National Sports
Manitoba’s Dunstone beats Wild Card 1’s Bottcher in Brier semifinal
By The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
LONDON, Ont. – Manitoba’s Matt Dunstone is moving on to the Tim Hortons Brier final. He beat Wild Card 1’s Brendan Bottcher 7-5 in semifinal play Sunday afternoon at Budweiser Gardens. Bottcher was light with his final draw to give Dunstone a steal of two and the victory. Dunstone will play defending champion Brad Gushue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs forward Tavares fined by NHL for slashing incident
By The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
Toronto Maple Leafs forward John Tavares has been fined US$5,000, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Sunday. Tavares was issued the fine for slashing Edmonton Oilers defenceman Vincent Desharnais in Toronto’s 7-4 win on Saturday. The incident occurred at 3:41 of the third period and Tavares was assessed a minor penalty. Tavares assumed position ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada wins three medals on final day of short track speedskating world championships
By The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – Canada earned three bronze medals on the final day of the short track speedskating world championships on Sunday. Steven Dubois claimed his second medal of the competition in the men’s 1,000 metres, while Courtney Sarault took a medal in both the women’s 1000 and the women’s 3000 relay race. Dubois, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Howden, Gairns earn World Cup ski cross bronze medals
By The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
VEYSONNAZ, Switzerland – Canada’s Reece Howden and Tiana Gairns both earned bronze medals in World Cup ski cross action on Sunday. Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., finished behind Japan’s Ryo Sugai and Sweden’s David Mobaerg, who grabbed silver and gold, respectively. The 24-year-old Howden remains atop the men’s overall standings with 596 points, 57 ahead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Canucks trounce Senators 5-2, extend win streak to four games
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
VANCOUVER – There’s a new energy in the Vancouver Canucks’ locker room these days, says goalie Thatcher Demko. After struggling through much of the season, the team has found ways to win in recent weeks – including a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday that stretched their win streak to a season-high four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pride squeeze past Six 3-2 in PHF elite power struggle
By The Canadian Press on March 12th, 2023
TORONTO – Not much separates the Boston Pride and Toronto Six in the Premier Hockey Federation standings. And, as illustrated Saturday, not much separates them on the ice either. The Pride, leading the seven-team women’s professional hockey circuit by six points over the second-place Six, defeated Toronto 3-2 on Saturday at Canlan Sports-York. Christina Putigna, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Saturday, March 11, 2023
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
Saturday’s Games NHL Vancouver 5 Ottawa 2 Toronto 7 Edmonton 4 Winnipeg 5 Florida 4 (OT) New Jersey 3 Montreal 1 Boston 3 Detroit 2 Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Rangers 2 Buffalo 1 (OT) Colorado 3 Arizona 2 (OT) Dallas 4 Seattle 3 (OT) Nashville 2 Los Angeles 1 (SO) Tampa Bay 3 Chicago ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kuzmenko scores twice as Vancouver Canucks trounce Ottawa Senators 5-2
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice as the Vancouver Canucks extended their win streak with a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. J.T. Miller and Nils Aman each recorded a goal and an assist for the Canucks (28-32-5), while Sheldon Dries also found the back of the net and Dakota Joshua notched a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Blazers’ offence comes up big in blanking Giants 6-0
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Connor Levis scored twice, Fraser Minten and Jakub Demek each had a goal and assist and netminder Matthew Kieper stopped 25 shots as the Kamloops Blazers beat the visiting Vancouver Giants 6-0 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday. The Blazers, who will host the 2023 Memorial Cup (May 26-June 4) and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nashville hands Montreal third straight shutout loss
By The Associated Press on March 11th, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Jacob Shaffelburg scored a first-half goal and Joe Willis made it stand up without having to make a save as Nashville SC blanked CF Montreal 2-0 on Saturday night. Shaffelburg found the net in the 37th minute with an assist from reigning MVP Hany Mukhtar. Taylor Washington added an insurance goal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ravens earn first ticket to U Sports men’s basketball final, set to play X-Men
By The Canadian Press on March 11th, 2023
HALIFAX – The third-seeded Carlton Ravens have something to crow about – they’re the first team to reach Sunday’s final in the U Sports men’s Final 8 national basketball championship. The Ravens, led by Connor Vreeken’s 27 points, defeated the second-seeded University of Ottawa Gee-Gees 81-75 on Saturday and will now face STFX X-Men in ... Read More »
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