There is seemingly no task Joe Fazio hasn’t undertaken with the Fort Erie Meteors. The 57-year-old Fort Erie native has been a fixture both behind the bench and behind the...
It’s been an eventful week for Dylan Scriver. The 20-year-old forward for the Thorold Blackhawks was named an assistant captain by Blackhawks head coach Scott Barnes at practice Monday, then...
The Pelham Panthers figure it is better to be safe than sorry. The Panthers began to wear two kinds of masks this week on ice while practising and plan to...
Cameron Lowe has made a quick and smooth transition to junior hockey. The 16-year-old Niagara Falls native hasn’t looked out of place at all in a handful of scrimmages versus...
Adrien Beraldo is expected to be one of three overage players for the Niagara IceDogs this season. Photo by: ALEX LUPUL. Adrien Beraldo finally found a home with the Niagara...
The Brock Badgers men’s and women’s hockey teams are doing their best to turn a negative situation into a positive experience. Both squads will continue with weekly practices and off-ice...
As March Break neared, the Pelham Panthers bantam hockey team was eagerly anticipating battling Napanee for an Ontario Minor Hockey Association BB championship. The squad, sponsored by Baron Roofing and...
The Thorold Blackhawks are counting on big things from Noah Fortuna this season. The 19-year-old netminder is heading into his fourth year at the junior B level and Blackhawks head...
The St. Catharines Falcons and Niagara Falls Canucks played a pair of non-contact scrimmages Friday and Sunday. File photo: BERNIE PUCHALSKI. No contact, no problem. The St. Catharines Falcons and...
Devin Sanders has been through more than his share of adversity in just more than a year as captain of the Pelham Panthers. The 18-year-old Niagara Falls resident has already...
Dalton McBride returns to the Fort Erie Meteors this season with a chip on his shoulder. The 18-year-old Grimsby native is determined to show the Brooks Bandits of the Alberta...
Trent Glenney, left and younger brother Kyle Glenney are looking forward to being teammates with the St. Catharines Falcons this year. Photo by: BILL POTRECZ Trent Glenney and Kyle Glenney...
Riley McCourt is living the dream. The 20-year-old St. Catharines native grew up envisioning himself playing professional hockey and recently saw that dream come true when he signed a two-year...
Brock Badgers men’s hockey coach Marty Williamson had no idea how much his team missed the game. The Badgers, who had been off the ice since the COVID-19 pandemic hit...
Colby Ambrosio’s lifelong dream became a reality Wednesday when the 18-year-old Welland native was selected in the fourth round (118th overall) of the National Hockey League draft by the Colorado...
Matteo Costantini is a Sabre once again. The 18-year-old St. Catharines native, who played last season with the Buffalo Jr. Sabres of the Ontario Junior Hockey League, was selected by...
The Pelham Panthers have released assistant coach Carson Johnstone, left, and head coach Chris Johnstone. Photo by: BILL POTRECZ The Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League season hasn’t even started and there...
Colby Ambrosio has a lot of his plate these days. The 18-year-old Welland native is just weeks into his freshman year at Boston College, where he is studying business and...
Toronto’s loss is Fort Erie’s gain. Fort Erie Meteors forward and leading scorer Marco Lariccia was all set to join the Toronto Jr. Canadiens of the Ontario Junior Hockey League...
Brady Caruso couldn’t say yes fast enough when St. Catharines Falcons coach Tyler Bielby approached him about wearing the captain’s C this season. “I was hoping so,” Caruso said, when...
Jonah Devereaux is hoping he has finally found a home. The 19-year-old Fort Erie native suited up for three teams in two leagues the last three years until arriving in...
If there is a 2020/21 Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League season, it will be played without the Welland Junior Canadians. The team announced on social media Wednesday it is taking...
Daylon Groulx is following in his father’s footsteps. The 20-year-old Fort Erie native has signed a two-year deal with the Klagenfurter AC Red Jackets of the Austrian Hockey League. “Obviously...
The Niagara Falls Canucks appear poised for another strong season. The Canucks feature a solid nucleus of players returning from last year and have also added some important pieces for...
When Scott Barnes took over the Thorold Blackhawks four years ago, he envisioned running an organization that put development first. “I get more enjoyment out of moving kids on than...
Antonino Pugliese, left, and Derek Smythe are two youngsters the Fort Erie Meteors are counting on this season. Photo by: BILL POTRECZ. The Fort Erie Meteors have earned a reputation...
Nick Gidney is ready for the next challenge in his hockey career. The 20-year-old St. Catharines native, who has three seasons of junior B experience under his belt with the...
Fans or no fans, the Pelham Panthers are prepared to play this season. Panthers owner, director of hockey operations and general manager Tim Toffolo says the Panthers are willing to...
It may be tough to tell the Thorold Blackhawks without a program this season. The Blackhawks are in full retool mode after losing about a dozen players who have moved...
The St. Catharines Falcons returned to the ice Tuesday for the first time in more than six months under drastically different conditions from when the 2019/20 season ended. The Falcons...
