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Rousseau leads Quebec Remparts past Seattle Thunderbirds 5-0 for third Memorial Cup title

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KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — William Rousseau made 32 saves in the first shutout of the tournament, lifting the Quebec Remparts over the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-0 on Sunday night for the team's third Memorial Cup title and first since 2006.

Tournament MVP James Malatesta, Vsevolod Komarov, Kassim Gaudet, Zachary Bolduc and Charles Savoie all scored for Quebec.

Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy will step aside on a winning note as coach of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champions, who reached the final after opening the tournament with consecutive wins over the host Kamloops Blazers and Seattle. It's Roy's second Memorial Cup title with the Remparts after also winning in 2006.

Quebec also won the championship in 1971, when Guy Lafleur scored nine goals in seven Memorial Cup games.

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U.S. beats Canada 6-1, nets World Para hockey gold

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U.S. beats Canada 6-1, nets World Para hockey gold

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 11:52 PM CDT

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Special teams played a difference on Sunday night as the United States scored two short-handed goals en route to a 6-1 victory over Canada in the World Para Hockey Championship gold-medal game.

Declan Farmer scored twice, while Josh Misiewicz, David Eustace, Jack Wallace and Kevin McKee (empty-netter) notched singles for the U.S., which led 2-0 after the first period and took a 4-0 lead into the third. It was the sixth world title for the powerful U.S. crew, and third in a row.

Tyler McGregor scored a third-period goal for Canada, which won its third straight silver medal at the worlds.

Canada, which went 0-for-6 on the power play, was outshot 23-9. The U.S. went 0-for-3 on the power-play.

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Updated: Yesterday at 11:52 PM CDT

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Special teams played a difference on Sunday night as the United States scored two short-handed goals en route to a 6-1 victory over Canada in the World Para Hockey Championship gold-medal game.

Declan Farmer scored twice, while Josh Misiewicz, David Eustace, Jack Wallace and Kevin McKee (empty-netter) notched singles for the U.S., which led 2-0 after the first period and took a 4-0 lead into the third. It was the sixth world title for the powerful U.S. crew, and third in a row.

Tyler McGregor scored a third-period goal for Canada, which won its third straight silver medal at the worlds.

Canada, which went 0-for-6 on the power play, was outshot 23-9. The U.S. went 0-for-3 on the power-play.

Remparts win first Memorial Cup title in 17 years

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Remparts win first Memorial Cup title in 17 years

Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 9:40 AM CDT

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Quebec Remparts left no doubt on Sunday.

In a rematch that followed some questioning if it could come away with the same result, Quebec put a bow on a dominant year with one of its finest performances of the major junior hockey season.

William Rousseau had the tournament's first shutout with 32 saves and the Remparts defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 5-0 to claim the Memorial Cup title. Quebec also defeated Seattle 3-1 in the round-robin stage on Monday.

"I think after the first game a lot of people were doubting us, maybe saying, 'Oh, they got lucky,'" Remparts forward and tournament MVP James Malatesta said. "We didn't play as good as we wanted to, but I think tonight our defence showed up, offence showed up.

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Quebec Remparts' Charle Truchon (47) checks Seattle Thunderbirds' Jared Davidson (29) as Quebec goalie William Rousseau, back right, watches during second period Memorial Cup final hockey action, in Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday, June 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Connor Bedard sweeps Canadian Hockey League awards

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Connor Bedard sweeps Canadian Hockey League awards

The Associated Press 1 minute read Saturday, Jun. 3, 2023

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — Connor Bedard became the first player in Canadian Hockey League history to sweep the Player of the Year, Top Prospect and Top Scorer awards Saturday night at the Memorial Cup.

Expected to be selected first overall in the NHL draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, the 17-year-old Regina Pats star had 71 goals and 72 assists in 57 regular-season games in the Western Hockey League. He added 10 goals and 10 assists in a seven-game first-round playoff loss Saskatoon.

“It’s pretty exciting, for sure,” Bedard said. “There’s been a lot of cool names in the past that have won this award (player of the year). And for me, I think it’s a team celebration as well. There’s always a lot of people that you’re playing with that are helping you and I think that’s an exciting part about it.”

The draft is June 28-29 in Nashville, Tennessee. Bedard will be 18 on July 17.

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KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — Connor Bedard became the first player in Canadian Hockey League history to sweep the Player of the Year, Top Prospect and Top Scorer awards Saturday night at the Memorial Cup.

