National Sports
Jessie Fleming named Canada Soccer player of the year for second straight time
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
TORONTO – Jessie Fleming has been named Canada Soccer’s player of the year for the second year in a row. The 24-year old midfielder from London, Ont., shared the women’s national team lead with five goals in 2022 and led the squad with 17 appearances and 1,420 minutes played. She was named to the tournament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey Canada, women’s team finalize one-year athlete agreement
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
CALGARY – Hockey Canada has reached a one-year athlete agreement with its national women’s team. The agreement covers 28 athletes and is retroactive to Oct. 1, 2022, Hockey Canada said Wednesday in a statement. A women’s high-performance advisory committee consisting of current Canadian team veterans Renata Fast, Brianne Jenner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull negotiated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Golf Canada unveils 2023 national teams under new three-tier system
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
An all-time high of 57 athletes were named to Golf Canada’s teams on Wednesday along with eight coaches. Golf Canada’s 2023 national team system now features three program tiers: amateurs and professionals are on Team Canada, NextGen is for under-21 amateurs, and the third group is a talent identification system aimed at growing the pool ... Read More »
1 responseCF Montreal hires Hernán Losada as new head coach, acquires defender Herrera
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
MONTREAL – CF Montreal has hired Hernán Losada as its new head coach. The 40-year-old from Argentina was head coach of D.C. United from the start of the 2021 Major League Soccer season until he was fired six games into the 2022 campaign. He coached Belgian club Beerschot V.A. before his move to Washington. Losada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic speedskaters Gilmore Junio, Kaylin Irvine and Marsha Hudey retire
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
CALGARY – Canadian Olympic speedskaters Gilmore Junio, Kaylin Irvine and Marsha Hudey announced their retirements on Wednesday. Junio, from Calgary, won 12 World Cup medals over the course of his 12-year career, including seven in the 500 metres and five in the team sprint. He represented Canada at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics. ... Read More »
1 responseRoughriders sign defensive back Nick Marshall to one-year extension
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
REGINA – The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed defensive back Nick Marshall to a one-year contract extension. Marshall set a Roughriders’ record for interceptions returned for touchdowns last season when he earned his fifth career pick-six in a 41-20 win over Montreal in Week 4. He intercepted a Trevor Harris pass in the fourth quarter and ... Read More »
1 responseMulti-medal day for Canada in World Cup ski cross
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
INNICHEN, Italy – Canadians collected three medals in World Cup ski cross Wednesday led by Reece Howden’s silver in the men’s races. Canadian men ranked second to fourth with Howden of Cultus Lake, B.C., Calgary’s Brady Leman and Kris Mahler of Canmore, Alta., finishing in that order behind winner Mathias Graf of Austria. The three ... Read More »
1 responseHockey Canada picking up the pieces after disastrous, scandal-filled 2022
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
Hugh L. Fraser didn’t have the nuts-and-bolts knowledge to coach his sons’ hockey teams. He did, however, want to pitch in at the frigid rinks across eastern Ontario. “By the time my older boy finished novice hockey, he knew more about the fundamentals than I did,” Fraser said. “But they needed somebody running the clocks. ... Read More »
1 responseNHLers reflect how 3-on-3 OT has changed since inception: ‘You can’t force it’
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
Mark Giordano remembers a time when 3-on-3 overtime was run-and-gun. Those chaotic days are long gone. Since reducing the number of players in the extra period from four skaters a side down to three ahead of the 2015-16 season, NHL teams have developed systems and strategies to maximize chances – and minimize them against. End-to-end ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montreal trades for defender Aaron Herrera, sends money and pick to Real Salt Lake
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
MONTREAL – Defender Aaron Herrera was acquired by CF Montreal in trade with Real Salt Lake on Wednesday. Herrera’s arrival will help fill the void left by the departure of Canadian defender Alistair Johnston, who Montreal transferred to Scotland’s Celtic earlier this month. Real Salt Lake gets $350,000 in 2023 General Allocation Money, $150,000 in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senators sign defenceman Artem Zub to four-year contract extension
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – Defenceman Artem Zub has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Ottawa Senators. The contract has an average annual value of US$4.6 million. Zub will earn $4 million in 2023-24, and then $4.8 million in each of the remaining three seasons. The new contract takes effect on July 1 and includes a ... Read More »
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