Natalie Spooner’s second-period goal proved to be the winner as the Toronto Sceptres edged the Montreal Victoire 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at Place Bell. Spooner scored her third goal of the PWHL season just over 12 minutes into the second to help Toronto (11-2-5-7) earn a second straight win. Jesse Compher also scored in the…
Jessica Campbell’s hometown is celebrating her achievement as the first woman to take on an assistant coaching job in the NHL, but she says the volunteers in Rocanville, Sask., are the real heroes. The town is hosting a watch party on Saturday night at the Rocanville community hall as Campbell’s Seattle Kraken take on the Edmonton…
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Behind closed doors inside a resort in western Greece, International Olympic Committee members made history by electing the first female president of the world’s largest sporting organization. Kirsty Coventry will become the IOC’s 10th president after members from across the world cast their secret vote and tabbed the 41-year-old on the first ballot. Just after…
This is an excerpt from The Buzzer, which is CBC Sports’ daily email newsletter. Stay up to speed on what’s happening in sports by subscribing here. The NCAA men’s basketball tournament soft-launched last night with the first two play-in games for the main 64-team bracket, which gets underway Thursday. The women’s play-ins start tonight before the…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, according to the Kremlin. Moscow said in its recap of the call that Trump supported Putin’s idea to organize games in the U.S. and Russia involving players from…
Young women, among those in a record-breaking crowd, held up signs with messages for the Professional Women’s Hockey League. “PWHL DETROIT NEEDS A TEAM,” was printed on one side of the signs. The six-team PWHL may expand next season — in its third year — and is touring cities potentially on the list to get…
Renoldo Robinson wasn’t even born the last time the University of Victoria Vikes lifted the Canadian men’s university basketball championship trophy. On Sunday, Robinson helped cut down the net down after the Vikes defeated the Calgary Dinos 82-53 to win their first title in 28 years in the men’s basketball Final 8 championship game at…
Watch the fourth and final day of the ISU World Speed Skating Single Distances Championships from Vikingskipet in Hamar, Norway. Source link
The PWHL’s one and only swap on trade deadline day came down to the wire. Toronto Sceptres GM Gina Kingsbury was in professional development sessions all day, stepping out to take calls from Montreal Victoire GM Danièle Sauvageau, who was travelling. At the last minute, the pair completed the only deal of the day by…
