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Four N.L. teams start Atlantic hockey tournaments on Thursday
A group of teams from this province are gunning for Atlantic gold this weekend in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. In total, there are four teams, two male and two female, competing at the under-13 and under-15 levels. First, the Eastern Red ...
N.L. Sports Notepad: Travis Crickard is heading back to Team Canada bench
As the snow continues to disappear, winter sports will soon start to give way to the sports that come along with a warmer climate. Still, some noteworthy items to be shared before we close the book on the winter season. Crickard going international ...
Sidney Crosby on Penguins' state of affairs: 'We need some help'
Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are no longer in control of their fate. They beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 on Monday night to keep their playoff hopes alive but they were stuck as helpless observers on Tuesday. A win by either the ...
Mooseheads fire head coach Jim Midgley and assistant coach Liam Heelis
Jim Midgley is out again as head coach of the Halifax Mooseheads. The QMJHL team announced his dismissal on Tuesday, along with assistant coach Liam Heelis. Assistant coach Brad MacKenzie will remain with the team. "After lengthy discussions with ...
Sport NL recognizes its best at annual awards night
Sport Newfoundland and Labrador handed out its annual awards over the weekend. Held at the Sheraton Hotel on April 13, the awards ceremony recognized some of the brightest athletes, coaches and volunteers in the province. Sport NL presented several ...
Royal Newfoundland Regiment high school gets underway Monday in Paradise
The puck is set to drop on the Royal Newfoundland Regiment Memorial High School Hockey Tournament. Starting on Monday, the tournament, which commemorates the Regiment’s legacy in the province, will get underway at the Paradise Double Ice Complex and ...
BASKETBALL: St. F.X.'s Reddick, Thomas and Dal's Christie get pro opportunities
Three AUS basketball stars will get a taste of the pro game this spring and summer. League most valuable player Malcolm Christie of the Dalhousie Tigers and Dondre Reddick and Koat Thomas of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men were picked in the top 15 of ...
Brad Gushue’s rink brings home second career Player’s Championship
Brad Gushue and his rink wrapped up the curling season at the top of the podium. That’s after Gushue knocked off Switzerland’s Joel Retornaz 7-6 in the final of the 2024 Princess Auto Player’s Championship on Sunday in Toronto, Ont. Gushue’s team ...
‘We were very unlucky not to get a point out of this’ – Wanderers lose 1-0 in season opener at Pacific FC
Patrice Gheisar has a glass half-full kind of approach to coaching. Despite his Halifax Wanderers dropping a 1-0 decision to Pacific FC in their 2024 Canadian Premier League season opener on Saturday, the second-year head coach found plenty of ...
These Caps are in seventh heaven: The St. John’s Junior Capitals win seventh junior hockey league title
Last year, the St. John’s Junior Capitals had to watch the CBN Junior Stars celebrate a St. John’s Junior Hockey League (SJJHL) championship on home ice. It was different this time around, however, as the Caps won the Taylor Cup as the league ...