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Sports scoreboard for Thursday Feb. 16, 2023
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Columbus 3 Winnipeg 1 Carolina 6 Montreal 2 Detroit 5 Calgary 2 Florida 6 Washington 3 Boston 5 Nashville 0 St. Louis 4 New Jersey 2 Seattle 6 Philadelphia 2 Vegas 2 San Jose 1 — NBA Milwaukee 112 Chicago 100 Washington 114 Minnesota 106 L.A. Clippers 116 Phoenix 107 &#... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kubalik, Bertuzzi lead Red Wings to fifth straight win topping Flames 5-2
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
CALGARY – Dominik Kubalik scored two goals, Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and two assists and the Detroit Red Wings made it a season-high five straight wins, defeating the Calgary Flames 5-2 on Thursday. Robby Fabbri and Pius Suter added the others for Detroit (26-20-8), which moved within two points of the Washington Capitals and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jarvis’ hat trick carries Hurricanes past Canadiens 6-2
By Bob Sutton, The Associated Press on February 16th, 2023
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Seth Jarvis had three goals for his first career hat trick and the Carolina Hurricanes scored three times in the first five minutes of the third period to beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 on Thursday night. Jarvis scored in the first and third periods for his first multigoal game of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Johnson scores in 3rd period, Blue Jackets beat Jets 3-1
By Mitch Stacy, The Associated Press on February 16th, 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Kent Johnson’s third-period goal was the tiebreaker, Joonas Korpisalo had 36 saves and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Thursday night. The Blue Jackets overcame a terrible first period, tying a season-low with just two shots on goal in the frame. They tied the game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!De Grasse shows support for Canadian women’s soccer team amid labour dispute
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
The Canadian women’s soccer team has a big supporter in their ongoing impasse with Canada Soccer. Olympic champion sprinter Andre De Grasse attended the team’s 2-0 opening loss Thursday to the U.S. at the SheBelieves Cup in Orlando, Fla. The Markham, Ont., native says he hopes the dispute will be resolved in favour of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tiger opens with 69 at Riviera, trails Homa, Mitchell by 5
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on February 16th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The scene was similar to the last time Tiger Woods played against the world’s best. Fans packed onto every balcony on every level of the Riviera clubhouse Thursday, all of them straining for a rare sight of golf’s biggest star. Woods had them cheering even louder at the end. He put ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian women shows effects of off-field labour distractions in 2-0 loss to U.S.
By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. – Struggling to find their focus after the off-field drama of a bitter labour dispute with Canada Soccer, the Canadian women took it on the chin in a 2-0 loss to the U.S. at the SheBelieves Cup on Thursday. Mallory Swanson scored in the seventh and 34th minute as the top-ranked Americans came ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Soccer invited to testify before HOC committee amid dispute with women’s team
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – The House of Commons’ heritage committee is inviting the leadership of Canada Soccer to testify in early March, putting the governing body under scrutiny over allegations of unequal treatment of the national women’s soccer team and allegations of sexual abuse within soccer programs. At a meeting Thursday on the study on Safe Sport ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Canucks remain a work in progress under new coach Rick Tocchet
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Rick Tocchet has begun the painstaking work of transforming the beleaguered Vancouver Canucks – a process that he says won’t be speedy. “I think the group is trying to work hard,” the head coach said after leading his team through a lengthy practice Thursday. “The coaching staff, I wish we had more time.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHLPA names Labor Secretary Marty Walsh executive director
By Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press on February 16th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh was named executive director of the NHL Players’ Association on Thursday, putting an experienced union leader and the former Boston mayor in charge at a time of growing revenues in hockey and with collective bargaining talks a few years away. The NHLPA said its executive board ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senators legend Chris Neil’s No. 25 being raised to the rafters in Ottawa
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – Chris Neil used to love saying he didn’t play for the name on the back of the jersey, but the logo on the front. From the moment he put on an Ottawa Senators jersey Neil was fully committed to the organization. Drafted in the sixth round, 161st overall, in 1998, Neil went on ... Read More »
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