Canadian Amateur Summer Sports News
This past week, it was announced that Vancouver native Diane Jones Konihowski would be inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame and receive the Order of Sport. Jones Konihowski, who was raised in Saskatoon and currently lives in Calgary, won Read more
According to Todd Saelhof of The Calgary Sun on Friday, the 2020 PGA Tour Canada season has been cancelled because of coronavirus. There were supposed to be 12 events throughout Canada on the Mackenzie Tour (also known as the PGA Read more
The complete 2020 season of the Western Canadian Baseball League was cancelled on Thursday according to Dave Dormer of CTV News because of coronavirus. Two of the major reasons for the cancellation is because the border between Canada and the Read more
According to Cleve Dheenshaw of the Victoria Times Colonist, the 2020 Minto Cup has been cancelled because of coronavirus. The Minto Cup is awarded to the Canadian junior men’s lacrosse team and has been around since 1901. There have been Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Eric Lamaze of Montreal, Quebec is one of 11 Canadians to be inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 2020. Lamaze, won the gold medal for Canada alongside his horse Hickstead in individual show jumping, Read more
According to the Canadian Press on Tuesday, Michele Belanger of Montreal, Quebec, has decided to retire as the head coach of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues women’s basketball team. What makes the retirement extremely newsworthy is the fact that Read more
According to TSN on Thursday, the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees have named Marcel Bellefeuille of Ottawa, Ontario as the head coach of the football program. This past season, Bellefeuille was the offensive line coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Read more
According to the Canadian Press on Tuesday, the 2020 Mann Cup has been cancelled because of coronavirus. The cup is awarded annually to the Canadian senior men’s box lacrosse champions of the Canadian Lacrosse Association. In addition to the Mann Read more
According to the Canadian Press on Wednesday, Canadian swimming sensation Maggie Mac Neil of London, Ontario was named the Big Ten Conference female swimmer of the year on Wednesday. Mac Neil won six gold medals for the University of Michigan Read more
According to Volleyball Canada on Friday, the 2020 Volleyball Nations League for both men and women has been cancelled because of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak. There was supposed to be a Volleyball Nations League women’s event from TD Place in Read more