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FLOOD, MCQUAID HEADLINE BENEFIT GAME LINEUP
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, July 22, 2010 - Prince Edward Island NHLer’s Mark Flood and Adam McQuaid will join other local pro players and future young stars Sunday, August 1 at MacLauchlan Arena as the Annual Andrews Hockey Benefit Game will take place .
 
MACDONALD HELPS CANADA WIN FIRST U-18 GOLD
CHICAGO, IL, April 3, 2010. – For the first time ever, Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team has won the gold medal at the IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship, defeating the United States 5-4 in overtime in Saturday’s gold medal game at Seven Bridges Ice Arena in Chicago.
 
SAULNIER SCORES TWICE TO LEAD CANADA'S U18
CHICAGO, IL, April 2, 2010 – Jillian Saulnier of Halifax, N.S. and Jessica Campbell of Melville, SK, each scored two goals in the third period as Canada blanked Germany for the second time in six days at the 2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship. Campbell and Saulnier each added assists for three-point games.
 
TRI PEN GIRLS WIN FIRST EVER BANTAM ATLANTICS
ST. JOHN’S, NL - March 30, 2010 - The TriPen Ice Bantam Female Team from Newfoundland are winners of the first ever Perderno AA Female Bantam Atlantic Tournament held this past weekend in Pownal PEI.
 
THREE ATLANTIC CANADIANS NAMED TO U-18 TEAM
CALGARY, AB, March 1, 2010 – Three Atlantic Canadians are among the 20 players that Hockey Canada announced Monday will represent Canada at the 2010 IIHF World Women’s Under-18 Championship, which will take place from March 27 to April 3 in Chicago, Ill.
 
FOR THE RECORD: WE ARE TOPS IN THE WORLD
VANCOUVER, B.C., February 28, 2010 – Canada’s Men’s Olympic Team and Women’s Olympic Team have both won the Olympic gold medal, marking the second time in three Olympics that Canada has stood atop the podium in both men’s and women’s hockey.
 
WONG LEADS CANADA U22 TO GOLD IN GERMANY
RAVENSBURG, Germany, January 9, 2010 – For the seventh time in eight years, Canada’s National Women’s Under-22 Team has won the gold medal at the MLP Cup, defeating Team Switzerland 9-0 in Saturday’s gold medal game at Eissporthalle Ravensburg. Jessica Wong of Baddeck, NS scored two goals. 
 
MARITIMERS NAMED TO NATIONAL SLEDGE TEAM
SASKATOON, SK, January 4, 2010 – Canada’s National Sledge Team will attempt to win back-to-back gold medals at the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C., and the team will look a lot like it did in 2006, when Canada won its first sledge hockey gold medal at the Paralympics in Turin, Italy.
 
ADAM, ALLEN, CORMIER TO GO FOR GOLD
SASKATOON, SK, January 4, 2010 – New Brunswickers Jake Allen and Patrice Cormier and Newfoundlander Luke Adam and the other members of Team Canada will advance to the gold medal game at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship following a 6-1 victory over Switzerland on Sunday.
 
CANADA TO MEET USA FOR GOLD IN PEI CAPITAL
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, November 19, 2009 – Canada will face its neighbour to the south in the battle for gold at the World Sledge Hockey Challenge final after both teams won their respective games during the final day of round-robin play.
 
CLOSE BUT WIN ELUDES RNS HAWKS IN GAME ONE
CHICAGO, IL, November 6, 2009 - RNS Riverhawks lost a hard fought battle against Seattle 3-2 Friday afternoon in their first game at the huge Bauer International AAA Invite Tournament in Chicago. It is a three-day championship tournament that includes 384 of the best youth hockey teams in the US, Canada and Europe from U9 to U16 boys age groups.
 
PLAYOFF TIME AT WORLD JUNIOR A CHALLENGE
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – With arguably the most exciting preliminary round in the tournament’s four-year history in the books, the stage is set for playoff round action at the 2009 World Junior A Challenge in Summerside, and the possibility of an all-Canadian semifinal looms large.
 
RNS RIVERHAWKS OFF TO WORLD'S LARGEST EVENT
SAINT JOHN, NB, November 3, 2009 - Rothesay Netherwood School Senior Boys’ Varsity Hockey Team will be competing in the Bauer International AAA Invite beginning on Friday, November 6th in Chicago, Illinois.
 
