By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Standing on a field of green turf at a sporting facility in Winnipeg’s south end, Solape Obasa keeps her eye on the football, waiting for the moment she can catch it and run. But before the 17-year-old at Winnipeg’s Elmwood High School got the chance to wait, she had to work for the ... Read More »
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SASKATOON – A three-point night from Fraser Minten lifted the Saskatoon Blades to a 4-1 win over the Red Deer Rebels in Western Hockey League playoff action on Friday. Minten scored twice and notched an assist for the Blades, while Brandon Lisowsky contributed one of each. Vaughn Watterodt rounded out the scoring for Saskatoon. Carson ... Read More »
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SYDNEY, N.S. – Nicolas Ruccia stopped all 25 shots he faced and the Cape Breton Eagles shut out the Chicoutimi Sagueneens 4-0 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff action Friday. Tomas Cibulka led the Eagles with a goal and an assist, while Charles-Antoine Lavallee, Lucas Romeo and Jacob Newcombe also scored. Cole Burbidge contributed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
OSHAWA, Ont. – Calum Ritchie scored twice and added an assist as his Oshawa Generals downed the Ottawa 67’s 4-3 in Ontario Hockey League playoff action Friday. Dylan Roobroeck was in on all four of Oshawa’s goals, scoring one and assisting on the other three. Beckett Sennecke also contributed a goal and an assist for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
Friday’s Scoreboard NHL Arizona 3 Edmonton 2 (OT) Calgary 6 Anaheim 3 Carolina 5 St. Louis 2 Nashville 5 Chicago 1 Vegas 7 Minnesota 2 — AHL Toronto 2 Syracuse 1 (SO) Belleville 6 Rochester 3 Abbotsford 3 Calgary 1 Hershey 4 Lehigh Valley 1 Rockford 2 Grand Rapids 0 Hartford 5 Springfield 3 WB/Scranton ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Greg Beacham, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Andrei Kuzmenko scored three goals, Nazem Kadri had a goal and two assists, and the Calgary Flames withstood Anaheim’s third-period rally for a 6-3 victory over the Ducks on Friday night. Kuzmenko got his second career hat trick with two goals in the final 5:38 after Anaheim had trimmed Calgary’s 4-0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Jaccob Slavin scored the winning goal 7:53 into the third period and Jake Guentzel added a pair of empty-netters, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. Slavin scored when both teams were playing with four men as Carolina wons its fourth game ... Read More »
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MILTON, Ont. – Canadian cyclist Dylan Bibic outlasted his competition and captured gold at the UCI Track Nations Cup on Friday. The 20-year-old Mississauga, Ont., native was the last rider on the track in the men’s elimination race, finishing ahead of Japan’s Shunsuke Imamura (silver) and Mark Stewart of Great Britain (bronze). Canadians also got ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Stephen Whyno And John Marshall, The Associated Press on April 12th, 2024
Arizona Coyotes players have been informed the NHL club is expected to relocate to Salt Lake City, according to a person with knowledge of the meeting. General manager Bill Armstrong flew to Edmonton, Alberta, to tell players about the team’s potential move to Utah before its game against the Oilers, the person told The Associated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
EDMONTON – Matias Maccelli scored the overtime winner as the Arizona Coyotes continued to show some spark, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Friday. Maccelli notched his 15th of the season 1:35 into the extra session, picking the top corner on Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard, who made a couple of huge stops a minute earlier. ... Read More »
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LAS VEGAS – Canadian lightweight Michael Dufort submitted Denmark’s Mads Burnell on Friday to win his Professional Fighters League regular-season debut. The fight ended 63 seconds into the second round with Burnell tapping to a guillotine choke. Dufort outstruck Burnell 66-58, according to Cagenomics. Unlike other mixed martial arts promotions, the PFL schedule incorporates a ... Read More »
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