VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — The new COVID-19 restrictions in the province’s two biggest health regions have put further strain on minor sports leagues and parents now that competitive hockey has been put on hold with little notice. Players in the Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Health regions have suddenly been thrown back to what…
And the QMJHL may not be the only major junior league that ends up using one this season. Strange times call for creative solutions and the QMJHL, as the only major junior circuit playing right now, is confronting this reality first. The league has announced a “protected environment event” in…
Won 4 Stanley Cups with Maple Leafs before legendary broadcasting career Howie Meeker, a former NHL player, Hockey Night in Canada icon and legendary personality, died Sunday at age 97 at Nanaimo General Hospital in B.C. Meeker, who won four Stanley Cups with Toronto and was the oldest living Maple Leaf, was…
An NHL player agent is getting a lot support from some of hockey’s biggest stars after letting them know he is gay. “Anyone that I’ve told now, it’s actually been somewhat overwhelming,’’ said Bayne Pettinger in an exclusive story written by TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun for The Athletic. Pettinger, 33, is…
EDMONTON — Joey Moss — a legendary locker-room attendant for the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers and CFL’s Edmonton Football Team — has died. He was 57. The Edmonton Football Team confirmed the death on Monday by saying the city has lost a “hero.” No cause of death was given. Moss was…
Hockey season is rolling around and it’s time again to bring out the jerseys and display them proudly at games, office parties and on the rink. There’s no better feeling than throwing on your team’s colors and wearing your favorite player’s number or wearing a custom jersey with your own…