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Former NHLer Hodgson honoured by release of Indigenous hockey card set
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on January 20th, 2023
It’s been a long time coming, but the recognition is more than welcomed by Danny Hodgson. The 57-year-old is one of eight former Indigenous NHL players who are a part of the Upper Deck First Peoples Rookie Cards set, released Jan. 13. The limited-edition set honours Indigenous hockey players who never had a licensed trading ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s Auger-Aliassime advances to fourth round of Australian Open
By The Canadian Press on January 20th, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia – Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to move on to the fourth round of the Australian Open. The Montreal native fired nine aces and won 85 per cent of first-serve points, in addition to breaking on six out of 20 chances. He also had 38 winners to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2023
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Toronto 4 Winnipeg 1 Florida 6 Montreal 2 Edmonton 5 Tampa Bay 3 Anaheim 5 Columbus 3 Boston 3 N.Y. Rangers 1 Chicago 4 Philadelphia 1 Carolina 5 Minnesota 2 Buffalo 3 N.Y. Islanders 2 (OT) St. Louis 5 Nashville 2 Washington 4 Arizona 0 Detroit 3 Vegas 2 Seattle 4 New ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Dabrowski, Olmos advance; Fernandez, Mattek-Sands lose at Australian Open
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2023
MELBOURNE, Australia – Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Giuliana Olmos of Mexico will be moving on at the Australian Open. The duo defeated American Shelby Rogers and Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in first-round women’s doubles action. Meanwhile, Fellow Canadian Leylah Fernandez and Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the U.S. fell 7-6 (5), 4-6, 3-6 to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL Roundup: Donoso, 67’s cruise past Colts 4-1
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2023
BARRIE, Ont. – Max Donoso had a stellar 36-save performance to help lead the Ottawa 67’s to a 4-1 victory over the Barrie Colts on Thursday. Brady Stonehouse, Frankie Marrelli, Luca Pinelli and Jack Matier scored for Ottawa (31-7-1-1), which has won two in a row and eight of its last 10. Tyler Savard was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hyman-led Oilers extend win streak to five games with 5-3 victory over Lightning
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2023
EDMONTON – Zach Hyman had a pair of goals as the Edmonton Oilers extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. Ryan McLeod, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid also scored for the Oilers (26-18-3), who have won their last two at home after losing six ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gu back in the winner’s circle, Canadians collect three World Cup halfpipe medals
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2023
CALGARY – Freestyle ski star Eileen Gu was victorious in her first competition since taking Beijing’s Olympic Games by storm and Canadians collected a pair of silver medals and a bronze in World Cup halfpipe Thursday. The American-born Gu hit international stardom in last year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing where she won halfpipe and big ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Matthews scores twice, Samsonov makes 37 saves as Maple Leafs down Jets 4-1
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2023
TORONTO – Ilya Samsonov kept his team in the fight early. Auston Matthews – looking more and more like last season’s 60-goal man – took control from there. The sniper scored twice early in the second period and Samsonov was stellar in making 37 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mooseheads earn seventh in a row behind 6-3 win over Cataractes in QMJHL action
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2023
HALIFAX – Evan Boucher had a goal and an assist to help lead the Halifax Mooseheads past the Shawinigan Cataractes 6-3 on Thursday. Jake Furlong, Zachary L’Heureux, Jordan Dumais, Markus Vidicek and Attilio Biasca also scored for Halifax (29-7-4-1), which has won seven in a row and nine of its last 10. Mathis Rousseau stopped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Russell scores 16 points in 4th, Wolves beat Raptors 128-126
By Brian Hall, The Associated Press on January 19th, 2023
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – D’Angelo Russell scored 16 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, Anthony Edwards had 23 and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 128-126 on Thursday night. Kyle Anderson added 20 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota, which was down Rudy Gobert and Austin Rivers and playing the second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada picks up three medals at freeski halfpipe World Cup
By The Canadian Press on January 19th, 2023
CALGARY – Canada’s Brendan Mackay and Simon d’Artois earned silver and bronze in the men’s freeski halfpipe World Cup on Thursday. Mackay finished with a score of 94.50, while d’Artois was close behind at 93.00. Finland’s Jon Sallinen claimed gold with a score of 96.00. In the women’s event, Canadian Rachael Karker grabbed silver with ... Read More »
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