National Sports
Shane Wright to serve as Canadian captain at upcoming world juniors
By The Canadian Press on December 18th, 2022
ST. STEPHEN, N.B. – Forward Shane Wright will serve as Canadian captain at the upcoming IIHF World Junior Championship. Hockey Canada issued a news release Sunday saying Ethan Del Mastro, Nathan Gaucher, Logan Stankoven and Dylan Guenther will share alternate captain duties. The 18-year-old Wright was drafted fourth overall by the Seattle Kraken last July. ... Read More »
1 responseFans pack bars for World Cup final between France and Argentina
By The Canadian Press on December 18th, 2022
Canadian soccer fans are packing bars and donning team jerseys today as they turn out in droves to watch France try to defend its World Cup title against Argentina in the tournament’s final game. At Cafe Diplomatico in Central Toronto, fans packed a tent on the street with rows of chairs, where a huge screen ... Read More »
1 responseGustafsson stars as Ovechkin, Capitals beat Maple Leafs 5-2
By The Associated Press on December 18th, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) – Erik Gustafsson recorded his first career hat trick to steal the spotlight from Alex Ovechkin’s latest pursuit of hockey history and help the Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 Saturday night. Ovechkin called for fans to throw hats on to the ice after Gustafsson’s third goal of the game early ... Read More »
1 responseSports scoreboard for Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
Saturday’s Scoreboard NHL Ottawa 6 Detroit 3 Boston 4 Columbus 2 Anaheim 4 Edmonton 3 Tampa Bay 5 Montreal 1 Washington 5 Toronto 2 Carolina 5 Dallas 4 (OT) N.Y. Rangers 6 Philadelphia 3 Florida 4 New Jersey 2 Buffalo 5 Arizona 2 Colorado 3 Nashville 1 Winnipeg 5 Vancouver 1 N.Y. Islanders 5 Vegas ... Read More »
1 responseConnor extends streak, Winnipeg Jets hand Vancouver Canucks lopsided loss
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Kyle Connor extended his point streak with a goal and an assist and the Winnipeg Jets downed the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Saturday. Sam Gagner also scored and had a helper for the Jets (20-9-1), while Kyle Capobianco, Neal Pionk and Axel Jonsson-Fjallby all added goals. Pierre-Luc Dubois contributed three assists. Bo ... Read More »
1 responseWHL Roundup: Stanick tallies twice as Prince Albert Raiders top Spokane Chiefs
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Sloan Stanick scored twice as the Prince Albert Raiders defeated the visiting Spokane Chiefs 5-3 on Saturday. Carson Latimer, Landon Kosior and Ryder Ritchie added goals for the Raiders. Prince Albert goaltender Max Hildebrand kicked out 30 of 33 shots. Michael Cicek, Kooper Gizowski and Blake Swetlikoff scored for Spokane. Chiefs ... Read More »
1 responseOHL Roundup: Morrison powers Bulldogs past 67’s
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – Logan Morrison scored twice as the Hamilton Bulldogs downed the Ottawa 67’s 3-1 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday. Cole Brown also scored for Hamilton, while Brad Gardiner scored Ottawa’s lone marker. Bulldogs goaltender Matteo Drobac kicked out 24 of 25 shots, while Ottawa netminder goaltender Max Donoso stopped 24 of 27 ... Read More »
1 responseQMJHL Roundup: Darveau makes 22 saves as Victoriaville blanks Sherbrooke 3-0
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
VICTORIAVILLE – Nathan Darveau earned a shutout as Victoriaville downed the Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-0 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play on Saturday. Maxime Pellerin scored twice for Victoriaville, while Egor Goriunov added a single. Darveau made 22 saves to pick up the win. Phoenix netminder Samuel St-Hilaire kicked out 26 of 28 shots. — ... Read More »
1 responsePHF roundup: Darkangelo tallies twice as the Toronto Six top Buffalo Beauts 6-4
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
AMHERST, N.Y. – Shiann Darkangelo scored two goals, including the winner, as the visiting Toronto Six topped the Buffalo Beauts 6-4 in Professional Hockey Federation action on Saturday. Emma Woods opened the scoring for Toronto (7-1-2) at 9:14 of the opening period, before Buffalo (1-4-1) bounced back with three straight goals in the second frame. ... Read More »
1 responseGustafsson hat trick helps Capitals beat Samsonov, Leafs 5-2
By Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press on December 17th, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) – Erik Gustafsson recorded his first career hat trick to steal the spotlight from Alex Ovechkin’s latest pursuit of hockey history and help the Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 Saturday night. Ovechkin called for fans to throw hats on to the ice after Gustafsson’s third goal of the game early ... Read More »
1 responseHagel scores twice as Tampa Bay Lightning rout Montreal Canadiens 5-1
By Tristan D'Amours, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
MONTREAL – Branden Hagel scored two goals and added an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning laid a 5-1 beating on the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday at the Bell Centre. Nicholas Paul, Anthony Cirelli and Nikita Kucherov also scored for Tampa, while Steven Stamkos picked up two assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves as the ... Read More »
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