McFarland: Shakotko to star in Lethbridge, same city as hockey-playing dad before him

“It would have been easy for Demetri Shakotko to follow in his father’s footsteps.

Darren Shakotko had a successful sports career that included a Western Hockey League (WHL) championship with the Lethbridge Hurricanes in 1996-1997. His puck pursuits continued at the University of New Brunswick, followed by a few seasons in the East Coast Hockey League and Central Hockey League.

While Demetri did excel on the ice growing up in Fredericton, his real passion was on the baseball field.

So when it came time to make a decision about what to pursue, the young man didn’t hesitate and faced no pressure from his father.”

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Antonacci: Super fan travels from Baltimore to see Harden's Canadian ball hall induction

“Brianna Brumbaugh was already disappointed to have missed seeing her favourite ballplayer inducted into the Victoria Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.

So when a Google alert informed her that Rich Harden would be in St. Marys, Ont., on June 17 as part of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s class of 2023, Bumbraugh and her wife, Myriem Seabron, packed their dark green Oakland Athletics Harden tees and planned a road trip from their Baltimore home to Ontario.”

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