Category Archives: Local Sports
Some pools and ice arenas to open this weekend in Lethbridge with restrictions
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The City of Lethbridge is set to open a select number of recreational facilities in the days and weeks ahead.Stage 2 of Alberta's relaunch allowed pools and ice arenas to operate, but...
Jul 10, 2020
Canadians playing more golf in 2020 – once COVID-19 restrictions lifted
If it seems like it's been harder to get a tee time this summer, it's not just your imagination.Golf Canada reports that there were 17 per cent more scores registered with the national sport body this...
Jul 08, 2020
U of L’s 1st Choice Savings Centre to reopen with limits on July 13
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The 1st Choice Savings Centre at the University of Lethbridge has a reopening date.The facility will open its doors following COVID-19 closures on Monday, July 13, in a limited capaci...
Jul 08, 2020
NHL, NHLPA agree on protocols to resume season
Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told The Associated Press on Sunday that the NHL and NHL Players' Association have agreed on protocols to resume the season.Daly said the sides are still negotiating a co...
Jul 05, 2020
Hurricanes select Nikita Chibrikov in CHL Import Draft.
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Lethbridge Hurricanes have selected Nikita Chibrikov with the 48th pick in the 2020 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.17-year-old Chibrikov comes from Moscow, Russia after spendi...
Jun 30, 2020
Vancouver is out of running as NHL hub city: Canucks
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks say the team is officially out of the running to act as a hub city as the NHL considers where to hold its playoffs.Canucks Sports and Entertainment, the company that ...
Jun 26, 2020
CHL issues statement on class action lawsuit
TORONTO, ON - The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) has responded to a class action lawsuit against them, which contains allegations of abuse of young athletes playing major junior hockey.READ MORE: Class ...
Jun 26, 2020
Provincial amateur golf championships go ahead with COVID-19 safety protocols
As each provincial golf association has planned its respective amateur championships, organizers have had to take a back-to-basics approach to keep players, officials, and volunteers safe from COVID-1...
Jun 26, 2020
Former Lethbridge Hurricanes players respond to abuse allegations in CHL lawsuit
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 '...
Jun 25, 2020
Lethbridge Kodiaks donate soccer jerseys to school in Ghana
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Lethbridge Kodiaks logo is now being proudly represented more than 11,000 kilometres away.Nursing student Jill Brown personally delivered two complete Kodiaks soccer jersey kits to...
Jun 25, 2020