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Hospitality Net
5 days ago
- Business
- Hospitality Net
Julia Gosling has been appointed Head of Brand and Marketing at Resident Hotels Ltd (RHL)
Specialist hotel operating and development company Resident Hotels Ltd (RHL) has appointed Julia Gosling to the newly-created role of Head of Brand and Marketing. Gosling joins the group as it continues to expand, building on the recent opening of The Resident Edinburgh for owners Mactaggart Family & Partners and the near-complete transformation of the Sleeperz Hotels portfolio to Four Points Flex by Sheraton, Marriott International's newly launched EMEA Midscale brand, operated under franchise by RHL. Prior to this appointment, Gosling spent eight years at Hand Picked Hotels, a privately owned 21-hotel collection where she oversaw brand development, digital growth, content and PR. She also has a wealth of broader hospitality marketing and PR knowledge within the sector having worked in-house and in-agency, which she now brings to RHL's portfolio. Gosling said: "I am thrilled to be joining RHL at this exciting time in the company's growth and look forward to working across The Resident and Marriott International's Four Points Flex by Sheraton brands, each of which represent great opportunities for owners and investors. The Resident Edinburgh, the sixth hotel in the group, is currently ranking sixth of Edinburgh hotels on TripAdvisor less than six months after its soft opening in late November 2024. The four-strong Sleeperz portfolio, three of which were converted in April to the mid-scale Four Points Flex by Sheraton brand, recently launched by Marriott International with RHL operating the hotels under franchise contracts. The fourth hotel, Cityroomz Edinburgh, will join the stable in June completing a fast-track successful transition. Resident Hotels is currently in discussions over a number of new sites as it continues to look to expansion also through management contracts, with further announcements expected this year.
CBS News
08-05-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Gosling's 2 goals help Sceptres beat Frost 3-2 in PWHL playoff opener
U.S. sees 1,000 measles cases so far in 2025, and more headlines U.S. sees 1,000 measles cases so far in 2025, and more headlines U.S. sees 1,000 measles cases so far in 2025, and more headlines Julia Gosling scored twice in a 1:55 span in the second period and the Toronto Sceptres beat the defending champion Minnesota Frost 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the PWHL semifinal series. Gosling made it 2-0 at 7:47 and struck again at 9:42 on a power play. "Just the way we were playing and the way our lines were changing, I think it just put me in a great spot to get that opportunity and then just use my shot," Gosling said. "It was just super fun to get it done at home." Game 2 of the best-of-five series is Friday night in Toronto. Blayre Turnbull opened the scoring midway through the first, and Kristen Campbell stopped 24 shots for Toronto. "I think the biggest takeaway for us is if you play the right way, chances are you'll get rewarded," Sceptres coach Troy Ryan said. "I thought we played responsible defensively, responsible physically, and some timely offence as well." Britta Curl-Salemme scored for Minnesota on a power play with 6:04 left in the second, and Katy Knoll made it a one-goal game at 2:33 of the third. Nicole Hensley made 34 saves for the Frost. "We knew they were going to come out with a lot of energy and play hard," Minnesota coach Ken Klee said. "And obviously, spotting them a 3-0 lead is a tough spot to be. But I loved the way our team responded. We didn't quit." Minnesota won its final two regular-season games to take the fourth and final playoff position. Curl-Salemme received a game misconduct for hitting Toronto defender Renata Fast in the head with 5:23 ;eft. Fast remained in the game. "I thought it was a pretty ugly hit and I think the refs made the right call," Turnbull said.
