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jtubb@medicinehatnews.com@ReporterTubb A little over a month after being traded from the Medicine Hat Tigers, Brayden Boehm is proud of his new colours. The Victoria Royals’ forward is making his return to Medicine Hat for the first time since he was traded to the B.C. division team on Oct. 5. He’ll face off against his former [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Five in a row. Five straight Grey Cup appearances for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Hamilton accomplished that feat from 1961-65, winning two Grey Cups. The Regina Roughriders represented the West from 1928-32 but lost all five championship contests, three to the Hamilton Tigers, the others to the Montreal AAA and Toronto Balmy Beach. Do [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club raced in Calgary this weekend. The local swim club sent 12 qualified swimmers to compete against 12 other teams at the Provincial Series: Cascade Speed Meet hosted at the MNP Community and Sport Centre. AMAC had three other qualified swimmers who were unavailable to attend. The local results are: [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews With Toronto quarterback Chad Kelly breaking his ankle near the end of the third quarter of the Eastern Final, the 111th Grey Cup against Winnipeg will be between David and Goliath. But I happen to know David, aka Nick Arbuckle, so don’t consign the Good Ship Argonaut to dry dock just yet. The man [...] Read More »

sports@medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews The Medicine Hat Boxing Club sent one fighter to Calgary over the weekend. Medicine Hat’s Nate Vossler fought at a show hosted by Impact Boxing in Calgary. Vossler beat Oliver McCluskie from Marshall Boxing in Edmonton by split decision in the 60 kg. Open Youth[...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – There’s a long list of things the Toronto Argonauts must do if they hope to upset the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Sunday’s Grey Cup game. Near the top is containing explosive Bomber running back Brady Oliveira. The Argos are planning a more-is-better strategy when it comes to preventing Oliveira from running wild at [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – Chris Kolankowski will be a key figure Sunday for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. As Winnipeg’s centre, one of Kolankowski’s responsibilities is getting a bead on the defensive front and making adjustments to the offensive line’s blocking schemes before each snap. That job will be an important one when the Bombers face the Toronto [...] Read More »

MONTREAL – The Montreal Victoire anticipated Swedish star Lina Ljungblom’s arrival from overseas for more than a year. They’re confident it was well worth the wait. “We wanted a game breaker,” head coach Kori Cheverie said. “Lina is a threat to score every shift. … It really is a great addition to our lineup.” First-line [...] Read More »

TORONTO – John Tavares met Connor McDavid before the phenom had ever played a shift in junior. Chris Tanev has trained alongside the superstar each off-season for more than a decade. Both will once again try to find an answer for the milestone-reaching Oilers captain Saturday when Edmonton visits the Toronto Maple Leafs. Not many [...] Read More »

VANCOUVER – Jordan Younger knew right away that Tyrell Ford was a special talent. He first noticed the Canadian defensive back at the CFL combine in 2022 and was impressed. “I could see by the way he moved, some of the decisions he made that he had, of course, the physical ability. But he had [...] Read More »