Saint John Sea Dogs defenceman Simon Bourque has signed a three year, entry level contract with the Montreal Canadiens. The Sea Dogs are also ranked as the best junior team in the country. Tonight, the Sea Dogs take on the Charlottetown Islanders at Harbour Station. Gametime is 7:00. The Sea Dogs are three points ahead of Charlottetown.
In the NHL, Calgary won its 8th in a row, 5-0 over Montreal with Brian Elliot picking up his first shutout of the season…..Frederik Andersen made 36 saves, 19 in the third period alone, in Toronto’s 4-2 win over Philadelphia…..The New York Rangers lost to Carolina 4-3…..Jonathon Bernier made 43 saves in Anaheim’s 1-0 win over Chicago……In other play, it was Ottawa 3 Arizona 2 in overtime….The Islanders 4 Vancouver 3 in overtime…..San Jose 4 Washington 2…..Los Angeles 3 Nashville 2 in overtime with Jarome Iginla getting the winner…..Tampa Bay 4 Minnesota 1 and Colorado 3 New Jersey 2.
The Saint John Riptide won their second straight, 125-99 over the Island Storm. Haakim Johnson led all scorers with 32 points and nine rebounds while Darin Mency finished with 25 points. Gabe Freeman had 18 in his return.
In the NBA, it was the Los Angeles Lakers 122 Phoenix 110…..Los Angeles Clippers 114 Memphis 98…….Detroit 106 Cleveland 101…..Oklahoma City 102 San Antonio 92 and Portland 114 Philadelphia 108 (OT).
The Houston Texans have traded quarterback Brock Osweiler to the Cleveland Browns with speculation quarterback Tony Romo could be traded to Houston by Dallas although Denver is also said to be in the mix. Former NFL quarterback Vince Young has signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Young last played in the NFL in 2011.
