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Zayne Parekh started off by calling his shot. The slick defenceman told friend and teammate Michael Hage he was going to score low to the blocker side early in Canada’s game against Finland on New Year’s Eve at the men’s world junior hockey championship. Source link

There won’t be Olympic stage fright for members of the Canadian curling teams at the Milan Cortina Games in February. Source link

Sidney Crosby is remembering fellow Nova Scotian Lowell MacDonald, a former NHLer who died Sunday, as an inspiration to his career. MacDonald finished his NHL career with 180 goals and 390 points in 506 games, last playing in the 1977-78 season. Source link

Canadian ski jumper Abi Strate started the new year with a bang by soaring to her first career World Cup victory on Thursday. Source link

Cole Beaudoin and Brady Martin each scored twice as Canada topped Finland 7-4 at the world junior hockey championship on Wednesday. Source link

Kristýna Kaltounková scored early, Savannah Norcross added an insurance goal late and goaltender Kayle Osborne finished off a shutout as the New York Sirens beat the Vancouver Goldeneyes 2-0 on Wednesday. Source link

Several NHL coaches and players sent video tributes, including fellow Nova Scotian Sidney Crosby. Source link

The Montana’s Canadian Curling Trials did more than just determine this country’s representatives for the Winter Olympics. It also served as a valuable opportunity for up-and-coming players to get a taste of what it’s like to compete at curling’s biggest domestic competition of the quadrennial. Source link

Click on the video above today at 12 p.m. ET as Hockey Canada will reveal the roster of the men’s Olympic hockey team. This is the first time since 2014 that NHL players will be returning to the Olympics since the Sochi Games. Source link

Kendall Coyne Schofield scored her league-leading sixth and seventh goals, while Nicole Hensley shone in net with a 31-save outing as the Minnesota Frost topped the Sceptres 5-1 in Toronto Tuesday. Source link