Another young hockey player from this province has made it to the NHL. Ryan Greene, native of Paradise, has signed an entry level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks and has already made his NHL debut. The forward made his team debut for Chicago in the team’s 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens with 12:55 of ice time. ESPN reported on April 13th that the Boston University alum had signed his rookie deal with the team, after being drafted in the second round 57th overall in 2022.

The deal comes a day after BU lost the NCAA men’s hockey title to Western Michigan this past Saturday. In 118 games for the Terriers, Greene notched 105 points. He also spent time in the USHL, appearing in 128 games for the Green Bay Gamblers, registering 88 points over that span. The Blackhawks are expected to play Greene again in their final game of the season, tonight at 8:30 against the Senators. The team currently sits near the bottom of the NHL’s standings with 24 wins in 81 games. Greene is the 32nd player from Newfoundland and Labrador to play in the NHL, the first being the recently passed Alex Faulkner, who played 101 games in the big league.

The team announced last night that second E.J. Harnden is leaving the rink effective immediately. 

The team is expected to announce who will be replacing Harnden in “the coming weeks”.

The New Jersey Devils have signed the restricted free agent to a three-year, $12 million contract.

The new deal will carry a cap hit of $4 million.

The 22-year-old Carbonear native posted 20 goals and 33 points in in the 2023-2024 season.

Columbus Blue Jackets player Johnny Gaudreau has died at the age of 31. The former Calgary Flames player, known as Johnny Hockey, was the subject of social media speculation following unconfirmed reports of a vehicle-bicycle accident involving him and his brother Matthew and a drunk driver. The news was confirmed in a release from NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.

While Johnny’s infectious spirit for the game and show-stopping skills on the ice earned him the nickname ‘Johnny Hockey,’ he was more than just a dazzling hockey player; he was a doting father and beloved husband, son, brother and teammate who endeared himself to every person fortunate enough to have crossed his path.

Gaudreau, born in Salem County, New Jersey, was a college hockey stand-out at Boston College, winning the Hobey Baker award for top NCAA player in 2014, before being drafted by the Flames 104th overall in 2011. He spent 9 seasons in Calgary before going to Columbus for the start of the 2022-23 season. In 763 games, he registered 743 points and won the Lady Byng trophy as the league’s most gentlemanly player in 2017.

Columbus Blue Jackets statement on the passing of Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew. pic.twitter.com/V2aFykgKIs

— Columbus Blue Jackets (@BlueJacketsNHL) August 30, 2024

Matthew Gaudreau, 29, also played for Boston College, as well as pro teams in the AHL, ECHL, and a league in Sweden. Most recently, he was the coach of a high school hockey team in their home state, New Jersey.

The competitive swimmer from Corner Brook will be joined by wheelchair basketball player Pat Anderson in waving the Maple Leaf at the ceremony on Wednesday.

The 2024 games will mark Roxon’s fifth, making her the first Canadian female swimmer to compete in that many games.

Roxon will participate in the women’s one hundred metre breaststroke on Friday.

Gaga was trying to keep a low profile, dressed casually in a baseball cap pulled down low on her head and big sunglasses along with an oversized leather jacket, but her legions of Little Monsters were able to spot her anyway. The Olympics recently shared a teaser video which features a mysterious leather clad figure that could be the 13-time Grammy winner, tightening their belt before wrapping themselves in a cape of the Olympic flag, with the post captioned, “You haven’t seen anything yet. See you on 26 July.”

The world’s leading ticket sales and distribution company says they recently discovered “an unauthorized third party” had accessed a cloud database hosted by a third-party data services provider.

“Based on our investigation to date, we determined that the unauthorized activity occurred between April 2, 2024, and May 18, 2024,” a statement released Monday said. “On May 23, 2024, we determined that some of your personal information may have been affected by the incident. We have not seen any additional unauthorized activity in the cloud database since we began our investigation.”

Ticketmaster has confirmed the affected database contained personal information of customers who bought tickets to events in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

The company says they have been working with law enforcement, credit card companies and banks since the discovery of the security breach.

Users should monitor their bank accounts for any suspicious activity in the meantime.

Oher also alleges that because of this conservatorship, he was cut out of any profits of the film. His petition states that the Tuohy family negotiated a deal with 20th Century Fox that saw them receive a payment of $225,000 and 2.5% of the film’s net earnings, which would equal over $7.7 Million. Sean Tuohy said in a statement to the Daily Memphian that he was devastated by the allegations in the petition and that his family did not take any money from the film. Oher was a ward of the state of Tennessee as a child and was frequently taken in by the families of classmates at Briarcrest Christian School and he was allegedly told by the Tuohy that he was to be adopted by them.

When it comes to exactly what these sports-related superstitions are, the most common one by far is wearing a specific colour. Making sure you’re donning your team’s colours is extremely common among fans of all sports, with nearly half of respondents admitting they dress a specific way for games. The second most common superstition is wearing a “lucky” piece of clothing, followed by watching the game in a particular spot. Fewer than ten percent of sports fans report doing things like eating the same meal, avoiding betting on their team, refusing to watch a game with a particular family member or friend, or listening to a lucky song. The strangest superstitions people admit to include 0.4% of sports fans leaving their underwear unwashed and 0.3% will sleep in the opponent’s uniform.