Members of the 2008-09 Lethbridge Hurricanes say their “team became an extended family” over the course of that season despite abuse allegations made by a former teammate. Twenty-six players from the ’08-09 roster signed a letter to the editor that was published Wednesday in the Lethbridge Herald in response to a class action lawsuit filed […]
Jarome Iginla will headline the Hockey Hall of Fame’s class of 2020. The Calgary Flames icon, who also spent time as a member of the Colorado Avalanche, Boston Bruins, and Pittsburgh Penguins was in his first year of eligibility following a standout career that spanned from 1996 through 2017. He is one of seven players in […]
October is a long ways away, and the Western Hockey League hopes they’ll be able to begin a full 68 game regular season on October 2nd. The league released its return to play protocol earlier this week, on it are a lot of hurdles that need to be cleared before the puck can drop once […]
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie says he has taken a 20 per cent pay cut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambrosie came under heavy fire earlier this week for unilaterally imposing a 20 per cent reduction to the football operations cap of all nine CFL teams. But in a statement Thursday, Ambrosie divulged that he and […]
Saskatchewan Roughriders head coach Craig Dickenson would rather be talking about what his team needs to do to win what was to be their season opener Friday night against Montreal, but instead he is talking about a variety of other things including the current acrimony between the league and the players association. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie […]
The Western Hockey League says it is hopefully full steam ahead for the 2020-21 season. Following what has already been announced in the Ontario and Quebec Leagues, the WHL says it intends to play a full 68-game schedule starting October 2. The league made their plans known Wednesday after holding its annual general meeting. A […]
The University of Alberta has suspended men’s and women’s hockey, basketball and volleyball for 2020-21 season for what the university says are “financial reasons.” Cuts to the Campus Alberta Grant, the Alberta government demanding that universities balance budgets and reduce expenditures, and the reduction in athletics and recreation fees waived for spring and summer semesters […]
Saying it is an exciting day for competitive amateur golfers across the province, Golf Saskatchewan says it will host eight provincial championships this summer. The decision to do so comes because the competitions will safely follow COVID-19 guidelines laid out by the province when it comes to the sport and what can and can not […]
Saskatoon’s Adam Beckman (pictured) is one of four players invited by Hockey Canada to the National Junior Team summer development camp which will be held virtually at the end of July. Beckman, who won the league’s MVP and top scorer award as a member of the Spokane Chiefs last season, will be joined by fellow […]
Former CFL board chairman Jim Lawson has serious concerns regarding whether the league will play this season. CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie announced last month the earliest the league would begin an abbreviated 2020 season is sometime in September. But he also stated a cancelled campaign remains possible due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawson became CFL […]
