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GUSHUE IN BRIER FINAL

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  FRIDAY Brad Gushue and his Newfoundland and Labrador Curling team are in the final of the 2016 Brier, the Canadian Men’s Curling championship.   The Gushue rink avenged a loss earlier in the day to Northern Ontario  to win the Page Playoff game 7-6 and earn a berth in the final.   It was a seesaw battle throughout the contest. With Gushue scoring the winning point fitting in an extra end.   TEAMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 FINAL Newfoundland and Labrador (Gushue) 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0…

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GUSHUE WINS HOT SHOTS

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Veteran skip Brad Gushue of Newfoundland-Labrador scored 26 of a possible 30 points to beat lead Denni Neufeld of Manitoba in the final of the Ford Hot Shots skills competition Saturday. Gushue wins a two-year lease on a 2016 EcoBoost powered Ford Edge Sport SUV, with an approximate retail value of $49,789 MSRP. Neufeld, who scored 23 points after getting zero when he missed on the hit-and-roll shot, gets $2,000 as the runner-up. His skip Mike McEwen receives $1,000 for third place. “The biggest thing for me is the opportunity to throw more rocks,” said Gushue, who is in his…

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EAGLES TIE SERIES

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  The Northeast Eagles have tied the Avalon East Senior Hockey League best of seven final series at two games apiece with St. John’s Caps. The Eagles Monday night defeated the Caps 5-3 at the Goulds Arena. Five players shared in the scoring for the Eagles– Chris Thorne, Sean Wadden, Mitch Bragg, Andrew White and Liam Myers. Jeremy Barron, Robert Barrett and Cody Squires scored for the Caps. The Caps won the opening game of the series 4-3 and took game two 4-1. The Eagles won game three 5-4 in overtime. Game five is set for Friday night at 8…

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PHANTOMS SWEEP SERIES

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      S A T U R D A Y  The Ice Caps lost again to the Leigh Valley Phantoms Saturday night losing 4-nothing at Mile One.   The Ice Caps play Utica next weekend   F R I D A Y  The Ice Caps fall 4-1 to Leigh Valley Phantoms in AHL play at Mile One. Tim Bozon had the Ice Caps goal. They play again Saturday night at Mile One. The St. John’s IceCaps goaltender Zach Fucale has been named the team’s winner of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions…

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CATARACTS ISSUE FURTHER STATEMENT

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The Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts are very disappointed in the decision by the CWSHL to hand a 3 game suspension to Cataract defenceman Rodi Short. In addition to the suspension itself we are particularly concerned about the way the announcement of the suspension was handled. The league executive voted on the suspension Tuesday evening. It was then reported in the social media by a member of the Corner Brook Royals organization early Wednesday morning. The Cataracts organization was not notified of the decision until late Wednesday afternoon by phone. When told of the decision Cataracts President Stan Coffin requested a written…

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CAPITALS ON TO FINALS

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    It will be the Roebothan, McKay and Marshall Avalon Capitals against the C-B-N Stars for the St. John’s Junior Hockey League championship. The Capitals advanced to the best of seven final series with a 6-3 win over Mount Pearl Blades. They take the best of seven semi-final series four games to one. Game one of the final is set for Tuesday night at 7:10 at the Goulds Arena.        …

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