Archive 1997-2016
Even if the Ottawa 67’s lose, the Memorial Cup will be a win-win situation.
The crown jewel of the junior hockey world, set for May 15-23 at the Ottawa Civic Centre, is what every young hockey player dreams of winning aside from their NHL aspirations.
The issue: The Carleton Ravens football team may be gone for good, as the university’s director of athletic services recommended it be axed.
What’s new: Former Raven football players are developing a counter-proposal to keep the team on the field.
What it means: Ottawa could be left with one prominent football team – the Ottawa Gee-Gees.
By Richard Bloom
One down, two to go.
That’s how Ottawa skip John Morris sees his team’s quest to repeat as the world junior curling champions.
Morris and teammates, based out of the Ottawa Curling Club, won the provincial championship on Jan. 10 and are now gearing up for the national championships in Kelowna, B.C., Feb. 6- 14.
The untimely end of Ottawa’s first competitive amateur baseball team has set off a debate over the level of talented young baseball players in the region.
According to team officials, various factors led to the decision in mid-November to fold the Ottawa Nationals.