National Sports

HAMILTON — They've helped the Winnipeg Blue Bombers capture consecutive Grey Cup titles and now Andrew Harris and Nic Demski also have top Canadian player honours.

VANCOUVER — Elias Pettersson scored and the Vancouver Canucks extended their win streak Sunday with a 2-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.

HAMILTON — With the Grey Cup game on the line, Zach Collaros showed why he was the CFL's outstanding player this season.

HAMILTON — The Hamilton Tiger-Cats had their hearts broken at home. After forcing overtime in a see-saw game, the Ticats were beaten 33-25 in overtime before a Tim Hortons Field record crowd of 26,324 on a windy night.

CALGARY — Canada's junior men's hockey team runs the gamut from seasoned pros to a 16-year-old.

CALGARY — The Canadian junior men's hockey team for the IIHF world under-20 men's championship Dec. 26 to Jan. 5 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta., with hometown, club team and league. Goaltenders Brett Brochu, Belle River, Ont.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Dane Evans went down in the second quarter of the Grey Cup on Sunday. Evans left with 7:10 remaining in the quarter after going down under two Blue Bombers.

CALGARY — Ivanie Blondin raced to silver to highlight three more medals for Canada on the final day of the long-track speedskating World Cup at the Olympic Oval on Sunday.

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — Charlie DesRoches scored a pair of goals to lift the Saint John Sea Dogs to a 7-4 victory over the visiting Val-d'Or Foreurs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Sunday.

TORONTO — Mikyla Grant-Mentis had two goals and an assist and the Toronto Six shut out the visiting Metropolitan Riveters 3-0 in the Premier Hockey Federation on Sunday.