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MONTREAL — Defenceman Madison Bowey is doing whatever he can to help Canada at both ends of the ice rink. Scott Mellanby Jersey . Bowey has been a reliable player both offensively and defensively for the Canadians through three games of the world junior championship. The 19-year-old hopes that trend continues when Canada takes on the United States in the final preliminary game for both teams on Wednesday night at the Bell Cent re. First and foremost, I want to be solid in the defensive end, said Bowey after practice on Tuesday. Thats the main goal. But if I can chip in offensively, Ill try to do that the best I can. If I get a lucky bounce, and get a few points, thats awesome, and Im just going to try to keep doing what Im doing. Bowey is a big-bodied defenceman — hes six-foot-one and weighs 195 pounds — who was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the second round of last years entry draft. He makes good decisions with the puck, isnt afraid to finish a hit and is fast on his skates. The two-way defenceman plays his junior hockey with the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League. In 259 regular-season and playoff games with Kelowna, Bowey has amassed 55 goals and 164 points. And three games into Canadas current quest for gold, he has a tournament-high plus-7 rating, and he leads all Canadian defencemen with three points, including a pretty goal against Germany on Saturday. With the Canadians on the power play up 3-0 late in that game, Bowey crept from the blue-line towards the German net, waited patiently for the puck and fired home the insurance goal. It felt really good, Bowey said. Its a pretty high-end tournament, and to score a goal in it is pretty special for myself. If I can help the team win in any way I can, thats my main goal and thats what Im going to try to stick to. This isnt the first time the Winnipeg-born blue-liner is on the hunt for silverware while wearing Canadas sweater. Bowey helped Canada to hockey gold at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament in Slovakia in 2012, and again at the U18 world championship in Russia in 2013, where he scored the game-tying goal in the final against the Americans. Bowey is making his mark on this years world juniors after narrowly missing out in 2013. He took part in Canadas selection camp last year, but was sent home after missing the cut. He says the last 12 months have been paramount in his development as a player. Ive improved a lot at both ends of the ice, he said. Im really calm with the puck now, and Ive had a lot of confidence with it. Playing defensively, I can really compete against other teams top lines and other teams top players. Thats what Im trying to do right now, and its going well. Boweys biggest test to date will likely come on Wednesday when he and defensive pairing Josh Morrissey — also a Kelowna Rocket — will try to shut down Jack Eichel and the Americans. Canada leads Group A with a perfect nine points through three games. The Americans are just one point back as they needed a shootout for one of their victories. The winner of Wednesdays contest will finish top of the group. That game is going to be huge, said Bowey, the only right-handed shot on Canadas defence. Thats what we all circled on our calendars for a while now. Bowey and Morrissey, a prospect for the Winnipeg Jets, have formed Canadas second defensive pairing since the start of the tournament, and they have been solid from the get-go. Madison and I have become pretty good friends over the last few years, said Morrissey, who was traded to Kelowna earlier this month. Hes a great player. He has a bit of everything - hes fast, he can skate, he has a great one-timer. Its a lot of fun playing together. Weve only been getting better as a pair. Added Bowey: Our chemistry is growing every day. Him and I are really good buddies off the ice, which goes a long way on the ice. We keep improving every day and thats awesome to see. We try to help each other out as much as we can. Bowey and Morrissey are expected to see a lot of draft phenom Eichel, who leads the United States with 14 shots on target through three games, though he has scored just once. The Canadian defencemen are well aware of just how dangerous the 18-year-old can be. Every top line, we have to know who were going up against, said Bowey. Being defencemen, we have to know what their weakness is and what their strengths are. Obviously, Eichel is a guy who has a lot of strengths, so we have to make sure we contain him well. Hes a big part of their team. Igor Larionov Jersey . -- The Tampa Bay Lightning are disappointed, though not discouraged. Jaromir Jagr Jersey . The Redblacks are taking on the Edmonton Eskimos in their second regular season game Friday night. Catch the game live on TSN as the back end of a doubleheader starting at 10pm et/7pm pt. https://www.panthersjerseycheap.com/1598f-frank-vatrano-jersey-panthers.html . - Erick Torres scored his 10th goal of the season on a stunning volley, and Chivas USA edged 10-man Real Salt Lake 1-0 on Saturday night.DETROIT -- When the Detroit Tigers put together a star-studded starting rotation for the pennant drive, Kyle Lobstein wasnt supposed to be part of the group. Now, he might