Category Archives: Local Sports

Four WHL Players Selected in First Round of 2016 NHL Draft
Buffalo, NY – Four WHL players were chosen within the first 30 picks of the 2016 NHL Draft last night (June 24) at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY. Jake Bean of Calgary, AB with the Hitm...
Jun 25, 2016

Millman named to Canadian NACAC Team
LETHBRIDGE: Coming off another successful indoor season as a Pronghorn, fourth-year thrower Peter Millman will get to represent his country after being named to the Canadian team for the North America...
Jun 24, 2016

NHL Expanding into Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - The NHL is officially rolling the dice on Las Vegas. Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league’s board of governors has accepted an expansion bid from Las Vegas with the new team to ...
Jun 22, 2016

Halifax Council Considers Renaming Street For Crosby - Despite Reservations
HALIFAX: Halifax council unanimously voted Tuesday to consider renaming a suburban street after hockey star Sidney Crosby, despite some councillors’ reservations the city should pay tribute to &...
Jun 22, 2016

Calgary Explores Hosting a 2nd Winter Olympics - Eyes 2026 Games
CALGARY: Calgary is looking at hosting another Winter Olympics. City council voted Monday to spend up to $5 million on an exploration committee to study a possible bid for the 2026 Winter Games. Calga...
Jun 21, 2016

Four Hurricanes Invited to Hockey Canada Camps
Lethbridge, AB - Hockey Canada announced Monday the rosters for the upcoming Summer Showcase to be held in Calgary, Alberta from July 26th to August 6th and four Hurricanes will take part. The Summer ...
Jun 20, 2016

Ron MacLean: 'Nothing's Official' On Replacing Stroumboulopoulos As HNIC Host
TORONTO: Ron MacLean says “nothing’s official” following a Toronto Star report he is poised to replace George Stroumboulopoulos as host of “Hockey Night in Canada” next s...
Jun 20, 2016

City Bidding to Host 2018 Canadian Trampoline Gymnastics Championships
LETHBRIDGE – Trampoline Gymnastics is a rapidly growing sport, and the Lethbridge Sport Council is hoping to bring one of its major events to the city. The organization will be bidding to host t...
Jun 18, 2016

Flames name Glen Gulutzan head coach
CALGARY, AB — The Calgary Flames announced today that they have named Glen Gulutzan as head coach. Gulutzan joins the Flames after spending the past three seasons as an assistant coach with the ...
Jun 17, 2016

Hurricanes Pre-Season Schedule Set
Lethbridge, AB - The Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club, in partnership with the Western Hockey League, have announced their 2016 pre-season schedule. The Hurricanes will play a total of six exhibition...
Jun 15, 2016