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Wakaw's Linden Vey goes for gold in men's hockey
Olympic hockey was never something on Linden Vey's radar. Even when the Wakaw, Saskatchewan product played in the NHL he didn't even really consider it. "To make an NHL Olympic team is a pretty tough task, especially Canada - you look at the players on that - so I never really thought the opportunity would be here...
Feb 14, 2018
Wakaw's Linden Vey is representing Saskatchewan on the Olympic men's hockey team. (Hockey Canada website)
Hebert embraces Canada's role as curling 'favourites'
Regina's Ben Hebert tasted Olympic gold before and he's hoping he'll get to experience it again. It is the second Olympics for the 34-year-old lead, who won gold with Kevin Martin's rink in Vancouver in 2010. "I'm feeling very lucky and humbled that I get to go back," Hebert said in an interview after qualify...
Feb 13, 2018
Ben Hebert with Team Canada led by Kevin Koe at practice in Pyeongchang Feb. 12, 2018. (Kevin Koe/Twitter @TeamKevinKoe)
Saskatoon's Clark goes for gold in women's hockey
From changing in boiler rooms to the Olympic stage, the hockey experience has sure changed for Emily Clark. The Saskatoon native grew up playing with the boys and changing in whatever room the rink had to spare, but she didn't mind. "I just fell in love with the game. I didn't even think differently when I was cha...
Feb 12, 2018
Hockey Canada announced Thursday former Saskatoon star forward Emily Clark wouldn't be participating in the Four Nations Cup. (Twitter / @emclark13)
McMorris still feels 'pure joy' snowboarding after accident
Less than a year ago, Mark McMorris nearly died. A "freak" snowboarding accident in the B.C. backcountry on March 27 left nearly half his body broken and internal organs damaged. The 24-year-old was in a medically-induced coma and when he came to, his first thoughts were of his career in snowboarding and his ...
Feb 09, 2018
(Mark McMorris/Instagram)