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CALGARY — It was just a year ago that Mark Scheifele declared he wanted to centre Canada’s top forward line at the world junior hockey championship. He didn’t get his way.

As a player, Mark Van Helvoirt lit the lamp more than just a few times over his four-year career with the Victoria Cougars, winning a Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League scoring title in his last season in 2002.

NEW YORK — The latest round of NHL labour talks ended with the two sides in different rooms from each other.

EDMONTON — The deal to build a new arena for the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers rose from the dead Wednesday, but remains a long way from getting back on its feet.

BARRY WILNER The Associated Press The Philadelphia Eagles haven’t completely given up on the season. They damaged Tampa Bay’s playoff chances last weekend and get an opportunity tonight to do the same to the Cincinnati Bengals.

WINNIPEG — With new daughter Isabella in tow, Jennifer Jones will make her return to the ice in less than a month. The curling star will make her season debut in Penticton when she skips her team in the World Financial Group Continental Cup.

The Canadian Press PSV Eindhoven midfielder Atiba Hutchinson is Canada’s player of the year, but the Brampton, Ont., native is not quite ready to return home to play his club soccer.

The Canadian Lacrosse Association’s decision to implement new rules to help take fighting out of the box lacrosse game has Western Lacrosse Association governors scrambling to see whether they will get in line with the changes.

TORONTO - They didn't earn the victory Wednesday, but the Toronto Raptors could at least see a break in the clouds that have been hanging over the team.

TORONTO - Canadian welterweight Rory (Ares) MacDonald is getting another shot at Carlos (Natural Born Killer) Condit. UFC president Dana White confirmed by text to The Canadian Press on Wednesday that the rematch is slated for Montreal in March.