Bearcat Banter

Bearcat Banter: Decision Time
Four games over five nights is a full dose of hockey. When the dust settled, the Bearcats came out of it with a split. More important, [...]
Bearcat Banter: Press the Reset Button
Postponement is the one word hockey players don’t want to hear. But hear it they must. Covid is not through with hockey or any other [...]
Bearcat Banter: Bring on March
The Bearcats’ first week back was a good week back. After winning their start-up game in Yarmouth last weekend, the Bearcats faced Am [...]
Bearcat Banter: Good to be back
Return-to-play was a long time coming. The Truro Bearcats haven’t played a game since December 11, but when the chance came to get it [...]
Bearcat Banter: Game On
Hockey in Nova Scotia has received the go-ahead. That's the news the MHL was awaiting. Now hockey can be played in the three maritime p [...]
Bearcat Banter: A Little Good News
The easing of COVID related restrictions has been further relaxed in Nova Scotia. As of Monday, gathering limits for sports practices, [...]
Bearcat Banter: Target Adjusted
Saturday was Hockey Day in Canada. It was intended to be a time when Canadians celebrate the great game of hockey at all levels; howeve [...]
Bearcat Banter: Fingers Crossed
Covid restrictions put in place in December were extended to the end of January. This being the last full week of the month, Nova Scoti [...]
Bearcat Banter: Waiting for the Groundhog
There’s no doubt about it. The MHL return to play date is a moving target. In December, the MHL paused play until January 5th. The pa [...]
Bearcat Banter: The pause continues
When an event such as the World Junior Championship is shut down, you know things are serious. Last month, the Maritime Junior Hockey L [...]