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WHL roundup: Geekie nets hat trick, ICE plow past Wheaties 8-3
By The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2023
BRANDON, Man. – Conor Geekie scored three goals as the Winnipeg ICE plowed past the Brandon Wheat Kings 8-3 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday night. Ty Nash, Ben Zloty, Connor McClennon, Zach Benson and Easton Armstrong also scored for the Eastern Conference-leading ICE (49-9-1-0), who outshot the Wheaties 33-28. Calder Anderson, Nolan Flamand ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Urruti, Stuver rally Austin to 1-0 victory over Montreal
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Maximiliano Urruti scored a goal in the 88th minute and Brad Stuver delivered a clean sheet to rally Austin FC to a 1-0 Major League Soccer victory over CF Montreal on Saturday night. Jon Gallagher had an assist on Urruti’s game-winner for Austin (1-1-0). Sebastián Driussi saw his five-match goal streak ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian teams out of rugby sevens medal hunt
By Jim Morris, The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The Canadian men’s and women’s teams experienced a roller-coaster ride Saturday that left them out of the medal hunt at the HSBC Canada Sevens Tournament despite posting a couple impressive wins. The women used a 31-7 win over Brazil to reach the quarterfinals then showed a determined effort in a 10-5 loss to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Visiting Sting stun Spitfires with 9-6 victory
By The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2023
WINDSOR, Ont. – Christian Kyrou scored twice as the visiting Sarnia Sting defeated the Windsor Spitfires 9-6 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday night. Nolan Burke and Sasha Pastujov also scored twice, while Ty Voit, Nolan Dillingham and Cooper Way netted singles for the Sting (34-17-5-3). Rodwin Dionicio scored three goals for the Spitfires ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rossetto helps Atlanta United earn 1-1 draw with Toronto
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2023
ATLANTA (AP) – Matheus Rossetto scored the equalizer in the second half and Atlanta United earned a 1-1 draw with Toronto FC on Saturday night. Rossetto scored the tying goal in the 60th minute for Atlanta United (1-0-1), which improved to 3-0-4 all-time in Major League Soccer regular-season home matches against Toronto. New striker Giorgos ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Maple Leafs goalie Matt Murray returns from injury against Canucks
By The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Matt Murray returned to the Maple Leafs net on Saturday, starting as Toronto faced off against the Canucks in Vancouver. A nagging ankle injury took the 28-year-old goaltender out of the lineup in mid January, and he has missed 17 games since leaving midway through Toronto’s 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Morrissey helps Jets soar past Oilers 7-5
By Jim Bender, The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Defenceman Josh Morrissey scored two goals and added an assist to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 7-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers before a sold-out crowd of 15,324 at Canada Life Centre on Saturday. Mark Scheifele, Adam Lowry, Kyle Copabianco, Morgan Barron and Dylan DeMelon, into an empty net, also scored for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!VanVleet hits 2 3s in OT, Raptors beat Wizards 116-109
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fred VanVleet made two 3-pointers in overtime and scored 25 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 116-109 on Saturday to split their two-game series. Gary Trent Jr. scored 26 points to lead the Raptors, who bounced back from their 119-108 loss Thursday night to move back ahead of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senators win fifth straight, zip past Blue Jackets 5-2
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2023
OTTAWA – Jakob Chychrun made a solid first impression on home ice picking up a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets Saturday night. Chychrun was acquired Wednesday from the Arizona Coyotes to shore up Ottawa’s blue line. The Senators (32-26-4) are riding a five-game winning streak and continue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canucks’ special teams rise in 4-1 win over Leafs
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on March 4th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Back-to-back short-handed goals powered the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller each scored and notched an assist for the Canucks (25-32-5) during a Leafs’ power play midway through the third period. Andrei Kuzmenko and Nils Aman also found the back of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fred VanVleet hits 2 3s in OT, Raptors beat Wizards 116-109
By The Associated Press on March 4th, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fred VanVleet made two 3-pointers in overtime and scored 25 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards 116-109 on Saturday to split their two-game series. Gary Trent Jr. scored 26 points to lead the Raptors, who bounced back from their 119-108 loss Thursday night to move back ahead of the ... Read More »
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