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RECENT NEWS
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THREE FROM REGION AT NATIONAL FITNESS CAMP
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TORONTO, ON, May 17, 2012 - Alexis Crossley of Cole Harbour, NS, Sarah Davis of Paradise, NL and Shannon MacAulay of Mount Herbert, PEI have been invited to attend a Regional Fitness Testing and Training Mini Camp at York University for Under 22 Development Team and National Team members and hopefuls that Hockey Canada is holding this weekend.
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ROCKET TO OPEN SEASON WITH FESTIVE WEEKEND
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CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, May 17, 2012 - The PEI Rocket will open the team's 2012-13 season at home against the Moncton Wildcats on Friday, September 21 and then host the Halifax Mooseheads two days later. These dates were requested by the Rocket to allow for an opening weekend with a festival type environment.
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HOCKEY TOMMIES ARE ACADEMIC ALL-CANADIANS
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FREDERICTON, NB, May 17, 2012 - Nineteen hockey Tommies, were among 26 from three St. Thomas University teams that competed at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) level in 2011-12, that earned Academic All-Canadian status.
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A 2012 MEMORIAL CUP PREVIEW
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SHAWINIGAN, SK, May 16, 2012 - When the 2011-12 Canadian Hockey League season kicked off eight months ago, 59 teams had dreams of winning the Memorial Cup. For four teams, that dream is still alive.
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WILDCATS HRIVIK IMPRESSED WHALE
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HARTFORD, CT, May 15, 2012 - Moncton Wildcats winger Marek Hrivik, who joined the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League after the Wildcats were eliminated from the playoffs, ended up being one the playoff heroes for the Whale offensively, gathering nine points in nine games during Connecticut’s postseason run.
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SEA DOGS GALIEV IS CHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
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TORONTO, ON, May 15, 2012 – Forward Stanislav Galiev of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Champion Saint John Sea Dogs is the final CHL Player of the Week for the 2011-12 season, the Canadian Hockey League announced Tuesday.
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QMJHL UNVEILS 2012-13 SEASON SCHEDULE
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BOUCHERVILLE, QC, May 15, 2012 – The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Tuesday unveiled the league's 2012-13 regular season schedule, which features 612 games. The schedule gets underway Thursday, September 20th and Sunday, Match 17th.
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ST. JOHN'S MIDGET TEAMS DRAFT 36 PROSPECTS
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ST. JOHN'S, NL, May 15, 2012 - Thirty-six potential major midget players were selected, 18 by each team, Monday night as the St. John's Maple Leafs and St. John's Pennecon Privateers held their annual draft of prospects from the Tri-Con area.
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VEES COMEBACK TO EDGE SLAMMERS FOR RBC
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HUMBOLDT, SK, May 13, 2012 – The Penticton Vees came-back with two goals in the last half of the third period to win the 2012 RBC Cup, Canada’s 42nd National Junior A Championship, with a 4-3 victory over the Woodstock Slammers on Sunday night at Elgar Petersen Arena here in Humboldt Saskatchewan.
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SLAMMERS TO MEET VEES IN RBC CUP FINAL
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HUMBOLDT, SK. May 13, 2012 – The Penticton Vees and Woodstock Slammers will meet for the 2012 RBC Cup and to become Canada’s 42nd National Junior A Champions, after posting semifinal wins on Saturday at Elgar Petersen Arena. The Vees defeated the Soo Thunderbirds 3-0, while the Slammers topped the host Humboldt Broncos 4-3 in overtime.
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ST. JOHN'S ICECAPS ARE MOVING ON
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ST. JOHN'S, NL, May 12, 2012 - The St. John’s IceCaps are moving on in the American Hockey League playoffs. The IceCaps advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 3-2 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in front of another sold-out crowd of 6,287 fans at Mile One Centre in St. John’s on Saturday night.
