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3/16/2010
9:18pm
The Minnesota Wild scored a couple of quick third period goals in a 4-2 win over the visiting Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
After giving up an early power play goal in the third, the Wild scored on two of their first three shots to hand the Oilers, who outshot them 20-4 in the final frame, a fifth straight loss and sixth in a row on the road.
Martin Havlat and Andrew Ebbett had a goal and an assist each as Minnesota keeps its slim playoff hopes alive with the win, while Oilers forward Sam Gagner picked up two assists for his seventh multi-point game of the season.
The Oilers have now lost thirteen straight games in Minnesota.
"[It's] obviously frustrating to come into this building again and lose, but hopefully next year it's a different story," said Gagner after the loss. "It's definitely frustrating, but there are some positive things that we've got to build off of. It's a process in here, it's not going to happen overnight, we know that."
Oilers head coach Pat Quinn was happy with the effort of his team, but disappointed with what's become an ...
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3/16/2010
9:20am
Ever since the legendary Bryan Hall announced that the 2009 CFL season would be his last behind the microphone as play-by-play man for the Edmonton Eskimos, there has been anticipation about who his replacement would be.
Tuesday morning, the mystery was solved. The job goes to former Edmonton Oilers' colour commentator, Morley Scott.
Scott has spent the last year as play-by-play voice of the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League. But, even after a stint on the west coast, he says there's no question where is heart has been.
"Edmonton is my home. Edmonton is where my family is, and Edmonton's where I want to be," Scott told a Tuesday morning news conference, heard live on 630 CHED. "I'm really excited about coming back, and very much looking forward to coming back and getting ready for training camp which starts in June."
Scott will be joined in the broadcast booth by Dave Campbell, who remains as Eskimos' colour commentator on 630 CHED.
Hall has decided to step down after more than 30 years calling games for the Eskimos. The long-time broadcaster will continue to heard on the air on 630 CHED and iNews880.(ks/bp)
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3/15/2010
8:50pm
The Edmonton Oilers and the Columbus Blue Jackets combined for five goals in the third period of a 5-3 Columbus win at Nationwide Arena on Monday night, a fourth straight loss for the visiting Oilers.
Columbus forwards Kristian Huselius and Antoine Vermette combined for seven points as the Blue Jackets didn't skip a beat without their captain and leading scorer, Rick Nash in the lineup. Huselius finished the night with four points and his 19th goal of the season stood up as the game-winner.
Oilers forward Robert Nilsson and deadline day acquisition Aaron Johnson had a goal and an assist each in the loss, with Dustin Penner rounding out Edmonton's scoring.
Since being put on a line with Andrew Cogliano and Gilbert Brule, Penner now has two goals and five points in his last three games.
"I like the look of it, I think it's energized [Penner], I think he's got some inspiration to help these young guys do some good things," said Oilers Associate Coach Tom Renney. "The bottom line is, as long as they don't leave too much out there, they're a good attacking line that can make things happen for us."
Oilers goalie Devan Dubnyk is still ...
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3/15/2010
4:!7pm
The off-season tinkering continued today for the Edmonton Eskimos.
The team has announced the signing of 31-year-old import defensive lineman Anthony Maddox, who was most recently the property of the NFL's Houston Texans.
The six-foot-two, 295-pound lineman was a fifth round draft pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2004, where he spent two seasons before signing in Houston. Maddox has 57 career tackles, five quarterback sacks, one pass knockdown, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery for a touchdown.
If he cracks the roster after training camp, this will be the Moultrie, Georgia, native's first season in the CFL. (jk)
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3/14/2010
10:00 pm
Canada has won it's first ever Paralympic medal on home snow.
Colette Bourgonje stepped into the history books Sunday by claiming the silver in the women's 10-kilometre sit-ski race at Whistler Paralympic Park.
Shortly after that, Vivian Forest of Edmonton earned the country's second medal of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games. Forest, with the help of her guide, Lindsay Debou of Whistler, B.C, claimed the silver medal in the women's slalom for the visually impaired.
And then Josh Dueck of Vernon, B.C., won a silver medal in men's slalom sit-ski handing Canada its third medal of the day.
