Sports

Professional Women's Hockey League different than leagues that came before

After nearly a quarter-century of women's hockey leagues that came and went, one shows signs of staying power. The six-team Professional Women's Hockey League opens Monday afternoon with Toronto hosti...

Dec 30, 2023

Gaudreau scores on the rebound to give Blue Jackets 6-5 OT win over Maple Leafs

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau tapped a rebound past Toronto goalie Ilya Samsonov 2:56 into overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Friday night. Columbus ro...

Dec 29, 2023

Johnny Gaudreau scores in overtime as Blue Jackets rally past Maple Leafs 6-5

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Johnny Gaudreau scored 2:56 into overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 on Friday. Gaudreau tapped a rebound past Toronto goalie Ilya Samsonov, ...

Dec 29, 2023

Brown scores 31 points, sets up Kornet's tiebreaking basket as Celtics beat Raptors 120-118

BOSTON (AP) - Jaylen Brown returned from a one-game absence to score 31 points and feed Luke Kornet for the tiebreaking basket as the Boston Celtics beat the Toronto Raptors 120-118 on Friday night. A...

Dec 29, 2023

Jesper Bratt powers Devils past Senators 6-2; New Jersey wins third straight

OTTAWA - Jesper Bratt had a goal and three assists as the New Jersey Devils beat the Ottawa Senators 6-2 on Friday to stretch their win streak to three. Brothers Luke and Jack Hughes had a goal and tw...

Dec 29, 2023

'I just kind of grew up in the rink,' says Cougars Captain, Hudson Thornton, on his love for hockey

PRINCE GEORGE - You probably wouldn't be surprised to hear that the Prince George Cougars, Captain Hudson Thornton, has been playing hockey since he learned to walk. The Winnipeg native grew up in ska...

Dec 29, 2023

Canada beats Kalpa Kuopio 6-3 in quarterfinals at Spengler Cup

DAVOS, Switzerland - Chris DiDomenico had two goals and an assist to lead Canada to a 6-3 quarterfinal victory over Kalpa Kuopio on Friday at the Spengler Cup. DiDomenico iced the win by scoring an em...

Dec 29, 2023

Vancouver Canucks turn to team mantra after second shutout loss of the season

VANCOUVER - For the second time this season the Vancouver Canucks were shut out, again, to the Philadelphia Flyers. The 4-1 loss comes roughly two months after the first incident, prompting introspect...

Dec 29, 2023

Slovakia remains unbeaten at world juniors after 8-4 victory over Norway

GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Slovakia scored four power-play goals in an 8-4 victory over Norway on Friday at the world junior hockey championship. Servac Petrovsky and Dalibor Dvorsky each had two goals and ...

Dec 29, 2023

Canada falls to Sweden 2-0 in group play at world junior hockey championship

GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Hugo Havelid made 21 saves in Sweden's 2-0 victory over Canada at the world junior hockey championship on Friday. Tom Willander and Noah Ostlund scored for the tournament hosts, w...

Dec 29, 2023