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Thunderbirds ‘limp’ into NLL playoffs: Halifax hosts final regular-season game Saturday, will hit the road for next week's opening round
It might take an abacus, slide rule and a calculator to figure out who the Halifax Thunderbirds will face in the opening round of the National Lacrosse League playoffs. “There are a million different scenarios of who we could play, where we could ...
Port Williams, N.S., native Keevan Veinot returns to CEBL with Ottawa
Port Williams guard Keevan Veinot is joining the Ottawa BlackJacks for the upcoming Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) season. The six-foot-four guard said he’s excited to be coming back to play in Canada. “I have a long-lasting relationship ...
Queer hockey coming to Pictou County: Creating a safe space for athletes and fans alike
Pictou County Pride and Queer Hockey Nova Scotia have come together to create a safe space for 2SLGBTQ+ hockey fans and players alike. On April 20, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Pictou County Wellness Centre, queer hockey fans and allies are ...
Northern Subway Selects U18AAA female hockey team win Atlantics three times in a row
Cheering could be heard from provinces away as the Northern Subway Selects Major Female U18AAA team won the 2024 Atlantic Hockey Championship for the third year in a row. The game took place in Corner Brook, Nfld., where the Selects took on the PEI ...
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 ...
South Shore Lumberjacks not backing away from a challenge
Don’t expect the South Shore Lumberjacks to blink when faced with elimination in the Nova Scotia Junior B Hockey League championship series on Wednesday. The Lumberjacks are down 3-2 against the Antigonish Bulldogs with Game 6 on home ice at the ...
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 ...
South West Storm win third consecutive N.S. Junior C hockey championship title
The South West Storm have three-peated as the Hockey Nova Scotia Junior C champions, winning the best-of-seven championship series against the East Hants Penguins in the Nova Scotia Regional Junior Hockey League. The Storm were leading the series 3-1 ...
‘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 ...
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