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Had things unfolded the way the Edmonton Oilers expected they would amid the optimism of October, they’d be facing the Calgary Flames on Friday and Saturday with the Northwest Division title hanging in the balance.

The azaleas are brighter than ever and, as usual, not a blade of grass is out of place.

Kevin Martin has secured first place at the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship. Now, the Edmonton skip just needs to stay the course as the rest of the competition scrambles for position.

Using video and photos captured during the Bentley Generals recent series against the Fort St. John Flyers, the Advocate presents to you a short video montage featuring a few of the highlights.The Generals qualified for the Allan Cup tournament for a third successive year Sunday with a 3-2 win over the Fort St. John Flyers before roughly 2,000 fans at the Red Deer Arena. The hard-earned victory in the fourth game of the best-of-five McKenzie Cup series — the Alberta/B.C.

Nine players off the two Red Deer bantam AAA hockey teams have been selected to compete for the Central Thrashers in the annual Alberta Cup for players born in 1994.Five players off the Red Deer Rebels Black and four from the Rebels White will compete in the tournament, slated for April 22-26 at the Don Hartman, Northeast Sportsplex in Calgary.

The Calgary Hitmen have the Lethbridge Hurricanes on the brink of elimination after a 4-2 win Tuesday in second round Western Hockey League playoff action.

Canucks 4 Flames 1VANCOUVER — The Calgary Flames played right into Roberto Luongo’s hands on Tuesday night.

MONCTON, N.B. — Canada’s Kevin Martin displayed the killer instinct Tuesday that has served him so well throughout his curling career, crushing Switzerland 8-3 and Norway 9-2 to remain perfect at the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship.

Kings 2 Oilers 1EDMONTON — Wayne Simmonds had a goal and an assist as the Los Angeles Kings effectively removed the Edmonton Oilers from the playoff picture with a 2-1 victory on Tuesday night.

TORONTO — Josh Smith had 25 points and seven rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks used 11-for-22 shooting from three-point range to win 118-110 over the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre on Tuesday night.