Expected to be selected first overall in the NHL draft by the Chicago Blackhawks, the 17-year-old Regina Pats star had 71 goals and 72 assists in 57 regular-season games in the Western Hockey League. He added 10 goals and 10 assists in a seven-game first-round playoff loss Saskatoon.

“It’s pretty exciting, for sure,” Bedard said. “There’s been a lot of cool names in the past that have won this award (player of the year). And for me, I think it’s a team celebration as well. There’s always a lot of people that you’re playing with that are helping you and I think that’s an exciting part about it.”

The draft is June 28-29 in Nashville, Tennessee. Bedard will be 18 on July 17.

Pats phenom Bedard makes history at CHL Awards

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Pats phenom Bedard makes history at CHL Awards

Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Saturday, Jun. 3, 2023

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Connor Bedard made Canadian Hockey League history on Saturday.

The presumed No. 1 pick of this year's NHL entry draft won the CHL Top Prospect, Top Scorer, and David Branch Player of the Year awards. It's the first time since the Top Scorer award was introduced in 1994 that a player has won all three in a single season.

The 17-year-old was also the first to claim three trophies at the CHL Awards since Edmonton Oilers star — then with the Erie Otters — Connor McDavid won the Player of the Year, Top Prospect and Scholastic Player of the Year awards in 2015.

"It's pretty exciting, for sure," the North Vancouver, B.C. native said. "There's been a lot of cool names in the past that have won this award (player of the year) and for me, I think it's a team celebration as well.

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Saturday, Jun. 3, 2023

Regina Pats centre Connor Bedard poses for photographs with the trophies he received at the Canadian Hockey League awards ceremony, in Kamloops, B.C., on Saturday, June 3, 2023. Bedard, the presumed No. 1 pick of this year's NHL draft won the CHL Top Prospect, Top Scorer, and David Branch Player of the Year awards. It's the first time since the Top Scorer award was introduced in 1994 that a player has won all three in a single season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Thunderbirds eyeing first Memorial Cup title

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Thunderbirds eyeing first Memorial Cup title

Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Saturday, Jun. 3, 2023

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Jared Davidson credited his upbringing for the no-quit mentality he possesses.

"For me, it goes back to just the way I was raised with my parents," said the Seattle Thunderbirds forward. "They gave me that no-quit mentality, no matter what I was doing.

"If it was in school, hockey or whatever sport I was playing, they didn't want me to quit. They wanted me to see it through (with) what I was doing and work hard and the outcomes will work out for themselves."

Davidson was passed on in two NHL drafts before being taken in the fifth round (130th overall) of the 2022 draft by the Montreal Canadiens. Now in his fifth season with Seattle, he gets a shot to play for the team's first Memorial Cup title as the tournament's third-leading scorer with six points (one goal, five assists).

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Seattle Thunderbirds forward Jared Davidson, left, and forward Dylan Guenther, right, try to get the puck past Peterborough Petes goalie Michael Simpson during first period semifinal CHL Memorial Cup hockey action in Kamloops, B.C., Friday, June 2, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Seattle Thunderbirds beat Peterborough 4-1 to reach Memorial Cup final

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Seattle Thunderbirds beat Peterborough 4-1 to reach Memorial Cup final

The Associated Press 2 minute read Saturday, Jun. 3, 2023

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — Thomas Milic made 27 saves and the Seattle Thunderbirds became the fifth U.S. franchise to reach the Memorial Cup final, beating the Peterborough Petes 4-1 on Friday night in the semifinal game.

Western Hockey League champion Seattle will face Quebec on Sunday for the title, with Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy stepping aside as coach of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Remparts after the tournament.

U.S. franchises have won four titles, the Portland Winterhawks in 1983 and 1998 and the Spokane Chiefs in 1991 and 2008. The Detroit Junior Red Wings (1995), Portland (2013) and the Erie Otters (2017) lost in championship games.

Brad Lambert, Colton Dach, Kyle Crnkovic and Nico Myatovic scored for Seattle.

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Saturday, Jun. 3, 2023

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — Thomas Milic made 27 saves and the Seattle Thunderbirds became the fifth U.S. franchise to reach the Memorial Cup final, beating the Peterborough Petes 4-1 on Friday night in the semifinal game.

