Harlen Bridges had a hat trick and the Hamiota/Rivers/Elton/Strathclair Huskies defeated Vincent Massey (2) 7-4 in the lone Westman High School Hockey League game Tuesday night in Rivers. Sev Antonio, Jaxen Dziver, Samuel Rivas-Banos and Kirk Bayes also scored for the Huskies. Rhett Ryden, Mason Twordik, Ethan Furtney and Kolby Lavich replied for Massey.
The Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League leading Southwest Cougars face the defending champion Wheat Kings in Brandon tonight. The Cougars have won 10 of their last 11 games and are one point ahead of the second place Wheat Kings.
Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor had two goals each in the Winnipeg Jets 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Gabriel Vilardi and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets (15-1) who became the fastest team to 15 wins in NHL history. Winnipeg reached 15 wins faster than the 2022-23 Boston Bruins, 2007-08 Ottawa Senators, 2006-07 Buffalo Sabres, 1985-86 Philadelphia Flyers and 1929-30 Boston Bruins who shared the previous record of 17 games. Josh Morrissey chipped in with three assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves. Winnipeg has won seven in row since losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 28th. The Jets will look to improve their road record to 8-0 when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. The Los Angeles Kings own the NHL record as they won 11 straight road games to start the 2023-24 season.
Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman and assistant coaches Jasmine Mander & Joey Lombardi have been fired after an independent review of a drone surveillance scandal at the Paris Olympics. New Zealand complained about a drone flying over practices before the start of the Olympic tournament, prompting FIFA to fine Canada Soccer and strip six standings points from the team. The investigation found no evidence that players had viewed the drone footage.