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OHL roundup: Lockhart hat trick paces Petes to 6-1 win over Generals
By The Canadian Press on January 1st, 2023
OSHAWA, Ont. – Connor Lockhart’s hat trick paced the Peterborough Petes to a 6-1 win over the host Oshawa Generals on Sunday in the Ontario Hockey League. In Sunday’s other OHL game, the Ottawa 67’s blanked the Kingston Frontenacs 4-0. Lockhart, a sixth-round draft pick of the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks last year, scored a natural ... Read More »
1 responseBedard on the Big E’s radar as Canada preps for world junior quarterfinals
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 1st, 2023
HALIFAX – Connor Bedard wasn’t aware of the tweet. A genius with the puck capable of making opponents look foolish at any moment, the supremely gifted 17-year-old is singularly focused on the world junior hockey championship. He’s also on the verge of rewriting Canada’s record book at the event. And one of the game’s greats ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tottenham upset by resurgent Villa; Chelsea held at Forest
By The Associated Press on January 1st, 2023
LONDON (AP) – Any New Year’s resolution by Tottenham to stop conceding the first goal lasted less than one day as Aston Villa continued its revival under Unai Emery with a 2-0 away win in the Premier League on Sunday. Antonio Conte’s side has now conceded first in its last 10 matches, with Tottenham fifth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Louttit crowds World Cup ski jump podium
By The Canadian Press on January 1st, 2023
LJUBNO, Slovenia – Canada’s Alexandria Louttit finished just outside the medals in women’s World Cup ski jumping Sunday by placing fourth in Ljubno, Slovenia. Austria’s Eva Pinkelnig, Norway’s Anna Odine Stroem and Germany’s Selina Freitag finished first to third respectively. Louttit, an 18-year-old from Calgary, matched her career-best result after also finishing fourth last month ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marlies’ Moore, Wranglers’ Love to coach in AHL all-star game
By The Canadian Press on January 1st, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Greg Moore of the Toronto Marlies and Mitch Love of the Calgary Wranglers have been named to the coaching staff of the American Hockey League’s all-star event Feb. 5-6 in Laval, Que. Moore and Love join Todd Nelson of the Hershey Bears and Neil Graham of the Texas Stars behind the benches. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stars sign veteran Joe Pavelski to extension through 2023-24
By The Associated Press on January 1st, 2023
FRISCO, Texas (AP) – Veteran forward Joe Pavelski signed a one-year contract extension with the Dallas Stars on Sunday before he could have become an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season. The extension for the 2023-24 season has a base salary of US$3.5 million, along with an additional $2 million in potential ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Camouflaged cameraman a hit at world juniors: ‘I have the best seat in the house’
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 1st, 2023
HALIFAX – The last thing Nathan Eides wants ““ and he makes this abundantly clear ““ is to be in the spotlight. And yet there he is. Every TV timeout, every goal celebration, every victory, every defeat. Dressed head-to-toe in white, the camouflaged cameraman on skates is front and centre at the world junior men’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bianca Andreescu rallies to beat Muguruza at Adelaide International
By The Associated Press on January 1st, 2023
ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) – Canada’s Bianca Andreescu rallied to beat Garbine Muguruza of Spain 0-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1 in a clash of Grand Slam champions Sunday in the first round of the Adelaide International. The 2019 US Open champion Andreescu trailed 0-6, 2-5 before staging a remarkable comeback to beat two-time major titlist Muguruza in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Owen Beck replaces injured Colton Dach on Canadian junior men’s hockey team
By The Canadian Press on January 1st, 2023
HALIFAX – Owen Beck has been added to Canada’s roster midway through the world junior men’s hockey championship because of Colton Dach’s tournament-ending injury. Beck of Port Hope, Ont., joins the host team in Halifax ahead of Monday’s quarterfinal against Slovakia. Dach went to the dressing room in the third period of Saturday’s 5-1 win ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weegar gives Flames big lift in 3-2 win over Canucks
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on December 31st, 2022
CALGARY – Defenceman Mackenzie Weegar notched his first goal as a Flame and added an assist Saturday night to lead Calgary to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Elias Lindholm and Blake Coleman also scored for Calgary (18-13-7), which has points in 12 of its last 15 (8-3-4) games. Sheldon Dries and Elias Pettersson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hellebuyck props up Jets in 2-1 win over Oilers
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on December 31st, 2022
EDMONTON – Neal Pionk and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist as the Winnipeg Jets pushed past the Edmonton Oilers 2-1 on Saturday night. Connor Hellebuyck had 31 saves for the Jets (23-13-1) who have won two in a row. Klim Kostin replied for the Oilers (20-16-2) who had a two-game winning ... Read More »
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