Western Hockey League champion Seattle will face Quebec on Sunday for the title, with Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy stepping aside as coach of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Remparts after the tournament.

U.S. franchises have won four titles, the Portland Winterhawks in 1983 and 1998 and the Spokane Chiefs in 1991 and 2008. The Detroit Junior Red Wings (1995), Portland (2013) and the Erie Otters (2017) lost in championship games.

Brad Lambert, Colton Dach, Kyle Crnkovic and Nico Myatovic scored for Seattle.

Thunderbirds punch ticket to Memorial Cup final

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Thunderbirds punch ticket to Memorial Cup final

Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Saturday, Jun. 3, 2023

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Seattle Thunderbirds reached a point they've never been on Friday.

However, head coach Matt O'Dette was quick to point out that the mission isn't over just yet.

Kyle Crnkovic scored his tournament-leading fifth goal and added an assist as the Thunderbirds topped the Peterborough Petes 4-1 to book their ticket to the Memorial Cup final. It's the first time Seattle will play in the final in three tournament appearances.

"It's obviously special," O'Dette said with a stoic look. "But it's not done yet, we wanna win the ultimate prize.

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Seattle Thunderbirds forward Reid Schaefer, left, looks for the puck in front of Peterborough Petes goalie Michael Simpson during first period semifinal CHL Memorial Cup hockey action in Kamloops, B.C., Friday, June 2, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Remparts eye Memorial Cup to cap dominant season

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Remparts eye Memorial Cup to cap dominant season

Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Saturday, Jun. 3, 2023

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The turning point that led to the Quebec Remparts' dominant season dates back just over a year.

Head coach Patrick Roy pointed to last season's Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff semifinal loss to eventual league champion Shawinigan Cataractes on June 1. Quebec fell 3-2 in the five-game series after having held a 2-1 edge.

"Losing Games 4 and 5, I think it was a little bit of a slap in the face," said the Hall of Fame goaltender. "Made us realize that we had to be better and I think that's what our guys did.

"They came into the season on a mission and determined to do it."

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Quebec Remparts' James Malatesta (11) skates with the puck past Seattle Thunderbirds' Kyle Crnkovic (61) during first period Memorial Cup hockey action in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, May 29, 2023. The turning point that led to the Remparts' dominant season dates back just over a year. Managing director and head coach Patrick Roy pointed to last season's Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff semifinal loss to eventual league champion Shawinigan Cataractes on June 1. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Petes advance to Memorial Cup semifinal

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Petes advance to Memorial Cup semifinal

Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Friday, Jun. 2, 2023

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Rob Wilson's message to his Peterborough Petes squad in the second period was clear.

"When it went 4-1 I said, 'If you don't allow another goal, we can win this. If we give up another goal, then we're gonna be in big trouble," the head coach said.

What took place after stunned the likes of the 5,084 fans in attendance at Sandman Centre.

J.R. Avon scored the game-winning goal 10:54 into overtime to cap Peterborough's 5-4 comeback win over the Kamloops Blazers on Thursday, earning a semifinal berth at the Memorial Cup. The Petes scored four unanswered goals to take the tiebreaker game.

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Friday, Jun. 2, 2023

Peterborough Petes forward J.R. Avon, left, and Kamloops Blazers defenceman Ryan Michael battle for the puck during first period Memorial Cup hockey action in Kamloops, B.C., Thursday, June 1, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Peterborough rallies to beat Kamloops 5-4 in OT in Memorial Cup tiebreaker

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Peterborough rallies to beat Kamloops 5-4 in OT in Memorial Cup tiebreaker

The Associated Press 1 minute read Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — J.R. Avon scored at 10:54 of overtime and the Peterborough Petes beat the host Kamloops Blazers 5-4 in the Memorial Cup tiebreaker Thursday night to advance to face the Seattle Thunderbirds in the semifinal.

Avon took a drop pass from Owen Beck and beat goalie Dylan Ernst with a shot into the top of the net.

Ontario Hockey League champion Peterborough will face the Western Hockey League champion Thunderbirds on Friday night for a spot in the final Sunday against the Quebec Remparts.

Connor Lockhart, Brennan Othmann, Samuel Mayer and Brian Zanetti also scored for Peterborough and Michael Simpson made 43 saves. Down 4-1 early in the second period, the Petes tied it on Zanetti’s goal with 1:10 left in the period.

