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Heat forward Jon Rheault makes a move around Toronto Marlies defenceman Matt Lashoff on Friday at the AESC.

Stone’s hat trick paces Heat past Marlies

Goals were tough to come by for the Abbotsford Heat for much of December and January, but signs abounded on Friday evening that the scoring slump is officially history.

Heat forward Jon Rheault makes a move around Toronto Marlies defenceman Matt Lashoff on Friday at the AESC.
Chris Gilding (with ball) of the Abbotsford Rugby Football Club collides with a UVic opponent during Premier League action on Saturday.

Abby ruggers fall to provincial champs

After making a triumphant return to the CDI Premier League the previous week, the Abbotsford Rugby Football Club got a big-time reality check against the UVic Vikes on Saturday.

Chris Gilding (with ball) of the Abbotsford Rugby Football Club collides with a UVic opponent during Premier League action on Saturday.
Nakai Luyken

T-Birds get the point, sign Luyken

In university basketball recruiting – as in the sport itself – timing…

Nakai Luyken

Heat happy with Kotalik

Three games into Ales Kotalik's tenure with the Abbotsford Heat, the AHL…

Bearcats off to volleyball nationals

‘Cats to host volleyball nats

For the first time in school history, Columbia Bible College will play host to a Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA) national championship tournament.

Bearcats off to volleyball nationals
Sam Freeman scored 14 points in the Cascades’ 75-68 victory over the Winnipeg Wesmen on Saturday. The UFV men’s hoopsters are chasing the Calgary Dinos and Manitoba Bisons for a playoff berth.

Cascades stayin’ alive

Mathematically speaking, Saturday's road game against the Winnipeg Wesmen wasn't necessarily a…

Sam Freeman scored 14 points in the Cascades’ 75-68 victory over the Winnipeg Wesmen on Saturday. The UFV men’s hoopsters are chasing the Calgary Dinos and Manitoba Bisons for a playoff berth.
Jarrett Martin (16) and Garrett Lynum of the Pilots jockey for position in front of the Mission Icebreakers’ net on Saturday evening at MSA Arena.

Pilots bounce back

The Abbotsford Pilots inched closer to clinching first place in the Harold…

Jarrett Martin (16) and Garrett Lynum of the Pilots jockey for position in front of the Mission Icebreakers’ net on Saturday evening at MSA Arena.
Frustrating finishes for UFV hoopsters

Frustrating finishes for UFV hoopsters

After the final buzzer sounded at the Envision Athletic Centre on Saturday evening, University of the Fraser Valley guard Joel Friesen aptly summed up his team’s weekend by booting a chair in frustration.
Indeed, gut-wrenching losses were the theme for the Cascade hoopsters – the UFV men’s and women’s squads were each dealt a pair of demoralizing defeats by the visiting Regina Cougars.

Frustrating finishes for UFV hoopsters
Jason Warkentin (7) and Danny Grant (12) of the CBC Bearcats combined for a block of UFV’s Alec Dumerton.

Bearcats men, Cascades women triumph in crosstown clash

In recent years, volleyball games between Columbia Bible College and the University…

Jason Warkentin (7) and Danny Grant (12) of the CBC Bearcats combined for a block of UFV’s Alec Dumerton.
The Calgary Flames assigned Ales Kotalik to the Abbotsford Heat on Friday morning.

Kotalik assigned to Heat

Ales Kotalik, a talented-but-underachieving scorer with a $3-million-per-year contract, has been assigned to the Abbotsford Heat.

The Calgary Flames assigned Ales Kotalik to the Abbotsford Heat on Friday morning.

Heat fall to Rampage, Conroy clears waivers

For fans of the Abbotsford Heat, the off-ice events of Wednesday morning were at least as interesting as what was happening on the ice.

Major makeover for soccer club

The past week will go down as one of the most transformative periods in the history of soccer in Abbotsford.

Quintin Laing is the third captain in Abbotsford Heat history

Family values fuel Heat captain Laing

Ask Jim Playfair why he picked Quintin Laing as captain of the Abbotsford Heat, and the first of many superlatives the Heat head coach offers is that Laing is a “great family man.” Laing, for his part, is simply thankful to have a great family.

Quintin Laing is the third captain in Abbotsford Heat history
Cam Cunning

Lucky goal ignites Cunning’s game

In hockey, sometimes the difference between winning and losing comes down to a wacky bounce or two. The Abbotsford Heat saw their two-game weekend set against the Manitoba Moose in Winnipeg pivot on two such plays.

Cam Cunning
Paddler Ryan Bayes of Abbotsford says some of the waterways earmarked for run-of-river power projects locally and throughout B.C. have recreational value that will be lost through hydro developments.

Keeping the waters wild – Paddler challenges run-of-river projects

For elite-level kayaker Ryan Bayes of Abbotsford, paddling B.C.’s myriad creeks and…

Paddler Ryan Bayes of Abbotsford says some of the waterways earmarked for run-of-river power projects locally and throughout B.C. have recreational value that will be lost through hydro developments.
Jimmy Hansra’s performance in the B.C. Mainland Cricket League drew the attention of Cricket Canada

Abbotsford’s Jimmy Hansra, born in India, heads home for Cricket World Cup

For Jimmy Hansra, Thursday’s announcement that he’d been selected to Canada’s team for the Cricket World Cup officially brought his athletic career full circle.

Jimmy Hansra’s performance in the B.C. Mainland Cricket League drew the attention of Cricket Canada
Peoria Rivermen goalie Jake Allen keeps his eye on a Greg Nemisz shot.

Heat bounce back, blank Rivermen

Whatever was spoken behind closed doors in the aftermath of the Abbotsford Heat's 5-1 loss to the Peoria Rivermen on Tuesday, they were magic words.

Peoria Rivermen goalie Jake Allen keeps his eye on a Greg Nemisz shot.
Heat forward Jon Rheault gets sandwiched between Adam Cracknell (19) and Tyler Shattock (26) of the Peoria Rivermen.

Rivermen roll over Heat

If the Peoria Rivermen seemed like a motivated group during their 5-1 blowout win over the Abbotsford Heat on Tuesday, it's because the game represented a much-anticipated homecoming for a significant segment of their squad.

Heat forward Jon Rheault gets sandwiched between Adam Cracknell (19) and Tyler Shattock (26) of the Peoria Rivermen.
Cascades centre Sarah Wierks hoists a shot over a pair of Alberta Pandas defenders during weekend action at the Envision Athletic Centre.

Cascades coming of age

After enduring two rebuilding seasons, University of the Fraser Valley women’s basketball coach Al Tuchscherer is finally beginning to enjoy the fruits of his labour.

Cascades centre Sarah Wierks hoists a shot over a pair of Alberta Pandas defenders during weekend action at the Envision Athletic Centre.
Brad Hutchinson (left) celebrates with announcer Delany Dunn after winning a car during the second intermission of Sunday’s Abbotsford Heat game.

Good time to win a car for Abbotsford family

For Brad Hutchinson and his family, winning a new car at Sunday’s Abbotsford Heat hockey game was truly a feel-good story.

Brad Hutchinson (left) celebrates with announcer Delany Dunn after winning a car during the second intermission of Sunday’s Abbotsford Heat game.