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Canada's Paul Flemming rink, out of the Halifax Curling Club, won gold at the world senior men's curling championship in Ostersund, Sweden, on Saturday. From left are: From left are: Flemming, third Peter Burgess, second Martin Gavin, lead Kris Granchelli and alternate Kevin Ouelette. - Curling Canada

Halifax's Paul Flemming wins gold at world senior men's curling championship

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 23 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

Paul Flemming’s flare for the dramatic lifted Canada to a gold-medal victory at the world senior men’s curling championship in Ostersund, Sweden. Flemming was clutch in the last shot of the game as his Halifax Curling Club rink of third Peter ...

King’s-Edgehill’s Ava Shearer wasn’t one to mess with during the Highlanders opening match against Rothesay. KES won the bout 36-0 during Day 1 action at the 2024 Highlanders Rugby Classic in Windsor.

IN PHOTOS: 2024 Highlanders Rugby Classic Day 1 recap

Carole Morris-Underhill · Lead editor Valley Journal-Advertiser |Updated a day ago |12 min read Premium content

Nineteen teams from across the Maritimes converged at King’s-Edgehill School in Windsor Friday to kick off the private school’s annual Highlanders Rugby Classic. King’s-Edgehill started Day 1 off strong, in the Girls A Taylor Division, winning both ...

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P.E.I.'s Pownal Ice Dogs defeat N.S. at Maritime junior C hockey ch’ship

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated a day ago |1 min read Premium content

The Pownal Ice Dogs moved into the win column at the 2024 Maritime junior C hockey championship in Miramichi, N.B., on April 26. The P.E.I. representative Ice Dogs, led by Jet Trainor’s two goals and three assists, defeated Nova Scotia’s Southwest ...

Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild centre Michael Arsenault, right, prepares for a faceoff during Telus Cup Canadian under-18 hockey championship action against the host Sydney Mitsubishi Rush at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre in Membertou, N.S., on April 26. The Wild won the game 12-2. Jeremy Fraser/SaltWire

TELUS CUP: P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild wins final round-robin game; Dickson top point-getter

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated a day ago |3 min read Premium content

The Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild completed their 2023-24 season on a winning note. The Wild defeated the host Sydney Rush in the final round-robin game of the 2024 Telus Cup 12-2 on April 26. The Wild, P.E.I. and Atlantic Canadian champions, ...

Maple Leafs' William Nylander breaks past Jake DeBrusk of the Boston Bruins during the first period at Scotiabank Arena on March 4, 2024 in Toronto.

FIDDLER'S FACTS: NHL playoff injuries; controversy in MHL championship series

Contributed, Fred MacDonald · Columnist |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

The Stanley Cup playoffs have just begun, and injuries are playing a big factor that could sideline some of the early favourites. In this part of the country, where Toronto Maple Leaf fans far outnumber any other team, the loss of William Nylander, ...

Xavier Daigle of the Cape Breton Eagles, left, knocks the puck off the stick of Donovan Arsenault of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, middle, as Cape Breton goaltender Nicolas Ruccia sprawls in the background during Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League semifinal action at Centre Henry-Leonard in Baie-Comeau, Que., on Friday. The Drakkar won the game 5-3. CONTRIBUTED/KASSANDRA BLAIS, BAIE-COMEAU DRAKKAR

QMJHL Playoffs: Cape Breton Eagles given two major penalties in Game 2 loss to Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Friday

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |3 min read Premium content

BAIE-COMEAU, QUE – The Cape Breton Eagles find themselves in a tough position as the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League semifinal series shifts to Cape Breton next week. The Eagles were defeated 5-3 by the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in Game 2 of the ...

Ryan MacKinnon of the Sydney Mitsubishi Rush, left, protects the puck as he's pressured by Ayden MacKay of the Kensington Wild during Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship action at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre on Friday. Kensington won the game 12-2. JEREMY FRASER/SALTWIRE

TELUS CUP: Sydney Mitsubishi Rush finish tournament with loss to Kensington Wild on Friday

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |4 min read Premium content

MEMBERTOU, N.S. – The host Sydney Mitsubishi Rush wrapped up the Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship with a loss on Friday. Sydney was defeated 12-2 by the Kensington Wild of Prince Edward Island in the final round robin game of the ...

Canada's Paul Flemming rink, out of the Halifax Curling Club, advanced to the gold medal game of the world senior men's curling championship in Ostersund, Sweden. From left are: alternate Kevin Ouelette, lead Kris Granchelli, second Martin Gavin, third Peter Burgess and Flemming. - Curling Canada

Canada's Paul Flemming advances to final at world senior men's curling championship

George Myrer · Lead editor |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Canada's Paul Flemming rink advanced to the gold medal game at the World Senior Men's Curling Championship on Friday evening in Ostersund, Sweden. Flemming's Halifax Curling Club team of third Peter Burgess, second Martin Gavin, lead Kris ...

Northern Subways Selects goalie Jorja Burrows made 73 saves in a 4-3 loss to the Regina Rebels on Thursday night at the Esso Cup under-18 female hockey national championship in Vernon, B.C. The 73 saves established a championship record.

Northern Selects goalie Jorja Burrows makes record 73 saves at Esso Cup

George Myrer |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Northern Subway Selects goalie Jorja Burrows made Esso Cup history on Thursday night, unfortunately, it came in a 4-3 loss to the Regina Rebels. Burrows made an astounding 73 saves to set the record at the Hockey Canada under-18 female championship ...

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UPDATED: P.E.I.'s Kensington Vipers close out round-robin play with an OT loss to Antigonish

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

The Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers will now play the waiting game. The P.E.I.-champion Vipers dropped their final round-robin game at the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup to the Antigonish Bulldogs 4-3 in overtime on April 26. The Vipers, ...

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