National Sports
‘Driven, motivated’ Zellweger looking for more hardware with Canada at world juniors
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2022
Olen Zellweger was firing puck after puck into the shooting cage one day following practice. Lost in the off-ice training ““ picking corners and snapping rubber off iron ““ time must have got away from the defenceman and a couple of his teammates. Because when they returned to their dressing room in the darkened arena, ... Read More »
1 responseNurse scores late, Canadian women’s hockey team beats US
By W.g. Ramirez, The Associated Press on December 16th, 2022
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) – Sarah Nurse scored with less than five minutes to play and Canada beat the United States 3-2 on Thursday night after losing the first three games in the seven-game Rivalry Series. Moments after missing its chance to capitalize on a power play, Canada grabbed the lead when Nurse fired from a ... Read More »
1 responseMac Neil breaks own 50m backstroke world record at short course championships
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2022
MELBOURNE, Australia – Maggie Mac Neil repeated as champion in the women’s 50-metre backstroke Friday at the short course swimming championships, taking the gold medal in a world-record time of 25.25 seconds. Mac Neil, from London, Ont., lowered the world mark she set at the 2021 championships in Abu Dhabi by .02 seconds. Javier Acevedo ... Read More »
1 responseSports scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Anaheim 5 Montreal 2 N.Y. Rangers 3 Toronto 1 Winnipeg 2 Nashville 1 (OT) St. Louis 4 Edmonton 3 (SO) Dallas 2 Washington 1 Tampa Bay 4 Columbus 1 Los Angeles 3 Boston 2 (SO) Philadelphia 2 New Jersey 1 Pittsburgh 4 Florida 2 Carolina 3 Seattle 2 Vegas 4 Chicago 1 ... Read More »
1 responseNurse’s winner leads Canada to 3-2 victory over U.S. in Rivalry Series, snap skid
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
HENDERSON, Nev. – Sarah Nurse scored the game-winning goal 15:04 into the third period as Canada snapped a three-game skid, defeating the United States 3-2 in Rivalry Series action on Thursday. Blayre Turnbull and Jamie Lee Rattray also scored for Canada. Kristen Campbell made 21 saves. Amanda Kessel and Hilary Knight replied for the U.S. ... Read More »
1 responseKyrou scores shootout winner as Blues top Oilers 4-3
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
EDMONTON – Jordan Kyrou scored the shootout winner as the St. Louis Blues came from behind to win their second in a row, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday. Kyrou, Robert Thomas and Vladimir Tarasenko scored in regulation for the Blues (14-15-1), who had lost six of their previous eight. Jordan Binnington shutout Edmonton ... Read More »
1 responseConnor’s OT winner leads Jets to 2-1 win over Predators, snap two-game skid
By Jim Bender, The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
WINNIPEG – Kyle Connor scored the game-winning goal 3:31 into overtime to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday. Dylan DeMelo added the other for Winnipeg (19-9-1), which snapped a two-game losing streak. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 shots. Filip Forsberg scored the lone goal for Nashville (12-12-4). Juuse ... Read More »
1 responseOHL Roundup: Battalion use four-goal third period to defeat Steelheads 7-3
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
NORTH BAY, Ont. – Josh Bloom had two goals and an assist as the North Bay Battalion used a four-goal third period to pull past the Mississauga Steelheads 7-3 on Thursday. Tied at 3-3 entering the final frame, Nikita Tarasevich kick-started the run of unanswered goals at 8:18. Anthony Romani added another at 12:57 of ... Read More »
1 responseDucks earn second regulation win of the season with 5-2 victory over Canadiens
By Tristan D'Amours, The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
MONTREAL – The Anaheim Ducks picked up just their second regulation win of the season by defeating the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Thursday. John Klingberg scored two goals for Anaheim (8-20-3) while Troy Terry added another. Adam Henrique and Frank Vatrano both scored empty netters. Trevor Zegras and Mason McTavish each had two assists as ... Read More »
1 responseVesey scores twice as Rangers down Maple Leafs 3-1
By Allan Kreda, The Associated Press on December 15th, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) – Jimmy Vesey had two goals, Igor Shesterkin made 22 saves and the New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Thursday night for their fifth straight win. Vesey snapped a tie with 4:27 left in the second period. He added an empty-netter with 1:13 remaining for his fifth of ... Read More »
1 responseEx-Canucks head coach Travis Green to lead Canada at Spengler Cup
By The Canadian Press on December 15th, 2022
CALGARY – Travis Green is getting back behind the bench. The former Vancouver Canucks head coach has been tabbed to lead Canada’s entry at the annual Spengler Cup tournament later this month. Green will be joined behind the bench in Davos, Switzerland, by Hall of Fame defenceman Scott Niedermayer as one of his assistants. Shane ... Read More »
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