• The Canadian Press

    WHL: Warriors edge Blades 4-3 in OT to force Game 7 in Eastern Conference final

    MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Lynden Lakovic scored the overtime winner for the Moose Jaw Warriors in a 4-3 win Sunday over the Saskatoon Blades, and forced a Game 7 in their Western Hockey League playoff series. Lakovic scored at 2:57 of OT to push the Eastern Conference final to a seventh game Tuesday in Saskatoon. The Portland Winterhawks lead the Western Conference final 3-2 over the Prince George Cougars heading into Monday's Game 6. Brayden Schuurman scored twice for the Warriors with Rilen Kovacevic

  • The Canadian Press

    OHL: Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan helps Knights win Western Conference final

    SAGINAW, Mich. — Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Easton Cowan has led the London Knights to the Ontario Hockey League final. Cowan scored twice and added an assist as London beat the Saginaw Spirit 4-2 on Sunday to win the Wayne Gretzky Trophy as the OHL's Western Conference champions. London won the best-of-seven series 4-2. The Knights become the first team to win back-to-back Wayne Gretzky Trophies since the franchise last did so in 2012 and 2013. “We had a total team game going,” said Knights h

  • The Canadian Press

    WHL: Blades take 5-4 OT win over Warriors to take 3-2 series lead

    SASKATOON — Fraser Minten capped a two-goal effort with the game-winning goal 18:15 into overtime as the Saskatoon Blades topped the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-4 on Friday in Western Hockey League playoff action. Egor Sidorov, Charlie Wright and Brandon Lisowsky also scored for Saskatoon, which took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven third-round series. Evan Gardner made 39 saves. Denton Mateychuk, with two goals, Brayden Schuurman and Jagger Firkus replied for Moose Jaw, which scored four unanswered goa

  • The Canadian Press

    OHL: Battalion force Game 6 with 5-4 double overtime win over Generals

    OSHAWA, Ont. — Ty Nelson capped a four-point night with the game-winning goal 4:53 into double overtime as the North Bay Battalion defeated the Oshawa Generals 5-4 on Friday to stave off elimination in Ontario Hockey League playoff action. Nelson also scored the game-tying goal at 11:19 of the third period for North Bay, which has now won two in a row since going down 3-0 in the best-of-seven third-round series. Anthony Romani, with two goals, and Justin Ertel also scored for the Battalion, who