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Connor extends streak, Winnipeg Jets hand Vancouver Canucks lopsided loss
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
VANCOUVER, Wash. – Kyle Connor extended his point streak with a goal and an assist and the Winnipeg Jets downed the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Saturday. Sam Gagner also scored and had a helper for the Jets (20-9-1), while Kyle Capobianco, Neal Pionk and Axel Jonsson-Fjallby all added goals. Pierre-Luc Dubois contributed three assists. Bo ... Read More »
1 responseWHL Roundup: Stanick tallies twice as Prince Albert Raiders top Spokane Chiefs
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Sloan Stanick scored twice as the Prince Albert Raiders defeated the visiting Spokane Chiefs 5-3 on Saturday. Carson Latimer, Landon Kosior and Ryder Ritchie added goals for the Raiders. Prince Albert goaltender Max Hildebrand kicked out 30 of 33 shots. Michael Cicek, Kooper Gizowski and Blake Swetlikoff scored for Spokane. Chiefs ... Read More »
1 responseOHL Roundup: Morrison powers Bulldogs past 67’s
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – Logan Morrison scored twice as the Hamilton Bulldogs downed the Ottawa 67’s 3-1 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday. Cole Brown also scored for Hamilton, while Brad Gardiner scored Ottawa’s lone marker. Bulldogs goaltender Matteo Drobac kicked out 24 of 25 shots, while Ottawa netminder goaltender Max Donoso stopped 24 of 27 ... Read More »
1 responseQMJHL Roundup: Darveau makes 22 saves as Victoriaville blanks Sherbrooke 3-0
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
VICTORIAVILLE – Nathan Darveau earned a shutout as Victoriaville downed the Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-0 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play on Saturday. Maxime Pellerin scored twice for Victoriaville, while Egor Goriunov added a single. Darveau made 22 saves to pick up the win. Phoenix netminder Samuel St-Hilaire kicked out 26 of 28 shots. — ... Read More »
1 responsePHF roundup: Darkangelo tallies twice as the Toronto Six top Buffalo Beauts 6-4
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
AMHERST, N.Y. – Shiann Darkangelo scored two goals, including the winner, as the visiting Toronto Six topped the Buffalo Beauts 6-4 in Professional Hockey Federation action on Saturday. Emma Woods opened the scoring for Toronto (7-1-2) at 9:14 of the opening period, before Buffalo (1-4-1) bounced back with three straight goals in the second frame. ... Read More »
1 responseGustafsson hat trick helps Capitals beat Samsonov, Leafs 5-2
By Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press on December 17th, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) – Erik Gustafsson recorded his first career hat trick to steal the spotlight from Alex Ovechkin’s latest pursuit of hockey history and help the Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 Saturday night. Ovechkin called for fans to throw hats on to the ice after Gustafsson’s third goal of the game early ... Read More »
1 responseHagel scores twice as Tampa Bay Lightning rout Montreal Canadiens 5-1
By Tristan D'Amours, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
MONTREAL – Branden Hagel scored two goals and added an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning laid a 5-1 beating on the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday at the Bell Centre. Nicholas Paul, Anthony Cirelli and Nikita Kucherov also scored for Tampa, while Steven Stamkos picked up two assists. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 22 saves as the ... Read More »
1 responseDefending World Cup title a priority for Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil
By Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
CALGARY – Laurent Dubreuil says his bad races still have to be good in order to defend his World Cup speedskating title in the men’s 500 metres. The Canadian sprinter placed third Saturday just three hundredths of a second back of victor Kim Jun-Ho of South Korea in Calgary’s Olympic Oval. Dubreuil is the reigning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dostal makes 46 saves as visiting Anaheim Ducks down Edmonton Oilers
By Shane Jones, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
EDMONTON – Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist as the Anaheim Ducks stunned the Edmonton Oilers with a 4-3 victory on Saturday afternoon. Lukas Dostal made 46 saves and Sam Carrick, Cam Fowler and John Klingberg also scored for the Ducks (9-20-3) who have won two games in a row. Both those wins ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey Canada members elect new board of directors, including chair Hugh Fraser
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
Hockey Canada has a new board of directors. Now the real work begins. The embattled national sport organization’s members elected a slate of candidates to fill nine vacant board seats Saturday. Retired judge Hugh L. Fraser is Hockey Canada’s new chair, while former women’s national team captain Cassie Campbell-Pascall is one of eight directors. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edmonton Elks running back Christian Saulsberry dies after being shot near Memphis
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2022
Edmonton Elks running back Christian Saulsberry was shot and killed near Memphis, Tenn., the team announced Saturday. Saulsberry had turned 25 on Monday. According to a statement from the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department, he was shot in the abdomen and leg while attending a party early Saturday morning in Walls, Miss., which is just southwest ... Read More »
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