MONTREAL -- Rachel Homan and Team Canada have served notice theyre ready to defend their title at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. The defending champions grabbed the early lead and held on for a 9-6 win in nine ends over Quebecs Allison Ross on Sunday to emerge from the second day of play at the Maurice Richard Arena as the lone team yet to lose a match. "Its where I hoped wed be," said 24-year-old Homan (3-0). "You never know whats going to happen, but the teams playing really well. Weve just got to keep rolling." With previous victories of 8-3 over Manitoba and 9-3 over Ontario, both in eight ends, they have piled up points against some highly-regarded teams without yet having to go the full 10 ends. But Homan and the team were most concerned about giving up three to Quebec (0-4) in the second, which drew a roar from the 2,281 in the seats. "We gave up three in two, but thats alright -- mistakes will happen," said Homan. "Were learning the ice and different draws will be different weights." "I underthrew two halfway hits and that didnt turn out well and then Rachel threw one we thought was good but it sailed off," said Team Canada third Emma Miskew. "We got tricked a little on either the speed or the weight. "We didnt throw any more finesse shots after that because it tricked us a little." The evening draws saw two matches go to extra ends as both New Brunswick and P.E.I. pulled off victories. New Brunswicks Andrea Crawford (2-1) scored a single in the 11th end to take a 4-3 win over British Columbias 22-year-old skip Kesa Van Osch (1-3). And Kim Dolan (1-2) of P.E.I got her first victory of the tournament, 7-6 over Quebec in 11 ends. In the other late draws, Newfoundlands Heather Strong (3-1) edged Yukons Sarah Koltun (1-2) 6-5. Koltun scored singles in the ninth and 10th ends but fell short of the comeback. And Albertas Val Sweeting (3-1) scored three in the sixth end en route to a 5-4 victory over Nova Scotias Heather Smith (1-2). The afternoon draw saw some wild finishes. Stefanie Lawton (2-1) of Saskatchewan tied her game up with two in the ninth and then stole two in the 10th to win 8-6 over Sweeting. "Tied up coming home, without hammer, we know what we have to do," said Lawton, whose side gave up two in the 10th to lose 5-4 to Manitoba in the morning draw. "We have to put up two guards and get one on the button. "We got away with one when they kissed the guard and bit and I was able to put another on top of that and put the pressure on them. Theres going to be lots of games that will be battles. You just have to keep plugging away." Another cliffhanger saw Manitobas Chelsea Carey (2-1) get the point she needed in the 10th to defeat the B.C. side 7-6. And Ontarios Allison Flaxey (1-2) scored two in the 10th and a steal of one in an extra end to down Newfoundland by 8-7. Homan won last years Scotties as skip of Team Ontario, beating Jennifer Jones Winnipeg rink in the final. Jones isnt at this years tournament, having won an ultra-competitive qualifying tournament to represent Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Other top teams bowed out in their provincial championships, some citing mental fatigue from trying to make the Olympic team. But Homans side was spared that because they qualified automatically for the Scotties as the defending champions. "That definitely helped us," said Miskew. "Theres a lot of new faces here, but its nice to see a lot of young teams here." "We definitely have room to improve. We had a bad end but we were able to bounce back, so that was important for us. It seems every game you get a little better and thats our goal." Team Canada is part of the youth movement. Homan and Miskew are both 24, while second Alison Kreviazuk is 25. Theyve been playing together since they were young kids. Lead Lisa Weagle, 28, joined them later. Building a big lead in the morning draw against Ontario allowed them to give some playing time to their alternate, Stephanie LeDrew, who substituted for Weagle for the final two ends. "Its good to have her throw some shots and see the lines," Homan said of LeDrew. "You never know during a week if youre going to have to use her or not. "Hopefully not. Hopefully shell just be there to cheer us on, but its good to get her in early." LeDrew normally plays for Hollie Nicols Toronto rink, but she was brought in as an alternate by Homan for last years Scotties in Kingston, Ont., as well as for the 2013 womens world championship in Riga, Latvia. She got into three matches last year. "I know what it is to be prepared to jump in at a moments notice," said LeDrew. "I actually went for a jog around the arena in the sixth end to be prepared to go in the seventh, so I was warmed up and ready to rock." LeDrew said it is usually a team decision to get the alternate some playing time. "It tends to be on the ice between ends, if they have a big lead going," she said. "They see it as a good opportunity to throw the alternate in. "They also want to get me in because I have to play in two games, for at least one end in each game, in order to be eligible for the jewelry (prizes) at the end of the week -- the diamonds. So theyre being good to me." The match also pitted sister against sister as Alison Kreviazuk faced Lynn Kreviazuk, the Ontario second. "Actually, I havent played against Lynn in a few years, so this was kind of a first for me," Alison