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Scheifele scores twice as Jets soar past Pens 4-1
By Will Graves, The Associated Press on January 13th, 2023
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Winnipeg Jets are finding their footing at the NHL season’s midway point. The short-handed Pittsburgh Penguins are still searching for traction. Mark Scheifele scored twice, including the go-ahead goal late in the second period and the Jets soared past the Penguins 4-1 on Friday night. “That was probably about one the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Ritchie helps Generals march past Rangers
By The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
KITCHENER, Ont. – Calum Ritchie scored twice and added an assist as the visiting Oshawa Generals defeated the Kitchener Rangers 5-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday night. Ryan Gagnier, Kimo Gruber and Luke Torrance also scored for the Generals (14-19-1-3). Reid Valade and Francesco Arcuri scored for the Rangers (15-18-2-0), who outshot the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scheifele scores twice as Jets dump Penguins 4-1
By Will Graves, The Associated Press on January 13th, 2023
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Mark Scheifele scored twice, including the go-ahead goal late in the second period and the Winnipeg Jets soared past the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Friday night. Scheifele’s first goal with 2:02 left in the second off a pretty feed by Blake Wheeler put the Jets ahead to stay. Nikolaj Ehlers doubled the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Tigres pounce on Foreurs with offensive outburst
By The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
VICTORIAVILLE, Que. – Justin Gendron and Justin Larose each scored twice and it was points night for most of their teammates as the Victoriaville Tigres pounced on the Val-d’Or Foreurs 9-3 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action on Friday. Frederic Brunet, Tommy Cormier, Egor Goriunov, Eliot Simard and Jordan Cote each scored once for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AHL game in Toronto called off due to fan’s medical emergency
By The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Marlies and Manitoba Moose will have to reschedule their all-Canadian American Hockey League clash due to a medical emergency in the stands. With the teams tied 1-1 on Friday night at Coca-Cola Coliseum, a fan experienced a medical emergency in-between the first and second periods and was attended to by Emergency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montgomery leaves trash talk behind in Vegas to lead Sony
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on January 13th, 2023
HONOLULU (AP) – PGA Tour rookie Taylor Montgomery quietly went about his work with a 4-under 66 on Friday for the early lead in the Sony Open, hardly looking like a guy who would willingly trash talk Michael Jordan. He loves to run his mouth for fun. This golf job is working out pretty good, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Philadelphia Eagles sign former Calgary Stampeder tackle Julian Good-Jones
By The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Eagles signed former Calgary Stampeder tackle Julian Good-Jones on Friday. Good-Jones had a workout with the Eagles in November. The six-foot-four. 319-pound Good-Jones spent the last two seasons with Calgary. He appeared in 16 games last year at left tackle for the CFL club. Good-Jones signed with Philadelphia as an undrafted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fiona Bombardier, whose famous mom is Josee Chouinard, carving her own career
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
OSHAWA, Ont. – Fiona Bombardier’s grace and wide smile are reminiscent of her famous mom – even as Bombardier has worked to develop her own figure skating identity. And Bombardier only discovered by accident, well into her skating career, that her mom Josée Chouinard was once Canada’s best and a two-time Olympian. “She didn’t even ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian defender Yao among fresh faces looking to crack Whitecaps’ roster
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Sporting director Axel Schuster knew heading into the off-season that he had work to do reshaping the Vancouver Whitecaps’ roster. Though the club took 39 points from 26 games down the stretch last season, it finished with a disappointing 12-15-7 record and missed the playoffs for the fourth time in five years. “I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHLers discuss thankless role of warmup puck distributor: ‘It can be a dangerous job’
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
Max Domi didn’t want the job. In truth, not many do. But there were injuries up and down the lineup. Someone had to take the reins. Not on the ice during the action of a live NHL game, but in warmups as the player tabbed with distributing pucks to teammates. The task seems simple and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CF Montréal signs Canadian-born midfielder Ilias Iliadis to two-year deal
By The Canadian Press on January 13th, 2023
MONTREAL – Major League Soccer club CF Montréal has signed midfielder Ilias Iliadis to a two-year contract. The deal runs through 2024 and includes options for 2025 and 2026. The 21-year-old Iliadis was born in Toronto and has both Canadian and Greek citizenship. He most recently played with the reserve side of Greek club Panathinaikos ... Read More »
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