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Host Saskatchewan first into the playoffs at Canadian men's curling championship

REGINA — Saskatchewan's Mike McEwen was a playoff early bird at the Canadian men's curling championship on Wednesday.

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Spooner leads PWHL Toronto past Boston 3-1, extending win streak to eight games

Toronto head coach Troy Ryan wants his team to send a clearer message to its opponents going forward.

Mar 6, 2024 9:27 PM Read more >

Matthews scores NHL-leading 54th goal, Samsonov shines as Leafs down Sabres 2-1 in OT

TORONTO — Ilya Samsonov didn't have a lot to do early. The Maple Leafs goaltender made up for lost time late to secure one point. Auston Matthews then ensured their team also grabbed the second.

Mar 6, 2024 9:26 PM Read more >

QMJHL roundup: Tigres down Remparts 5-2

QUEBEC — Justin Larose scored a goal and recorded two assists in the Victoriaville Tigres' win over Québec Remparts. Maël Lavigne, Egor Goriunov, Maxime Pellerin and Justin Gendron all scored once for Victoriaville.

Mar 6, 2024 8:47 PM Read more >

Calgary's Martin Pospisil suspended three games for boarding Seattle's Vince Dunn

The NHL's department of player safety says Martin Pospisil of the Calgary Flames has been suspended for three games for boarding Seattle’s Vince Dunn.

Mar 6, 2024 7:09 PM Read more >

Iditarod issues time penalty to Seavey for not properly gutting moose that he killed on the trail

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Iditarod officials on Wednesday imposed a two-hour time penalty on musher Dallas Seavey for not properly gutting the moose he killed during the race earlier this week.

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Canadian figure skaters wait patiently for verdict on 2022 Olympic team bronze

MONTREAL — Roman Sadovsky is still waiting to hear an explanation he thinks makes sense. The 24-year-old from Vaughan, Ont.

Mar 6, 2024 5:09 PM Read more >

OHL suspends two Wolves players for violations of social media policy

TORONTO — The Ontario Hockey League announced Wednesday it has suspended Sudbury Wolves forward Nathan Villeneuve 15 games and teammate Evan Konyen 10 games for violations of the league's social media policy.

Mar 6, 2024 4:18 PM Read more >

Oilers bolster forward lines with acquisition of Henrique, Carrick from Ducks

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers bolstered their forward lines on Wednesday, acquiring centres Adam Henrique and Sam Carrick from the Anaheim Ducks.

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First-place Panthers acquire forward Tarasenko from struggling Ottawa Senators

OTTAWA — The NHL-leading Florida Panthers gave their offence some scoring punch on Wednesday by acquiring veteran forward Vladimir Tarasenko from the Ottawa Senators.

Mar 6, 2024 2:59 PM Read more >