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A team-by-team look at teams competing in the Canadian men's curling championship March 1-10 in Brandon, Man. TEAM CANADA Skip: Brad Gushue Teammates (third to lead): Mark Nichols, Brett Galland, Geoff Walker.

LUNENBURG, N.S. — Young players of a Halifax-area hockey team faced off with an unusual opponent as they took the ice for a game over the weekend: a very steep step.

A chill Brad Gushue is a problem for opposing teams at the Canadian men's curling championship. Gushue and his team from St John's, N.L., seemed to channel The Dude from "The Big Lebowski" en route to winning the Tim Hortons Brier in Regina in 2018.

MONTREAL — Longtime Montreal Impact goalkeeper Evan Bush hopes his team can learn a lesson from its longtime rival. "I think that we're cautiously optimistic right now," Bush said.

TORONTO — Canadian international goalkeeper Erin McLeod is joining Manchester United's Juan Mata, Juventus' Giorgio Chiellini, U.S. international Alex Morgan and other soccer stars in digging into their pockets to help others.

DENVER — The low-key Carl Soderberg was thinking one overriding thought on his shootout attempt. "A great opportunity to get the game done," he said.

Wednesday's Games NHL Toronto 6 Edmonton 2 Calgary 2 New Jersey 1 Tampa Bay 4 N.Y.

Wednesday's Games NHL Toronto 6 Edmonton 2 Calgary 2 New Jersey 1 Tampa Bay 4 N.Y.

TORONTO — John Tavares answered three questions about a resounding Toronto Maple Leafs' victory before attention turned to what was already on everyone's mind — the star centre's return to Long Island.

NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey defenceman Mirco Mueller had full range of motion and was conscious after being taken off the ice on a stretcher following a nasty, head-first fall into the end boards during the Devils' game with Calgary on Wednesday night.