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Canada News.Net
18-07-2025
- Sport
- Canada News.Net
Jaroslav Halak announces retirement from NHL after 17 seasons
(Photo credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images) Goaltender Jaroslav Halak officially announced his retirement from the NHL after 17 seasons on Friday, more than two years removed from his last game. Halak, 40, last played a game on April 13, 2023, with the New York Rangers. He then spent time with the Carolina Hurricanes early in the 2023-24 season on a professional tryout but was released before competing in a game. 'Last year I completed summer training ... but when nothing came of it, I told myself it was pointless. After that I didn't even try anymore,' Halak told Slovakia's Dennik Sport, per a translation. 'I'm officially ending my career. I would like to thank my family, friends, fans and especially my wife Petra, who has been by my side my entire career.' A two-time William M. Jennings Trophy Award winner as the goalie on the team that allowed the fewest goals in a season, Halak posted a 295-189-69 record with 53 shutouts, a 2.50 goals-against average and .915 save percentage in 581 career games (555 starts). He has played with the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, New York Islanders, Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks and Rangers. 'It's been two years and I've come to terms with not reaching 300 (wins),' Halak said. 'Looking back on my career, it's been a good one. It would have been nicer with 300 wins, but I'll be happy with 295.' Halak also played for his native Slovakia at the Olympics in 2010 and 2014 and guided Team Europe to the championship game at the World Cup of Hockey 2016.
Canada Standard
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Canada Standard
Yankees' bats erupt after rain delay in 10-3 rout of Mariners
(Photo credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images) Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, Aaron Judge added his 34th homer an inning later and the New York Yankees roughed up Logan Gilbert after a rain delay in a 10-3 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Austin Wells homered for the third straight game, hitting a two-run shot in a sixth in which the Yankees sent eight men to the plate and knocked out Gilbert (2-3). Jazz Chisholm Jr. added an RBI single in the seventh, and Paul Goldschmidt doubled twice before chipping in a two-run single in the seventh. New York won for the eighth time in its past 24 games. Cody Bellinger contributed three hits to extend his hitting streak to 13 games, two shy of his career high set earlier this season. Julio Rodriguez hit an RBI double and Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 36th homer in the eighth for the Mariners, who lost for just the third time in nine games. Yankees rookie Will Warren (6-4) bounced back from last Wednesday's rough outing in Toronto by allowing four hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings. Warren struck out four, walked two and turned in his fourth scoreless start this season. Gilbert retired the first 11 New York hitters until allowing a single to Bellinger. After the 35-minute delay, he allowed eight of the final 11 hitters to reach base and yielded five runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. The game was delayed during an at-bat to J.P. Crawford with two on. Following the delay, Warren needed one pitch to get Crawford, and the Yankees went ahead in the bottom half on Oswald Peraza's RBI single in the fifth. Goldschmidt led off the inning with a single and scored when Peraza hit a grounder to second baseman Cole Young, who fumbled the ball transferring it out of his glove. Judge and Bellinger started the sixth with singles and Stanton followed by hitting a 1-0 slider into the right-center field seats. It was his second homer since returning June 16 from pain in both elbows. Goldschmidt's double chased Gilbert and Wells homered into the right-center field seats when he slugged Casey Legumina's first-pitch sweeper. Judge added his sixth homer in his past nine games by lining Legumina's 3-1 sweeper into the right field seats for a 7-0 lead. --Field Level Media
Canada News.Net
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Canada News.Net
Yankees' bats erupt after rain delay in 10-3 rout of Mariners
(Photo credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images) Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning, Aaron Judge added his 34th homer an inning later and the New York Yankees roughed up Logan Gilbert after a rain delay in a 10-3 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night. Austin Wells homered for the third straight game, hitting a two-run shot in a sixth in which the Yankees sent eight men to the plate and knocked out Gilbert (2-3). Jazz Chisholm Jr. added an RBI single in the seventh, and Paul Goldschmidt doubled twice before chipping in a two-run single in the seventh. New York won for the eighth time in its past 24 games. Cody Bellinger contributed three hits to extend his hitting streak to 13 games, two shy of his career high set earlier this season. Julio Rodriguez hit an RBI double and Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 36th homer in the eighth for the Mariners, who lost for just the third time in nine games. Yankees rookie Will Warren (6-4) bounced back from last Wednesday's rough outing in Toronto by allowing four hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings. Warren struck out four, walked two and turned in his fourth scoreless start this season. Gilbert retired the first 11 New York hitters until allowing a single to Bellinger. After the 35-minute delay, he allowed eight of the final 11 hitters to reach base and yielded five runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings. The game was delayed during an at-bat to J.P. Crawford with two on. Following the delay, Warren needed one pitch to get Crawford, and the Yankees went ahead in the bottom half on Oswald Peraza's RBI single in the fifth. Goldschmidt led off the inning with a single and scored when Peraza hit a grounder to second baseman Cole Young, who fumbled the ball transferring it out of his glove. Judge and Bellinger started the sixth with singles and Stanton followed by hitting a 1-0 slider into the right-center field seats. It was his second homer since returning June 16 from pain in both elbows. Goldschmidt's double chased Gilbert and Wells homered into the right-center field seats when he slugged Casey Legumina's first-pitch sweeper. Judge added his sixth homer in his past nine games by lining Legumina's 3-1 sweeper into the right field seats for a 7-0 lead.
GMA Network
17-05-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
NBA: Knicks KO Celtics in Game 6, charge into East finals
May 16, 2025; Jalen Brunson celebrates his 3-point shot against the Boston Celtics during the fourth quarter of Game 6 in the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images/REUTERS) Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 23 points as the New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000 by steamrolling the visiting Boston Celtics 119-81 on Friday in Game 6 of their semifinal series. Mikal Bridges had 22 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points and 12 rebounds for third-seeded New York, which led by as many as 41 points. The Knicks wrapped up the best-of-seven series with the largest winning playoff margin in franchise history. New York surpassed a 36-point playoff over the Milwaukee Bucks in the decisive Game 5 of the 1970 Eastern Division finals. Josh Hart contributed 10 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to record New York's first postseason triple-double since Walt Frazier accomplished the feat in 1972. The Knicks will open the conference finals at home against the fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers on Wednesday. Defending NBA champion Boston was led by Jaylen Brown, who had 20 points, six rebounds and six assists before fouling out late in the third quarter. The Celtics were again short-handed after losing star Jayson Tatum to a ruptured right Achilles during Game 4 on Monday. New York shot 46.2 percent from the field, including 16 of 46 (34.8 percent) from 3-point range. The Knicks held a 55-36 rebounding advantage. Payton Pritchard scored 11 points and Al Horford added 10 for Boston, which shot 36 percent and was 12 of 41 (29.3 percent) from 3-point range. The score was tied at 16 before the Knicks began pulling away. New York led 26-20 at the end of the first quarter and then opened the second with a 16-4 surge to open up an 18-point lead midway through the period. After Boston's Luke Kornet interrupted the burst with a three-point play, the Knicks rattled off 16 of the next 21 points to take a 58-32 lead on a putback dunk by Miles "Deuce" McBride with 1:31 left. McBride buried a 3-pointer as time expired in the half for a 64-37 lead at the break. That marked New York's largest halftime advantage at the break since leading the Los Angeles Lakers 69-42 in Game 7 of the 1970 Finals, won by the Knicks. The contest was effectively over when Brown fouled out with 2:50 left in the third quarter and Boston down by 33. Anunoby poured it on with consecutive 3-pointers to end a 10-0 push as the margin went above 40 at 92-51 with 1:51 remaining in the third. --Field Level Media/Reuters
