Lindstrom Makes It Rain in Tigers' Teddy Bear Toss Win oOver Prince Albert

Medicine Hat, AB - Cayden Lindstrom (Chetwynd, BC) would be the Teddy Bear Toss goal scorer on route to a Medicine Hat Tigers victory over the Prince Albert Raiders Saturday night? Lindstrom would allow the snowstorm of Teddy Bears hit the Co-op Place ice at 1:14 with his 21st of the season from Hunter St.Martin (Edmonton, AB). The Tigers would stay with it against the Raiders as Hayden Harsanyi (Calgary, AB) would follow-up a Dru Krebs (Okotoks, AB) shot beating Prince Albert goaltender Chas... Full Story

Bates Tricks Thunder Past Americans

ALLEN, TX - Peter Bates scored a power play goal with four minutes to go in regulation and Wichita held off Allen down the stretch for a 4-3 win on Saturday night at Credit Union of Texas Event Center. Bates recorded his second pro hat trick while Jay Dickman had two points. Georgi Romanov earned his second-straight win this week, stopping 31 shots. In the first, Bates made it 1-0 at 6:06 with an assist to Lleyton Moore. He added his second of the frame at 11:38 on the power play. Moore fed a pass across the zone and he buried a one-timer to make it 2-0. Dickman connected with his 11t... Full Story

Maier Saves 38 as Royals Soar Past Wings in Series Finale, 5-3

Reading, PA - The Reading Royals (5-10-1-1), proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers and Lehigh Valley Phantoms, earned the win against the Kalamazoo Wings (7-10-0-0), 5-3, on Saturday, December 2 at Santander Arena. Nolan Maier (3-4-0-1) earned the win in net with 38 saves on 41 shots faced. Jonathan Lemieux (5-7-0-0) suffered the loss in net for Kalamazoo with 26 saves on 30 shots faced. The Royals scored the game's opening goal for a second consecutive contest on Matt Brown's sixth goal of the season 18:04 into the first period. Joe Nardi and Darren Brady earned the helpers on Br... Full Story

Ghost Pirates Take Down Gladiators

DULUTH, GA - The Savannah Ghost Pirates (6-10-2-1) beat the Atlanta Gladiators (9-8-0-0) 5-4 on the road at Gas South Arena on Saturday night. Savannah struck first with Vincent Marleau's shot from the slot at 6:26 in the first period. Marleau's 11th goal of the season marked his fourth in his last two games following a hat trick on Friday night against the South Carolina Stingrays. Thirty-two seconds later, Atlanta's Ryan Cranford scored to tie the game. At the start of the second period, the Gladiators flexed their muscles with a pair of quick goals. Atlanta's Alex Whelan scored for th... Full Story

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See All Today's Images The following minor league and alternative professional sports teams on OurSports Central have been viewed the most over the last seven days:

1. Minnesota Lynx - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
2. Edmonton Elks - Canadian Football League (CFL)
3. Saskatchewan Roughriders - Canadian Football League (CFL)
4. Edmonton Oil Kings - Western Hockey League (WHL)
5. Colorado Rapids - Major League Soccer (MLS)
6. Corpus Christi Hooks - Texas League (TL)
7. Fresno Grizzlies - California League (CalL)
8. Charlotte FC - Major League Soccer (MLS)
9. South Bend Cubs - Midwest League (MWL)
10. B.C. Lions - Canadian Football League (CFL)

The most recent minor league and alternative professional sports teams added to OurSports Central:

• Oakland Ballers - Pioneer League (PL)
• Fort Lauderdale - USL Super League (USLSL)
• Huntington - Appalachian League (ApL)
• Chicago Rush - Arena Football League (AFL3)
• Arizona Bandits - Arena Football League (AFL3)
• Georgia Force - Arena Football League (AFL3)
• Minnesota Myth - Arena Football League (AFL3)
• Denver Outlaws - Premier Lacrosse League (PLL)
• Chattanooga FC - MLS NEXT Pro (MLS NEXT Pro)
• Philadelphia Soul - Arena Football League (AFL3)

OurSports Central provides coverage of select alternative and minor league professional sports leagues in addition to the top junior hockey leagues and college wood bat baseball leagues:

BASEBALL
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AzCL, AzFL, CalL, CarL, EL, FLCL, FSL, IL, ML, MLBDL, MWL, NWL, PCL, SAL, SL, TL
College Wood Bat Baseball
ApL, Northwoods
Independent Minor League Baseball
AA, AtL, FL, Pecos, PL

BASKETBALL
Men's Minor League Basketball
BIG3, CEBL, G League
Women's Basketball
WNBA

FOOTBALL
Indoor/Arena Football
AFL3, IFL, NAL
Outdoor Football
CFL, USFL, XFL

HOCKEY
Junior Hockey
NAHL, OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL
Minor League Hockey
AHL, ECHL, FPHL, SPHL
Women's Hockey
PWHL

LACROSSE
Indoor Lacrosse
NLL
Outdoor Lacrosse
PLL

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR, PVF

SOCCER
Indoor Soccer
MASL
Outdoor Soccer
CPL, MLS, MLS NEXT Pro, USL, USL1
Women's Soccer
NWSL, USLSL