National Sports
QMJHL roundup: Eagles tip Titan to net fourth win of season
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
SYDNEY, N.S. – Julien Hebert scored twice, Angelo Fullerton had a goal and two assists and netminder Oliver Satny was solid as the Cape Breton Eagles won their fourth game of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season by tipping the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 6-2 on Tuesday. Trevor Thurston, Jordan Cote and Alex Campbell also scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caufield, Suzuki score in shootout, Canadiens beat Red Wings
By The Associated Press on November 8th, 2022
DETROIT (AP) – Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki scored in the shootout and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Tuesday night. David Perron was the only Red Wings player to score during the shootout. Detroit captain Dylan Larkin shot wide on the third attempt to give Montreal the victory. During regulation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oilers’ Kane taken to hospital with wrist cut by skate blade
By The Associated Press on November 8th, 2022
TAMPA, Fla, (AP) – Edmonton forward Evander Kane was taken to a hospital Tuesday night after being cut by a skate blade on his left wrist early in the second period of the Oilers’ game against Tampa Bay. Kane went down to the ice when he got tangled with Lightning defenseman Philippe Myers and then ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Devils beat Flames 3-2 for seventh straight win
By Tom Canavan, The Associated Press on November 8th, 2022
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Nico Hischier scored off a rush with 8:10 to play and the New Jersey Devils beat the slumping Calgary Flames 3-2 Tuesday night for their seventh straight win. Dougie Hamilton and Ryan Graves also scored as the Devils matched their longest winning streak since February 2011. Vitek Vanececk made 33 saves ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smith scores in OT, Knights down Leafs for eight straight win
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
TORONTO – Reilly Smith scored his second goal of the game 23 seconds into overtime as the Vegas Golden Knights extended their win streak to eight games with a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night. Jack Eichel and Nicolas Roy had the other goals for Vegas (12-2-0). Logan Thompson stopped 28 ... Read More »
1 responseCanucks open road trip with 6-4 win over struggling Senators
By Darren Desaulniers, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
OTTAWA – Bo Horvat scored twice Tuesday night as the Vancouver Canucks came back twice from a goal down for 6-4 win over the Ottawa Senators. Connor Garland had two assists in the win as the Canucks opened a five-game road trip. Horvat scored from the top of the crease 1:16 into the third period ... Read More »
1 responseUnbeaten Quebec team rolling at mixed curling championship
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – The rich got richer on Tuesday at the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, albeit not without a battle in some circles. The Felix Asselin Quebec team from Glenmore Curling Club improved to 4-0 atop Pool A at the Prince Albert Golf and Curling Centre with a 10-3 victory in the afternoon draw ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Premier League raises minimum wage, rejigs salary structure
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
TORONTO – The Canadian Premier League is rejigging its salary structure and increasing its minimum player salary for next season. The minimum salary in 2023 will be $30,000, up from $22,000 this season. The league is also separating its player and technical staff salary budget. This year, teams operated under a “compensation cap” of $1.2 ... Read More »
1 responseWorld Series, football dominate week’s TV ratings
By The Associated Press on November 8th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Here are the 20 most-watched programs in prime-time television for the week of Oct. 31-Nov. 6, according to the Nielsen company. 1. NFL Football: Tennessee at Kansas City, NBC, 17.69 million. 2. “NFL Pregame” (Sunday), NBC, 13.81 million. 3. World Series Game 5: Houston at Philadelphia, Fox, 12.77 million. 4. World ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian moguls king Mikael Kingsbury gears up to add to his records
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
The smell of competition in the air still gets Mikael Kingsbury’s adrenalin pumping, even after years of winning everything there is to win in his sport. The world’s most accomplished moguls skier is about to depart for a training block in Finland, where the World Cup season opens Dec. 4-5 in Ruka. “I still can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Pacific FC captain Jamar Dixon moves into CPL team’s front office
By The Canadian Press on November 8th, 2022
Former captain Jamar Dixon has moved into the Pacific FC front office as the Canadian Premier League club’s manager of football and player development. Dixon, 33, announced Sept. 30 that this would be his last season as a player. The veteran midfielder and Pacific, which won the CPL title in 2021, lost 3-1 on aggregate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
