By: Hugh Townsend
With another NHL season resuming, it’s time to look back at hockey’s rich East Coast history. Recently, I considered the 10 best Nova Scotians to play in the NHL.
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Junior Pirates welcomed new additions last weekend when managing a win and a loss against the Pictou Scotians.
“We had three new players in the lineup Friday, and that might have thrown off our chemistry a little...
PORT HOOD: For a guy with a Stanley Cup
ring and an Olympic gold medal, not to mention past accolades as a Norris
Trophy and Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Al MacInnis wouldn’t seem the sort of guy
to have too...
PORT HOOD:
It was a tough weekend for the local Major Midgets.
The
short-staffed Cape Breton West Islanders took part in the annual Monctonian
Challenge Hockey Tournament over the weekend. The team opened the tournament
with a 1-0...
HALIFAX: An outdoor multi-court facility project for Inverness received financial assistance from the province.
In a press release issued on March 18, the provincial government announced $2.7 million in funding for sport and recreation...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The U14 Caper Saints will be hosting a tournament at Tamarac Education Centre on February 3.
The schedule is not yet finalized, but it is hoped there will be eight teams participating.
“Normally, unless the format is changed, we’ll...
PETIT DE GRAT: So far, the Little Anse Hawks are proving to be the
team to beat in Richmond Amateur Baseball Association play for 2019.
The Hawks are undefeated in all six of their games...
HALIFAX: Officials with the Nova Scotia Harness Racing Industry Association are pleased to announce that racing will commence at the Nova Scotia tracks in June.
The safety and the well-being of patrons is the...
ST. PETER’S: Temeka Stevens missed a chance to visit the Baseball Nova Scotia Provincial Championships earlier this summer. She had a pretty good reason.
“I actually ended up missing provincials with my home team because I went to nationals ...
PORT HAWKESBURY: It was a trip like none other for a Port Hawkesbury local who’s been following the Habs since he was a lad.
“Oh my God, it was fantastic,” said Reginald Keefe, a 77-year-old who visited the Bell...