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Reinhart named captain for final Team WHL game TRE VOR CR AWLEY Sports Editor
Sam Reinhart will get to wear the captaincy for another team next week, as he will lead Team WHL in one of the games against Team Russia in for the Subway Super Series. Reinhart, who leads the Kootenay Ice, will wear the ‘C’ in the final game of the series, while Edmonton Oilers standout Curtis Lazar will lead Team WHL in Game Five. Portland Winterhawks forward Nic Petan and Josh Morrissey, a defenceman for the Prince Albert Raiders, will serve as alternates for both contests. Reinhart’s older brother Griffin, who leads the Oil Kings, will wear an alternate alongside Petan and Morrissey in Game Five, while Damon Severson of the Kelowna Rockets will pick up the third alternate mantle for Game Six. The QMJHL has finished their two
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game set of the Super Series with a sweep, winning both their games at 4-3 and 3-2. The event moved to the OHL portion of the series, and the Russians picked up their first victory with a 5-2 win in Sherbrooke on Thursday night. Russia jumped to an early 2-0 lead in the opening period on goals from Sergei Tolchinsky and Alexei Bereglazov. Team OHL came back in the middle frame, on goals from Kerby Rychel and Brock McGinn. However, the backbreaker was a shorthanded goal from Ildar Shiksatdarov, who scored a few minutes after McGinn’s effort. Vladimir Butuzov added insurance in the third period, and Vladimir Tkachyov notched the empty netter. Team OHL goaltender Matt Murray made 17 saves in defeat.
Team WHL Game Five Red Deer, Wednesday, Nov. 27
Name Eric Comrie Tristan Jarry Dillon Heatherington Madison Bowey Damon Severson Griffin Reinhart Josh Morrissey Derrick Pouliot Hunter Shinkaruk Conner Bleackley Jujhar Khaira Morgan Klimchuk Nicolas Petan Taylor Leier Troy Bourke Chandler Stephenson Sam Reinhart Curtis Lazar Brendan Leipsic Mitch Moroz
POS 2013-14 Season G Tri-City Americans G Edmonton Oil Kings D Swift Current Broncos D Kelowna Rockets D Kelowna Rockets D Edmonton Oil Kings D Prince Albert Raiders D Portland Winterhawks F Medicine Hat Tigers F Red Deer Rebels F Everett Silvertips F Regina Pats F Portland Winterhawks F Portland Winterhawks F Prince George Cougars F Regina Pats F Kootenay Ice F Edmonton Oil Kings F Portland Winterhawks F Edmonton Oil Kings
NHL Draft WPG ‘13 (2, 59) PIT ‘13 (2, 44) CBJ ‘13 (2, 50) WAS ‘13 (2, 53) NJ ‘12 (2, 60) NYI ‘12 (1, 4) WPG ‘13 (1, 13) PIT ‘ 12 (1, 8) VAN ‘13 (1, 24) Eligible ‘14 EDM ‘12 (3, 63) CGY ‘13 (1, 28) WPG ‘13 (2, 43) PHI ‘12 (4, 117) COL ‘12 (3, 72) WAS ‘12 (3, 77) Eligible ‘14 OTT ‘13 (1, 17) NAS ‘12 (3, 89) EDM ‘12 (2, 32)
Team WHL Game Six POS 2013-14 Season G Tri-City Americans G Edmonton Oil Kings D Brandon Wheat Kings D Swift Current Broncos D Kelowna Rockets D Kelowna Rockets D Prince Albert Raiders D Portland Winterhawks F Medicine Hat Tigers F Swift Current Broncos F Kootenay Ice F Everett Silvertips F Regina Pats F Portland Winterhawks F Portland Winterhawks F Prince George Cougars F Regina Pats F Kootenay Ice F Calgary Hitmen F Portland Winterhawks
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Stampeders clean up at CFL awards DAN R ALPH Canadian Press
REGINA - Jon Cornish has joined an exclusive club. The Calgary Stampeders running back was the big winner at the CFL awards banquet Thursday night, being named the league’s outstanding player and top Canadian. It’s the second straight year Cornish was honoured as the league’s top Canuck but he’s the first Canadian since 1978 to capture the outstanding player honour. The last Canadian winner of the award was Ottawa tight end Tony Gabriel. Cornish joins Gabriel and legendary Rough Riders quarterback Russ Jackson, a 77-year-old Hamilton native, as the only Canadians to claim the CFL’s top individual honour. Jackson was a threetime winner (1963, ‘66, ‘69) and both he and Gabriel, 64, of Burlington, Ont., are members of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Cornish wasn’t the only Stampeder honoured as kicker Rene Paredes (special-teams) and centre Brett Jones (rookie) also won awards. The West Division swept five of the six individual honours as Brendon LaBatte of the Saskatchewan Roughriders was named top lineman while Montreal Alouettes linebacker Chip Cox received the top defensive player
designation. Voting for the six awards was conducted by the Football Reporters of Canada and eight CFL head coaches. The six-foot, 217pound Cornish ran for a CFL-high 1,813 yards, the most in a season by a Canadian. The 29-yearold native of New Westminster, B.C., also led the league in yards from scrimmage (2,157) and TDs (14) and helped Calgary (14-4) finish atop the West Division. Toronto Argonauts quarterback Ricky Ray was the finalist. The 34-year-old had a CFL-record 77.2 per cent completion average this season with just two interceptions in 303 pass attempts to become the first player to have an interception percentage under 1.0 (0.7). However, Ray only appeared in 10 regular-season games this year. He missed seven starts due to injury and was a healthy scratch in Toronto’s regular-season finale. Winnipeg linebacker Henoc Muamba was the top Canadian finalist. The six-foot, 230-pound Muamba, taken first overall in the 2011 CFL draft, was a bright spot for the Blue Bombers (315) as the former St. Francis Xavier star finished second overall in tackles (106) and added 18 special-teams tackles, a sack and interception. Muamba, 24, was
