Sports Updates From Around Westman
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The Winnipeg Jets have returned Jordan Stallard, a former member of the AAA Midget Wheat Kings, to the Calgary Hitmen of the WHL. Jesse Gabrielle, a one time member of the Brandon Wheat Kings, was reassigned by the Boston Bruins to the Prince George Cougars. The rugged winger is coming off a 40-goal campaign in…
State of Hockey
Over the last 15 years it appears the popularity of hockey, and the actual numbers of players, has seen a decline. People can say it is too expensive, or coaches are too hard, or it just isn’t fun anymore, and kids want to do other things. Here is the math Total Hockey Canada registered players…
Bob Lowes Joins McCrimmon in Las Vegas
Bob Lowes has joined the NHL's Las Vegas franchise as their new Assistant Director of Player Personal. Lowes had been working for the Ottawa Senators as their Director of Amateur Scouting for the past several seasons. Prior to his coaching career he had played in the WHL for numerous seasons with both the Prince Albert…
Sweeping Cancer from Our House
During the 2016-2017 curling season, Riverview Curling Club will once again support the theme of “SWEEPING CANCER FROM OUR HOUSE”. Their fourth annual fund-raising bonspiel will be held November 10-13th, 2016. This year will include a raffle of two WestJet tickets, for anywhere WestJet flies! A special thank-you goes out to WestJet for supporting their…
North Central Hockey League adds 3, loses 1
Teams from Foxwarren, Rivers and Swan River were accepted into the North Central Hockey League for the 2016-17 season. The Kenton Cougars were also granted a 1-year leave of absence at the fall meeting held on the 25th of September in Hamiota. With these new additions the league now sits with a total of eight…