Tag: Sports

  • MS Bike Tour 2015: Airdrie to Olds

    MS Bike Tour 2015: Airdrie to Olds

    (Submitted) Can you imagine. . . Having Multiple Sclerosis means that one morning you may not be able to walk when you wake. Or that you may suddenly have impaired vision. Or that your memory will fail you for no apparent reason. The symptoms of MS are many and vary for everyone. It is estimated…

  • Wrapping-up U18 Worlds: Why the U.S. won and how the other teams fared

    Wrapping-up U18 Worlds: Why the U.S. won and how the other teams fared

    By Chapin Landvogt As IIHF President Rene Fasel declared the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship closed, it was once again the USA that raised the victor’s trophy. It was the USA’s second gold in a row and sixth in the past seven years. In fact, the USA has medalled at this tournament for…

  • Foothills School Division joins forces with Global Sport Academy Group taking sports program delivery to the next level

    Foothills School Division joins forces with Global Sport Academy Group taking sports program delivery to the next level

    Partnership launches with grade 7-9 boys hockey program HIGH RIVER, AB, April 28, 2015 – Foothills School Division is partnering with the Global Sport Academy Group to offer enhanced sports programming for student athletes. Beginning in September 2015, Foothills School Division (FSD) and Global Sport Academy Group will collaborate on a hockey program for boys…

  • Peak Athletics Spring Street Hockey Tournament Returns to Okotoks

    Peak Athletics Spring Street Hockey Tournament Returns to Okotoks

    June 13th and 14th will mark the second annual Spring Street Hockey Classic put on my Peak Athletics. The games will run from 8am to 6pm each day in the Foothills Composite parking lot (229 Woodhaven Drive). All teams from Timbits to Bantams are encouraged to participate. You can register online. Please have your teams…

  • Longview Legacy Walking/Jogging Path Being Planned

      The Longview Arts, Recreation and Community (ARC) Society is planning to construct a one-kilometre pathway along the top of the ridge overlooking the Highwood River west of Longview. The total cost is estimated to be about $162,000, of which $81,550 has been raised already: $1,550 in community fundraisers, $35,000 from the Legacy Oil and…

  • Crosby to Prague: Pittsburgh star joins Team Canada

    Crosby to Prague: Pittsburgh star joins Team Canada

    By Hockey Canada One year after winning Olympic gold, Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby will join Team Canada for the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship. Jim Nill, general manager of Canada’s National Men’s Team, announced Sunday, in collaboration with Hockey Canada, that Sidney Crosby has been added to the Team Canada roster for the…

  • Take Your Shot at Pro Hockey with the Brampton Beast

    Take Your Shot at Pro Hockey with the Brampton Beast

    Dear Prospective Players, Do you think you have what it takes to be a member of the Brampton Beast? Here is your chance to prove your abilities. We will be hosting an OPEN TRYOUT prior to our main preseason camp. The OPEN TRYOUT will be held on July 24th, 25th, and 26th at the Powerade Centre in Brampton,…

  • Beast Hire CCHL and OJHL Championship-winning Coach Peter Goulet

    Beast Hire CCHL and OJHL Championship-winning Coach Peter Goulet

      BRAMPTON, ON – The Brampton Beast are proud to announce today the hiring of Peter Goulet as their newest Assistant Coach. Goulet joins the Beast from the Nepean Raiders Junior A team of the Central Canadian Hockey League, where he served as head coach and general manager for the past five and a half…

  • Grey Cup Tours Through Okotoks

    Grey Cup Tours Through Okotoks

      Tuesday, April 28, 2015 – 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM Don’t miss the Grey Cup as it tours through Okotoks! Bring your camera and have your photo taken with the Grey Cup at the Okotoks Recreation Centre. Ray Watrin, former CFL offensive lineman and Grey Cup champion, as well as local Town Councillor will also be on hand for photos!

  • Toronto Physician Dr. Jean Marmoreo Hangs Up Her Shoes After 6th Consecutive Age-Group Win in Boston Marathon

    Toronto Physician Dr. Jean Marmoreo Hangs Up Her Shoes After 6th Consecutive Age-Group Win in Boston Marathon

      BOSTON, April 20, 2015 /CNW/ – Dr. Jean Marmoreo, 72, of Toronto, placed first among women age 70-74 in the 119th Boston Marathon which was run today. This marks the sixth consecutive year Marmoreo has run the Boston Marathon and placed first in her age group. She crossed the finish line today in 4 hours, 56 seconds…

  • Beast Play ECHL Game on Painted Ice

    Beast Play ECHL Game on Painted Ice

      BRAMPTON, ON – The Brampton Beast’s inaugural Stick It To Cancer walk and postgame ice painting was a rousing success last Saturday, as the Beast raised over $4,100 for Wellspring-Chinguacousy, a cancer support centre located in a residential neighborhood in Brampton. For the first time in Canada, fans painted the ice in memory of lost…

  • The North West Foothills Recreation Board Needs Your Input

    The North West Foothills Recreation Board Needs Your Input

    Who We Are The North West Foothills Recreation Board (NWFRB) was founded in 2010 to explore and develop recreation projects within Council Divisions 3, 4 and 5 of the Municipal District of Foothills (Millarville, Priddis, Red Deer Lake & De Winton Areas). NWFRB is a Committee of the Municipal District of Foothills (M.D.) Council. The…

  • Toronto Rush partner with TSN to deliver live game coverage

    Toronto Rush partner with TSN to deliver live game coverage

      The American Ultimate Disc League has finalized a partnership with Canada’s leading specialty network, TSN, to deliver live access to the league’s ESPN-produced “Game of the Week” telecasts in Canadian markets. The agreement includes the coverage of four games on TSN GO featuring each of the AUDL’s four Canadian franchises: the Montreal Royal, Ottawa Outlaws, Toronto Rush, and Vancouver Riptide,…

  • First Playoff Trip for Most of Flames Roster

    First Playoff Trip for Most of Flames Roster

    Canucks vs Flames – 2015 SCP First Round By Aaron Vickers – NHL.com Correspondent CALGARY — It’s about enthusiasm, not inexperience. Open minds, not star-struck eyes. It’s the message Calgary Flames coach Bob Hartley delivered to his players about to skate in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time. “Our team is built on…

  • Pro Playoff Hockey Back in Alberta, ATB Place Lights Up!

    Pro Playoff Hockey Back in Alberta, ATB Place Lights Up!

    Calgary (and Edmonton) — For the first time in six years, there is pro playoff hockey in Alberta, and ATB Financial is helping tell the storey on the Edmonton skyline. Yes, the Edmonton skyline. “Congratulations to Calgary, to their captain, Mark Giordano and to the players and management and fans in Calgary,” says Dave Mowat, ATB Financial…