Muesday, March 9, 2010     

HEADLINES

---   Kamloops Blazers announce the recall of 16 year old defenceman Max Mowatt for the rest of the season after the elimination of his Okanagan Rockets from the BC Major Midget League playoffs. And,
15 year old Aspen Sterzer from Calgary has signed a WHL contract with the team

---   The Jardine Blazers split two games at the Provincial Tier 1 Pee--Wee championship in Duncan Monday, losing to Semiahmoo 4-2, but rebounding to beat Cowichan 8-1.  They face the tournament favourite, Burnaby Winter Club today.

---   KIBIHT secures 17 teams, and is still looking to fill three spots for its March 31st--April 4th event but plans to have a female bantam division have been scrapped for a third straight year.
 
---   The Vancouver Canucks are in Colorado tonite to take on the Avs in the second last game of their string of 14  straight road games (5:30pm Pre-Game NL)

---   NHL last night:   Jonathon Quick had to make only 11 saves as the L-A Kings shutout the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-zip.   Veteran goalie Marty Turco had a 49-save performance for the Dallas Stars, who snapped Washington's 13-game home ice winning streak with a 4-3 overtime shootout victory.

---   The NHL reports there have been 200 concussions in the last two and, a half years from upwards to 60-70,000 hits per season. 

---   Jean Labonte -- the captain of Canada's defending champion sledge hockey team --  named Canada's flag-bearer for the Paralympic opening ceremony on Friday.

---    Ontario's Glenn Howard leads the standings at the Brier with a perfect 5 & 0 record. Manitoba, Alberta and, Newfoundland  (Jeff Stoughton, Kevin Koe, and, Brad Gushue) are tied for second at 4 & 1.  BC's  Jeff Richard dropped to 2 & 3 with a 7-6 loss to Quebec Monday night. BC faces Newfoundland and, Northern Ontario today.

---   Canada's Rachel Homan (5 & 0) and, Jeff Walker (3 & 1) have a share of first place at the World Junior Championships.
 
---   Quarterback Casey Printers admits there was a time when it was all about him, but says he matured and, is thrilled to be back with the BC Lions after last year's test run (5 games)  with the team.

---   Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team  won an N-C-A-A record 71st straight game --  59-44  over Notre Dame AND,  all 71 IN double digits.  Connecticut is 32-and-0 this season.

TUESDAY'S SCHEDULE
HOCKEY 
NHL
    Vancouver at Colorado
    Calgary at Detroit
    Ottawa at Edmonton
    Boston at Toronto
    Tampa Bay at Montreal
    Florida at Minnesota
    Columbus at Anaheim
    N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia
    Nashville at Atlanta

WHL:
    Chilliwack at Prince George
    Kelowna at Spokane
    Everett at Portland
    Moose Jaw at Saskatoon
    Red Deer at Lethbridge
   

BCHL  PLAYOFFS     (BEST OF 7 CONFERENCE SEMI FINALS)
INTERIOR
    Quesnel at Vernon
    Westside at Penticton

COAST
   Nanaimo at Alberni Valley
   Langley at  Powell River 

    
NBA
    Toronto at L.A. Lakers
    Sacramento at Portland
    Miami at Charlotte
    Philadelphia at Indiana
    L.A. Clippers at Orlando
    Houston at Washington
    Utah at Chicago
    Boston at Milwaukee

EXHIBITION BASEBALL 
    Cleveland vs Seattle 
   

MONDAY'S SCOREBOARD
HOCKEY
NHL
    Dallas 4 Washington 3 (SO)
    Los Angeles 6 Columbus 0
   
NBA
    Cleveland 97 San Antonio 95
    New York 99 Atlanta 98
    Memphis 107 New Jersey 101
    Dallas 125 Minnesota 112
    New Orleans 135 Golden State 131

EXHIBITION BASEBALL:
    Toronto 4 Houston 1
    Seattle (ss) 5 Chicago White Sox 4
    Milwaukee 6 Seattle (ss) 2