Hat tricks spark week of under-18 action in Thunder Bay hockey
Lincoln Galbraith notes a busy week as Thunder Bay Minor Hockey Association teams compete in league and exhibition games. West End Bruins tie Current River Comets 4-4 on Carson Fiorito’s late hat trick, while Fort William Hurricanes win the Westfort Ice Breaker and claim the Joel Ritchie Memorial Trophy. Other results feature Nordwest Stars, Norwest, Beavers, Sabres, and Comets, with multiple hat tricks, close finishes, and standout performances from Oliveira, Barkwell, and Sgambellari among players across under-18 and under-15 divisions.
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Thunder Bay
Minor Hockey Association
Carson Fiorito
West End Bruins
River Comets
Comets
Nathan Vita
Anthony Sgambellari
Fort William Hurricanes
Fort William Canadiens
Hurricanes
Westfort
City
Joel Ritchie
Bearcats
Daniel Lombardo
Rangers
Thunder Bay Elks
Anthony Guidolin
Carter Barkwell
West End
Bruins
South End
KC Sabres
Neebing Hawks
Christian Corsini
K.C. Sabres
Joshua Heerema
Zander Davis
North End Flames
Nathan Meunier
Kaleb Veneruzzo
Norwest Stars
Westfort Maroons
Noah Sacevich
Thunder Bay Beavers
Logan Cooke
Westfort Rangers
Canada Takes 2 Of 3 In Rivalry Series
Jocelyne Larocque opened the scoring for Canada at 16 30 of the first period and Canada beat the United States 4 1 to take a 2 1 lead in the Rivalry Series. Emerance Maschmeyer made 36 saves as Kristin O Neill and Emily Clark added goals and Laila Edwards scored for the U S with six minutes left. The series spans five games in three cities with two in Canada in February.
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Boise
Idaho
Jocelyne Larocque
Sarah Nurse
Canada
United States
Netminder Emerance Maschmeyer
Kristin O’neill
Emily Clark
Laila Edwards
U.S
San Jose
Calif
Salt Lake City
Larocque
Dabrowski Routliffe win WTA Finals doubles crown in Riyadh
Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe capture the doubles title defeating Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend 7 5 6 3 in Riyadh. It marks Dabrowski first doubles title at the season finale and adds to their 2024 successes including Wimbledon and Nottingham grass win. Coco Gauff claims WTA Finals singles title defeating Zheng Qinwen 3 6 6 4 7 6 2 to secure $4.8 million prize.
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Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Ottawa
Gabriela Dabrowski
Erin Routliffe
Czechia
Katerina Siniakova
Taylor Townsend
United States
Dabrowski
Routliffe
Siniakova
Townsend
Nottingham
New Zealand
Caledon
Ont
Gauff
Coco Gauff
Zheng Qinwen
Zheng
Serena Williams
Maria Sharapova
Canada
Gabralela Dabrowski
Caufield lifts Canadiens past Sabres to snap skid
Cole Caufield scored twice including the winner as the Montreal Canadiens edge the Buffalo Sabres 7 5 to end a six game skid. Caufield's second on the power play gave Montreal the lead with 7 02 left in the third. Suzuki and Slafkovsky added key plays as Buffalo injuries sidelined stars Thompson and Samuelsson.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Cole Caufield
Montreal Canadiens
Buffalo Sabres
Canadiens
Sabres
Caufield
Tage Thompson
Mattias Samuelsson
Rasmus Dahlin
Dylan Cozens
Thompson
Peyton Krebs
JJ Peterka
Nick Suzuki
Juraj Slafkovsky
Montreal
Josh Anderson
Christian Dvorak
Emil Heineman
Takeaways Sabres
Jason Pominville
Dahlia
Thomas Vanek
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Talen Wrigley
Ryder Bedard
Jaxon Ruth
Cohen Mahoney
Nipigon Elks
Volunteer Pool Bearcats
Christopher Masakeyash
Cameron Ogilvie
Lincoln Galbraith
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Iga Swiatek
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Toronto Maple Leafs
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Leafs
Toronto
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Max Domi
William Nylander
Ottawa Senators
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Calgary Flames
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