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Taylor Fraser of the St. Albert Steel is the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s player of the week. Fraser, 19, tallied four goals and 10 points in four games during the opening week in 2011.

The St. Albert Steel are going in the opposite direction in the standings after losing to the worst team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League.

If the Paul Kane Blues want to be the real deal in high school women’s basketball, they have to beat the rival St. Albert Skyhawks in Monday’s pivotal showdown. Tipoff is 6:15 p.m.

The hottest ticket in St. Albert will get you the best seat in the house at the World Financial Group Continental Cup of Curling. “We are close to 75 per cent sold out.

The first game for the St. Albert Raiders after the 33rd annual Mac’s tournament in Calgary goes today against the Southside Athletic Club. Faceoff is 5:45 p.m. at Bill Hunter Arena.

After watching Team Canada suffer a third-period letdown at the World Junior Championship, the St. Albert Sabres experienced the same fate in Wednesday’s 6-4 loss to the visiting Leduc Oil Kings.

A streak of 19 straight wins in premier women’s high school basketball ended Thursday for the St. Albert Skyhawks. The 72-65 setback against the O’Leary Spartans at the SkyDome was the first loss since the 2009 playoffs.

Time is running out on a new lease agreement for the St. Albert Steel at Servus Credit Union Place. The deadline for the struggling Alberta Junior Hockey League franchise to renew its contract is Feb. 28. The lease expires Aug. 31.

January is shaping up to be a make it or break it month for the St. Albert Steel. "Absolutely it's a huge month, especially when it's 13 games and nine of them are on the road.

The stars will shine Tuesday night when the St. Albert Curling Club celebrates its past and present with a special event. Highlighting the grand opening of the facility’s newly refurbished front end is a presentation by the City of St.