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New Era Begins for Dresden Jr. Kings
Just over a month ago, Wayne Cowell announced that he was retiring as the Dresden Jr. Kings General Manager. Cowell is retiring after 33 years in hockey. Jr. Kings President, Kevin Hughson called an emergency meeting to discuss the future of the club and over 50 people attended the meeting…
Wheatley Ties Final Series With a Thrilling Home Ice Win
With the seconds ticking down, it looked as though game two of the Great Lakes Final was headed to overtime before Wheatley Sharks forward Jordan Carnevale slid one home to put his team up 4-3, a lead they would hold onto for the win. It was a hard hitting, fast…
Houston Playing in NCAA Frozen Four this Friday
When the biggest game of your NCAA hockey career could be your last, you know it will hold special meaning. For Chatham’s Brad Houston, that game will be played this Friday as his Adrian College Bulldogs take on the Oswego State Lakers in the NCAA Division III Frozen Four Semi-Finals. Houston…
OHL Season Ends for CK’s Griffith, Hope, and Fox
Three local hockey players have watched the end of the 2011 OHL regular season come and go and now have their sights set on the playoffs. Dane Fox of Thamesville and Seth Griffith of Wallaceburg played for the London Knights this season. Fox finished the year with 11 goals and…
Soo Greyhounds Fire GM Dave Torrie
Former Chatham Maroons president, coach, and general manager Dave Torrie has been fired from his position as the General Manager of the OHL’s Soo Greyhounds. The announcement made Sunday in Sault Ste. Marie ended Torrie’s 8-year reign in the Greyhounds organization. Torrie told media he wishes success for his former club…
Major Novice Maroons Capture OMHA Championship
For the first time in nearly a decade, Chatham has an OMHA champion. Saturday at Thames Campus, the Major Novice ‘AA’ Chatham Maroons beat Grimsby 5-1 to sweep their OMHA Championship series and win the Ontario title in front of a large home crowd. “We don’t have one superstar,” said…
Belle River Tops the Sharks in Game 1 of Finals
The Belle River Canadiens sent a clear message that they are still the league’s defending champions in game 1 of the Great Lakes Junior C Finals as they doubled up the Wheatley Sharks 6-3 Friday night. Belle River fired 44 shots at Wheatley Sharks goalie Marc Tremblay who played another…
Can the Wheatley Sharks Pull Off the Ultimate Upset?
After knocking off the higher ranked Essex 73s, and the regular season champion Wallaceburg Lakers, the Wheatley Sharks have only one hurdle left on their quest to capture the organization’s first ever Great Lakes Junior C Championship. Unfortunately for the Sharks, that hurdle is the Belle River Canadiens, who are a formidable opponent…
Ten Chatham Skaters Medal at Windsor Competition
The Chatham Skating Club walked away with 10 medals this past weekend, March 12-13, as many skaters attended the Pat Abela/Lyle McPhedran Memorial Invitational Competition in Windsor. In WO Pre-Preliminary ‘A’ Ltd., many of our skaters took to the ice. Gold Medals were obtained by Brooke MacLeod and Gabrielle…
Major Novice Maroons Shooting for an OMHA Title
Saturday at Thames Campus Arena, a group of young Chatham hockey players will look to capture the ultimate minor hockey prize, an OMHA championship. The Major Novice ‘AA’ Chatham Maroons are leading the Grimsby Peach Kings 2-0 in their OMHA final series. Last weekend, the Chatham team travelled to Grimsby…
CK Hockey Heroes Update – March 16
Chatham’s Tyler Roeszler picked up three assists over the weekend as his Cornell Big Red men’s hockey team won its best-of-three ECAC quarter final series against Quinnipiac University. On March 11, Tyler assisted on both of his team’s goals as they won 2-1. However, Quinnipiac stormed back the next night,…
Wheatley Wins in OT, Wallaceburg Eliminated
The series needed four overtime games to be decided, but the Wheatley Sharks capped their upset series win over the first place Wallaceburg Lakers Monday night at home with a 3-2 win. Josh Tremblay scored the overtime winner for the Sharks just over 9-minutes into the first extra period, assisted…
Mapletoft, Laurier Eliminated from CIS Championships
After falling in the OUA Playoffs, Matt Mapletoft and his Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks team had their sights set on redemption at the CIS Curling Championships. Although they performed well, and Mapletoft was one of the top ranked skips in the Country, Laurier was unable to advance beyond the round…
Houston Advances to NCAA Div3 Frozen Four with Adrian College
Brad Houston had a goal and an assist as his Adrian College Bulldogs overcame an early 2-0 deficit in the NCAA Division III Championship quarterfinal against Elmira to win 5-3. The win sends Houston and the Bulldogs to the Frozen Four next Friday against Oswego State, the third ranked team in…
Local Athlete Safe in Japan Following Earthquake
It has been a devastating few days in Japan following the shattering 8.9-magnitute earthquake that rocked the island nation. During the earthquake, one Chatham-Kent athlete, Derek Whitson was participating in the 2011 Japan Para Ice Sledge Hockey Championships. Whitson who plays for Team Canada was in the middle of a…
Wheatley Holds on to Beat Wallaceburg in Game 5
In another close game, the Wheatley Sharks have put the Wallaceburg Lakers on the ropes with a 2-1 win in Wallaceburg Saturday night. The fight filled game, which included a post game bench clearing brawl, was the 4th consecutive game that the final was decided by one goal. Norm Leger opened the…
Two Local Skaters off to Provincial Championships
Two local qualifying skaters are headed to the 2011 Trillium Starskate Provincial Championships this weekend, March 11-13, in Mississauga. Steven Sinclair, who walked away with the Gold Medal at the Boston Pizza Western Ontario Starskate Championships in Fort Erie 2 weeks ago, will compete on Sunday in Senior Silver Men. Sinclair…
JMSS Wins OFSAA Girls Volleyball Bronze
The John McGregor Secondary School Panthers pounced on an OFSAA Volleyball Bronze Medal in Ottawa this week. The Panthers, who entered the Provincial tournament as the top seeded team in Ontario, were upset by St. Catherines Eden on their way to beating Ottawa De La Salle in two games for the bronze.…
Wallaceburg’s Chris Logan and Asa Stokes drop MMA matches in Afghanistan
Two of Wallaceburg’s own did not come out victorious in their bouts yesterday (March 9) in Afghanistan with Wrecked MMA. Both Asa Stokes and Chris Logan dropped their fights across the pond, as they competed in front of the Canadian troops. Stokes was apologetic to his fans, when he took…
Lakers Win in Overtime, Series With Wheatley Tied 2-2
In what has been a nail biter series, the Wallaceburg Lakers came out on top in overtime Wednesday night in Wheatley, beating the Sharks 4-3. It was the third consecutive game of the Great Lakes series that has advanced to overtime. Norm Leger scored midway through the first overtime period…
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