Canadian Winter Amateur Sports News
Canadian Olympic gold medallist Therese Brisson of Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec has been named the president of Alpine Canada according to Donna Spencer of the Canadian Press. However, one should realize that Brisson was never a skier as an athlete, but was Read more
The 2020-21 Grand Slam of Curling season has been postponed until April of 2021 because of coronavirus according to Rogers Sportsnet on Wednesday. There will be two grand slam events on the World Curling Tour this season. The first will Read more
According to Olivier Neven of The Link, four-time Canadian Olympic gold medalist Caroline Ouellette of Montreal, Quebec has become the new interim head coach of the University of Concordia Stingers women’s hockey team. Ouellette won the gold meal for Canada Read more
According to Emily Sadler of Rogers Sportsnet on Wednesday, there were two Canadian Olympic gold medallists that were announced as part of the Hockey Hall of Fame Class of 2020. They are Jarome Iginla of St. Albert, Alberta, and Kim Read more
According to Devin Heroux of CBC Sports on Tuesday, Ottawa has been named the host city of the 2021 World Men’s Curling Championship from April 3 to April 11. Due to the fact there was no World Men’s Curling Championship Read more
Alexis Lafreniere of Saint-Eustache, Quebec made junior hockey history on Wednesday as he became only the second player ever to win two consecutive most outstanding player awards in the Canadian Hockey League. Lafreniere joins Canadian Olympic gold medalist Sidney Crosby Read more
According to TSN on Tuesday, Scott Pfeifer of St. Albert, Alberta has been named the head coach of the Canadian mixed doubles curling program. Pfeifer takes over from Jeff Stoughton of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Stoughton will now focus on his duties Read more
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