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Chad Fike takes lead on opening night of 2025 Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby
Chad Fike of Cremona had the best time on opening night of the 2025 Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby. For the second straight year at the Calgary Stampede chuckwagon races, Chad Fike was a frontrunner. Fike, from Cremona, Alberta, had the top time of the night, 1:11.73, besting Chanse Vigen by 52 one-hundredths of a second. Jamie Laboucaine was third, Preston Faithful fourth and defending champ Jason Glass rounded out the top five. Fike also took the top time on opening night of the 2024 event. The grandstand was full for opening night, and possibly included Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, who was spotted on the grounds earlier in the evening saying hello to Stampede goers, eating fudge, crawling into a tank and posing for selfies with opening night Stampede patrons. 'We gotta see some chuckwagons, huh,' Carney said as he strolled down the Midway with an entourage of security and cameras, sampling mini doughnuts and pretzels as he made his way to the grandstand stadium for the chuckwagon races. Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, samples mini doughnuts as he walks through the Calgary Stampede grounds in Calgary, Alta., Friday, July 4, CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, samples mini doughnuts as he walks through the Calgary Stampede grounds in Calgary, Alta., Friday, July 4, CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh It was Carney's first visit to Stampede as the Canadian prime minister. Chuckwagon racing continues nightly throughout the Stampede, with the cumulative Top 3 after next Saturday's races advancing to the championship final of the 2025 Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby. Fike took home a winner's payout of $6,000 for having the best time, while Vigen won $5,200 and Laboucane $4,600. The Rangeland Derby is on nightly at 7:30 p.m. It airs on Sportsnet. With files from The Canadian Press
National Post
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Some young Maple Leafs prospects already know that championship feeling
Too many Maple Leafs have been on the losing end of a handshake line, versus raising a title trophy. Article content For a few players at development camp this week, the thrill of victory has already trumped the agony of defeat, which is great if you believe that winning is contagious. Article content Article content Easton Cowan's London Knights came back from a crushing loss in the 2024 Memorial Cup final to hoist it in June, along with camp invites Landon Sim and Andoni Fimis. Cowan, Toronto's coveted first round pick in 2023, netted the Cup-winner against Medicine Hat. Article content Article content And there's Owen Michaels, whose double-overtime goal put his home state Western Michigan Broncos into the NCAA title game where he scored twice in the 6-2 final against Boston University. Article content 'When you win, go through that grind of playoffs, that's something you can't teach,' said Hayley Wickenheiser, Leafs assistant general manager, player development and a women's world and Olympic gold medalist. Article content 'I've never been through seven games repeated, but in the Olympics, the grind of getting there, being able to win and take it over the top like that, those are things that stick with you as an athlete and as a person forever. Article content 'So, whenever we get people in here who've won, we know that's a quality we can't just give them. They have an advantage over everyone else.' Article content Cowan is still basking in the Cup and the leadership role it provided, making him the big man on campus at this camp of 48 prospects. Article content 'When the games got bigger, I got better,' Cowan said. 'There are a lot of people watching and high stakes. Article content Article content 'It's awesome. The experience of winning helps so much — and to do it with that group, that team.' Article content Article content He was just as thrilled to get congratulatory texts from Leafs captains Auston Matthews and John Tavares, who remembered him battling hard for a job at the last two NHL training camps and sure to again in September. Article content Michaels, a 6-foot-2 right winger, was off the draft radar as he didn't start at Western Michigan until age 21, after playing junior in the U.S. Midwest. But his 36 points in 42 games last season sparked conversations with the Leafs around December and his Frozen Four heroics sealed the invite. Article content 'I'm super appreciative of management inviting me here,' Michaels said. 'I feel I've earned this chance.'
CTV News
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Local hockey league says ‘there's hope' after being granted one more year to play at Toronto arena
the puck will drop once again at least for one more season, as the local hockey association works to find a new home. Walking through the halls at Weston Lions Arena, Lesley Bannard expresses relief. It was feared that the arena located near Lawrence Avenue West and Weston Road had seen its last game, and the minor hockey organization she runs would fall apart. Now, she says, 'There's hope for us.' 'There's hope past this year, which is amazing. The last time he talked, there was no hope past September, potentially,' Bannard said. Lesley Bannard Lesley Bannard speaks to CTV News Toronto inside Weston Lions Arena. (CTV News) When CTV News first reported on the story last month, Bannard had been told there would no longer be an ice rink at the arena when Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment transforms it into an MLSE LaunchPad, which would offer free sports programs to local youth. The first MLSE LaunchPad, located in the downtown neighbourhood of Moss Park, caters mostly to sports played on a court. Back in June, Bannard said, 'All we're asking for is a chance. A chance to survive.' The Weston Minor Hockey League had been wondering why they were being pushed out of an arena they had called home since it was built 75 years ago. Weston Lions Arena The ice hockey rink inside Weston Lions Arena. (CTV News) There are over 100 players in their house league. Hunter Williams is one who began playing this past season. The seven-year-old expressed sadness over the potential loss, saying, 'I want to play one more season here, though.' After the story was reported, Bannard says community support skyrocketed. She was offered a meeting on July 2. Weston Lions Arena Weston Lions Arena is pictured here. (CTV News) Bannard shared that after meeting with MLSE and the city, the league was granted one more season at the arena. She added that the Weston Minor Hockey League has also been working with the city to find a new home for the 2026-27 season. Final plans for the Weston Lions Arena location have not been revealed. Councillor Frances Nunziata said in a statement, 'I, the city, and Weston Lions all look forward to being able to provide more details once plans are solidified this coming fall.' In a separate statement, the MLSE Foundation said, 'A key part of this process is working diligently with the City of Toronto, local councillors and the community through public consultations to ensure any existing programming, if applicable, will have a suitable alternative location and that the selected space creates opportunity for thousands of local youth to access sport.' Bannard says she would love to see an ice arena in the final design, 'but as long as the community has their say, that's what matters to me.' Lesley Bannard A young Lesley Bannard wearing the Weston Lions hockey jersey is seen in this undated photo. (Supplied) The history of Weston Lions Arena is intertwined with Bannard's life. She played here as a child and is now a coach. Bannard was even married at centre ice and soon her child will be old enough to skate. Lesley Bannard wedding Lesley Bannard gets married at centre ice inside Weston Lions Arena. (Supplied) If this is the end, Bannard sees this season as a chance to say goodbye. 'To have one more year staring at this roof, staring at the gondolas with the big logo on it and staring up at our banner hanging up in the corner there, it's just going to be a really special year.'