WORLD JUNIOR A CHALLENGE UNDERWAY
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I., November 1, 2009 – Some of the world’s top young hockey players have gathered in Summerside for the 2009 World Junior A Challenge, which kicked off with a pair of games on Sunday and runs until Sunday, Nov. 8.
 
THREE NOVA SCOTIANS OFF TO RIDLEY COLLEGE
HALIFAX, NS, September 14, 2009 - Three talented young Nova Scotia hockey players are headed to Ontario to study and play hockey at Ridley College, a co-educational boarding and day university-preparatory school located in St. Catharines, Ontario.
 
SPUD ISLANDER OFF TO NEW HAMPSHIRE TO PLAY
SUMMERSIDE, PEI, September 4, 2009 – Kensington, Prince Edward Island native Spencer Montgomery is off to Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, N.H. to study and play on the school's male hockey team, the Bobcats. 
 
THREE YOUNG NOVA SCOTIANS IN U.S. MIDWEST
HALIFAX, NS, September 2, 2009 - Three Nova Scotian hockey players settled in at Shattuck St. Mary's School this past weekend in preparation for a rigorous academic and athletic schedule at the prestigious institution.
 
GO WEST YOUNG MAN, GO WEST
FREDERICTON, NB, August 19, 2009 - A young Fredericton hockey player, Jeff Johnson, is heeding the call to go west as he makes the move from prep school an east coast prep school to junior A hockey on the west coast in the hopes of opening up opportunties in his chosen sport.
 
CANADA UNDER 18'S WIN GOLD IN CZECH REPUBLIC
BRECLAV, CZECH REPUBLIC, August 15, 2009 - Brandon Gormley, Jeffrey Skinner and Tyler Seguin each scored two goals as Team Canada skated to a 9-2 victory over Team Russia in the championship game of the Memorial Of Ivan Hlinka tournament played in Slovakia and the Czech Republic over the past week.
 
CANADA DOUBLES GAME SWISS SQUAD 6-3
BRECLAV, Czech Republic, August 12, 2009 – Canada's entry at the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka under-18 hockey tournament won it's second game in a row Wednesday.OHL forwards John McFarland, Tyler Toffoli and Tyler Seguin combinied for six points in a 6-3 win over Switzerland that improved the defending champions to 2-0 in Pool A.
 
GORMLEY SCORES, ASSISTS IN CANADA WIN
BRECLAV, Czech Republic, August 11, 2009 – Not as smooth as its pre-tournament victories, but win No. 1 is in the books for Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2009 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka.
 
GORMLEY, DOMINQUE HELP CANADA TO WINS
PIESTANY, Slovakia, August 10, 2009 - Brandon Gormley of Murray River, PEI picked up four points in a pair of exhibition wins as Canada's under-18 hockey team gets ready to play in the 2009 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament.
 
BATHURST NATIVE, TWO WILDCATS MAKE U18 TEAM
CALGARY, AB, August 5, 2009 - For two members of the Moncton Wildcats and a New Brunswicker the time they play hoxkey will be in the Czech Republic. They were among the 22 players named yesterday to the national under-18 men’s hockey team for the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament, which runs August 11-15 in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
 
TWO SPUD ISLANDERS AT CANADA'S U18 CAMP
CALGARY, Alta. – Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team selection camp is underway, from August 1-4, at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary and among the players seeking a spot on the team are four Atlantic Canadians including two from Prince Edward Island.
 
HOA TEAM GETS ONE POINT OF FOUR
MARLBOROUGH, MA, July 25, 2009 - A goal with 37 seconds to go tied the game 4-4 and prevented HOA from getting its first win in it's final game of round robin play at the Eastern Hockey Showcase being played this weekend at the New England Sports Center.
 
TWO GOAL SECOND PERIOD STOPS HOA
MARLBOROUGH MA, July 24, 2009 - Doug Burns scored at 10:49 of the first period from Casey Babineau but it was all the offence the HOA team could generate Friday night at the Eastern Hockey Showcase being played this weekend at the New England Sports Centre here.
 
FOUR ATLANTIC CANADIANS AT UNDER 18 CAMP
CALGARY, AB, July 23, 2009 - Pictou County is represented on the ice and behind the bench at the national women's under-18 hockey team selection camp in Calgary. The pair from Nova Scotia's north shore are among four Atlantic Canadians at the event.
 
