Donna Spencer

CALGARY - The Edmonton Oilers continue to dig themselves out of their early-season hole with Leon Draisaitl wielding a wide shovel in the absence of captain and NHL star Connor McDavid.

CALGARY — The Edmonton Oilers continue to dig themselves out of their early-season hole with Leon Draisaitl wielding a wide shovel in the absence of captain and NHL star Connor McDavid.

Bobsleigh Canada head Jesse Lumsden, left, and Luge Canada head Sam Edney, in Calgary, on Oct. 29. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

As 2018 Canadian Olympians Jesse Lumsden and Sam Edney were sounding boards for each other as athletes, they are again as high-performance directors of their respective sliding sports.

donna spencer CALGARY — Daryl Watts continues her hockey reboot with the Canadian women's team.

You can play the game hard and also be respectful of differences is the message Normand Hector wants to send at Hockey Canada's second Beyond The Boards summit.

The burning question of Calgary Flames training camp still didn't have an answer at almost the quarter pole of the NHL season.

Matt Coronato and Yegor Sharangovich each had a goal and an assist and MacKenzie Weegar had three assists for the Flames (11-6-3), who have claimed points in seven of their last eight games and continue to chase the Vegas Golden Knights a point ahead atop the Pacific Division.

Matt Coronato and Yegor Sharangovich each had a goal and an assist and MacKenzie Weegar had three assists for the Flames (11-6-3), who have claimed

Calgary Flames' Connor Zary, left, celebrates his game-winning goal during third period against the New York Rangers in Calgary.