Profile of Kenn Oliver

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• NHL Trade: Update: Newfoundland player, Purcell...
  St. John's native Teddy Purcell is going cross-continent as one of 30 trades made as a part of today's trade deadline. The NHL's Los Angeles ...
• Clowe returns to his roots
  Hockey often lends itself to some contentious debates. Fans, pundits and purists alike spar over whether fighting still belongs in the game, the ...
• This will be a true provincial championship
  The eyes of the cross-country skiing world might be focused on Vancouver and the 2010 Winter Olympics, but this weekend the province's ...
• Sizzling Celtics
  With the exception of the dominant St. John's Toyota Plaza Caps - who have only three losses in 27 games - no team in the Kent St. John's Junior ...
• Not so crowded house
  Since Brad Gushue vaulted on to the international curling scene with his 2001 world junior championship and again following his 2006 Olympic gold ...
• Ryan's hope: that trip to St. John's will be worth...
  There were no big surprises on the first day of competition at the Labatt Tankard provincial men's curling championship Tuesday at the Bally Haly ...
• After some minor bumps on the road, Tobin happy to...
  The effects of last year's North American economic downturn might not be obvious in the NHL, or even the American Hockey League. One look at the ...
• Young team will make the most of Scotties experience
  The Shelley Nichols curling team is serious about their first run at the Canadian women's championship together. But don't expect the foursome ...
• Sparkes has helped kindle CeeBees' offence
  Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars' forward Chris Sparkes won't openly admit to being happy about the off-season departures of Sean Wadden and ...
• Crown him the King of all-star games
  As a rookie in the St. John's junior hockey league last season, St. John's Toyota Plaza Caps' forward Mike King's scoring prowess earned him a ...
• Caribous look to get a lift from Wings
  It's been two decades since a team from Newfoundland represented the province at the Allan Cup, Canada's senior amateur men's hockey ...
• A chip off the old block(er)
  Roger Kennedy left an indelible mark on senior hockey in this province, and not just on the faces of his countless combatants. The aggressive, ...
• Poppa would be proud
  Kelly and Cory Schuh's grandfather Steve Myers, a native of Bell Island, never curled a day in his life, but he still was a fervent fan of the ...
• Cunninghams carrying on a family tradition
  It's an annual rite of winter: a Cunningham representing Newfoundland and Labrador at a national curling event. Every year since 1984, a member ...
• Russell heads to nationals with confidence
  It's been a season of firsts for Joey Russell. In November, he competed in the HomeSense Skate Canada International, his first International ...
• 'Drag racing for dogs'
  There are a lot of ways to give your dog the exercise it needs. Some people walk or run with their dogs religiously. Others use an enclosed ...
• Devereaux and company glad to be back in the hack
  When a team or athlete is riding a wave of success, the last thing one would expect is for them to take a two-year break. But that's just what ...
• Strong goes for title No. 10
  If you have captured nine provincial championships, you'd have problems keeping them all straight too. "We're supposed to take things one game ...
• This stopper helps make Caps a going concern
  If you have never heard of Shane Collins, don't worry, you're not alone. Until late last season, the St. John's Toyota Plaza Caps goaltender was ...
• Lindstrom making adjustments in his first season...
  Nicklas Lindstrom figures people mispronounce his surname nine out of 10 times. But when a mere vowel separates your name from that of the best ...
• Ein Torhüter in Deutschland
  Canadians are credited with igniting a passion for hockey in many parts of Germany. During the Korean War of the 1950s, Canadian soldiers ...
• A very good optional skate
  Until five years ago, when hockey players from the greater St. John's area reached midget age (15-17), their options for continuing in the sport ...
• Keeping their heads in the game
  Gatineau, Que., April 2008. Brad Yetman was wrapping up his rookie season with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Shawinigan Cataractes and ...
• Dyke stops flood of players going west
  Over the summer, Conception Bay North senior hockey fans watched as several marquee CeeBee Stars players bolted the Avalon East Senior Hockey ...
• Mount Pearl finds a way to knock off league-leading...
  A quick glance through the St. John's Toyota Plaza Caps' roster helps explain the team's stellar start - 14-1 prior to this weekend's game - of ...
• The return of Newfoundlanders away
  Almost 90 Newfoundland and Labrador hockey players are off playing pro in North America and Europe, junior and college hockey this season. ...
• Blades cut defending champs down to size
  It had to happen sooner or later. The Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars were dealt their first loss of the Avalon East Senior Hockey League ...
• Chaplin settles for some stability
  Over his seven years in provincial senior hockey, Mark Chaplin has come to realize player movement between the Avalon East and the West Coast ...
• Fog Devils look for healthy results
  St. John's major midget Fog Devils bench boss Wally Bray feels fortunate to not have lost any players as a result of the H1N1 flu strain heading ...
• Eavis has come through as expected in her first...
  In a season where the Memorial University women's soccer side came up short of expectations, the team's rookie crease-keeper Keira Eavis met ...