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Local track athlete wins four medals at NAIG 2
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- 03:06 PM, Jul 25
The 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) took place from July 16 to July 23 and just one of the many local people who participated in NAIG this past couple of week was Hunter Rambow, who participated in the athletics portion of the Games for Team M
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Local athletes share their NAIG experiences 2
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- 10:44 AM, Jul 28
“It was one to remember, it was really colourful. Having all those youth in one area just felt powerful knowing that we have indigenous athletes that can make it far is just a great feeling,”
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Town to provide additional support for OCN Blizzard 2
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- 03:50 PM, Aug 03
As efforts are being made to ensure the OCN Blizzard remain in the community for years to come, the financial situation the club faces this year will have a significant impact on that.
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Big Eddy FC comes back to win M5 Soccer Tournament 2
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- 08:23 AM, Aug 11
This past Saturday the annual M5 Big Eddy Soccer Tournament took place at the Big Eddy Soccer Field.
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Blizzard defenceman awarded $3,000 scholarship from MJHL 2
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- 09:08 AM, Aug 23
Last week on Wednesday, August 16, the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) announced that they have awarded four graduating players with scholarships. Tanner Lewis of the Winkler Flyers, Carter McMurdo of the Portage Terriers, Brandon Holtby of the Dauph
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Vets ready for title run as Blizzard season draws near 2
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- 09:23 AM, Sep 01
As the hockey season comes closer the players of the OCN Blizzard came back to The Pas and area to get ready for yet another season of Blizzard hockey.
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Camp shows strengths; weakness 2
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- 08:11 AM, Sep 06
This past weekend, the OCN Blizzard Main Camp took place from Saturday to Monday, as a number of players came to The Pas and area for a chance to play for the OCN Blizzard for the 2017-18 hockey season.
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MBCI hosts Zone 11 golf championship; takes boys side 2
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- 08:56 AM, Sep 20
Last week on Wednesday morning Margaret Barbour Collegiate Institute (MBCI) hosted the Zone 11 Golf Zones
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OCN; The Pas minor hockey team up in difficult situation 2
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- 08:05 AM, Oct 18
While the struggles to get ice in at the Roy H. Johnston Arena produced concern in the community, one of the fallouts led to a positive collaboration between The Pas and Opaskwayak Cree Nation.
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Matthew Greening wins player of the month award 2
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- 08:38 AM, Dec 08
Before Friday night’s game that the OCN Blizzard played against the Steinbach Pistons, OCN defenceman Matthew Greening was named the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries Player of the Month.
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Sibling referees take to the ice together for the first time 2
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- 02:03 PM, Jan 10
Hockey for many people in The Pas and area is a family sport and the A&W & Funky Threadz Novice Tournament this past weekend was no exception, but for the referees of that tournament it was also a time to spend with family.
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Blizzard acquire new defenceman 2
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- 01:41 PM, Jan 11
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) trade deadline took place this Wednesday the trade deadline was the last chance for many teams to trade for new players reinforcing parts of the team that need it, trade out any outlying players or simply further r
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Huskies vying for first in Good Deeds Cup bid 2
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- 02:13 PM, Jan 25
The cup honours local hockey clubs that give back to their communities and for The Pas Huskies, their efforts have to do with the local homeless shelter, Oscar’s place.
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Blizzard game postponed 2
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- 01:54 PM, Feb 01
This week there was supposed to be an OCN Blizzard game on the road against the Swan Valley Stampeders Tuesday night but due to a state of emergency in the Town of Swan River caused by a major problem in water distribution within the community.
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Olympic silver medallist shares her hockey story with community 2
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- 03:06 PM, Mar 06
This past Saturday night silver medallist from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Brigette Lacquette came to The Pas and area to speak at the Roy H. Johnston Arena.
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Blizzard ready to rock the GLMC 2
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- 01:44 PM, Mar 08
The first round of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) for the OCN Blizzard starts tonight at the Gordon Lathlin Memorial Centre (GLMC) as OCN takes on the Winkler Flyers in a best of seven-game series.
