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The Montreal Canadiens are out of the NHL playoffs. They fell to the Washington Capitals 4–1 last night in Game Five of their first-round series. Washington will take on the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round.

The Winnipeg Jets secured a 5–3 victory over the St. Louis Blues last night, earning them a 3–2 lead in their opening-round playoff series.

The Florida Panthers advanced to the second round of the playoffs, doubling up on the Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3 last night. They defeated their state rival in five games.

Calgary Flames head coach Ryan Huska will serve as an assistant coach for Canada’s National Men’s Team at the 2025 IIHF World Championship, Hockey Canada announced Wednesday.

The tournament runs May 9–25 in Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark. Huska joins a national staff that includes head coach Dean Evason, Andrew Brunette, and Steve McCarthy behind the bench, with Calgary and Airdrie also represented on the support side.

At least two Cochrane players will be appearing in WHL Championship Series after the Medicine Hat Tigers punched their ticket into the league final with a four-game sweep of the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

The Tabbies held off a Hurricanes comeback in the third last night in Lethbridge to come out on top 5-3.

Cochrane's Ethan Neutens had an assist for the Tigers in the game.

The Tigers have been on a roll, going 22-1 since Feb. 21.

Team Saskatchewan A claimed the top spot at the Interprovincial 5 Pin Bowling Championship, taking home gold after a nail-biting series of playoff matches in Saskatoon this past weekend.

The national event, held April 23–27, brought together teams from across the country to compete in one of Canada’s most celebrated bowling championships. The winning Saskatchewan A team, representing the West Saskatchewan Zone, featured bowlers Bridget Berg (Rosetown), Yvonne Markewich (Biggar), Leonard Lapierre (Lashburn), Mat Harrabek (Biggar), and Coach Alvin Anderson (Lashburn).

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30TH

NHL
Playoffs - Round 1
Game 5
Winnipeg 5 St. Louis 3
Winnipeg leads series 3-2

Playoffs - Round 1
Game 5
Washington 4 Montreal 1 
Washington wins series 4-1

Playoffs - Round 1
Game 5
Florida 6 Tampa 3
Florida wins series 4-1

PWHL
Minnesota 3 at Ottawa 0

The Winnipeg Goldeyes dropped the first game of their 2025 spring schedule Wednesday evening, a 6-4 loss to the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks at Newman Outdoor Field.

On a cool evening on the North Dakota/Minnesota border, the RedHawks opened the scoring with a solo home run off the bat of Dillon Thomas to give Fargo-Moorhead a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning off Goldeyes starter Landon Leach.

The Steinbach Fly-In Golf Club has opened for the 2025 season and with some great weather on the horizon, Head Professional Brian Guenther is ready to welcome back friends both old and new.

"It's been great even though the weather hasn't been terrific yet," Guenther says about the first couple of days open. "It's supposed to get better here and summer isn't far away. We're open, we're ready to go and we're just hoping the weather turns the corner."

Asher Cortez has loved the game of basketball since he was young and through hard work, dedication and passion, he was named to a special event, as well as being named to the AAA All Manitoba Team.

Thinking back to when his love of the game started, Cortez says it's because of someone very special. "Back in my country in the Philippines, I saw my dad playing basketball and I really liked it," the young star explains. "He saw me one time playing just for fun and he saw potential in me. As I grew up, he trained me, that's really how it all got started."

The Winnipeg Jets are back in control of their first-round playoff series after a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night at Canada Life Centre. The win gives Winnipeg a 3-2 series lead heading into Game 6 in St. Louis.

Kyle Connor led the charge for the Jets with a goal and two assists, helping to energize a raucous Whiteout crowd and secure a critical win on home ice.

The Swift Current Broncos have signed promising American forward Brock Burch.

They picked the Iowa product in the 11th round of the 2024 WHL Draft.