Sport Shorts – Defending Gold

The roster for Team Canada’s men’s Olympic hockey squad heading to the Sochi, Russia Winter Olympics has been announced.We anticipated this announcement once the American squad was named the day of the National Hockey League Winter Classic in Detroit.Wasn’t the Winter Classic a terrific hockey moment?Nice to see the Toronto

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Cubs take road show to Timmins

Steven Larocque Speaker Reporter TEMISKAMING SHORES – With bad weather forcing the cancellation of their January 11 game in Chelmsford against the Nickel City Sons, the New Liskeard Cubs have set their sites on Timmins for this weekend.They’ll take on the Majors Saturday, January 18, at the McIntyre Arena.“This Saturday we want

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Different Strokes

Happy New Year and all the best in 2014 from the New Liskeard Skating Club.Skating started for all programs, except Canpower Skate, on Monday, January 6.Canpower Skate will start on Tuesday, January 14, for the advanced group and Friday, January 17, for the Junior group.Forms are available in the magazine

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Temiskaming Northern Loons

ReportThe Temiskaming Northern Loons (TNL) Swim Club has a registration session and tryouts on Wednesday, January 8, at the New Liskeard Pool and Fitness Centre.It all starts at 5 p.m.If you are interested in joining our team, please contact coach Len Lear at 705-544-8557 or email him at aquaman@parolink.net.Come join

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Straight from the Hip

Why does Brian Burke need a sour song-and-dance for everything he does? Now instead of just cutting the final couple of players from Team USA (Bobby Ryan and Keith Yandle) he has to send out some hurtful dialogue with the decision.The good news is that both players challenged his comments

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Ebert Bantams reach semis at Aurora tournament

AURORA (Special) - The Ebert Welding Bantams competed in the 45th annual Aurora Bantam Tournament January 3-5, losing out to the London Nationals in the semifinal.EBERTS 4 COYOTES 1Eberts opened the tournament with a 4-1 victory over the Applewood Coyotes from Mississauga.Joey Symons led the way with a pair of

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Sport Shorts

Metal DroughtFor many hockey fans, the World Junior Hockey Ch amp i o n ships in Malmo, Sweden was a perfect antidote to the freezing cold temperatures that had people hibernating inside over the holidays.I was happy to have this tournament for entertainment as I had had enough of Christmas

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