IIJL World U15 Lacrosse Championship set for November 2021

By TRT Staff with notes from the CLL As the final age-category under International Indoor Junior Lacrosse (IIJL), the 2021 IIJL World U15 Lacrosse Championship…

Keeping Indigenous athletes in mind, the ISWO has gone Virtual

MISSISSAUGA — Last weekend, Indigenous Sport and Wellness Ontario (ISWO) provided Indigenous participants across Ontario the opportunity to take part in an NHL21 tournament to…

Dreamcatcher Charitable Foundation proud to assist Kelly Babstock pursue hockey

ONTARIO — Kelly Babstock, 28, comes from a hockey family. She and all 5 of her siblings played. By the time she was 16, Kelly…

OLA’s new box lacrosse plan gives hope for a return this season

ONTARIO — The Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) recently publicized new game formats to accommodate the ongoing pandemic, with changes listed under the Return to Activity…

A closer look at Hall of Fame pitcher – “Chief” Bender

Last week we looked at only a few Native Americans who broke the “Red Barrier” in Baseball in the 1890’s and early 1900s. There are…

Sports besties waiting out COVID-19

SIX NATIONS — It’s hard to find a coach who wouldn’t like a whole team of players like 14-year-old Kolbee Vanevery and 13-year-old Trinity MacDonald,…

Lou Sockalexis: The original Cleveland “Indian”

The first Indigenous player to break baseball’s “Red Barrier” was Louis Sockalexis, a 25-year-old member of the Penobscot Nation of Maine. He learned the game…

Blue Jays debut for 2021

TORONTO – The 2021 edition of the Toronto Blue Jays debuted a lot of new faces and some favourites from last season this past weekend.…

Buffalo Sabres can’t buy a goal

BUFFALO — The Buffalo Sabres are doing everything but scoring as of late and there seems to be no end to the slide they are…

Leafs love February

TORONTO – To say the Toronto Maple Leafs are hot, is like saying Ghost Peppers are “kinda spicy”. February was very kind to the Leafs,…

Community rallying for $250,000 prize to renovate GPA

OHSWEKEN — The Gaylord Powless Arena (GPA) is one of several arenas in Canada in the running for Kraft’s Hockeyville prize, $250,000 in arena upgrades…

Hockey star Theo Fleury recalls costly1987 World Junior Hockey Championship brawl

Over the past several years, various passionate debates have been held among hockey fans about whether forward Theo Fleury should be enshrined into the Hockey…

Former Maple Leafs captain George Armstrong dies

TORONTO — George Armstrong, who captained the Toronto Maple Leafs to four Stanley Cups in the ’60s and wore the blue and white his entire…

Sabres’ defenceman Brandon Montour gets first point of season

Buffalo Sabres defenceman Brandon Montour played a big factor in helping his Sabres earn their first win of the young season. After starting the 56-game…

Carey Price logs 350 career wins

Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price showed why he is affectionately known as Mr. Saturday Night. Price made 23 saves at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena on Saturday…