Jenna Larter of Brookfield has the fastest time ever for an Islander in the 500 metre races in short track speed skating in 46.3 at the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer.
Andrew Binns set a new provincial record in short track speed skating in the 1500 metre with a time of 2.28.8 Peter McQuaid advanced to the semi-finals today.
Matt McKenna set a provincial junior records in the 500 and 1500 metre in long track. That’s for 16-17 year olds.
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ARENDZ COLLECTS MORE MEDALS
Mark Arendz of Hartsville, PEI picked up his 10th career medal in the Paralympic World biathlon championship with a silver the 10 K cross country in Prince George, BC. He won a bronze in the standing middle distance race on Saturday.
Team PEI is 2-0 men’s hockey with a 3-2 edging of the Northwest Territories.
Connor Keough from Summerside scored twice including the game winner. PEI plays Nunavut today.
Connor Keough from Summerside scored twice including the game winner. PEI plays Nunavut today.
PEI lost 9-3 to BC in ringette. Abby James, Robyn Power and Brittney MacCormac with the Island goals.
PEI plays Saskatchewan in Monday action.
PEI was 7th in table tennis with wins over Newfoundland-Labrador, Nunavut and Manitoba and losses to Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia.
PEI 10th in the women’s team competition in gymnastics.
Callie Campbell was 18th in the 6 K women’s biathlon.
Simon Hale finished 32nd in the men’s 7.5 K.
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The UPEI women’s Panthers lost a 3-2 heartbreaker to visiting UNB in the AUS women’s hockey quarter-finals and lose to the Reds 2-0 in the best of 3.
Kelly Clements put UPEI up 2-1 but the Reds came back and got the winner at 19.33 in the third.
Emily Borbandy tied the game with under 2 minutes left and Tamina Kehler scored the winner in the final minute.
UPEI will host the Women’s Nationals in mid-March.
Kelly Clements put UPEI up 2-1 but the Reds came back and got the winner at 19.33 in the third.
Emily Borbandy tied the game with under 2 minutes left and Tamina Kehler scored the winner in the final minute.
UPEI will host the Women’s Nationals in mid-March.
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The UPEI men’s Panthers will meet UNB in the semi-finals in the AUS. That’s after St. F.X. dropped Acadia, 4-1 to take their quarter-final.
UPEI to open the AUS men’s hockey semi-finals on Thursday and Friday nights this week at UNB in Fredericton
Game 3 in the Best of 5 and Game 4 if necessary will be back at the MacLauchlan Arena at UPEI on Monday Feb. 25th and Tuesday Feb. 26th at 7.00 both nights.
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PEI’s Suzanne Birt is 1-1 at the Scotties in Sydney, Nova Scotia after a 7-2 to loss to the Wild Card team from Alberta skipped by Casey Schiedegger.
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AROUND THE RINKS
The Kensington Wild bombed the Fredericton Caps, 12-3 in Major Midget hockey as Colby MacAthur and Landon Clow both had three goals each.
MacArthur added 4 assists for a 7 point day.
Dixon MacLeod had 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points.
Kensington scored six straight goals after trailing, 1-0 early.
The Wild is second in the standings with a 26-6-1 record.
MacArthur added 4 assists for a 7 point day.
Dixon MacLeod had 2 goals and 4 assists for 6 points.
Kensington scored six straight goals after trailing, 1-0 early.
The Wild is second in the standings with a 26-6-1 record.
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Kensington downed the Eastern Maniacs, 8-1 in Jr. B.
The first place Western Red Wings shutout Sherwood, 2-0.
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NHL
Alkesander Barkov scored three times as Florida doubled Montreal, 6-3 in the NHL.
Anaheim surprised Washington, 5-2. Alex Ovechkin got his 40th goal for the Caps.
Philadelphia is going after a wild card spot wining 3-1 over Detroit. That’s 12 wins in 14 games for the Flyers.
Pittsburgh edged the NY Rangers, 6-5.
New Jersey over Buffalo, 4-1.
St. Louis blanked Minnesota, 4-0.
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MEN’S HOOPS CANES KEEP ON WINNING
Holland College ran over UNB Saint John, 119-72 in ACAA men’s basketball. That’s 19 straight wins and no losses for the #1 nationally ranked men’s Canes.
Roosevelt Whyley had 32 points and 11 rebounds while Jace Colley had 29 points.
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Holland College women lost 64-54 to UNB Saint John. Lexi MacInnis paced the Hurricanes with 19 points.
Holland College ran over UNB Saint John, 119-72 in ACAA men’s basketball. That’s 19 straight wins and no losses for the #1 nationally ranked men’s Canes.
Roosevelt Whyley had 32 points and 11 rebounds while Jace Colley had 29 points.
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Holland College women lost 64-54 to UNB Saint John. Lexi MacInnis paced the Hurricanes with 19 points.
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Denny Hamlin won the Daytona 500 in his Toyota in an accident plagued race on Sunday. Hamilin with the Gibbs Racing Team.
There was a 21 car crash, 12 cautions and 5 wrecks in the last 20 laps.
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NBA ALL-STAR GAME
Team Lebron over Team Giannis, 178-174 in the NBA All-Star Game in Charlotte. Kevin Durant was the MVP scoring 31 points for the winners who were down by as many as 20 points during the game before they rallied.
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ON TODAY
Jennifer Jones is going for a record 7th Canadian women’s curling championship at the Scotties in Sydney and already 2-0.
Her rink is playing Suzanne Birt’s PEI rink which is 1-1.
PEI also plays the Yukon tonight.
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The Charlottetown Islanders look to snap this afternoon in Moncton having lost 7 of their last 10.
The Isles are 6th overall in the Eastern Conference of Q but just 2 points back of the 5th place Wild Cats with 13 games left.
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The front running Summerside Western Capitals are home to South Shore Lumberjacks in the MHL at 2.00.
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The NHL includes Arizona at Calgary this afternoon plus Ottawa at Chicago and Boston at San Jose tonight among other games.
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The Saint John Riptide meets the Island Storm in NBL basketball at 2.00 at the Eastlink Centre. The Storm has lost four straight games.
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#1 and unbeaten Holland College hosts the Dal Agriculture College Rams at 3.00 in ACAA men’s basketball. The women’s game at 1.00.
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Mid Isle at Kings County in the opener of their semi-final in the Midget AAA hockey at 6.40 in Souris.
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Game 3 of the Jr. C semi-finals at the Cody Banks at 7.20 tonight as Sherwood hosts Summerside. The Metros lead, 2-0.