Toronto Sun
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Toronto Sun
Complacency has no place with these Toronto Sceptres in PWHL playoffs
Get the latest from Mike Ganter straight to your inbox Toronto Sceptres' Julia Gosling (centre) celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Minnesota Frost. The Canadian Press As good as Game 1 felt and with as many boxes as the Toronto Sceptres ticked for themselves in that 3-2 victory over the very familiar Minnesota Frost, satisfaction is just not a feeling they will allow themselves to have. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account As many times as head coach Troy Ryan and his captain Blayre Turnbull mention how different this team is from the one that lost this series last year after building a 2-0 lead, those lessons from that playoff failure can't be ignored and, to the Sceptres' credit, aren't being ignored. The issues facing Toronto coming into Game 1 were a lack of 5-on-5 scoring for much of the regular season, a power play that was in a funk to end the year and an opponent that had a penchant for putting a team away early, an area the Sceptres haven't been overly adapt at combatting. In Game 1, all of those concerns were lessened. Toronto outscored Minnesota 5-on-5 thanks to some determined work in the offensive zone, digging out pucks and creating opportunities that way. The line of Turnbull, Hannah Miller and Jesse Compher led the way in that regard, creating the first goal off a battle won behind the net and then extending offensive zone time with some more determined play along the boards to the point that when Julia Gosling came on following a change, a fatigued and desperate Minnesota defender threw a puck up the middle that she easily picked off and walked in untouched, scoring off her own rebound. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. It's the kind of payoff that Ryan has been preaching all season. Do the work early and you'll be rewarded. It won't always be you benefitting individually, but the team will. The power play was back to a more traditional approach eschewing the tendency of getting bogged down with looking for the pretty play in favour of quick shots and outnumbering and outworking your opponent in the dirty areas to achieve success. Gosling's second goal came on the power play and, while that was a cleaner goal on a nice drop pass from Miller, the majority of Toronto's power-play chances came with traffic in front of Nicole Hensley and then quick and repeated shots into that condensed area. That they didn't score at all on a five-minute power play off the major assessed to Britta Curl-Salemme for a hit to the head of Toronto defender Renata Fast was a testament to Hensley, who stood on her head keeping the Toronto shooters at bay. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Post-game, Ryan purposefully kept his comments mostly positive, dipping into the negative only once really to say there are obviously a few things the team wants to clean up. He called Toronto's tentative start to the game — both teams really — strategic and, by that, we believe he means it was that way intentionally to prevent Minnesota getting off to its traditional fast start. 'I liked our game honestly right from start to finish,' Ryan said. 'It doesn't mean there weren't little lulls or little downsides, but the game is not perfect. But I thought as a group, if you play 30 games like that in the regular season, you are going to have a ton of success. We played the way you have play to be successful in the playoffs and I liked that.' Perhaps best of all, this team showed it is better equipped to deal with the momentum swings within a game that are such an important part of learning to play playoff hockey. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In the past, this team has waited until intermission to really face a switch in momentum and come up with a strategy to turn that momentum back in their favour. Read More Now this team addresses those things as they are happening, no longer waiting for the between-period talks to calm things down and regain control of the game's flow. 'Instead of everybody feeling it and getting tense because they are feeling it individually, we just talk about it,' Ryan said. 'On the bench we will bring it up. We can't let one goal or one bad penalty or anything like that, you can't let it sink you. 'They take care of it … so it doesn't snowball.' And that may be Toronto's biggest takeaway from its first-round loss a year ago. They're better equipped to handle those moments when the opponent has taken control. This team knows they put together a good Game 1 to get a leg up in the series but they also know there's more adversity waiting for them in the next game and they know they are capable of dealing with it. mganter@ Toronto Maple Leafs Editorial Cartoons Canada Ontario Sunshine Girls
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Gosling's Two Goals Power Sceptres Over Frost in Game One
