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Seguin nets OT winner for Stars in 4-3 victory over Senators
By Stephen Hawkins, The Associated Press on December 9th, 2022
DALLAS (AP) – Tyler Seguin scored with 29 seconds left in overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Thursday night to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season. Seguin went to his knees and pumped both fists in the air after scoring his fifth goal of the season off ... Read More »
1 responseOHL Roundup: Spitfires use early momentum to push past 67’s 5-3
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
WINDSOR, Ont. – Alex Christopoulos, Oliver Peer and Matthew Maggio each notched a goal and an assist as the Windsor Spitfires used an early lead to push them past the Ottawa 67’s 5-3 on Thursday. Ethan Miedema and Jacob Maillet added the others for Windsor (16-6-3-1). Mathias Onuska made 32 saves. Vinzenz Rohrer, Chris Barlas ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
Thursday’s Scoreboard NHL Toronto 5 Los Angeles 0 Winnipeg 5 St. Louis 2 Dallas 4 Ottawa 3 (OT) Tampa Bay 5 Nashville 2 Florida 5 Detroit 1 – NBA Miami 115 L.A. Clippers 110 San Antonio 118 Houston 109 Denver 121 Portland 120 — NFL L.A. Rams 17 Las Vegas 16 &#... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL Roundup: Jacques’ winner caps Oceanic 6-4 comeback win over Phoenix
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
RIMOUSKI, Que. – Lyam Jacques scored the winner, Frédéric Brunet added the insurance marker and the Rimouski Oceanic came back to defeat the Sherbrooke Phoenix 6-4 on Thursday. The Oceanic went down 3-1 late in the first period before finding their footing and scoring three unanswered goals to take a 4-3 lead into the third. ... Read More »
1 responseMarner extends team-record streak, Maple Leafs blank Kings
By The Associated Press on December 8th, 2022
TORONTO (AP) – Mitch Marner extended his franchise-record points streak to 21 games with a second-period goal and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-0 on Thursday night. Marner gave Toronto a 4-0 lead with his 11th goal of the season. He became the 10th player in the past 35 years to ... Read More »
1 responseKerri Einarson defeats Clancy Grandy 8-4 at Grand Slam of Curling’s Masters
By The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Kerri Einarson kept her undefeated run going with a third straight win, defeating Clancy Grandy 8-4 at the Grand Slam of Curling’s Masters competition on Thursday night. Einarson of Camp Morton, Man., went up 8-2 with a three-point fifth end before conceding a point in the sixth and final end of the ... Read More »
1 responsePierre-Luc Dubois scores twice, Jets beat Blues 5-2
By Joe Harris, The Associated Press on December 8th, 2022
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Pierre-Luc Dubois scored twice and had an assist, Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves and the Winnipeg Jets beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Thursday night. Kyle Connor, Blake Wheeler and Cole Perfetti also scored and Mark Scheifele added a pair of assists. The Jets have won three straight and seven ... Read More »
1 responseMarner scores to extend point streak to 21 games as Maple Leafs topple Kings 5-0
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
TORONTO – Mitch Marner extended his franchise-record point streak to 21 games with a second-period goal as the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a 5-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. With Toronto in front 3-0, thanks to goals from Pierre Engvall, David Kampf and William Nylander just 1:06 apart earlier in the second, ... Read More »
1 responseCEBL commission Morreale says BCLA is another chance to showcase Canadian basketball
By Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
Mike Morreale says the importance of the Brampton Honey Badgers’ participation in the Basketball Champions League Americas is simple. “We need more basketball in the country,” Morreale said. Morreale, the co-founder and commissioner of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), was in Queretaro City, Mexico on Thursday, ahead of the first window of the group ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian international Koné ‘grateful’ to MLS team that gave him his start
By Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
MONTREAL – In March of 2021, a 19-year-old Ismael Koné was invited to CF Montreal’s first-team training camp. A year and a half later, the Canadian international’s profile has skyrocketed, earning a call-up to Canada’s first World Cup squad since 1986 and a move to English club Watford F.C. While a new adventure awaits Koné ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WADA decision leaves Canadian luge team short-handed for hometown World Cup
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on December 8th, 2022
Brooke Apshkrum returned to luge excited about the prospect of “track blazing” a whole new discipline. Days before racing her first women’s doubles World Cup race in Whistler, B.C., though, the 23-year-old Calgarian learned her season was already over due to a decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The decision leaves a hole in Team ... Read More »
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