PWHL Boston, Ottawa in playoff battle, and season-end award predictions
Join host Rob Pizzo and PWHL analyst Hanna Bunton as they break down the final week of the inaugural PWHL season. Source link
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Canucks pull off comeback, beat Predators in OT to take 3-1 series lead
Before the playoffs began, Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet asked some of his players to pick a word to describe their team. They chose resilience. On Sunday, the team showed why, clawing its way back from a two-goal deficit late in the third period, then scoring early in overtime to beat the Nashville Predators 4-3 in Game…
It’s ‘a labour of love’ on and off the rink as Ontario roller derby team preps for playoffs in U.S.
For Hamilton resident Jane Hutton, getting to roller derby practice in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., is “an ordeal,” but worth it. “I love playing. I love the community,” Hutton said. Hutton played for the local Hammer City Roller Derby team for three years before switching to the more competitive Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont., team, Tri-City Thunder, in 2015. Playing the sport lets the…
2024 Athletics Wanda Diamond League – Shanghai/Suzhou
Watch as the world’s top athletes head to the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre for the second Diamond League Stop of the season. Source link
29 Olympics, no medals? No problem. Quebec-led fencing squad hungry for history
François Cauchon has had a lot on his plate recently — all of it good. He just graduated from McGill University with a degree in finance. He also just found out that he’ll be headed to Paris this summer for the 2024 Olympic Games. Oh, and today’s his birthday. “It was a surreal feeling honestly,” said Cauchon,…
‘He is UNB’: Gardiner MacDougall’s Reds legacy driven by passion, making a difference
Around two weeks ago, Gardiner McDougall, head coach of the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Reds men’s hockey team, received a phone call from Scott Salmon, senior vice president of high performance and hockey operations at Hockey Canada. The Bedeque, P.E.I., native began coaching UNB in the 2000-01 season, helping build a winning culture founded…
The PWHL this week: Top spot still up for grabs as teams prepare for playoffs
A little more than two weeks into the season, PWHL Toronto sat last in the league. The team lost four of its first five games, including an emotional inaugural game on home ice. The team that should have had the most familiarity early on looked disjointed. Three months later, Toronto became the first team in…
Matthews scores winner in the 3rd, Maple Leafs down Bruins 3-2 to even series 1-1
Auston Matthews scored the winner in the third period and added two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Monday to even their first-round playoff series 1-1. The star centre took a lob pass from Max Domi and moved in alone on Linus Ullmark before making a move to the…
Ontario-based sports betting ads continue to be shown on TVs across Canada. For now, it’s the networks’ call
Two years after they first exploded onto television screens, ads for sports betting platforms only regulated in Ontario continue to bombard Canadians in markets where the websites are not regulated. A coalition of lottery and gaming corporations from eight provinces across the country wants that changed. “We are in a fight with people that are…
Swayman, DeBrusk power Bruins over Maple Leafs 5-1 in Game 1
The Toronto Maple Leafs fired four shots on Jeremy Swayman inside the first 90 seconds Saturday. The club was fishing the puck out of its net moments later after the Bruins capitalized on a mistake. Toronto got a 4-on-3 power play early in the second period that failed to connect before superstar Auston Matthews beat…