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The 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup starts on Tuesday in Mount Pearl

Antigonish Bulldogs edge Kensington 3-2 to win second straight Don Johnson title

The Antigonish Bulldogs successfully defended their Atlantic Canada junior B hockey title Sunday afternoon after edging the Kensington Vipers 3-2 in the final of the Don Johnson Memorial Cup at the Mount Pearl Glacier in Newfoundland and ...
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Halifax sailor Gillis just misses qualifying for Olympics in France
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Halifax's Madeline Gillis (right) trained with Phil Robertson and the Canada SailGP team during the SailGP international regatta stop in Dubai last week. - CANADA SAILGP

‘Everyone’s feeling the urgency’: Wanderers lose home opener to Ottawa, fall to 0-3 to start CPL season
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Atlético Ottawa midfielder Manuel Aparicio and HFX Wanderers midfielder Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé leap for the ball during Saturday's Canadian Premier League match at the Wanderers Grounds on April 27, 2024. Ottawa won the match 3-1. Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

Halifax's Paul Flemming wins gold at world senior men's curling championship
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IN PHOTOS: 2024 Highlanders Rugby Classic Day 1 recap
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DOJO: Mount Pearl, St. John’s reached the semifinals at 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup
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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 a day ago |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 a day ago |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 ...
Jason Reddick used to play with junior A and junior B hockey teams across the province. Now, he spends his time playing sports with his kids. NICK GAINES

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Baseball and hockey are Reddick's passion

Contributed |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Jason Reddick has been playing hockey for many years. From a stint with junior A and junior B hockey teams, to winning third place in a national slow-pitch competition, Reddick has now taken to sharing his love with his kids. He took some time to ...
Cape Breton Eagles logo - JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST.

Flying as one: Meet the 2024 playoff edition of the Cape Breton Eagles

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |28 min read Premium content

The Cape Breton Eagles are in the semifinal of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs against the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.  Cape Breton advanced to their league semifinal by knocking off the Rimouski Oceanic in the first round in five games ...
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 ...
There was a lot of excitement April 20 at the West Hants Sports Complex when it was announced that about 600 athletes will be coming to the area for the 2025 Canadian Senior Broomball Championships. Pictured at the announcement were, from left, back row: West Hants Mayor Abraham Zebian, Mark Wainman, Darrell Lyttle, Adam Sexton, and Hants West MLA Melissa Sheehy-Richard; front row: Lily Isenor, Lennon Leopold, Seamus O’Brien, and Levi Caldwell.

Broomball nationals coming to West Hants, N.S., in April 2025

Carole Morris-Underhill · Lead editor Valley Journal-Advertiser |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |7 min read Premium content

For the third time since the 1970s, and the first time outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia will play host to the Canadian Senior Broomball Championships. West Hants has been awarded the 2025 national event, which will be held April 8-12 at the West Hants ...
Cape Breton Eagles goaltender Jakub Milota was named the team’s rookie of the year during the club’s annual awards banquet at the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre on Tuesday. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

QMJHL: Cape Breton Eagles’ Jakub Milota competing in IIHF World Under-18 Hockey Championship for Czechia

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

SYDNEY, N.S. – Cape Breton Eagles goaltender Jakub Milota will suit up for Czechia at the 2024 IIHF World Under-18 Hockey Championship in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland. The Eagles confirmed the news early Thursday afternoon after Milota was listed as the ...
Martin Lavallée, assistant commissioner of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, holds the winning lottery ball with the Cape Breton Eagles logo on it during the league’s draft lottery on Thursday night. The Eagles won the lottery and will pick first overall at the 2024 QMJHL Entry Draft in June in Moncton. CONTRIBUTED/VINCENT ETHIER, QMJHL

Beating the odds: Cape Breton Eagles win QMJHL Draft Lottery, pick first overall for fourth time in franchise history in June

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

SYDNEY, N.S. – The Cape Breton Eagles will pick first overall at the 2024 Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Entry Draft in June. Cape Breton received the first overall selection by winning the league’s draft lottery on Thursday evening during a ...
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Jules Boilard of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, middle, bumps into Cape Breton Eagles goaltender Nicolas Ruccia during Game 1 of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League semifinal series at Centre Henry-Leonard in Baie-Comeau, Que., on Thursday. The Drakkar won the game 4-0. CONTRIBUTED/KASSANDRA BLAIS, BAIE-COMEAU DRAKKAR
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Tyler Seymour of the Sydney Mitsubishi Rush prepares to take a shot on goal as he's watched from behind by Mason Cruzet of the Markham Waxers during Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship action at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre on Thursday. Markham won the game 9-2. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST
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Team Canada members, from left, Peter Burgess, Martin Gavin and Kris Granchelli acknowledge a shot by skip Paul Flemming during action at the world senior men's curling championship in Ostersund, Sweden. The Halifax rink advanced to Friday's quarter-finals. - Curling Canada
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CBC photo - Bob Cole has been a fixture on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada for 50 years, part of what Robin Short says is the Holy Trinity of hockey broadcasters — Cole, Foster Hewitt and Danny Gallivan.
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Retired hockey broadcaster Bob Cole.
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The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is changing its name to the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, the league announced during a press conference on Thursday afternoon. Shown is the new English logo for the league. CONTRIBUTED/QMJHL
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Toronto Marlies captain Logan Shaw of Glace Bay, right, was named the winner of the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award as the player who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey in the American Hockey League. PHOTO/TORONTO MARLIES, AHL.
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Calgary Buffaloes forward Caleb Matthews, left, is chased by Wheat Kings defender Justin Bell during the first period of Thursday morning play at the Membertou Sports and Wellness Centre.
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Telus Cup action continues Thursday in Membertou
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