• The Canadian Press

    WHL: Sidorov's five-point effort leads Blades' 7-0 thumping, series sweep of Rebels

    RED DEER, Alta. — Egor Sidorov had a hat trick and two assists powering the Saskatoon Blades to a 7-0 thumping of the Red Deer Rebels to complete the second-round sweep on Wednesday in Western Hockey League playoff action. Rowan Calvert and Brandon Lisowsky each had one goal and two assists, while Fraser Minten and Alexander Suzdalev provided the rest of Saskatoon's offence. Evan Gardner earned a 26-save shutout as the Blades advanced to the Eastern Conference Championship series for the second

  • The Canadian Press

    QMJHL: Justin Poirier's OT winner lifts Drakkar past Titan 5-4, complete series sweep

    BATHURST, N.B. — Justin Poirier scored the game-winning goal at 17:06 of overtime as the Baie-Comeau Drakkar swept the Acadie-Bathurst Titan with a 5-4 victory on Wednesday in Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff action. The winner was part of a three-goal, one-assist effort from Poirier. Justin Gill and Félix Gagnon also scored for Baie-Comeau, which advances to the third round for the first time in a decade. Charles-Édward Gravel made 30 saves. Robert Orr, with two goals, Milo Roelens

  • The Canadian Press

    OHL: Greyhounds topple Spirit 4-0 to even second-round playoff series at 2-2

    SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Bryce McConnell-Barker had two goals and one assist, Charlie Schenkel earned a 27-save shutout and the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds downed the Saginaw Spirit 4-0 on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action. Jordan D'Intino and Marco Mignosa, with an empty-net goal, also scored for Sault Ste. Marie, which evened the second-round series at 2-2. Nolan Lalonde stopped 24 shots for Saginaw, which entered Wednesday coming off a 7-2 Game 3 win on Monday. Neither team ha

  • The Canadian Press

    Nathan MacKinnon races to career season, looks to power Colorado Avalanche on another title run

    DENVER (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon is so quick and so forceful on the ice that sometimes there’s a crunching noise that follows him into the offensive end. It's a sound that alerts Colorado Avalanche teammate and childhood friend Jonathan Drouin to one thing — a goalie’s in for big trouble. Because there’s no scarier sight than MacKinnon at full speed and crunching up ice. “That’s what’s unique about his skating, it’s so powerful you can hear it,” Drouin explained. “His playmaking is so elite.” Like