sports & recreation

The Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame announced today that Jim Durrell, Jeff Avery, Jim Kyte, Betty Shields and Steve Gray will be its 2018 inductees. They will be honoured at the Ottawa Sport Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which will take place on ...

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/lazyartist/19713519420/in/photolist-yBdtAh-WHaDNV-xoZLrW-uvZwDt-y4szei-x4qxv1-yiLSJK-xMqgRo-muuid8-ojce17-kszUQa-BRscGz-Ao3v27-yw2HP4-yw2G3P-xyqgb6-xfaqGf-w31WvS-w3D9xm-w5jgSd-w3D5qU-v8AwaA-vpDdgS-v8HZct-rLgoMV-rrWKPc-qPtCcz-qPtCbx-pYUx1X-qVFZzr-qPdnbq-qz4brp-pSD7vX-po6dEi-pgck4B-ouXEnf-ouGgcD-ouGjBf-o9qQF6-ouGj9S-ouGWLX-ouGWck-oLV8hF-oDdjoH-o2TGUS-ohmFWY-muuivH-ksE72Z-kszUNX-fd5w3y) If your kids are looking to try something new this summer other than the standard soccer, softball, football etc., here are some alternatives worth checking out! * [ Ottawa Titans Water Polo ](http://www.titanswaterpolo.ca/) * [ Ottawa Indians Rugby Club ](http://ottawarugby. ...

(Hat tip to @slowhnds whose tweets gave us the the idea for this post!) A small-market hockey team, a star defenceman (and captain), dwindling attendance… all this talk about a potential Erik Karlsson trade reminds us of another Ottawa Senators transaction, going all the way back to 1930. ...

[caption id=“attachment_85287” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] The Rideau Canal in early February 2017. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] _ (Via NCC) _ ** Canada’s Capital Region - ** The Rideau Canal Skateway is officially closed for the season. Our team inspected the ice conditions today and observed that the mild weather and the precipitations in Canada’s Capital Region over the last days have deteriorated the Rideau Canal Skateway’s ice faster than expected, to the extent that it will not be possible to repair it for skating this year. ...

Pierre Jeaurond, a survey technologist with the National Capital Commission, explains how they measure the thickness of the ice on the Rideau Canal Skateway. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrfZ1I8LMak _ This post was originally published Feb. 28, 2015. _

[ ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/36948326@N02/16221745526/in/photolist-qHsFMG-bA7A9H-qUSFPR-223pdUt-Sb9e6y-e3Fbvo-jnDpKA-bUSJCp-Nthr15-RAjd6U-qYJ8Bh-k3NSvC-f3E9iw-qJyQR8-nE1afw-9cmrBU-DrBFKY-e1pxzB-DC26zZ-k3LkRX-byuVme-p5jF1z-fi4crT-eZ2DM4-jH8qZt-bb2Sbz-bUSJCx-bJDUxx-dmGUDT-U7ySRq-fFC4A3-dU7b72-nXmrCn-qJrp5b-pNYnwZ-k3NQTu-e78rMW-jZWViV-Jw9sKd-rhTBRi-jH9R9j-dTMF9H-kbah3g-qCpjV9-q51RPN-hSjxCS-k3NRzu-4KRzc9-eHsdQL-qEa37U) Most of the Rideau Canal is now open, with a seven-kilometre stretch from Dow’s Lake all the way to Queen Street available for skating. Much of the canal is in good to very good condition, although the stretch from Concord Street North to Queen Street is listed as fair. ...

[caption id=“attachment_84838” align=“aligncenter” width=“599”] Melnyk. (Wikimedia)[/caption] Sens owner Eugene Melnyk’s poorly-timed comments on the financial shape of the team set off a firestorm on Friday and reinforced the obvious: The fans are not the problem, it’s him. Speaking to the media ahead of the Sens alumni game, he complained about low ticket sales for the team and basically threatened to move it if attendance further declined. ...

#MelnykOut began trending Saturday afternoon, after Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk made controversial comments to the media about the financial shape of the team. Melnyk sounded off on the team’s difficulty filling seats in the Canadian Tire Centre. While disputing rumours that he’d sell the team, he appeared to leave the door open to a possible relocation – even though the Sens-backed RendezVous LeBreton group is in negotiations with the National Capital Commission to redevelop LeBreton Flats, with a plan that would include a new rink for the team. ...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/alain_in_kanata/6768697011/ _ (Photo: Night at the rink by _ Alain Villeneuve via the OttawaStart Flickr group ) _ (Via City of Ottawa) _ ** Ottawa ** – There is a lot of hockey excitement going on in Ottawa on Saturday, December 16 and the City of Ottawa wants to make sure you arrive at your destination safely and on time. ...

_ (Via Ottawa Senators) _ ** OTTAWA ** The [ Ottawa Senators ](http://senators.nhl.com/index.html) ( [ @Senators ](http://www.twitter.com/Senators) ) announced today the roster for the Senators Alumni Classic, which is set to take place on Friday, Dec. 15, at 7 p. ...