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Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand carries the puck against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL playoff game at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. - John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

Wayne Gretzky heaps praise on Brad Marchand: 'His leadership is untouched'

Willy Palov · Multimedia Journalist |Updated a day ago |4 min read Premium content

Wayne Gretzky knows a thing or two about excellence so people sit up and take notice when he singles anyone out for praise. The Great One used a recent segment of a TNT broadcast to gush about Brad Marchand, who is carrying the Boston Bruins in the ...

Frances Aceron powered up the pitch during the Highlanders Rugby Classic championship final against the Three Oaks Axewomen.

It’s a three-peat: King’s-Edgehill girls claim Highlanders Rugby Classic banner in Windsor, N.S.

Carole Morris-Underhill · Lead editor Valley Journal-Advertiser |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |13 min read Premium content

For the third year in a row, King’s-Edgehill School’s (KES) girls’ A rugby team captured the Highlanders Rugby Classic banner – but it wasn’t without a fight. The Highlanders defeated the Three Oaks Senior High (TOSH) Axewomen, from Summerside, ...

Malcolm Christie throws down a dunk for the Dalhousie Tigers during an AUS men's basketball game against the Memorial Sea-Hawks. - Dalhousie Athletics

BASKETBALL: AUS MVP Malcolm Christie leaves Dalhousie for NCAA's Oakland University

Willy Palov · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

The AUS men's basketball MVP is taking his talents South of the border. Dalhousie Tigers star Malcolm Christie announced his official commitment on Sunday to play NCAA Division 1 for Oakland University next season. Malcolm Christie of @DalTigers has ...

Albany goaltender Doug Jamieson turned aside 52 Halifax shots for his first career playoff victory as the FireWolves upended the Thunderbirds 9-3 Sunday in the single elimination quarter-final. - NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE

Thunderbirds' season ends with a thud: Halifax loses 9-3 in NLL quarter-final at Albany

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

For the third consecutive year, the Halifax Thunderbirds suffered a first-round exit in the National Lacrosse League playoffs. Veteran goaltender Doug Jamieson was a brick wall in the Albany net, stopping 52 Halifax shots for his first playoff ...

The 2024 Don Johnson Memorial Cup starts on Tuesday in Mount Pearl

Antigonish Bulldogs edge Kensington 3-2 to win second straight Don Johnson title

SaltWire Network |Updated Apr. 28, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

The Antigonish Bulldogs successfully defended their Atlantic Canada junior B hockey title Sunday afternoon after edging the Kensington Vipers 3-2 in the final of the Don Johnson Memorial Cup at the Mount Pearl Glacier in Newfoundland and ...

Halifax's Madeline Gillis (right) trained with Phil Robertson and the Canada SailGP team during the SailGP international regatta stop in Dubai last week. - CANADA SAILGP

Halifax sailor Gillis just misses qualifying for Olympics in France

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 28, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Halifax sailor Madeline Gillis came achingly close to qualifying for this summer’s Olympic Games but missed out by a single point at a last chance regatta in France. Gillis, who sails out of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, and her Narca 17 ...

Atlético Ottawa midfielder Manuel Aparicio and HFX Wanderers midfielder Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé leap for the ball during Saturday's Canadian Premier League match at the Wanderers Grounds on April 27, 2024. Ottawa won the match 3-1.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

‘Everyone’s feeling the urgency’: Wanderers lose home opener to Ottawa, fall to 0-3 to start CPL season

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 28, 2024 |5 min read Premium content

The struggling Halifax Wanderers aren’t ready to push the panic button just yet. But their meager start to the 2024 Canadian Premier League season is concerning. The Wanderers are without a point through three games with their latest setback coming ...

Canada's Paul Flemming rink, out of the Halifax Curling Club, won gold at the world senior men's curling championship in Ostersund, Sweden, on Saturday. From left are: From left are: Flemming, third Peter Burgess, second Martin Gavin, lead Kris Granchelli and alternate Kevin Ouelette. - Curling Canada

Halifax's Paul Flemming wins gold at world senior men's curling championship

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated Apr. 27, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Paul Flemming’s flare for the dramatic lifted Canada to a gold-medal victory at the world senior men’s curling championship in Ostersund, Sweden. Flemming was clutch in the last shot of the game as his Halifax Curling Club rink of third Peter ...

King’s-Edgehill’s Ava Shearer wasn’t one to mess with during the Highlanders opening match against Rothesay. KES won the bout 36-0 during Day 1 action at the 2024 Highlanders Rugby Classic in Windsor.

IN PHOTOS: 2024 Highlanders Rugby Classic Day 1 recap

Carole Morris-Underhill · Lead editor Valley Journal-Advertiser |Updated Apr. 27, 2024 |12 min read Premium content

Nineteen teams from across the Maritimes converged at King’s-Edgehill School in Windsor Friday to kick off the private school’s annual Highlanders Rugby Classic. King’s-Edgehill started Day 1 off strong, in the Girls A Taylor Division, winning both ...

Jason Reddick used to play with junior A and junior B hockey teams across the province. Now, he spends his time playing sports with his kids. NICK GAINES

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Baseball and hockey are Reddick's passion

Contributed |Updated Apr. 26, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Jason Reddick has been playing hockey for many years. From a stint with junior A and junior B hockey teams, to winning third place in a national slow-pitch competition, Reddick has now taken to sharing his love with his kids. He took some time to ...

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