Author: Ian Kennedy

A University of Western Ontario graduate, Ian Kennedy loves local sports and promoting his community, which is why he founded CKSN in 2011. Ian’s sportscasts and news contributions are regularly featured on 99.1 CKXS FM in Wallaceburg. In the past, Ian worked as a columnist and reporter for the Chatham-Kent Daily Post and Chatham Voice.

Junior A Still Possible For Chatham Through GMHL

Junior A Still Possible For Chatham Through GMHL

Ian Kennedy- January 21, 2015

Two players face off in GMHL action - Photo from the GMHL's Facebook PageWhile Chatham-Kent's hopes of landing a Major Junior OHL franchise may have ... Read More

Konecny Playing In NHL Top Prospects Game

Konecny Playing In NHL Top Prospects Game

Ian Kennedy- January 21, 2015

Travis Konecny, captain of the OHL's Ottawa 67s will play in the BMO CHL/NHL Top Prospects game - Photo by Aaron Bell/ OHL ImagesClachan's Travis ... Read More

Proposed World Cup Of Hockey Format A Joke

Proposed World Cup Of Hockey Format A Joke

Ian Kennedy- January 20, 2015

Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara, a Norris Trophy, Mark Messier Leadership Award, and Stanley Cup Champion, 3 time NHL First Team All-Star, and former Olympian ... Read More

Trent Fox Climbs NHL Central Scouting List

Trent Fox Climbs NHL Central Scouting List

Ian Kennedy- January 20, 2015

Trent Fox of the OHL's Belleville Bulls was listed on the NHL Central Scouting's Midterm report - Photo by Aaron Bell/ OHL ImagesTrent Fox of ... Read More

Jesse “The Ghost” Gross To Fight Again

Jesse “The Ghost” Gross To Fight Again

Ian Kennedy- January 20, 2015

Jesse Gross at the Pro Fighting Series III in Sarnia, Ontario - Photo by Jeff McCoy/ Kaoss StudiosWallaceburg's Jesse "The Ghost" Gross wasn't sure if ... Read More

Arena Input Sought By C-K Staff

Arena Input Sought By C-K Staff

Ian Kennedy- January 20, 2015

Chatham-Kent staff will be looking for direction from council regarding the interest and ability of the community to build a new OHL sized arena. That ... Read More

Here We Grow Again: We’re Hiring!

Here We Grow Again: We’re Hiring!

Ian Kennedy- January 19, 2015

It's been a busy year at CKSN.ca. We've changed our look, added new features, and done a lot of behind the scenes building. Now, we're ... Read More

Trent Fox Finds Touch With OHL Bulls

Trent Fox Finds Touch With OHL Bulls

Ian Kennedy- January 19, 2015

Trent Fox with the Belleville Bulls - Photo by Aaron Bell/ OHL ImagesTrent Fox was suiting up with a new team in a new city. ... Read More

Verboom Makes Jump To NCAA

Verboom Makes Jump To NCAA

Ian Kennedy- January 18, 2015

Michael Verboom with the Chatham Maroons - Photo by Helen HeathA week ago, Michael Verboom was captaining the Junior B Chatham Maroons. This weekend however, ... Read More

Jackson Debuts In Trenton Win

Jackson Debuts In Trenton Win

Ian Kennedy- January 18, 2015

Ty Jackson made his debut with the OJHL's Trenton Golden Hawks this weekend after captaining the Lambton Shores Predators this year - Photo by Dan ... Read More

Lakers Losers No More, Snap 20 Game Skid

Lakers Losers No More, Snap 20 Game Skid

Ian Kennedy- January 17, 2015

Brendan Ritchie and the Wallaceburg Lakers snapped their 20 game losing streak Friday night - Photo by Kelsey Vermeersch/ CKSN.caThe Wallaceburg Lakers are losers no ... Read More

Maroons Hosting “Ringette Night”

Maroons Hosting “Ringette Night”

Ian Kennedy- January 16, 2015

Skaters competing at a past Chatham Ringette Night intermission exhibition - Photo by Helen HeathThe Chatham Junior Maroons’ game this Sunday, January 18 against the ... Read More

Final Week In Great Lakes To Decide Playoff Seeding

Final Week In Great Lakes To Decide Playoff Seeding

Ian Kennedy- January 16, 2015

Bryan Boersma and the Blenheim Blades are one of several teams in a log jam in the Great Lakes Junior C Hockey League - Photo ... Read More

Royals, Lancers Win

Royals, Lancers Win

Ian Kennedy- January 16, 2015

A Ridgetown Royals forward lines up for a faceoff in LKSSAA girls hockey - Photo by Kelsey Vermeersch/ CKSN.caThe LKSSAA girls hockey schedule continued Thursday ... Read More