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Dec 2, 2024 | 
cbc.ca | Donna Spencer
NewCam Alexander of North Vancouver, B.C., raced to a World Cup bronze medal in the men's downhill in Kvitfjell, Norway, on Saturday. Push for consistency to be threats at World Cup events will be key, coach Kucera saysDonna Spencer · The Canadian Press · Posted: Dec 02, 2024 11:10 AM EST | Last Updated: 7 minutes agoCanada's Alexander Cameron is seen airborne during an alpine ski men's World Cup downhill race in which he won bronze in Kvitfjell, Norway, on Saturday.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
cbc.ca | Donna Spencer
Canadian freestyle skier star Mikael Kingsbury is juggling both moguls and fatherhood. The 32-year-old Olympic and world champion from Deux-Montagnes, Que., opens his World Cup season Saturday in Ruka, Finland, with partner Laurence Mongeon and their infant son Henrik in tow.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
cbc.ca | Donna Spencer
As 2018 Canadian Olympians Jesse Lumsden and Sam Edney were sounding boards for each other as athletes, they are again as high-performance directors of their respective sliding sports.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
cbc.ca | Donna Spencer
PWHL·NewToronto Sceptres forward and reigning PWHL MVP Natalie Spooner wants to prove to herself by the league's opening day on Nov. 30 she has come all the way back from a catastrophic knee injury sustained in last season's playoffs. 33-year-old forward is skating and will report to training camp on Nov.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
cbc.ca | Donna Spencer
Calgary Flames take home-opener, honour Johnny Gaudreau in pre-gameDonna Spencer | The Canadian Press | Posted: October 13, 2024 6:30 PM | Last Updated: Just nowJonathan Huberdeau off to strong start for FlamesImage | HKN Flyers Flames 20241012Caption: The number 13, worn by former Calgary Flames player Johnny Gaudreau, is displayed during a memorial ceremony prior to an NHL game against the Philadelphia Flyers and Calgary Flames in Calgary on Oct. 12, 2024.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
squamishchief.com | Donna Spencer
CALGARY — Rebuild, retool, revamp, pick your term. The Calgary Flames are a team in transition heading into the 2024-25 NHL season. The Flames open Wednesday on the road against the Vancouver Canucks with a younger, cheaper roster that's just a few million above the cap floor. Calgary (38-39-5) finished 17 points out of a playoff spot last spring and endured a second straight extended summer.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
cbc.ca | Donna Spencer
Manitoba·NewKyle Connor scored the game-winner in the third period for the Winnipeg Jets in a 3-2 pre-season victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday. Connor scores game-winner after Calgary rallies back in 3rd periodDonna Spencer · The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 05, 2024 12:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes agoWinnipeg Jets' Vladislav Namestnikov, left, and Calgary Flames' Mikael Backlund battle for the puck during second period of the teams' final pre-season game in Calgary Friday.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
cbc.ca | Donna Spencer
NewThe quirky PointsBet Invitational that concluded Sunday in Calgary with Mike McEwen and Rachel Homan each picking up early-season cheques of $50,000 could be revamped, says Curling Canada chief executive officer Nolan Thiessen.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
squamishchief.com | Donna Spencer |Donna Spencer
CALGARY — Mike McEwen earned a measure of revenge and Rachel Homan was a repeat winner in curling's PointsBet Invitational on Sunday. McEwen beat Brad Gushue 8-3 in a rematch of the Canadian men's championship final in March, when Gushue prevailed to win his sixth Brier. Homan defeated Kayla Skrlik 8-3 in the women's final in Calgary's WinSport Arena, where Homan also won a national women's title in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts seven months earlier.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
cbc.ca | Donna Spencer
Kevin Koe will skip a three-man curling team for now. The four-time Canadian and two-time men's world champion dropped second Jacques Gauthier from his Glencoe Club team on the eve of the PointsBet Invitational that started Wednesday in Calgary.
