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Maple Leafs look ahead to opportunity for blue line to gain familiarity
By Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs blue line regained some familiar faces playing alongside each other on Tuesday night. Toronto’s 6-5 shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues was the first time the team had defencemen Rasmus Sandin, Morgan Rielly and TJ Brodie all playing in the same game since Nov. 11. It was Sandin’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auston Matthews reaches 500-point milestone as Maple Leafs lose to Blues in shootout
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
TORONTO – Auston Matthews reached a new career milestone and linemate Michael Bunting found his scoring touch, but the Toronto Maple Leafs still weren’t happy with their final result on Tuesday. Brayden Schenn scored on the power play and again in the shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues over Toronto 6-5. The Maple Leafs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Predators win 6-3, extend Canadiens’ losing skid to six games
By Jim Diamond, The Associated Press on January 3rd, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Mattias Ekholm, Tommy Novak and Roman Josi each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. Cody Glass, Colton Sissons and Matt Duchene also scored and Juuse Saros made 24 saves for Nashville. Nino Niederreiter had three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Diaco plays OT hero as Knights rally to beat Storm
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
LONDON, Ont. – George Diaco scored 2:05 into overtime to cap a late comeback by the London Knights on Tuesday in Ontario Hockey League action. The Midwest Division-leading Knights (24-8-1-0) trailed the visiting Guelph Storm 2-0 with nine minutes left in the game, but goals by Sam Dickinson and Rusian Gazizov tied the game and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gagner’s late goal propels Jets to 3-2 win over Flames
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
WINNIPEG – Sam Gagner tipped in a point shot from Ville Heinola with 5:40 left in the third period to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday. Brenden Dillon and Josh Morrissey also scored for the Jets (24-13-1), who began a three-game homestand at Canada Life Centre. Connor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Surging Oceanic roll over Sagueneens 6-1
By The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
RIMOUSKI, Que. – The Rimouski Oceanic continue to make waves in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Oceanic, sitting third in the Eastern Conference behind the Quebec Remparts and Halifax Mooseheads, dumped the Chicoutimi Sagueneens 6-1 on Tuesday night to improve to 21-15-1-1. They have won nine of their past 11 games. Charles Cote, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brayden Schenn lifts Blues to 6-5 shootout win over Maple Leafs
By John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
TORONTO – Brayden Schenn scored on the power play and again in the shootout to lift the St. Louis Blues over the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Tuesday. Schenn put away the winner after Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich had both scored on Maple Leafs goalie Ilya Samsonov. Brandon Saad scored twice, including one short-handed, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senators show some zip in beating Blue Jackets 4-0
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Tim Stutzle had a goal and an assist to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 4-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday night. The 20-year-old centre now has eight points, including five goals, in his last six games. Derrick Brassard and Austin Watson also scored for Ottawa (18-17-3), while Anton Forsberg made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Hard to leave’: Ukrainian hockey players determined to preserve sport during war
By Angela Amato, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
EDMONTON – Some Ukrainian hockey players practising on the ice in Western Canada say hockey is life. The Ukrainian men’s national team has been in the Prairies preparing for the 2023 Winter World University Games scheduled to start next week in Lake Placid, N.Y. Due to intensified attacks on its infrastructure during the Russian invasion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamlin injury just another reminder of the risks football players take
By Dan Ralph, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
TORONTO – For veteran CFL lineman Derek Dennis, Damar Hamlin’s horrific injury is another sober reminder of the potential perils of professional football. Hamlin, a defensive back with the Buffalo Bills, remains in critical condition in a Cincinnati hospital after suffering cardiac arrest on the field in the first quarter of Monday night’s game versus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bedard, Canada set for world junior semifinal against U.S.: ‘The biggest rivalry’
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 3rd, 2023
HALIFAX – Brandt Clarke was a month short of his sixth birthday. The moment, however, remains etched in his memory. John Tavares scored a dramatic hat trick for Canada against the United States in a wild 7-4 victory on New Year’s Eve at the 2009 world junior hockey championship in Ottawa. Clarke and his family ... Read More »
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