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The OCN Storm season in review 2
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- 01:49 PM, Mar 08
The OCN Storm hockey season is now over and there is much to look back on from when the season started in early October all the way though until the playoffs started in late February with its ups, downs, highlights and more.
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Locals do well at ‘18 Winter Games 2
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- 11:36 AM, Mar 15
Among the many different athletes in northern Manitoba who took part in the 2018 Manitoba Winter Games, which took place recently in Thompson were over 10 local athletes, some of those coming back with medals of their own.
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Justin Nabess signs on with OCN Blizzard 2
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- 01:07 PM, May 30
The Marketing Director will be responsible for marketing the OCN Blizzard in fields such as social media, ticket sales, and getting the word out on team developments.
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Blizzard season-in-review a mixed bag of good and bad 2
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- 01:10 PM, Mar 22
After a hard fought regular season and a competitive playoff series against the Winkler Flyers, the OCN Blizzard hockey season came to a quick end during a game six overtime loss on the road in Winkler.
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Blizzard say goodbye to season; nine players 2
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- 09:19 AM, Mar 27
OCN Blizzard this past Wednesday night at the Aseneskak Casino had their annual Blizzard Wind-Up, a night to say bye to the players for another season and to have their annual Blizzard Awards to congratulate players who excelled in certain areas.
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Focus on increasing participation in MBCI athletics 2
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- 07:12 PM, Jun 01
Cull expressed a desire to increase the involvement among students in MBCI, stating that students attend school more when they are involved in athletics
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Dewar makes CSB rankings 2
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- 01:38 PM, Apr 17
The Pas local Connor Dewar has made the final rankings for the NHL’s Central Scouting Bureau (CSB) for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft.
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HLGCC Club Opener held 2
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- 02:15 PM, Jun 09
Initially the opening of the golf course was delayed because of lots of rain last month,
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MJHL to reduce limit of 20 year olds teams can dress 2
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- 09:47 PM, Jun 13
MJHL Commissioner Kim Davis explained the league intends to go further with this reduction.
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Gulutzan removed as head coach by Calgary 2
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- 02:11 PM, Apr 19
A former resident of The Pas is once again on the outside of the NHL ranks after being fired from his coaching position Tuesday afternoon.
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Karate walks home with 21 medals 2
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- 09:53 PM, Jun 13
The Midwest Karate Club on Saturday, May 27 went on the road to Kindersley, Saskatchewan where they took part in the JKA (Japanese Karate Association) National Karate Championship. Nine members of Midwest Karate participated in the tournament.
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Community support for Humboldt victims “unbelievable” 2
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- 02:15 PM, Apr 19
In the wake of the tragedy which struck the Humboldt Broncos Junior A hockey team just two weeks ago today, The Pas, OCN and surrounding area rallied together, just like so many communities across the nation and around the world to honor the victims and s
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Gentleman Jim Lindsay proved to be an inspiration to all 2
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- 05:33 PM, Jun 15
For Jim, coaching wasn’t just about success in terms of wins and losses.
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Hedley heads to Dauphin 2
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- 01:02 PM, Apr 26
This Monday it was revealed on the Dauphin Kings social media page that former OCN Blizzard Head Coach and General Manager Doug Hedley is back with the Kings after resigning from his positions with OCN earlier this month.
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Blizzard trade Boily to Dauphin for three players 2
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- 08:18 PM, Jun 20
The OCN Blizzard earlier this month completed a swap with the Dauphin Kings, landing a pair of players in the deal.
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Blizzard name new GM 2
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- 01:28 PM, May 08
Coming on board as the new General Manager of the OCN Blizzard is former Head of Scouting Wayne Yaremko. Yaremko will be preparing the Blizzard for the upcoming season over the summer.
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MJHL releases schedule for 2017-2018 hockey seaso 2
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- 07:32 PM, Jun 22
The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) recently released the hockey schedule for the 2017-2018 regular hockey season, and it will be like many previous seasons, kicking off in late September going through winter into February.
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