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The Calgary Canucks’ Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) playoff run was supposed to be Cochranite and team captain Chandler Irvin’s swansong. Unfortunately, the party was shut down before it could even begin.

Sledge hockey is the ultimate prove people wrong sport. Cochranites Shane Mott and Eric Carvelli are testaments to that.

Bow Valley Credit Union’s First Goal Program is wrapping up as this year’s hockey season is winding down. The minor hockey program, which is in its first year, allows youngsters the opportunity to revel in the magic of scoring their first goal.

Go west young men! Bow Valley Rugby Club’s U13 and U16 boys teams are set to embark on the trip of a lifetime as they head to Vancouver Island for a April 7 to 10 tour.

As winter turns to spring, the hockey season draws to a close, but not before one last hurrah. The 16th annual Yelnats Cup midget hockey tournament is set to take place at Spray Lake Sawmills Family Sports Centre from March 31 to April 3.

This wasn’t how it was supposed to end. After recording a franchise record of 62 points and finishing first overall in the Heritage Junior B Hockey League (HJHL) regular-season, nothing but hope and tears of joy swept Cochrane.

There's nothing like failure to spur people on to greatness.

The Rocky Mountain Raiders female midget team of the Alberta Major Midget Female Hockey League (AMMFHL) are heading into provincials as the top-seeded team in the five-team tournament, which takes place Mar. 24-27 in Peace River.

Everyone loves an underdog.

The seventh-annual Trinity-Horizon Inter-Club Taekwon-Do (TKD) competition took place on March 12 and was the biggest one yet.