Tag: Kitchener Rangers
Sport notes: Aleksei Medvedev; Chase Brown; Western Mustangs lacrosse
A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene Chase Brown’s NFL heater London native Chase Brown posted career highs in carries, rushing yards and receptions in the Cincinnati Bengalsâ 41-24 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in NFL action Sunday. The former South Lion rushed for 120 yards on 27 […]
OHL Q+A: NCAA threat, red-hot Kitchener Rangers, Czechia star’s arrival
OHL reporter Ryan Pyette is taking questions from fans and colleagues about whatâs happening on the ice, in the general managersâ suites and in the league office throughout the season. Have a question? Put it in the comment section below or email us at lfpnewsletters@postmedia.com Q: There was a recent meeting of 57 Canadian Hockey […]
London Knights earn 4-1 road win over Saginaw Spirit
The London Knights gained a measure of Memorial Cup revenge on Saturday night with a road win over the Saginaw Spirit, the defending national junior hockey champions who prevailed during a visit to Canada Life Place one week ago. The Knights improved their record this season to 7-4Â with a 4-1 victory at Dow Event […]
Sport notes: Sam O’Reilly; Jade Kovacevic; Shaedon Sharpe
A collection of news and notes from across the Southwestern Ontario sports scene NO KNIGHTS: The 22-player roster for the CHL USA prospects challenge game being held at Canada Life Place in London doesnât have a Londoner or a Knight on it. The contest, slated for Nov. 26, will feature first-time NHL-draft eligible stars from […]
London hockey star Nazem Kadri reflects on racism, triumph in autobiography
Pulling out a chunk of his idol Joe Thorntonâs beard in a fight, riding the roller-coaster of being a Toronto Maple Leaf and becoming the first Muslim player to win a Stanley Cup are chronicled in Nazem Kadriâs book âDreamer: My Life On The Edgeâ.
The OHL’s new boss talks small-market teams, player movement, and staying on top
In early 2014, sports reporter Sunaya Sapurji, then working for Yahoo, asked a question in an article about the Owen Sound Attack and small-market Canadian Hockey League teams. “Are we at the point where the business of junior hockey has become too big for smaller markets?” Ten years later, and for the first time in […]
Bears can’t buck rookie tendy on Country Night, lose 3-2 to Blueshirts
Their eyes bulged but the net didn’t, not enough anyway. “I believe, honestly, we as a group looked and saw one of their rookie goalies in the net and expected it to be an easy night. There are no easy nights in the Ontario Hockey League — and that’s what happened,” said Owen Sound Attack […]
Brews News: Beer made with fresh hops a tasty treat
Brewing beer is a rush â especially when the cones come off the bines at Ontario’s hop farms.
Breaking down the breakup between the Owen Sound Attack and Colby Barlow
Dale DeGray said he needed to hear it from Colby Barlow. “I had heard from everyone else, the only person I hadn’t heard from was Colby, and I needed to hear from him what he wanted,” DeGray said. The Owen Sound Attack general manager knew all along he’d likely have to trade away his captain […]
Effort and jam not enough as Attack fall to Storm again
There may not be moral victories in hockey, but this must be the most admired winless Owen Sound Attack club in a long time. The Attack’s dogged determination through two games, both losses to Midwest Division rival Guelph, has earned the team a long leash in the Scenic City . . . so far. “I […]