National Sports
Bennett scores twice, Panthers end skid with 5-1 win over struggling Canucks
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
VANCOUVER – Sam Bennett scored twice and the Florida Panthers ended a three-game skid with a 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. Matthew Tkachuk added a goal and a pair of assists, while Gustav Forsling, Ryan Lomberg and Sam Bennett all scored for the Panthers (11-9-4). Spencer Knight made 31 saves. Dakota Joshua ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Caufield’s third-period goal helps Canadiens to 2-1 victory over Flames
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
CALGARY – Cole Caufield broke a third-period tie and Sean Monahan had a pair of assists against his old team as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Thursday. Rookie Juraj Slafkovsky, with his fourth goal of the season, also scored for Montreal (12-10-1), which has won seven of its last 11 games. ... Read More »
1 responseVancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko exits game with apparent lower-body injury
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
VANCOUVER – Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko left Vancouver’s game against the Florida Panthers on Thursday with an apparent lower-body injury. He went down while making a save late in the first period and grabbed his right leg as Ryan Lomberg batted in the rebound to give the Panthers a 3-0 lead. Demko stayed down in ... Read More »
1 responseVancouver Canucks honour newly minted Hall of Famers Luongo, Sedins
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
VANCOUVER – Cheers of “Luuuuu!” once again rang out at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena on Thursday as the Canucks honoured a trio of former players. The familiar oratory ovations came as former goalie Roberto Luongo stood at centre ice with his former teammates, Daniel and Henrik Sedin. All three were recognized for their recent inductions to ... Read More »
1 responseKaprizov’s three-point game leads Wild to 5-3 victory over Oilers
By Brian Hall, The Associated Press on December 1st, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and two assists to extend his career-best point streak to 10 games, and Joel Eriksson Ek added a goal and assist, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 5-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night. Kaprizov has a goal in four straight games after ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian swimmers McIntosh and Liendo earn second-place finishes at US Open
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Canada’s Summer McIntosh and Josh Liendo earned second-place finishes Thursday at the U.S. Open swimming competition. American Katie Ledecky set a meet record in the women’s 400-metre freestyle with a time of three minutes 59.71 seconds. McIntosh, from Toronto, was next in 3:59.79, finishing under the four-minute mark for the third time ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s Mirela Rahneva wins gold at skeleton World Cup in Park City, Utah
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
PARK CITY, Utah – Canada’s Mirela Rahneva won gold in the women’s skeleton event Thursday at the Park City World Cup. The two-time Olympian from Ottawa had a two-run time of one minute 38.42 seconds. It was her fourth career World Cup victory. Germany’s Tina Hermann took silver in 1:38.52 and Britain’s Laura Deas picked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McCormack, Da Silva Rondeau echo calls for a national judicial inquiry into sport
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
Soccer player Ciara McCormack says she struggled with depression and suicidal ideation in the decade after she and others reported the abusive behaviour of coach Bob Birarda. “It was heavy, dark and everything felt hard. I hated returning to my hometown of Vancouver and I struggled to be around what I once loved the most, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian golfing great Mike Weir closes day at Toronto Stock Exchange
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
TORONTO – Canadian golfing great Mike Weir closed the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday evening. Weir, from Brights Grove, Ont., pressed the button that formally stops trading for the day as gold confetti fell in the downtown building. The 52-year-old Weir is the winningest men’s golfer in Canadian history with eight victories on the PGA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guerrero named Blue Jays’ player of the year by Toronto baseball writers’ association
By The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
TORONTO – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., was named Blue Jays player of the year on Thursday in voting by the Toronto chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. The all-star first baseman had a .274 batting average, smashed 32 home runs, and won a Gold Glove for his fielding. Alek Manoah was named pitcher of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hall of Fame goalie Roberto Luongo honoured to be recognized by Vancouver Canucks
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on December 1st, 2022
VANCOUVER – Roberto Luongo knows there’ll be a lot of emotions when he takes the ice in Vancouver Thursday night. After all, Rogers Arena has long held a special place for the former Canucks goalie. It’s the rink where he backstopped Team Canada to Olympic gold in 2010 and the spot where he and his ... Read More »
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