Brock Alum Getting Shutouts in the NHL
Canadians in Forbes 30 under 30, Tip O’Neill award winner, U SPORTS coach joins U.S. women’s 7s program, trending jobs in sports, business, and tech
Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson recorded his seventh career NHL shutout in a 2-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets this past Sunday.
Quick rundown: Thompson is a U SPORTS graduate, having played one season with the Brock Badgers in 2018-19, where he went 18-6-0 and captured U SPORTS Rookie of the Year honours.
Many believe he should have been on the Four Nations Face-Off roster, and his play since then has only strengthened his case to be one of Canada’s three goalies headed to Italy in February. The Four Nations roster featured Jordan Binnington, Adin Hill, and Sam Montembeault — he ranks ahead of Binnington and Montembeault in goals against average, save percentage, and wins, with Hill being out for most of the season due to injury.
The numbers: Thompson currently sits in the top three league-wide in all major goaltending categories, posting a 1.96 goals-against average, a .925 save percentage, and 13 wins. Yet even after a 2024–25 campaign in which he went 31-6-6 with a .910 save percentage and a 2.49 goals-against average, he was still left off the Four Nations roster and wasn’t invited to Hockey Canada’s Olympic orientation camp in August — a camp that included only Binnington, Hill, and Montembeault.
Big picture: With all Olympic teams required to submit their rosters by December 31, one big question looms — will Logan Thompson be on the 2026 Winter Olympics roster?
Canadians In the Forbes 30 Under 30 List
Three Canadians were named to the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the sports category: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Molly Carlson, and Zechariah Thomas.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: To say Gilgeous-Alexander is the most prominent figure in Canadian sports right now would be an understatement. He averaged 32.7 points per game in the regular season, 29.9 in the postseason, and captured both regular-season and Finals MVP honours in the 2024-25 season. He also signed a four-year, $285-million extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder — becoming not only the first Canadian, but the first North American athlete to sign a deal averaging $70 million per year. He capped off the year by winning the Northern Star Award, given annually to Canada’s top athlete, for the second time. It’s difficult to find anyone who had a better 2025 than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Molly Carlson: The Canadian high diver delivered the country’s first-ever world championship high-diving medal with a silver in 2023, then followed it up with another silver in 2024. She has built a massive online presence with nearly 7 million followers across her platforms, documenting her life as a competitive diver. She is also the CEO of Brave Gang, a community-based organization dedicated to helping people confront their fears.
Zechariah Thomas: Former QMJHL forward Zechariah Thomas is the president and CEO of Swift Hockey, a company focused on growing the game by producing high-quality, affordable sticks. The Scugog native — just 22 years old — rose to national attention after pitching Swift Hockey on Dragon’s Den.
Josh Naylor Wins 2025 Tip O'Neill Award
Mississauga’s Josh Naylor has won the 2025 Tip O’Neill Award, presented annually to a Canadian-born player who excels in both individual performance and team contribution.
Naylor led all Canadians with a .297 batting average, 92 RBIs, and 30 stolen bases. He also finished second among Canadian-born players in hits (160), runs (81), home runs (20), and doubles (29).
The Mississauga native carried that momentum into the postseason, with a .340 batting average and 16 hits, becoming the first Canadian player in MLB history to record four three-hit games in a single postseason.
Riding the high of his breakout 2025 campaign, Naylor signed a five-year, $92.5-million contract to remain with the Seattle Mariners — the third-richest deal ever signed by a Canadian-born MLB player, trailing only Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ($500 million) and Joey Votto ($225 million).
Ottawa Gee-Gees Head Coach Heads Down South
Jack Hanratty has concluded his time as the Ottawa Gee-Gees head coach after being named the new head coach of the U.S. women’s rugby sevens team.
Hanratty was announced as the Gee-Gees’ head coach in December 2024 and led the team to a 5–1 regular-season record, a 3–3 postseason record, and a sixth-place finish at the U SPORTS national championship.
Prior to his time in Ottawa, he spent three years coaching the Canadian women’s rugby sevens squad and led the team to a silver medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Quick Hits
🎾 Victoria Mboko and Felix Auger-Aliassime have been named as both the women’s and men’s players of the year by Canada. Mboko is currently ranked 18th in the world, while Auger-Aliassime is ranked 5th.
🏊 Summer McIntosh set the event record for the 200m butterfly at the US Open in Austin, Texas. McIntosh set a time of two minutes and 2.62 seconds.
⚾️ Former Toronto Blue Jay Jeff Kent is headed to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Kent was drafted by the Blue Jays in 1989 and made his debut for the ball club in 1992. Kent slashed a .290 batting average, with 377 home runs, 1,518 runs batted in, and 2,461 hits across his 17-year career.
🎿 Abigail Strate won her second silver medal on the ski jumping World Cup circuit. Strate placed second on the podium in the large hill event on Thursday in Wisla, Poland. She finished with a total of 240.9 points, just 5.1 points shy of the gold medal winner Anna Odine Stroem.
🎿 St-Isidore, Ontario’s Valérie Grenier, finished third in the Mont-Tremblant World Cup on home turf in Quebec this past Saturday. She finished with a combined time of two minutes and 17.18 seconds.