For some, the sky’s the limit, which also just happens to be the title of the book written by 12-year-old British skateboarder Sky Brown.
For others, it’s no stretch that big things appear ahead. Exhibit A: 7-foot-2 Denver Nuggets center Bol Bol and his roughly 7-8 wingspan.
So many potential stars in the making. So many stages for them to shine. One of the biggest will be this summer during the Tokyo Games, which were postponed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By the time 2021 ends, a new crop of names will start to become even more familiar. So let’s name-drop a few (sorry, Trevor Lawrence, you’re already too big of a name for this list):
Public health OK ed exemption for Moncton Wildcats, but not for Campbellton Tigers
New Brunswick Public Health gave the Moncton Wildcats an exemption that allowed the team to keep practicing during an October COVID-19 outbreak in the Moncton region, even though organized sports were prohibited. But a Campbellton-based hockey team that applied for a similar exemption had its request denied.
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Group chats on fire as Dawson Mercer s family watches world juniors from afar
For plenty of Canadian families, watching the world juniors over the holidays is tradition and that s exactly the case for the families of players.
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Posted: Dec 29, 2020 3:08 PM NT | Last Updated: December 29, 2020
Dawson Mercer, left, and Ryan Suzuki of Canada celebrate a goal against goaltender Jonas Gahr of Germany during their first preliminary-round match at the 2021 world junior hockey championship at Rogers Place on Saturday in Edmonton.(Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)
Newfoundland s Mercer, Newhook fuelled by provincial pride at World Juniors
Dawson Mercer and Alex Newhook are feeling the love from back home in Newfoundland. Even the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey, tweeted his support, telling Mercer and Newhook, your home province is cheering you on. Mark Masters has more. -
Dawson Mercer and Alex Newhook are feeling the love from back home in Newfoundland. It s unmatched, said Newhook, a centre from Boston College. I don t think anywhere else in the world would have that support. Myself and Dawson, we re feeling it first hand and we re super proud to be from Newfoundland. The support we get, it s been crazy.
Newfoundland s Mercer, Newhook fuelled by provincial pride at World Juniors
Dawson Mercer and Alex Newhook are feeling the love from back home in Newfoundland. Even the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Andrew Furey, tweeted his support, telling Mercer and Newhook, your home province is cheering you on. Mark Masters has more. -
Dawson Mercer and Alex Newhook are feeling the love from back home in Newfoundland. It s unmatched, said Newhook, a centre from Boston College. I don t think anywhere else in the world would have that support. Myself and Dawson, we re feeling it first hand and we re super proud to be from Newfoundland. The support we get, it s been crazy.