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Defending World Cup title a priority for Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
CALGARY – Laurent Dubreuil says his bad races still have to be good in order to defend his World Cup speedskating title in the men’s 500 metres. The Canadian sprinter placed third Saturday just three hundredths of a second back of victor Kim Jun-Ho of South Korea in Calgary’s Olympic Oval. Dubreuil is the reigning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dostal makes 46 saves as visiting Anaheim Ducks down Edmonton Oilers
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
EDMONTON – Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks stunned the Edmonton Oilers with a 4-3 victory on Saturday afternoon. Lukas Dostal made 46 saves and Sam Carrick, Cam Fowler and John Klingberg also scored for the Ducks (9-20-3) who have won two games in a row. Both those wins ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey Canada members elect new board of directors, including chair Hugh Fraser
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
Hockey Canada has a new board of directors. Now the real work begins. The embattled national sport organization’s members elected a slate of candidates to fill nine vacant board seats Saturday. Retired judge Hugh L. Fraser is Hockey Canada’s new chair, while former women’s national team captain Cassie Campbell-Pascall is one of eight directors. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edmonton Elks running back Christian Saulsberry dies after being shot near Memphis
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
Edmonton Elks running back Christian Saulsberry was shot and killed near Memphis, Tenn., the team announced Saturday. Saulsberry had turned 25 on Monday. According to a statement from the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department, he was shot in the abdomen and leg while attending a party early Saturday morning in Walls, Miss., which is just southwest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!South Korea’s Kim takes 500 metres in World Cup speedskating, Canada’s Dubreuil third
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
CALGARY – South Korea’s Kim Jun-Ho won his first men’s 500 metres of the season in World Cup speedskating and Canada’s Laurent Dubreuil was third Saturday. Kim posted a winning time of 34.07 seconds in Calgary’s Olympic Oval ahead of Jordan Stolz of the United States in second in 34.08. The 18-year-old American broke his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sarault picks up second short-track World Cup gold in as many weeks
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
ALMATY, Kazakhstan – Canada’s Courtney Sarault picked up where she left off, racing to a second short-track speedskating World Cup victory in as many weeks. The Moncton skater won the 1,000 metres on Saturday, edging Hanne Desmet of Belgium and Korea’s Shim Suk Hee. Sarault, the overall silver medallist in the 2021 world championships, stuck ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Rachel Karker wins season-opening women’s freestyle halfpipe
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. – Rachel Karker’s gold led a four-medal day for Canada in the season-opening World Cup freestyle halfpipe Saturday. Karker of Erin, Ont., and Calgary’s Amy Fraser finished one-two in women’s pipe in Copper Mountain, Colo. Calgary’s Brendan Mackey and Noah Bowman were second and third respectively in the men’s event behind Birk ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Batherson helps Sens beat Red Wings 6-3 for 4th straight win
By Dana Gauruder, The Associated Press on December 17th, 2022
DETROIT (AP) – Drake Batherson had two goals, Claude Giroux snapped a third-period tie and the Ottawa Senators beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-3 on Saturday for their fourth consecutive victory. Thomas Chabot, Tyler Motte and Austin Watson also scored for the Senators, who improved to 8-2-1 in their last 11 games. Alex DeBrincat had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey Canada members elect new board of directors
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
Hockey Canada has a new board of directors. Now the real work begins. The national sport organization’s members elected a slate of candidates to fill nine vacant board seats with a vote Saturday at its annual winter meeting. Retired judge Hugh L. Fraser is Hockey Canada’s new chair, while former women’s national team captain Cassie ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edmonton Elks running back Saulsberry dies after being shot in Memphis
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
Edmonton Elks running back Christian Saulsberry was shot and killed in Memphis, the team announced Saturday. Saulsberry had turned 25 on Monday. No other information was given about the incident. “First and foremost, our hearts go out to his family during this incredibly difficult time,” the Elks said in a statement. “Our condolences are also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Hockey Canada members elect new board of directors
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
Hockey Canada’s provincial and territorial members have elected a new board of directors following a vote at the national sport organization’s annual winter meeting. Hugh L. Fraser, a retired judge with nearly three decades experience at the Ontario court of justice, is the new chair, while former women’s national team captain Cassie Campbell-Pascall is set ... Read More »
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