Suche » Australias top-ranked player

OTTAWA - Curtis Lazar doesnt need to score goals to make an impact.Lazar didnt pick up a single point in Canadas 5-2 win over Sweden Sunday night in World Junior exhibition play, but there was no denying his impact.The 19-year-old Lazar — the oldest player on the roster by a matter of days — is on loan from the Ottawa Senators for the tournament. Having NHL experience means big things are expected from him both on and off the ice.After three months in the NHL I think hes seen a lot and hes seen many older guys in the NHL doing certain things, said Canadas coach Benoit Groulx. You can tell maturity speaks in his case.Lazar joined the team late Friday, but Groulx says he has already made an impact.Hes loud on the bench, said Groulx. He likes to communicate with his teammates, likes to cheer for them, likes to tell them about positioning and stuff like that. It comes naturally for him obviously and a good hockey club needs that.Canada looked good Sunday night, getting goals from five different skaters.Max Domi, Josh Morrissey, Anthony Duclair, Shea Theodore and Sam Reinhart scored for Canada while Eric Comrie made 17 saves.Gustav Forsling and William Nylander had goals for Sweden, which got a 28-save performance from Samuel Ward.This was Canadas first game since finalizing its roster for the IIHF World Junior Championship on Saturday. The tournament gets underway Dec. 26 with Canada taking on Slovakia in Montreal.The game also marked Connor McDavids first taste of action since he suffered a broken bone in his right hand on Nov. 11. It was Lazars first game since being loaned to the team.The duo played together with Nick Ritchie and while they didnt score, they did create a number of solid scoring chances.Much was made of McDavids return to action. While the 17-year-old showed some signs of rust, Groulx noted that he improved as the game went on.He showed some good things out there, showed speed and he went by a couple of defencemen to take pucks to the net, said Groulx. I think he had a great second half of the game and its good to see him back playing his style after such a long time being sidelined.McDavid said he felt pretty good and felt he and his linemates were able to create some good chances.It was nice, said McDavid. You never really want to be off and watching. Its never a lot of fun. To be back in game action was a lot of fun.The trio of Domi, Duclair and Reinhart continue to display chemistry and were once again dangerous around the net as they combined for six points, including three goals.Its a short tournament and it gets going pretty quick so the sooner you can find (chemistry) the better it is, said Domi. For our line personally, were really close off the ice and do a lot of things together and we talk about certain plays in practice and we just keep working on that stuff.Leading 3-1 to start the third, Canada extended its lead on Theodores goal at the six-minute mark of the final period. Theodore picked up his own rebound and beat Ward glove side.Reinhart rounded out his lines scoring as he picked up a power-play goal midway through the period, beating Ward short side under the arm.Nylander, a Leafs prospect, made it 5-2 as he beat Comrie on a penalty shot late in the third period.After a strong start to the game, Canada didnt have a great second period, registering just three shots on goal.Sweden made it a 2-1 game early in the second on Forslings power-play goal, but Canada regained its two goal-lead on a goal by Duclair, who is on loan from the New York Rangers.Swedish coach Rikard Gronborg says getting the opportunity to play Canada is always a good test.We know we have a lot to learn and we definitely have to chip away on some stuff, said Gronborg. Definitely in the defensive zone we need to do better in front of our own net and thats stuff well focus on over the next couple days.Canada opened the scoring with a power-play goal two minutes into the first period as Domi banged home a rebound at the side of the net. Morrissey made it 2-0 midway through the period with a shot from the point.Canada plays its final exhibition game Tuesday against Switzerland. Yu Darvish Jersey . Authorities in Medina, Minn., released the details one day after Cunningham was jailed for another alleged incident with the woman he had been living with for the previous eight months. Cunningham had already been charged with felony domestic assault for allegedly choking the woman last week. Ron Cey Jersey . The 155th edition of the Plate for Canadian-foaled three-year-olds, the oldest continuously run stakes race in North America, will be televised live on TSN in HD (High Definition) in a special presentation from 4:30 – 6:00 pm ET. Post time is 5:38 pm. https://www.cheapcubs.com/. Diego Costa headed in Gabis corner seven minutes from time to secure victory ahead of the return match in Madrid on March 11. "We know that at Madrid it will be another game, which will also be important and very difficult," Milan coach Clarence Seedorf said. Anthony Rizzo Cubs Jersey . Dillon Brooks scored 26 points on 9-17 shooting for Canada while pulling down six rebounds and picking up six steals. Teammate Chris Egi had 20 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks. Nicholas Castellanos Jersey . There were no real chances until Augsburg broke the deadlock through Raul Bobadilla in the 33rd minute. Frankfurt failed to clear a cross and Bobadilla slotted home from close range at the far post.SYDNEY - Top seed and defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland was ousted by American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands 7-5, 6-3 in the second round of the Sydney International, a key warm-up tournament for the Australian Open. Mattek-Sands, who is back on tour after a four-month layoff because of a right knee injury, lost in the first round in Brisbane last week and had to win three matches just to qualify for the main draw in Sydney. "Very happy with it," Mattek-Sands said. "Ive played her a couple times and Ive never beaten her, so its probably one of the best wins of my career." Radwanska received treatment on her right serving shoulder during last weeks Hopman Cup in Perth and said Tuesday it was still bothering her. "Maybe a little bit, but I have good painkillers," Radwanska said. "Its not a big deal, it should be all right." Mattek-Sands advanced to play fellow American Madison Keys, who defeated Croatian wild-card entry Ajla Tomljanovic 6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (3). Former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki was also on the receiving end of an upset, falling to Lucie Safarova 6-4, 7-6 (7). Wozniacki, recently engaged to golfer Rory McIlroy, was up three points in the second-set tiebreaker before allowing Safarova to clinch the match. Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, the second seed, had little trouble in the afternoon session, beating American qualifier Christina McHale 6-1, 6-0. Angelique Kerber of Germany was also through to the quarterfinals after beating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-3 6-4. In mens play at Sydney, seventh-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia defeated Jan-Lennard Sttruff of Germany 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, Spains Albert Ramos took out American Sam Querrey 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, and Nicolas Mahut of France beat American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (2), 7-5.dddddddddddd At the ATP tournament at Auckland, New Zealand, American qualifier Donald Young beat Federico Delbonis of Argentina 7-5, 6-2 to set up a showdown with top seed David Ferrer. German Philipp Kohlschreiber, the fifth seed, and Frenchman Benoit Paire, the sixth seed, were also winners. At the Hobart International WTA event, Australian teenager and wild-card entry Storm Sanders beat Chinas Peng Shuai, ranked nearly 200 places ahead of her, 6-2, 6-2. Sanders was only given a wild card when fellow Australian Ashleigh Barty withdrew with a hip injury. American Alison Riske beat Australian Casey Dellacqua 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in another second-round match, while defending champion Elena Vesnina of Russia advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Monica Puig of Puerto Rico. Lleyton Hewitt, meanwhile, withdrew from the Kooyong exhibition tournament in Melbourne, saying he feared playing would harm his preparations for the Australian Open. The veteran Hewitt, who has struggled with injuries in recent years, reclaimed his place as Australias top-ranked player when he won the Brisbane International on Sunday with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 upset victory over Roger Federer. "At the moment its just all about recovery for me," the 32-year-old said. "When you get older it gets a bit tougher than when you were 16." Most of the top players have chosen to take the week off before the years first Grand Slam and are training instead at Melbourne Park. ' ' '