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Chase is back on: Alex Ovechkin set to return for Capitals against Maple Leafs
By The Canadian Press on December 28th, 2024
TORONTO – The record chase is back on. Alex Ovechkin will return to the Washington Capitals’ lineup Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, sitting 26 goals away from Wayne Gretzky’s career mark of 894. Ovechkin, 39, had a resurgent start to the season with a league-leading 15 goals in 18 games before he fractured his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top Canadian defensive prospect Matthew Schaefer out for rest of world juniors
By The Canadian Press on December 28th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canadian defenceman Matthew Schaefer will miss the rest of the world junior hockey championship. Schaefer was injured early in the first period of Canada’s 3-2 shootout loss to Latvia last night after he crashed into the net. It appeared that he hurt his left shoulder in the collision with Latvia’s net on a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Olympic champion relay sprinters voted The Canadian Press team of the year
By Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press on December 28th, 2024
Andre De Grasse watched Aaron Brown explode out of the blocks and round the corner with blazing speed. Brown passed the baton to Jerome Blake, who sprinted down Lane 9 before Brendon Rodney kept the pace as he charged toward Canada’s anchor at Stade de France. “I’ve never seen those three guys ever run like ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ESPN reports that Panthers to put Canadian Hubbard on season-ending IR
By The Canadian Press on December 28th, 2024
It appears Canadian Chuba Hubbard’s breakout 2024 season is over. ESPN reports that the Carolina Panthers are putting the star running back on season-ending injured reserve with calf and knee injuries. Carolina (4-11) faces the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (8-7) on Sunday. Hubbard, 25, of Sherwood Park, Alta., has run for a career-high 1,195 yards (4.8-yard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Olympic champion relay sprinters voted Canadian Press team of the year
By The Canadian Press on December 28th, 2024
Canada’s men’s 4×100-metre relay squad has been voted The Canadian Press team of the year after sprinting to gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Canadians, non-traditional demographics boost minor hockey uptake in B.C.
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on December 28th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Participation in hockey in British Columbia was struggling in 2021 – the pandemic had dealt a heavy blow to player registrations, and numbers had already been flagging before COVID-19 arrived. “I think there were a lot of families that were impacted at that time,” said Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association president Melanie Earland, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Corbin Burnes and Arizona Diamondbacks agree to $210 million, 6-year deal, AP source says
By David Brandt, The Associated Press on December 28th, 2024
PHOENIX (AP) – Corbin Burnes and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a $210 million, six-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press late Friday night. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a successful physical. The 30-year-old Burnes was perhaps the top ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NHL roundup: Luke Hughes shines with goal, assist as Devils dump Hurricanes 4-2
By The Associated Press on December 28th, 2024
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) – Devils defenceman Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist, Jacob Markstrom made 29 saves and New Jersey defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Friday night. Ondrej Palat, Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer also scored for New Jersey, which has won three straight National Hockey League games and six of seven. ... Read More »
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