Even after Ontario University Athletics winter sports were officially cancelled in October due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Brock men’s hockey coach Marty Williamson held out hope some type of exhibition...
The COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t have come at a worse time for Adam McMaster. The 20-year-old Beamsville native was in the midst of his best season in the Ontario Hockey League...
Jordan Maletta has retired on his own terms. The 25-year-old St. Catharines native missed the 2018/19 season after suffering a head injury while playing in the American Hockey League before...
St. Catharines native Riley Sheahan has signed a one-year, $700,000 contract with the Buffalo Sabres. Photo by: BILL WIPPERT/BUFFALO SABRES. Riley Sheahan couldn’t think of a better place to continue...
The clock is ticking on Kurtis Henry’s Ontario Hockey League career. The 20-year-old Niagara Falls native, who was scheduled to return to Erie for his overage season with the Otters,...
St. Catharines Falcons coach Tyler Bielby would love nothing more than to see his charges play in some meaningful games. Bielby had been putting the Falcons through their paces at...
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League has done the expected and put their proposed regular season on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic which has caused a province-wide shutdown and...
Matteo Giampa may not be a member of the St. Catharines Falcons if head coach Tyler Bielby wasn’t a golfer. Bielby hit the links in the summer with former Niagara...
The Fort Erie Meteors are taking tangible steps to become involved in the community. Meteors director of community relations Meaghan Passero has come up with a variety of ways for...
Chris Harpur got a late start in his first season as captain of the Niagara University Purple Eagles. The 24-year-old native of Niagara-on-the-Lake was sidelined for Niagara’s first three games...
Brandon Stojcevski has endured more than his share of roadblocks in an effort to become a junior hockey player. The 20-year-old Toronto native was a late bloomer, standing only 5-foot-1...
Ethan Whitcomb is leaving no stone unturned in his quest to become a better hockey player. The 16-year-old St. Catharines native has been working overtime on and off the ice...
Hockey has been the last thing on Matt Mannella’s mind this fall. The 25-year-old Niagara Falls native has been concentrating on finishing his degree in business administration from Brock and...
Daylon Groulx’s career has come full circle. The 20-year-old Fort Erie native, who began his junior career with the Fort Erie Meteors as a 16-year-old, will wear the orange and...
Duncan Rolleman, Jeff Kernichan and Brayden Kelso form the Pelham Panthers goaltending trio this season. Photo by: BILL POTRECZ. The Pelham Panthers feature a crowded crease this season. The Panthers...
Matt Ceko grew up playing hockey and was good enough to advance to the junior B level where he suited up for both the Thorold Blackhawks and Port Colborne Pirates....
The St. Catharines Falcons are asking Ben Bonisteel to grow up a little quicker than anticipated. The 17-year-old backstop has been thrust into the starting job after veteran Blair Coffin...
Leanne Standryk has always loved sports. In fact, one of the 49-year-old Niagara Falls native’s first memories are of being on skis, barely able to walk. “My mom had put...
Evan Miller, who played for the Thorold Blackhawks in 2018/19, is heading to the Rochester Institute of Technology on a scholarship in 2021. Photo: BILL POTRECZ. Evan Miller bucked the odds...
Caleb Thompson has been a pleasant find for the Thorold Blackhawks. The 17-year-old Barrie resident played last season with the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey...
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League has moved its start date back for the 2020/21 regular season to Jan. 15, 2021. The GOJHL, which had hoped to begin Dec.15, has...
The St. Catharines Falcons returned to the ice Tuesday for the first time in more than two weeks after becoming the first team in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League...
Spencer Smith put pen to paper recently and made his commitment to the University of Massachusetts official. The 18-year-old St. Catharines native signed his national letter of intent to attend...
The Fort Erie Meteors have endured their share of ups and downs so far this pre-season. The Meteors have played six non-contact scrimmages versus the Pelham Panthers and come away...
After two months of practice, the Thorold Blackhawks have finally begun to test themselves against an opponent. The Blackhawks have squared off versus the Pelham Panthers for the last two...
Sean Bentivoglio put family first when he decided to finally hang up his skates. The 35-year-old Thorold native enjoyed a successful 10-year career in Europe in three countries, but knew...
One year has made a world of difference for Jordan Tutt. The 19-year-old native of Erin has been a different player for the Pelham Panthers this season after getting his...
The St. Catharines Falcons have become the first team in the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League to be shutdown by the COVID-19 virus. Falcons coach Tyler Bielby confirmed multiple players...
The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League is slated to begin play in less than one month and would like to do so before fans. The GOJHL has requested arenas to...
Austin Jensen was a natural to wear the captain’s C for the Thorold Blackhawks this season. The 20-year-old Mount Hope resident is the lone player remaining from Thorold head coach...
