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QMJHL PLAYOFFS: How do the Mooseheads and Titan stack up against each other?
At first glance, there's an obvious narrative heading into the first-round playoff series between the Halifax Mooseheads and Bathurst Titan. The Mooseheads added players at the trade deadline to help them try to win it all this year, while the Titan ...
PATRICK MCNEIL: No clear favourite in race for Gilles-Courteau Trophy
With star talent spread out among many contenders, the battle for the Giles Courteau Trophy this spring should be one to remember. At first glance, the Baie-Comeau Drakkar could be considered the favourites. The Drakkar allowed 20 fewer goals than ...
Rimouski Océanic confident in goaltending situation despite starter ‘doubtful’ for series with Cape Breton
The Rimouski Océanic are not concerned with their goaltending situation despite being without their starter going into the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff series with the Cape Breton Eagles. “We feel comfortable with the goalies that we ...
No silver lining: Sting of losing in gold medal game still lingers for Canada's Blayre Turnbull
Canada’s national women’s hockey team has won a dozen IIHF Women’s World Championship titles, but the sting of losing the 2023 gold-medal final to the rival United States still lingers with Blayre Turnbull. “When you play for Team Canada, you don’t ...
‘Thought it was a prank:’ Winnipeg’s Kyle Doering honoured to join Gushue’s Team Canada for world curling championship
It’s fair to say Winnipegger Kyle Doering never would have imagined he’d be flying over the Atlantic Ocean on Monday on his way to the world men’s curling championship. The 28-year-old up-and-coming curler didn’t even play in the Montana’s Brier this ...
Brad Gushue looking to finally turn silver into gold for Canada at world curling championship
The pressure is off. As Brad Gushue and his teammates flew to Switzerland this week for the world men’s curling championship, they no longer had to bear the weight of their country’s gold-medal drought. Rachel Homan and her teammates won the world ...
QMJHL PLAYOFFS: A daunting task awaits Charlottetown Islanders vs. Baie-Comeau
Charlottetown Islanders general manager and head coach Jim Hulton understands the challenge that lies ahead. The Islanders, who finished the 2023-24 regular season with a record of 26-34-6-2, face the Baie-Comeau Drakkar in the opening round of the ...
Mooseheads captain Jake Furlong done for the year: 'This is a major loss for our team'
The Halifax Mooseheads' playoff hopes suffered a heavy blow on Wednesday. The team announced team captain Jake Furlong will undergo shoulder surgery and will miss the rest of the year. "This is a major loss for our team," Mooseheads general manager ...
Cape Breton’s Aimee O’Neill named Saint Mary’s Huskies’ unsung hero
Aimee O’Neill of Glace Bay was named the John Jones Memorial Award as female unsung hero for the 2023-24 season during the annual Saint Mary’s University Huskies athletic banquet on March 19. The fourth-year psychology student appeared in 26 regular ...
‘This is the real season’: Cape Breton Eagles QMJHL playoff series with Rimouski Océanic begins at home
Just over a month ago, it looked as though the Cape Breton Eagles may start the 2024 Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs on the road. The team had returned home from a Quebec road trip having lost three games, which saw the club fall back ...