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Hockey broadcast legend Bob Cole dead at age 90

Lance Hornby · Postmedia News |Updated 1 hour ago |1 min read Premium content

Bob Cole, an iconic voice of Hockey Night In Canada , has died at age 90. The man who called so many huge games on radio and then television, from the 1972 Canada-Russia series, to Red Army versus the Philadelphia Flyers, to Stanley Cup wins by ...

Mount Pearl Blades forward Vijay Sahajpal is the top scorer through two days of competition at the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup being held at the Glacier in Mount Pearl. Nicholas Mercer/The Telegram

DOJO: Mount Pearl remains undefeated after Day 2 of the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

Through two games at the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup, the Mount Pearl Junior Blades are in a strong position.  The Blades, who are hosting this year’s tournament, are 2-0 after defeating the Kensington Vipers 6-2 to move into first place.  The loss ...

Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand reacts after being slashed by the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL playoff game this week. - Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports

Brad Marchand's antics driving Leafs and their coach batty: 'It's an art and he's elite at it'

Willy Palov · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 5 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

To say Brad Marchand is under the Toronto Maple Leafs' skin would be quite an understatement. The Boston Bruins pest is driving them nuts with his usual antics but is also crushing them on the scoreboard. The 35-year-old from Hammonds Plains scored ...

The Puglisevich Southern Shore Breakers are moving onto the semifinals of the 2024 Allan Cup Challenge being held in Dundas, Ont. The Breakers went 2-1 in the round robin and will face the Stoney Creek Tigers. Photo courtesy Paul Wright/Twitter

The Southern Shore Breakers are into the semifinals at the 2024 Allan Cup Challenge

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 5 hours ago |1 min read Premium content

The Puglisevich Southern Shore Breakers are into the semifinals at the 2024 Allan Cup Challenge in Dundas, Ont.  This is after the Breakers finished the round-robin portion of the tournament with a 2-1 record.  That’s good for second place behind the ...

Albany FireWolves netminder Doug Jamieson stares down Halifax Thunderbirds forward Clarke Petterson during a National Lacrosse League game Jan. 6 in Albany, N.Y. The two teams will face each other in a one game quarter-final on Sunday. - National Lacrosse League

Thunderbirds on the eve of NLL playoffs: ‘We have a chance to win this thing’

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 6 hours ago |7 min read Premium content

If the Halifax Thunderbirds want to fulfill their pre-season objective of hosting a National Lacrosse League post-season game, they have a tall order of getting past the Albany FireWolves in a single elimination playoff Sunday afternoon in New York’s ...

Cape Breton Eagles forward Charles-Antoine Lavallée celebrates after scoring a goal in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs earlier this month at Centre 200 in Sydney. Lavallée has appeared in 17 playoff games in his junior career to date and has four goals and six points between Cape Breton and Baie-Comeau. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

Cape Breton Eagles’ Charles-Antoine Lavallée focused on facing former team Baie-Comeau in QMJHL semifinal

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated 7 hours ago |8 min read Premium content

Before Christmas, Charles-Antoine Lavallée found himself playing in the Maritime Junior Hockey League with the Amherst Ramblers.   The now 20-year-old had been unexpectedly released by the Baie-Comeau Drakkar during training camp and would be forced ...

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TELUS CUP: Magog Cantonniers remain undefeated with win over host Sydney Mitsubishi Rush on Wednesday

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated 12 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

SYDNEY, N.S. – The Magog Cantonniers remain undefeated at the Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship in Cape Breton. Magog defeated the host Sydney Mitsubishi Rush 9-5 at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre on Wednesday night. The ...

Isabelle Russell stands next to Ottawa forward Hayley Scamurra during the Apr. 20 PWHL game she spent as an anthem skater. Contributed photo

On the ice with the pros: Mount Pearl girl hits ice as an anthem skater for PWHL game in Ottawa

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 21 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

It’s not often that someone can say they’ve skated in front of more than 8,000 people.  Yet that’s exactly what Isabelle Russell, a 13-year-old from Mount Pearl, can say after she hit the ice as an anthem skater ahead of the April 20 Professional ...

The Mount Pearl Blades beat the St. John’s Junior Capitals 5-2 in the opener of the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup being held at the Glacier in Mount Pearl until Apr. 28. Both teams are in action today as the tournament continues. Nicholas Mercer/The Telegram

Host Mount Pearl Blades win 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup opener

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated a day ago |4 min read Premium content

Despite a long layoff, the Mount Pearl Junior Blades got off to a strong start in the 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup.  At the Glacier in Mount Pearl on Apr. 23, the Blades defeated the rival St. John’s Junior Capitals 5-2 in the opening game of the ...

Skip Paul Flemming, above,  and his Halifax rink of third Peter Burgess, second Martin Gavin, lead Kris Granchelli and alternate Kevin Ouellette has advanced to the quarter-finals of the world senior curling championships in Sweden. - Curling Canada

Canada's Paul Flemming rink advances to playoffs at world senior curling championships

George Myrer · Sports Editor |Updated a day ago |2 min read Premium content

Canadian skip Paul Flemming clinched a playoff spot at the World Senior Curling Championships in Oestersund, Sweden, on Wednesday. Flemming and his Halifax rink of third Peter Burgess, second Martin Gavin, lead Kris Granchelli and alternate Kevin ...

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