Anaheim 4 San Jose 1
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Right when the opening puck dropped, Ryan Getzlaf and Joe Thornton dropped gloves. The star centres’ simmering dislike erupted into a brawl dominated by Thornton, who pummelled Getzlaf with at least two flush blows to the face.
Chicago 4 Calgary 1
CALGARY — Whooping, hollering and maybe a water fight in the locker room are what you might expect from a young Chicago Blackhawks team who’d won their city’s first NHL playoff series in 13 years.
Red Deer’s Carson Kallis tied for ninth in the 2009 CN Future Links Pacific Golf Championship Sunday.
Mike Keenan appealed to his players’ pride and captain Jarome Iginla called on teammates to prove the Flames have the depth to stave off elimination from the NHL playoffs despite their injuries.
Eric Staal scored two goals less than three minutes apart, Cam Ward made 28 saves in his third career playoff shutout and the Carolina Hurricanes routed the New Jersey Devils 4-0 on Sunday night to force a decisive Game 7.
The Chicago Blackhawks blitzed the Calgary Flames early, rolled to a convincing victory and took control of their Western Conference quarter-final.
Sidney Crosby stood near centre ice, answering questions from a television reporter while a few lingering fans berated him.
Don’t count out the San Jose Sharks just yet, not while their captain still has his clutch scoring touch.
Even though Canadian goalie Chris Mason is attending the IIHF World Hockey Championship for the third time, you won’t find his name in any official tournament statistics.
Flames head coach Mike Keenan dodged most questions about the health of individual Calgary players, but did offer one piece of good news following an hour-long United Center practice on Friday.
Steven Stamkos is a perfect example of just how much an invitation to the IIHF World Hockey Championship can mean to a player.
The Chicago Blackhawks are longing for the din of their home arena after two losses in Calgary tied the Western Conference quarter-finals at 2-2.
There was a time just after the turn of the century when the Central Alberta High School Soccer League was struggling to find boys’ teams.
The girls’ side of the Central Alberta Rugby League continues to outdraw the boys.
The league will field six girls’ teams and five boys’ squads for the 2009 season, which got underway Wednesday at Titans Park.
Calgary Flames forward Andre Roy has been suspended for one game following an incident in Wednesday’s pre-game warmup with Chicago Blackhawks defenceman Aaron Johnson.
The Calgary Hitmen are off to the Western Hockey League’s championship series.
Defending Brier champion Kevin Martin leads a trio of Edmonton-based men’s teams that have earned a direct berth into the Canadian Olympic curling trials.
The Canadian Curling Association named four men’s and four women’s teams Wednesday that have earned automatic spots in the Olympic trials, which will take place Dec. 6-13 in Edmonton.
Meghan Louis of the Red Deer Exelta Gymnastics Club earned a berth on Team Alberta for the third year in a row to compete in the Canadian artistic gymnastic championships.
Derrick Rose, who led his hometown Bulls to the playoffs and restored hope to a franchise in disarray, is the NBA’s rookie of the year. The announcement was made Wednesday.
Calgary 6 Chicago 4
CALGARY — Flames head coach Mike Keenan had said Olli Jokinen must develop an understanding of what playoff hockey means.