Most Outstanding Player Jon Cornish, RB, Calgary Stampeders Most Outstanding Defensive Player Chip Cox, LB, Montreal Alouettes Most Outstanding Canadian Jon Cornish, RB, Calgary Stampeders Most Outstanding Special Teams Player Rene Paredes, K, Calgary Stampeders Most Outstanding Rookie Brett Jones, OL, Calgary Stampeders Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Brendon LaBatte, G, Saskatchewan Roughriders born in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) but grew up in Mississauga, Ont. He also was Winnipeg’s selection as outstanding player and top defensive player and is slated to become a free agent this off-season. Cox, a 30-year-old native of Columbus, Ohio, was a key performer in a Montreal defence that allowed a CFL-low 314.3 yards per game. The five-footnine, 185-pound led the league in tackles (club-record 115), and had a team-high 12 sacks and four interceptions in his eighth season with the club. The six-foot-one, 244-pound Hughes terrorized CFL quarterbacks, registering a league-high 18 sacks. The 29-year-old native of Saginaw, Mich., anchored a Calgary defence that led the league
in sacks (63) and was second in fewest points allowed (22.9 points per game). Paredes was brilliant in 2013, leading the league in scoring with 213 points while making 54-of-57 field goals (league-record 94.7 per cent). The Venezuela native, who grew up in Pierrefonds, Que., also hit a league-record 39 straight field goals this year. The six-foot-four, 323-pound LaBatte was a division finalist for the first time in his six-year CFL career. The 27-yearold native of Weyburn, Sask., anchored an offensive line that paved the way for Kory Sheets, the CFL’s second-leading rusher with 1,598 yards, as the Riders were second in league rushing (128.8 yards per game) and allowed 57 sacks, third-fewest overall.
Raptors take division lead with win over 76ers
Lethbridge, Thursday, Nov. 28
Name Eric Comrie Tristan Jarry Ryan Pulock Dillon Heatherington Madison Bowey Damon Severson Josh Morrissey Derrick Pouliot Hunter Shinkaruk Colby Cave Jaedon Descheneau Jujhar Khaira Morgan Klimchuk Nicolas Petan Taylor Leier Troy Bourke Chandler Stephenson Sam Reinhart Greg Chase Brendan Leipsic
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NHL Draft WPG ‘13 (2, 59) PIT ‘13 (2, 44) NYI ‘13 (1, 15) CBJ ‘13 (2, 50) WAS ‘13 (2, 53) NJ ‘12 (2, 60) WPG ‘13 (1, 13) PIT ‘ 12 (1, 8) VAN ‘13 (1, 24) Eligible ‘14 Eligible ‘14 EDM ‘12 (3, 63) CGY ‘13 (1, 28) WPG ‘13 (2, 43) PHI ‘12 (4, 117) COL ‘12 (3, 72) WAS ‘12 (3, 77) Eligible ‘14 EDM ‘13 (7, 188) NAS ‘12 (3, 89)
DAN GELSTON Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA - The Toronto Raptors are under .500 and on top of the Atlantic Division. More games like this one and they’ll get that winning record. DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Rudy Gay had 18 to help Toronto beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-98 on Wednesday night. In a down year so far in the Atlantic Division, the Raptors (5-7) wrested away first place from the Sixers (5-8). “It’s a great accomplishment to be in that position,” guard Kyle Lowry said. “But we still have to keep it up. We have to take all the good from it, learn from it and grow.” DeRozan and Gay dominated the Sixers in the second half to turn this one into a rout. Gay hit a
pair of 3-pointers and scored 15 points in the third quarter, and DeRozan scored 30 points through the first three quarters to build a 16-point lead. The Raptors may not have a winning record, but they have themselves in first place. “We’re nowhere near where we need to be,” coach Dwane Casey said. “We’ll take it, but it’s early. We’ve got to continue to work and stay hungry.” The Raptors can ask Philadelphia how easy it is to lose the top spot. The Sixers were the surprise first-place team in the division thanks to 3-0 start, featuring wins over Miami and Chicago. But reality has set in for a team that was expected to rank among the worst in the NBA. Spencer Hawes hit his first nine shots and finished with 28 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers.
Philadelphia’s fourth straight loss came on the heels of an 0-3 road trip. The Sixers started Daniel Orton and James Anderson, and a bench made up of Hollis Thompson, Brandon Davies and Lavoy Allen is one of the weakest in the league. “Teams go on losing streaks, it happens sometimes,” Allen said. “Everyone needs to fill a role and get back to what we were doing earlier.” Led by DeRozan, the Raptors pulled away to a 55-48 halftime lead. He hit three 3s in the half and scored 22 points, putting him on pace to top his career high of 37. He didn’t slow down in the second half as much as it was his teammates simply taking turns dominating the ball. “That’s how we’ve got to play, get everybody involved, everybody going,” DeRozan said.