If Canada’s Frontier League baseball teams are to play in 2021, they may have to “immigrate” to the United States for the months of May and June.That is the proposition…
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QMJHL tweaks playoff format for Quebec-based teams
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) announced April 9 that it has revised the playoff format for five of the 12 Quebec-based teams currently in isolation, including the Quebec…
SPORTS ROUNDUP: tennis, hockey and Olympics
Elite tennis player Félix Auger-Aliassime of L’Ancienne-Lorette, ranked 20th on the ATP tour, has added a well-known coach to his team. Toni Nadal, uncle and longtime coach of tennis legend…
Season or not, Capitales still getting major league talent
Baseball fans in the Quebec City region may not have seen the Capitales play in 2020, but they must surely be crossing their fingers for a 2021 season in the…
COVID-19 delays the start of the QMJHL playoffs
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) has suspended the activities of five of its Quebec-based teams, including the Quebec Remparts and the Gatineau Olympiques, which have players who have…
SPORTS ROUNDUP: hockey and judo
Hockey Canada announced its roster for the upcoming 2021 International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Under-18 World Championship that will be played in the cities of Frisco and Plano, Texas, from…
Regular QMJHL season ends as teams prepare for the playoffs
The Quebec Remparts ended their 2020-21 regular season with a pair of games in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) protected environment in Baie-Comeau.Quebec played the Baie-Comeau Drakkar on…
Quebec City hockey players get bursaries from the Montreal Canadiens
Three Quebec City student-athletes were among the 25 hockey players who will each receive a bursary of $2,000 from the Montreal Canadiens Bursary Program of the Foundation for Athletic Excellence….
Scalabrini gets major league coaching help as season approaches
Québec Capitales manager Patrick Scalabrini hit a home run without touching a bat or a ball when former Montreal Expos and Miami Marlins bullpen coach Pierre Arsenault was hired as…
SPORTS ROUNDUP: football, hockey, tennis and Olympics
FOOTBALL: Glen Constantin, head coach of the Rouge et Or football program at Université Laval, was hoping to organize a tournament that would have included six of the best teams…