Tag: dresden

Girls hockey school coming to Dresden

Girls hockey school coming to Dresden

CKSN Staff- July 24, 2023

The Next Level Girls Hockey School will be in Chatham-Kent next month. From August 8-11, a girls only hockey camp will be offered at the ... Read More

Blades Dominate Kings In Weekend Matchup

Blades Dominate Kings In Weekend Matchup

Wyatt Williams- December 19, 2022

By Wyatt Williams Photo by Wyatt Williams One constant in the PJHL was you could always count on a Dresden Kings/ vs. Blenheim Blades game ... Read More

Huskies Complete Incredible Undefeated Season

Huskies Complete Incredible Undefeated Season

CKSN Submissions- August 5, 2022

The Kent Bridge Huskies finished off their undefeated season in the playoffs by winning 4-0 in a rain-shortened championship game. The winning pitcher was Sarah ... Read More

Brett Brochu Named To World Junior Roster

Brett Brochu Named To World Junior Roster

CKSN Staff- August 1, 2022

Brett Brochu was named to Canada's World Junior Championship roster for the upcoming tournament in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta. Brochu was the OHL Goaltender ... Read More

Dresden Kings Sign Four Players

Dresden Kings Sign Four Players

CKSN Staff- July 29, 2022

Colton Quipp The Dresden Kings signed their first four players of the offseason this week, including three local products. The rookies include Ben Church, Tyler ... Read More

Depencier To Player Junior A In Nova Scotia

Depencier To Player Junior A In Nova Scotia

CKSN Staff- July 28, 2022

Dresden's Beau Depencier is heading east to play Junior A hockey in Nova Scotia for the Truro Bearcats. Depencier, 17, spent last season with the ... Read More

New Book About Chatham-Kent Discusses Racism In Sport

New Book About Chatham-Kent Discusses Racism In Sport

CKSN Staff- May 25, 2022

Chatham-Kent's sporting history runs deep. Whether it is the Chatham Coloured All-Stars, Fergie Jenkins, Bob Izumi, Ed Pinnance, Vicky Sunohara, Mel and Herb Wakabayashi, or ... Read More

PJHL Teams Move to “Tier 2” Playoffs

PJHL Teams Move to “Tier 2” Playoffs

CKSN Staff- March 25, 2022

Photo by Wyatt Williams For the first time ever, local Junior C hockey will continue beyond the traditional playoffs with a new "Tier 2" playoff ... Read More

Book Featuring Local Sport Available For Pre-Order

Book Featuring Local Sport Available For Pre-Order

CKSN Staff- March 14, 2022

Chatham-Kent writer Ian Kennedy is set to release his first book this May titled On Account o Darkness: Shining Light on Race and Sport. The ... Read More

The Chatham-Kent Connection That Got Jackie Robinson To The Majors | Black History Month

The Chatham-Kent Connection That Got Jackie Robinson To The Majors | Black History Month

Ian Kennedy- February 17, 2022

Without Wendell Smith, the history of sport may look completely different. He challenged ideas, racism, and exclusion in sport one word at a time. It’s ... Read More

When Jim Dudley Came To Bat | Black History Month

When Jim Dudley Came To Bat | Black History Month

CKSN Staff- February 10, 2022

Jim Dudley was one of the best ball players Chatham-Kent has seen. As a teenager, Dudley, who also went by James, and J.C., played baseball ... Read More

Jarvis Cook, A Man of Many Sports | Black History Month

Jarvis Cook, A Man of Many Sports | Black History Month

CKSN Staff- February 3, 2022

Jarvis Cook, back row, third from right. Jarvis Cook could play... It didn't matter what sport you finished that sentence with, Dresden's Jarvis Cook was ... Read More

Henson Was Dresden’s First Black Horseman | Black History Month

Henson Was Dresden’s First Black Horseman | Black History Month

CKSN Staff- February 1, 2022

Josiah Henson founded the Dawn Settlement near Dresden, a safe haven for freed and escaped slaves in 1841. He was also the original Black horseman ... Read More

#6 Brodie Becomes A Leaf – CK’s Top 10 Sports Stories of 2021

#6 Brodie Becomes A Leaf – CK’s Top 10 Sports Stories of 2021

CKSN Staff- December 28, 2021

After signing a lucrative contract during the 2020 offseason, Dresden's TJ Brodie made his debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs in January 2021. In April, ... Read More