Image The Toronto Sceptres became the first PWHL team to win their first two playoff games at home in consecutive years, defeating the Minnesota Frost 3-2 on the strength of two goals by rookie Julia Gosling. They take a 1-0 lead in their semi-final series. Toronto captain Blayre Turnbull beat two Frost defenders off the side boards, walked in across Hensley's crease, and tucked it in for the first goal of the playoffs. She had great legs and set the tone early. Last year, Turnbull had two goals against Hensley in their first-round series versus Minnesota. ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement 'I think the style of defense that teams play maybe is more suited for how I play,' said Turnbull afterwards. "I like to be really aggressive and move my feet and get pucks to the net. I think everyone has to play a little bit that way in the playoffs to be successful so for me I try to play that way all year long so I don't find that I have to adjust my game very much in the playoffs which helps me because I don't think I would be able to adjust any more. 'But just playing a really hard physical game is what makes a team successful in the playoffs, and I think that's part of my identity as a player, but I think our team really embraced that identity tonight.' A high hit by Grace Zumwinkle on Renata Fast was called for boarding, signaling that Minnesota was going to target the star defender (and also the PWHL minutes leader). There were plenty of hard hits from the Sceptres but that was the only penalty call in the period. The Frost pressed toward the end of the first but Toronto managed to block shots and escaped the frame with the one-goal lead, outshooting the Frost 12-6. ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement The Sceptres killed off a Daryl Watts penalty early in the second period and seemed to gain momentum from it. After a turnover by Michela Cava just inside the Frost zone, Julia Gosling's shot hit Melissa Channell -Watkins in the shin and bounced right back to her. She then fired it low to beat Nicole Hensley. It was the rookie's first even-strength goal all season. The physical play and intensity continued to ramp up. After Brooke McQuigge took a high-sticking penalty, it was Gosling again who took a Hannah Miller pass in the high slot and fired it past Hensley to make it 3-0. The power play marker was huge for the Toronto unit that hadn't scored recently. 'I think the biggest takeaway for us is that if you play the right way, chances are you'll get rewarded," said Toronto coach Troy Ryan. "I though we played responsible defensively, responsible physically, and some timely offense as well,' ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement Outshooting and outplaying the Frost, the Sceptres looked comfortably in control until Allie Munroe took an interference penalty two minutes after Gosling's goal. With the Frost crashing the net, it was anti-hero Brita Curl-Salemme who found a rebound off Campell's pads and scored. Her night didn't last much longer, however, as Curl planted Renata Fast into the glass with an elbow to the head just a minute later. After video review, she was given a five-minute penalty and a game misconduct (and may face further discipline from the league as a repeat offender). Toronto got two good chances on the advantage, but Hensley was up to the task and the Frost killed it off. The game wouldn't coast easily to a finish, with Minnesota quickly striking in the third to make it a one-goal differential. Rookie Katy Knoll banged home a rebound on a point shot by Klara Hymlarova at 2:33, ramping up the pressure on the home team. The Frost pulled their goalie and had extended offensive zone time in the final two minutes, but the Sceptres kept chances to the outside, and time ran out. ADVERTISEMENT Advertisement Ryan said, 'There was a moment in that game as they were pressing at the end where I was like, you could live with the results of that game — obviously you always want to win, but I was so happy and proud of the way our team played as a group. I would put it up with our top couple of games that we've played.' Game Two is Friday night at 7:00 pm EDT in Toronto.
Winnipeg Free Press
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Gosling scores twice to help the Sceptres beat the Frost 3-2 in PWHL playoff opener
TORONTO (AP) — Julia Gosling scored twice in a 1:55 span in the second period and the Toronto Sceptres beat the defending champion Minnesota Frost 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the PWHL semifinal series. Gosling made it 2-0 at 7:47 and struck again at 9:42 on a power play. 'Just the way we were playing and the way our lines were changing, I think it just put me in a great spot to get that opportunity and then just use my shot,' Gosling said. 'It was just super fun to get it done at home.' Game 2 of the best-of-five series is Friday night in Toronto. Blayre Turnbull opened the scoring midway through the first, and Kristen Campbell stopped 24 shots for Toronto. 'I think the biggest takeaway for us is if you play the right way, chances are you'll get rewarded,' Sceptres coach Troy Ryan said. 'I thought we played responsible defensively, responsible physically, and some timely offence as well.' Britta Curl-Salemme scored for Minnesota on a power play with 6:04 left in the second, and Katy Knoll made it a one-goal game at 2:33 of the third. Nicole Hensley made 34 saves for the Frost. 'We knew they were going to come out with a lot of energy and play hard,' Minnesota coach Ken Klee said. 'And obviously, spotting them a 3-0 lead is a tough spot to be. But I loved the way our team responded. We didn't quit.' Minnesota won its final two regular-season games to take the fourth and final playoff position. Curl-Salemme received a game misconduct for hitting Toronto defender Renata Fast in the head with 5:23 ;eft. Fast remained in the game. 'I thought it was a pretty ugly hit and I think the refs made the right call,' Turnbull said. ___ AP Women's Hockey:
