National Sports
Canadian midfielder Ismael Kone makes debut for Watford in F.A. Cup loss
By The Canadian Press on January 7th, 2023
READING, United Kingdom – Canadian international midfielder Ismael Kone made his debut for Watford on Saturday in a 2-0 loss to Reading in a third-round game in England’s FA Cup. Kone played the full 90 minutes in the matchup of teams from England’s second-tier Championship. Both goals came in stoppage time with Kelvin Abrefa scoring ... Read More »
1 responseSports scoreboard for Friday, Jan. 6, 2023
By The Canadian Press on January 7th, 2023
Friday’s Scoreboard NHL Winnipeg 4 Tampa Bay 2 Calgary 4 NY Islanders 1 Florida 3 Detroit 2 Nashville 3 Washington 2 Chicago 2 Arizona 0 Anaheim 5 San Jose 4 (OT) — AHL Belleville 3 Syracuse 2 Manitoba 5 Laval 4 Abbotsford 4 Henderson 3 Grand Rapids 4 Texas 2 Utica 3 Hartford 2 Charlotte ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Di Giuseppe leads Abbotsford Canucks to 4-3 win over Henderson Silver Knights
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Phil Di Giuseppe scored at 18:45 of the third period to earn the Abbotsford Canucks a 4-3 win over the Henderson Silver Knights in American League play Friday night. Arshdeep Baines, Danila Klimovich and Vasily Podkolzin had the other goals for the Canucks (20-10-1-1). Brendan Brisson, Bryon Froese and Gage Quinney replied ... Read More »
1 responseRatzlaff stops 28 shots to lead Seattle Thunderbirds past Regina Pats 6-0
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
REGINA – Scott Ratzlaff stopped 28 shots for the shutout as the Seattle Thunderbirds downed the Regina Pats 6-0 in Western Hockey League play Friday night. Lucas Ciona and Jordan Gustafson led the way offensively for Seattle (28-4-1-1) with two goals apiece. Coster Dunn scored the other. Kelton Pyne made 28 saves for Regina (18-19-1-1). ... Read More »
1 responseCalgary Flames finish the job against New York Islanders in 4-1 win
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
CALGARY – The Calgary Flames didn’t let another game against the New York Islanders get away from them. Leading 3-1 after two periods, which the Flames also did in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Islanders at USB Arena on Nov. 7, Nazem Kadri’s audacious shot for an improbable goal salted away a 4-1 victory ... Read More »
1 responseGoyette has goal, three assists to power Sudbury Wolves past Oshawa Generals 6-4
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
SUDBURY, Ont. – David Goyette had a goal and three assists to power the Sudbury Wolves past the Oshawa Generals 6-4 in the Ontario Hockey Leauge on Friday night. Dylan Robinson, Quentin Musty, Matthew Mania, Marc Boudreau and Landon McCallum had the other goals for Sudbury (13-17-3-0). Goaltender Joe Ranger stopped 26 shots. Stuart Rolofs, ... Read More »
1 responseJacob Markstrom stops 23 shots for Flames in 4-1 win over Islanders
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
CALGARY – Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-1 home win over the New York Islanders 4-1 on Friday night. Milan Lucic, Blake Coleman, Nikita Zadorov and Nazem Kadri scored for the Flames (19-14-7). Zach Parise replied for the Islanders (22-17-2), who played their second game in as many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vidicek scores twice as Halifax Mooseheads defeat Saint John Sea Dogs 6-4
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Markus Vidicek scored twice as the Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 6-4 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Friday night. Brody Fournier, Alexandre Doucet, Dylan MacKinnon and Josh Lawrence also scored once for Halifax (24-7-4-1) while goaltender Brady James stopped 23 shots. Brady Burns, Nicolas Bilodeau, Alexis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Difficulty of limiting VanVleet’s minutes continues to show for Nurse, Raptors
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
TORONTO – The difficulty of decreasing Fred VanVleet’s minutes continues to be on display as the season wears on. After tying for the league lead in minutes (37.9) per night last season – alongside Toronto Raptors teammate Pascal Siakam – VanVleet vowed he’d be more conscientious of his minutes and smarter with his body back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connor’s record-setting power-play goal leads Jets to 4-2 victory over Lightning
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Kyle Connor’s record-setting power-play goal at 5:38 of the third period led the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday. Morgan Barron sealed Winnipeg’s fourth straight win with a short-handed goal into an empty net with 1:26 remaining. Connor registered his 41 game-winning goal, moving him past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lodin, Sokolov score shootout goals as Belleville Senators defeat Syracuse Crunch 3-2
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Viktor Lodin and Egor Sokolov scored shootout goals to lead the Belleville Senators past the Syracuse Crunch 3-2 in an American Hockey League contest Friday night. Angus Crookshank and Scott Sabourin had the goals in regulation for Belleville (14-16-3-0). Philippe Myers and Shawn Element replied for Syracuse (13-11-2-3). This report by The ... Read More »
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