Local Sports

Special Olympics The Sport, Strength and Spirit of the 2019 Special Olympics Alberta Winter Games brought out the best from local athletes at the recent competition in Calgary.

Junior B playoffs Game two between the St. Albert Merchants and Edmonton Mustangs in the Capital Junior B Hockey League playoffs starts 8 p.m. Sunday at Bill Hunter Arena.

A rare loss for the St. Albert Slash wasn’t so bad after all.

The second and most important season for the St. Albert Merchants starts Friday. The fourth-place team in the west division of the Capital Junior Hockey League faces off against the Edmonton Mustangs in the best-of-three qualifying series.

Canada Games The 14 th edition of the Canada Winter Games starts with Friday’s opening ceremonies in Red Deer and day one of competition is male hockey and ringette Saturday.

U18 curling The Nic Oake rink slides into the Curling Alberta U18 Optimist championships after qualifying as the B-event winner in last weekend’s playdowns at St. Albert Curling Club.

Strong D by Slash The St. Albert Slash continues to play staunch defence in the Alberta Female Hockey League. The fourth shutout in a row and 13 th of the season by the midget AAA team was registered Sunday at Mark Messier Arena.

Jasper Place – Every win is another stepping stone to the top of the mountain for the St. Albert Skyhawks. The No.

Elson inks deal St. Albert hockey product Turner Elson signed a two-year contract with the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. The deal, with a reported cap hit of $700,000, runs through the end of the 2019-20 season.

U16AA Mission The U16AA St. Albert Mission returned home from the 44 th annual Gloucester Cumberland Invitational with two wins in four games last weekend.