Sports

Players in the Hub laced up for an hour of drills and scrimmage play on Saturday afternoon as part of a Canada-wide movement to celebrate girls and women in the sport.

The Netherlands is considered to be the birthplace of speedskating — at least the long-track version — and it’s still a hot bed for the sport, even at the short-track level.

The Friday night Corporate/Recreation Curling League kicked off the 2021/22 curling season Oct. 15 at the Hay River Curling Rink.

The Yellowknife chapter of the Mediocre Golf Association (MGA) is done with the business of golf in town for 2021, but there’s still business to be done elsewhere.

Remember Vin Scully? He’s the long-time voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers who retired in 2016 after a 66-year career broadcasting the team. He was also the final link to the former Brooklyn Dodgers upon his leaving the broadcast booth.

Hay River residents looking to be more deeply in touch with their energy flows or more just flexible can look forward to expanded yoga sessions this fall.

If you’ve ever competed at a speedskating meet in Yellowknife, there’s a better-than-good chance you’ve seen Robin Greig or David Gilday on the ice as officials in some capacity.

Alas, all good things eventually come to an end, as they say.

Anyone who’s paid attention to women’s hockey in the NWT will know Kyra McDonald is one of the best young players to come out of the territory.

In Wednesday’s Yellowknifer, you would have read about Liam Tereposky patrolling the pipes for the Waywayseecappo Wolverines of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL).