Canadian Winter Amateur Sports News
Reece Howden of Cultus Lake, British Columbia and Canadian Olympic gold medalist Marielle Thompson of North Vancouver, British Columbia each won World Cup ski cross medals in Val Thorens, France on Sunday. For Howden, who won the silver medal, it Read more
Kirby Dach of St. Albert, Alberta has been named team captain for Team Canada at the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championships in Edmonton. Dach brings National Hockey League experience to Team Canada, as he played 64 games with the Chicago Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Brad Gushue of St. John’s, Newfoundland, the winning skip of the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier, and Kerri Einarson of Selkirk, Manitoba, the winning skip of the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, are planning to team up Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medallist Marielle Thompson of North Vancouver, British Columbia, and Kevin Drury of Toronto, Ontario, each won World Cup ski cross medals in Arosa, Switzerland on Wednesday. Thompson won the silver medal in the women’s competition, and Drury Read more
Hockey Canada announced its roster on Friday for the 2021 World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton, Alberta. The tournament is still set to start on Christmas Day despite significant restrictions within Alberta at this time due to a spike of Read more
According to the Canadian Press, former Ontario Hockey league coach Larry Mavety of Woodstock, Ontario passed away on Friday at the age of 78. Mavety coached the Belleville Bulls from 1981 to 1988, and again from 1990 to 1997, along Read more
According to CBC Sports on Wednesday, Canadian Paralympic gold medalist Josh Dueck of Kimberley, British Columbia has been named the Chef de Mission for Canada at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. Dueck won the gold medal for Canada Read more
With coronavirus continuing to dominate the globe and impacting not only sporting events, but society as a whole, Curling Canada has had to readjust its schedule for 2021. As a result, Calgary’s Markin MacPhail Centre will be hosting the 2021 Read more
Former Canadian alpine skier Kelly VanderBeek of Kapuskasing, Ontario has tested positive for coronavirus according to CBC Sports on Saturday. VanderBeek currently lives in Canmore, Alberta, with her husband, David Ford of Edmonton, a former Canadian Olympic canoer, and son, Read more
Three Canadian Olympic gold medalists will receive the Order of Canada according to The Canadian Press on Friday. They are figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of London, Ontario, as well as swimmer Mark Tewksbury of Calgary, Alberta. Virtue Read more