National Sports
Kraken reassign Canada world junior captain Wright to OHL’s Frontenacs
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
SEATTLE – The NHL’s Seattle Kraken have returned top prospect Shane Wright to the Ontario Hockey League’s Kingston Frontenacs. Wright was captain of Canada’s gold-medal-winning team at the 2023 world junior hockey championship in Halifax and Moncton, N.B. He had four points and three assists in seven games for Canada and scored on his 19th ... Read More »
1 responseStealing home? Man accused of burglarizing Brewers clubhouse
By The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
MILWAUKEE (AP) – A man passed out in the bushes outside the Milwaukee Brewers’ stadium after a game and, upon awakening, entered the team’s clubhouse and stole electronics, a credit card, team memorabilia and other items, according to a criminal complaint. Justin Bloedorn, 25, was charged Dec. 14 with felony burglary, online court records show. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Figure skater Keegan Messing crossing fingers he doesn’t miss birth of second child
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
The Canadian figure skating championships are going to be a roller-coaster of emotions for Keegan Messing. Not only are they expected to be his final national event – he plans to retire this off-season – his pregnant wife Lane Hodson is due to give birth to their second child on Jan. 14, the day of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s under-18 women’s hockey team chases repeat gold in world championship
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
The women’s world under-18 hockey championship returns to its regular time slot with Canada chasing a second gold medal in less than seven months. The Canadians open defence of their title Sunday against Finland in Oestersund, Sweden. “These girls are through the roof and excited for this opportunity,” Canadian head coach Courtney Birchard-Kessel told The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Djokovic beats Shapovalov; advances to face Medvedev in Adelaide semis
By The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) – Novak Djokovic beat Canada’s Denis Shapovalov 6-3, 6-4 at the Adelaide International on Friday to set up a semifinal with Daniil Medvedev. The combined ATP-WTA event is a warmup for this year’s Australian Open, which the top-seeded Djokovic missed last year after being barred from the country because he was not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian phenom Connor Bedard etches name into WJC history books with scoring output
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
Canadian phenom Connor Bedard strung together the best scoring performance at a world junior hockey championship in 20 years, leading his country to its 20th gold medal on Thursday. The 17-year-old had a tournament-best 23 points (nine goals, 14 assists), which was the fourth-highest total at a single world junior championship. The Canadian Press takes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL Roundup: Lacerte’s two-goal effort leads Cataractes to 4-2 win over Armada
By The Canadian Press on January 5th, 2023
BOISBRIAND, Que. – Félix Lacerte scored twice as the Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 4-2 on Thursday. Charles-Olivier Villeneuve and Leo Braillard also scored for Shawinigan (18-17-1-2). Rémi Delafontaine stopped 28-of-30 shots. Jonathan Fauchon and Vincent Desjardins replied for Blainville-Boisbriand (13-21-2-2). Charles-Édward Gravel made 26 saves. The Cataractes jumped out to a 4-0 lead, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL Roundup: Colts hand 67’s first OT loss of season behind Cholach’s winner
By The Canadian Press on January 5th, 2023
BARRIE, Ont. – Artur Cholach scored the game-winning goal with 16 seconds left in overtime as the Barrie Colts edged the Ottawa 67’s 3-2 on Thursday. Ethan Cardwell and Beau Jelsma also scored for Barrie (18-9-4-2), which has won eight of its last 11 contests. Anson Thornton stopped 35 shots. Chris Barlas and Caden Kelly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023
By The Canadian Press on January 5th, 2023
Thursday’s Scoreboard World Junior Hockey Championship At Halifax Gold-Medal Game Canada 3 Czechia 2 (OT) Bronze-Medal Game United States 8 Sweden 7 (OT) — NHL N.Y. Rangers 4 Montreal 1 Seattle 5 Toronto 1 Edmonton 4 N.Y. Islanders 2 Vancouver 4 Colorado 2 Philadelphia 6 Arizona 2 Nashville 5 Carolina 3 St. Louis 5 New ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Canucks snap skid with 4-2 win over struggling Colorado Avalanche
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on January 5th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Andrei Kuzmenko scored twice and his Vancouver Canucks got a much-needed win Thursday, edging the Colorado Avalanche 4-2. Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller each added a goal for the Canucks (17-18-3), who snapped a three-game losing skid and won their first game of 2023. Elias Pettersson and Oliver Ekman-Larsson both contributed a pair ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Fernandez falls in straight sets at ASB Classic quarterfinals
By The Canadian Press on January 5th, 2023
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez fell 4-6, 2-6 to Belgium’s Ysaline Bonaventure in the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic tennis tournament Thursday. Fernandez, the third seed in the event, hit three aces but committed four double faults in the match. The Laval, Que., native also went 1-for-6 on break point opportunities and ... Read More »
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