Tag: Sports
Cajan’s 65-save effort helps sink Owen Sound in OT
If “gettin’ goalie’d” ever makes its way into the dictionary a headshot of Pavel Cajan will grace the page. The 19-year-old Kitchener Rangers goalie made 65 saves Saturday night in Owen Sound backstopping the Blueshirts to a 4-3 overtime win. The Attack’s 68 shots on net in the game set a new OHL season-high, and […]
Epping and Howard advance to playoffs at Ontario Tankard
Saturday’s playoff matches are shaping up at the Port Elgin ’22 Ontario Tankard. Team Epping and Team Howard will face-off for the second time at the tankard in a playoff match at the Plex scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m., Saturday. Team Epping beat Team Howard in the A-side final Friday only to have Team […]
London Lightning sign high-scoring Chris Jones ahead of season tipoff
The London Lightning acquired and signed American guard Chris Jones less than two weeks before the launch of the 2022 National Basketball League of Canada season. The six-foot former University of Louisville Cardinal played two previous seasons with the Windsor Express and was named to the All-NBLC third team in 2019-20, averaging 22 points, five […]
Howard and Epping to meet in A-bracket final at Port Elgin Tankard
Team Howard and Team Epping will meet in the A-bracket final of the Port Elgin Chrysler ’22 Ontario Tankard when Draw 5 begins Friday morning at The Plex. Both teams went undefeated in their matches Thursday and will now play for a chance to head straight to Saturday’s playoff contests. The loser will slide into […]
Otters complete sweep of Owen Sound in Erie
Christian Kyrou’s third-period goal capped off a second-straight win for the Erie Otters Thursday night as the Pennsylvania squad was able to outlast the shorthanded Scenic City club. With the 5-3 victory, the Otters have swept the two-game set. The Attack played both games in Erie with the league minimum roster size of 15 skaters […]
Crawford wins bronze in Beijing
A Torontonian with strong ties to the Georgian Peaks ski club in Thornbury won Canada’s first alpine medal in nearly a decade at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Jack Crawford’s bronze medal in the men’s alpine combine is the first Canadian medal in an Olympic alpine event in eight years. Crawford, 24, ran the […]
Attack leave European players on ice in Owen Sound for fear of isolation in Erie
Not wanting to risk 14 days of isolation in Erie, the Owen Sound Attack decided to leave their three European players at home while the team crossed the border for a doubleheader against the Otters. Attack General Manager Dale DeGray said the risk was too much to bear following his team’s game Wednesday, a 7-4 […]
Sharipzyanov suits up for ROC at Olympic Games
Former Owen Sound Attack d-man Damir Sharipzyanov is one of 23 Ontario Hockey League alumni suiting up for their respective countries at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. Sharipzyanov and the Russian Olympic Committee topped Switzerland 1-0 in the team’s tournament-opening game Wednesday. The 25-year-old from Nizhnekamsk, Russia, now plays for Avangard Omsk in the KHL. […]
Otters school shorthanded Attack in Erie
A shorthanded Owen Sound Attack squad slept in a little too long for a school day. A slow start to the annual school-day game cost the Bayshore Boys as they fell 7-3 to the Otters inside Erie Insurance Arena Wednesday. Over 20 schools were in attendance with enthusiastic students given plenty to scream about as […]
Road to the Brier begins in Port Elgin with Ontario tankard
Twelve of southern Ontario’s top men’s curling rinks have gathered in Bruce County for the chance to represent the region at next month’s national championship. The Port Elgin Chrysler ’22 Ontario Tankard presented by Bruce Power kicks off Wednesday evening at the Plex with an opening ceremony followed by the first draw of the competition. […]