Canadian Winter Amateur Sports News
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
The University of McGill is changing its name for university men’s sports from the Redmen to the Redbirds according to CBC News on Tuesday. The University of McGill had been known as the Redmen from 1927 to 2019 for its Read more
Canadian Olympic gold medalist Catriona Le May Doan of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan has been named the Chef de Mission for Canada at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing according to Scott Russell of CBC Sports on Tuesday. There is no Read more
Canadian broadcaster Alex Trebek of Sudbury, Ontario, passed away at the age of 80 on Sunday of pancreatic cancer according to Brian Lowry and Dakin Andone of CNN. Even though most know of Trebek as the host of Jeopardy! since Read more