Bill Potrecz

Owen Flores was at it again for the Niagara IceDogs Sunday. The 20-year-old goaltender, who has been a model of consistency and brilliance this season, turned back 43 shots as the IceDogs held off the Brantford Bulldogs 4-3 in Ontario Hockey League action in St. Catharines. Flores was at his best with the game on the line in the third...

The new general manager of the St. Catharines Junior B Athletics is all about developing local players. Chico Williams, a long-time lacrosse executive and National Lacrosse League referee, believes there is plenty of talent in Niagara to produce a winner without having to bring in imports. “The No. 1 thing for me is it’s local kids first,” the 49-year-old St....

Christmas came early thanks to a group of selfless Niagara North Star hockey players and coaches. The North Stars U15 and U16 teams teamed up to collect 12 barrels of food and another 12 barrels of toys as part of a Toys for Tots game this week. The lobby at the Seymour-Hanna Sports Complex was overflowing with good cheer Wednesday...

Ryan Roobroeck collected five points as the Niagara IceDogs topped the North Bay Battalion Thursday night in North Bay. Photo: OHL IMAGES. Ryan Roobroeck was a one-man wrecking crew Thursday night. The sophomore winger collected three goals and two assists as the Niagara IceDogs defeated the North Bay Battalion 7-3 in Ontario Hockey League action in North Bay. Roobroeck’s three-goal...

Tyler Bielby isn’t going to lose any sleep over a 6-3 loss by the St. Catharines Rankin Construction Falcons to the Cambridge RedHawks Friday night at the Seymour-Hanna Sports Complex. The president of hockey operations and head coach of the Falcons is as competitive as they come, but is also is a realist and well aware of the ups and...

Andrei Loshko had two goals as the Niagara IceDogs defeated the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 8-4 Friday. Photo: OHL IMAGES. The Niagara IceDogs made it four straight wins and second in as many nights with another solid effort in an 8-4 win over the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in Ontario Hockey League action Friday in Sault Ste. Marie. The eight...

Give the Fort Erie Meteors an A for their effort on school day. Playing before an announced crowd of 2,000 fans — most of which were very vocal elementary school students thrilled to be out of the classroom — the Meteors turned in one of their most complete efforts of the season to defeat the St. Catharines Rankin Construction Falcons...

Alex Assadourian scored three goals as the Niagara IceDogs edged the Barrie Colts 6-5 Thursday in Barrie. Photo: OHL IMAGES. The Niagara IceDogs won the showdown with the Barrie Colts for top spot in the Central Division Thursday night. The IceDogs made it six wins in a row with a 6-5 victory in Ontario Hockey League action in Barrie and...

Trent Vaillancourt went on the offensive Friday night. The 17-year-old defenceman, who is normally a tough, stay-at-home rearguard who takes care of business in his own end first, came through at the other end of the ice with a pair of goals as the St. Catharines Rankin Construction Falcons defeated the Brantford Bandits 4-1 in Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League...

The Niagara IceDogs topped the Brampton Steelheads 6-4 Friday in Brampton in their final game before the Christmas break. Photo: NIAGARA ICEDOGS. The Niagara IceDogs head into the Christmas break on fire. The IceDogs defeated the Brampton Steelheads 6-4 in Ontario Hockey League action Friday night in Brampton for their seventh consecutive victory. The IceDogs finish the unofficial first half...