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Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — J.R. Avon scored at 10:54 of overtime and the Peterborough Petes beat the host Kamloops Blazers 5-4 in the Memorial Cup tiebreaker Thursday night to advance to face the Seattle Thunderbirds in the semifinal.

Avon took a drop pass from Owen Beck and beat goalie Dylan Ernst with a shot into the top of the net.

Ontario Hockey League champion Peterborough will face the Western Hockey League champion Thunderbirds on Friday night for a spot in the final Sunday against the Quebec Remparts.

Connor Lockhart, Brennan Othmann, Samuel Mayer and Brian Zanetti also scored for Peterborough and Michael Simpson made 43 saves. Down 4-1 early in the second period, the Petes tied it on Zanetti’s goal with 1:10 left in the period.

Milic further proving himself at Memorial Cup

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Milic further proving himself at Memorial Cup

Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Thomas Milic has a cool, calm presence to him that's been evident both on and off the ice.

And the Seattle Thunderbirds star has used it to shine bright at the Memorial Cup. The six-foot, 179-pound goaltender has paced the tournament in goals-against average (2.02) and save percentage (.923) across three games for a Seattle squad that next plays in Friday's semifinal.

"That's always something I've naturally been pretty good at, is staying level-headed during games," he said with a smile. "I think what encourages me to continue doing that is just the calmness that it feeds to my team as well.

"If we go down a goal or two early, sometimes if you see a goalie have a negative reaction to that, it can feed to the rest of the team and cause everyone else to get a little worried. But I think myself, if I can stay level-headed regardless of whether we're up or down, really just provides a solid backstop for the rest of the team."

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Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023

Seattle Thunderbirds forward Jordan Gustafson, left, and goalie Thomas Milic celebrate defeating the Kamloops Blazers in Memorial Cup hockey action in Kamloops, Wednesday, May 31, 2023. Milic has a cool, calm presence to him that's been evident both on and off the ice. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

USA Hockey’s Hilary Knight voted IIHF’s first female player of the year

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USA Hockey’s Hilary Knight voted IIHF’s first female player of the year

John Wawrow, The Associated Press 3 minute read Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023

Hilary Knight was the runaway leader in voting for the International Ice Hockey Federation’s first female player of the year award on Thursday, some six weeks after the 33-year-old captained the United States to win gold at the women’s world championship.

The IIHF announced Knight received 40.9% of the votes submitted by more than 50 media members, representing 16 countries, and a select group of federation officials. U.S. defender Caroline Harvey was second at 18.2%, followed by Slovakia’s 15-year-old Nela Lopusanova (13.6%).

The IIHF only revealed the percentage of votes each player received and not total votes cast in announcing the first-time award, which will be handed out annually. The IIHF is also introducing a male player of the year award, with the winner announced later this month.

Knight scored a tournament-leading eight goals, with three — including the game-winner — coming in a 6-3 win over Canada in the championship game in April. And she did so as a first-time team captain, filling in for Kendall Coyne Schofield, who missed the tournament because of pregnancy.

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Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023

FILE - United States forward Hilary Knight (21) battles for the puck with Japan forward Yoshino Enomoto (16) during the second period at the women's world hockey championship in Brampton, Ontario, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Knight was the runaway leader in being voted the International Ice Hockey Federation's first female player of the year on Thursday, some six weeks after the 33-year-old captained the United States to win the women's world championship. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Thunderbirds reach Memorial Cup semifinal

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Thunderbirds reach Memorial Cup semifinal

Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Seattle Thunderbirds' best performance at the Memorial Cup pleased head coach Matt O'Dette, although it didn't show in his stoic look.

Kyle Crnkovic and Jared Davidson each had a goal and two assists for the Thunderbirds in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Kamloops Blazers to reach the tournament semifinal.

Seattle will next play Friday against the winner between Kamloops and the Ontario Hockey League champion Peterborough Petes in Thursday's tiebreaker.

"It's up there," O'Dette said when asked where the complete performance ranks in recent memory. "That's more to the identity and the team that we can be.

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Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023

Seattle Thunderbirds goalie Thomas Milic, left, blocks a shot from Kamloops Blazers forward Daylan Kuefler during first period Memorial Cup hockey action in Kamloops, Wednesday, May 31, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Seattle Thunderbirds beat Kamloops Blazers 6-1 to reach Memorial Cup semifinal

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Seattle Thunderbirds beat Kamloops Blazers 6-1 to reach Memorial Cup semifinal

The Associated Press 2 minute read Wednesday, May. 31, 2023

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — Jared Davidson and Jordan Gustafson scored in an eight-second span in the second period and the Seattle Thunderbirds beat the host Kamloops Blazers 6-1 on Wednesday night to advance to the Memorial Cup semifinal.

