Canada will meet the USA today at 4.00 at the MacLauchlan Arena in the gold medal game of the World Sledge Hockey Challenge.
The Americans dropped Canada, 5-2 in the round robin.
This is the rubber match as far as the tournament is concerned. Canada and the U-S have won five times each in the gold medal game over ten years.
Italy plays South Korea for the bronze at 1.00.
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Gerard Gallant’s Las Vegas Golden Knights continue their magical first year the NHL. The Knights got by Nashville, 4-3 in a shootout. That’s 18 wins in the 28 games for Las Vegas and second place in the Pacific.
Two goals in the third was difference as Washington doubled the NY Rangers, 4-2.
Chicago got by Buffalo, 3-2 in overtime and Minnesota went to OT to trim Anaheim, 3-2.
Columbus over New Jersey, 5-3.
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Halifax moved into sole possession of first place in the Maritimes Division in the Q with a 2-1 edging of Val-d’Or.
Summerside defenseman Noah Dobson scored his 4th of the season but Rimouski got by Acadie-Bathurst, 3-2 in overtime.
The Charlottetown Islanders host Gatineau tonight at 7.00. The Isles are four points out of first.
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The Toronto Raptors are 16-7 in the NBA after a 116-107 win in Memphis. DeMar DeRozan had 26 points.
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The baseball winter meetings begin Sunday but some big news already.
The Los Angeles Angeles have signed Shohei Ohtani. He’s known as the Japanese Babe Ruth.
The Giants and Cardinals are out but reports indicate the New York Yankees have offered a huge deal to land Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton.
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A sixteen dash card of harness racing at Red Shores in Charlottetown this afternoon. Post time is 12.30.
Adkins Hanover the favourite in the 16th race feature.
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The Island Storm has two road games in NBL basketball. The Storm visits Moncton tonight and Halifax on Sunday.
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Summerside visits Amherst in Maritime Junior Hockey tonight.
The Capitals play in Campbellton on Sunday in the battle for second place in the North Division.
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