National Sports

VANCOUVER — A woeful penalty kill was once again the undoing of the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. The team gave up three power-play goals — including two in the third period — en route to a 4-2 loss at home to the Colorado Avalanche.

TORONTO — Rafael Harvey-Pinard scored a pair of goals, including the shootout winner, to propel the Laval Rocket to a 6-5 AHL comeback victory over the Toronto Marlies on Wednesday.

GATINEAU, Que. — Manix Landry's third-period goal held up as the winner as the Gatineau Olympiques defeated the Saint John Sea Dogs 5-3 in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Wednesday.

SAGINAW, Mich. — Josh Bloom scored the game-winning goal to lead the Saginaw Spirit to a 4-1 win over the Soo Greyhounds in Ontario Hockey League action on Wednesday.

TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows have traded Canadian international centre Ben LeSage, a first-team Major League Rugby all-star this season, to the Los Angeles Giltinis.

Former Canada coach Stephen Hart startled a few friends recently with his assessment of the current Canadian men's team.

Brigitte Thibault of Rosemere, Que., headlined the 2022 class of Golf Canada's amateur teams announced on Wednesday. Thibault, a grad student at the University of Texas, has been on Canada's amateur team the past three years.

After the worst season of his career Robbie Ray knew he had to make some changes.

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The Abbotsford Canucks' two games this week against the Bakersfield Condors have been postponed due to catastrophic flooding in and around the city.

TORONTO — The CFL's top three rushers are up for this year's Most Outstanding Player award, as Montreal's William Stanback, Calgary's Ka'Deem Carey and Edmonton's James Wilder Jr. were nominated by their respective teams.