Two girls hockey teams in the Kennebecasis Valley, whose players are 11 or 12, have each been fined $350 by Hockey New Brunswick for failing to attend a mandatory tournament in Dalhousie in December. The players have been suspended until the fines are paid and we’re told many parents are angry about this, warning female hockey in the province is in trouble.
In the NHL, Auston Matthews scored his 25th goal in Toronto’s 3-1 win over Dallas…Calgary blew a 2 goal lead but got by Pittsburgh in a shootout 3-2……Last place Colorado shut out Montreal 4-0…..The Canadiens have only one win in their past six games……The New York Rangers won for the sixth time in their past 8 games, 4-1 over Anaheim…..Washington won its fourth straight, 5-0 over Carolina….Jake Allen made 30 saves as St. Louis blanked Ottawa 6-0….In other play, it was Columbus 3 Detroit 2 in overtime….Buffalo 5 San Jose 4 in overtime…..Nashville 4 Vancouver 2……Tampa Bay 5 Los Angeles 0 and Minnesota 4 Winnipeg 2.
The men’s provincial curling championship, the Pepsi Tankard, gets underway this afternoon at Thistle St. Andrews with 4 matches starting at 1:00 and continuing for the rest of the week with the final Sunday afternoon at 2:00.
The New York Yankees have signed slugger Chris Carter to a one year deal. Carter hit 41 homers last season for Milwaukee but he hit just .222 with over 200 strikeouts.
In the NBA, it was Charlotte 111 Brooklyn 107……Houston 128 Orlando 104 and Portland 114 Dallas 113.