be their hottest pitcher. Lobstein earned up his first major league victory Sunday night, allowing one run in 5 2-3 innings in the Tigers 6-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. The 25-year-old Lobstein, who made his major league debut in long relief on Aug. 23, has a 2.11 ERA in three starts since moving into Anibal Sanchezs rotation spot five days later. The Tigers have won all three games. "Im pretty excited," Lobstein said after receiving a beer shower from teammates. "Its my first major league win, and we avoided the sweep, which makes it even better. We definitely needed a game like this." Under general manager Dave Dombrowski, Detroits philosophy has favoured pitchers who throw hard, but Lobstein doesnt fit that mould. "This isnt a guy who is going to overpower you, but there are guys in this league who throw 82 and beat teams," catcher Alex Avila said. "Hes got a lot of deception, he has a lot of movement and hes got four pitches that he can throw for strikes. "When you can mix things up like that ... even a 90-mph fastball looks like 94." The win was Detroits second over the Giants in 10 games, including San Franciscos sweep of the 2012 World Series. "This was a big win for us, because we didnt want to face the Royals (Monday) having lost three in a row," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "This puts us in a better mood going into what is, at least until now, the biggest series of the season." Four relievers finished, with Phil Coke pitching the ninth. Miguel Cabrera homered for the third time in two days and Torii Hunter, getting a rare chance to face a starting pitcher older than he is, had three hits against Tim Hudson (9-10). Hudson, pitching in Detroit for the first time in 11 years, gave up three runs and eight hits in six innings. Hudson and LaTroy Hawkins are the only active pitchers with a victory at Tiger Stadium, which closed in 1999. "I felt all right, and I made some good pitches," Hudson said. "The one big mistake I made was to Miggy. Hes starting to catch lightning a little bit, and when you hang a pitch like that to him, hes going to hit it out." The Tigers took the lead on Hunters RBI single in the third, and Cabrera followed with a long homer to left-centre field. The Giants finally got to Lobstein when Angel Pagans infield single scored Gregor Blanco with two outs in the fifth. They threatened again in the seventh, putting runners on the corners with one out, but Blaine Hardy retired Pagan and Joe Panik. "We needed a timely hit there to get back into the game,," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. Cheap Panthers Jerseys. "Thats what weve been getting the last few games, but not that time." Ian Kinslers RBI double off George Kontos made it 4-1 in the seventh, and Cabrera drove in Kinsler with two outs to give him 11 straight seasons with 100 RBIs. Victor Martinez put the game away with a double into the right-centre field gap that scored the hobbled Cabrera from first. Cabrera aggravated his sore ankle, and Don Kelly played first base for the final two innings. Rajai Davis replaced Kelly in centre. "He said it was feeling better before the game, but running all the way from first was a problem," Ausmus said. "Well see in the morning, but Id say there is a very good chance hell be the DH." TRAINERS ROOM Tigers: Reports surfaced Sunday that Cabrera will need off-season surgery for a bone spur in his right ankle, but Ausmus said that a decision on treatment wont be made until after the season. "I dont know where that came from, because we dont know what is going to happen," he said. "The consensus is that theres one spur causing the aggravation." The Tigers might get RP Joakim Soria back as soon as Wednesday. Soria, who has been out since Aug. 10 because of an abdominal strain, is scheduled to pitch live batting practice on Monday. He will return to the active roster, barring any setbacks. Giants: 1B Brandon Belt (concussion) could resume baseball activities on Monday, but Bochy hasnt put a timeline on his return to the lineup. OF Michael Morse (strained oblique) is day-to-day after he was given a cortisone shot on Friday. UP NEXT Tigers: Justin Verlander (12-12) will face Kansas Citys Jeremy Guthrie (10-10) Monday afternoon in the opener of the three-game series between the top two teams in the AL Central. The game was moved from 7:08 p.m. to 4:08 p.m. because the Lions are playing the New York Giants next door at Ford Field at 7:10. Giants: After an off day on Monday, the team will return home for a three-game series with the Diamondbacks. Arizonas Wade Miley (7-10) is scheduled to start against Yusmeiro Petit (4-3) on Tuesday. ALMOST THREE FOR THE PRICE OF ONE The Tigers nearly ended the game with a triple play when Pagan hit a hard grounder to 3B Nick Castellanos, who was playing on the line. Castellanos stepped on third, and seeing that Pagan wasnt sprinting down the line, fired to second, but Kinsler wasnt expecting the throw and never got off a relay to first. Panik then grounded out to end the game. STILL LOOKING FOR A SWEEP The Giants failed to pull off their first three-game road sweep of an AL team since interleague play began in 1997. San Francisco hasnt won three straight games in AL since topping Minnesota and Detroit in 2005. ' ' '