National Sports

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have signed centre Mark Kastelic to a three-year, entry-level contract. Kastelic, 21, recently completed his fifth major junior season for the Western Hockey League's Calgary Hitmen.

TORONTO — Canada will be a spectator when Major League Rugby holds its first ever collegiate draft in June. Canadian players won't be eligible and the Toronto Arrows won't take part in the June 13 and 14 draft.

Curling Canada announced Thursday that the remaining national curling championships on its 2019-20 calendar have been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

MONTREAL — The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic track and field trials for next year's Tokyo Games will remain in Montreal. Athletics Canada announced Thursday that the trials will take place next year at Montreal's Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard.

ST. MARYS, Ont. — The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame is posting its 2020 induction ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

SOUTHAMPTON, England — Southampton became the first Premier League club to announce an agreement with players to defer part of their salaries during the coronavirus pandemic.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has been indicted on a felony charge of injury to a child after his teenage daughter accused him of beating her. A Tarrant County grand jury indicted the 38-year-old Hamilton on Monday.

It makes little difference to Alexis Lafreniere when, where or how he’ll learn about being selected in the NHL draft.

D.J. Smith noticed something when his Ottawa Senators arrived in northern California last month. There weren't many people around. "At that point, no one knew what we know now," the team's rookie head coach recalled Wednesday.

Josh Morrissey figures he has more close friends on the Edmonton Oilers than any other rival NHL team.