NATIONAL ABORIGINAL CHAMPIONSHIP UNDERWAY
WINNIPEG, MB, May 5, 2009 - The 2009 National Aboriginal Hockey Championship is underway in Winnipeg, Manitoba with male and female teams from Atlantic Canada participating.

 
HOCKEY PART OF 55 PLUS CANADA GAMES IN DIEPPE
DIEPPE- The City of Dieppe will welcome over 1,500 athletes for the 6th edition of the Canada 55+ Games which will take place from Tuesday the 26th until Saturday the 30th of August and hockey will be one of the sports on the schedule.
 
DIEPPE TO HOST STREET HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
DIEPPE, NB, August 13, 2008 - Dieppe – To help launch the 2008-09 hockey season the City of Dieppe is hosting the first street hockey tournament in in the city's downtown. Individuals and teams are being invited to register for scheduled event to take place Saturday and Sunday, September 6th and 7th, at Place 1604.
 
HOA FLYERS ARE CLASSIC BANTAM MAJOR CHAMPS
MARLBORO, MA. August 11, 2008 - A team of predominately Nova Scotia hockey players dubbed the HOA Flyers won the bantam major championship this past weekend at the New England Classic that was played at the New England Sports Centre in Marlboro, MA.
 
PLAYERS GET SCARE ON WAY TO TOURNAMENT
MONCTON, NB, August 6, 2008 - A group of players on their way from Halifax to the North American Classic Minor Hockey Tournament at the New England Sports Centre, their parents and team officials got a scare Monday when the bus the players and organizers were riding in went off the highway north of Gaytons Hill near Moncton.
 
HOA FLYERS ARE ONLY FIRST DAY WINNERS
MARLBORO,, MA, August 1, 2008 - The HOA Flyers were the only opening day winners of the three Maritime teams at the Boston Challenge Cup underway at the New England Sports Centre here in Marlboro, MA.. The showcase tournament features 11 major midget and 10 minor midget teams.
 
SLEDGE HOCKEY ARRIVES IN THE MARITIMES
HALIFAX, NS, July 30, 2008 – Hockey Nova Scotia in conjunction with the Dartmouth Whalers Minor Hockey Association has announced the formation of the first organized sledge hockey program in Atlantic Canada.
 
COACHING SEMINAR BEING PRESENTED IN ST.JOHN'S
ST. JOHN'S, NL, July 29, 2008 - The Avalon Minor Hockey Association is presenting the first Avalon Celtics Hickman Motors Coaches Seminar from August 22 - 24 at Memorial University in St. John's, NL. The seminar is open to all coaches, parents and players from throughout the Atlantic Provinces.
 
TEAMS ON WAY TO BOSTON CHALLENGE CUP
HALIFAX, NS, July 28, 2008 - Three teams left Halifax Monday morning en route to New England as HOA (formerly Hockey Opportunities Atlantic) continues to showcase players from Atlantic Canada. The three teams will take to the ice for the Boston Challenge Cup in Marlboro, MA..
 
HOA TAKES TWO TEAMS TO HIGH SCOUTED TOURNEY
MARLBORO, MA, July 27, 2008 - Two teams from the Halifax based HOA group with several players from Atlantic Canada in their lineups participated this weekend in the Eastern Hockey Summer Showcase at the New England Sports Center in Marlboro, MA.
 
FIVE ATLANTIC CANADIANS OPT FOR OHA
MONCTON, NB, July 22, 2008 - Five players from around Atlantic Canada won’t be returning to their teams this coming season instead they will be playing hockey at one of the newest hockey prep schools in Cornwall Ontario this fall.
 
N.S. ELITE NOVICE RAIDERS MAKE FINAL GAME
MONCTON, NB, June 19, 2008 - The Novice Major Nova Scotia Raiders team recently caped off a great spring hockey season by reaching the championship game at the prestigious Montreal Meltdown tournament held in Pierrefonds, Québec June 13 – 15. The tournament included Elite teams from Canada as well as the United States
 
CAMPBELLTON TO HOST HOCKEY DAY IN CANADA
TORONTO, ON, June 13, 2008 - The City of Campbellton, N.B., has been selected as the host community for the 2009 edition of CBC’s Hockey Day in Canada, the network announced Thursday night at the NHL Awards ceremony.

