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OHL Roundup: Drobac nets shutout as Bulldogs blank struggling IceDogs 6-0
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
SAINT CATHARINES, Ont. – Matteo Drobac turned away all 18 shots he faced as the Hamilton Bulldogs blanked the struggling Niagara IceDogs 6-0 in Ontario Hockey League play on Tuesday. Nick Lardis scored twice and contributed an assist for the Bulldogs (23-21-4), while Sahil Panwar had a goal and two helpers. Adrian Rebelo opened the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario Hockey League’s Bulldogs officially relocating from Hamilton to Brantford
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
BRANTFORD, Ont. – The Ontario Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs officially have a new home. The team announced Tuesday that it will relocate to Brantford, Ont., and play at the Brantford Civic Centre beginning next season. The Bulldogs say in a release that the move was necessitated by impending renovations and the long-term closure of Hamilton’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PWHPA to end season with California championship tournament
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
LOS ANGELES – The Professional Women’s Hockey Players’ Association will wrap its season with a championship tournament March 10-12 in California. The PWHPA, with an 80-player membership that includes stars Marie-Philip Poulin, Sarah Nurse, Hilary Knight and Kendall Coyne Schofield, will ice four teams in a four-game tournament in Irvine, El Segundo and Palm Desert. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Njegovan will be able to support Team Lawes at Scotties while on pregnancy leave
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
Team Lawes vice Selena Njegovan will be able to serve in a support role at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts after all despite initially being told she’d have limited access on site while on pregnancy leave. The change, confirmed Tuesday by Curling Canada’s Nolan Thiessen, will likely put an end to a weeklong series of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dave Dickenson dives into CFL free agency in first year as Stampeders’ GM
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
CALGARY – Dave Dickenson’s 20th year in the Calgary Stampeders’ organization is his first pushing contracts across the table for players to sign. When John Hufnagel handed the general manager’s reins to his head coach in December after 15 years on the job, Dickenson began prepping for his first foray into CFL free agency that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal starts tactical work in Florida as training camp continues
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
With the first leg of their pre-season camp finished, CF Montreal have temporarily relocated to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for three weeks before opening the 2023 Major League Soccer season against Inter Miami. While at the Florida Blue Training Center, the club is looking to develop their tactical setups and take advantage of the time away ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan Roughriders feature new faces on club’s coaching staff
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
REGINA – Head coach Craig Dickenson will have five new faces on his Saskatchewan Roughriders staff in 2023. The Riders unveiled Dickenson’s staff Tuesday and making their first appearance with Saskatchewan this year will be Andre Bulduc (run-game co-ordinator/running backs coach); Del Cowsette (defensive line); Naaman Roosevelt (offensive assistant); Drew Tate (receivers); and Anthony Vitale ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Championship to kick off April 19 with games in Hamilton and Montreal
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
The 2023 Canadian Championship will kick off April 18 in Hamilton and Montreal with Forge FC hosting FC Laval and CF Montreal entertaining Vaughan SC in first-round matches. While the tournament draw was held Jan. 31, Canada Soccer announced dates and locations Tuesday for the first round of the 14-team knockout competition. The preliminary round ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andreescu, Fernandez, Marino bounced in Abu Dhabi opening round
By The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Canadians were sent packing early at the Abu Dhabi Women’s Tennis Open, with Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Fernandez and Rebecca Marino all losing their first-round matches on Tuesday. Andreescu, who advanced to the semifinals of last week’s Thailand Open before retiring with a shoulder injury, lost 7-6 (2), 6-2 to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Source: Roughriders secure deal with former Alouettes receiver Wieneke
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on February 7th, 2023
The Saskatchewan Roughriders’ rebuild is quickly taking shape. A CFL source said the Riders agreed to a one-year deal with Montreal Alouettes receiver Jake Wieneke on Tuesday. Wieneke was slated to become a free agent next Tuesday, but pending free agents have been able to speak with teams since Sunday as per the league’s negotiating ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AP sources: Walsh to leave Biden Cabinet for NHL union
By By Stephen Whyno, Zeke Miller And Seung Min Kim, The Associated Press on February 7th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh is expected to leave the Biden administration to run the National Hockey League Players’ Association, according to two people familiar with his plans. The hockey players’ union has been searching for a new executive director to take over for Don Fehr. An association spokesperson had no official ... Read More »
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