National Sports
Swing and a Miss: Analysts and experts pan decision to keep Jays’ radio crew at home
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
TORONTO – A radio rightsholder’s plan to return to pandemic-style remote coverage of Toronto Blue Jays road games is “very short-sighted in terms of the impact it’s going to have,” a sports marketing expert said. Richard Powers, a professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, said with the sports world essentially back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL Roundup: Savoie, McClennon lead Ice to eight straight wins, top Hitmen 5-2
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
CALGARY – Matthew Savoie scored a short-handed and power-play goal, along with one assist to lead the Winnipeg Ice past the Calgary Hitmen 5-2 on Wednesday for their eighth straight win. Connor McClennon, with two goals, and Zach Benson contributed the others for Winnipeg (45-7-1). Daniel Hauser made 24 saves. Maxim Muranov and Ethan Moore ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
Wednesday’s Scoreboard NHL N.Y. Islanders 2 Winnipeg 1 Calgary 6 Arizona 3 Chicago 4 Dallas 3 — AHL Henderson 5 Calgary 4 (OT) Utica 4 Cleveland 3 (OT) Hartford 5 Springfield 1 WB/Scranton 4 Lehigh Valley 3 Texas 5 Rockford 3 Coachella Valley 6 Ontario 1 &#... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Flames rally for 6-3 win, end Coyotes’ points streak at 9
By Jack Thompson, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2023
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) – Jakob Pelletier and Walker Duehr scored goals 25 seconds apart in the third period and the Calgary Flames rallied to beat the Arizona Coyotes 6-3 on Wednesday night. Calgary’s Mikael Backlund scored with 3:19 left to cap the scoring. It was his 13th of the season and was the Flames’ third ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gill’s OT winner lifts Huskies to 3-2 victory over Armada in QMJHL action
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
ROUYN-NORANDA, Que. – Dyllan Gill scored the game-winning goal 2:40 into overtime to lift the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies to a 3-2 victory over the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Wednesday. Edouard Cournoyer and Daniil Bourash added the others for Rouyn-Noranda (32-17-4-3). Thomas Couture made 25 saves. Théo Lemieux and James Swan replied for Blainville-Boisbriand (20-28-6-2), which dropped its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lalonde shines as Otters hand Attack fifth consecutive loss in OHL action
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
OWEN SOUND, Ont. – Nolan Lalonde’s stellar 44-save shutout led the way as the Erie Otters handed the Owen Sound Attack their fifth straight loss, 2-0 on Wednesday. Alex Messier and Artyom Kulakov, with an empty-net goal, scored for Erie (19-29-1-4), which won its second in a row. Carter George stopped 28-of-29 shots for Owen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada trounces U.S. 5-0 for fourth straight win to claim Rivalry Series
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – Blayre Turnbull led all scorers with two goals as Canada used a four-goal second period to fuel a 5-0 win over the U.S. to claim the Rivalry Series. Ella Shelton, Marie-Philip Poulin and Victoria Bach added the others for Canada, which won its fourth straight Wednesday to take the series 4-3. Laura ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Holmstrom, Sorokin lead Islanders to 2-1 win vs. Jets
By By: Scott Charles, The Associated Press on February 22nd, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) – Simon Holmstrom scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves to lead the New York Islanders to a 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night. Sebastian Aho also scored for New York, which won for the third time in four games and extended ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba leans on veteran leadership of skip Jennifer Jones at Hearts
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
KAMLOOPS – Six-time Canadian curling champion Jennifer Jones exudes a poise that’s propelled her young team to the playoffs at this year’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The 48-year-old Jones and her under-25 teammates reached the championship round in Kamloops, B.C., by stealing a point in an extra end for a 7-6 win Wednesday over Casey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northern Ontario joins Manitoba, defending champ Einarson in Hearts playoffs
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville reached the playoffs at the Canadian women’s curling championship Wednesday with a 10-2 win over Yukon. McCarville joined Manitoba’s Jennifer Jones and defending champion Kerri Einarson in Friday’s six-team championship round. McCarville and Jones co-led Pool B with 6-1 records. Einarson had the only unbeaten team at 6-0 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senators send Zaitsev, picks to Blackhawks for future considerations
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
The Ottawa Senators have sent defenceman Nikita Zaitsev and two draft picks to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for future considerations, the team announced Wednesday. Ottawa is dealing Chicago its 2023 second-round pick and 2026 fourth-round selection. Zaitsev signed a seven-year, US$31.5 million contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2017. However, he was traded ... Read More »
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