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Showcase Success

🕔13:50, 27.Sep 2024

The Ontario Junior Hockey League Govenor’s showcase is an annual showcase. This opportunity allows all teams and players to play in one location and display their skills, talent and hopefully have a chance to play at a higher level. Scouts

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Essex-born NHL referee officiates 1,500th game

Essex-born NHL referee officiates 1,500th game

🕔17:39, 14.Feb 2020

Dan O’Halloran, born in Essex, Ontario has joined elite company after working his 1,500th National Hockey League (NHL) game this past Sunday.   The milestone came Feb. 9 during an ‘Original Six’ match-up between the Detroit Red Wings and the Boston Bruins.

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Women to star in NHL’s All-Star weekend

Women to star in NHL’s All-Star weekend

🕔07:08, 20.Jan 2020

The 2020 edition of the NHL All-Star competition has a new feature. After receiving resounding applause and recognition from hockey pundits in 2017 when switching to a three-on-three All-Star game format, the NHL is adding a women’s three-on-three game to

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Former Spitfire Michael DiPietro recalled to NHL

Former Spitfire Michael DiPietro recalled to NHL

🕔09:59, 6.Dec 2019

Amherstburg native and former Windsor Spitfire Michael DiPietro is getting another chance to live his dreams.  DiPietro, who is just the fifth goalie in league history to start in an NHL game under the age of 20, will rejoin the Vancouver

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Women’s hockey enter new era following CWHL ceasing operations

Women’s hockey enter new era following CWHL ceasing operations

🕔10:44, 12.Apr 2019

By Cody Wall Following the ceasing operations of Canada’s largest women’s hockey league, questions regarding the future of women’s hockey begin to come up. On March 31, the Canadian Women’s Hockey League board of directors announced the league would be

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Humboldt one year later

Humboldt one year later

🕔10:34, 5.Apr 2019

By Tate Harris The accident that brought the country together to raise a record amount of money on a crowdfunding website, marks its one-year anniversary this month. On April 6, 2018 the Humboldt Broncos team bus was struck by a

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Mikey goes to the show

Mikey goes to the show

🕔12:00, 5.Feb 2019

By Tate Harris The Vancouver Canucks have called up former Windsor Spitfire and Amherstburg native Michael DiPietro on emergency basis. The Canucks need for goaltending came after their current goalie, Thatcher Demko, suffered a lower body injury before yesterday’s game

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Community giving plays a big part in sports

Community giving plays a big part in sports

🕔12:51, 7.Dec 2018

By Cody Wall A common theme among sports teams is the importance of giving back to the community. While the main point of sports is entertainment, it also serves as a way to give back to the community. Whether it

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This week in sports

This week in sports

🕔12:43, 16.Nov 2018

By Cody Wall   CFL On Nov. 11 the Hamilton Tiger-Cats held a moment of silence in their game against the B.C. Lions to honour Canada’s veterans. The Tiger-Cats Eastern semifinal game against the Lions stopped at 2 p.m. ET

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Why are Canadians taking their athletic talents to the States?

Why are Canadians taking their athletic talents to the States?

🕔12:45, 19.Oct 2018

By Daelyn Davis Many Canadian athletes are packing up and moving to the United States for better opportunities in the sports world.  Some Canadians feel that universities in the U.S. have more to offer than universities in Canada.  They often

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Brothers clash as Spitfires host Knights

Brothers clash as Spitfires host Knights

🕔13:27, 5.Oct 2018

By Cody Wall Look mom, the kids are fighting again. It was a story of brothers last night when the Windsor Spitfires hosted the London Knights. On Oct. 4 Windsor Spitfires’ rookie Jean-Luc Foudy, 16, and London Knight forward Liam

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Spitfires rookies shine in OHL debuts

Spitfires rookies shine in OHL debuts

🕔13:57, 21.Sep 2018

By Cody Wall Three Windsor Spitfires rookies have helped lead their team to a win in their debut game. The Spitfires started their 2019-20 season on the right foot after a 4-3 overtime win against the Guelph Storm on Sept.

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This week in sports

This week in sports

🕔11:36, 6.Apr 2018

By: Jordan Ferris Baseball The Detroit Tigers started their season March 30, with a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It has been a slow start for the Tigers at home during opening week after three games being postponed due to

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Spitfires focused on the future following playoff elimination

Spitfires focused on the future following playoff elimination

🕔11:30, 6.Apr 2018

By Cody Wall Despite the Windsor Spitfires being eliminated from the playoffs, the coaching staff hopes their young team can grow. On April 1 the Windsor Spitfires were eliminated following a six-game series with the Sarnia Sting in the first round of the 2017-18 Ontario

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Taylor Hall returns to Windsor for jersey retirement

Taylor Hall returns to Windsor for jersey retirement

🕔13:23, 2.Mar 2018

  By Cody Wall One of Windsor Spitfires’ all-time greats was in Windsor Feb. 25 to reflect on memories tied to his jersey retirement. The Windsor Spitfires honoured Taylor Hall, 26, by raising his jersey to the rafters, making him

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Windsor Spitfires former captain joins coaching staff

Windsor Spitfires former captain joins coaching staff

🕔10:12, 9.Feb 2018

By Angelica Haggert A former captain of the Windsor Spitfires has joined the coaching staff. Mike Weber was on the Spits roster from 2003-2007, playing in more than 200 regular season games. Weber served as team captain during the 2006-2007

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Weekly sports roundup

Weekly sports roundup

🕔12:30, 20.Oct 2017

By0 Jordan Ferris Local Sports On Oct. 18 the St. Clair Saints men’s soccer team traveled to London to face the Fanshawe Falcons . The Saints battled hard for the entire game but ended up with a 2-1 loss. The

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Weekly sports roundup

Weekly sports roundup

🕔12:54, 13.Oct 2017

By Jordan Ferris Local Sports Holy Names student Jasmine Ly finished the two day OFSSA girls’ golf tournament with a silver medal. Ly entered the tournament shooting a first round 84. She followed that with a second round 73, leaving

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Weekly sports roundup

Weekly sports roundup

🕔12:32, 6.Oct 2017

  By Jordan Ferris     NHL   The NHL regular season began Oct. 4 and two of the matchups were all-Canadian showdowns.   The Winnipeg Jets played their home opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs in a game they

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To fight, or not to fight

To fight, or not to fight

🕔12:36, 21.Apr 2017

When people think of hockey, they think of stereotypes like missing teeth, hard hits, beards and pucks — but it seems most people identify the sport with fighting. In an unscientific survey conducted for the MediaPlex, 78 per cent of participants said fighting should be allowed whereas

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