Article contentForward Brooklyn Kalmikov was named the ECHL player of the month for his performance with the Trois-Rivières Lions.Article contentThe 25-year-old Kalmikov had at least one point in each of his seven games during the month. He posted multiple points in five outings. His best game of the month came on Oct. 25 when he had a goal and three assists in a home game against Norfolk.Article contentKalmikov, who played two-and-a-half seasons with the Eagles from 2017 to 2020, leads the ECHL is assists (9) and points (15) through the first seven games of the 2026-27 season.Article contentKalmikov has recorded 93 goals and 234 points in 271 career games in the ECHL with Trois-Rivières, Maine and Wheeling. He also played eight career games in the American Hockey League with Providence and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.Article contentCapers’ Cunningham named AUS co-male athlete of the weekArticle contentA Cape Breton Capers soccer player was recognized by the Atlantic University Sport on Tuesday.Article contentForward Evan Cunningham of the men’s program was named the league’s co-male athlete of the week after helping Cape Breton University win the AUS championship last Sunday in Halifax.Article contentArticle contentCunningham, who was named the AUS championship most valuable player, had a goal and an assist in a 5-1 win over the host Dalhousie in the league championship game.Article contentThe third-year product of Lancashire, England, also recorded a goal during the team’s 3-2 win over Moncton in the league’s semifinal game last Friday.Article contentLalem Sintayehu of the St. Francis Xavier University men’s cross-country team was also named the co-male athlete of the week.Article contentArianna Rushenas (Dalhousie soccer) and Caroline Ash (St. Francis Xavier cross-country) were named the co-female athletes of the week in the AUS.Article contentCunningham, Eustance named Capers athletes of the weekArticle contentEvan Cunningham and Maddie Eustace were named the Cape Breton University athletic department’s athletes of the week.Article contentCunningham, who was named the AUS championship most valuable player for the men’s soccer team, had a goal and an assist in a 5-1 win over the host Dalhousie in the league championship game last Sunday.Article contentArticle contentThe third-year product of Lancashire, England, also recorded a goal during the team’s 3-2 win over Moncton in the league’s semifinal game last Friday.Article contentEustace of the women’s basketball team was a consistent offensive leader for the program in a pair of games against the New Brunswick Reds.Article contentThe first-year guard averaged 13 points per game while shooting an efficient 50 per cent from the floor (10-for-20) over the weekend. She had 18 points in the club’s home opener last Friday.Article contentThe Capers basketball programs will be on the road this weekend for games against Acadia. Meanwhile, the men’s soccer program is preparing for the U Sports Men’s Soccer Championship later this month in British Columbia.Article contentCougars to host under-15 major provincials this seasonArticle contentSome of the top Nova Scotia under-15 players will have their eyes set on Cape Breton in 2027.Article contentThe Joneljim Cougars will host the Nova Scotia Under-15 Major Hockey League provincial championship tournament.Article contentThe event will take place April 1-4 at the Emera Centre Northside in North Sydney.Article contentThe franchise last hosted the under-15 major provincial championship in March 2013.Article contentThe teams and schedule for the tournament will be confirmed in the coming months.Article content
Former Eagle Boucher makes NHL debut at 29: Cape Breton Sports In Brief for Nov. 5, 2026
