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Vilardi steers Jets to 6-2 win over Avalanche
By Judy Owen, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and Alex Iafallo broke an 18-game goal-scoring drought as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 on Saturday. Iafallo also had an assist that halted a 13-game pointless skid. Vladislav Namestnikov and Nikolaj Ehlers each had a goal and assist, Nino Niederreiter scored and Josh Morrissey and Mark ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Domi helps Maple Leafs pummel Penguins 7-0
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2023
TORONTO – Max Domi sufficiently stepped in for a flu-ridden Auston Matthews by scoring a goal and two assists to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 7-0 throttling of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. The Maple Leafs (16-6-6) blowout win stopped the Penguins’ (13-13-3) two-game win streak before 18,921 at Scotiabank Arena. In his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Josh Anderson scores twice, Canadiens hold off Islanders for 5-3 win
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2023
MONTREAL – Josh Anderson scored twice as the Montreal Canadiens held on for a 5-3 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday night. Anderson beat a goalie for the first time this season. He entered the night with one goal – an empty-netter – through 29 games. Cole Caufield, with his first goal in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Voltigeurs’ lethal offence zaps Sagueneens 7-3
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2023
DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. – Ethan Gauthier scored twice and Sam Oliver had a goal and two assists as the Drummondville Voltigeurs zapped the visiting Chicoutimi Sagueneens 7-3 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action on Saturday. Justin Cote, Luke Woodworth, Maxime Lafond and Loic Goyette also scored for the Central Division-leading Voltigeurs (21-9-3-1), who outshot the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohtani and Acuña win MLB’s Hank Aaron Awards as outstanding offensive performers
By The Associated Press on December 16th, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. won the 2023 Hank Aaron Awards on Saturday, presented by Major League Baseball to the most outstanding offensive performer in each league. The MLB award is picked by fan balloting combined with votes from a panel of Hall of Famers and former winners, a group ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ohtani, Acuña win Hank Aaron Awards as outstanding offensive performers
By The Associated Press on December 16th, 2023
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. won the 2023 Hank Aaron Awards on Saturday, presented by Major League Baseball to the most outstanding offensive performer in each league. The MLB award is picked by fan balloting combined with votes from a panel of Hall of Famers and former winners, a group ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada beats U.S. 3-2 in Rivalry Series shootout
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2023
SARNIA, Ont. – Marie-Philip Poulin scored in a shootout as Canada finally got into the win column in the women’s hockey Rivalry Series with a 3-2 victory over the United States on Saturday at Progressive Auto Sales Arena in Sarnia, Ont. The U.S. jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Megan Keller scored a short-handed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Semifinal showdowns set for WFG Masters
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2023
They’re down to the final four in both the men’s and women’s draws at the WFG Masters Grand Slam of Curling at Merlis Belsher Place. Brendan Bottcher and his Calgary teammates are facing Jeol Retornaz’s foursome of Italy in one men’s semifinal on Saturday night, while Yannick Schwaller’s Switzerland foursome is playing Ross Whyte’s team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Trinity Ellis makes push for more Indigenous representation in luge
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2023
WHISTLER, B.C. – Canadian Olympian Trinity Ellis did something a bit different this past off-season: worked on a farm. Ellis’s mom Shannon Didier is an agricultural manager for the Lil’wat First Nation and operates an organic mixed vegetable farm and community food centre to increase food security. The Pemberton, B.C., native spends her winters competing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Susko earns bronze in America-Pacific luge championship, ninth in World Cup
By Nick Wells, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2023
WHISTLER, B.C. – Canada’s Embyr-Lee Susko grabbed bronze at the America-Pacific Championship at the Whistler Sliding Centre on Saturday, held in conjunction with the 2023 Eberspacher Luge World Cup circuit stop. Susko of Whistler, B.C., took home the medal with a time of one minute 18.404 seconds in the women’s singles luge event. Her time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s David Cameron loses in first round of Paddy Power World Darts Championship
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2023
LONDON – England’s Jamie (Yozza) Hughes defeated Canada’s David (Excalibur) Cameron 3-1 Saturday in first-round play at the 2.5-million-pound ($4.25 million) Paddy Power World Darts Championship. Hughes won 3-2, 2-3, 3-2, 3-0 to register his first victory at the world championship in five tries. “There’s been a lot of frustration over the years “¦ I’m ... Read More »
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