Saskatchewan’s curling community is in shock. Glen Despins, who won the provincial senior men’s title as a skip in 2015, and represented Saskatchewan twice at the Brier as a third on Rod Montgomery’s rinks in the late 90’s was one of two men killed last week in a traffic accident near Osler on Highway 11. […]
Curling action will be returning to Regina next week, but in a new format being developed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Saskatchewan Men’s Super Series will be played at the Highland Curling Club from October 16th to the 18th. Five of Saskatchewan’s best teams, including the 2020 provincial champion Matt Dunstone rink, will be […]
The first round of the NHL draft went last night, with seven players from the WHL being selected by big league clubs. Braden Schneider from Prince Albert and Connor Zary of Saskatoon were two prospects from Saskatchewan selected Tuesday night in the first round. Several more WHL prospects are hoping to hear their name called, […]
Prince Albert’s Braden Schneider and Saskatoon’s Connor Zary heard their names get called at the 2020 NHL Draft Tuesday night. Schneider went with the 19th overall pick to the New York Rangers. The 19-year-old played with the Brandon Wheat Kings and had seven goals and 35 assists last season. Welcome to New York, Braden! pic.twitter.com/80QjxbfCjA […]
The Edmonton Oilers say Connor McDavid has tested positive for COVID-19. The NHL team made the announcement on Twitter on Monday night. The Oilers say their team captain is self-quarantining at home and experiencing mild symptoms. The team added that McDavid is feeling well. The NHL made it through its post-season in so-called bubbles in […]
The first-ever “Saskatchewan Men’s Super Series” is coming to Regina’s Highland Curling Club starting October 16. The five-team, round-robin event, presented by Vaderstad and Calidon Leasing, will feature defending men’s provincial champ Matt Dunstone and rinks skipped by Colton Flasch, Rylan Kleiter, Kody Hartung and Shawn Meachem. Dunstone helped organize the event and says like […]
Canada West has announced it will delay the decision on whether second term conference competition proceeds in the New Year until no later than November 2. The initial deadline for a decision was scheduled for October 8. Following feedback from student-athletes, the conference’s Board of Directors voted earlier this week to delay a decision on […]
The Moose Jaw Warriors released a statement Thursday morning saying it will be launching a formal review of its primary logo. That logo features a person wearing an Indigenous head-dress. The statement says this represents the next step in what has been an ongoing internal discussion to this point in time and that the club […]
The Toronto Blue Jays’ brief playoff appearance came to an end in blowout fashion on Wednesday afternoon. The Tampa Bay Rays scored seven runs on Blue Jays ace Hyun-Jin Ryu, chasing him in the second inning of an 8-2 rout at Tropicana Field. Mike Zunino hit a two-run homer and Hunter Renfroe belted a grand […]
Mitch Minken from Swift Current has been elected to be the next Chair for Curling Canada’s Board of Governors. Minken was elected chair at Curling Canada’s Annual Meeting, which was held via a Zoom conference on Saturday. Speaking on the SportsCage Monday afternoon, Minken said his duties as chair will involve a wide range of […]
