Bernd Franke

1 week ago | wellandtribune.ca | Bernd Franke

Two people who made a living in western New York excelling at Canada’s national winter sport are among the Welland Sports Wall of Fame’s 2025 induction class. Matt Ellis, who saw action with three National Hockey League teams over a 14-year professional career despite going undrafted, was enshrined as an athlete in a ceremony Sunday at Seaway Mall.

1 week ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Bernd Franke

Two Niagara IceDogs players were among 10 from the Ontario Hockey League who helped Canada defend its world under-18 men’s championship on Saturday night in Frisco, Tx.Ethan Czata, a centre and Niagara’s top-ranked prospect heading into the National Hockey League draft next month, scored a goal in Canada’s 7-0 victory against Sweden in the gold medal game. The six-foot-one, 175-pound, left-hand shot from Brampton finished the 10-team tournament with a goal and four assists in seven games.

2 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Bernd Franke

The first team to win a Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League Eastern Conference also wants to be the last team standing when the provincial junior-B championship is decided later this month. While the St. Catharines Falcons lived up to their billing as the No. 1 seed in the East by eliminating the third-seeded Fort Erie Meteors in six games, they are four wins away from achieving the ultimate goal — the Sutherland Cup. “This organization has won, I believe, 18 conference championships.

2 weeks ago | wellandtribune.ca | Bernd Franke

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2 weeks ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Bernd Franke

The day after the federal election, there was no division on the issue of food insecurity and the need to help the less fortunate in the community. In their remarks to promote the third annual Spring It Forward food drive at Seaway Mall in Welland, speaker after speaker emphasized collaboration and partnerships.