Quebec News

Queens Royals (16-10, 9-4 ASUN) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (15-11, 9-4 ASUN) Richmond, Kentucky; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colonels -3.5; over/under is 156.

Iowa Hawkeyes (14-10, 5-8 Big Ten) at Maryland Terrapins (19-6, 9-5 Big Ten) College Park, Maryland; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No.

Queens (NC) Royals (8-16, 2-11 ASUN) at Lipscomb Bisons (15-9, 8-5 ASUN) Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lipscomb faces Queens (NC) after Molly Heard scored 20 points in Lipscomb's 86-79 loss to the Bellarmine Knights.

BAIE-COMEAU, Que. — Matyas Melovsky put away the game-winning goal at 14:38 of the third period as the Baie-Comeau Drakkar edged the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 2-1 on Friday in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League.

BROSSARD, Que. — Sam Bennett was getting ready for practice Friday morning. A good soldier in Canada's camp at the 4 Nations Face-Off, the bruising centre had to be disappointed at being a healthy scratch for his country's tournament opener.

BROSSARD, Que. — Connor McDavid was hanging out with buddies from his Toronto minor hockey team. Nathan MacKinnon was trying to get home to Nova Scotia from the prep school he attended in Minnesota.

MONTREAL (AP) — Playing for the Boston Bruins, Charlie McAvoy is accustomed to being a visitor at Bell Centre as a chief rival of the host Canadiens. “It’s nothing that won’t be familiar to me,” McAvoy said. “You’re not welcome here.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new independent senator to fill one of the Senate's few remaining vacancies.

TORONTO — Flu cases are continuing to rise across the country, public health data show, with Quebec, B.C. and the territories particularly hard hit as vulnerable patients seek help at hospitals.

MONTREAL (AP) — If Sam Hallam wants to rile up a Finn of a certain age about Swedish hockey, he'll just bring up Anders “Masken” Carlsson. For a younger generation, it's Mats Sundin.