Kreviazuk said of her 22-year-old sister. "We get along great, so theres nothing negative. "They played really well, they just had a few bad breaks. I know shell pick it up for the next one." The morning draw saw more one-sided wins as Yukon downed P.E.I. by 10-3 in eight ends. Nova Scotia, beat New Brunswick by 12-2, also in eight ends. Yukon scored five in the eighth end to prompt P.E.I. to concede, while Nova Scotia had ends of four and five points in their romp over New Brunswick. (Sports Network) - The Calgary Flames, who have dropped consecutive tests in Columbus and Detroit, will try to turn things around as they continue their road trip against the St. Louis Blues. In the loss to the Red Wings, Jarome Iginla, Brendan Morrison and Olli Jokinen found the back of the net for Calgary, which has dropped six of nine overall. Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 25 shots in defeat. "You cannot take bad penalties and it killed us tonight," said Calgary head coach Brent Sutter. The Flames outscored the Blues 14-3 in sweeping the four-game series last year before the Blues opened up this seasons series with a 5-2 home win. Calgary countered on Oct. 28 with a home win of its own and has won six of the last eight in St. Louis. Kiprusoff made 28 saves in Calgarys win over St. Louis and Curtis Glencross is leading with three points in the two meetings. The St. Louis Blues have put together an incredible turnaround under new head coach Ken Hitchcock. The Blues have gone 5-1-2 since Hitchcock took over for a fired Davis Payne on Nov. 6. They went 4-0-1 on a five-game residency at the start of Hitchcocks tenure and then suffered a shootout loss in Minnesota on Nov. 19. The first regulation loss under Hitchcock followed three days later at home versus the Kings, and the Blues figured to have their hands full on Wednesday against a Penguins club that had Sidney Crosby back in the lineup for the second time. However, St. Louis held Crosby without a point and escaped Pittsburgh with a 3-2 overtime win when Alex Pietrangelo scored with 52.2 seconds left in the extra frame. Scott Nichol and Jamie Langenbrunner also lit the lamp for the Blues and Brian Elliott made 31 saves to improve to 8-1-0 on the year. He also leads the league with a 1.48 goals-against average and a .948 save percentage. Knowing his team has made major strides in getting back into the playoff race, Hitchcock said it would have been disappointing not to get two points considering how hard he felt his team played. "Were on a second game in two nights and theyve got energy and theyre coming at us and were going at them. And then we took it out of a track meet for two periods and then put it in the track meet in the third," he said. Now with a little rest, the Blues will try to keep the Flames winless on their four-game road trip.The Blues have six players with two points against the Flames this year, led by Alex Steeens two goals.dddddddddddd Elliott gave up two goals on 17 shots in the loss, while Jaroslav Halak started the victory. Vancouver Canucks @ Phoenix Coyotes The Vancouver Canucks will turn to Cory Schneider, his fourth straight start for the first time in his career, on the road against the Phoenix Coyotes. Schneider starts with Roberto Luongo battling an upper-body injury. Luongo did serve as the backup on Wednesday in Colorado and watched Schneider make 24 saves in a 3-0 win for his first shutout of the season and second of his career. Vancouver got a goal in each period from Manny Malhotra, Alexandre Burrows and Ryan Kesler, who was playing in his 500th career game. Vancouver has won two in a row and five of seven. "This is one of our best efforts all year," Schneider said after his career- high third straight start. "Our [defense] blocked a lot of shots in front of the net and our [penalty kill] tonight was great." The win was the 247th for Alain Vigneault as the Canucks head coach, surpassing Marc Crawford for a new franchise record. The Canucks moved to .500 on the road at 6-6-0 after winning the first of a three-game swing. However, they could be without both Kevin Bieksa (hip flexor) and Aaron Rome (hand) for this game after the two defenders suffered injuries versus the Avalanche. Phoenix Coyotes forward Radim Vrbata has made a habit of scoring goals in bunches. Vrbata scored just once over his first nine games, but has netted 10 over his last 11. He has four multi-goal games in that span, including a pair in Wednesdays 4-2 victory over Anaheim. Vrbata has five goals in his last three contests. Keith Yandle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson both had a goal and an assist for Phoenix, which won the opener of a three-game homestand and has prevailed in five of its last seven overall. Mike Smith ended with 19 saves. "I thought we played a very solid game," said Phoenix head coach Dave Tippett. "A couple of breakdowns; we gave up a couple breakaways, which [Smith] came up big on. Other than that, I thought we were pretty solid throughout the game." Phoenix is expected to have center Daymond Langkow in the lineup for the first time since Nov. 5 as he has missed the last seven games following a leave of absence from the team due to a death in the family. The Coyotes went 2-1-1 versus the Canucks last year, but lost both meetings at home. cheap nfl jerseys ' ' '
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