TransitionIn terms of local sports, there is a bit of a lull because this is the in-between season. Hockey, basketball, skiing, fishing, snowmobiling and skating have just finished and the summer sports are still weeks away. The soccer and baseball fields and bike paths won’t be ready
OHF Atom ChampionshipWhat a weekend of hockey for our Temiskamng Shores Minor Hockey Association Wilson Chev Buick GMC Atom Puckhounds coaching staff, players and parents.They hosted the Ontario Hockey Federation Atom A Championships on home ice this past weekend.I was in the rink for at least
Hockey BusinessWhile most of the area minor hockey leagues have completed their hockey seasons and hung up the blades, there is still plenty of hockey left for one local team.The Temiskaming Shores Minor Hockey Association (TSMHA) Atom Wilson Chev Puckhounds are hosting the Atom A Ontario
Sticks UpI am starting this column off by saying a “sticks up” to the New Liskeard Cubs of the Great North Midget League (GNML) for some stellar play of late. From time to time I have used the phrase “sticks up” to congratulate individuals and teams playing hockey in
CUBS SEASON OPENERI felt excited to attend the New Liskeard Cubs home opener last Friday night?They faced off against their Northern rivals, the Timmins Majors, in Great North Midget Hockey League action in front of a sizeable crowd of fans.The Cubs came out of the gates
Gerry BilodeauI don’t always talk about people that have passed away in this column.But I do when they are special and mean something to me or to the community in general.Gerry Bilodeau was special. We grew up with the Bilodeau boys in Cobalt.
Room full of loveIt was an overwhelming show of love and support for Nicki Galley during last Saturday’s Nicki Galley Rally walk/run along the STATO trail.The event was a very successful fundraiser bringing in a total of $10,000 for Nicki Galley and her family. Galley is a
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
