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.

NHL Alumni Game Returning To Chatham

NHL Alumni Game Returning To Chatham

Ian Kennedy- October 5, 2018

Chatham-Kent Police officer Destiny Pailey chases a loose puck while former NHLer Brent Gretzky watches at last year's NHL Alumni Game - Photo by Wyatt ... Read More

Carleton Has High Hopes For Senior Season and Beyond

Carleton Has High Hopes For Senior Season and Beyond

Ian Kennedy- October 4, 2018

Bridget Carleton is closing out her NCAA career this season, but that doesn't mean her playing days are over - Photo by the Iowa State ... Read More

Robert Salvatore Powers: CK Election & Sports Interview

Robert Salvatore Powers: CK Election & Sports Interview

Ian Kennedy- October 4, 2018

Below are the Chatham-Kent Election and Sports interview responses for Chatham-Kent mayoral candidate Robert Salvatore Powers. Remember to vote October 22! The Navistar site has ... Read More

New Team, New League, New Position For Grant Spence

New Team, New League, New Position For Grant Spence

Ian Kennedy- October 3, 2018

Grant Spence with the OJHL's North York Rangers - Photo by Andy Corneau / OJHL Images)Pretty much nothing is the same for Grant Spence, other ... Read More

Ladd On NHL Central Scouting’s Players To Watch List

Ladd On NHL Central Scouting’s Players To Watch List

Ian Kennedy- October 1, 2018

Grayson Ladd of Kent Bridge is on the NHL Central Scouting Services early season "Players to Watch" list for the upcoming 2019 NHL Priority Selection ... Read More

Hasselborg, Gushue Win Chatham’s Grand Slam of Curling Event

Hasselborg, Gushue Win Chatham’s Grand Slam of Curling Event

Ian Kennedy- September 30, 2018

Team Hasselborg hoists the Princess Auto Elite 10 women's trophy Sunday in Chatham-Kent - Photo by Anil Mungal/ GrandSlamofCurling.comTeam Hasselborg and Team Gushue were the ... Read More

Clark Green Sets Windsor Lancers Record

Clark Green Sets Windsor Lancers Record

Ian Kennedy- September 30, 2018

Clark Green kicked a record 6 field goals - Photo by Kevin Jarrold/ Windsor LancersClark Green of Chatham set a new Windsor Lancers record, kicking ... Read More

Dresden Resident Triumphs In Grassroots Championship

Dresden Resident Triumphs In Grassroots Championship

Ian Kennedy- September 30, 2018

Sylvain Filion two-year-old pacing filly Sports Flix to a Grassroots Championship victory at Woodbine Mohawk Park on Saturday, Sept. 29 for trainer Gregg McNair of ... Read More

Harrogate Playing With BCHL’s Penticton Vees

Harrogate Playing With BCHL’s Penticton Vees

Ian Kennedy- September 29, 2018

Brendan Harrogate with the Oshawa Generals - Photo by Terry Wilson/ OHL ImagesThe BCHL's Penticton Vees have added Chatham forward Brendan Harrogate. Harrogate was recently ... Read More

Kings Top Essex 73s

Kings Top Essex 73s

Ian Kennedy- September 29, 2018

Kings rookie netminder Brett Brochu made 33 saves in the Kings win - Photo by Kelsey Vermeersch/ CKSN.caAny time a team can put the powerhouse ... Read More

Jets Assign Seth Griffith To AHL

Jets Assign Seth Griffith To AHL

Ian Kennedy- September 28, 2018

Seth Griffith was among 15 players demoted by the Winnipeg Jets to the AHL's Manitoba Moose Wednesday. Griffith, who had a strong preseason campaign, recording ... Read More

Grand Slam of Curling Opens To Packed House In Chatham

Grand Slam of Curling Opens To Packed House In Chatham

Ian Kennedy- September 27, 2018

The opening ceremonies and opening draw of the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling opened Wednesday in Chatham - CKXS-CKSN PhotoA packed house crowd was on ... Read More

Trevor Thompson: CK Election & Sports Interview

Trevor Thompson: CK Election & Sports Interview

Ian Kennedy- September 27, 2018

Below are the responses to our CK Election and Sports interview with Ward 2, South Kent candidate Trevor Thompson. Name: Trevor Thompson Hometown and Ward: ... Read More

Sharks Keep Lakers Winless

Sharks Keep Lakers Winless

Ian Kennedy- September 27, 2018

A Wallaceburg Lakers player crashes into Wheatley goalie Catalin Morin Wednesday night - Photo by Kelsey Vermeersch/ CKSN.caThe Wheatley Sharks handed the Wallaceburg Lakers their ... Read More