National Sports

Women's hockey in 2022 was a firehose filled with change and advancement after the virtual desert of the COVID-19 pandemic.

OTTAWA — Jacob Lucchini waited a long time for his first NHL goal, but not even he could have imagined Sunday's scenario.

CALGARY — Kai Uchacz notched a hat trick for the Red Deer Rebels in a 5-3 win over the host Calgary Hitmen on Sunday in the Western Hockey League. Uchacz scored his third of the game into an empty net to seal Red Deer's victory.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Connor Lockhart's hat trick paced the Peterborough Petes to a 6-1 win over the host Oshawa Generals on Sunday in the Ontario Hockey League. In Sunday's other OHL game, the Ottawa 67's blanked the Kingston Frontenacs 4-0.

HALIFAX — Connor Bedard wasn't aware of the tweet. A genius with the puck capable of making opponents look foolish at any moment, the supremely gifted 17-year-old is singularly focused on the world junior hockey championship.

LONDON (AP) — Any New Year's resolution by Tottenham to stop conceding the first goal lasted less than one day as Aston Villa continued its revival under Unai Emery with a 2-0 away win in the Premier League on Sunday.

LJUBNO, Slovenia — Canada's Alexandria Louttit finished just outside the medals in women's World Cup ski jumping Sunday by placing fourth in Ljubno, Slovenia.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Greg Moore of the Toronto Marlies and Mitch Love of the Calgary Wranglers have been named to the coaching staff of the American Hockey League's all-star event Feb. 5-6 in Laval, Que.

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Veteran forward Joe Pavelski signed a one-year contract extension with the Dallas Stars on Sunday before he could have become an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season.

HALIFAX — The last thing Nathan Eidse wants — and he makes this abundantly clear — is to be in the spotlight. And yet there he is. Every TV timeout, every goal celebration, every victory, every defeat.