National Sports
Canada eliminated from Spengler Cup after 4-2 loss to Straubing Tigers
By The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2024
DAVOS, Switzerland – Canada was denied a chance at its first Spengler Cup title since 2019 after dropping a 4-2 decision to Germany’s Straubing Tigers in semifinal action on Monday. Straubing’s Joshua Samanski scored the winning goal midway through the third period as the Tigers advanced to Tuesday’s final against either host HC Davos or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red Wings prospect Axel Sandin-Pellikka leading Sweden at world juniors
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – Axel Sandin-Pellikka loves a good dangle. The defenceman idolized Patrick Kane as a kid after his dad brought a Chicago Blackhawks jersey home to Sweden with the stickhandling wizard’s No. 88 stitched on the back. Sandin-Pellikka was mesmerized by the star forward’s quick hands and deft touch. He’s now got plenty of that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prolific Lille striker Jonathan David considering new contract offer
By The Associated Press on December 30th, 2024
LILLE, France (AP) – Jonathan David is considering a new contract from Lille and says his chances of staying at the French club are “50-50.” The 24-year-old Canada striker is enjoying his fifth season at Lille and tops the league’s scoring charts with 11 goals from 15 games. He is out of contract at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coming off a last-place finish, the Toronto Blue Jays appear to be at a crossroads
By Gregory Strong, The Canadian Press on December 30th, 2024
TORONTO – For a team hoping to rebound after a last-place finish in 2024, the Toronto Blue Jays have had a relatively quiet off-season. That will need to change in a significant way if Canada’s lone big-league club is going to improve in 2025. First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the face of the franchise, still ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘We’re snake-bitten’: Unconvincing Canada gets past Germany 3-0 at world juniors
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – Dave Cameron and his players once again found themselves in an uncomfortable position. Coming off a stunning, embarrassing loss to Latvia some 48 hours earlier at the world junior hockey championship, Canada led another of the sport’s lesser lights by a single goal late in regulation Sunday. The tournament hosts would get the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL Roundup: Joe Iginla scores hat trick, Oil Kings thump Rebels 8-2
By The Canadian Press on December 29th, 2024
EDMONTON – Joe Iginla scored a hat trick and the Edmonton Oil Kings thumped the Red Deer Rebels 8-2 on Sunday night in the Western Hockey League. Iginla, the 16-year-old son of Hockey Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla, buried his fifth, sixth and seventh goals of the season. The hat trick goal came at 18:19 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024
By The Canadian Press on December 29th, 2024
Sunday’s Scoreboard World Junior Hockey Championship Preliminary Round (At Ottawa) Canada 3 Germany 0 Sweden 7 Switzerland 5 Finland 4 United States 3, OT Czechia 4 Slovakia 2 — Spengler Cup (At Davos, Switzerland) Quarterfinals Straubing Tigers 4 Pardubice 2 HC Davos 4 Oulu 3 — NHL Anaheim 5 Edmonton 3 Montreal 5 Tampa Bay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Evans scores again as Canadiens down Lightning 5-2
By The Associated Press on December 29th, 2024
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Jake Evans scored for the career-high fifth consecutive game and the surging Montreal Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Sunday night. Christian Dvorak, Joel Armia, Brendan Gallagher and Alex Newhook also scored to help the Canadiens win for the fifth time in six games. Sam Montembeault made 21 saves. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Josh Norris scores late power-play goal in the Senators’ 3-1 victory over the Wild
By Phil Ervin, The Associated Press on December 29th, 2024
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Josh Norris broke a tie on a power play with 7:18 left, Leevi Merilainen made 30 saves in his fifth NHL game and the Ottawa Senators beat the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Sunday night. Ottawa has won seven of its past nine games, while the Wild have lost five of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Samsonov stops 31 shots as Golden Knights earn sixth straight win, 3-0 over the Flames
By W.g. Ramirez, The Associated Press on December 29th, 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Brett Howden scored his 15th goal of the season and Ilya Samsonov stopped 31 shots as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Calgary Flames 3-0 on Sunday night. Howden redirected defenseman Alex Pietrangelo’s shot from the top of the slot late in the second period and is now tied with Ivan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unconvincing Canada tops Germany 3-0 at world juniors
By Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press on December 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada got back in the win column at the world junior hockey championship. It wasn’t pretty. Oliver Bonk, Caden Price and Mathieu Cataford, into the empty net, scored as the wobbly host country picked up an unconvincing 3-0 victory over Germany on Sunday. Carter George made 25 saves to register the goaltender’s second ... Read More »
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