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ICECAPS WIN IN OT

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      S U N D A Y    The IceCaps get a split with the Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins Sunday with a 3-2 overtime win. Chris Terry scored the winner at 4:34 of overtime and that was his second goal of the game. Sven Andrighetto had the other Ice Caps goal. IceCaps goalie Yann Danis made 50 saves in this game and faced 52 shots and was the games first star. Next up for the IceCaps Springfield Friday and Saturday.   S A T U R D A Y  The IceCaps drop a 6-2 decision to the Wilkes…

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DRUKEN SUSPENDED 4 GAMES

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      The Avalon East senior hockey league has suspended St John’s Caps forward Mike Druken. Druken was handed a four game suspension for a hit to the head of a Northeast  Eagles player. He received two games automatically under HNL suspension rules and the league has added two games as well for a four game suspension. Druken during the game was assessed a five minute major for the incident as well as a game misconduct.  …

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GUSHUE OUT TILL NEW YEAR

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  Newfoundland curler Brad Gushue won’t be back on the ice very soon. Gushue’s recovery from an injury is taking longer than expected and he may not be back with the team until sometime in the New Year. Gushue is continuing his rehab on a tricky set of muscles in his left hip and groin area. Gushue does admit he isn’t in any pain. He will not be with the team at this week’s Grand Slam of Curling in Cranbrook BC. Mark Nichols has been skipping the team.…

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ST. JOHNS SUPER LEAGUE CURLING

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  The St. John’s Super Curling League has three teams tied for firsdt all with 4-1 records. Mark Noseworthy improved to 4-1 as they  registered an 11-3 win over Paul Harvey who falls from the undefeated ranks to 4-1.   ,Therapeutic Services Physiotherapy skipped by Andrew Symmondsd also improved to 4-1  as they defeated Colin Thomas 6-3. Stacie Curtis stole 5 consecutive points on route to a 7-3 victory over Carroll Investments.    Fun ‘N’ Fast stole five points and go on to defeat the Greg Blyde Junior Team 10-2.    Team Shelley Hardy stole 3 points in the 4th…

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NFLDERS ON EL CAPITAN!

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Rock climbers Nick Brown, David Bruneau and Daniel Alacoque, AKA “The Choss Boys”, have succeeded on being the first Newfoundlanders to climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, California, the Mecca of climbing sports in North America.  The team spent 4 days climbing the 2700 foot granite cliff on a historic route known at The Salathe, “camping out” on the vertical rock face on small tent platforms called porta-ledges bolted and hanging from the rock. After a year of training at Wallnuts Climbing Centre in St John’s they set off on an epic journey that saw them climbing and honing…

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CAPS MOVE INTO 2ND PLACE

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      The St. John’s Caps (4-3-1, 9 pts) moved into second place in the league standings  with a 4-3 win over the Bell Island Blues (4-4-0, 8 pts) in Avalon East Senior Hockey League action on Monday. Mark Rideout scored what proved to be the winning goal in the third period Roger Pender, Jeremy Barron and Jon Caul  scored as well  for the Caps. Brandon O’Neil Kory Waterman and Ryan Power scored for Bell Island.          …

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