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Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild forward Lucas Thibeau, 22, works his way into the offensive zone, watched by Zakary Gagnon of the Magog Cantonniers during Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship action at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre in Membertou, N.S., on April 25. Magog won the game 3-2. Jeremy Fraser/SaltWire

P.E.I.'s Kensington Wild plays another close game at Telus Cup

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated 6 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

Although still looking for their first win at the 2024 Telus Cup, the Kensington Monaghan Farms Wild has proven they can play with the best teams in Canada. The Wild, Atlantic Canadian champions, fell to 0-4-0 (won-lost-overtime losses) with a 3-2 ...

Cape Breton Eagles goaltender Jakub Milota was named the team’s rookie of the year during the club’s annual awards banquet at the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre on Tuesday. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

QMJHL: Cape Breton Eagles’ Jakub Milota competing in IIHF World Under-18 Hockey Championship for Czechia

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated 9 hours ago |3 min read Premium content

SYDNEY, N.S. – Cape Breton Eagles goaltender Jakub Milota will suit up for Czechia at the 2024 IIHF World Under-18 Hockey Championship in Espoo and Vantaa, Finland. The Eagles confirmed the news early Thursday afternoon after Milota was listed as the ...

Martin Lavallée, assistant commissioner of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, holds the winning lottery ball with the Cape Breton Eagles logo on it during the league’s draft lottery on Thursday night. The Eagles won the lottery and will pick first overall at the 2024 QMJHL Entry Draft in June in Moncton. CONTRIBUTED/VINCENT ETHIER, QMJHL

Beating the odds: Cape Breton Eagles win QMJHL Draft Lottery, pick first overall for fourth time in franchise history in June

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated 11 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

SYDNEY, N.S. – The Cape Breton Eagles will pick first overall at the 2024 Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Entry Draft in June. Cape Breton received the first overall selection by winning the league’s draft lottery on Thursday evening during a ...

Jules Boilard of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar, middle, bumps into Cape Breton Eagles goaltender Nicolas Ruccia during Game 1 of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League semifinal series at Centre Henry-Leonard in Baie-Comeau, Que., on Thursday. The Drakkar won the game 4-0. CONTRIBUTED/KASSANDRA BLAIS, BAIE-COMEAU DRAKKAR

QMJHL Playoffs: Cape Breton Eagles blanked by Baie-Comeau Drakkar to open semifinal series on the road

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated 12 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

BAIE-COMEAU, QUE. – A slow start in the first period cost the Cape Breton Eagles in Game 1 of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League semifinal series with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on Thursday. The top-ranked Drakkar scored three times before the ...

Tyler Seymour of the Sydney Mitsubishi Rush prepares to take a shot on goal as he's watched from behind by Mason Cruzet of the Markham Waxers during Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship action at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre on Thursday. Markham won the game 9-2. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

TELUS CUP: Sydney Mitsubishi Rush still searching for first win, downed by Markham Waxers on Thursday

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated 13 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

MEMBERTOU, N.S. – The host Sydney Mitsubishi Rush are still searching for their first victory at the Telus Cup national under-18 hockey championship in Cape Breton. Sydney remains winless with a 0-4-0-0 record at the six-team tournament following a ...

CBC photo - Bob Cole has been a fixture on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada for 50 years, part of what Robin Short says is the Holy Trinity of hockey broadcasters — Cole, Foster Hewitt and Danny Gallivan.

UPDATED: Thanks for the memories, Bob: Newfoundland hockey broadcaster Bob Cole has died at age 90

Nick Mercer · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 5 hours ago |10 min read Premium content

“Here, we go on a Saturday night.” Bob Cole, the voice of a generation of hockey fans, died Wednesday in St. John's at age 90. On Saturday nights, those fans would listen and watch as the boy from Topsail narrated their favourite teams playing their ...

Retired hockey broadcaster Bob Cole.

Hockey broadcast legend Bob Cole dead at age 90

Lance Hornby · Postmedia News |Updated 23 hours ago |1 min read Premium content

Bob Cole, an iconic voice of Hockey Night In Canada , has died at age 90. The man who called so many huge games on radio and then television, from the 1972 Canada-Russia series, to Red Army versus the Philadelphia Flyers, to Stanley Cup wins by ...

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is changing its name to the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League, the league announced during a press conference on Thursday afternoon. Shown is the new English logo for the league. CONTRIBUTED/QMJHL

Cape Breton’s Thibeau leaves Moncton Wildcats after eight years

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |1 min read Premium content

Ritchie Thibeau is leaving his position with the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League’s Moncton Wildcats. Thibeau, originally of Isle Madame, Richmond County, has accepted a senior position with J.D. Irving and will step down as the club’s general ...

Toronto Marlies captain Logan Shaw of Glace Bay, right, was named the winner of the Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award as the player who best exemplifies the qualities of sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey in the American Hockey League. PHOTO/TORONTO MARLIES, AHL.

Cape Breton connections to play in American Hockey League playoffs

Jeremy Fraser · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |1 min read Premium content

Several players with Cape Breton connections will participate in the American Hockey League playoffs.  Logan Shaw of Glace Bay will be in the Toronto Marlies lineup while Wyllum Deveaux, who has connections to Sydney and Cheticamp, has been called up ...

Calgary Buffaloes forward Caleb Matthews, left, is chased by Wheat Kings defender Justin Bell during the first period of Thursday morning play at the Membertou Sports and Wellness Centre.

Telus Cup action continues Thursday in Membertou

SaltWire Network |Updated a day ago |3 min read

Telus Cup play continues on Thursday at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre. The Brandon Wheat Kings took on the Calgary Buffaloes in the opening game of the day. Kensington Wild and Cantonniers de Magog will play at 3 p.m., while the host Sydney ...

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