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Crowning Connor: Chicago Blackhawks select Bedard first overall at NHL draft
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
NASHVILLE – Connor Bedard – officially – is a member of the Chicago Blackhawks. The team did the expected Wednesday night, selecting the 17-year-old phenom with the No. 1 pick at the NHL draft. Bedard heading to the Windy City had been all but assured after Chicago jumped two spots to win May’s draft lottery. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flames pick Samuel Honzek 16th overall at NHL draft
By The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
NASHVILLE – The Calgary Flames selected Samuel Honzek with the No. 16 pick in the 2023 NHL draft Wednesday. Honzek, a six-foot-three, 195-pound forward, had 56 points (23, 33) in 43 games with the Western Hockey League’s Vancouver Giants last season. The 18-year-old Slovakian has twice represented his country at the world junior hockey championship. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canucks select Tom Willander 11th overall at NHL draft
By The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
NASHVILLE – The Vancouver Canucks selected Tom Willander with the No. 11 pick in the 2023 NHL draft Wednesday. Willander, a six-foot-one, 180-pound defenceman, had 25 points (four goals, 21 assists) in 39 games for Rogle BK’s under-20 team in Sweden. The 18-year-old Swede grew up a Canucks fan thanks to countrymen Daniel and Henrik ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadiens select David Reinbacher with No. 5 pick at NHL draft
By The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
NASHVILLE – The Montreal Canadiens selected David Reinbacher with the fifth-overall pick at the 2023 NHL draft Wednesday. Reinbacher, a six-foot-two, 194-pound defenceman, had 22 points (three goals, 19 assists) in 22 games for EHC Kloten of Switzerland’s top professional league. The 18-year-old from Austria produced two assists in five games while representing his country ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff talks Dubois trade; buyout an option for Wheeler
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
NASHVILLE – Kevin Cheveldayoff acquired Pierre-Luc Dubois in hopes the star centre would be with Winnipeg Jets for the rest of his career. When it became apparent that was no longer in the cards, the veteran general manager changed course to secure three players that should offer the organization more depth and flexibility. Winnipeg dealt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chicago Blackhawks select Connor Bedard first overall at NHL draft
By The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
NASHVILLE – Connor Bedard – officially – is a member of the Chicago Blackhawks. The team did the expected Wednesday night, selecting the 17-year-old phenom with the No. 1 pick at the NHL draft. Bedard heading to the Windy City had been all but assured after Chicago jumped two spots to win May’s draft lottery. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto Blue Jays look to make strides after inconsistent first half
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
TORONTO – At the baseball season’s midway point, the Toronto Blue Jays find themselves hovering near the playoff cutline after a rather underwhelming first half. Bigger things were expected from a team that’s in win-now mode but has been unable to break out. There have been pleasant surprises and big disappointments over a schedule that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fernandez eliminated at Bad Homburg Open with loss to Blinkova
By The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
BAD HOMBURG, Germany – Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., was eliminated from the Bad Homburg Open tennis tournament Wednesday with a 7-5, 6-2 second-round loss to Russia’s Anna Blinkova. Blinkova, seeded ninth at the Wimbledon warmup, had 17 break-point chances, converting five of them. Fernandez, ranked 96th in the world, fell to 16-14 in singles ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Zhao advances to third round of Wimbledon qualifying with win over Rus
By The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
LONDON – Carol Zhao of Richmond Hill, Ont., moved one step closer to qualifying for the first Grand Slam main draw of her career with a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 second-round win over Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands in Wimbledon qualifying on Wednesday. Zhao was accurate on 80 per cent of her first serves, winning 67 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Myles Creighton ready for next step at Latinoamerica Tour finale
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
Myles Creighton is poised to take the next step of his career. The product of Digby, N.S., is headed into the Bupa Tour Championship on Thursday atop the Totalplay Cup rankings, the points list for the Latinoamerica Tour. Sitting at 1,094 points, 149 more than American Walker Lee, Creighton is in an ideal position to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs re-sign forwards David Kampf, Pontus Holmberg to multi-year deals
By The Canadian Press on June 28th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forwards David Kampf and Pontus Holmberg to multi-year extensions. Kampf signed a four-year, US$9.6-million deal, while Holmberg signed for $1.6 million over two seasons. The 28-year-old Kampf, from Chomutov, Czechia, had a career-high 27 points (seven goals, 20 assists) in 82 games with Toronto last season. Kampf ... Read More »
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