Canadian Winter Amateur Sports News
According to the Canadian Press on Tuesday, Dick White of Regina, Saskatchewan has become the interim chief executive officer of USports Canada. The organization looks after university sports throughout Canada. White will take over from Graham Brown, who stepped down Read more
According to the Canadian Press on Wednesday, Canadian Olympic gold medalist Haley Irwin of Thunder Bay, Ontario has retired from women’s hockey at age 31. Irwin won gold medals for Canada in women’s hockey at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games Read more
According to the Canadian Press on Tuesday, the National Women’s Hockey League team in Canada will be known as the Toronto Six.The NWHL announced its expansion into Canada on April 22 and the Toronto Six are set to replace the Read more
According to KREM 2 Sports on Thursday, Spokane Chiefs left winger Adam Beckman of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan won the 2020 Four Broncos Memorial Trophy. The award is presented to the Western Hockey League player of the year. Beckman led the WHL Read more
According to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League website on Thursday, Alexis Lafreniere of the Rimouski Oceanic has won the 2020 Michel Briere Memorial Trophy. The award is presented annually to the most valuable player of the Quebec Major Junior Read more
According to the Ontario Hockey League on Friday, the Kingston Frontenacs have named Paul McFarland of Richmond Hill, Ontario as their head coach. McFarland is actually returning to Kingston as he was the Frontenacs head coach from 2014 to 2017. Read more
According to Devin Heroux of CBC Sports, the Canadian Federal Government will be giving financial assistance to sports organizations during the coronavirus crisis. In an announcement made on Friday, Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault announced that $72 million will be distributed Read more
According to the Canadian Press on Thursday, Canadian Olympic gold medalist Doug Anakin of Chatham, Ontario passed away at the age of 89 on Saturday. Anakin won a gold medal for Canada in the four-man bobsled at the 1964 Olympic Read more
The 2020 Hlinka Gretzky Cup has been cancelled. In a statement made on Tuesday, the under-18 international men’s hockey tournament was to take place from August 3-8, 2020 in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, but will no longer take place Read more
Canadian Olympic bronze medallist Joannie Rochette of Montreal, Quebec received her medical degree from the University of McGill on Friday according to the Canadian Press. Rochette was one of Canada’s stars from the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver as Read more