Brad Marchand goal at Civic Arena

Brad Marchand ended his long summer in Halifax by catching a flight to Boston to prepare for the Boston Bruins main camp next month. The 27 year old centre dangles and scores in an early morning practice with fellow pros at the Civic Arena in […]

Otto Somppi at Mooseheads camp

Halifax Mooseheads selected Finnish centre Otto Somppi 19th overall in the 2015 CHL Import Draft. The 17 yr old is a little late arriving at the Moosheads camp as he was a key player for Finald at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament (U18). Somppi is […]

Yoga on Halifax Commons

Under the watchful eye of instructor Mara Panacci a group of hockey players perform yoga on the Halifax Commons. The group includes Brad Marchand (Boston Bruins), Alex Grant (Phoenix Coyotes), Michael Kirkpatrick (Calgary Flames), Andrew Bonazza (Babson College) & Graham Rutledge (Phillips Exeter)

Zack Sill prepares for Caps camp

Brookfield Nova Scotia’s Zack Sill is excited about the upcoming 2015/16 NHL season. 27 year old recently signed a 1 yr 2 way contract with Washington Capitals after spending past 2 seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs. Sill is working hard with […]

Pro hockey players off season training

Professional hockey players resort to many different forms of training to prepare for the hockey season. Strength and conditioning coach JP MacCallum of Halifax runs a couple of pro hockey players thru a series of exercises including using a sled, hammer, ropes and bars. Andrew […]

Crosby’s final summer skate in Halifax

Sidney Crosby spent much of his summer back home in the Halifax area. He held his 1st annual Sidney Crosby Hockey School in his hometown Cole Harbour and trained with a number of pros during the summer. Nathan MacKinnon, Zach Sill, Brad Marchand, Andrew Bodnarchuk, […]

1st Rd pick Durandeau attends Mooseheads camp

Halifax Mooseheads 2015 1st Rd pick Arnaud Durandeau is attending his first QMJHL training camp. The 16 year old forward is coming off an impressive National U17 camp and is now trying to earn a spot on the team’s roster. John Moore spoke to Durandeau […]