A big shakeup in local sports to kickstart your week here on The Rock!!
=====
The St. John’s Edge have announced today that Head Coach Doug Plumb has stepped down as Head Coach of the team as he has pursued and accepted another opportunity in his home province of British
By: Mark Dwyer
His face changed hockey. Staring down shooters in the no mask era of the 1950s and ‘60s, Terry Sawchuk played the game like it was a matter of life or death. Perhaps it was. The tangled scars of 16 NHL seasons were brutally visible, the result of
Few families can claim to be the Waltons. For most of us real folk, if we heard “Goodnight, John Boy,” from one of our kin – even on a so-called good day for most families – we’d be wise to duck and run like the dickens for cover because someone
Brothers Daniel and David Horne bond over sports, competition and friendship
====
As Special Olympics athletes, Daniel and David Horne of St. John’s have found their niche in various sports – while continuing to encourage each other and their teammates.
Having Fun
David works at Island Furniture in St. John’s. Daniel
The temps might be frigid, but that’s no reason to be gloomy! Put your best wool socks on nan gave ya, haul on those rubbers and get out on the pond for a laugh ‘cause it’s
fishing derby time!
=====
Melanie Sullivan grew up in Pouch Cove, and part of
Sport defines me. It’s captured my imagination since I’ve been old enough to swing a bat, shoot a puck and kick a ball – teaching me life’s most important principles. It’s helped me deal with adversity, how to connect with people, the importance of taking ownership for a mistake and,
By: NTV’s Mark Dwyer
The Herald hits the ice with some of Newfoundland and Labrador’s top young hockey stars
====
There was a time, not too long ago, when it was rare to see a player from this province playing major junior or college hockey – let alone skating in the
The Herald heads beyond the ice and into the locker room with three of our very own members of the Newfoundland Growlers, the hottest club in the ECHL.
====
If you had told hockey purists here in Newfoundland and Labrador that an ECHL franchise, making their league debut in 2018-19,
From Olympians to world champions and league MVP, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians performed at an elite level in athletics in 2018
====
The days where Newfoundland and Labrador are ignored on a national and international stage for athletics are at an end. Simply put, we’re churning out an amazing amount of talented
Newfoundland’s own Kim Stockwood talks ‘Canadian’ creativity and Hockey Night/Day in Canada’s Ron MacLean shares his fondness for this place and its people
====
This province loves to cheer on it’s own, and in the world of hockey there’s much celebrating, cheering and bragging to be done.
Stockwood’s Hab Love
Possessing a rare attitude to succeed, sports prospect Owen Sheppard battles for greatness on and off the soccer field
====
Owen Sheppard of St. John’s is making a name for himself on the soccer field. At age 16, he was a member of the Holy Cross Crusaders team that won the
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir reflect on Olympic dreams and lasting legacies ahead of the Thank You Canada Tour’s finale in St. John’s on November 24th
====
Fairytale endings aren’t usually reserved for adults. No, those are the stuff of storybooks, used to prop up the imaginations of kiddos with