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RIP Chris Abbott and Buddy The Puffin

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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…

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Winter Running as an Olympic Sport?

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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…

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Team Gushue – NL Sports Story of The Year

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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…

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Scottie provincials curling news

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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…

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Remax Super League Draw 11

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ST JOHNS, NL – Remax Super League Curling wraps up for the year with Draw 11. They return to the ice on Jan 4th. Three matches had to be postponed this week and will be made up in the new year. Here are the results and standings after this week. Results from Draw 11 Newfoundland Styro vs Team Hill (Postponed) Team Goss vs Team McNeil Lamswood (Postponed) HeyOrca 8 vs Marco 4 Team Peddigrew 5 vs Keith Bradbury Remax 3 Orthodontic Associates vs Team Mitchell (Postponed) McInnes Cooper 8 vs TD/Rising Edge 5 Team Crosbie 6 vs AltoMaxx 3 Current…

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Remax Super League Curling Draw 10

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ST JOHN’S, NL – Lots of close games with final end come backs last night in Draw 10 of Remax  Super League Curling in St John’s. Andrew Symonds’s Team Crosbie has a solid 9-1 lead in the standing after a close 5-4 win over Greg Smith and Newfoundland Styro. Mark Noseworthy/Keith Bradbury Real Estate holds down second place with their 7-6 win over Heather Strong/Team Altomaxx.  There is a three way 6-3 tie for third place with Orthodontic Associates, Newfoundland Styro and Team Peddigrew. Results from Draw 10 Team McNeil Lamswood 8 vs Marco 6 Orthodontic Associates 6 vs Team Peddigrew…

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