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MACSWAIN SCORES IN OT, SLAMMERS IN FINAL
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HUMBOLDT, SK, May 12, 2012 – Ben MacSwain, from Charlottetown, PEI, was the overtime hero scoring just 35 seconds into the extra period as the Woodstock Slammers advanced to the championship game at the 2012 RBC Cup, Canada's Junior A Hockey Championship, with a 4-3 semifinal win over the Humboldt Broncos on Saturday afternoon.
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SHOWDOWN FOR ICECAPS AND PENGUINS
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ST. JOHN'S, NL, May 12, 2012 - Do or die time for both the St. John’s IceCaps and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Saturday night as the Penguins evened the best of seven Eastern Conference semifinal at three games each with a 4-2 win at Mile One Centre in St. John’s on Friday night.
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BEDFORD NATIVE RECEIVES RBC SCHOLARSHIP
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HUMBOLDT, SK, May 12, 2012 - A 20 year-old defenceman from Bedford, Nova Scotia, Theodore Hannah, who plays with the Carleton Place Canadians of the Central Canada Hockey League was on hand Friday night to receive the $5000 RBC National Junior A Scholarship at the awards banquet for the 2012 RBC Cup held at the Humboldt Uniplex.
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A BUSY POST SEASON FOR ROCKET'S COACH
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CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, May 11, 2012 - For most major junior hockey coaches the end of their team's season means at least a few days off and a little less hectic workload but the past five weeks have been anything but for P.E.I. Rocket head coach Gordie Dwyer, but it has been worth it, a real learning experience.
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HALIFAX TO BE SITE OF CANADA-RUSSIA GAMES
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HALIFAX, NS, May 11, 2012 - Forty years have passed since the 1972 Summit Series. To celebrate the anniversary of that historical hockey event, Hockey Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Hockey League, Halifax Mooseheads and Trade Centre Limited, are going to present the 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge, with two of four games to be played in Halifax, N.S.
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SAINT JOHN SEA DOGS PRESIDENT'S CUP CHAMPS
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RIMOUSKI, QC, May 10, 2012 – The Saint John Sea Dogs left no doubt as they completed their defence of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League President’s Cup championship with an 8-0 win over the Rimouski Oceanic Thursday night in front of over 5,000 spectators, including many from Saint John at the Colisee de Rimouski.
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SLAMMERS NEED HELP TO MAKE SEMIFINALS
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HUMBOLDT, SK, May 10, 2012 - Five first period goals proved to be too much for the Woodstock Slammers to overcome Thursday afternoon in game nine of the 2012 RBC Cup National Junior A Championship being played in Humboldt, Saskatchewan. The Soo Thunderbirds tripped the Slammers 7-4.
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NEW COACHING STAFF FOR WOLFPACK
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COLE HARBOUR, NS, May 10, 2012 - Cole Harbour PRO LIFE Wolfpack Major Midget hockey club has announced a new coaching staff that is comprised of coaches who have had success with and are familiar with the program and the Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League.
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SEA DOGS WIN AWAY FROM PRESIDENT'S CUP
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RIMOUSKI, QC, May 9, 2012 - The Saint John Sea Dogs are within one win of their second straight Quebec Major Junior Hockey League President’s Cup and a berth in the Memorial Cup after downing the Rimouski Oceanic 6-4 Wednesday night in front of 5, 024 enthusiastic fans at the Colisee Rimouski.
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STU TOMMIES NAME FOUR NEW RECRUITS
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FREDERICTON, NB, May 9, 2012 - When the St. Thomas University women’s hockey Tommies open their inaugural season in their new home rink, the Grant-Harvey Centre, they will have four new faces in the fold – Kelty Apperson, Emily Ryan, Emily Francis and Eliza Snider – the rookie class of 2012-13.
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PENGUINS FORCE GAME SIX WITH ICECAPS
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WILKES-BARRE, PA, May 8, 2012 - Former Saint John Sea Dogs’ defenceman Simon Despres scored 12:08 into the second overtime as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins forced a game six in their AHL Eastern Conference semifinal series with St. John's IceCaps on Tuesday night with a 3-2 double overtime win in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
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SEA DOGS CORBEIL CHL GOALTENDER OF WEEK
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TORONTO, ON, May 9, 2012 - Mathieu Corbeil of the Saint John Sea Dogs is the Vaughn Canadian Hockey League Goaltender of the Week for the playoff week ending May 6 after posting two wins with a goals-against-average of 1.60 and save percentage of .931.
