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QMJHL Roundup: Jacques’ winner caps Oceanic 6-4 comeback win over Phoenix
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
RIMOUSKI, Que. – Lyam Jacques scored the winner, Frédéric Brunet added the insurance marker and the Rimouski Oceanic came back to defeat the Sherbrooke Phoenix 6-4 on Thursday. The Oceanic went down 3-1 late in the first period before finding their footing and scoring three unanswered goals to take a 4-3 lead into the third. ... Read More »
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By The Associated Press on December 8th, 2022
TORONTO (AP) – Mitch Marner extended his franchise-record points streak to 21 games with a second-period goal and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-0 on Thursday night. Marner gave Toronto a 4-0 lead with his 11th goal of the season. He became the 10th player in the past 35 years to ... Read More »
1 responseKerri Einarson defeats Clancy Grandy 8-4 at Grand Slam of Curling’s Masters
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Kerri Einarson kept her undefeated run going with a third straight win, defeating Clancy Grandy 8-4 at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Masters competition on Thursday night. Einarson of Camp Morton, Man., went up 8-2 with a three-point fifth end before conceding a point in the sixth and final end of the ... Read More »
1 responsePierre-Luc Dubois scores twice, Jets beat Blues 5-2
By Joe Harris, The Associated Press on December 8th, 2022
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice and had an assist, Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Thursday night. Kyle Connor, Blake Wheeler and Cole Perfetti also scored and Mark Scheifele added a pair of assists. The Jets have won three straight and seven ... Read More »
1 responseMarner scores to extend point streak to 21 games as Maple Leafs topple Kings 5-0
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
TORONTO – Mitch Marner extended his franchise-record point streak to 21 games with a second-period goal as the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a 5-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. With Toronto in front 3-0, thanks to goals from Pierre Engvall, David Kampf and William Nylander just 1:06 apart earlier in the second, ... Read More »
1 responseCEBL commission Morreale says BCLA is another chance to showcase Canadian basketball
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
Mike Morreale says the importance of the Brampton Honey Badgers’ participation in the Basketball Champions League Americas is simple. “We need more basketball in the country,” Morreale said. Morreale, the co-founder and commissioner of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), was in Queretaro City, Mexico on Thursday, ahead of the first window of the group ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian international Koné ‘grateful’ to MLS team that gave him his start
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
MONTREAL – In March of 2021, a 19-year-old Ismael Koné was invited to CF Montreal’s first-team training camp. A year and a half later, the Canadian international’s profile has skyrocketed, earning a call-up to Canada’s first World Cup squad since 1986 and a move to English club Watford F.C. While a new adventure awaits Koné ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WADA decision leaves Canadian luge team short-handed for hometown World Cup
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
Brooke Apshkrum returned to luge excited about the prospect of “track blazing” a whole new discipline. Days before racing her first women’s doubles World Cup race in Whistler, B.C., though, the 23-year-old Calgarian learned her season was already over due to a decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The decision leaves a hole in Team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Penguins’ Letang returns to practice 10 days after stroke
By The Associated Press on December 8th, 2022
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang returned to practice with his teammates Thursday, just 10 days after suffering the second stroke of his career. The 35-year-old Letang remains out indefinitely, with the club describing him as “day to day.” Letang said he felt “pretty good” after being greeted by stick taps from his ... Read More »
1 responseN.S. hockey leagues give young referees green armbands to reduce verbal abuse
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
HALIFAX – Minor hockey associations in Nova Scotia are the latest to embrace a program aimed at eliminating verbal abuse of young referees by identifying them on ice with a green armband. Jason Clark, the referee-in-chief with the Cole Harbour Minor Hockey Association, says it’s not uncommon for spectators and even coaches to hurl insults ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians Gilles, Poirier on pace for a career-first Grand Prix Final medal
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier arrived at the Grand Prix Final amid what is so far the best season of their partnership. Gilles and Poirier captured gold in both of their ISU Grand Prix assignments, setting the Canadians up as a favourite to claim the Final title this week in Turin, Italy. ... Read More »
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