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Utah Hockey Club’s Crouse snaps scoring skid with big performance against Flames
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2025
CALGARY – Thanks to a big night for big man Lawson Crouse, a pair of droughts ended on Thursday. Crouse snapped a 14-game goalless skid with two tallies and Utah ended a five-game winless streak with a 5-3 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames. “It felt good, obviously,” said Crouse, who played his junior hockey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025
By The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2025
Thursday’s Scoreboard World Junior Hockey Championship At Ottawa Quarterfinals Czechia 4 Canada 3 Sweden 3 Latvia 2 United States 7 Switzerland 2 Finland 5 Slovakia 3 Relegation Game Germany 4 Kazakhstan 3 — NHL Toronto 2 N.Y. Islanders 1 Anaheim 4 Winnipeg 3, OT Dallas 4 Ottawa 2 Utah 5 Calgary 3 Vancouver 4 Seattle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It sucks’: Canada crashes out of world juniors for second straight year
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA – Canada was buzzing. The ice was tilted. A dramatic comeback victory felt inevitable. A team previously unable to click offensively appeared to have finally unlocked some cohesion. Then the group’s other issue – penalties – bubbled to the surface one final time at the world junior hockey championship. And Hockey Canada is now ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veteran goalie John Gibson giving Anaheim Ducks ‘sense of calmness’
By Jim Bender, The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2025
WINNIPEG – The pre-game anticipation was for Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck to become the second-fastest goalie to crack the 300-win milestone. But another netminder stole the show Thursday night. John Gibson stopped 27 of 30 shots as the Anaheim Ducks battled back to beat the Jets 4-3 in overtime before a sellout crowd of 15,225 at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crouse scores twice, Utah Hockey Club hand Calgary Flames 5-3 loss
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2025
CALGARY – Lawson Crouse scored twice and the Utah Hockey Club snapped a five-game winless skid with a 5-3 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday. Logan Cooley, Clayton Keller, and Kevin Stenlund – into an empty net – also scored for Utah (17-15-6). Blake Coleman, Connor Zary, and Brayden Pachal scored for Calgary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL Roundup: Spitfires light up Storm, Rangers edge Bulldogs in OT
By The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2025
WINDSOR, Ont. – Ilya Protas put up five points and the Windsor Spitfires handed the Guelph Storm a 9-5 drubbing in Ontario Hockey League action on Thursday. Protas scored four times and contributed an assist for the Spitfires (27-7-3), while Liam Greentree scored once and contributed for assists. Jack Nesbitt had two goals, and Cole ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tom Hoge leads at Kapalua where good golf exceeds expectations in PGA Tour opener
By Doug Ferguson, The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2025
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) – Tom Hoge grew up in North Dakota and found the ideal vibe for Kapalua on Thursday, keeping expectations low and riding the momentum of good golf on his way to a 9-under 64 to take a one-shot lead at The Sentry in the PGA Tour season opener. Hideki Matsuyama tried out ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Britta Curl-Salemme’s OT goal helps Frost beat Fleet 4-3
By The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Britta Curl-Salemme scored a goal with 13 seconds remaining in overtime to help the Minnesota Frost beat the Boston Fleet 4-3 on Thursday night. After a Boston turnover, Kendall Coyne Schofield passed the puck ahead on a breakaway to Curl-Salemme, who beat goaltender Aerin Frankel over an outkicked leg in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Roope Hintz scores twice, giving him team-high 18 goals, as Stars beat Senators 4-2
By The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2025
DALLAS (AP) – Roope Hintz scored two goals for the second time in the last eight games giving him a team-high 18 goals as the Dallas Stars beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Thursday night. Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene also scored, and Jason Robertson and Wyatt Johnston had two assists each for the Stars, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Terry scores two, Anaheim Ducks edge Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in overtime
By Jim Bender, The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2025
WINNIPEG – Troy Terry scored his second goal of the game at 3:34 of overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 victory over the Jets on Thursday night. Terry added an assist for a three-point night, while Radko Gudas and Leo Carlsson also scored for Anaheim. Alex Iafallo, Adam Lowry and Mark Scheifele scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McMann, Woll lead Maple Leafs to 2-1 win over Islanders
By Scott Charles, The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) – Bobby McMann scored twice, including the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Thursday night. Joseph Woll stopped 32 shots as the Maple Leafs topped the Islanders for the second time this week and won for the third time ... Read More »
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