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V-Reds hockey star having a record season

Karissa Donkin — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:02:38 +0000

A University of New Brunswick hockey player is one point away from shattering his team’s all-time scoring record. The current record is 177 regular season points. As Leanne Osmond tells us, the pressure is on for Hunter Tremblay to lead Fredericton’s UNB Varsity Reds to victory.

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The Best Runner

Madison Reid — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:01:54 +0000

The Paralympics and Winter Olympics have both recently come to a close. Many Canadian athletes have accomplished the goal of winning a gold metal. Right here in the Fredericton area, we have a star athlete who discovered a different path to success.

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STU Women’s Hockey Gears Up For Playoffs

Mike Sanderson — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:32:24 +0000

With a 3-1 loss on Sunday against l’Universite de Moncton, the STU Lady Tommies hockey regular season comes to a close. Basement Tapes own Mike Sanderson was there, and has this report.

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On the Road: Challenges of being a Student Athlete

Jason Cassidy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:48:22 +0000

The St. Thomas Tommies men’s hockey team has missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season. For the players on the team, it’s the end of workouts, practices and weekend travel. As our Jason Cassidy finds out, road trips are much more than hockey for these students.

Pepsi Ad-Less During Super Bowl

Adam Wright — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:57:31 +0000

For the first time in 23 years, Pepsi did not air any commercials during this year’s Super Bowl. But why? Adam Wright and Colin Hodd have more.

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Danton At SMU

Mike Sanderson — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:54:41 +0000

This semester, there’s a new face in the lineup of the St. Mary’s Huskies hockey team. Mike Danton, a former NHLer, was released from jail last September. As Mike Sanderson reports, Danton is just one of many Canadians who face the batte of trying to fit back into society at university.

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Danton returns

Scott MacMillian — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:05:29 +0000

Mike Danton came to Lady Beaverbrook Arena on Saturday to play against the Tommies. It’s the second time the former NHLer has played in Fredericton since being released from prison

Allowed to Play

Mike Sanderson — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:21:21 +0000

This semester, hockey fans will be watching Atlantic University hockey more closely. Mike Danton, a former NHL player who just got out of jail, is attending St. Mary’s University. He will play on the hockey team there as he studies for a university degree.

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