Moncton Weather: sunny. High zero. Cold wind chill this morning. *ALSO ICY!
Q League Hockey: Wildcats next home game is Sunday (Feb 15) at 3p then Monday at 2p (Family Day Feb 16th)
There is a Family Day Weekend event happening in Moncton and we got this traffic note from the City:
Location: Main Street and Canada Street
Date: Feb. 12-15, 2026
Street closure details:
- From 8a on Feb 12th to 8p on Feb 15th: Main Street closed from Weldon Street to Highfield Street.
- From 8a on Feb 13th to midnight on Feb 14th: Main Street closed from Highfield to Bonaccord and partial closure of Canada Street
Event info at PolarFest x Barbegazi
- Moncton AAA Flyers U18 Hockey https://nbpeimu18hl.ca/teams/flyers
We got a note from the Flyers: "Hard to believe, but we only have five regular season games in total left, to finish up the regular season. This coming weekend, we have only one game scheduled.
Our Moncton Rallye Motors Nissan U18 Flyers are off to Bathurst on Friday evening to face the Contendo Northern Moose. Game time at the K.C. Irving Regional Centre is 7:00pm. On Monday afternoon, the Flyers are back home for a 1:30pm game time at the Greenfoot Energy 4-plex. This is a home and home series, and will feature the Contendo Northern Moose once again."
New Brunswick Olympians Primer:
Two NB athletes are competing in Women's Short Track Speed Skating at the Winter Olympics in Italy. Courtney Sarault of Moncton and Rikki Doak of Fredericton are part of Team Canada representing our nation! (https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7021533)
Courtney Sarault FAQ:
it's her 2nd Olympics/ she's 25 years old/ has 11 career world championship medals/ won Silver on Tuesday in the Mixed Team Relay. *UPDATE: Courtney won Bronze on Thursday!
👉Track their event here https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/schedule/stk
*Reminder that Moncton's Courtney Sarault is scheduled to compete in short track speed skating SATURDAY afternoon starting at 4:01p Eastern/ 5:01p our time. See https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/schedule/stk
Here is a summary of Team Canada's performance on Day 6 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics (Day 6: What Team Canada did at Milano Cortina 2026 - Team Canada):
Medal Wins: It was a multi-medal day for Canada, with three medals added to the count.
- Freestyle Skiing: Mikaël Kingsbury won a silver medal in men's moguls, his fourth career Olympic medal.
- Snowboarding: Eliot Grondin captured his second consecutive Olympic silver medal in men's snowboard cross.
- Short Track Speed Skating: Moncton's Courtney Sarault won a bronze medal in the women's 500m. *Reminder that Moncton's Courtney Sarault is scheduled to compete again on SATURDAY afternoon starting at 4:01p Eastern/ 5:01p our time. See https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/schedule/stk
Hockey: Both the men's and women's teams secured dominant 5-0 victories.
- The men's team, featuring returning NHL players, defeated Czechia in their opening game.
- The women's team beat Finland, securing second place in their group and a quarterfinal match against Germany.
Curling: The Canadian women's team, skipped by Rachel Homan, won their opening match against Denmark 10-4.
Cross-Country Skiing: 20-year-old Alison Mackie achieved Canada's best-ever Olympic result in the women's 10km freestyle, finishing in eighth place.
Long Track Speed Skating: Isabelle Weidemann placed fifth in the women's 5000m.
Other Results:
- Snowboarding: Elizabeth Hosking finished 11th in the women's halfpipe.
- Short Track: William Dandjinou finished fourth in the men's 1000m.
- Luge: Both the women's and men's doubles teams posted top-10 finishes.
Here is a summary of what to watch for Team Canada on Day 7 (Friday) at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics (Day 7: What to watch with Team Canada at Milano Cortina 2026 - Team Canada):
Curling (Men's and Women's Round Robin):
- The men's team, skipped by Brad Jacobs, has a busy day with two games: against the United States at 3:05 a.m. ET and against Sweden at 1:05 p.m. ET.
- Rachel Homan's women's rink faces the United States at 8:05 a.m. ET.
Cross-Country Skiing (5:45 a.m. ET):
- Maximillian Hollmann, Remi Drolet, and Tom Stephen will compete for Canada in the men's 10km free interval start race.
Biathlon (8:00 a.m. ET):
- Four Canadians—Zachary Connelly, Adam Runnalls, Jasper Fleming, and Logan Pletz—will compete in the men's 10km sprint.
Snowboard Cross (Final at 8:46 a.m. ET):
- Audrey McManiman will be the sole Canadian competing in the women's snowboard cross event, with the medal race scheduled for late morning.
Skeleton (Starts at 10:00 a.m. ET):
- The women's event begins, featuring 2024 World Champion Hallie Clarke and three-time Olympian Jane Channell.
- Josip Brusic will compete in the final two runs of the men's event.
Speed Skating (10:00 a.m. ET):
- Ted-Jan Bloemen, the 2018 gold medallist in the men's 10,000m, will compete in the event.
Figure Skating (Starts at 1:00 p.m. ET):
- Stephen Gogolev will perform his free skate in the men's competition, entering the day in 10th place.
Hockey (3:10 p.m. ET):
- The Canadian men's team plays its second preliminary round game against Switzerland, following their opening 5-0 win.
*** UPDATE: After Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid admitted on live TV to cheating, his ex-girlfriend said it will be difficult to forgive him for making the confession public (Ex-girlfriend of Norwegian Olympian responds to cheating revelation - National | Globalnews.ca). Laegreid has since apologized for the timing of his revelation and stated he will now focus on the Olympics.
👉Follow Courtney Sarault's short track speed skating here https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/schedule/stk
Gas prices normally change on Thursdays at midnight. See https://www.scottyandtony.com/2023/09/gas-price-predictions-are-bit-of.html
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Q League Hockey: Moncton Wildcats Sched: https://chl.ca/lhjmq-wildcats/schedule/1/211/
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💊 Health Care and E.R. Wait Times Resources:
- https://www.evisitnb.ca/
- https://horizonnb.ca/services/emergency-department/estimated-emergency-department-wait-times/
- ER Room Wait Time Estimations resources continued... see https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/2b0cd71fe6614d7bacf3985e9b6a6fe6 (also medical imaging wait times at that link)
- NB Gov's My Health NB website: https://myhealth.gnb.ca
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🏒🏈🏀⚽⚾ Sports:
- Scores https://www.flashscore
- Moncton Wildcats Q League Hockey https://chl.ca/lhjmq-wildcats
- Moncton AAA Flyers U18 Hockey https://nbpeimu18hl.ca/teams/flyers
- Ladies High School Hockey www.leaguelineup.com/cehockeyec
- Boys High School Hockey www.easternconferencehockey.com
- West Kent Steamers Jr A Hockey https://www.westkentsteamers.com
- High School Football https://www.gridironnewbrunswick.org/highschool.php
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💰 Atlantic Lotto Winning Numbers... https://www.alc.ca/content/alc/en/winning-numbers.html
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🩸 Donate Blood:
- Moncton Blood Donation Centre Hours are
Monday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm/ Tuesday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm/ Wednesday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm/ Thursday from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm/ Friday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Moncton donor centre is
at at 500 Mapleton Road.
- GiveBlood app (iphone) (android)
- Call 1 888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283) or book at Blood.ca.
- CBS Moncton Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LifelineMoncton/
Scotty and Tony Radio Show Contact Links at
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