The Western Hockey League champion Thunderbirds finished round-robin play 2-1, rebounding from a 3-1 loss to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Quebec Remparts (2-1) on Monday night.

Kamloops (1-2) and the Ontario Hockey League champion Peterborough Petes (1-2) will meet Thursday night, with the winner advancing to face Seattle in the semifinal game Friday night. The semifinal winner will play Quebec for the title Sunday, with Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy stepping aside as the coach of the Remparts after the tournament.

Davidson made it 2-1 on a power player at 6:39 of the second period, slipping a long wrist shot inside the far post. Gustafson quickly doubled the advantage after a Kamloops giveaway behind the net.

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Wednesday, May. 31, 2023

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Canada blanked 3-0 by U.S. in world para hockey

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Canada blanked 3-0 by U.S. in world para hockey

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - The United States shut out Canada 3-0 in the world para hockey championship Wednesday to hand the host country its first loss of the tournament.

The U.S. capped the preliminary round 3-0, while Canada dropped to 2-1. Both countries have byes to Saturday's semifinals. The host Canadians will face either Italy or Czechia.

"As you go deeper in a tournament, you need to be better the next day," Canadian coach Russ Herrington said. "Although we’re a young team, we have enough experience in that room to understand that it will go up another level in semifinals.

"We’ve never experienced that at home and that will bring a certain level of pressure for sure, but I believe that our investment this year, especially on the mental performance side, will allow us to be able to handle that well and bring out a good performance against whoever we play on Saturday night.”

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Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - The United States shut out Canada 3-0 in the world para hockey championship Wednesday to hand the host country its first loss of the tournament.

The U.S. capped the preliminary round 3-0, while Canada dropped to 2-1. Both countries have byes to Saturday's semifinals. The host Canadians will face either Italy or Czechia.

"As you go deeper in a tournament, you need to be better the next day," Canadian coach Russ Herrington said. "Although we’re a young team, we have enough experience in that room to understand that it will go up another level in semifinals.

"We’ve never experienced that at home and that will bring a certain level of pressure for sure, but I believe that our investment this year, especially on the mental performance side, will allow us to be able to handle that well and bring out a good performance against whoever we play on Saturday night.”

Thunderbirds look to lean on big-game experience

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Thunderbirds look to lean on big-game experience

Abdulhamid Ibrahim, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Seattle Thunderbirds are looking to continue using the big-game experience they possess to their advantage at the Memorial Cup.

Dylan Guenther is among six players on the Thunderbirds squad who led Canada to a world junior championship gold medal back in January — where Guenther had a two-goal outing, including the overtime winner in the final. Defencemen Nolan Allan and Kevin Korchinski, goaltender Thomas Milic and forwards Reid Schaefer and Colton Dach were the others.

Allan, Guenther and Dach were in-season trade pickups for Western Hockey League champion Seattle, which is taking aim at its first Memorial Cup title in its third tournament appearance.

"It's really important, I think it's the reason why we're here," said head coach Matt O'Dette. "It helps to have the big-game experience.

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Thursday, Jun. 1, 2023

Dylan Guenther of the Seattle Thunderbirds is shown in a handout photo. Guenther is among five players on the Thunderbirds squad who led Canada to a world junior championship gold medal back in January. **MANDATORY CREDIT**

Toronto Six re-sign Saroya Tinker to one-year deal

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Toronto Six re-sign Saroya Tinker to one-year deal

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Wednesday, May. 31, 2023

TORONTO - The Toronto Six have re-signed all-star defender Saroya Tinker to a one-year contract, the Premier Hockey Federation club announced Wednesday.

The team did not disclose additional terms of the deal.

The Oshawa, Ont., product led the PHF in blocked shots for the second straight season in 2022-23, totalling 32 in 34 games.

The 25-year-old also had one goal and two assists for Toronto, which won its first Isobel Cup in March.

