Rick Bowness's passion for hockey still burns as hot as ever but he couldn't escape the feeling it was time to retire. The 69-year-old from Halifax made the announcement on Monday and then opened up in a media session later in the day about why he ...

Nova Scotia's Rick Bowness is moving on to the next chapter of his life. The Halifax native announced his retirement from coaching on Monday at the age of 69. Bowness just finished his second season as the head coach of the Winnipeg Jets. It was his ...

A bit of extra rest might have been nice but Brad Marchand would rather keep the momentum going. The Boston Bruins got less than 48 hours off between eliminating the Toronto Maple Leafs and opening their second-round series against the Florida ...

Time might heal all wounds but the sting of the Halifax Thunderbirds’ upsetting loss in their National Lacrosse League quarter-final one week ago still smarts for veteran forward Randy Staats. “It’s frustrating, man,” Staats said of the Thunderbirds’ ...

The Halifax Wanderers’ troubling start to their Canadian Premier League season may have reached its nadir on Thursday night. The Wanderers, who dropped their first three CPL games to start 2024, suffered a historical loss in a shootout to Ligue1 ...

Just three days after the Winnipeg Jets were bounced from the playoffs and a day after he spoke coyly about his future with the team, Rick Bowness was named one of three finalists for the NHL’s coach of the year award. Bowness, Andrew Brunette of the ...

Mathieu Cataford is officially in a class of his own in the QMJHL. The league named the Halifax Mooseheads forward its most valuable player on Friday after a tremendous third season. Cataford finished third in QMJHL scoring with 90 points (40 ...

Jen McKenzie has growth as her top priority heading into the upcoming Maritime Women's Basketball Association season. The first-year commissioner welcomed a new franchise to the fold in January and she has worked with all of the teams and everyone ...

After a struggling start to their Canadian Premier League season, the Halifax Wanderers could use a reprieve. But head coach Patrice Gheisar warns that Thursday night’s Telus Canadian Championship preliminary-round matchup against Ligue1 Quebec side ...

Nathan MacKinnon will help carry the province's Stanley Cup hopes forward but his success comes at the expense of other Nova Scotians. MacKinnon's Colorado Avalanche eliminated the Winnipeg Jets with a 6-3 win on Tuesday and that meant Halifax's ...