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Patrick Roy wants the 2022 Memorial Cup held in Quebec
Published: May 27, 2020
Photo: QMJHL
Quebec Remparts general manager and head coach Patrick Roy wants the team to be host of the 2022 Memorial Cup tournament. Quebec City last hosted the event in 2015; it was also the last sporting event held at the Colisée.
Hockey quiz: How well do you remember the Nordiques?
Published: May 27, 2020
Photo: sportsnet.ca
The Nordiques left Quebec City in 1995 for Denver to become the Colorado Avalanche, after being in the Vieille Capitale since 1972. The team started in the now defunct World Hockey Association and joined the National Hockey League in 1979, along with Edmonton, Winnipeg, and Hartford.
Golfers among those who may practise their sports during COVID-19
Published: May 20, 2020
Photo: The Golf Channel
Golfers, get your clubs ready for May 20. That is the date when Isabelle Charest, Quebec’s junior minister of education and minister for the status of women, announced that golf, and several other sports, will be allowed to be played as the first step in reviving sports activities throughout the province.
Quebec’s Jakob Pelletier wins the Frank J. Selke Trophy
Published: May 20, 2020
Photo: Vincent Ethier/QMJHL
Quebec City’s Jakob Pelletier, who currently plays for the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, has been named the 2019-2020 winner of the Frank J. Selke Trophy, awarded to the league’s most sportsmanlike player.
Baseball movies to watch while the major leagues are on hold
Published: May 20, 2020
Photo: imdb.com
Normally, at this time of year, Major League Baseball is almost two months into the season, and fans have started to fill in the ballots for the upcoming All-Star game in mid-July.
St. Lawrence Lions receive many RSEQ awards
Published: May 13, 2020
Photo: St. Lawrence Lions Facebook page
Alexis Kayonga of the men’s basketball team at CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence (SLC) was named the 2019-2020 Most Valuable Player of the Réseau du Sport Étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Division 2 section.
Capitales manager Scalabrini still looking to upgrade his team
Published: May 13, 2020
Photo: Luc Lang
Pat Scalabrini, manager of the Québec Capitales, is waiting at home for the start of training camp, instead of being on a baseball field.
St. Lawrence Lions hand out annual sports awards online
Published: May 6, 2020
Photo: St. Lawrence Lions Facebook page
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the whole world – including sports – this spring. Like other colleges and universities, CEGEP Champlain–St. Lawrence (SLC) had to find a different way to honour its student-athletes.
Pro-Am Gagné-Bergeron, tennis and cycling events on hold
Published: May 6, 2020
Photo: Luc Lang
The organizers of the 12th annual Pro-Am Gagné-Bergeron, which was to take place at the Videotron Centre on Aug. 6, have officially cancelled the event for 2020.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the Quebec government’s ban on large-scale events until Aug. 31, there was no possible way this popular fundraising hockey game could be held.
Fighting Irish Seniors committed to RSEQ Division 1 football
Published: April 29, 2020
Photo: St. Patrick’s High football team
The St. Patrick’s High School football program is producing more and more players who are being recruited by CEGEP football teams in the province of Quebec. The players all want to follow in the footsteps of Edward Godin, who currently plays for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.