 
TALENTED N. B.'ERS OFF TO NATIONAL CAMP
CALGARY, AB, June 12, 2008 – Two talented young New Brunswickers have been invited to the Canadian Hockey third annual Program of Excellence (POE) goaltending camp will be held at the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena in Calgary, AB from June 12-15.
 
HALIFAX, MONCTON BID FOR WORLD JUNIORS
HALIFAX, NS, June 10, 2008 - Representatives from Trade Centre Limited, Hockey Nova Scotia and the City of Moncton were in Toronto on Monday to present a joint bid for Halifax and Moncton to host the 2010 world junior championship.
 
BRUINS-ISLANDERS TICKETS ON SALE
MONCTON, NB, June 2, 2008 - Moncton will be the host city for NHL talent for yet another year. The New York Islanders will be returning to Moncton for part of their training camp and to battle the Boston Bruins in a pre-season game on Tuesday, September 23 at 7:30 p.m at the Moncton Coliseum.
 
DARTMOUTH PROSPECT OFF TO U.S. SCHOOL

HALIFAX, NS, May 20, 2008 - Another young Nova Scotian hockey player is heading to the United States to develop his/her hockey skills and further his/her education. Fourteen year-old Alexis Crossley is heading to one of the top prep school hockey programs in the USA in September and apparently she couldn’t be more excited.
 
TOEWS COMING INTO HIS OWN
HALIFAX, N.S., May 15, 2008 – Jonathan Toews seems to be fitting in just fine at the IIHF World Hockey Championship, against players more experienced and mature than the 19-year-old Chicago Blackhawks star forward.
 
TEAM CANADA ENJOYED HALIFAX BUT ....
HALIFAX, N.S., May 15, 2008 - Team Canada goalie Cam Ward said he and his teammates enjoyed their time in Halifax but are glad to be moving onto Quebec City - only because it means they continue to play and have made the semifinals at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championship.
 
TOEWS AND ROY LEAD CANADA TO SEMIFINALS
HALIFAX, N.S., May 14, 2008 – Derek Roy, Jonathan Toews and Team Canada had something to prove to Team Norway Wednesday in their quarterfinal game here at the IIHF World Hockey Championship and they did in style.
 
SPECIAL TEAMS HELP CANADA "FINN-ISH" FIRST
HALIFAX, N.S. – Captain Canada Shane Doan and Patrick Sharp keyed the special teams in an impressive win that had a distinct North American feel as Canada doubled Finland 6-3 Monday afternoon at the Halifax Metro Center to finish first in Group F at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championships.
 
TEAM USA LAYS A SPANKING ON NORWAY
HALIFAX, N.S. – Brandon Dubinsky knew he was going to need to step it up with his U.S.A. squad playing their second game in less then 24 hours and he did just that notching a hat trick in a 9-1 thrashing of Norway in the final qualification game here at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championship at the Halifax Metro Center.
 
CANADA AND FINLAND WILL BATTLE FOR FIRST
HALIFAX, NS, May 12, 2008 - A rematch of the gold medal game at the 2007 IIHF World Championship will decide the first place team in Group F at the 2008 World Championship. The game to be played at the Halifax Metro Centre at 4:30pm Monday brings together Team Canada and Team Finland.
 
TEAM CANADA EXPLODES FOR 10 GOALS
HALIFAX, N.S., May 10, 2008 – Team Canada found their offence again Saturday exploding for a 10-1 victory over Team Germany in their second qualification round game at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championship being played here in Halifax.
 
KOIVU HOPING TO GIVE TEAM FINLAND A BOOST
HALIFAX, N.S., May 8, 2008 – Saku Koivu is hoping his presence will lift an otherwise stagnant Finland offence as the qualification round gets underway at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championship at the Metro Centre in Halifax.
 
NASH SCORES LATE TO PULL CANADA PAST NORWAY
HALIFAX, N.S., May 8, 2008 – "We made it a lot closer then it needed to be." That's the way Team Canada captain Shane Doan described Canada's 2-1 nail-biting victory over an upstart Team Norway
 
FINNS HOLD OFF CHARGING SLOVAKS
HALIFAX, N.S., May 7, 2008 – Team Finland had just enough "finnish" left to hold off a valiant third period effort by Slovakia to earn a 3-2 victory and secure first place in Group C at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championships being played at the Halifax Metro Centre.
 
