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The NHL has made the right decision not to allow its players to participate in the Winter Olympics, an audience in Olds was told Friday. The Winter Olympics begin this Friday in PyeongChang, South Korea, and run until Feb. 25.

The number of squads participating in the Sundre FunTeam Rec Hockey’s annual tournament has in recent years remained roughly on par, the league’s president said. "We’ve held fairly steady over the last three years,” Shawn MacNeil told the Round Up.

Curling competition in the Winter Olympics begins this Thursday, and Canadian teams will have a challenge to repeat as gold medalists, according to two-time tournament of hearts champion, world junior champion and two-time world bronze medalist Heath

Organizers and attendees at a local hockey fundraiser received high praise from two guys at the top of the game: Calgary Flames president of hockey operations Brian Burke and Craig MacTavish, vice-president of hockey operations for the Edmonton Oiler

The Olds Grizzlys have a new goaltender. Duncan Hughes, born in 2000 and currently playing for the Red Deer Midget AAA Chiefs, has signed a letter of intent to play for the team. The Grizzlys made that announcement late Friday.

Local hammer thrower Andreas Troschke is continuing his winning ways, now at the university level. Troschke, a former Olds High School student, is now attending the University of Lethbridge, where he's a member of the U of L Pronghorns.

INNISFAIL - The town’s baby hockey eagles have made their annual dash and splash on ice. For seven unforgettable minutes during the first intermission of the Innisfail Eagles’ senior men’s game on Jan.

Olds College Broncos teams played some very, very tight games over the past few days. In women's hockey, the Broncos were edged 1-0 in the second overtime at the Sportsplex on Thursday, Jan. 25.

INNISFAIL - The Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) moving to Red Deer is welcome news for local rodeo and Central Alberta businesses. On Jan.

Two-time national curling champion Heather Nedohin is coming to Olds Feb. 6 to teach École Deer Meadow School students how to curl.