Olympic break. Dennis Wideman and David Jones are being shopped a

Tue Oct 15, 2019 9:26 am
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SUMMERSIDE, P. Colorado Rockies Pro Shop .E.I. -- Edmontons Kevin Martin won the Grand Slam of Curling Players Championship in the final tournament of his career. The 47-year-old skip beat Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., 4-3 in the mens final Sunday to give him one last victory after announcing his retirement Friday. Martin was on fire, shooting 98 per cent as his rink went ahead 4-1 through four ends before holding off a late rally from Jacobs for his 18th career Grand Slam victory. Martin takes home $23,500 for the win and an additional $50,000 bonus for leading this seasons Grand Slam of Curling in points. "Other than the Olympics, the Players is my favourite event in curling," Martin said. "Its always the best against the best. The emotions of the day were all about trying getting that 18th Grand Slam win. "It was a hard fight to win it today but we did it and nobody can take it away now." Martin, whose career includes a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Games, a world championship and four Brier titles, is joining Sportsnet as a broadcast analyst next season. In the womens final, Winnipegs Jennifer Jones won her 10th Grand Slam curling victory, defeating Ottawas Rachel Homan 5-2. Jones put the game away by stealing a point in the final end. Jones won the Olympic title in Sochi earlier this year, while Homan won the Canadian womens title and took silver at the womens world championship. "It really has been an unbelievable season for us," Jones said. "Weve won all the events weve set out to win and more. "To come into our favourite event, the Players Championship, and end with a win is a perfect way to head into the summer." Colorado Rockies Shirts . Showing more spark after not taking enough challenging shots on goal in their 1-0 loss Friday night, the Bruins had 18 shots in the first period after managing just 25 in the entire opener. Luke Glendening cut Bostons lead to 2-1 at 13:20 of the second period before Milan Lucic scored late in the second and Zdeno Chara added a power-play goal early in the third. Rockies Jerseys 2020 . -- Jake Peavy arrived at Bostons spring training complex on Monday with a large white bandage covering his left index finger, the result of a weekend accident. https://www.cheaprockiesjerseys.us/ . The (11-11-4) Jets are seventh in the Central Division with 26 points. Fifth place Dallas and sixth-seeded Nashville also have 26 points, but the Stars have three games in hand on Winnipeg while Nashville has two.The NHLs Mar. 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be deciding on whether to buy or sell while figuring out which players can make the biggest difference and hold the greatest value. Check out todays trade-related reports and speculation from around the NHL beat. And follow TSN.ca through Deadline Day for all the updates. Not Much Talking Steve Zipay of Newsday reports that the New York Rangers have yet to have concrete contract talks with their captain Ryan Callahan who will become an unrestricted free agent at seasons end. The article says many teams would be interested in the 28-year-old gritty and skilled forward if the Rangers dont spend enough to keep him in the Big Apple. A concern could be with Callahans health as hees racked up a number of various injuries over his career. Cheap Rockies Jerseys. No First-Rounders Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun reports that Calgary Flames general manager Brian Burke sees no scenario in which he would give up his first round pick which will likely be a top-five lottery selection. "No — its not in play," said Burke to the Sun. ""Weve had no inquiries — people wait to see the draft sequence." Burke said hes looking for trade partners in the market right now, but hasnt received any offers that make sense in the long term. He thinks trade talk will pick up after the Olympic break. Dennis Wideman and David Jones are being shopped around according to the article. ' ' '


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