After grinding through 82 regular season games, it’s time to wipe the slate clean. Only 16 wins stand between 16 NHL playoff teams and the Stanley Cup, the hardest trophy to win in sports.

April 20, 2024

Team Canada defeats Team USA 6–5 in overtime at the IIHF Women's World Hockey Championships

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After losing the IIHF World Championship (WWHC) at home to Team USA last April, Canada returned the favor last night, defeating the Americans 6–5 in overtime to win their 13th World Championship. The greatest rivalry in sports lives on.

April 15, 2024

How Canadian NHL teams are faring with playoffs looming

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With only 17 days until the puck drops on the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the clinching scenarios are in full swing.

April 03, 2024

The 2024 IIHF Women’s Worlds Championship starts today

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The 23rd IIHF Women’s Worlds Championship, aka the top women’s hockey tournament, begins today in Utica, NY, with a fierce rivalry likely taking center stage.

April 03, 2024

A record-breaking weekend for the PWHL and NWSL

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Beyond the Madness, it was a truly incredible weekend for women’s sports, with records broken across the PWHL and NWSL.

March 18, 2024

The 2018 World Juniors team players facing sexual assault allegations have been revealed

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The five players at the center of an investigation into sexual assault allegations against members of Canada’s gold medal–winning 2018 World Juniors team have been revealed.

January 31, 2024

🏒 Sick and tired of being sick and tired

Five players from Canada’s gold medal–winning 2018 World Juniors team are reportedly facing sexual assault charges

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Five players from Canada’s gold medal–winning 2018 World Juniors team are reportedly facing sexual assault charges and have been ordered to surrender to authorities in London, Ontario.

January 26, 2024

Sports News

The Toronto Maple Leafs signed William Nylander to an eight-year $92M extension

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January 10, 2024

The rumors were, in fact, true. Longtime Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander scored the biggest total value payday in Leafs history on Monday, signing an eight-year, $92M contract extension — with an average annual value (AAV) of $11.5M — that will begin next season.

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The GIST of It Podcast

Ep #359

NHL playoff preview & the latest on Jontay Porter

April 18, 2024

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NHL playoff preview & the latest on Jontay Porter

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It’s Christmas in April for co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz, with the NHL Playoff picture all but set ahead of Saturday’s postseason puck drop. Today’s episode includes a deep dive on all things playoff hockey, from why the Stanley Cup is arguably the hardest trophy to win in sports to the gals’ picks to win it all.

Then after the break, El and Steph shift gears to cover an unfortunate NBA story: Now former Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter has been banned from the NBA for life after making illegal sports bets on league games and disclosing confidential health information to a bettor in order for them to profit off a parlay. And it’s just the latest instance of pro sports entangling with sports gambling.

A huge thanks to our pals at Aflac for supporting today’s pod! Just like The GIST tackles the gap in women’s sports coverage, Aflac closes the gap that health insurance leaves behind. Learn more at aflac.com.