Sports

BY SCOTT HADDOW Listed at five-foot-eight and 155-pounds, Dimitri Lacasse is anything but the prototypical defenceman in hockey, but he means everything to the Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves defensive aspect of the game and the defence corps.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Whenever Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves forwards Deven Stillar, captain Mathieu Lecours or Stefan Herrington step onto the ice at the 2008 TELUS Cup, a buzz goes through the throngs of people in the stands.

BY SCOTT HADDOW With their best performance of the 2008 TELUS Cup on Thursday, the Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves earned a coveted semi-final berth on Saturday. Sudbury dominated the Cole Harbour McCains, dumping the Atlantic Region champions 3-0.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves forward Denis Restoule knows how to make his presence felt in any hockey game. It could be through a sizzling goal or nifty pass.

INTRODUCTION: Northern Life is bringing the people of Greater Sudbury mini profiles of each player, coach and manager from the Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves while they compete for the TELUS Cup this week in Arnprior.

The Heart 2 Heart celebrity bonspiel kicks off Friday, April 24 at the Sudbury Curling Club with up to 21 of the world's top curlers from past and present championship eras.

BY SCOTT HADDOW I'm extending an open invitation to all OHL scouts who are not currently at the 2008 TELUS Cup in Arnprior.

BY SCOTT HADDOW The Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves are making believers out of themselves and others.

INTRODUCTION: Northern Life is bringing the people of Greater Sudbury mini profiles of each player, coach and manager from the Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves while they compete for the TELUS Cup this week in Arnprior.

BY SCOTT HADDOW I'm going all over the map today for this column. In the three days I've been in Renfrew and Arnprior, there has been no shortage of interesting things to stimulate the senses.