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Ottawa Citizen
02-07-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
More than three dozen players from N.B. selected in MHL draft
Thirty seven up-and-coming hockey players from New Brunswick had their names called at the 2025 Maritime Junior Hockey League Entry Draft, with most of them being chosen by teams within the province. Article content Thirty-two of the New Brunswick prospects picked in the June 14 draft in Grand Falls went to the six teams in the Eastlink North Division. The other five went to squads in the Eastlink South Division, which includes the Summerside Western Capitals, Truro Bearcats, Amherst Ramblers, Pictou County Weeks Crushers, Valley Wildcats, and Yarmouth Mariners. Article content Article content Article content Seven of the 12 players chosen in the first round were New Brunswickers, while six were acquired in the second round and five went in Round 7. The two territorial rounds each had four players from New Brunswick, and there was one each in Rounds 3 and 4 and three in Rounds 5, 6, and 8. Article content Article content Of the 32 New Brunswickers picked by teams in their home province, six each were selected by the Grand Falls Rapids, Edmundston Blizzard, and Miramichi Timberwolves. The Campbellton Tigers and Chaleur Lightning – formerly the Fredericton Red Wings – each took five, and the West Kent Steamers got four. Article content The highest New Brunswick prospect chosen in the draft was defenceman Isaak Bérubé of Moncton, who joined the Lightning at second overall. The 16-year-old blueliner recorded 30 points (11 goals, 19 assists) in 64 regular-season games with the New Brunswick-Prince Edward Island Major Under-18 Hockey League's Moncton Rallye Motors Nissan Flyers over parts of the past three seasons. Article content Article content Bérubé added five points in 15 playoff contests with the Flyers. Article content The Rapids took 16-year-old winger Brayden Watson of Woodstock with the fourth-overall selection. The six-foot, 191-pound skater notched 20 points (six, 14) in 37 regular-season appearances with the Fredericton Office Interiors Caps U18 major program last year, along with five points in 10 playoff games. Article content The Tigers picked 16-year-old forward Justin Hanscombe of Riverview seventh overall. He split the past two seasons with the U18 Flyers and Contendo Northern Moose of Bathurst, logging 62 points (28, 34) in 71 regular-season games and four points in 11 playoff games. Article content Four of the next five picks in Round 1 were New Brunswickers, with Grand Falls adding 15-year-old rearguard Gabriel Walker of Fredericton at eighth overall, Edmundston taking 15-year-old winger Dimitri Bélanger of Moncton at ninth overall and 16-year-old winger Brayden Waterhouse of Fredericton at 12th overall, and Amherst getting 16-year-old defender Jack White of Oromocto at 10th overall.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Lotto 6/49: New Brunswick woman wins $5M jackpot after playing the same lottery numbers for 30 years
For Denise Bérubé, playing the lottery has always been both a routine and a sentimental habit. Over the last 30 years, she has remained loyal to two things: Lotto 6/49 and a special set of numbers. That dedication has recently paid off in a big way. The Saint-André, N.B., woman won the $5-million Lotto 6/49 Classic Jackpot in the March 26, 2025 draw, all thanks to those numbers she never stopped playing. 'I've been playing Lotto 6/49 for a very long time, always with the same numbers that I chose a long time ago because they each had a significance,' Bérubé said, while claiming her prize with the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC). 'Some numbers I do still remember why I picked them, but a few others I don't remember why. It's been that long that I've been playing the same numbers.' Over those three decades, plenty changed — including the structure of the game and Bérubé's switch from retail tickets to online play on But her numbers — 9, 13, 25, 30, 45, 49 — stayed exactly the same. Among them are meaningful milestones: a birthdate, her wedding anniversary, and the age at which she once hoped to retire. While she didn't retire at that exact age, Bérubé did step away from work last summer. Now, her jackpot win will help her enjoy that retirement to the fullest. First up is travelling with her husband and her sisters, with a dream trip to Africa topping her itinerary. Bérubé purchased the winning ticket on and admits she had to double-check before believing what she saw. 'I went on the website and saw I had a winner, and when I opened the ticket, I saw all those zeros, so I looked at the numbers and they were really my numbers,' Bérubé said. 'I was in shock. I said, 'Oh my God, I won the lotto.'' Lotto 6/49 gives players a chance to win two jackpots every Wednesday and Saturday for $3 per play. The Classic Draw offers a fixed $5 million jackpot, while the Gold Ball Draw guarantees at least $1 million — or a growing jackpot that starts at $10 million and can climb past $60 million. The odds of winning the Lotto 6/49 Classic Jackpot are 1 in 13,983,816. Because each draw is independent, the odds reset every time — meaning Bérubé's chances of winning didn't technically improve by playing the same numbers. But over 30 years of buying tickets for two draws a week, she entered roughly 3,000 draws, giving herself 3,000 separate chances to win. It may have taken decades, but her patience, consistency — and a little bit of luck — finally paid off. If you're looking to take a break from gambling, self-exclusion programs can be effective tools. See here for resources that are available across Canada.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Lotto 6/49: New Brunswick woman wins $5M jackpot after playing the same lottery numbers for 30 years
For Denise Bérubé, playing the lottery has always been both a routine and a sentimental habit. Over the last 30 years, she has remained loyal to two things: Lotto 6/49 and a special set of numbers. That dedication has recently paid off in a big way. The Saint-André, N.B., woman won the $5-million Lotto 6/49 Classic Jackpot in the March 26, 2025 draw, all thanks to those numbers she never stopped playing. 'I've been playing Lotto 6/49 for a very long time, always with the same numbers that I chose a long time ago because they each had a significance,' Bérubé said, while claiming her prize with the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC). 'Some numbers I do still remember why I picked them, but a few others I don't remember why. It's been that long that I've been playing the same numbers.' Over those three decades, plenty changed — including the structure of the game and Bérubé's switch from retail tickets to online play on But her numbers — 9, 13, 25, 30, 45, 49 — stayed exactly the same. Among them are meaningful milestones: a birthdate, her wedding anniversary, and the age at which she once hoped to retire. While she didn't retire at that exact age, Bérubé did step away from work last summer. Now, her jackpot win will help her enjoy that retirement to the fullest. First up is travelling with her husband and her sisters, with a dream trip to Africa topping her itinerary. Bérubé purchased the winning ticket on and admits she had to double-check before believing what she saw. 'I went on the website and saw I had a winner, and when I opened the ticket, I saw all those zeros, so I looked at the numbers and they were really my numbers,' Bérubé said. 'I was in shock. I said, 'Oh my God, I won the lotto.'' Lotto 6/49 gives players a chance to win two jackpots every Wednesday and Saturday for $3 per play. The Classic Draw offers a fixed $5 million jackpot, while the Gold Ball Draw guarantees at least $1 million — or a growing jackpot that starts at $10 million and can climb past $60 million. The odds of winning the Lotto 6/49 Classic Jackpot are 1 in 13,983,816. Because each draw is independent, the odds reset every time — meaning Bérubé's chances of winning didn't technically improve by playing the same numbers. But over 30 years of buying tickets for two draws a week, she entered roughly 3,000 draws, giving herself 3,000 separate chances to win. It may have taken decades, but her patience, consistency — and a little bit of luck — finally paid off. If you're looking to take a break from gambling, self-exclusion programs can be effective tools. See here for resources that are available across Canada.
