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Maple Leafs acquire Edmundson for two draft picks

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 7, 2024 11:44 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired defenceman Joel Edmundson from the Washington Capitals for a pair of draft picks Thursday. The deal announced just over 24 hours …

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He was passed over at the NHL draft. He’s now the OHL’s top goal scorer

It’s not very often that you see three names from one team leading a league in scoring but as of Thursday morning, that was the case in the Ontario Hockey League. Three Kitchener Rangers — Hunter Brzustewicz, Adrian Misaljevic and Carson Rehkopf — were tied for the league lead in …

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Winnipeg Jets welcome more new faces in NHL Entry Draft – Winnipeg

The Winnipeg Jets have had a busy week. Following the blockbuster trade that sent centre Pierre-Luc Dubois to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, and Wednesday’s first-round, 18th-overall draft choice of Colby Barlow, the team made four more draft selections Thursday in Nashville. A Winnipeg Jr. Jet in 2014-15, and …

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ANALYSIS: Busy off-season for Jets to ramp up by Wednesday’s draft – Winnipeg

An already busy stretch of the off-season figures to ramp up for Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff during this week’s leadup to the NHL draft in Nashville, Tenn., and then the start of free agency. And there would seem to be a proper order for the process to unfold. Story …

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ANALYSIS: Conspiracy at the NHL draft? At least it makes for a good story – Winnipeg

Here’s what I know about conspiracy theories: they’ll never be fully proven, because if they were, then they wouldn’t be theories at all, but facts. And facts don’t often make for a good story. Of course, most are amusing, if nothing else: Was there a second shooter that day in …

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Blue Bombers sign remaining three players from 2023 CFL Draft class – Winnipeg

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers now have all eight of their selections from the 2023 CFL Draft under contract following the signing on Sunday of defensive linemen Tanner Schmekel (University of Regina) and Collin Kornelson (University of Manitoba), as well as running back Jonathan Rosery (University of Alberta). Schmekel was the …

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Elks select Montreal LB Brodrique with 2nd pick of CFL Draft – Edmonton

The Edmonton Elks went the route of skill position player with their second overall pick on the 2023 CFL Canadian College Draft by selecting University of Montreal linebacker Michael Brodrique. The 6’2, 222 pounder showed very well at the recent combine in Edmonton in late March, recording a time of …

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Canadian Premier League teams add young soccer talent to rosters via U Sports draft

Expansion Vancouver FC added to its roster Thursday by taking Anthony White and Ameer Kinani with the first two picks of the CPL U Sports draft. The eight Canadian Premier League clubs were allowed to each select two players from a list of 199 university athletes who declared for the …

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Meet the teen hockey phenom who went from a backyard Yukon rink to the top WHL draft pick

Last hockey season was a good one for Gavin McKenna in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League’s U18 division. He was their top scorer with 65 points in 35 games.  McKenna’s outstanding performance led to him becoming the first overall draft pick by the Medicine Hat Tigers in the upcoming Western Hockey League …

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Canada’s Bennedict Mathurin, Shaedon Sharpe go back-to-back in top 10 of NBA draft

Canadians Bennedict Mathurin and Shaedon Sharpe were selected back-to-back in the first round of Thursday’s NBA draft. Mathurin, a 20-year-old from Montreal, was selected sixth by the Indiana Pacers. Moments later, the Portland Trail Blazers took Sharpe, a 19-year-old from London, Ont., at No. 7. It’s only the second time …

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