SUMMERSIDE TO HOST NHL EXHIBITION GAME
SUMMERSIDE, PEI, May 7, 2008 - The New York Islanders have made it official. They will play the Florida Panthers an exhibition game at Summerside's Credit Union Place September 27.
It will mark a return to Summerside for the two NHL franchises. Both have spent part of their training camps here in previous years.
 
CANADA ESCAPES WITH WIN OVER AMERICANS
HALIFAX, N.S., May 6, 2008 – Jonathan Toews summed it up best. "We all know we're not satisfied with our performance," Toews said. "The bottom line is we came out with two points, but we're definitely not happy with the way we played."
 
LECLAIRE SHINES AS CANADA SHUTSOUT LATVIA
HALIFAX, N.S., May 4, 2008 – Pascal LeClaire made it a memorable return to the Halifax Metro Center Sunday, the place that was his hockey home for three years, backstopping Canada to a 7-0 shutout rout of Latvia.
 
TEAM CANADA BRINGS SMILES TO SICK KIDS
HALIFAX, N.S., May 1, 2008 – "Really, really cool", "awesome" and "nice" were just some of the words heard coming from the playroom on the seventh floor of the IWK Children's Hospital in Halifax Wednesday afternoon as Team Canada paid a visit.
 
TEAM CANADA ANXIOUS TO GET STARTED
"We're anxious to get going"  Dany Heatley and Derek Roy say Canada "primed" to open World Hockey Championship on home ice Friday at Halifax Metro Center


 
YETMAN PRESENCE IN HOCKEY CONTINUES TO GROW
ST. JOHN’S, NL, April 13, 2008 - Hockey is certainly a family affair for the Yetmans of St. John’s and the size of the family continues to grow. Pat started the puck rolling for the family as he was the first one to play in the QMJHL His younger brother Steve starred in the MJAHL before playing pro in Europe, Mark and his younger brother Brad are now playing in the Q and yet another is on the horizon.

 
CEEBEES EVEN HERDER SERIES WITH DEER LAKE
ST. JOHN'S, NL, March 30, 2008 - Former Cornell University Red Jeff Oates led the Conception Bay North CeeBees with two goals as they cruised to a 7-3 win over the Deer Lake Red Wings to even up their best of seven Herder Memorial Championships at a game apiece in front of a large crowd at Mile One Centre Sunday afternoon.

 
DUNN DOMINATES GAME ONE OF HERDER CUP
ST. JOHN’S, NL, March 29, 2008 - Former University of Cape Breton goalie Stu Dunn stole the show with 48 saves on 51 shots as the Deer Lake Red Wings held on for a 4-3 win over the Conception Bay North Cee Bee Stars in front of a packed house at Mile One Centre to take a 1-0 lead in their best of seven Herder Memorial Championshp Saturday night.
 
FORMER JUNIOR PLAYERS HONOURED IN NL SENIOR
CORNER BROOK, NL, February 29, 2008 - Derrick Kent, Jason Churchill, Andrew Pearcey, Martin Lapointe, and Brandon Nicholas received honors for their play in the Newfoundland West Coast Senior Hockey League this season.
 
HOCKEY MOMS TO BE HONOURED
HALIFAX, NS, - The thousands of Maritime Hockey Moms will be honoured next week by COLD-fX and the hockey branches in the Maritimes by hosting a luncheon in Halifax for 100 representative hockey moms and 100 of their hockey playing children drawn from Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.

 
TWO GOALTENDERS AMONG BEST IN SASK JUNIOR
ST. JOHN'S, NL, February 26, 2008 - A. J. Whiffen, a native of Grand Falls-Windsor, NL, is the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League Rookie of the Year. He was also the runner up for the Most Valuable Player Award which was won by former St. John’s Fog Devil netminder Ilia Ejov.
 
SEASON OPENER TO ASSIST YOUTH
SACKVILLE, NB, October 24, 2007 - The Memramcook Valley Senior Hockey League regular season kicks off Friday night at the Tantramar Civic Centre as the Sackville Combines host long-time rival Memramcook. It will be a special night as the Combines assist a local family.