By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
The victim of one of junior hockey’s most notorious on-ice brawls is still grappling with fighting’s place in the game – even as the league where he played moves to further eliminate the practice. Dr. Bobby Nadeau was a goaltender with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Chicoutimi Sagueneens in 2008 when he was attacked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
Tom McGill left Canada for England as a boy but kept coming back to see his father and family. Now the third-string goalkeeper at English Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion, McGill is proud and happy to be in camp with Canada ahead of CONCACAF Nations League games against Curacao and Honduras. McGill, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – Physical, imposing and in mid-season form, striker Chinonso Offor is beginning to make a name for himself at CF Montreal after spending five months on loan in Belgium. The Nigerian has come off the bench in all four of Montreal’s games this Major League Soccer season and has established himself as a force ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2023
EDMONTON – Connor McDavid hit the 60-goal mark with his second of the night 1:31 into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers took a 4-3 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday. Moments after hitting the post, McDavid went upstairs on Coyotes goalie Connor Ingram, making him the fastest player to reach the mark (72 games) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2023
Wednesday’s Scoreboard NHL Edmonton 4 Arizona 3 (OT) Pittsburgh 5 Colorado 2 — AHL Bridgeport 5 Laval 3 Milwaukee 2 Toronto 1 (SO) Rockford 4 Manitoba 3 (SO) Bakersfield 3 Abbotsford 1 Grand Rapids 6 Chicago 3 Texas 6 Coachella Valley 1 Ontario 4 Tucson 0 Colorado 3 San Jose 2 — NBA Indiana 118 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Caedan Bankier scored the game-winning goal with 6:17 left in the third period as the Kamloops Blazers held off a Seattle comeback effort and edged the Thunderbirds 6-5 on Wednesday. Dylan Sydor, Logan Stankoven, Ryan Hofer, Fraser Minten and Olen Zellweger also scored for Kamloops (48-12-4-2), which got 44 saves from Matthew ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2023
SHERBROOKE, Que. – Joshua Roy scored the game-winning goal 51 seconds into overtime as the Sherbrooke Phoenix survived a late comeback effort from the Gatineau Olympiques for a 4-3 victory on Wednesday. The Phoenix snapped the Olympiques’ 21-game winning streak in a battle between the two best teams in the Western Conference. Justin Gill, Jacob ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2023
TORONTO – Even though Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet each had a double-double the Toronto Raptors came out flat against a conference rival. Siakam led all scorers with 31 points and added 10 rebounds as the undermanned Raptors fell to the Indiana Pacers 118-114 on Wednesday. VanVleet scored 28 and dished out 11 assists but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2023
WINDSOR, Ont. – Matthew Maggio and Alex Christopoulos each had a goal and an assist as the Windsor Spitfires topped the Guelph Storm 4-1 on Wednesday. Maggio’s two-point effort added to his OHL-leading totals of 52 goals and 109 points this season. Shane Wright and Aidan Castle contributed the others for Western Conference-leading Windsor (43-17-4-2). ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2023
TORONTO – Pascal Siakam led all scorers with 31 points but the Toronto Raptors still fell to the Indiana Pacers 118-114 on Wednesday. Siakam had a double-double with 10 rebounds and added seven assists as Toronto (35-38) saw its seven-game home winning streak snapped. Fred VanVleet scored 28 and had 11 assists for the Raptors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2023
Canada’s Brooke Henderson is in one of the featured groups at the LPGA’s Drive On Championship. The native of Smiths Falls, Ont., is paired with American star Nelly Korda and South Korea’s Jin Young Ko, currently ranked No. 1 on the LPGA Tour. Maude-Aimee Leblanc of Sherbrooke, Que., is also in the field at Superstition ... Read More »
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