World Junior Hockey Championship
at Edmonton
Canada 10 Switzerland 0
Quinton Byfield of the Sudbury Wolves had 2 goals & 6 points for Canada
OHL’ers Philip Tomasino ( Oshawa Generals ), Ryan Suzuki ( Saginaw Spirit ), Connor McMichael ( London Knights ) & Cole Perfetti ( Saginaw ) also scored in the victory.
Jack Quinn of the Ottawa 67’s had 3 assists.
Devon Levi made 15 saves to post the shutout
Canada outshot the Swiss 52-15
Canada is 3 & 0 & will Finland tomorrow night in a Pool showdown.
United States 7 Czech Republic 0
Russia 7 Austria 1
Today
( Mountain Standard Time )
noon Slovakia ( 1-1 & 1 ) vs Finland ( 2 & 0 )
4 pm Germany ( 1 & 2 ) vs Switzerland ( 0 & 3 )
7:30 pm Sweden ( 2 & 0 ) vs Russia ( 1 & 1 )
Good Knight(s)
The Knights of Meaford have shut down for the hockey season.
With a provincial lockdown in place & not able to practice as a team, the Knights executive made the decision to halt their operation in the short term
Reports indicate the Knights were very happy with the 7 week camp session conducted from early November up to the Christmas Break but the safety of the players and the community was the first priority and responsibility.
The Knights of Meaford will follow their recruitment plan in the new year and are eager to return to the Greater Metro Junior Hockey League when government and health officials deem it to be safe and appropriate.
Attack Coaching Clinic
The Owen Sound Attack are hosting a virtual coaching forum for minor hockey coaches of all teams and skill levels.
This free event will take place on Sunday, January 10th at 7pm.
More details at www.attackhockey.com
National Basketball Association
Philadelphia 76ers 100 Toronto Raptors 93
Joel Embiid had 29 points for the 76’ers who are 3 & 1.
Kyle Lowry had a 24 point game for the Raptors who have lost all 3 of their games to open the season
Toronto will host the New York Knicks tomorrow night
New York Knicks 95 Cleveland Cavaliers 86
Golden State Warriors 116 Detroit Pistons 106
Milwaukee Bucks 144 Miami Heat 97
Boston Celtics 116 Indiana Pacers 111
Chicago Bulls 115 Washington Wizards 107
Orlando Magic 118 Oklahoma City Thunder 107
Los Angeles Clippers 124 Minnesota Timberwolves 101
Phoenix Suns 111 New Orleans Pelicans 86
Sacramento Kings 125 Denver Nuggets 115
Tonight
Memphis Grizzlies at Boston Celtics 7:30 pm
Atlanta Hawks at Brooklyn Nets 7:30 pm
Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat 7:30 pm
Charlotte Hornets at Dallas Mavericks 8:30 pm
Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio Spurs 8:30 pm
Portland Trail Blazers at Los Angeles Clippers 10 pm
ML$
Less than a year after agreeing to a 5-year collective bargaining agreement, Major League Soccer and its players union will try an re-work the initial deal
The league will trigger a clause in the agreement due to significant negative damage to the business.
MLS president and deputy commissioner Mark Abbott says in a statement that players received 95 per cent of their salaries in 2020 and the league lost nearly $1 billion US.
COVID Cancels Tournament….. Again
The BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament at Indian Wells, California has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns
It marks the 2nd consecutive year the tournament, which is often called the “5th major”, has been impacted by the virus.