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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.

Game of the week First place is on the line Monday in metro Edmonton division one women’s basketball when the St. Albert Skyhawks visit the Jasper Place Rebels. Tipoff is 5:30 p.m. for the 8-0 Skyhawks and 7-1 Rebels.

Raiders at home The last weekend homestand before the playoffs for the St. Albert Nektar Raiders starts today at Akinsdale Arena. The Raiders (16-11-4) face off against the Maple Leafs (1-29-1) at 1:45 p.m. and Sunday’s game time is 1:15 p.m.

There is no place to hide as the defending champion in provincial high school curling. “Everybody seems to know,” said skip Nic Oake of the undefeated St. Albert Skyhawks in the metro Edmonton league.

The Morinville Wolves lowered the boom on the No. 1-ranked 3A provincial men’s team in the province at the Archbishop MacDonald Marauders tournament last weekend.