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UNB Reds head coach Gardiner MacDougall follows the play during an Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Men’s Hockey Conference game during the 2023-24 season. MacDougall, from Bedeque, P.E.I., has been named head coach of Team Canada for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) world under-18 championship in Finland from April 25 to May 5. James West Photo/For UNB Athletics

P.E.I.'s Gardiner MacDougall caps a perfect season behind the bench with Team Canada

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated a day ago |3 min read Premium content

P.E.I.’s Gardiner MacDougall capped a perfect 2023-24 season as a hockey coach on May 5. The MacDougall-coached Team Canada rallied in the third period to defeat the United States to win the 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) world ...

The horses line up behind the starting gate at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park on May 4. The first live card of the spring meet featured 12 dashes. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

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Live harness racing returns to Charlottetown

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated a day ago |5 min read Premium content

Live harness racing has resumed in P.E.I. following a winter break. Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park hosted a 12-dash program on an Opening Day program on May 6. Live racing resumes in Charlottetown on May 9 at 6 ...

Randy Staats of the Halifax Thunderbirds tries to score against Albany FireWolves goaltender Doug Jamieson in quarter-final action April 28 in Albany, N.Y. Staats had two assists in the 9-3 loss. - NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE

‘I wish we could go play tomorrow’: Halifax Thunderbirds’ quarter-final loss still stinging for veteran Randy Staats

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated May. 5, 2024 |6 min read Premium content

Time might heal all wounds but the sting of the Halifax Thunderbirds’ upsetting loss in their National Lacrosse League quarter-final one week ago still smarts for veteran forward Randy Staats. “It’s frustrating, man,” Staats said of the Thunderbirds’ ...

Trainer Jaycob Sweet drives Timberlea Lady, 1, to victory over Arts Beach and driver-trainer David Dowling, 4, and the Gilles Barrieau-driven Rollwithitdarling, 5, in the opening race of a 12-dash harness racing program at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park on May 4. Time of the mile was 1:59.4. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

Chelski prevails in Opening Day feature at Red Shores Charlottetown

Contributed, Nicholas Oakes · Columnist |Updated May. 5, 2024 |1 min read Premium content

Commanding the lead, Chelski sprinted to the finish in the top class on Opening Day at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park on May 4. The $3,450 featured Fillies and Mares Pace featured driver Corey MacPherson having the ...

UNB Reds head coach Gardiner MacDougall follows the play during an Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Men’s Hockey Conference game during the 2023-24 season. MacDougall, from Bedeque, P.E.I., has been named head coach of Team Canada for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) world under-18 championship in Finland from April 25 to May 5. James West Photo/For UNB Athletics

Canada, coached by P.E.I.'s Gardiner MacDougall, advances to gold-medal game

Jason Simmonds · Journalist |Updated May. 5, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

Team Canada, coached by P.E.I.’s Gardiner MacDougall, had an opportunity to win a gold medal at the 2024 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) world under-18 championship on May 5. Team Canada built a 4-0 first-period lead against Sweden, and ...

Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. Jason Simmonds • The Guardian

Live harness racing resumes in Charlottetown on May 4

Contributed, Nicholas Oakes · Columnist |Updated May. 3, 2024 |2 min read Premium content

The wait is over as live racing returns to Atlantic Canada with opening day at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park on May 4. The capital oval has a 12-dash presentation starting at 6 p.m., featuring a solid class of ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate their overtime win over the Boston Bruins in game five of the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden in Boston, on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. - Bob DeChiara / USA TODAY Sports

FIDDLER'S FACTS: Toronto Maple Leafs' jobs on the line going into Game 7

Contributed, Fred MacDonald · Columnist |Updated May. 3, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

The Toronto Maple Leafs delivered one of their season’s best efforts in Boston on April 28 with a nail-biting 2-1 overtime victory. Toronto followed that up with another strong showing in a 2-1 regulation-time win May 2 to tie the best-of-seven NHL ...

Halifax Wanderers goalkeeper Yann Fillion watches as the ball rolls into the net during a penalty shootout against CS Saint-Laurent in Telus Canadian Championship preliminary play Thursday night at the Wanderers Grounds. - CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

Semi-pro Saint-Laurent stuns struggling Wanderers in Canadian Championship preliminary

Glenn MacDonald · Multimedia Journalist |Updated May. 3, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

The Halifax Wanderers’ troubling start to their Canadian Premier League season may have reached its nadir on Thursday night. The Wanderers, who dropped their first three CPL games to start 2024, suffered a historical loss in a shootout to Ligue1 ...

Winnipeg Jets head coach Rick Bowness speaks with the media after their loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs first round at Canada Life Centre. - James Carey Lauder / USA TODAY SPORTS

Nova Scotia's Rick Bowness named finalist for NHL coach of the year

POSTMEDIA |Updated May. 3, 2024 |3 min read Premium content

Just three days after the Winnipeg Jets were bounced from the playoffs and a day after he spoke coyly about his future with the team, Rick Bowness was named one of three finalists for the NHL’s coach of the year award. Bowness, Andrew Brunette of the ...

Ella Benoit, 17, is a Grade 12 student at CEC and fly-half for the school's rugby team. She also plays with the Nova Scotia Keltics. NICK GAINES

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Rugby player a provincial phenom

Contributed |Updated May. 3, 2024 |4 min read Premium content

Ella Benoit has only been playing rugby for a few years, but it has become a passion for the young athlete. The Grade 12 Cobequid Educational Centre (CEC) student began her journey in Grade 9, playing for the Truro Junior Saints. She joined CEC's ...

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