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Dryden, ON, Canada / CKDR
Apr 9, 2021 11:26 AM
It appears the marriage is over between the British Columbia Hockey League and the Canadian Junior Hockey League.
The BCHL has submitted a notice to withdraw their membership from the CJHL, effective March 24.
The league has been there since the beginning and was one of the catalysts behind the creation of the Canadian Junior A Hockey League in 1993.
The CJHL says the remaining nine Leagues within the CJHL, including the Superior International Junior Hockey League, will continue with their commitment to player development, through their Partnership with Hockey Canada, and its members, as well as the National Hockey League, which includes the presentation of the Centennial Cup national championship, the World Junior A Challenge, and the CJHL Prospects game.
The investigation into suspended Fort Frances Lakers head coach Bernie Lynch is making national headlines.
A CBC National News report, which aired last night, cites inappropriate emails and text messages between the coach and an unidentified player at the heart of the probe by the Canadian Junior Hockey League and Hockey Canada.
Lynch was suspended at the beginning of the year after the Lakers’ board of directors was informed.
Lakers president Gary Silander wrote to Lynch on January 2, calling his conduct “inappropriate.”
Lynch was also ordered not to have any contact with players or team directors while the investigation took place.
Dryden, ON, Canada / CKDR
Feb 27, 2021 7:34 AM
The Dryden GM Ice Dogs are in the running for the best jersey in the Canadian Junior Hockey League.
The Ice Dogs are against three other teams out of 132 CJHL clubs,
The team asks that you vote daily for the Ice Dogs jersey.
Voting ends Monday.
Dryden GM is up against the Cowichan Valley Capitals, Drayton Valley Thunder, and Edmundston Blizzard
The Ice Dogs are currently in second place at time of this story and only a few votes behind first.
The Maple Leafs held a pair of morning skates ahead of tonight’s Blue & White Game at Scotiabank Arena.
It took some time for Wayne Simmonds to really tap into his potential as a net-front presence in the NHL, but once he got the hang of it, the 13-year veteran knew he’d found a calling.
“The evolution, it just continues,” Simmonds told reporters on a Zoom call Saturday. “For me to get better year after year, that’s more knowledge I have and more insight that I m gaining. I m a student of the game and I m looking to learn every time I get a chance.”