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Walter Cup playoffs: Semifinals Game 5 PWHL Minnesota @ Toronto – Heise is the north star rising, brilliance between pipes by Rooney a defining factor
The Toronto-Minnesota series came down to Game 5 at a sold out Coca-Cola Coliseum on Friday night to advance to play Boston for the Walter Cup. The first period looked different than the last several games, as there was a lot more space on the ice. Toronto dominated the first period with their forecheck and… Read more
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WHL playoffs: A historic first for both Moose Jaw and the CHL
History was made twice over in the same night as a conclusion to the playoff rounds for the CHL’s constituent leagues. By completing the four game sweep against the Portland Winterhawks in the Ed Chynoweth Cup Final on May 15th, 2024, the Moose Jaw Warriors captured their first ever WHL championship title in their forty-year… Read more
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Walter Cup playoffs: PWHL – Toronto @ Minnesota: Old time hockey in a double OT thriller where line 3 gets it done
Entering Game 4 in Minnesota, Toronto would receive the unfortunate news that Natalie Spooner’s season was over with a knee injury. Rebecca Leslie would slot in on line two next to Blayre Turnbull and Hannah Miller. Jesse Compher registered the first shot on goal 2:15 into the first period, as Toronto and Minnesota played low event… Read more
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OHL playoffs: Eagles become vultures and Knights become kings
For the fifth time ever, all within the era begun by the acquisition of the club by Dale Hunter, brother Mark, and co-investor/fellow NHL alumnus Basil McRae, the London Knights have won the J. Ross Robertson Cup. There was only some Sturm und drang in this finals series against the most accomplished club in the… Read more
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QMJHL playoffs: Voltigeurs book their ticket to Saginaw
In remarkably quick and emphatic fashion, the first team other than the host club Saginaw Spirit to compete in the 2024 Memorial Cup has been determined. The QMJHL’s Drummondville Voltigeurs looked overwhelmingly like the better team while stacked up against Jean Rougeau Trophy winners the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the final round of the Gilles-Courteau Trophy… Read more
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Walter Cup Playoffs: PWHL Toronto @ Minnesota Game 3 – A new hope, as Minnesota strikes back
Upon return to the Xcel Energy Center in front of 3344 fans for Game 3, Ken Klee would start goaltender Maddie Rooney for a second straight game. Minnesota was dominant right out of the gates, winning puck battles and accumulating offensive zone possession time. Flaherty would set the tone two minutes in with a bone… Read more