CORNWALL Ontario – The third annual Teddy Toss was a huge success on Saturday night at the Civic Complex as River Kings fans tossed 1,114 Teddy Bears onto the ice. The team also raised more than $500 in the annual Sparky’s Toy Drive. Cornwall, despite a great third-period comeback, droppedContinue Reading
Pete Rose is one of the greatest hitters in baseball. His numbers speak for himself. He has been barred from entering Cooperstown and was again refused to have his ban lifted by current Commissioner Rob Manfred. What Pete Rose did was wrong. Not only in betting on baseball, butContinue Reading
The Riviere-du-Loup 3L snapped the River Kings winning streak on home ice with a 6-3 victory on Saturday night at the Civic Complex in front of 962 fans. RDL scored four unanswered goals in the third period – two of them empty-netters. Cornwall had won its two previous games onContinue Reading
So we’re just over the quarter mark of the 2015/16 NHL and so far the biggest transaction by the Habs has been the long term resigning of GM Marc Bergevin. Frankly I can’t complain. While I might not agree with some of his moves, you have to admit theContinue Reading
ALEXANDRIA Ontario – Glengarry Flag Football kicks off its inaugural season on January 22, 2016 at the Tim Horton’s Dome in Alexandria. This ten week program, offered by the Township of North Glengarry, will provide players aged nine and up a cost effective opportunity to enjoy this non-contact sport in aContinue Reading
River Kings weekend roundup CORNWALL Ontario – The River Kings sent a message to the Sorel-Tracy Eperviers on Sunday afternoon at the Civic Complex. Cornwall dropped the contest 3-0 in front of 791 fans, but proved they weren’t going down without a fight. The chippy contest featured six scraps asContinue Reading
Eric Bertrand had two goals and two assists to lead the Cool FM de St-Georges to an 8-1 thumping over the River Kings on Friday night. Francois Ouimet had the lone marker for the River Kings, while Jeremy Vigneault-Belanger chipped in five assists for the Cool FM. Pier-Olivier Pelletier wasContinue Reading
Ah the dawn of another season of NHL hockey. A day when every franchise has hope. By Spring we’ll see which team gets to sip from Lord Stanley’s Cup, but for today the playing field is even. Hockey is Canada’s game and I generally tend to cover ourContinue Reading
With a week before the puck drops to start another season of NHL hockey the big question is what is GM Marc Bergevin’s plan? No major moves were made in the off season. Most of the moves seem to be internal. Alex Galchenyuk moves to Centre, Lars Eller movesContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – The River Kings, sporting new flashy warmup jerseys, looked pretty impressive with a 6-0 victory over Sorel-Tracy in LNAH pre-season action at the Civic Complex on Saturday night. The veteran line of Julien Corriveau, J.P. Caron and Antony Courcelles sparked Cornwall with a seven-point performance against theContinue Reading
Lacrosse is coming home. For the first time ever, the FIL (Federation of International Lacrosse) will hold the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships (WILC) at the home of the game: The Onondaga Nation, capital of the Iroquois Confederacy. The start of the 2015 Games will commence at 7 PM EST atContinue Reading
Kings roster taking shape CORNWALL Ontario – With training camp less than six weeks away, the River Kings roster is taking shape, particularly on the blue line. The team has come to terms with three more defenceman for the 2015-16 season. Jason Lepine, Sasha Pokulok and Nicolas Therrien have beenContinue Reading
It has to be a disappointing off season for Leaf fans. Not quite as disappointing as for Hab fans, but pretty darn close. Neither team has really addressed their core needs even though both are near the Salary Cap. Dumping Phil Kessel was more of a statement than a tradeContinue Reading
CORNWALL Ontario – River Kings general manager Rick Lalonde has come to terms with two key forwards. Veteran Pierre-Luc Faubert will return in 2015-16, as will Guillaume Parenteau, who was acquired late last season from Saint-Georges. Faubert, 29, had nine goals and 17 assists (26 points) in 39 games forContinue Reading
As the cap age tightens its grip on the game teams are finding out that cap management is critical to their short and long term success. I put together a chart of each team’s top five contracts and the average age of those five players. There are different formulasContinue Reading
Kings name captain, coach CORNWALL Ontario – The River Kings have filled two leadership roles from within. Brennan Barker, the 30-year-old defenceman from Long Sault, has been named the team’s captain. “Brennan has been with this team since Day 1 and he’s a great leader on and off the ice”Continue Reading
This seems to be the season the NHL cap really kicks in. In a normal world trading Phil Kessel for a bag of pucks wouldn’t make any sense. In the cap age….well. Brendan Shanahan and his team wanted to make a point and they traded away the team’s bestContinue Reading
The Boston Bruins are making waves ahead of the draft with not one, but two blockbuster deals that are already frustrating Bruin fans. The Bruins sent fan favorite Milan Lucic to the shipped off to LA for the 13th pick in the draft, goalie Martin Jones and minor leaguer ColinContinue Reading