Tag: games
North Stars bow out to Hamilton following 13-7 season
The Owen Sound North Stars junior B team’s season ended in Hamilton as the Bengals pulled out the brooms and swept the Scenic City squad in three games. The Bengals topped the N’Stars 12-7 inside Hamilton’s Lawfield Arena to earn a berth into the second round on June 27. Reed Allen led the way for Hamilton […]
George is a King again, selected by favourite team in NHL Entry Draft
Carter George was six the first time the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup. He was eight when they won it again two years later. At 18, he realized a childhood dream when his favourite team picked him with the 57th-overall selection in the NHL Entry Draft Saturday inside the Sphere in Las Vegas. […]
People show their Canada Day pride at city birthday bash
Canadians at Owen Sound’s Canada Day celebration at Kelso Beach at Nawash Park said they felt proud and lucky to live in this country. The park was busy with activity Monday, the country’s 157th birthday, under sunny skies and a cooling bay breeze. Many ate barbecued hot dogs and hamburgers, ice cream and enjoyed […]
PYETTE: London Knights’ hockey factory hums again for 55th straight NHL draft
The numbers donât lie. The London Knights produced another two NHL first-round picks in Sam Dickinson (Sharks) and Sam OâReilly (Oilers). They had four players picked this weekend in Vegas â including Jared Woolley (sixth round, 164th overall to the Kings) and William Nicholl (seventh round, 196th overall to the Oilers). That makes a world-leading […]
Jett Luchanko following fellow Londoner Nick Suzuki’s path to NHL draft
Jett Luchankoâs connections to fellow Londoner Nick Suzuki keep growing.
London Knights’ Sam Dickinson on NHL draft: ‘I’m the best defenceman’ available
There are a lot of great defencemen available in the National Hockey League draft starting Friday in Vegas.
Bruce County Memories – Olympic gold medallist settled in Teeswater
When Teeswater became home to “the world’s first great woman swimmer” you’d think she might talk about her past life. Yet she shrugged off her accomplishments. Her daughter Betty Smith said, “She was so modest, and if her career was discussed, she’d say, ‘Oh, that was a long time ago and I did it because […]
Canada Day celebrations include activities, nod to Indigenous Peoples
Canada Day events are talking place in the Owen Sound area over the coming days, while Meaford will be celebrating Canada’s 157th birthday and its own 150th together. The four-day, free Sound Waterfront Festival this weekend in Owen Sound will be capped with Canada Day celebrations on Monday, July 1. Canada Day window flags for […]
SPORTS BRIEFS: ‘MAN CHILD’ CELEBRATES CUP WIN
GEORGE WAITS FOR NAME TO BE CALLED Attack goaltender Carter George is expected to be one of the first goalies taken in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft this weekend. The draft at the Sphere in Las Vegas begins Friday night with the first round of selections and continues Saturday with rounds two through seven. NHL […]