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Hurricanes blow away Knights

 The Carolina Hurricanes are Stanley Cup Champions after beating Vegas 3-0 in game six and series 4-2. It's their second Stanley Cup. Congratulations.

Cote d'Ivoire at last minute

 Cote d'Ivoire scores in the 90th minute and wins 1-0 over Ecuador. Late game drama. Big for them. Chance got better to reach knockout round. Last game of the day is Sweden vs Tunisia.

Fit to be tied

 It was scoreless in the first half. By the end of the game Netherlands and Japan finish to a 2-2 tie. Pretty good second half. Coming up - Cote d'Ivoire vs Ecuador.

A no doubter

 Not much of a surprise as Germany beat Curacao 7-1 in the debut of Curacao. So there's the first game. Coming up is Netherlands vs Japan. 

An Aussie capper

 Australia wins the last game of the night, 2-0 over Turkiye. They now share the group d lead with the United States.  That's it for tonight.

Scottish victory

 Scotland hung on to beat Haiti 1-0 and leads group c with the win. Scotland first win since 1990 and first game since 1998, while it's Haiti first game since 1974. Next up has Australia vs Turkiye to finish group d.

Brazil vs Morocco

 This finished a 1-1 tie. Morocco opened the scoring on a great goal, followed by Brazil scoring a great goal of their own. Brazilian goalie made a couple key saves. Next up is Haiti vs Scotland to finish group c.

What a finish

 Switzerland had a 1-0 lead right until added time in the 90th minute. Qatar ties it in added time to eventually make the final 1-1. All four teams in Canada's group has a point. Coming up has Brazil vs Morocco in group c.

Day two finale

 The United States beat Paraguay 4-1 to start their world cup. Owned the first half, the second half was pretty even. So that's it for day two. Four games tomorrow. 

Canada opener

 Canada played its first game and played to a 1-1 tie vs Bosnia and Herzegovina.  First ever draw. Next game is the 18th vs Qatar.

Second game done

 South Korea 2 Czech Republic 1. Day one done. Canada plays Bosnia and Herzegovina tomorrow at 1pm Prince Albert time.

World cup has begun

 First game was Mexico vs South Africa and Mexico won 2-0. 16 years after both teams begun the 2010 edition, with that being a 1-1 tie. On now is South Korea vs Czech Republic.

Finn's golden

 Finland wins gold on overtime, beating Switzerland 1-0. Finlands 3rd gold in 7 years, and fifth overall. Switzerland gets silver, their fifth overall. Congratulations to Finland, this year's champions.

Norwegian surprise

 Norway takes bronze after beating Canada in overtime. It is their first ever medal. Canada finishes 4th. Just the gold game left.

1991-92 NHL season

 This season had 22 teams and an 80 game schedule. This season celebrated its 75th season. San Jose Sharks are added this season. Pittsburgh and Chicago each win 11 straight playoff games. Bob Johnson passes away during season. Oct 4, Mark Messier to the Rangers, Bernie Nicholls to Edmonton. March 7, Kevin Stevens first to 100 points and 200 penalty minutes. October 25 Pat LaFontaine to Buffalo. April 16 Mike Gartner scores 500th goal, 500th assists and 1000th point in same year ( Lanny McDonald?) DSF: Montreal 4 Hartford 3, Boston 4 Buffalo 3, New York Rangers 4 New Jersey 3, Pittsburgh 4 Washington 3, Detroit 4 Minnesota 3, Chicago 4 St Louis 2, Vancouver 4 Winnipeg 3, Edmonton 4 Los Angeles 2. DF: Boston 4 Montreal 0, Pittsburgh 4 New York Rangers 2, Chicago 4 Detroit 0, Edmonton 4 Vancouver 2. CF. Pittsburgh 4 Boston 0, Chicago 4 Edmonton 0. Stanley Cup finals: Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 0. Mario Lemieux is Conn Smythe trophy winner. 1992 #1 draft pick, chosen by Tampa Bay is Roman H...

Semi final Saturday.

 Canada suffered its first loss of the tournament, losing to Finland 4-2 in the semi final game that just ended. Earlier Switzerland beat Norway 6-0. It will be Switzerland vs Finland for gold and Canada vs Norway for bronze. Both games tomorrow.

Hurricanes blow away Habs

 This wasn't much of a series. Carolina knocks out Montreal in game 5 6-1 and series 4-1. Couple of games Montreal wasn't getting many shots. It will be Carolina vs Vegas for the Stanley Cup. Series I believe starts June 2.