Pascal

‘A wonderful journey’ local sportswriter will cherish forever

Sudbury.com sportswriter Randy Pascal reflects on being invited by IIHF to score-keep at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea

Nickel City is among the four finalists for 2021 games

Look to those with experience to help find your way

Don’t look now, but Sudbury is fast becoming the home of elite off-ice hockey officials.

Youth competitive soccer in Sudbury is not where it needs to be. No one is denying that. Not the folks involved at the board level of the GSSC (Greater Sudbury Soccer Club), not the coaches, not the parents or athletes.

One of the best things (in my opinion) to having covered local sports for the past decade is now having the ability to walk into almost any local sporting venue and know that I am likely to encounter one or more athletes that I have crossed paths wit

Opportunities to take on a meaningful role in high-level sporting competitions simply do not come along every day.

Last fall, I followed with some interest the ongoing debate regarding the renaming of the Countryside Sports Complex to provide a lasting namesake for longtime hockey volunteer Gerry McCrory.

Timing is everything, or so the saying goes.