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SITE ANNOUNCED FOR 2013 WORLD UNDER 17
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VICTORIAVILLE, QC, May 9, 2012 - The cities of Victoriaville and Drummondville, Quebec, will host the 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge from December 28, 2012 to January 4, 2013, marking the fifth time in the tournament’s 27-year history that it will be held in Québec. UPDATED WITH NEW INFORMATION
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SLAMMERS EDGED BY HIGHLY TOUTED VEES
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HUMBOLDT, SK, May 8, 2012 - The Woodstock Slammers were edged 2-1 on Tuesday night by a team battling for their survival at the 2012 RBC Cup. Joey Benik scored the game-winning goal early in the third period as the Penticton Vees earned their first win.
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THREE GOAL FIRST LEADS SLAMMERS TO VICTORY
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HUMBOLDT, SK, May 7, 2012. – Robert Visca scored once and added an assist, both in a three-goal first period, as the Woodstock Slammers earned their first-ever win at the RBC Cup, National Junior A Championship with a 4-1 victory over the Portage Terriers on Monday night.
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BOTTOMLEY STAYING TO LEAD RAMBLERS
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AMHERST, NS, May 7, 2012 – One of the Maritime Junior Hockey League’s most successful coaches is staying in Amherst. The Amherst Ramblers and Jim Bottomley have come to terms on a new one-year contract that will see the veteran coach and general manager remain in the bordertown.
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TIGRE LOOKING TO CHANGE HIS SPOT
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CORNER BROOK, NL May 7, 2012 - A leopard may not be able to change its spots but a Tigre, is looking to change his spot. At least the spot where he plays hockey. After four years with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Victoriaville Tigres, Brandon Hynes of Norris Point, NL feels the time may be right to move on.
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ICECAPS TAKE COMMANDING LEAD IN SERIES
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SCRANTON, PA, May 6, 2012 - Ben Maxwell had a goal and assist; and Corner Brook, NL native Jason King added a pair of assists to lead the St. John’s IceCaps to a 3-2 overtime win and a 3-1 series lead over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA on Sunday afternoon.
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SLAMMERS DROP OPENER TO RBC HOST TEAM
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HUMBOLDT, SK, May 5, 2012 - The Woodstock Slammers, got thrown under the welcome mat here Saturday night by the host Humboldt Broncos, who defeated them 4-1 in the opening game for both teams at the 2012 Royal Bank Cup national junior A hockey championship tournament.
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TROTTER LEADS ICECAPS TO SERIES LEAD
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WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA, May 5, 2012 - First star of the game Brock Trotter was all the offense the St. John’s IceCaps needed in their 2-1 overtime win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in game three of their AHL Eastern Conference semi-final at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA on Saturday night.
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SEA DOGS DOMINATE OCEANIC BUT ONLY WIN 3-2
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SAINT JOHN, NB, May 5, 2012 - The Saint John Sea Dogs dominated the Rimouski Oceanic Saturday night in game two of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League President's Cup championship series outshooting them 32-16 but only managed to win 3-2, for the second night in a row, thanks to Oceanic goaltender Jacob Gervais-Chouinard and star forward Petr Straka.
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DAL TIGERS HOCKEY LEADERSIP RE-SIGNED
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HALIFAX, NS, May 4, 2012 - Chris Donnelly has been officially signed as the head coach and Pete Belliveau as the general manager of the Dalhousie University Tigers men’s hockey team. Director of Varsity Athletics Karen Moore made the announcement Friday.
