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On Wednesday, Jun. 1, 2022, the Original Hockey Hall of Fame, located at Kingston’s Invista Centre, reopened its doors to visitors after closing in 2019. Original Hockey Hall of Fame president Larry Paquette and past-president Mark Potter were joined by community members, as well as Aaron Luchuk, who scored the
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The NHL’s Seattle Kraken has signed Kingston native, Tye Kartye of the Sault Ste. Marie (Soo) Greyhounds, to a three-year entry-level contract. With Kraken Executive VP and General Manager, Greyhound alumnus and hometown hero, Ron Francis’ number 10 currently hanging in homage from the rafters at the Soo’s GFL Memorial
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Steve McNeil, a 60 year old mailman and a recreational hockey referee from Etobicoke, is coming to Kingston on January 15 and will skate non-stop for 19 hours and 26 minutes beginning at midnight in memory of his mother, Eunice McNeil. In doing so, McNeil also hopes to raise awareness
Read moreFor Kingston-born Rich Peverley, hockey has always been a way of life. But on March 10, 2014, the life he knew changed forever. “(Tyler) Seguin was taking the faceoff, I was beside Jamie (Benn) in our zone on the right side of the goalie,” Rich Peverly reflected during a Zoom call
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Kingston’s Memorial Centre has been nominated for the 2021 Kraft Hockeyville Competition, with $250,000 worth of upgrades and an NHL pre-season game event on the line. “I’ve been asking people to nominate the Memorial Centre because it’s a memorial to our veterans, it’s very old and a lot of us
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Kurtis Foster will no longer fill the role of head coach for the Kingston Frontenacs, the OHL team announced on Wednesday, Apr. 29, 2020. According to a press release from the Frontenacs, the decision is effective immediately. Foster served as head coach of the franchise for the past two seasons.
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The following is a press release from the Kingston Frontenacs issued on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 regarding the departure of hometown hockey legend Doug Gilmour: After 11 years with the Kingston Frontenacs, Doug Gilmour has announced his departure to return to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Gilmour, who spent more than
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One of the most unique annual events in the city is set to bring a flurry of people and energy to downtown Kingston as organizers prepare the finishing touches for this year’s Taylor Hall Charity Ball Hockey Tournament. In support of the Boys and Girls Club of Kingston and Area,
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Former National Hockey League (NHL) player and Kingston native John Erskine is currently in hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries following a serious collision on Highway 401 in the Napanee area. On Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at approximately 12:48 a.m., officers from the Lennox and Addington County Detachment of the
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