Brad Gushue leads Team Canada to its first win at Olympic curling today defeating Denmark 10-5 in 8 ends. Canada plays Norway next in a match scheduled for Thursday.…
ST JOHN’S, NL – After an extended road trip the Newfoundland Growlers are back at the Mary Brown Centre in St John’s for four games against the Maine Mariners starting this evening. The Growlers are currently in third place in the North Division of the East Coast Hockey League behind Reading Royals in first and Trois Rivieres in second and ahead of the Mariners. …
ST JOHN’S, Newfoundland – The Newfoundland sports community is mourning the death of Chris Abbot today at age 51. You may know him as his alter ego, Buddy The Puffin, the 7 foot tall long time sports mascot in St John’s. Abbott had a unique, endearing and enduring way of entertaining the fans at sports and community events. We first saw Buddy in 1992 as part of the new St. John’s Maple Leafs American Hockey League franchise that had set up shop in St John’s at the old Memorial Stadium. He created the identity that captured the hearts of the…
By Susan Locke ST. JOHN’S, NL – As winter runners will know it brings many challenges that a run on a fine summer day does not. The hazards of snow, ice, narrower roads, unplowed side walks, dark evenings and the constant second guessing of how much clothing is enough. Although some I see still wear shorts! In addition to running we have to add other sporting skill to the point where winter running could be an Olympic pentagon of mixed events. So, do your warm up and Lets get started! Equipment Needed: Sneakers, Light Weight Ice Grips, Buff (this is…
ST. JOHN’S, NL – With local sports at a stand still due to Covid-19 restrictions its a great time to look back at the 2021 sports scene in Newfoundland and Labrador. It was an on and off year but we did get to play when many others across the country could not. We are calling the top Newfoundland and Labrador sports story of the year for Brad Gushue and his team qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics and once again representing Canada on the Olympic ice. The 41 year old Gushue skipped his Canadian team, which included Nichols, Russ Howard…
ST JOHNS, NL – Newfoundland and Labrador Curling Association has announced that because of Covid restriction currently in place the provincial Scotties Tournament of Hearts qualification event won’t be going ahead at this time even though the national event is still scheduled for January 28 through February 2 in Thunder Ontario. NLCA President, Harold Walters, said in a email today that they will do the same as some other provinces and use CTRS points to determine who will represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the Scotties this year. Team Hill currently has the most points. In the event that the national…