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Wednesday, May. 31, 2023

Saroya Tinker of the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation listens to music while prepping her stick before a home game against the Connecticut Whale, at Canlan Sports at York University in Toronto, on Saturday, January 21, 2023. The Toronto Six have re-signed Tinker to a one-year contract. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Petes beat Remparts 4-2 to avoid elimination in Memorial Cup

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Petes beat Remparts 4-2 to avoid elimination in Memorial Cup

The Associated Press 1 minute read Tuesday, May. 30, 2023

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — Michael Simpson stopped 26 shots, Tucker Robertson, J.R. Avon, Avery Hayes and Connor Lockhart scored and the Peterborough Petes avoided elimination in the Memorial Cup, beating the Quebec Remparts 4-2 on Tuesday night.

The Ontario Hockey League champion Petes (1-2) will play Thursday night against the loser of the game Wednesday night between the Western Hockey League champion Seattle Thunderbirds (1-1) and host Kamloops Blazers (1-1).

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Remparts (2-1), with Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy stepping aside as coach after the tournament, were already guaranteed a berth Sunday in the championship game.

James Malatesta and Nathan Gaucher scored for Quebec.

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Tuesday, May. 30, 2023

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (AP) — Michael Simpson stopped 26 shots, Tucker Robertson, J.R. Avon, Avery Hayes and Connor Lockhart scored and the Peterborough Petes avoided elimination in the Memorial Cup, beating the Quebec Remparts 4-2 on Tuesday night.

The Ontario Hockey League champion Petes (1-2) will play Thursday night against the loser of the game Wednesday night between the Western Hockey League champion Seattle Thunderbirds (1-1) and host Kamloops Blazers (1-1).

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Remparts (2-1), with Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy stepping aside as coach after the tournament, were already guaranteed a berth Sunday in the championship game.

James Malatesta and Nathan Gaucher scored for Quebec.

Petes beat Remparts, keep Memorial Cup bid intact

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Petes beat Remparts, keep Memorial Cup bid intact

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Wednesday, May. 31, 2023

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The Peterborough Petes avoided elimination from the Memorial Cup playoff picture on Tuesday night by beating the Quebec Remparts 4-2 at the Sandman Centre.

The desperate Petes, who dropped their first two games of the four-team, 10-day tournament, scored twice in a span of 2 1/2 minutes midway through the second period to break a scoreless deadlock, then traded goals the remainder of the way with the somewhat passive Remparts, who were already guaranteed a berth in Sunday's championship game based on earlier wins over Seattle and Kamloops.

Tucker Robertson, J.R. Avon, Avery Hayes and Connor Lockhart scored for the Ontario Hockey League champion Petes, who will play on Thursday night against the loser of Wednesday's game between the Western Hockey League champion Thunderbirds and host Blazers.

Brian Zanetti chipped in with two assists for the Petes, who took a 3-2 lead into the third period.

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Wednesday, May. 31, 2023

Peterborough Petes' J.R. Avon (10) scores against Quebec Remparts goalie William Rousseau (35) during second period Memorial Cup hockey action, in Kamloops, B.C., on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada edges Czechia at para hockey championship

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Canada edges Czechia at para hockey championship

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Tuesday, May. 30, 2023

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Canada will put its unbeaten record to the test on Wednesday night when it faces the powerhouse United States squad in the World Para Hockey Championship at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

Canada improved to 2-0 in the eight-team tournament on Tuesday by edging Czechia 2-1 on goals from captain Tyler McGregor and Adam Dixon, who started the night three points shy of the 250-point milestone in international play.

Goaltender Dominic Larocque made nine saves for Canada.

Radek Zelinka scored a second-period power-play goal for Czechia, which slipped to 1-1 in the Group A pool that includes the U.S. (2-0), Canada (2-0) and Korea (0-3).

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Tuesday, May. 30, 2023

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Canada will put its unbeaten record to the test on Wednesday night when it faces the powerhouse United States squad in the World Para Hockey Championship at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

Canada improved to 2-0 in the eight-team tournament on Tuesday by edging Czechia 2-1 on goals from captain Tyler McGregor and Adam Dixon, who started the night three points shy of the 250-point milestone in international play.

Goaltender Dominic Larocque made nine saves for Canada.

Radek Zelinka scored a second-period power-play goal for Czechia, which slipped to 1-1 in the Group A pool that includes the U.S. (2-0), Canada (2-0) and Korea (0-3).

