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WHL roundup: Brown paces Pats to 7-3 win over Wheat Kings
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2024
BRANDON, Man. – Caden Brown scored twice and Tye Spencer had a goal and assist as the visiting Regina Pats beat the Brandon Wheat Kings 7-3 in Western Hockey League action on Friday at Westoba Place. Zach Pantelakis, Braxton Whitehead, Aleksey Chichkin and Zachary Lansard also scored for the Pats (9-17-4-2), who led 3-1 after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Devastating’: Uninspired Canada upset by Latvia in a shootout at world juniors
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2024
OTTAWA – Dave Cameron stepped in front of the microphones and tried to spin what had just unfolded. A parade of Canadian players then proceeded to tow the company line after a jaw-dropping loss at the world junior hockey championship. Tanner Molendyk snapped the program and country back to reality. Eriks Mateiko scored the only ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kondas makes a difference in debut with Sceptres
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2024
TORONTO – Jess Kondas was home for the holidays in Calgary when the phone rang with the best early Christmas present she could have imagined. After an entire calendar year on the Toronto Sceptres three-player reserve list, there finally was a spot on the roster for the 24-year-old defender to make her Professional Women’s Hockey ... Read More »
1 responseUninspired Canada upset by Latvia in a shootout at world juniors
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2024
OTTAWA – Eriks Mateiko scored the only goal of the shootout as Latvia stunned an alarmingly uninspired Canada 3-2 at the world junior hockey championship Friday. The forward moved in on his country’s eighth effort before firing home a goal to register one of the biggest upsets in tournament history. Mateiko and Peteris Bulans scored ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marner nets hat trick as Leafs beat Red Wings 5-2
By Dana Gauruder, The Associated Press on December 27th, 2024
DETROIT (AP) – Mitch Marner’s third career hat trick spoiled Todd McClellan’s Detroit coaching debut as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the struggling Red Wings 5-2 on Friday night. David Kampf scored his first goal of the season in his 500th career game and Nicolas Robertson also scored for the Maple Leafs. John Tavares had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kirk backstops Sceptres to 4-2 win over Fleet
By Tim Wharnsby, The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2024
TORONTO – Blayre Turnbull and Jess Kondas scored their first goals of the season to lift the Toronto Sceptres to a 4-2 win against the Boston Fleet on Friday. Rookie goalie Raygan Kirk stopped 26 shots to pluck her first Professional Women’s Hockey League victory as the Sceptres snapped a four-game losing streak before 8,264 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World junior roundup: Finland bounces back with 3-1 win over Germany
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2024
OTTAWA – After being blanked 4-0 by host Canada the night before, Finland bounced back with a gritty 3-1 win over Germany during Friday’s second day of competition at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Ottawa. Emil Pieniniemi, Arttu Alasiurua and Jesse Kiiskinen scored for Finland, which outshot the winless German crew 43-32. Clemens Sager ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer at age 78
By The Associated Press on December 27th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by CBS on Friday. He was 78. “He leaves behind a legacy of love, inspiration and dedication to over 50 extraordinary years in the sports broadcast industry; and his iconic voice will never be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tigers sign former Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a $15 million, 1-year deal
By The Associated Press on December 27th, 2024
DETROIT (AP) – The Detroit Tigers signed former New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to a $15 million, one-year contract on Friday. The two-time All-Star gets a slight raise from his $14.2 million salary with the Yankees. His agreement includes a one-time assignment bonus of $500,000. Torres hit .265 with 138 home runs and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senators to embark on road trip without Ullmark or Forsberg healthy
By Lisa Wallace, The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators’s playoff push will face a critical test as they head out on a five-game road trip without their top two goaltenders. Head coach Travis Green said on Friday that Linus Ullmark would not travel with the Senators to Winnipeg but Anton Forsberg, who also remains sidelined, will join the team ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s top mixed doubles curling teams gear up for Olympic Games bid
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2024
LIVERPOOL, N.S. – The winner of the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials that start Monday will take on double duty. That duo not only earns the right to represent Canada in the 2026 Olympic Games, but in order to do that, must first qualify their country for the Winter Games at the 2025 world championship ... Read More »
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