5 h. ago Sport notes: Julia Gosling; London Lightning; Petrolia Flyers

A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene GOSLING ADDED: Londoner Julia Gosling has been added to Canada’s senior women’s national hockey team for the world championships scheduled for April 9-20 in Ceske Buejovice, Czechia. The London Devilettes grad will replace Toronto Sceptres teammate Hanna Miller, who was deemed ineligible […]

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19 h. ago World body puts end to Sceptres forward Hannah Miller’s world championship hopes

Hannah Miller’s world women’s hockey championship experience is over before it even began. The Toronto Sceptres forward and North Vancouver native had petitioned the IIHF for eligibility to re-join the Canadian national team program for the world championship later this month in Czechia after previously representing China at the Beijing Olympics. As a member of […]

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44 h. ago Sceptres come up flat in first chance to punch their playoff ticket

It wasn’t the Toronto Sceptres at their best. In fact, it might have been the Sceptres at their very worst, at least as far as this season goes. In the final game before the PWHL’s 24-day break for the world women’s hockey championship, and with a chance to lock up a playoff spot with anything […]

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2 d. ago Raptors keep winning at the expense of losing draft lottery balls

When it comes to the NBA’s tank-athon, the Raptors continue to lose ground as the competing pack loses games by historical margins. Take the Washington Wizards, who earned a rare win when Jamal Shead’s apparent buzzer beater was overturned by video review. When they played host to Indiana Thursday night, the Pacers pounded the Wizards […]

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4 d. ago Here’s why the Toronto Sceptres have what it takes to win the PWHL’s Walter Cup

Just getting to the playoffs in any sport is hard. But getting there playing your best hockey is that much harder. The Sceptres learned that in Year 1, overcoming a poor start to put together a league-best 11-game winning streak. By the time the playoffs rolled around though, that streak was yesterday’s news and the […]

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8 d. ago Back to full health, Toronto Sceptres are a threat to anyone in the PWHL

For the first time in 25 games this season, Toronto Sceptres head coach Troy Ryan had his full roster available to him. His Sceptres responded with a closer-than-it-sounds 2-1 win over the Montreal Victoire. Of course, that’s the league-leading Victoire, a team that even two weeks ago was being talked about as uncatchable in the […]

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1 week ago Three takeaways as Matt Coronato leads Flames to big win in Big Apple

In his first career contest at Madison Square Garden, New York’s own Matt Coronato scored the game-winner for the Flames in a gutsy victory

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2 w. ago TAKEAWAYS: Matthews backs it up in complete Maple Leafs win over Flames

Auston Matthews talked the talk and walked the walk. Some 48 hours after the Maple Leafs captain said his team had to wrap their heads around playing better in the final stretch to the Stanley Cup playoffs, Matthews stepped forward in a 6-2 beating of the Calgary Flames on Monday night. Our takeaways from the […]

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2 w. ago Rory McIlroy takes drama out of playoff to win The Players and build momentum to the Masters

Rory McIlroy won The Players Championship in a Monday finish over J.J. Spaun that featured three dynamic playoff holes at the TPC Sawgrass, a harsh wind and very little drama. McIlroy seized control early with a big drive that set up an easy birdie on the par-5 16th hole, and he effectively ended the three-hole […]

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2 w. ago Sceptres’ Hannah Miller could be joining Team Canada for upcoming worlds

Leading PWHL scorer Hannah Miller has had plenty of reasons to smile this year, but there may yet be one more coming. Miller’s breakout season has seen the native of North Vancouver, B.C. flourish on the Toronto Sceptres power play. Her heavy shot and pinpoint accuracy have moved the team’s play onto a level none […]

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2 w. ago MORE TAKEAWAYS: Straying from the script to the sin bin sinks Maple Leafs

The fight for first in the Atlantic Division leaves little room for error.  Toronto found that out Thursday when it stumbled into special teams’ troubles that the Cup-champion Florida Panthers long ago learned to deal with under stress.  Our takeaways on a 3-2 Maple Leafs’ loss, close but disappointing nonetheless, as the Cats opened a […]

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2 w. ago Sceptres add Kjellbin for defensive depth at PWHL trade deadline

A rather quiet PHWL trade deadline saw only one deal completed. The Toronto Sceptres bolstered their defensive corps by adding Anna Kjellbin from the Montreal Victoire in exchange for forward Kaitlin Willoughby. Kjellbin is a Swedish national team defender who was drafted in the sixth round last season by the Victoire. She had been averaging […]

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2 w. ago Sceptres’ coach hoping Sunday’s lacklustre performance was an outlier

Coming off an uninspired 2-1 overtime loss, Toronto Sceptres head coach Troy Ryan was doing his best not to overreact to one poor outing. And as usual, Ryan was successful in that endeavor but not before dropping enough hints to suggest the upcoming week of practice between games was not going to be a totally […]

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3 w. ago TAKEAWAYS: On Marner shining, a Maple Leafs lapse and a Woll rebound

Ugly hockey works every so often. Case in point: The Maple Leafs’ 4-3 shootout victory on Monday night in Salt Lake City against the Utah Hockey Club. Our takeaways from a win that put the Leafs within two points of the Florida Panthers for first place in the Atlantic Division: MARNER RISES Leave it to […]

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3 w. ago Sceptres fall to Frost in overtime despite another solid game from Campbell

It’s just like old times with the Toronto Sceptres and those Soupy chants that have become synonymous with the Sceptres winning games. Only this time, not even Kristen “Soupy” Campbell’s heroics could save the Sceptres, who fell 2-1 to the Minnesota Frost in overtime. Kendall Coyne-Schofield got the game winner with 2:21 into the overtime […]

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3 w. ago Three takeaways as Dustin Wolf leads Flames to shutout win over Habs

Flames netminder Dustin Wolf was perfect Saturday, stopping 26 shots to secure a 1-0 victory and to set a franchise rookie record

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3 w. ago Toronto gaming event is coming back bigger and better this year

The Toronto Game Expo will be held on March 29 and 30 at the Ex's Queen Elizabeth Building.The event will feature a variety of indie game demos, free play gaming areas, over 400 vendor tables, guests like Jon St. Jon (Duke Nukem himself) and Stephanie Panisello (Claire Redfrield from 2019's Resident Evil 2), and more.Every hour, attendees will also be able to take part in raffles to win various gaming-related prizes. Panels featuring some of the guests, including cosplayers, will also be held. The full schedule is available on the official Toronto Game Expo website.It's worth noting that last year's show was a single-day affair in November, which unfortunately coincided with the big Taylor Swift concerts in the city. (Those extra crowds led to me to steer clear of Toronto that weekend, so I'm unfamiliar with how well it went. But with this year's show being at a quieter time, I plan to check it out.)If nothing else, though, there are few consu...

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3 w. ago Toronto Sceptres finally break through against the Montreal Victoire

It was a night of firsts for the Toronto Sceptres topped by the home side’s first win this year in five games with the visiting Montreal Victoire. The Victoire had won all four previous games this season between the two teams after Toronto swept the head-to-head battle last season. Toronto got a small measure of […]

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3 w. ago How the Toronto Sceptres turned a PWHL road trip from hell into a season

Pulling back the curtain on a 51-day stretch that could have (but didn't) sink Toronto's second season

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4 w. ago LEAFS TAKEAWAYS: Win streak hits five games despite some high

Each of the Maple Leafs’ past five consecutive wins has included a dangerous high-wire element to it and Sunday’s near tumble was no exception. In extending their win streak, they pushed the envelope in what not to do in the defensive zone, but still collected another two points to stay atop the Atlantic Division. Our […]

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