National Sports

CALGARY — Hayley Wickenheiser was conflicted about the unified Korean women's hockey team at last month's Winter Olympics. She felt the burden of easing geopolitical tensions had been unfairly heaped upon women who just wanted to play hockey.

GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of — Canadian curling's gold medal run at the Paralympics is over. Canada dropped a last-rock decision to China in Friday's semifinals, and will face South Korea for bronze.

MONTREAL — Olympic figure skater Meagan Duhamel strode slowly from cage to cage Thursday, greeting some of Canada's newest arrivals from South Korea at an emergency dog shelter in Montreal.

PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — After Mark Arendz missed the top of the Paralympic medal podium four years ago in Sochi, he harnessed that frustration in every training session. The 28-year-old from Hartsville, P.E.I.

GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of — Ken Babey left the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology after 27 years in search of something new and different.

VANCOUVER — A win Saturday against Atlanta United FC gives the Vancouver Whitecaps a chance to add another item on the list of things the Major League Soccer team has never done.

Thursday's Games NHL Winnipeg 6 Chicago 2 Toronto 5 Buffalo 2 Pittsburgh 5 Montreal 3 Washington 7 N.Y. Islanders 3 Columbus 5 Philadelphia 3 Florida 3 Boston 0 Colorado 4 St.

LONDON, Ont. — Carmen Lasis stopped all 41 shots she faced as the Western Mustangs shut out the Montreal Carabins 4-0 on Thursday in the quarterfinal of the Canadian university women's hockey championship.

WINNIPEG — Kyle Connor hasn't exceeded his expectations for his rookie NHL season because he never set any.

WINNIPEG — Brier champion Brad Gushue bounced back from an opening-draw loss to beat Sweden's Niklas Edin 1-up on Thursday at the Elite 10 curling competition.