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QMJHL playoffs: Olympiques, Remparts and Phoenix advance to third round
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. – The Gatineau Olympiques scored four times in the first period Wednesday and cruised to a 6-1 victory over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies to sweep the series and advance to the third round. Olivier Nadeau scored twice, while Isaac Belliveau, Riley Kidney, Zachary Dean and Colin Ratt all scored once for Gatineau. Olympiques netminder ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fast’s goal lifts Hurricanes past Islanders in overtime
By Aaron Beard, The Associated Press on April 19th, 2023
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Jesper Fast took a cross-ice pass from Jordan Staal and buried it past Ilya Sorokin at 5:03 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the New York Islanders 4-3 on Wednesday night, taking a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Staal’s pass came from the left side near the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atletico Ottawa, York United advance to Canadian Championship quarterfinals
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
TORONTO – Atletico Ottawa defeated HFX Wanderers 3-1 Wednesday for its first-ever Canadian Championship win, rallying from an early 1-0 deficit. But the search for a first victory, in cup or Canadian Premier League play, continues for expansion side Vancouver FC after a 1-0 loss to York United FC in the nightcap of the Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg Jets look to build on impressive Game 1 win over Vegas Golden Knights
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
LAS VEGAS – Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness felt his team delivered one of its best performances of the year in a series-opening victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. The trick now is building on that effort when the teams face off again Thursday night at T-Mobile Arena. “Regardless of who wins that first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘His modelling days I think are over,’ Barron gets day off after taking skate to face
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
LAS VEGAS – As his teammates took off their gear Wednesday after practice at T-Mobile Arena, Jets forward Morgan Barron was in an adjacent room looking at the side of his face in the mirror. A nasty gash that required over 75 stitches to close wasn’t pretty, but it could have been a lot worse. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atletico Ottawa rallies to defeat HFX Wanderers 3-1 in Canadian Championship play
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
TORONTO – Atletico Ottawa scored goals four minutes apart late in the first half and added a late insurance goal to defeat HFX Wanderers FC 3-1 in Canadian Championship preliminary-round play Wednesday. It marked Ottawa’s first-ever cup win, having lost in the first round to Valour FC and York United FC in 2021 and 2022, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leafs winger Michael Bunting suspended three games for illegal check to the head
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
NEW YORK – Michael Bunting pleaded his case. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety then handed down its verdict. The Toronto Maple Leafs winger has been suspended for the next three games of his team’s first-round playoff matchup with Tampa Bay after delivering an illegal check to the head on Lightning defenceman Erik Cernak in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Lions owner on board with donating to help save Simon Fraser football program
By The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – B.C. Lions owner Amar Doman says he will be matching donations to help save Simon Fraser University’s discontinued football program. School president Joy Johnson announced April 4 that Simon Fraser was discontinuing its football program, effective immediately. Johnson said the decision wasn’t financially based, rather on the Texas-based Lone Star Conference’s announcement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!FIFA Women’s World Cup trophy makes stop in Toronto ahead of July kickoff
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
TORONTO – Sarah Gandoin has been to 81 countries and is welcome wherever she goes. Gandoin, from France, is FIFA’s senior trophy tour manager, which means she travels with some shiny carry-on luggage. On Wednesday, she was watching over the FIFA’s Women’ World Cup trophy as it was showcased in Toronto. “It’s amazing, the way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Get back to work’: Leafs pick up the pieces after ugly Game 1 loss to Lightning
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
TORONTO – Sheldon Keefe calmly went over strategy and tactics. The Maple Leafs head coach also put on his amateur psychologist’s hat in the wake of a disastrous playoff opening. Toronto not only fell flat in Game 1 of its first-round series with the battle-tested Tampa Bay Lightning – Keefe’s team looked like a shadow ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Henderson, Szeryk prepare for new-look Chevron Championship in Texas
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on April 19th, 2023
Even after appearing in 42 majors – and winning two – Brooke Henderson is still learning how to balance the pressure and opportunity of playing in the biggest tournaments of the women’s golf season. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., is the highest ranked Canadian at this week’s Chevron Championship, the first major of the LPGA ... Read More »
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