Tousignant makes Canadian para hockey history

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Tousignant makes Canadian para hockey history

Daniel Rainbird, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Tuesday, May. 30, 2023

Raphaelle Tousignant dreams of being a Paralympic hockey player.

But as a woman, that means making a men’s team because there isn’t a women’s Paralympic hockey team to play on.

That hasn’t stopped Tousignant from chasing her goal of taking the ice for Canada on the sport’s biggest stage.

“When I learned that the woman's side of the game wasn't at the Paralympic Games, I changed my dream and said, ‘I want to be part of the men's team,’” she told The Canadian Press. “People were looking at me like I was crazy, like 'oh, you're 14 years old, you don't know — you're too little, you're just being naive and you're not going to be able to make it, it's so unrealistic.'”

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Raphaelle Tousignant, the first woman to play for Canada's national para hockey team, in action against South Korea at the world championships in Moose Jaw, Sask., Monday, May 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Hockey Canada Images-Erica Perreaux **MANDATORY CREDIT**

Quebec legislators want ban on hockey hazing

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Quebec legislators want ban on hockey hazing

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Tuesday, May. 30, 2023

QUEBEC - A Quebec legislature committee wants to see governance changes at the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to prevent hazing.

In a report on sports hazing released Tuesday, the national assembly's culture and education committee said they'd like the league to be run by an independent board of directors, instead of a board that consists of team owners.

The report, adopted unanimously by the committee, said players also need to be involved in the senior management of the league.

"With an independent board, it's like a watchdog," Enrico Ciccone, the Liberal sports critic and a former NHL player, told reporters at a joint press conference with members of other parties who sat on the committee.

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The QMJHL logo is shown in an undated handout photo. The Quebec legislature's culture and education committee is calling for governance changes at the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League as part of a report on hazing in the sport. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-QMJHL

Rochette scores twice as Remparts edge T-Birds 3-1

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Rochette scores twice as Remparts edge T-Birds 3-1

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KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The first three games of the 2023 Memorial Cup championship produced 32 goals.

So when Theo Rochette of the Quebec Remparts scored 54 seconds into Monday's fourth preliminary round game at the Sandman Centre, fans expected there'd be much more to come.

But thanks to William Rousseau's 35 saves in the Remparts' net, they had to wait until 16:55 of the third period for Rochette to add his second of the night — and third of the tournament — to give his Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion squad a 2-0 lead over the Seattle Thunderbirds, en route to a 3-1 victory.

The Western Hockey League champion T-Birds, with the netminder pulled for an extra attacker, got a goal at 17:38 from Nolan Allan and pressed for the equalizer, but couldn't tie the contest. Charles Truchon scored an empty-netter for the Remparts at 19:42 to seal the deal.

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Quebec Remparts' Theo Rochette (9) scores against Seattle Thunderbirds goalie Thomas Milic (35) during first period Memorial Cup hockey action in Kamloops, B.C., on Monday, May 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada crushes Korea in world para hockey opener

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Canada crushes Korea in world para hockey opener

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Monday, May. 29, 2023

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Dominic Cozzolino had five goals and eight points, while James Dunn added three goals as Canada opened the World Para Hockey Championship on Monday night by crushing Korea 15-1 at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

Captain Tyler McGregor chipped in with two goals and three assists for Canada, while singles were added by Auren Halbert, Jacob Leblanc, Zach Lavin, Adam Dixon and Vincent Boily.

The Canadians led 7-0 after the first period and 11-0 heading into the third. Canada outshot Korea 42-6.

Canada, which plays in Group A with Czechia, the United States and Korea, will face Czechia on Tuesday. Teams in Group B are Germany, China, Italy and Norway. The medal games are scheduled for Sunday.

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Monday, May. 29, 2023

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Dominic Cozzolino had five goals and eight points, while James Dunn added three goals as Canada opened the World Para Hockey Championship on Monday night by crushing Korea 15-1 at the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

Captain Tyler McGregor chipped in with two goals and three assists for Canada, while singles were added by Auren Halbert, Jacob Leblanc, Zach Lavin, Adam Dixon and Vincent Boily.

The Canadians led 7-0 after the first period and 11-0 heading into the third. Canada outshot Korea 42-6.

Canada, which plays in Group A with Czechia, the United States and Korea, will face Czechia on Tuesday. Teams in Group B are Germany, China, Italy and Norway. The medal games are scheduled for Sunday.

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