Saint John Sea Dogs win Memorial Cup
On July 15, 2022 by jmwebThe Saint John Sea Dogs have won the Memorial Cup defeating the Hamilton Bulldogs. I had another opportunity to cover this great tournament which took many staff, volunteers, and great folks. The CHL Memorial Cup was hosted in Saint John, New Brunswick, and features 4 teams. The tournament host (Saint John) and the winners of
Memorial Cup: Edmonton Oil Kings vs Saint John Sea Dogs.
On July 15, 2022 by jmwebOn June 22nd, the Edmonton Oil Kings took on the Saint John Sea Dogs in CHL Memorial Cup action. The Oil Kings would end up winning in overtime 4-3. Jaxsen Wiebe (Edmonton Oil Kings, #43) would end up scoring in overtime (seen above).
Memorial Cup: Shawinigan Cataractes vs Edmonton Oil Kings.
On July 14, 2022 by jmwebThe second day of the CHL Memorial Cup has the Shawinigan Cataractes take on the Edmonton Oil Kings. I was predicting this would be the two finalist. With Edmonton Oil Kings having a large selection of first round NHL picks and having watched the Shawinigan Cataractes defeat the Charlottetown Islanders, this was my bet. I
Memorial Cup: Saint John Sea Dogs vs Hamilton Bulldogs
On July 4, 2022 by jmwebThe first game of the 2022 CHL Memorial Cup had the Saint John Sea Dogs taking on the Hamilton Bulldogs.
Memorial Cup – Day 1
On June 19, 2022 by jmwebToday was the first day for me covering the Memorial Cup in Saint John..well kinda. I arrived last night and made it just in time for the fireworks but I dunno if you can count fireworks as a day! So today will be my official start to covering the Memorial Cup. The activities for today
New Books!
On June 17, 2022 by jmwebThis past week I celebrated the launch of two new books for the Maritimes in a new series I am doing called chasing light. Let me introduce you to… Chasing Light on Prince Edward Island & Chasing Light in Nova Scotia! The two 84-page books are available in stores around the Maritimes, on Amazon (if
Shawinigan Wins QMJHL’s Presidents Cup
On June 13, 2022 by jmwebSaturday night the Shawinigan Cataractes defeated the Charlottetown Islanders in overtime to win the Presidents Cup finals 4-3. For the fans of Charlottetown’s Eastlink Centre, it was the first time the top QMJHL trophy was awarded in the arena. It also represented the end of a great series between two teams which fought extremely hard
Eve Gascon Starts for QMJHL’s Gatineau
On April 1, 2022 by jmwebWhile I was in Quebec in March, I found out that Eve Gascon would be the starting goalie for the Gatineau Olympiques against the Rimouski Océanic. Ève would be the third female to play in the QMJHL and the first in 20 years I really wanted to cover this historic game so I emailed one
Quebec City’s Hôtel de Glace (Ice Hotel)
On March 30, 2022 by jmwebI was assigned to go to cover a storm hitting Bathurst for The Weather Network on March 12th. I covered it for them and while I was up there, a solar storm was brewing which usually causes the northern lights. Sadly, another impact was also brewing. On March 13th I found out a friend had