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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 »
Be the first to comment!Canada crashes out of world juniors in quarterfinals for second straight year
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA – Canada has crashed out the world junior hockey championship at the quarterfinal stage for the second straight year. Adam Jecho scored the winner on a power play with 39.4 seconds left in regulation as the tournament hosts fell 4-3 to Czechia on Thursday. Petr Sikora, Jakub Stancl and Eduard Sale had the other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada out of world junior hockey championship with 4-3 loss to Czechia
By The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA – Canada has been eliminated from the world junior hockey championship with a 4-3 loss to Czechia in the quarterfinals. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL Roundup: Guite scores two, Sagueneens best Cataractes 4-1
By The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2025
SAGUENAY, Que. – Emile Guite scored twice and the Chicoutimi Sagueneens topped the Shawinigan Cataractes 4-1 in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League play on Thursday. Loic Usereau contributed a goal and two assists for the Sagueneens (21-6-8), who also got a goal from Jonathan Prud’homme. Felix Lacerte scored for the Cataractes (19-14-2), temporarily levelling the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Peterman, Gallant remain perfect, advance to Page 1v2 playoff at mixed curling trials
By The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2025
LIVERPOOL, N.S. – Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant continue to roll at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials. The duo remained undefeated at the event and advanced to the Page 1 versus 2 game with an 8-4 win over Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher in Thursday’s opening playoff draw. Peterman and Gallant will face Lisa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. roars into semifinals at world junior hockey championship with 7-2 rout of Swiss
By The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA – James Hagens and Ryan Leonard each scored twice, as the defending-champion Americans cruised into the semifinals of the world junior hockey championship with a 7-2 rout of Switzerland on Thursday. Brandon Svoboda, Danny Nelson and Zeev Buium also scored for the United States. Gabe Perreault added three assists for the U.S., which entered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary army reservist and museum director killed while ice climbing in B.C.
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on January 2nd, 2025
CALGARY – A Calgary army reserve officer was killed in an ice-climbing accident in eastern British Columbia over the holidays. Maj. Dave Peabody died while off-duty on Dec. 26 in Kootenay National Park, the military said Thursday. “Maj. Peabody was an outstanding leader and a valued member of the Canadian Armed Forces community in Calgary,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Avalanche forward Valeri Nichushkin listed as day-to-day with lower-body injury
By Pat Graham, The Associated Press on January 2nd, 2025
DENVER (AP) – The Colorado Avalanche will be without playmaking forward Valeri Nichushkin for an indefinite amount of time due to a lower-body injury. Coach Jared Bednar said after morning practice Thursday that he would classify Nichushkin as “day-to-day.” “I don’t think it’s really serious, but it could keep him out seven-to-10 days,” explained Bednar, ... Read More »
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