November 16, 2021

Clark picks up three assists as Canada sweeps Finland

The Canadian women’s national team centralization roster was in Turku, Finland November 11-13 for a three-game series against the host country, which they won 3-0.

Canada opened the series with a 4-2 victory on Thursday, then followed it up with a 8-0 shut out and a final 5-1 win.

Saskatoon’s Emily Clark had one assist in Game 1 and picked up another two in the second game of the series.

Next up, the Canadian team will renew their Rivalry Series with the United States by playing game in Kingston on November 21 and Ottawa on November 23.

Learn more at hockeycanada.ca.

Para hockey team leads Korea in four-game series

Thanks to a 7-0 shut out victory on November 14 and a 6-1 win on November 16, the Canadian Para hockey team leads Korea 2-0 in the four-game series in Bridgewater, N.S.

Under head coach Ken Babey of Saskatoon, the red and white will look to continue their winning streak in their final two games of the series on November 18 and 19.

Learn more at hockeycanada.ca.

Hudey, Fish compete at speed skating World Cup event

International long track speed skating is back underway for White City’s Marsha Hudey and Moose Jaw’s Graeme Fish as both competed at the World Cup #1 circuit event in Tomaszow Mazowiecki, Poland.

Hudey, a two-time Olympian, finished the women’s 1^st 500-metre Division A race in 19^th place with a time of 38.908 seconds and captured fourth in the 2^nd 500-m Division B race with a time of 39053.

On the men’s side, Fish completed the 5,000-m Division A race in a time of six minutes and 29.655 seconds, for a 12^th place.

The pair will continue along the World Cup circuit with the rest of the Canadian team in Stravanger, Norway, November 19-21.

Learn more at speedskating.ca.

Saskatchewan athletes medal at rowing nationals

Thomas Markewich, Grayson Laycock and Max Pally all reached the podium at the National Rowing Championships at Elk Lake November 12-13.

Markewich picked up a pair of silvers, one in the Lightweight Men’s Single Sculls event and the other in the U23 Lightweight Men’s Single Sculls event, while Laycock and Pally paired up to win gold in the Junior Men’s pair event.

Learn more at rowingcanada.org.