Things appear to be looking up for the Pictou County Weeks Major Midgets. The locals are on a high note entering the regular season of the Nova Scotia Major Midget Hockey League for 2018-19 after sweeping their four games last weekend during the annual Early Bird Major Midget Hockey Tournament at the Pictou County Wellness […]
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It will be a whirlwind week for major midget hockey teams. The Pictou County Weeks Major Midgets will follow a four-team jamboree that was played last weekend by hosting the Nova Scotia Eastlink Major Midget Showcase-Early Bird Tournament at the Pictou County Wellness Centre. The annual event features Pictou County and the seven other member […]
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ABERCROMBIE — A trade by the MHL Pictou County Weeks to acquire Malcolm MacEachern last week coincided with the annual Weeks celebrity golf scramble. MacEachern was acquired from the Edmundston Blizzard for two 2020 draft picks and future considerations. The right-winger from the Cape Breton West Islanders is 6’1” tall and weighs 185 pounds. He […]
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BROOKFIELD — At the age of 18, Rowan Sears’ hockey career is already over. The Brookfield teenager suffered his fourth concussion in four years after an open-ice, blind-sided hit to the head while playing with the Pictou County Weeks Major Midgets during a regular season game in Sydney last month. His mother, Jill Sears, said […]
Continue Reading Michael Dill has become the leading scorer in Pictou County Weeks Crushers’ history. Dill passed former Crusher Mitch Deruelle during the Crushers’ MHL game on February 16 against the South Shore Lumberjacks with 210 points in 161 games based on 84 goals and 126 assists. Dill is from Windsor, N.S. and has played parts of […]
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If the person circled in this photo is you, congratulations! You just won two tickets to any regular season Crushers hockey game at the Pictou County Wellness Centre. Call or drop into our office for details…
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We’re back with another season of Face in the Crowd promotion, thanks to the Weeks Crushers organization. Each week, we will run a photo of someone and if it’s you, you will be the lucky winner of two tickets to any Crushers home game. It’s that simple! If this is you, give our office a […]
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We’re back with another season of Face in the Crowd promotion, thanks to the Weeks Crushers organization. Each week, we will run a photo of someone and if it’s you, you will be the lucky winner of two tickets to any Crushers home game. It’s that simple! If this is you, give our office a […]
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NEW GLASGOW — Three local hockey players are preparing to join the major junior hockey teams that drafted them for pre-season camps. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League camps were slated to begin on Tuesday, while the players will also participate in the 2017 Hub City Rookie Showcase tournament that will start on Friday in […]
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ABERCROMBIE — It was another successful year for the Weeks celebrity golf tournament. A full slate of teams played in the annual scramble and NHL great Dale Hawerchuk proved to be a great celebrity quest. “Things went very well,” organizer Ed McLaren said. “Dale’s a tremendous guy. He was just one of the boys. We […]
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