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By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2023 8:34 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Teddy Allen of the Winnipeg Sea Bears has been named the Most Valuable Player in the Canadian Elite Basketball League. Allen was among the league’s leaders in numerous categories in 2023, including …
Read More »How a Canadian hockey player ‘mustard’ up the courage to treat injury
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Most hockey players quench their thirst with water when coming off the ice. Zachary L’Heureux is not most hockey players. A video of the 19-year-old Halifax Mooseheads forward drinking mustard on the bench has been viewed more than 86,00 times on social …
Read More »Families to file complaints against Hockey Quebec for alleged player racism – Montreal
A biracial teen and his mother will file a complaint against Hockey Quebec with the province’s Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission following an incident during a hockey game last December. They believe that Hockey Quebec is not doing enough to combat anti-Black racism against junior players. The first time …
Read More »Toronto Six player starts hockey club in Canada to inspire, support young Black girls
Growing up in Oshawa, Ont., professional hockey player Saroya Tinker was often the only Black player on the ice. “I was always a little bit of an outsider in hockey in regards to the comments I would receive and experiencing racism in the game,” said the 24-year-old defender for the …
Read More »Siakam named Eastern Conference player of the week
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 26, 2022 4:02 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam has been named the Eastern Conference player of the week for the fifth time in his career. Siakam averaged 38.7 points, 10.3 rebounds, 7.3 assists and …
Read More »Raptors teammates believe Siakam has what it takes to become a top-5 NBA player
There is no beating Pascal Siakam to the gym in the morning. The Toronto Raptors forward is setting the pace at training camp in Victoria, as the first at practice and the last to leave. Siakam stated a lofty goal at media day on Monday of being a top-five player …
Read More »NHL-bound Russian hockey player wants court to reverse his conscription
The lawyer for a Russian goalie who was NHL-bound before being abruptly detained outside a St. Petersburg hockey rink in July asked a court in the Leningrad region Thursday to revoke a decision by the draft board that led to the player being forced into the Russian military. Ivan Fedotov, 25, signed an entry-level contract in …
Read More »Burnaby RCMP investigates hockey player allegedly getting kicked in head with skate
Burnaby RCMP say they are investigating an alleged assault during an adult league hockey game at Scotia Barn, formerly Burnaby 8 Rinks, on Friday, July 29. In a written statement, police said they have received a copy of a video showing a player appearing to kick another player’s head with …
Read More »NBA player calls out Trudeau for Canada’s inaction on Uighur ‘genocide’
NBA star and human rights campaigner Enes Kanter Freedom says he is frustrated with what he calls a lacklustre response from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to his calls for more action to help Uighur Muslims in China. The basketball player, who is currently a free agent after being cut by the Houston Rockets earlier …
Read More »Marie-Philip Poulin joins Canadiens’ front office as player development consultant
Canadian Olympian Marie-Philip Poulin has scored a front-office position with the Montreal Canadiens. The National Hockey League club announced Tuesday that Poulin, a four-time Olympic medallist with Canada’s national women’s hockey team, is joining the team as a part-time player development consultant. “Marie-Philip is one of the best players on …
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