2021 Tim Hortons Brier
at WinSport’s Markin MacPhail Centre, Calgary
Draw 9
Wild Card 2 (Koe) 11 Nunavut (Mackey) 3
Koe scored 6 in the first end and improved to 5 & 0 atop Pool B
Saskatchewan (Dunstone) 6 Canada (Gushue) 5
Nova Scotia (Murphy) 9 Quebec (Fournier) 6
Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) 11 Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie) 7
Today
Draw 10
10:30 am
Northwest Territories (Skauge) vs Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)
Wild Card 3 (Howard) vs Wild Card 1 (McEwen)
New Brunswick (Grattan) vs Yukon (Mikkelsen)
British Columbia (Laycock) vs Northern Ontario (Jacobs)
Draw 11
3:30 pm
Newfoundland and Labrador (Smith) vs Ontario (Epping)
Nunavut (Mackey) vs Prince Edward Island (MacKenzie)
Nova Scotia (Murphy) vs Canada (Gushue)
Quebec (Fournier) vs Saskatchewan (Dunstone)
Draw 12
8:30 pm
Northern Ontario (Jacobs) vs Alberta (Bottcher)
Wild Card 3 (Howard) vs British Columbia (Laycock)
New Brunswick (Grattan) vs Manitoba (Gunnlaugson)
Yukon (Mikkelsen) vs Northwest Territories (Skauge)
Standings After Draw 9
Pool A
1 Manitoba (Gunnlaugson) 3 0
2 Alberta (Bottcher) 3 1
3 New Brunswick (Grattan) 3 1
4 Wild Card 3 (Howard) 2 1
5 Wild Card 1 (McEwen) 2 2
6 Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 2 2
7 British Columbia (Laycock) 1 2
8 Northwest Territories (Skauge) 0 3
9 Yukon (Mikkelsen) 0 4
Pool B
1 Wild Card 2 (Koe) 5 0
2 Ontario (Epping) 3 1
3 Saskatchewan (Dunstone) 3 1
4 Nova Scotia (Murphy) 3 2
5 Quebec (Fournier) 3 2
6 Canada (Gushue) 2 2
7 Newfoundland/Lab (Smith) 1 4
8 PE Island (MacKenzie) 0 4
9 Nunavut (Mackey) 0 4
National Hockey League
Edmonton Oilers 3 Ottawa Senators 2
The Oilers power line with Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid & Kailer Yamamoto combined for 4 points
Edmonton is 5 & 0 against Ottawa this season
With the win, the Oilers jumped over Winnipeg into 2nd place in the North Division
Winnipeg is in Toronto tonight.
Vancouver Canucks 2 Montreal Canadiens 1 (SO)
Adam Gaudette tied the game with with 40.5 seconds remaining & Bo Horvat scored the shootout winner.
Minnesota Wild 2 Vegas Golden Knights 0
The Knights lead the West by 1 point over St Louis
However, Vegas has played 4 less games than the Blues
San Jose Sharks 3 St. Louis Blues 2 (OT)
Evander Kane scored the overtime winner for the Sharks
Arizona Coyotes 3 Colorado Avalanche 2
Anaheim Ducks 6 Los Angeles Kings 5 (OT)
Tonight
Winnipeg Jets at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 pm
New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 pm
Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes 7 pm
Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets 7 pm
Boston Bruins at New York Islanders 7 pm
Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers 7 pm
New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals 7 pm
Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings 7:30 pm
Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars 8:30 pm
Draft Revisions
The National Hockey League has proposed alterations to the annual Entry Draft.
Among the items included based on a circulated memo, teams would be limited to no more than 2 lottery wins in a 5-year period plus teams would only be allowed to jump ahead 10 spots with a lottery win
Changes to the draft lottery format would be subject to approval by the NHL’s Board of Governors.
Kirwin Commits
Owen Sound Attack overage forward Barret Kirwin announced today that he has committed to Dalhousie Tigers Men’s Hockey program beginning in September 2021. Kirwin becomes the 55th Attack player to head east to compete in U Sports’ Atlantic University Sport conference and fifth to get their stripes donning the black and gold for Dalhousie University.
“I am very excited for what the future holds” said Kirwin. “This is a great opportunity for me to grow as an athlete and a person. Making this decision now gives me a greater ability to focus on my final year in Owen Sound and see what that brings.”
Since being acquired in a blockbuster trade in 2019, Kirwin has been a consummate leader for the Attack, helping the team transition as part of the teams youth movement. In a season and a half with the Attack, the native of Barrie, Ontario tallied 42 goals, and 39 assists, while registering a solid plus-17 rating. At the end of the 2018-19 season he earned himself co-playoff Most Valuable Player honours sharing the Butch Keeling Memorial Award with Mack Guzda and was named the Pat McReavy Award winner as the teams unsung hero.
“Barret will be a great asset to the Dalhousie hockey program” said Attack General Manager Dale DeGray. “He is a very smart player and confident in any and all situations. He has always been very well liked by his teammates and should fit in very well with his new teammates.”
Kirwin will get to see some familiar faces on the east coast as he will be playing in a division with former teammate Matthew Philip and fellow Attack Alums Santino Centorame and Jacob Friend.
Kirwin has applied to study in the Commerce program while at Dalhousie University.
ATP
at Doha, Qatar
Vasek Pospisil vs Christopher O’Connell 6:30 am
Cormier Passes
Canadian pitcher Rheal Cormier from Moncton, New Brunswick has died at the age of 53
Cormier, a left-hander spent 16 seasons in Major League Baseball, had been diagnosed with cancer.
His record in MLB was 71 & 64, pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds from 1991 to 2007.
Major League Baseball Exhibition
Philadelphia Phillies at Toronto Blue Jays
1:07 pm
The Jays who were off yesterday are 4-3 & 1 in exhibition play
Dak & Dallas Do Deal
The Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott have agreed to a 4-year, $160 million contract
The deal also includes a full no-trade clause.
Prescott played in only 5 games last season before suffering a season-ending ankle injury.
TFC Halts Prep
Pre-Season training for Toronto FC has been halted after “multiple” positive COVID-19 tests.
TFC said club personnel are currently isolating and team activities have stopped until contact tracing and follow-up testing has been conducted.
The MLS club did not identify who tested positive.