• The Canadian Press

    WHL roundup: Warriors whip Winterhawks 5-1, lead series 2-0

    PORTLAND, Ore. — The Moose Jaw Warriors are heading home with two of their season's biggest wins. Jagger Firkus scored twice and added an assist as the Warriors defeated the Portland Winterhawks 5-1 on Saturday to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Hockey League's Championship Final. The next two games in the best-of-seven series will be played at Moose Jaw Events Centre. A third, if necessary, will also be played in the Saskatchewan city. Atley Calvert, Pavel McKenzie and Brayden Yager also scored

  • The Canadian Press

    OHL roundup: Knights blitz Generals 9-1, lead championship series 2-0

    LONDON, Ont. — The Oshawa Generals have two major problems to solve in the next 48 hours: How to prevent goals, and how to score them. Kasper Halttunen scored three times and added an assist on Saturday as the London Knights blitzed the visiting Generals 9-1 in the second game of the Ontario Hockey League's Championship Final. The Knights, who scored four times in the first period and added four more in the second, grabbed a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The Knights, 8-1 winners of Thurs

  • The Canadian Press

    Ron Ellis, who played over 1,000 games with Maple Leafs, dead at 79

    TORONTO — Ron Ellis, who played over 1,000 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs and was a member of Canada's team at the 1972 Summit Series, has died at age 79. The Maple Leafs confirmed his death on social media Saturday and a cause of death was not given. Ellis played his entire 15-season NHL career in Toronto and had 640 points (332 goals, 308 assists) over 1,034 games. He was a four-time all-star and member of the last Maple Leafs team to win the Stanley Cup in the 1966-67 season. "We mourn th

  • The Canadian Press

    WHL roundup: Warriors edge Winterhawks 3-2 in Game 1 of championship series

    PORTLAND, Ore. — Matthew Savoie's goal at 16:58 of the third period snapped a 2-2 tie and lifted the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors to a 3-2 win over the Portland Winterhawks in the opening game of the Western Hockey League's Championship Final on Friday night. Atley Calvert (penalty shot) and Denton Mateychuk also scored for the Warriors, who are playing in their first-ever WHL championship series. Diego Buttazzoni and Gabe Klassen scored for the Winterhawks, who last won the WHL championship in 2