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Gare Joyce

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Kingston
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How to Succeed in Sportswriting (without Really Trying) on Audible & SubStack. The Code (adapted for Private Eyes w/ Jason Priestley), ex-ESPN, ex-Globe & Mail.

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Gare Joyce’s Biography

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I joined the staff of the Kingston Whig-Standard/Postmedia in March of 2025.

For nine years I was a feature writer on staff with ESPN The Magazine and espn.com. Later I served as a feature editor and writer for Sportsnet. Back in the 90s I was a columnist and feature writer with the Globe and Mail.

My bylines have appeared in The New York Times (including essays for the op-ed pages), the Athletic, Men's Health, Reader's Digest, the Irish Independent and the Christian Science Monitor among othe…

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'We never talked about it': Sexual abuse and a Canadian residential school hockey team

'We never talked about it': Sexual abuse and a Canadian residential school hockey team

Doug Happyjack has only recently been able to confront the trauma he experienced as a 12-year-old in Quebec. …

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In the water with Big River Man, the world's greatest athlete

In the water with Big River Man, the world's greatest athlete

Basically immersion journalism: I swam three miles a day, an aquatic half marathon, for three days in the wak…

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NYT Opinion | The Tao of Gravity

NYT Opinion | The Tao of Gravity

All martial arts are a quest for beauty and transcendence. I found those not in doing karate but rather havin…

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Inside the last season of Roy Halladay's life

Inside the last season of Roy Halladay's life

From the display: "Roy Halladay never pitched in a World Series, but in the last year of his life, he coached…

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The Devil and Bobby Hull

The Devil and Bobby Hull

The final chapter from The Devil and Bobby Hull: How Hockey's Original Million-Dollar Man Became the Game's L…

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The Mission: A Missionary's Work in Albania

The Mission: A Missionary's Work in Albania

John Schenk's work as a police reporter, running with bike gangs, prepared him for a much tougher job and hig…

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Articles

Frontenacs error-prone in messy 8-6 loss to Erie

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By Gare Joyce
| The Stony Plain Reporter Verified
Kingston coach Troy Mann threatens "puck-free" practice--a bag skate--after giving up eight goals to low-scoring Otters •   • The Frontenacs’ work week began with a bag skate on Tuesday. They’re expecting the same this coming week after an error-riddled 8-6 loss to the Erie Otters at Slush Puppie Place Sunday afternoon. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or tap here to see other videos from our team.
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Frontenacs error-prone in messy 8-6 loss to Erie

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By Gare Joyce
| Telegraph-Journal Verified
Kingston coach Troy Mann threatens "puck-free" practice--a bag skate--after giving up eight goals to low-scoring Otters •   • The Frontenacs’ work week began with a bag skate on Tuesday. Don't have an account? Create Account They’re expecting the same this coming week after an error-riddled 8-6 loss to the Erie Otters at Slush Puppie Place Sunday afternoon. Kingston coach Troy Mann alluded to “a puck-free video session” as the lead item in his practice plan.
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Gaels’ pass attack shreds Mustangs, Queen’s wins 41-30 at Western

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By Gare Joyce
| The Napanee Guide Verified
In showdown of undefeateds, Gaels QB Alex Vreeken, wideout Russell Weir show way as Queen's claims top spot in the OUA •   • University of Western Ontario lineman Conner Franzini (No. 44) bears down on Gaels quarterback Alex Vreeken in action from Queen's 41-30 victory over the Mustangs at Western Alumni Stadium in London on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Got a Smith Corona manual unit for my fifth birthday, taught myself to type with one finger, used it all the way into j-school.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Chuck Tatum (Kirk Douglas) in Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

A Reader's Digest feature on a missionary working with survivors and those at risk of human trafficking, reported on the ground in Albania.

Awards

Canadian RTDNA award (Radio Television Digital News Association)

2017 - Best News Feature Podcast (finalist)

"The Fall of '87" was a 90-minute documentary podcast marking the 30th anniversary of the Toronto Blue Jays' loss of the pennant on the last day of the season and the devastating effect on many of the principals. This was the only nomination that Rogers Sportsnet received that year. The other two finalists were both features from CBC News. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-fall-of-87-toronto-miked-podcast-episode-1558/id557260245?i=1000671787771

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