Meanwhile the Canadian men's sledge hockey team pounded Sweden 10-1 Sunday to remain undefeated at the Vancouver Paralympics.
The Canadian team is back on the ice Tuesday against Norway, who they beat in the gold medal game at the Turin Paralympics. (td, The Canadian Press)
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3/14/2010
9:30 pm
The Kevin Koe rink from the Saville Sports Centre in Edmonton is celebrating its first-ever Brier victory,
Koe, who hails from Grande Prairie but curls out of the Saville, beat previously-undefeated Glenn Howard of Ontario, 6-5 in an extra-end to win the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier.
The game began on a sour note for Koe with a badly-missed shot in the first end to give Ontario a quick 2-0 lead. But he regained his form as the match went on, setting up a draw for three points in the sixth end to pull ahead 4-3. The teams then traded singles over the next three ends, setting up the wild finish.
It's the third straight Brier title for Alberta, the previous two won by Edmonton's Kevin Martin.
With the win, Koe and company advance to the world championship this spring in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy.
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3/14/2010
11 pm
The University of Alberta Pandas are celebrating a CIS-record seventh national women's hockey championship.
Dana Vinge posted her third consecutive shutout as the Pandas scored a 2-0 victory over the McGill Martlets who were entered Sunday's final as two-time defending champions. Melody Howard and Alana Cabana provided the Panda goals.
The victory also meant the Pandas put an end to McGill's record 86-game unbeaten streak. The Martlets hadn't been beaten since losing a 2-1 shootout decision to Alberta on December 30, 2007.
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The University of Alberta Golden Bears are in party mode after winning the Canada West Championship in men's hockey.
The Bears doubled up on the Manitoba Bisons 4-2 Sunday night at Clare Drake arena to win for the third straight season. Sean Ringrose, Eric Hunter, Jesse Gimblett, and Ian Barteaux finding the back of the net for the Bears.
The U of A Golden Bears are now heading to the national championship which runs March 25-28 at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
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And Alberta claimed the bronze medal at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men's volleyball championship Sunday after defeating Laval in three sets.
The Golden Bears, who entered the tournament as the two-time defending champion, ...
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3/14/2010
11:30pm
The Edmonton Oilers struggled in Toronto as they were defeated 6-4 by the Maple Leafs.
It would the Leafs who would get on the board first with just over 6 six mintues to go in the first period. Off the faceoff Nikolai Kulemin beat a stunned Jeff Deslauriers.
Phil Kessel notched two goals and an assist; Tyler Bozak finished with a goal and two assists. Jamie Lundmark and Mikhail Grabovsk scored the other goals for the Leafs.
Andrew Cogliano cut the Leafs lead in half only a minute into the second period as he ripped one by Jonas Gustavsson.
Gilbert Brule, Dustin Penner and Aaron Johnson also found the back of the net.
Devan Dubnyk relieved Jeff Deslauriers in goal to start the third but it didn't seem to make much of a difference.
With the win, the Leafs have their first three game winning streak of season and move nine points up on the last place Oilers in the oveall standings.
The Oilers next game will be in Columbus on Monday as they will take on the Blue Jackets. (5pm,630 CHEDmp)
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3/14/2010
The Edmonton Oil Kings season ended on a losing note as they were defeated 2-1 by the Kootenay Ice.
Laurent Brossoit, 16, made his first career start in goal for the Oil Kings putting in an impressive debut with 49 saves.
Sebastian Svendsen was the Oil Kings lone goal scorer.
With the win, the Ice clinched fourth place in the WHL which means they are guaranteed home ice in the first round of the playoffs.
The Oil Kings end the season out of the playoff's with a 16-43-4-9 record. (mp)
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3/14/2010
12 am
Edmonton’s Kevin Koe has survived two playoff games at the 2010 Tim Hortons Brier in Halifax for a chance to skip Alberta to victory in the final against Ontario and undefeated skip Glenn Howard.
The game takes place Sunday at 6 p.m., Mountain Standard Time.
If Koe wins, it will be Alberta’s third consecutive Canadian men's curling championship which it has won 24 times since 1927.
Edmonton-based skip Kevin Martin went undefeated to win each of the last two. (td, The Canadian Press)
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