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SEA DOGS WIN OPENER IN DOUBLE OVERTIME
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SAINT JOHN, NB, May 4, 2012 – The Saint John Sea Dogs got off to a roaring start but needed double overtime to finish off the Rimouski Oceanic in game one of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League President’s Cup final series. Zack Phillips scored to give Saint John 3-2 win
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GAMES BEGIN SATURDAY AT ROYAL BANK CUP
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HUMBOLDT, SK, May 4, 2012 – For the 42nd time, Canada’s top Junior A teams have gathered, this year in Humboldt,Saskatchewan, to battle for the National Junior A Championship. This year, beginning Saturday, May 5, marks the seventh time Saskatchewan has hosted the RBC Cup and the second time Humboldt has welcomed the nation, the first since 1987.
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INTERESTED PLAYERS SHOULD REGISTER
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ST JOHN'S, NL, May 4, 2012 - The two major midget hockey teams in the St John's area, the Pennecon Privateers and the Maple Leafs will hold a draft of new midget aged players on May 14th under the auspices of the Newfoundland & Labrador Major Midget Hockey League All interested players are required to pre-register with the League by May 12, 2012.
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LINEUP SET FOR 2012 ROYAL BANK CUP
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HUMBOLDT, SK, May 3, 2012 - The creme of the creme of the 133 teams in 10 leagues, that have gone through an eight-month battle to be among the five teams that will compete for the Royal Bank Cup National Junior A Championship, will hit the ice here in Humbodt Saturday
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MHL TEAMS TRADE PLAYER RIGHTS
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SUMMERSIDE, PEI, May 2, 2012 - With the opening of a spring trading period four Maritime Junior Hockey League teams have traded assets in recent days as they wrap up the 2011-12 season and get ready for the 2012-13 one
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PENGUINS GAIN SPLIT WITH ICECAPS IN GAME 2
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ST JOHN'S, NL, May 2, 2012 - Just 24 hours after losing the opening game of their best of seven American Hockey League Eastern Conference semifinal series 3-1,the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins gained a split in the first two games of the series with a victory by the same score over the St. John’s IceCaps at Mile One Centre on Wednesday night.
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WOODSTOCK OFF TO ROYAL BANK CUP
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WOODSTOCK, NB, May 2, 2012 - Thursday the Woodstock Slammer of the Maritime Junior Hockey League are off on their last leg of the journey to the national Junior A championship Royal Bank Cup. They leave for Humboldt, Saskatchewan hoping to be the first Maritime based team to claim the national title since the Halifax Oland Exports did it at home in 2002.
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ICE CAPS TAKE GAME ONE OF SERIES WITH PENS
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ST. JOHN'S, NL, May 1, 2012 - The Icebergs that have been seen in the St. John’s harbour brought a few Penguins into Mile One Centre Tuesday night; and the St. John’s IceCaps sent them away with a victory in game one of the American Hockey League Eastern Conference semifinals.
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FORMER X-MEN DEFENCEMAN SIGNED BY COYOTES
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ANTIGONISH, NS, May 1, 2012 - Former St. Francis Xavier University X-Men hockey defenceman Mark Louis' stock keeps rising. After being called up to the Phoenix Coyotes two weeks ago to join their practice squad during the 2012 NHL playoff run, Phoenix general manager Don Maloney announced Monday that they signed Louis to a one year contract.
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THIRTY ATLANTIC CANADIANS MAKE TOP OF LIST
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BOUCHERVILLE, QC, May 1st, 2012 – After having watched hundreds of games and scrutinized thousands of players this season, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Central Scouting staff has unveiled the final player rankings for the next entry draft, which will be held at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City on Saturday, June 9th.
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THREE ATLANTIC CANADIANS AMONG 57 INVITED
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CALGARY, AB, May 1, 2012 – Hockey Canada has invited three Atlantic Canadians to be among the 57 players that have been invited to attend Canada’s National Women’s Program strength and conditioning camp, taking place May 2-6 at York University in Toronto, Ontario.
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QMJHL PRESIDENT'S CUP SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
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SAINT JOHN, NB, April 30, 2012 – The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has unveiled the schedule for the 2012 President’s Cup championship series between the Saint John Sea Dogs and Rimouski Oceanic.
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Friday, May 18, 2012
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