SPORTS

In the NHL…The Sharks nipped the Leafs 3-2 in a shootout. Oilers lost 3-1 to Columbus.  Carolina scored six times in the third period to beat Vancouver 8-6.

Canada’s brightest star at the Olympics, swimming sensation Penny Oleksiak has been named the 2016 Canadian athlete of the year because of her four medal performance.  The 16 year old added four more medals at the short-course world championship this month.