National Sports
Canada leaves Spengler Cup without a win after 3-1 loss to Sweden’s Orebro
By The Canadian Press on December 29th, 2022
DAVOS, Switzerland – Canada finished winless at the 2022 Spengler Cup after losing 3-1 to Swedish club Orebro HK Thursday in quarterfinal action at the international hockey tournament. Goals from Filip Berglund and Linus Oberg put Orebro up 2-0 after two periods. Chris DiDomenico scored with about six and a half minutes remaining to cut ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auger-Aliassime voted Canadian Press male athlete of the year
By Alexandre Geoffrion-McInnis, The Canadian Press on December 29th, 2022
MONTREAL – Tennis player Félix Auger-Aliassime, who shone on some of the sport’s biggest stages in 2022, is the winner of the Lionel Conacher Award as The Canadian Press male athlete of the year. Auger-Aliassime is the third tennis player in history to receive the honour – awarded annually since 1932 – after Milos Raonic ... Read More »
1 responseHuberdeau breaks tie in third, Flames beat Kraken 3-2
By Tim Booth, The Associated Press on December 28th, 2022
SEATTLE (AP) – Jonathan Huberdeau broke a tie with eight minutes left in the third period and the Calgary Flames beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Wednesday night. Huberdeau found himself unmarked in the slot in front of goalie Philipp Grubauer after Rasmus Anderson’s shot from the point was deflected. Huberdeau was denied by Grubauer ... Read More »
1 responseSports scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022
By The Canadian Press on December 28th, 2022
Wednesday’s Scoreboard World Junior Hockey Championship Preliminary Round At Halifax Canada 11 Germany 2 At Moncton, N.B. Slovakia 6 United States 3 — NHL Tampa Bay 4 Montreal 1 Calgary 3 Seattle 2 Anaheim 3 Vegas 2 (SO) Boston 3 New Jersey 1 Detroit 5 Pittsburgh 4 (OT) — AHL Laval 6 Syracuse 3 Toronto ... Read More »
1 responseWHL roundup: Korczak cools off ICE with hat trick for Warriors in 3-1 win
By The Canadian Press on December 28th, 2022
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Ryder Korczak scored three goals and Connor Ungar stopped 34 of 35 shots as the Moose Jaw Warriors knocked off the visiting Winnipeg ICE 3-1 in Western Hockey League action on Wednesday. Matthew Savoie scored for the Eastern Conference-leading ICE, who lost for only the fifth time this season. They have ... Read More »
1 responseOHL roundup: Poitras hat trick helps Storm sink Spitfires 5-3
By The Canadian Press on December 28th, 2022
WINDSOR, Ont. – Matthew Poitras scored three goals as the visiting Guelph Storm tripped the Windsor Spitfires 5-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday. Hunter McKenzie and Jake Karabela added singles for the Storm (13-16-3-1), who outshot the Spitfires 28-27. Matthew Maggio, Alex Christopoulos and Colton Smith scored for the West Division-leading Spitfires (19-8-3-1). ... Read More »
1 responseBedard’s seven points helps Canada get back on track at world juniors
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 28th, 2022
HALIFAX – Canada needed a response after a miserable 48 hours. Connor Bedard – as he’s done so often in his young career – delivered with lethal precision. The 17-year-old phenom had a hat trick and four assists Wednesday as the host county got back on track at the world junior hockey championship with an ... Read More »
1 responseQMJHL roundup: Eagles pounce on Wildcats thanks to offensive rally
By The Canadian Press on December 28th, 2022
SYDNEY, N.S. – The Cape Breton Eagles spotted the visiting Moncton Wildcats a 2-0 lead then stormed back with four unanswered goals to upset the visitors 4-2 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Wednesday. Julien Hebert, Charles Boutin, Cam Squires and Ivan Ivan scored for the Eagles who won for only the 12th ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Andrei Vasilevskiy earns 11th straight win over Canadiens
By Mark Didtler, The Associated Press on December 28th, 2022
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves to beat Montreal for the 11th consecutive time, Brayden Point had two goals, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Canadiens 4-1 on Wednesday night. Vasilevskiy is the third goaltender in NHL history to earn a victory in 11 consecutive regular-season games against Montreal. Ottawa’s Alec ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bedard shines as Canada gets back on track at world juniors with 11-2 rout of Germany
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 28th, 2022
HALIFAX – Connor Bedard had a hat trick and four assists as Canada got back on track at the world junior hockey championship Wednesday with an emphatic 11-2 victory over Germany. Dylan Guenther also had a hat trick – all off Bedard passes – while Brandt Clarke and Logan Stankoven each added a goal and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slovakia upsets United States 6-3 at world junior hockey championship
By The Canadian Press on December 28th, 2022
MONCTON, N.B. – Slovakia got goals from a half-dozen skaters in a 6-3 upset of the United States on Wednesday at the world junior hockey championship. Libor Nemec, Dalibor Dvorsky, Robert Baco, Filip Mesar, Peter Repcik and Alex Ciernik all tallied for the Slovaks, who trailed 2-1 after 20 minutes of play, but led 4-2 ... Read More »
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