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Port Days 2016 From left: Gary Doer, Co-chair of the Canada Institute Advisory Board at the Wilson Centre, former Ambassador to the United States and former Premier of Manitoba; Charlotte Bell, CEO, Tourism Industry Association of Canada; and Dr. Walter Kemmsies, Managing Director, Economist and Chief Strategist for the U.S. Ports, Airports and Global Infrastructure Group at Jones Lang LaSalle.

Port Days 2016 Offers Expanded Business Programming

By Giv'er Saint John / May 23, 2016

Port Days has always offered great speakers and topics related to import/ export, global transportation infrastructure, and international partnerships – but the 2016 schedule is bigger and better than ever. “For the first time ever, the Port Days line-up includes concurrent sessions, which means we have more to offer than ever before,” says Jim Quinn,…

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Mill Rats Season Comes to an End at Hands of Hurricanes

Mill Rats Season Comes to an End at Hands of Hurricanes

By Giv'er Saint John / May 22, 2016

The Saint John Mill Rats season came to a painful end at the hands of the #1 Halifax Hurricanes, 109-90, capping off a 4-0 sweep by the powerful Hurricanes. The Mill Rats were determined to try and dig themselves out of a 3-0 series hole after dropping an overtime home game the night before, but…

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he Saint John Mill Rats led the #1 Halifax Hurricanes most of the way in Game 3 of the Atlantic Division Championships, but a late game meltdown led to overtime and the Hurricanes prevailed 110-104 to take a 3-0 series lead.

Late Game Meltdown Proves Costly for Saint John

By Giv'er Saint John / May 21, 2016

The Saint John Mill Rats led the #1 Halifax Hurricanes most of the way in Game 3 of the Atlantic Division Championships, but a late game meltdown led to overtime and the Hurricanes prevailed 110-104 to take a 3-0 series lead. The Mill Rats started with a strong effort leading 18-10 in the first quarter.…

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Atlantic Division Championships Come to Harbour Station Tonight!

By Giv'er Saint John / May 20, 2016

The Atlantic Division Championship has come to Harbour Station finally tonight at 7 PM as the #1 Halifax Hurricanes visit the Saint John Mill Rats, leading 2-0. “Halifax did a great job of protecting their homecourt and we need to do the same thing at our place,” said Mill Rats Head Coach Rob Spon. “If…

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Mill Rats Circle the Wagons for Home Games 3 & 4

By Giv'er Saint John / May 17, 2016

The Saint John Mill Rats are circling the wagons and preparing for Games 3 and 4 at home this weekend against the #1 Halifax Hurricanes. They returned from Halifax Sunday night down 0-2 to the top ranked Hurricanes. Both games were won in convincing fashion by the home team. “The key to this series is the…

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Hurricanes Romp Mill Rats in Game 1

By Giv'er Saint John / May 15, 2016

The Saint John Mill Rats were romped by the #1 Halifax Hurricanes, 130-86, at the Scotiabank Centre on Saturday night. The Hurricanes take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven Atlantic Division Championship Series with Game 2 this afternoon at 4 PM at the Scotiabank Centre. “There wasn’t anything I saw that I liked in the…

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Atlantic Division Championship Series Begins Tonight in Halifax

By Giv'er Saint John / May 14, 2016

The Atlantic Division Championship Series, presented by Dental Fix, begins tonight in Halifax at the Scotiabank Centre as the #1 Halifax Hurricanes (32-11) host the #2 Saint John Mill Rats (28-16).  Tip off is set for 7 PM AST. The winner of the best-of-seven series will face the winner of the Central Division series between…

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Saint John Mill Rats Players Raising Money for Fort McMurray Relief Fund

By Giv'er Saint John / May 13, 2016

The Saint John Mill Rats players are raising money for the Fort McMurray Relief Fund and hoping to pack the Station for their home play-off games on May 20th, 21st, and 24th. “They came to me and said they wanted to help pack Harbour Station for our play-off games. We talked about ways to do…

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The Saint John Mill Rats have made it to the Atlantic Division Championship Series for the first time in franchise history, and will start the series in Halifax on Saturday May 14th.

Atlantic Division Championship Series Dates Set for Saint John Mill Rats

By Giv'er Saint John / May 11, 2016

The Saint John Mill Rats have made it to the Atlantic Division Championship Series for the first time in franchise history, and will start the series in Halifax on Saturday May 14th. Halifax won the regular season, finishing with the best record overall (29-11), but lost the season series versus the Saint John Mill Rats 6-5.…

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Mill Rats Defeat Miracles and Advance to Division Finals

By Giv'er Saint John / May 9, 2016

The Saint John Mill Rats defeated the Moncton Miracles 116-114 at the Moncton Coliseum, and advance to the Atlantic Division Championship series. The Halifax Hurricanes defeated the Island Storm and advance to face the Mill Rats in the next round. The dates for the next series are pending from the league. The Mill Rats were…

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Saint John Mill Rats Win Game 3

Mill Rats Win Pivotal Game 3 in Moncton, 108-97

By Giv'er Saint John / May 7, 2016

The Saint John Mill Rats won the pivotal Game 3 over the Moncton Miracles 108-97 at the Moncton Coliseum. The Mill Rats now lead the series 2-1 and can advance with a win on Sunday at 2 PM, also at the Coliseum. “We got a great lift from our bench tonight,” said Mill Rats Head…

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NBL Canada Playoffs Come to Harbour Station Wednesday

By Giv'er Saint John / May 3, 2016

The NBL Canada Playoffs come to Harbour Station Wednesday night as the (#3) Moncton Miracles pay a visit to the (#2) Saint John Mill Rats in Game 1 of their best of five series. Playoff tickets are on sale now at the Harbour Station box office at506-657-1234 and www.harbourstation.ca. “It’s GO-time, this is the time of the…

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