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Amidst the suffering and toil that comes with challenging the globe’s best off-road triathletes at the Xterra world championships in Maui, Hawaii, Canmore’s Kyle McLaughlin had an epiphany: he’d rather spend time with his kids.

Twenty-eight years ago, Banff’s Paul Stutz made those impressionable first tracks down the bunny hill at Mount Norquay.

When goaltender Ryan Ferguson was named to the Canmore Eagles squad, he expected to spend much of the season stapled to the bench. Two months into the season, he’s effectively removed the backup label from his game.

Rising from the ashes of injuries and inconsistent play in September, the Canmore Eagles appear reborn. Hard hitting, tight forechecking and top-notch goaltending have led to a five-game win streak by defeating the top teams in the AJHL.

Fans, funders and federal agencies have made their message to Biathlon Canada abundantly clear: win an Olympic medal in Sochi. And with the talent the team has assembled this season, they have a shot of bringing home Olympic hardware. J.P.

The Canadian national cross-country ski team should win at least two medals at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, according to the head coach, but they’ll have to overcome a series of injuries to do so. “It’s a goal to win two medals.

Americans rocked the icy track, but an Austrian woman stopped a sweep at the second annual Frozen Thunder Classic, Thursday (Oct. 26) at the Canmore Nordic Centre.

Although there are no Jacks in the lineup, the Canmore Eagles fulfilled their giant killer role for the third time this week on Tuesday (Oct. 29) when they eked out a 2-1 victory over the Okotoks Oilers.

As hundreds of raptors soared over Canmore this weekend, the Festival of the Eagles celebrated the great migration south for the prestigious birds of prey. Perhaps the local AJHL hockey club should have taken notice.

After seven long months of grey skies and countless kilometres of track-set snow, most nordic athletes disappear to exotic beach destinations to replenish their vitamin B supplies.