Sports
Sea Dogs Select Russian F Alexander Vdovenko in CHL Import Draft
The Saint John Sea Dogs have selected Russian forward Alexander Vdovenko 42nd overall in the 2016 CHL Import Draft. The 17-year-old from Moscow is 6’4″ and 200 lbs. and plays centre and left wing. Vdovenko (pronounced “doh-VEHN-koh”) posted nine goals and 24 points in 34 games last season with the Vityaz Podolsk Under-17 team in Russia.…
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Miramichi Fishing Report Week of August 4, 2016
Generally, angling is slow with warm water, and pool closures still in effect. Doug White’s Tammerack Sports Fly Shop in Juniper said the fishing was slow and then it stopped. Seems to be a few fish around but the water is low and warm and with the possible exception of a local or two, the river is vacant.
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Saint John Police Force Tee Off For Mental Health, Sponsorships Sought
This fall, the Saint John Police Force will be hosting its first annual golf tournament at the Rockwood Golf Course. On September 30, 2016 members of the community will have the opportunity to take part in a fundraising effort to support the Canadian Mental Health Association of New Brunswick Saint John Office and SJPF Wellness…
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Miramichi Dragway’s 1st NHRA Event Huge Success
Miramichi Dragway hosted the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) National Open over the weekend on Friday July 29th and Saturday July 30th, 2016. This was the first time a sanctioned event had ever been held in the Miramichi and it was a big event for the local drag racing park with record attendance for cars and spectators.
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Miramichi Fishing Report for Week of July 28, 2016
Angling had been decent to quite good last weekend before the heat brought fishing to a crawl, and the implementation of the closure of identified cold water pools.
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Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, July 21, 2016
July is proving to have some fresh fish moving through each day, with a few days producing very good numbers, especially on the Southwest Miramichi. Generally, the fish are moving rather than holding.
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Miramichi Fishing Report for Week of July 14, 2016
This week in Doug Underhill’s Miramichi Fishing Report: “With better trapnet numbers (see below) and more catching, angling is looking up somewhat. Hopefully, it is a sign of things (fish) to come. A little more rain and cooler temperatures would certainly help the angling.”
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Algonquin Golf Course to Undergo Multi-Million Dollar Upgrade
Gerry Chase, president and COO of New Castle Hotels & Resorts, announced yesterday that top Canadian golf course architect Rod Whitman will lead a generational repositioning of the Algonquin Resort’s highly acclaimed course. Whitman most recently gained world renown for his work on Nova Scotia’s Cabot Links, the top course in Canada and winner of…
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Maritime Junior Hockey League Seeks President
The Maritime Junior Hockey League is searching for a PRESIDENT. The MHL, a member of the Canadian Junior Hockey League, has been in continuous operation since 1967. Currently, the league consists of 12 teams based in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. The President is a FULL-TIME leadership position.
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Sea Dogs Extend Assistant Coaches Cowan & Boutilier
General Manager Darrell Young announced Thursday the Saint John Sea Dogs have extended the contracts of assistant coaches Jeff Cowan and Paul Boutilier. Terms of the extensions were not disclosed. Cowan, 39, joined the Sea Dogs as an assistant coach in November 2013 and has worked primarily with the club’s forwards and penalty killers. The…
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Donovan Recognized with Hockey Canada Order of Merit
Tom Donovan, the executive director of the Saint John Sea Dogs Foundation, has received the Hockey Canada Order of Merit (East) award at a special ceremony held May 27th in Moncton. Donovan’s involvement in minor hockey spans decades, starting in 1989 with a five-year stint as the president of the Kennebecasis Minor Hockey Association. He…
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Mill Rats President/ GM Steps Down
The Saint John Mill Rats President and General Manager, Ian McCarthy has stepped down. McCarthy issued the following statement earlier this afternoon: I have decided to return to the United States and rejoin my family there, and as such, I have stepped down as President and will no longer act as General Manager of the Saint…
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