Category: Columns

Meghan Agosta And The Stolen Jersey

Meghan Agosta And The Stolen Jersey

CKSN Submissions- January 7, 2020

Bonnie showing off the end of a wonderful story involving former Chatham hockey player Meghan Agosta - Contributed PhotoBy Courtney Szto - Courtney is the ... Read More

Why Don’t North Americans Like The IIHF’s Rules? Because They Minimize The Violence

Why Don’t North Americans Like The IIHF’s Rules? Because They Minimize The Violence

Ian Kennedy- January 5, 2020

Nils Hoglander was ejected for a hit to the headIf you go online and watch the commentary surrounding the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships, there ... Read More

Where Was The Women’s U18 Canada Versus USA Gold Medal Game On TV? Hidden Behind The Boys Game

Where Was The Women’s U18 Canada Versus USA Gold Medal Game On TV? Hidden Behind The Boys Game

Ian Kennedy- January 2, 2020

Hockey Canada's U18 Women's team. Chatham's Jessie McPherson sits front row, second from the left Our girls can't dream it if they can't see it. ... Read More

Chatham-Kent 2019 Female Athlete of the Year: Emma Pegg

Chatham-Kent 2019 Female Athlete of the Year: Emma Pegg

CKSN Staff- January 2, 2020

Emma Pegg shows off her NACAC silver medal - Contributed PhotoAfter weeks of voting, the Chatham-Kent Sports Network readers have selected Emma Pegg as the ... Read More

Chatham-Kent 2019 Male Athlete of the Year: Brett Brochu

Chatham-Kent 2019 Male Athlete of the Year: Brett Brochu

CKSN Staff- January 2, 2020

Brett Brochu with the London Knights - Photo by Luke Durda/OHL ImagesAfter weeks of voting, the Chatham-Kent Sports Network readers have selected Brett Brochu as ... Read More

New Years Resolution – Council Needs To Stop Talking, And Finally Make An Arena Happen… Read An Annoying Long History

New Years Resolution – Council Needs To Stop Talking, And Finally Make An Arena Happen… Read An Annoying Long History

Ian Kennedy- January 1, 2020

Memorial ArenaCKSN launched in 2011. That year, the big discussion in Chatham-Kent was a potential new twin-pad arena and decommissioning older arenas in Chatham-Kent. "We’ve ... Read More

My 7 New Years Sport Wishes For Chatham-Kent

My 7 New Years Sport Wishes For Chatham-Kent

Ian Kennedy- January 1, 2020

Happy New Year everyone! Here are 7 things I wish for in Chatham-Kent for sports in 2020. 1. Equity - We're putting this one on ... Read More

Chatham-Kent’s Top 10 Sports Stories Of 2019

Chatham-Kent’s Top 10 Sports Stories Of 2019

CKSN Staff- December 31, 2019

Every year CKSN counts down our top 10 newsmakers and stories. Here are CKSN's top 10 Chatham-Kent sports stories from 2019: 10. OMHA Excitement - ... Read More

CKSN Chatham-Kent December Male Athlete of the Month: Evan DeBrouwer

CKSN Chatham-Kent December Male Athlete of the Month: Evan DeBrouwer

CKSN Staff- December 31, 2019

Evan DeBrouwer of the Arizona State Sun DevilsThe CKSN Chatham-Kent Male Athlete of the Month for December 2019 is Evan DeBrouwer. Each month, CKSN.ca will ... Read More

CKSN Chatham-Kent December Female Athlete of the Month: Payton Sabourin

CKSN Chatham-Kent December Female Athlete of the Month: Payton Sabourin

CKSN Staff- December 31, 2019

Payton SabourinThe CKSN Chatham-Kent Female Athlete of the Month for December 2019 is Chatham’s Payton Sabourin. Each month, CKSN.ca will name a female and male ... Read More

CKSN’s Athletes of the Decade

CKSN’s Athletes of the Decade

CKSN Staff- December 30, 2019

Bridget Carleton carries the ball for Canada at the FIBA AmeriCup 2019 - Photo by FIBASay goodbye to the 2010's, and hello to the 2020's. ... Read More

Every Team And Community Needs An Aaron Jubenville

Every Team And Community Needs An Aaron Jubenville

CKSN Staff- December 29, 2019

Aaron Jubenville flanked by CBC personalities Ron MacLean and Tara Sloan when they visited Blenheim - Contributed PhotoOn Christmas Day, Chatham-Kent lost Aaron Jubenville. He ... Read More

A Reminder: Team Canada Is A Team Of Teenagers, Keep Your Toxicity To Yourself

A Reminder: Team Canada Is A Team Of Teenagers, Keep Your Toxicity To Yourself

CKSN Staff- December 28, 2019

**CONTENT WARNING - PROFANITY BELOW** Yes, we're using the T-Word again. Toxic. And, yes, we can preface this by knowing that people still won't understand ... Read More

Who Is The Best Local Junior C Team Of The Decade?

Who Is The Best Local Junior C Team Of The Decade?

CKSN Staff- December 27, 2019

Action from a 2011 game between the Wheatley Sharks and Dresden Kings - Photo by CKSN.caWho was the top team from Chatham-Kent's Junior C entries ... Read More