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WHL Roundup: Raiders halt Rebel’s comeback effort, earn 4-3 shootout win
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Sloan Stanick scored the game-winning goal in the shootout as the Prince Albert Raiders halted the Red Deer Rebels’ comeback effort with a 4-3 win Wednesday in Western Hockey League action. Aiden Oiring, Krzysztof Macias and Niall Crocker scored in regulation for Prince Albert (21-23-1-3). Max Hildebrand made 43 saves between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
Wednesday’s Scoreboard NHL Ottawa 3 Detroit 2 (OT) Los Angeles 4 Nashville 2 Anaheim 3 San Jose 2 (OT) — AHL Utica 4 Laval 3 Toronto 4 WB/Scranton 1 Coachella Valley 4 Calgary 3 (SO) Charlotte 4 Hartford 2 Bridgeport 3 Springfield 1 Hershey 4 Lehigh Valley 2 Syracuse 2 Rochester 1 Tucson 3 Bakersfield ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL Roundup: Greyhounds top Spirit 5-3 behind four-goal third period
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
SAGINAW, Mich. – Gavin Hayes scored the go-ahead goal in a four-goal third period for Sault Ste. Marie and the Greyhounds snagged a 5-3 comeback win over the Saginaw Spirit on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action. Bryce McConnell-Barker, Travis Hayes, Jordan D’Intino and Arttu Karki contributed a goal apiece for Sault Ste. Marie (32-12-2-1), ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL Roundup: Remparts claw back to earn 3-2 shootout win over Olympiques
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
QUEBEC – Loic Goyette scored the winning goal in the shootout as the Québec Remparts earned a 3-2 comeback win over the Gatineau Olympiques on Wednesday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action. Mavrick Rousseau-Hamel and Xavier Lebel netted goals in regulation for Québec (18-27-2), which won its second in a row. Louis-Antoine Denault made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pinto scores in OT to give Senators 3-2 win over Red Wings
By Dana Gauruder, The Associated Press on January 31st, 2024
DETROIT (AP) – Shane Pinto scored on a tip-in at 2:05 of overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Pinto deflected the puck in after Thomas Chabot shoveled it toward the net. It was his second goal in six games this season. Brady Tkachuk and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary Flames deal Lindholm to Vancouver Canucks for Kuzmenko, draft picks
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks have acquired forward Elias Lindholm from the Calgary Flames, the team announced Wednesday night. In exchange, the Flames will receive forward Andrei Kuzmenko, defencemen Hunter Brzustewicz and Joni Jurmo, a 2024 first-round draft pick and a 2024 conditional fourth-round pick. The 29-year-old Lindholm joins the NHL-leading Canucks having posted nine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seahawks hire Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald as new coach
By Tim Booth, The Associated Press on January 31st, 2024
RENTON, Wash. (AP) – It was a defensive-centric head coach that brought the Seattle Seahawks their only Super Bowl title. The Seahawks are hoping a newer – albeit much younger – version can return them to the elite of the NFL after hiring Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald as their new head coach on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newly crowned UFC champion Raquel Pennington shoots back at Sean Strickland
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
Newly crowned UFC bantamweight champion Raquel (Rocky) Pennington shot back at former middleweight title-holder Sean Strickland on Wednesday for sexist, demeaning comments at UFC 297 in Toronto. Strickland managed to offend with his take on everything from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the gay and lesbian community. He also dismissed women’s mixed martial arts on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin shares surprise at team success
By Jim Morris, The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
VANCOUVER – Patrik Allvin admits to being a little surprised at the Vancouver Canucks’ success this NHL season. Outside expectations were low when Vancouver started the season, but the Canucks’ general manager believed the team had talented players and trusted the leadership of Jim Rutherford, Vancouver’s president of hockey operations, and head coach Rick Tocchet. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Possible sanctions beyond case for hockey players facing 2018 sex assault charges
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
A Canadian lawyer says the five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team facing sexual assault charges also have the potential to encounter legal issues with their respective NHL teams as well. Richard McLaren, an Ontario lawyer who authored a report into Russia’s sports doping at the Olympics, says players could be banned from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mississauga Steelheads announce plan to move to neighbouring Brampton
By The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2024
TORONTO – It appears Brampton will get another shot at hosting an Ontario Hockey League franchise. The Mississauga Steelheads announced Wednesday that the club intends to move to neighbouring Brampton for the 2024-25 OHL season, pending league approval. The team said in a statement that the move is aimed at taking advantage of Brampton’s growing ... Read More »
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