PEI is going for Bronze today in Ringette!
PEI’s ringette team will go for a bronze medal at the Canada Games this afternoon at 3.00 after losing the semi-final game, 11-4 to Quebec.
PEI will play Saskatchewan at 3.00 at the MacLauchlan Arena.
PEI’s Ella Lenentine rink finished 8th in curling with a 10-6 loss to BC.
The Canada Games is into transition weekend with 1,600 athletes leaving PEI and another 1,600 coming for Week 2. That means the Charlottetown Airport will be busy. 11 chartered flights will be coming in and then leaving. Quebec leads with 62 medals won including 24 gold this week.
One of PEI’s top goalies of the 1980’s passed away on Thursday after battling cancer. Dave Reid starred for the Sherwood-Parkdale Metros Atlantic Junior champions in 1979 and 1980 and with the UPEI Panthers Atlantic champs in 1985. He is being remembered as a great teammate who was always smiling as well as being a top goaltender throughout his career. He would have turned 62 in May. He leaves behind his wife Corinne and two daughters Janna and Rebecca. Visiting hours at the Hennessey Cutcliffe Funeral Home in Charlottetown on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. Funeral on Monday at 10.30 a.m. at the funeral home chapel.
The UPEI women’s basketball Panthers are in the AUS semifinals and will play Saint Mary’s this evening. UPEI got by Cape Breton, 71-67 in the quarterfinal. Rookie point guard Samantha Zoffranieri had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Aiden Rainford with 14 points and 10 rebounds and Lauren Rainford had 15 points.
The men’s Panthers play Dalhousie in the semifinals tonight in Halifax.
First place Holland College over UNB Saint John, 100-78 in men’s basketball.
The Hurricanes won the women’s game, 89-54.
The Charlottetown Islanders had a rare home morning game in the Q and got by Shawinigan, 5-4. Simon Hughes scored the game winner with only about 3 minutes left.
Summerside got by Grand Falls, 3-2 in the MHL. Trent Crane scored twice including the winner midway through the last period.
Toronto edged Minnesota, 2-1 in overtime on a goal by William Nylander.
Montreal over Philadelphia, 5-2. Nick Suzuki with the winner.
Los Angeles got by the NY Islanders, 3-2. Noah Dobson scored his 12th of the season the for the Isles.
Carolina shutout Ottawa, 4-0.
The Boston Red Sox began the Grapefruit League in baseball with 5-3 win over Northeastern University of Brookline, Ma.
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
At the Canada Games, PEI is in action in ringette going for a bronze medal facing Saskatchewan at 3.00 at the MacLauchlan Arena.
The UPEI men’s basketball Panthers play Dalhousie in the semi-finals tonight in Halifax.
The women’s Panthers meet Saint Mary’s semis this evening.
UPEI hosts #4 UNB in Game 3 of the AUS women’s hockey semifinals at the APM Centre in Cornwall. The Best of 5 is tied, 1-1. Game time is 7.00.
The Summerside Western Capitals are in Fredericton to play the Red Wings in the MHL.
NHL includes three afternoon games.
Edmonton at Columbus, the NY Rangers visit Washington and Pittsburgh at St. Louis.
Ottawa at Montreal and Boston in Vancouver tonight.
NBA tonight: Toronto at Detroit.
MLB exhibition begins for the Blue Jays facing Pittsburgh in Bradenton.
Boston meets Atlanta and the Yankees play the Phillies.
The playoffs are underway at the Scotties. Canada plays Nova Scotia and Manitoba meets Ontario in the Page playoffs.
Friday’s Scoreboard
NHL
Toronto 2 Minnesota 1 (OT)
Montreal 5 Philadelphia 2
Carolina 4 Ottawa 0
Colorado 5 Winnipeg 1
Buffalo 3 Florida 1
Los Angeles 3 N.Y. Islanders 2
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AHL
Colorado 4 Abbotsford 2
Rochester 8 Laval 4
Ontario 6 San Jose 1
Coachella Valley 5 San Diego 2
Chicago 5 Grand Rapids 4 (OT)
Utica 7 Cleveland 1
Syracuse 3 WB/Scranton 2
Providence 6 Charlotte 5 (OT)
Bakersfield 3 Texas 1
Rockford 3 Iowa 1
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NBA
Sacramento 176 L.A. Clippers 175 (2OT)
New York 115 Washington 109
Atlanta 136 Cleveland 119
Milwaukee 128 Miami 99
Chicago 131 Brooklyn 87
Charlotte 121 Minnesota 113
Golden State 116 Houston 101
Phoenix 124 Oklahoma City 115
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NLL
Colorado 14 Panther City 12
Las Vegas 11 Calgary 9
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Saturday’s Games
(All Times Eastern)
NHL
Edmonton at Columbus, 12:30 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 3:30 p.m.
Boston at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Anaheim at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Colorado, 10 p.m.
Dallas at Vegas, 10 p.m.
Chicago at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
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AHL
Milwaukee at Manitoba, 3 p.m.
Laval at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Belleville at WB/Scranton, 6:05 p.m.
Charlotte at Bridgeport, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Hartford at Syracuse, 7 p.m.
Lehigh Valley at Hershey, 7 p.m.
Rochester at Springfield, 7:05 p.m.
Bakersfield at Texas, 8 p.m.
Iowa at Rockford, 8 p.m.
Tucson at Chicago, 8 p.m.
San Jose at Coachella Valley, 9 p.m.
Abbotsford at Colorado, 9:05 p.m.
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NBA
Toronto at Detroit, 12 p.m.
Indiana at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
New Orleans at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Utah, 9 p.m.
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
New York City FC at Nashville, 4:30 p.m.
San Jose at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
New England at Charlotte FC, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto FC at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
CF Montreal at Miami, 7:30 p.m.
New York at Orlando City, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Saint Louis City SC at Austin FC, 8:30 p.m.
Minnesota at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles FC at LA Galaxy, 9:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.
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NLL
New York at Rochester, 7 p.m.
Albany at Georgia, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Saskatchewan, 8 p.m.
(The Canadian Press)
