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Beck scores twice, Celebrini ejected as Canada beats Switzerland in WJC exhibition

NGELHOLM, Sweden - Owen Beck scored twice as Canada beat Switzerland 6-2 in a world junior hockey championship tune-up game Friday. Beck, the only player returning from Canada's championship-winning t...

Dec 22, 2023

Hockey Canada chair looks back, sees brighter days ahead: 'The game was in trouble'

Jonathan Goldbloom knows certain topics aren't discussed at the water cooler. Headlining the list in his home province of Quebec? Politics, language and religion. Everyone, however, is happy to share ...

Dec 22, 2023

Redblacks sign defensive back Brandin Dandridge to two-year extension

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks have signed defensive back Brandin Dandridge to a two-year contract extension, the CFL team announced Friday. He was set to become a free agent in February. Dandridge was...

Dec 22, 2023

Canada's Kingsbury picks up sixth World Cup medal of the season with moguls bronze

BAKURIANI, Georgia - Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury picked up a bronze medal Friday at a World Cup moguls event. Kingsbury, from Deux-Montagnes, Que., scored 75.21 points, putting him just ...

Dec 22, 2023

Gymnastics star Simone Biles named AP Female Athlete of the Year a third time after dazzling return

There were jitters, of course. Considering all that happened, how could there not be? When Simone Biles walked onto the floor at a suburban Chicago arena in late July for her first gymnastics competit...

Dec 22, 2023

Lindholm scores, DeSimone nets first goal, and Markstrom wins 200th as Flames top Ducks 3-0

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Elias Lindholm had a goal and two assists, Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves for his 200th career win and the Calgary Flames extended their winning streak to a season-best three gam...

Dec 21, 2023

MacKinnon scores 4 goals, Rantanen gets 2, Avalanche rally to beat Senators 6-4

DENVER (AP) - Nathan MacKinnon scored four goals to extend his career-best points streak to 17 games, Mikko Rantanen scored twice, and the Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 6-4 victory over the Ottawa ...

Dec 21, 2023

Duchene scores with 9.2 seconds left in OT lifting Stars past Canucks 4-3

DALLAS (AP) - Matt Duchene scored with 9.2 seconds left in overtime giving the Dallas Stars a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. Duchene's goal, his NHL-leading sixth game-winner, c...

Dec 21, 2023

Kirill Kaprizov scores with 4.9 seconds left in OT as Wild beat Canadiens 4-3

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Kirill Kaprizov scored with 4.9 seconds remaining in overtime, lifting the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Kaprizov took a pass from M...

Dec 21, 2023

Oilers get big goals from McDavid and Draisaitl, score 4 in 3rd period to beat Devils 6-3

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Adam Erne scored in a span of 69 seconds early in the third period as the Edmonton Oilers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over ...

Dec 21, 2023