In the NHL, playing one day after the death of Hall of Famer Jean Beliveau, the Canadiens dedicated the game against Minnesota to him and all Montreal players wore Number 4 on their helmets. Montreal lost to the Wild 2-1……The Canadiens have won just one of their last five games……Chicago got three third period goals, two by Patrick Kane, to beat St. Louis 4-1…..Winnipeg got by Edmonton in overtime 3-2 and Anaheim edged Philadelphia in a shootout 5-4.
The Sea Dogs are ranked 8th this week among junior teams in the country.
In the NBA, Kyle Lowry scores 36 points as the Raptors improve to 15 and 4 with a 123-104 win over Utah. After losing 17 straight games to start the season, Philadelphia finally won for the first time, 85-77 over Minnesota. The 76’ers avoid tying the record for the worst start in league history.
The Baltimore Orioles lost outfielder Nelson Cruz to Seattle and now outfielder Nick Markakis has signed a 4 year deal with Atlanta.
Sources tell ESPN the final bidding on pitcher Jon Lester may also involve the St. Louis Cardinals as well as the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants.
U-N-B Saint John naming Nick Fraser of Rothesay, who plays volleyball, Male Athlete of the Month and Rachel Jefferson of Quispamsis who plays basketball, Female Athlete of the Month.
