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Goyette has goal, three assists to power Sudbury Wolves past Oshawa Generals 6-4
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
SUDBURY, Ont. – David Goyette had a goal and three assists to power the Sudbury Wolves past the Oshawa Generals 6-4 in the Ontario Hockey Leauge on Friday night. Dylan Robinson, Quentin Musty, Matthew Mania, Marc Boudreau and Landon McCallum had the other goals for Sudbury (13-17-3-0). Goaltender Joe Ranger stopped 26 shots. Stuart Rolofs, ... Read More »
1 responseJacob Markstrom stops 23 shots for Flames in 4-1 win over Islanders
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
CALGARY – Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-1 home win over the New York Islanders 4-1 on Friday night. Milan Lucic, Blake Coleman, Nikita Zadorov and Nazem Kadri scored for the Flames (19-14-7). Zach Parise replied for the Islanders (22-17-2), who played their second game in as many ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vidicek scores twice as Halifax Mooseheads defeat Saint John Sea Dogs 6-4
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Markus Vidicek scored twice as the Halifax Mooseheads defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 6-4 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action Friday night. Brody Fournier, Alexandre Doucet, Dylan MacKinnon and Josh Lawrence also scored once for Halifax (24-7-4-1) while goaltender Brady James stopped 23 shots. Brady Burns, Nicolas Bilodeau, Alexis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Difficulty of limiting VanVleet’s minutes continues to show for Nurse, Raptors
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
TORONTO – The difficulty of decreasing Fred VanVleet’s minutes continues to be on display as the season wears on. After tying for the league lead in minutes (37.9) per night last season – alongside Toronto Raptors teammate Pascal Siakam – VanVleet vowed he’d be more conscientious of his minutes and smarter with his body back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Connor’s record-setting power-play goal leads Jets to 4-2 victory over Lightning
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Kyle Connor’s record-setting power-play goal at 5:38 of the third period led the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday. Morgan Barron sealed Winnipeg’s fourth straight win with a short-handed goal into an empty net with 1:26 remaining. Connor registered his 41 game-winning goal, moving him past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lodin, Sokolov score shootout goals as Belleville Senators defeat Syracuse Crunch 3-2
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Viktor Lodin and Egor Sokolov scored shootout goals to lead the Belleville Senators past the Syracuse Crunch 3-2 in an American Hockey League contest Friday night. Angus Crookshank and Scott Sabourin had the goals in regulation for Belleville (14-16-3-0). Philippe Myers and Shawn Element replied for Syracuse (13-11-2-3). This report by The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harkins scores in overtime to earn Manitoba Moose a 5-4 AHL win over Laval Rocket
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – Jansen Harkins scored at 2:46 of overtime to earn the Manitoba Moose a 5-4 American Hockey League win over the Laval Rocket on Friday night. Dominic Toninato, Evan Polei, Wyatt Bongiovanni and Daniel Torgersson had the other goals for Manitoba (17-10-2-1). Alex Belzile had two goals and an assist for Laval (13-15-4-1). ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Randle has 32 points, Brunson scores 26 and Knicks beat Raptors 112-108
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
TORONTO – The frustration continues for the Toronto Raptors. Julius Randle scored 19 of his 32 points in the first quarter to lead the New York Knicks 112-108 over the Raptors on Friday, beating Toronto for the first time in 12 tries at Scotiabank Arena. Fred Van Vleet scored 28 points, while Gary Trent Jr. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Creighton’s McGuire, Duke’s Cooper named winners of NCAA soccer’s MAC Hermann Trophy
By The Canadian Press on January 6th, 2023
ST. LOUIS – Forwards Duncan McGuire of Creighton and Michelle Cooper of Duke won the MAC Hermann Trophy on Friday, the top individual honour in NCAA Div. I soccer. Johnson beat out Canadian Levonte Johnson, a forward from Syracuse, and Duke midfielder Peter Stroud for the men’s award. The other women’s finalists were Notre Dame ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dodgers say Bauer ‘no longer part of organization’
By Beth Harris, The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Los Angeles Dodgers are cutting ties with pitcher Trevor Bauer, whose unprecedented 324-game suspension over sexual misconduct allegations was reduced two weeks ago, allowing him to resume his career with the start of the new season. A person familiar with the situation said Friday that the 31-year-old right-hander was designated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz out of Australian Open with leg injury
By Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press on January 6th, 2023
Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the Australian Open on Friday because of an injured right leg. The 19-year-old from Spain wrote on social media that he got hurt “through a chance, unnatural movement in training.” Alcaraz won the U.S. Open last September and rose atop the ATP rankings. He is the youngest man to ... Read More »
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