By Stew Kernan

The best from the Sudbury sports community being recognized.

The 44th annual House of Kin Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame dinner will be held June 13th.

The 2012 award winners will be announced along with the nine inductions into the Hall.

At a meet and greet breakfast this morning the House of Kin’s Chris Sheridan said plans are proceeding on the plans for a permanent home for the Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame will have it’s own space in the new addition at the Countryside Arena and is scheduled to open in late 2013.

By Stew Kernan

The Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves look for a rebound effort in Game 2 at the Telus Cup.

Sudbury dropped their opening game at the National Midget Championship yesterday to Quebec 6-2.

They are back on the ice in Leduc, Alberta tonight when they face the host Leduc Oil Kings.

By Gary Beech

Former NHL-er and Sudbury Wolves Coach Jerry Toppazzini died early Saturday morning after a brief illness.

‘Topper’ left Copper Cliff in 1948 and went on to win a Memorial Cup in Barrie, then spent the next 12 years in the NHL with Boston, Chicago and Detroit before retiring.

He entered the coaching ranks and led the Sudbury Wolves to their best regular season record ever in 1975 before losing in the finals to Hamilton.

Toppazzini was inducted into the inaugural Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame back in 1960 and was chosen Sportsman of the year in 1976.

He bought the former Belvedere Hotel in 1977 and converted it into the Boston Bruins-themed Beef-N-Bird Sports Bar and Restaurant.

Toppazzini was 80-years-old.

(Photo courtesy of Beef-N-Bird website: www.beefnbird.ca)

By David Lacasse

Greater Sudbury will soon have its first multi-use Sportsdome.

Ward 8 Councillor Fabio Belli told City Council about the partnership between the Sudbury & District Catholic School Board and Farley Group, from Toronto, to create the dome.

The facility will be located behind St Charles College, using one of its soccer fields.

The bubble will cover most of the soccer field with four miniature fields with artificial turf, change rooms and a clubhouse.

The private developer will operate and own the dome with some revenue going to St-Charles College.

Belli calls it a win-win situation because its an opportunity to have the facility at zero costs to the taxpayer.

Construction is set to begin in May with the opening slated for October.

By Stew Kernan

Sudbury’s golden girls will be part of Team Canada playing for gold at the women’s world
hockey championship.

The Canadians beat Finland 5-1 in the semifinal this afternoon.

On the team Sudbury’s Tessa Bonhomme and Rebecca Johnston.

The U.S. meets Switzerland in the other semifinal.

Canada has played in the final of all 13 previous world championships since the first in 1990, winning nine of them.

Rebecca Johnston and Tessa Bonhomme.

By Stew Kernan

The Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves are a step closer to the Telus Cup National Midget Championship.

Sudbury defeated the London Jr. Knights 4-3 yesterday to take the Regional title at the tournament held in the Soo.

The Nickel Capitals won six straight after losing their first game of the tournament.

Peter Poulin Roy was named the tournament M-V-P.

Sudbury now advances to the Telus Cup to be held in Leduc, Alberta from April 23rd to the 29th.

By Stew Kernan

The Sudbury Wolves have added some talent to the organization.

The O-H-L Draft is being held today and the local juniors took 6’3 196 pound defenseman Conor Cummins from the Whitby Wildcats with their first pick in the 1st round, 14th overall.

The local juniors didn’t have a second round pick but had two in the 3rd round.

First they took forward Franceso Vilardi 56th overall and then forward Connor Burgess, the son of Wolves owner Mark Burgess was taken 60th overall.

Another defenseman David Eccles from the Hamilton Jr Bulldogs was picked in the 4th round 73rd overall.

The complete list of Sudbury Wolves 2012 Priority Selection Choices

Wolves first round pick in today’s O-H-L Draft Conor Cummins.

By: Stew Kernan

By Stew Kernan

The Sudbury Nickel Capital Wolves are now 2-1 at the Midget AAA Telus Cup Regionals being held in the Soo.

Sudbury edged the Whitby Wildcats 5-4 this afternoon for their second win in a row.

They play the host Soo North Stars tomorrow night in a re-match of the Great North Midget League finals.