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After 12 years of waiting for playoff hockey, five games hardly seemed enough.

Since the Elevation Place climbing wall has become the “It Spot” for Canmore’s climbing class, it should come as no surprise they produced the strongest team at their hometown rope meet on Sunday (March 2).

North Americans have it rough in the Nordic sports. Farther away from home, skiing on unfamiliar trails, they contend with jet lag and strange new diets while competing against top athletes in Europe.

If head coach Robin McKeever needs a new way to motivate Canada’s ParaNordic athletes, he might want to try cookies.

Garry Unger. Brent Sutter. Mike Comrie. Mason Raymond. All have won AJHL MVP awards and now Canmore Eagles defenceman Trey Phillips can join their ranks. Phillips is the first defenceman in 20 years to win the MVP award. “I’m happy for Trey.

Just call it the heartbreak in High River.

When the giant crying bear puppet blew out the Olympic flame to conclude the 2014 Winter Olympic closing ceremonies in Sochi, it ended one of the most memorable spells in Canadian sport history.

Brian McKeever will once again lead Canada’s Paralympic effort into the 2014 Games.

Two Canadian men cracked the top 20 in the men’s 50-km freestyle on the final day of the 2014 Winter Olympics, but as has been the case for the cross-country team in Sochi, the results were less than satisfactory.

The Olympic women’s relay race is one Canada will remember for the rest of their lives – and one that will haunt Canmore’s Zina Kocher for a long time.