Amherstburg goalie Landon Dimitroff reaches for the puck during Saturday night’s game. An unproductive powerplay continues to hamper the Amherstburg Admirals. The Admirals were doubled 4-2 by the Lakeshore Canadiens Saturday night at the Libro Centre in a game that saw Amherstburg go 0-for-4 with the man advantage. With the setback, Amherstburg now has a 12-17-3-0 record in the Provincial Junior Hockey League (Jr. C) West Stobbs Division. “The powerplay is killing us. I think

North Star’s Tyler Lamarche (18, white jersey) takes a shot during the third period of her team’s 1-0 loss in Essex last Thursday afternoon. The North Star Wolves girls hockey team won a game and lost a game last week, but the coaches were happy with their team’s effort in both games. The most recent game was a 1-0 loss to the Essex Red Raiders last Thursday afternoon at the Essex Centre Sports Complex. Grace Brindley scored the lone goal of the game for Essex while Grace Ond

North Star’s Mason Long (right) takes a shot during last Thursday afternoon’s 6-5 loss to the Riverside Stingers. The North Star Wolves boys hockey team had a pair of games last week, tying one and losing the other. The Wolves opened the week with a game against L’Essor Jan. 6 at the Libro Centre in Amherstburg. In what was their first game back after the Christmas break, the Wolves got out to a 4-1 lead but L’Essor rallied back to pull out a 4-4 tie.  Luke Mailloux had three

The Libro Centre in Amherstburg was one of the four Essex County arenas busy during the Dec. 27-29 Hockey for Hospice tournment. The 29 th  annual Hockey for Hospice maintained its holiday tradition of kids having fun playing hockey and raising big bucks for Hospice at the same time. The 2025 edition of the hockey tournament raised $611,237, surpassing the roughly $535,000 raised in 2024. The three-day tournament, which ran Dec. 27-29, featured four arenas and eight ice pads

Admirals forwards Cory Leach (10) and Finnigan Russett (18) crash the Walpole Island net last Saturday. Amherstburg won 6-1. The Amherstburg Admirals started 2026 on a high note Saturday night, topping the Walpole Island 6-1. Trailing 1-0 after the first period at the Libro Centre, the hosts quickly made some adjustments and got an excellent effort out of Cory Leach and Finnigan Russett. “In that first period, we were a little shaky and we couldn’t capitalize. I don’t think w

Next home game for Amherstburg is Jan. 3 vs. Walpole Island at 7:30 p.m.

North Star junior girls are at Herman Jan. 6 and host Tecumseh Vista Academy Jan. 13

Wolves’ next home game is Jan. 13 at 5:20 p.m. against the Tecumseh Vista Academy Vortex.

The goals came early and often for the North Star Wolves last Tuesday afternoon at the Libro Centre as they defeated Herman 17-3. The Wolves lost 5-0 to Tecumseh Vista last Thursday. The North Star Wolves boys hockey team played twice last week and had vastly different results. The Wolves entered the week after losing their first game on the road 6-1 against L’Essor but had two home games. The first was against the Herman Green Griffins at the Libro Centre, and the result was

The Southpoint Stars U18 girls hockey team features an Amherstburg player - Aria Pare - and the team won a recent “Smashville” showcase tournament in Nashville. The team gathers for a group shot here. A “Smashville” hockey tournament in Tennessee saw a team from the region win it all. The Southpoint Stars U18 girls hockey team competed in the Smashville Girls Hockey Showcase earlier this month in Nashville, Tennessee.  The girls competed in the U19AA division and won the cham