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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 a day 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 ...

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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, ...

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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, ...

The Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers’ Carson MacKay, left, and Reese Wyand take a break during a recent practice at the Gerard (Turk) Gallant Arena in Summerside. MacKay and Wyand have been longtime linemates, going back to their early years of minor hockey. The Vipers have clinched a semifinal berth in the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup Atlantic Canada junior B hockey championship tournament in Mount Pearl, N.L. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

Longtime linemates: Kensington Vipers’ MacKay, Wyand have played together since U9 hockey

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Carson MacKay and Reese Wyand have worked a lot of magic on the ice together over the years. Now the two longtime teammates hope that trend continues this weekend as the Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers play a semifinal game at the Don ...

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Host team outscores Pownal at Maritime junior C hockey championship

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

The host Sunny Corner Thunder outscored the Pownal Ice Dogs 11-6 in round-robin play at the 2024 Maritime junior C hockey championship tournament on April 25 in Miramichi, N.B. The Thunder improved to 2-0-0 while the Ice Dogs dropped to 0-2-0. Pownal ...

Halifax Wanderers first-year striker Christian Volesky made stops in seven U.S. cities and another in Iceland during his pro soccer career before joining the Canadian Premier League club. - CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

Wanderer by name, by nature: Christian Volesky made many stops in pro soccer career before arriving in Halifax

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

First-year Halifax Wanderers striker Christian Volesky didn’t realize how big Canada really is when he drove from his Colorado home to his new home for training camp. Volesky was so excited when he signed his first Canadian Premier League contract in ...

Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers forward Carson MacKay, 16, carries the puck in Game 4 of the P.E.I. junior B hockey championship series against the Sherwood-Parkdale A&SScrap Metal Metros at Eastlink Centre on March 24. MacKay scored two goals in the Vipers’ 4-0 win over Newfoundland and Labrador’s St. John’s Caps at the Don Johnson Memorial Cup on April 25 in Mount Pearl, N.L. The win improved the Viper’s record to 2-1-0 (won-lost-overtime losses) and clinched a playoff spot in the Atlantic junior B hockey championship tournament. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

P.E.I.'s Kensington Vipers clinch semifinal berth at Don Johnson Memorial Cup

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

The Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers have clinched a playoff berth in the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup in Mount Pearl, N.L. The Vipers blanked Newfoundland and Labrador’s St. John’s Caps 4-0 on April 26 to secure a spot in one of the two ...

Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild forward Lucas Thibeau, 22, works his way into the offensive zone, watched by Zakary Gagnon of the Magog Cantonniers during Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship action at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre in Membertou, N.S., on April 25. Magog won the game 3-2. Jeremy Fraser/SaltWire

P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild plays another close game at Telus Cup

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Although still looking for their first win at the 2024 Telus Cup, the Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild has proven they can play with the best teams in Canada. The Wild, Atlantic Canadian champions, fell to 0-4-0 (won-lost-overtime losses) with a 3-2 ...

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