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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 […]