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Patrick Dea’s home away from home is stopping pucks for the Edmonton Oil Kings. “You can sort of block out all of the distractions and just go out there and have fun,” said the St. Albert netminder.

The St. Albert Comets will spend the Christmas break competing at the 37th annual Edmonton Invitational Bantam Tournament of Champions at Callingwood Arena. Game times are 5:15 p.m. Tuesday against SSAC Alberta Sportswear, 3 p.m.

The St. Albert Flyers settled for a point against the Sherwood Park Squires after winning 21 games in a row in the Alberta Minor Midget AAA Hockey League.

Preserving the past for the present is now a reality for Jack McBride with the launch of the Racquetball Canada Hall of Fame. The St.

The St. Albert Skyhawks are looking to bounce back from Monday’s loss to the Paul Kane Blues in a big way.

Beating the St. Albert Skyhawks in high school women’s basketball took longer than expected for the Paul Kane Blues but it was worth the wait.

The annual Lorne Akins School students versus staff hockey/ringette game will pack the stands at Akinsdale Arena on Friday in support of the Kinettes’ holiday season food hamper drive.

The junior B St. Albert Merchants wrapped up league play before the Christmas break with their first loss of the month in regulation time.

The midget AA Blues and Crusaders wrap up their December schedules with two games in four days in the Northern Alberta Hockey League. Today the Blues (12-3) visit the Wainwright Polar Kings (4-7-5) at 1 p.m.

The ninth point for the St. Albert Merchants in their last six games was Wednesday’s overtime loss in the Capital Junior B Hockey League.