MJHL Cancels Season

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WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Junior Hockey League has cancelled the remainder of its season including regular season games and the playoffs. “After multiple discussions with Public Health, representatives of the Provincial Government, Facility Managers and Stakeholders, The MJHL Board of Governors have determined that the resumption and completion of the 2020-21 regular league / playoff…

Minor Hockey Cancelled

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WINNIPEG – Hockey Winnipeg officially cancelled the rest of the current minor league season on the weekend, including the playoffs. In a statement, President Chris Hall and Executive Director Ian McArton said current COVID-19 restrictions, timelines and ice availability just don’t make a season feasible. It’s not clear yet how any refunds to parents might…

No High School Hockey

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WINNIPEG – There won’t be high school hockey in the city this year. The Winnipeg High School Hockey League has cancelled its 2021 season due to COVID-19. The league says it expects code red restrictions to continue beyond Friday and with students currently learning remotely, it just doesn’t makes sense to have practices and games.…

No Junior Hockey Yet

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WINNIPEG – The governing body for junior hockey in the province says there won’t be any tournaments for at least a few more months. Hockey Manitoba says the soonest a tournament can happen is November. The hope was that sanctioned events could begin September 1st but because of spiking COVID-19 numbers, there will be no…

Locals Still In The Hunt

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WINNIPEG – The Jets may be out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs but there are several players from Winnipeg and Manitoba on other teams who could still go all the way. The remaining team playing with the most locals is the Vegas Golden Knights. Ryan Reaves, Mark Stone, Keegan Kolesar and Cody Glass (injured) are…

Hawerchuk’s Cancer Is Back

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WINNIPEG – Former Jets great Dale Hawerchuk is battling cancer again. His son Eric broke the news on Twitter. My dad is back in his fight against cancer due to a resurgence of this terrible disease. We are praying for him and he will continue to fight hard #HawerchukStrong — Eric Hawerchuk (@EricHawerchuk) July 26,…

LEIPSIC ON WAIVERS

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WINNIPEG – Winnipeg-born Brendan Leipsic has been placed on waivers as the Washington Capitals prepare to terminate his contract. He apologized for saying horrible things in private messages on social media that somehow leaked out but that apology apparently won’t save his job. The 25 year old forward talked about women and their weight. He…

COLBY CAVE HAS DIED

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WINNIPEG – Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave is dead. The 25 year old suffered a brain bleed earlier this week. He was then put in a medically-induced coma at a Toronto hospital. Cave was a native of Battleford, Saskatchewan.

Canadian Women Beat USA at NHL All-Star Weekend (Video)

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WINNIPEG – The 2020 NHL All-Star Weekend in St. Louis included a fast paced Elite Women’s 3-on-3 game. The Canadian All-Stars finished with a 2-1 victory over the American All-Stars as part of the 2020 NHL All-Star Skills Competition on Friday night at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis. Watch the Entire Game (27mins) by…

Winnipeg Ice Make it 7 Straight Wins at Home

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Hungry? Click Here WINNIPEG .- It was a night to remember for the Winnipeg Ice hosting the Kamloops Blazers at the Max Bell. The Ice win their 7th straight at home with an impressive OT win. Ben Zloty of the Ice scored his first WHL goal with a rocket banhander which launch the first Teddy…