The starting grid of the week

Here’s what you need to know to prepare for the sports week ahead.

The podcast in front of an audience, with prizes to be won!

Reserve a time when you leave the office next Thursday, December 19. We invite you to attend the recording of the podcast Sort the zone in front of an audience in the Cogeco studios at 800, rue De La Gauchetière Ouest. Jérémie Rainville, Stéphane Waite, Alexandre Pratt and Simon-Olivier Lorange are waiting for you at 6 p.m. to chat hockey with you. Special thanks to the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu craft brewery Lagabière, which will provide you with alcoholic drinks free of charge. Oh yes, by the way, we will draw a pair of tickets for the Canadian among the spectators on site. See you there!

Book your free ticket

To listen to podcast episodes Sort the zone : on Spotify, on Apple Podcasts, and on the Cogeco and The Press

Lots of Red Wings on the menu

We hope you like the Detroit Red Wings, because you’ll get what you pay for this week. It starts Tuesday for the Canadian, against the Buffalo Sabers in Montreal. This will be followed by the two stages of the Canadian-Red Wings Clásico, Friday in Detroit, then Saturday in Montreal. Let’s be frank, these are two clubs roughly the caliber of the Canadian, and in a world where victories are rare, this is exactly the kind of match that the Habs cannot escape.

To follow the matches:
Tuesday from 7 p.m. on RDS or in chat with Richard Labbé at lapresse.ca
Friday from 7 p.m. on RDS or in chat with Richard Labbé at lapresse.ca
Saturday from 7 p.m. on TVA Sports or in chat with Éric Martel at lapresse.ca

Victory back in action

After this strange international break which punctuates a season that is only three games old in the LPHF, the Victoire de Montréal will be back in action this week. But we will still have to wait until Saturday before reconnecting with Marie-Philip Poulin, Laura Stacey, Ann-Renée Desbiens and company. La Victoire will be in Toronto to face a hockey team with the educational vocation of teaching us a new word, Sceptres.

To watch: Saturday December 21 at 2 p.m. on ICI Tout.tv

The big return of Lindsey Vonn

American ski legend Lindsey Vonn will make her return to the World Cup during the stage in Saint-Moritz (Switzerland) on December 21 and 22, at the age of 40. Vonn, former holder of the women’s record for World Cup victories with 82 successes, took on the crazy challenge of returning to the highest level, almost six years after retiring at the World Cups in Åre (Sweden) in February 2019. Victim of numerous injuries during her career, Vonn underwent surgery last spring to replace part of her right knee with a titanium prosthesis.

To watch: see the CBC Sports webcast schedule