The lawyers representing five hockey players on trial for sexual assault called their accuser’s evidence “an exercise in fact-finding frustration.”
It started, Michael McLeod’s defence lawyer said, with “a white lie.” It’s ended up in a London courtroom where five 2018 Team Canada junior hockey players are on trial over sexual assault allegations that David Humphrey called “preposterous.” Humphrey, the first of the five defence legal teams to give a closing argument, described the 27‑year‑old […]
Testimony has finished in the trial of five members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team accused of sexually assaulting a woman
Gratitude is high on the mind of a local teen celebrating his selection in this year’s Ontario Hockey League (OHL) draft. “I feel like the main reason for my development was my coaching for the last three years. Just an amazing all-around coach who pushed me to be my best,” Daniel Tout, 16, said of […]
Both Tier 1 teams will now compete at the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) championships, April 4 to 6.
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Former Kincardine councillor Doug Kennedy was posthumously awarded a King Charles III Coronation Medal for his commitment to the local hockey community. “Doug was a legend in Kincardine for over 30 years. What he did for sports, recreation, healthcare, community service was iconic. He deserves a medal,” Keith Davidson recalled an excerpt from the nomination […]
A time honoured tradition of public speaking continues at Brookside Public School. The school’s public speaking competition was held on Feb. 6 and what a success it was. There were many first-time speakers in the gym this year. We heard about hockey and hockey teams, snow days, different tractors, Harry Potter, the pet dog, family […]
Big changes are coming to rep minor hockey and local clubs are eager to ride the wave. “We’re well into it,” said Ryan Sanders, president of the newly formed West Coast Whitecaps, one of six zones created as part of an Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) pilot project for the 2025-2026 season. “We have our […]
The Lucknow Legends are once again supporting area girls in the sport of hockey through their annual Women’s Hockey Day event. “This will be the 14th year that the event will run,” current Legends player Laura Jakobsen said. “As you can imagine, we have had a few generations of Legends now, and we are grateful […]
When Jenna McCoubrey Prestidge was a little girl there were two things she loved most in the world: being a farm kid and playing hockey. Read More