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QMJHL Roundup: Prishchepov’s OT winner leads red-hot Tigres past Titan 3-2
By The Canadian Press on December 4th, 2022
BATHURST, N.B. – Nikita Prishchepov scored the game-winning goal 1:11 into overtime as the Victoriaville Tigres edged the Acadie-Bathurst Titan 3-2 on Sunday. The Tigres were down 2-1 entering the third before Tommy Cormier notched the game-tying goal 10:49 into the third period. Pier-Olivier Roy added the other for the Tigres (20-6-1-2) who have now ... Read More »
1 responseBonds, Clemens left out of Hall again; McGriff elected
By Jay Cohen, The Associated Press on December 4th, 2022
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling were passed over by a Baseball Hall of Fame committee that elected former big league slugger Fred McGriff to Cooperstown on Sunday. It was the first time that Bonds, Clemens and Schilling had faced a Hall committee since their 10th and final appearances on ... Read More »
1 responseLaurent Dubreuil wins third gold at Four Continents speedskating championships
By The Canadian Press on December 4th, 2022
QUEBEC – Laurent Dubreuil won his third gold as Canada captured four more medals on the final day of racing at the ISU Four Continents Speed Skating Championships. Dubreuil dominate in the men’s 1,000 metre race, adding to the titles he earned in Friday’s 500 and Team Sprint. The Lévis, Que., native crossed the finish ... Read More »
1 responseWinnipeg Jets score 5-2 comeback win over visiting Anaheim Ducks
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on December 4th, 2022
WINNIPEG – Morgan Barron and Mark Scheifele scored a pair of quick, late third-period goals to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 comeback victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. The game was tied 2-2 when Barron scored at 13:23 and Scheifele followed up with his team-leading 13th goal of the season at 15:12. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lake Louise still a possible site for future men’s downhills, says Alpine Canada CEO
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on December 4th, 2022
Lake Louise Ski Resort is the “lead option” to continue hosting men’s World Cup downhills if changes to race operations are made, says Alpine Canada’s chief executive officer. The Alberta ski resort west of Calgary in Banff National Park has been a regular stop on the international World Cup alpine ski racing circuit for over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Marion Thénault wins silver at World Cup aerials opener
By The Canadian Press on December 4th, 2022
RUKA, Finland – Canadian aerial skiers Marion Thénault and Lewis Irving both claimed podium finishes at the World Cup season opener on Sunday. Thénault, of Sherbrook, Que., scored 90.59 from the judges for her back double full-full jump to earn silver in the women’s event. Australia’s Danielle Scott dominated the competition from start to finish ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Switzerland’s Suter claims Lake Louise women’s super-G, Gagnon in top 10
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on December 4th, 2022
LAKE LOUISE – Corinne Suter finally stood atop the podium and Canada’s Marie-Michele Gagnon regained some confidence in Sunday’s World Cup super-G in Lake Louise, Alta. After finishing second and third in two downhills, Switzerland’s Suter laid down a winning time of one minute, 20.75 seconds on the 2.5-kilometre track for her first career victory ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Force falls 3-2 to Connecticut Whale in Premier Hockey Federation
By The Canadian Press on December 4th, 2022
SEPT-ÃŽLES, Que. – Kennedy Marchment notched the winner late in the third period as the Connecticut Whale edged the Montreal Force 3-2 on Sunday in Premier Hockey Federation action. Marchment, a native of Courtice, Ont., scored the deciding goal with 5:41 remaining in the final frame. Alyssa Wohlfeiler, who assisted on the winner, and Emma ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Edmonton Oilers scout Barry Fraser dead at 82
By The Canadian Press on December 4th, 2022
EDMONTON – Former Oilers head scout Barry Fraser, whose shrewd draft picks helped build a hockey dynasty in Edmonton, has died, the team announced Sunday. He was 82. Fraser was one of the architects of the great Oiler teams of the 1980s and ’90s. After being named the team’s director of scouting in 1979, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Norway’s Kilde sweeps Beaver Creek with super-G title, Canada”s Crawford places 11th
By The Canadian Press on December 4th, 2022
BEAVER CREEK VILLAGE, Colo. – Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway continued his hot start to the World Cup ski season with a super-G title in Beaver Creek on Sunday. Kilde’s winning time of one minute and 10.73 seconds was just two-tenths of second ahead of Swiss rival Marco Odermatt. Alexis Pinturault of France was third ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Switzerland’s Suter claims Lake Louise women’s super-G
By The Canadian Press on December 4th, 2022
LAKE LOUISE, Alta. – Corinne Suter of Switzerland won Sunday’s women’s super-G in Lake Louise after finishing second and third in two downhills. Suter posted a winning time of one minute, 20.75 seconds on the 2.5-kilometre track in Banff National Park. Austria’s Cornelia Huetter was second just two hundredths of a second back of Suter. ... Read More »
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