November 17th, 2024

Sports

Local Sports

  • Canes top line producing at a good clip

    By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the Lethbridge Hurricanes top line of Logan Wormald, Miguel Marques and Brayden Edwards are clicking early on this season. The trio are producing at a high rate as between the three of them they have a total of 78 points through 18 games. [...] Read More »

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  • Current-day Bombers worthy inheritors of former Winnipeg dynasties

    Graham Kelly INSIDE THE CFL Five in a row. Five straight Grey Cup appearances for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Hamilton accomplished that feat from 1961-65, winning two Grey Cups. The Regina Roughriders represented the West from 1928-32 but lost all five championship contests, three to the Hamilton Tigers, the others to the Montreal AAA and [...] Read More »

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  • Argos’ Arbuckle subs footballs for rocks as David to Goliath Bombers

    Graham Kelly INSIDE THE CFL With Toronto quarterback Chad Kelly breaking his ankle near the end of the third quarter of the Eastern Final, the 111th Grey Cup against Winnipeg will be between David and Goliath. But I happen to know David, aka Nick Arbuckle, so don’t consign the Good Ship Argonaut to dry dock [...] Read More »

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  • Hurricanes buying in at the quarter-mark of season

    By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Lethbridge Hurricanes seem to be buying in as the team is now just over the quarter-mark of the season. The Canes are currently sitting second in the Eastern Conference with a 12-5-1 record. Assistant coach Ryan Aasman has seen a nice blend in the forward group that include game [...] Read More »

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  • Tigers claw to an undefeated season 

    By Justin Seward Lethbridge Herald The Gilbert Paterson Middle School Tigers rep boys volleyball team had a season to remember. It was through zones, playoffs and tournaments that the Tigers combined for an undefeated season at 28-0. “I would say a collective (of) all 12 guys contributing,” said Corbin Stringam, head coach. “That’s kind of [...] Read More »

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National Sports

  • Sports scoreboard for Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024

    Saturday’s Scoreboard (All times Eastern) NHL St. Louis 3 Boston 2 (OT) Seattle 3 N.Y. Islanders 2 Florida 5 Winnipeg 0 Toronto 4 Edmonton 3 (OT) Montreal 5 Columbus 1 Carolina 4, Ottawa 0 Philadelphia 5 Buffalo 2 Tampa Bay 4 New Jersey 0 Pittsburgh 4 San Jose 3 (SO) Dallas 2 Minnesota 1 Los [...] Read More »

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  • Brannstrom has winner as Canucks beat Blackhawks 4-1; Bedard held scoreless

    VANCOUVER – Erik Brannstrom’s goal early in the third period was the winner as the Vancouver Canucks got back in the win column with a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. Elias Pettersson scored in the second period and J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes both put the puck into an empty net as [...] Read More »

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  • OHL Roundup: Austin Elliott perfect as Knights blank Storm 4-0

    GUELPH, Ont. – Austin Elliott had a 27-save shutout as the London Knights blanked the Guelph Storm 4-0 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Noah Read, Denver Barkey, Oliver Bonk and Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan supplied the offence as London (15-4-0) won its 11th consecutive game. Brayden Gillespie stopped 29 shots for [...] Read More »

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  • Seventh-rounder Jake Evans making most of opportunity on Canadiens’ second-line

    MONTREAL – Only three players were drafted behind Jake Evans in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. And yet, only 38 players from that draft class have produced more points than the Montreal Canadiens’ seventh-round draft choice, 207th overall, from the St. Michael’s Buzzers of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. Evans scored his 100th career [...] Read More »

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  • Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse exits game after Reaves head shot: ‘Dangerous play’

    TORONTO – Darnell Nurse picked up the puck behind his own net and started to move up ice. The Oilers defenceman never saw Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reaves coming. It was both players’ last act in Saturday night’s back-and-forth tilt at Scotiabank Arena. Nurse was left bloodied and had to be helped to the locker [...] Read More »

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