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CTV News
27-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
‘Hardest game I ever had to coach': Moncton Wildcats deal with tragedy at Memorial Cup
Head coach of the Moncton Wildcats, Gardiner MacDougall, is pictured at the Avenir Centre in Moncton, N.B. The Moncton Wildcats are dealing with the loss of a member of their hockey family. Moments after the team's Monday night loss to the Medicine Hat Tigers, Wildcats head coach Gardiner MacDougall spoke to the media during a post-game press conference. MacDougall said about 20 minutes before the game Rimouski RCMP contacted his son Taylor, the team's general manger, to notify him that his father-in-law Pat Buckley died of a heart attack while golfing in Rimouski. 'Taylor told me about five minutes before we started the game. So, it is certainly a devastating loss and it's the hardest game I ever had to coach,' said MacDougall, who was clearly emotional. MacDougall said Buckley was an unbelievable sportsman. 'A topnotch golfer. A former university hockey player. He was a second father to my son Taylor. They bonded like no other. Obviously, the hardest game I've ever had to coach,' said MacDougall. A spokesperson for the Wildcats said the Canadian Hockey League has given Gardiner and Taylor the day off from media on Tuesday. MacDougall said the players, who are scheduled to speak to the media after their practice Tuesday afternoon, were not aware prior to the game. Tough loss Moncton was defeated 3-1 by the Medicine Hat Tigers on Monday. Ryder Ritchie scored twice and added an assist for the Tigers (0-2). Medicine Hat will play the London Knights (2-0) Tuesday night and the winner will advance to Sunday's final. Riverview, N.B.'s Dyllan Gill scored the lone goal for the Wildcats (0-2). Down 2-1, the Wildcats pulled their goalie late in third period but were called for too many on the ice with 1:22 remaining. Gavin McKenna scored an empty-net goal with seven seconds left in the game. Medicine Hat outshot the Wildcats 41-22. Moncton will play the host Rimouski Oceanic (0-2) on Wednesday evening with the loser being eliminated from the four-team tournament. The winner will player the loser of the London/Medicine Hat game in Friday night's semi-final. The Wildcats defeated the Oceanic in six games in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League championship final. With files from the Canadian Press. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
Ottawa Citizen
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Hockey takes backseat for MacDougalls after family member's death
Hockey suddenly became secondary for the MacDougall family at the Memorial Cup on May 26. Article content Article content About 20 minutes before the Moncton Wildcats were to play the Medicine Hat Tigers in a round-robin game at the Canadian major junior hockey championship tournament in Rimouski, Que., Moncton general manager Taylor MacDougall was informed by Rimouski RCMP his father-in-law, Pat Buckley, had died from a heart attack while golfing in Rimouski earlier in the day. Article content Article content MacDougall's father, Gardiner MacDougall, is the Wildcats' head coach and started the media conference following Moncton's 3-1 loss to Western Hockey League-champion Medicine Hat addressing the tragedy. Article content Article content 'Taylor told me about five minutes before we started the game,' said a sombre Gardiner, who is from Bedeque, P.E.I. 'It is certainly a devastating loss. Article content 'It's the hardest game I have ever had to coach. Pat Buckley was an unbelievable sportsman, a top-notch golfer, a former university hockey player; he was a second father to my son, Taylor. They bonded like no other.' Article content Medicine Hat head coach Willie Desjardins acknowledged the MacDougall family at the beginning of the Tigers' post-game media conference. Article content Article content 'First, I'd just like to pass along our condolences to the MacDougall family,' said Desjardins after being asked to start with his thoughts on the game. 'That's a terrible way to have to go into a game. Certainly, you cannot say words for that; how hard that would be. Article content Article content 'It just makes it really hard and it kind of takes away from the game for sure. I guess, for the game itself, which certainly is secondary…' Article content Records Article content The Wildcats, champions of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), fell to 0-2 (won-lost) with the loss and face a must-win situation in their final round-robin game against the host Rimouski Oceanic (0-2) on May 28. The winner of that game will advance to the semifinals, while the losing team will be eliminated. Article content Medicine Hat and London, the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) champions, went into a first-place showdown on May 27 with identical 2-0 records. The winning team will advance directly to the final on June 1 while the losing squad plays the winner of the Moncton-Rimouski game in the semifinal game on May 30. Article content The Wildcats, who recently won the franchise's third QMJHL championship and first in 15 years, opened the Memorial Cup with a 3-2 overtime loss to London on May 17, while Medicine Hat edged Rimouski 5-4 on May 16.
Irish Independent
23-05-2025
- Irish Independent
Grieving widower of late bishop ordered to give up home after he loses legal battle
An Appeal Court ruling has left the grieving widower of deceased rebel Catholic cleric Pat Buckley devastated.
Belfast Telegraph
08-05-2025
- Belfast Telegraph
Partner of late dissident Bishop Pat Buckley ordered by judge to vacate home they shared
The partner of late dissident Catholic Bishop Pat Buckley has no legal entitlement to remain in the Co Antrim home they shared, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
