The Chicago Cubs have extended their season by at least one more game by belting three home runs and getting strong pitching from Jake Arrieta and the bullpen as the Cubs downed the Dodgers, 3-2.
The New York Yankees are one victory away from their 41st American League pennant. Masahiro Tanaka was outstanding over seven innings as the Yankees beat the Astros, 5-0 to take a three-games-to-two lead in the American League Championship Series. Tanaka struck out eight.
Adrian Kempe had his first career hat trick to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Montreal still hasn’t won in regulation this season.
Auston Matthews scored his sixth goal of the season while the Maple Leafs scored four times in the first period of a 6-3 win over the Red Wings.
The Summerside Western Capitals lost 3-2 to the Miramichi Timberwolves Wednesday night.
Midget AAA action from Wednesday night, Summerside doubled Western 6-3
The Charlottetown Islanders host the Saint John Sea Dogs Thursday night at the Eastlink Centre. Gametime is 7:00pm.
On Wednesday night, the local Canadian Tire First Shift program was launched at the Stratford Town Center in conjunction with Bauer, Hockey Canada and the Pownal Minor Hockey Association.
It’s a grassroots hockey program for children aged six through ten, helping ease new-to-hockey families into the game.
The Pownal Minor Hockey Association is one of 150 organizations across Canada running the program.