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The Stanely Cup Playoffs are underway and round one of the battle of Ontario goes to the Toronto Maple Leafs. They whipped Ottawa 6-2 in game one of that first round series.

Former Warriors' star Brett Howden scored two goals including an empty netter as the Vegas Golden Knights beat Minnesota 4-2 in game one of that series and Carolina opened up with a 4-1 win over New Jersey.

With files from Saskatchewan Rush 

The Saskatchewan Rush battled back for a dominant 16-7 win Saturday night over the Ottawa Black Bears. After weathering an early offensive burst from Ottawa, the Rush responded with a huge second half to take control, energizing the SaskTel Centre crowd.

It was a fantastic showing for Infinity Athletics at the All-Star World Championship in Orlando, Florida.

The competition was held at Orange County Convention Centre, with over 20,000 athletes and just under 100,000 spectators participating and taking in world-class cheer.

In the youth level 2 division, the Invaders, consisting of 14 athletes, faced 65 teams. The team had a hit zero run (meaning they had no deductions), to finish 23rd in the world. The team scored 92.3 and was only .5 away from making it to the finals!

Swift Current's Hudson Darby played hero on Friday night.

He scored with a minute left in regulation as the Portland Winterhawks beat Everett 4-3 to take a 3-2 lead in their second round WHL playoff series.

Everett responded with an 8-4 win on Sunday to force a deciding Game 7 on Tuesday.

Darby and his brother Griffin are both on the roster for the Winerhawks.

Hudson has 3 goals and an assist in the playoffs so far.

Spokane leads Victoria 3-2 in the other Western Conference series. 

Swift Current Broncos forward Luke Mistelbacher has a new puck for his mantel.

He scores his first professional goal in the American Hockey League on Saturday.

Mistelbacher had the lone goal for the Iowa Wild in a 2-1 shootout loss to Grand Rapids.

The loss ended the season for the Wild.

Mistelbacher had a goal in two games for Iowa playing with an amateur try out contract. 

The Steinbach, Manitoba native was 8th in WHL scoring with 93 points this season.

 

SUNDAY, APRIL 20TH

MJHL
Finals
Game 2
Dauphin 3 Northern Manitoba 2 (Triple Overtime)
Series tied 1-1

IIHF WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Finals
USA 4 Canada 3 (Overtime)

NHL
Playoffs - Round 1
Game 1
Toronto 6 Ottawa 2
Toronto leads series 1-0

When lightning strikes, it's rare to see it happen a second time. But that's precisely what happened to goaltender Hampton Slukynsky this hockey season.

After winning a gold medal at the International Ice Hockey Federation's World Junior Championship in January, Slukynsky, along with his teammates at Western Michigan University, took home the National Collegiate Athletic Association's National Championship trophy.

Slukynsky says it means a lot to be able to accomplish the feat.

The Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings look to continue their winning ways into Game 2 of the Canterra Seeds Cup Finals tonight on the road against the Melfort Mustangs. The Red Wings started the series off on the right foot with a hard-fought 2-1 win last night to go up 1-0 in the series.

The Winnipeg Jets used a third-period surge to earn a 5–3 win over the St. Louis Blues and take a 1–0 lead in their opening-round playoff series.

The Blues opened the scoring on the power play, with Robert Thomas converting at 9:31 of the first.

Jerome Maharaj had a goal and an assist, and Ethan Dekay scored the game winner, as the Richardson Pioneer Weyburn Red Wings took the first game of the Canterra Seeds Cup with a 2-1 victory over the Melfort Mustangs Saturday night.

"I think Angelo (Zol) made sure that we had a chance to continue to get better," Red Wings head coach Cody Mapes said after the game. "He did his job in the first period, and just kind of allowed us to settle in a little bit. There were definitely some nerves, and a little bit of good goaltending was the recipe we needed there to start."