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Halifax Wanderers defender Dan Nimick battles for the ball against Vancouver FC attacker Moses Dyer during Canadian Premier League action Thursday night in Langley, B.C. - CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

Wanderers fall 2-0 to Vancouver FC, lose second straight to start CPL season in B.C.

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 16 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

The Halifax Wanderers certainly hope it won’t take until the second week of June to post their first victory of the Canadian Premier League season. The Wanderers dropped their second straight game to start the 2024 campaign on Thursday night, a 2-0 ...

Los Angeles Kings forward Pierre-Luc Dubois celebrates with teammates after scoring his first goal as a King against his former team the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night in Winnipeg. CONTRIBUTED/LA KINGS PUBLIC RELATIONS

Two former Cape Breton Eagles players among NHL playoff teams

Jeremy Fraser |Updated 16 hours ago |1 min read Premium content

SYDNEY — Two former Cape Breton Eagles players are among the teams set to compete in the Stanley Cup playoffs, which begin on Saturday. Forwards Pierre-Luc Dubois (Los Angeles Kings) and William Carrier (Vegas Golden Knights) are the only players on ...

Cape Breton Eagles. CONTRIBUTED

ECHL: Former Cape Breton Eagles players participating in Kelly Cup playoffs

Jeremy Fraser |Updated 16 hours ago |1 min read Premium content

SYDNEY — Six former Cape Breton Eagles players will play in the ECHL’s Kelly Cup playoffs this year. Jordan Ty Fournier (Allen), Cam Darcy (Florida), Anthony Beauchamp (Greenville), Ross MacDougall (Indy), Brooklyn Kalmikov (Maine) and Tyler Hylland ...

Jacob Newcombe of the Cape Breton Eagles, middle, attempts to get the puck over the right pad of Chicoutimi Saguenéens goaltender Rémi Delafontaine during Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League action at Centre 200 in Sydney in January. It was Newcombe’s first game of the season after a six-month battle with cancer. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

QMJHL Awards: Cape Breton Eagles’ Jacob Newcombe named co-recipient of Paul Dumont Trophy

Jeremy Fraser |Updated 16 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

SYDNEY — Cape Breton Eagles forward Jacob Newcombe was named the co-recipient of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League’s Paul Dumont Trophy as the league’s personality of the year. The 19-year-old Newcombe’s nomination comes for his return to ...

The Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship will be played next week Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre. The tournament will be hosted by the Sydney Mitsubishi Rush. CONTRIBUTED/HOCKEY CANADA.

PREVIEW: Telus Cup under-18 national championship begins Monday in Cape Breton

Jeremy Fraser |Updated 16 hours ago |13 min read Premium content

SYDNEY — The Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship will make its return to Nova Scotia for the first time in 27 years when the Sydney Mitsubishi Rush hosts the event next week in Membertou. The seven-day tournament will feature the top ...

Chris DeCoste is a 15-year-old baseball player from Truro. He is on the final roster for Nova Scotia's under-17 team, who will be heading to Fort McMurray, Alta. in August for the Canada Cup. NICK GAINES

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Local baseball player loves being the leader

Contributed |Updated 16 hours ago |3 min read Premium content

Chris DeCoste has a special relationship with baseball. A 15-year-old from Truro, DeCoste has been playing the game for eight years. His brother John plays at the university level with Garden City Community College in Kansas, and he isn't too far ...

Sport Nova Scotia presented the Burgess family with the Chairman’s Award in May 2018. From left, Mel Leclerc, Peter Burgess, Lindsey Burgess, Todd Burgess, Jim Burgess, Judy Burgess, Craig Burgess, Allyson Burgess, Andrew Burgess, and Karlee Burgess. CONTRIBUTED

WORTH REPEATING: A remarkable curling story spanning five generations

Contributed |Updated 17 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

In our last column I talked with Jim and Judy Burgess, a couple who have left their mark in curling history. As our conversation touched on halls of fame, awards, and presentations – Jim and Judy were humble and seemed more content to talk about ...

Miramichi Timberwolves general manager Ross Martin, second right, of Winsloe, P.E.I., chats with the Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL)  team’s coaching staff of, from left, head coach Kory Baker and assistants Billy Gaston and Alex White. The Timberwolves visit the Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals for Game 1 of the MHL final series on April 20 at 7 p.m. Contributed

MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.’s Ross Martin enjoying successful first season as Miramichi Timberwolves GM

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated a day ago |6 min read Premium content

A relationship with one of the most successful personalities in the history of junior A hockey in Atlantic Canada impacted a Prince Edward Islander’s journey in the Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL). Ross Martin of Winsloe is in his first season as ...

The Sydney Mitsubishi Rush will host the Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship next week at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre. The Rush will welcome five of the top teams in the country for the tournament, beginning on Monday. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

Long wait almost over: Sydney Mitsubishi Rush ready to host top teams in country after lengthy break before Telus Cup

Jeremy Fraser |Updated a day ago |10 min read Premium content

SYDNEY — It’s been a long time coming for the Sydney Mitsubishi Rush organization in more ways than one. The Nova Scotia Under-18 Major Hockey League team was awarded the hosting rights for Hockey Canada’s Telus Cup national under-18 hockey ...

Keegan O’Neill is in his third season with the Sydney Mitsusbishi Rush and will play in the second Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship next week in Membertou. The Glace Bay product is the team’s captain this year. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

‘I think we can surprise a lot of teams’: Sydney Mitsubishi Rush captain O’Neill brings leadership, experience into second Telus Cup tournament at home

Jeremy Fraser |Updated a day ago |7 min read Premium content

SYDNEY — For most teenagers, playing in a national championship can be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but that won’t be the case for Keegan O’Neill. The Glace Bay forward had the opportunity to suit up for the Sydney Mitsubishi Rush when the club ...

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