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Halifax Wanderers goalkeeper Yann Fillion watches as the ball rolls into the net during a penalty shootout against CS Saint-Laurent in Telus Canadian Championship preliminary play Thursday night at the Wanderers Grounds. - CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

Semi-pro Saint-Laurent stuns struggling Wanderers in Canadian Championship preliminary

The Halifax Wanderers’ troubling start to their Canadian Premier League season may have reached its nadir on Thursday night. The Wanderers, who dropped their first three CPL games to start 2024, suffered a historical loss in a shootout to Ligue1 ...
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Nova Scotia's Rick Bowness named finalist for NHL coach of the year
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Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness speaks with the media after their loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs first round at Canada Life Centre. - James Carey Lauder / USA TODAY SPORTS

MacDougall-coached Team Canada advances to semifinals
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UNB Reds head coach Gardiner MacDougall, right, works the bench during an Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Men’s Hockey Conference game against the Moncton Blue Eagles in Fredericton on Jan. 19. UNB won the game 6-0. Fran Harris/For UNB Athletics

Maritime Women's Basketball Association will be bigger, better in Year 3 - commissioner
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MHL PLAYOFFS: Timberwolves rally in third period to defeat P.E.I.'s Western Capitals and win MHL title
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P.E.I. coach Mark Quinn returns to Team Canada U18 male team
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UNB Reds head coach Gardiner MacDougall follows the play during an Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Men’s Hockey Conference game during the 2023-24 season. MacDougall, from Bedeque, P.E.I., has been named head coach of Team Canada for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) world under-18 championship in Finland from April 25 to May 5. James West Photo/For UNB Athletics

P.E.I.’s MacDougall leads Team Canada into playoffs at U18 world ch’ship

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated a day ago |1 min read Premium content

Team Canada begins the playoff round at the 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) world under-18 championship in Vantaa, Finland, on May 2. The Canadian team, coached by Gardiner MacDougall of Bedeque, plays Latvia in a quarter-final game ...
Lorenzo Callegari of the Halifax Wanderers (right) battles with Manny Aparicio of Atletico Ottawa early into a Canadian Premier League match Saturday afternoon at the Wanderers Grounds. - CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

TELUS CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Winless Wanderers switch focus to CS St-Laurent

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated May. 1, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

After a struggling start to their Canadian Premier League season, the Halifax Wanderers could use a reprieve. But head coach Patrice Gheisar warns that Thursday night’s Telus Canadian Championship preliminary-round matchup against Ligue1 Quebec side ...
Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals goaltender Niko Boudreau, 33, calmly makes a glove save in the third period of a Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) game against the Miramichi Timberwolves at the Island Petroleum Energy Centre on April 30. Timberwolves forward Jeremy Duhamel, 25, and Caps defenceman William Irvine, 3, position themselves for a possible rebound as referee Tanner Doiron follows the play. The Caps won the game 2-1 in double overtime to cut Miramichi’s lead to 3-2 in the best-of-seven Metalfab Cup final series. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Capitals stay alive in MHL final

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated a day ago |10 min read Premium content

A basic play and an innocent-looking shot, clutch goaltending and perseverance kept the Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals’ season alive. Simon Mullen scored 1:59 into the second overtime period to lift the Caps to a 2-1 win over the ...
Digby's Myles Creighton fired a 9-under 62 during Sunday’s final round of the Veritex Bank Championship in Arlington, Texas. The 28-year-old finished in second place in the Korn Ferry Tour event. - KORN FERRY TOUR

Creighton creating magic on Korn Ferry Tour: Digby golfer shoots final-round 62 Sunday to finish in second place

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Myles Creighton’s pro career is on the upswing. That’s understating his recent performances during his rookie season on the Korn Ferry Tour. The 28-year-old from Digby has played a dozen events on the feeder circuit for the PGA Tour, making the cut ...
Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild forward Lucas Thibeau, 22, tracks the play during the P.E.I. major under-18 male hockey championship series against the Charlottetown Bulk Carriers Knights at MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown. Thibeau recorded three points in the Wild’s five games at the 2024 Telus Cup Canadian under-18 hockey championship in Membertou, N.S., last week. - Jason Simmonds/SaltWire

Kensington Wild head coach proud of way team competed at Telus Cup

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

The opportunity to wear the Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild jersey at the 2024 Telus Cup provided a surreal moment for forward Lucas Thibeau. “I have a stick in my room signed by all the Wild players back in 2015,” the 17-year-old Thibeau told ...
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MHL PLAYOFFS: Suspension handed to Caps' Duquette

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

The Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) has suspended Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals’ rookie forward Liam Duquette for seven games. The suspension is the result of a match penalty for goaltender interference at 17:40 of the third ...
The Holland Hurricanes of the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball Association (ACBA) have named Tyler Johnston of Cardigan, P.E.I., as new head coach. The Hurricanes begin regular-season play in early September. Holland College • Special to The Guardian

P.E.I.'s Holland Hurricanes name baseball head coach

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 30, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

The Holland Hurricanes have a new baseball coach for the 2024 season. Holland College recently announced the appointment of Tyler Johnston of Cardigan, P.E.I., to the post, effective immediately. “I’m looking forward to helping this team maintain a ...
Goaltender Donald Hickey, 31, played for Newfoundland and Labrador during the 2023 Canada Winter Games in P.E.I. The Charlottetown Islanders of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) recently signed Hickey. Jason Malloy • SaltWire

P.E.I.'s Charlottetown Islanders sign goaltending prospect

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

The Charlottetown Islanders have added a goaltender they believe will be a big part of the team’s future. Donald Hickey signed with the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) franchise recently and is anxious to begin the next chapter of his ...
Miramichi Timberwolves forward David Doucet, 91, carries the puck during Game 3 of the Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) final series against the Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals at the Island Petroleum Energy Centre on April 24. Doucet scored a goal, added two assists and was named the second star in the Timberwolves’ 4-3 win in Game 4 in Miramichi, N.B., on April 28. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

MHL PLAYOFFS: P.E.I.'s Western Capitals in deep hole vs. Miramichi Timberwolves

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated a day ago |4 min read Premium content

After posting the best record in the Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL) regular season, the Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals are facing their biggest test of the 2023-24 campaign. After dropping a 4-3 road decision on April 28, the ...
Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers goaltender Noah Visser, 30, is ready for action during Game 4 of the P.E.I. junior B hockey championship series at Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown on March 24. Visser turned in a 41-save performance in the Vipers’ 3-2 loss to the Antigonish Bulldogs in the deciding game of the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup Atlantic junior B championship in Mount Pearl, N.L., on April 28. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

Heartbreaking end for Kensington Vipers at Don Johnson Memorial Cup

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

It was a heartbreaking end to the 2023-24 season for the Kensington Moase Plumbing and Heating Vipers on April 28. The Antigonish Bulldogs scored two unanswered third-period goals to edge the Vipers 3-2 in the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup Atlantic ...
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Albany goaltender Doug Jamieson turned aside 52 Halifax shots for his first career playoff victory as the FireWolves upended the Thunderbirds 9-3 Sunday in the single elimination quarter-final. - NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE
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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
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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
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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
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