National Sports

TORONTO — Elias Pettersson has a fan in Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock.

TORONTO — Contract talks between the CFL and CFL Players Association have yet to begin, but the two sides have established who'll be at the table when negotiations do get underway. No firm date has been set for the start of talks.

TORONTO — A piece of Toronto Blue Jays history is up for auction — and the owners hope it stays in Canada.

TORONTO — Given a moment to finally catch his breath, Michael Hutchinson sat down for dinner with his family Thursday. The 28-year-old had been a member of the Florida Panthers' American Hockey League affiliate in Springfield, Mass.

TORONTO — Vancouver Canucks rookie centre Elias Pettersson will undergo an MRI after suffering a right knee injury on Thursday night in Montreal. The Canucks tweeted there is no timetable for their top scorer's return.

VANCOUVER — Demid Yeremeyev made 25 as Kazakstan avoided relegation at the world junior championship with a 4-0 win over Denmark on Friday.

Ottawa Senators centre Jean-Gabriel Pageau is expected to make his season debut on Sunday against the Carolina Hurricanes after missing the first 41 games with a torn Achilles tendon.

TORONTO — University of Maryland goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair and Syracuse forward Tajon Buchanan have signed Generation Adidas contracts, adding to an already strong Canadian contingent eligible for the Jan. 11 MLS SuperDraft.

OTTAWA — The three parties involved in a dispute over a plan to build a community featuring a new downtown arena for the Ottawa Senators will go to mediation to try to resolve their differences.

TORONTO — A group of Canadian sport leaders have lent their voice to the growing chorus calling for an independent body to handle cases of harassment and abuse.