The medal rush has begun for Canada at the Winter Olympics.
Max Parrot of Bromont, Quebec won silver and Mark McMorris of Regina won bronze in the slopestyle event in snow boarding.
Ted-Jan Bloeman of Calgary wins silver in the 5000 metre in speedskating.
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The UPEI men’s Panthers put on a dominant performance as they skated past the 2nd place St. FX X-Men, 5-0 on Hockey Day in PEI at the Eastlink Centre.
Rookie goalie Matt Mancina with 23 saves for the shutout.
Another rookie, Kameron Keilly had a pair of goals and an assist. Keilly finishes second in conference scoring with 42 points.
The playoffs begin this week. UPEI meets Saint Mary’s.
Acadia edged Moncton, 3-2 in overtime.
UNB dropped Dalhousie, 4-1.
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The women`s Panthers dumped Dalhousie, 5-2. Jenna Pellerin scored on the power play and shorthanded.
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The Charlottetown Islanders came back from a 2-1 deficit to get by Chicoutimi, 3-2 in the Q.
Daniel Hardie and Sam King scored in the third to hand the Isles the win on Hockey Day.
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The Summerside Western Capitals doubled the Valley Wildcats, 8-4 in the MHL.
Brodie MacArthur with a goal and 3 assists. Kallum Muirhead had a hat trick and T.J. Shea added a pair of goals and an assist.
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Mitch Marner had a career night with 2 goals 3 assists as Toronto bounced Ottawa, 6-3 in the NHL.
Nashville picked up a 3-2 shootout win in Montreal. Goalie Pekka Rinne with 47 saves.
Buffalo surprised Boston, 4-2.
Joe Pavelski had 2 goals and 2 assists as San Jose outlasted Edmonton, 6-4.
NHL
Toronto 6 Ottawa 3
Nashville 3 Montreal 2 (SO)
San Jose 6 Edmonton 4
Buffalo 4 Boston 2
Columbus 6 New Jersey 1
Tampa Bay 4 Los Angeles 3
Carolina 3 Colorado 1
Philadelphia 4 Arizona 3 (SO)
Minnesota 3 Chicago 0
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The Holland College Hurricanes keep piling up the wins in basketball. The men’s Canes are 16-1 downing Crandall, 119-85.
The women’s Canes stopped Crandall, 92-63 and are 11-4.
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Charlottetown was blanked 2-0 by Moncton in Major Midget hockey. Kensington Wild downed the Northern Moose, 7-2.
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Moncton over the Eastern Maniacs, 4-2 in Jr. B.
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Kings County dropped Summerside, 7-1 in PEI Midget AAA.
The League awards banquet is on today at 5.00 in the Stratford Town Centre with former Montreal, Boston and New York Ranger tough guy Chris Nilan the guest speaker.
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Bantam AAA:
Central Attack 4 Fredericton 2
Eastern Express 7 KV Kings 4
Saint John 4 Mid Isle 0
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ON TODAY
The Island Storm visits Moncton in NBL basketball this afternoon.
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Holland College at UNB Saint John in women’s and men’s basketball.
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UPEI`s Vernonica Smith in the semi-finals in the AUS women`s curling championship taking on Mt. A
Dalhousie and Memorial in the other semi-final. The winners meet at 1.00.
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The PEI Seniors Curling continues in Crapaud with defending champions Shirley Berry and Phil Gorveatt going to the C championship at 2.00 this afternoon.
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The Northern Moose visits the Charlottetown Wild at 1.45 and Kensington is at Fredericton in Major Midget hockey.
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Three 7.00 games in Island Jr. B.
Cap-Pele at the Kensington Vipers.
Moncton visits the Eastern Maniacs in Souris.
Kent at the Western Red Wings in Evangeline.
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The Island Jr. C quarter-final playoffs begin with Georgetown at the South Side Lynx in Borden at 7.00.
Summerside meets North River at the APM Centre at 7.00.
Both are Best of 5 series.
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