Here are some of the best sport stories from across the North in 2025

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Athletes, coaches, mentors. Relaxation is important to many of us struggling with dark, cold winters, and there have been a few big moments this year.

Here are some of the biggest sporting stories from across the North in 2025.

Golden Ulu entered the Hockey Hall of Fame

Two players wearing Team Nunavut uniforms hug on the ice. — Team Nunavut plays Team Alaska in the 2023 Arctic Winter Games hockey final in Fort McMurray, Alta., Feb. 3, 2023. Nunavut won the Ulu gold with a final score of 4–0. Watch teammates hug each other. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)

When Team Nunavut defeated Team Alaska at the 2023 Arctic Winter Games, they made history by winning the territory's first hockey gold at the tournament.

That victory made history again this summer when coach David Clarke's golden ulu was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

Find out how it happened and its impact. Here.

What rallies in support of the Oilers?

Two men wearing Edmonton Oilers jerseys stand near a black truck with several large Oilers flags. — Francis Beaverhoe (left) and his son Bernard spread the Oilers spirit to other communities by driving their truck, adorned with tall Oilers flags, around Yellowknife and up the road in Detta, NWT. (Michella Van Kooten/CBC)

In keeping with their hockey triumphs, residents of Whatı, NWT received national attention when the community came together to show their support for the Edmonton Oilers during the team's run to the Stanley Cup Championship.

Read more Here about how The 600-strong Tlychu community showed its support with parties, parades, dinners and a sea of orange jerseys.

Nunavut sends men's and women's basketball teams to Canada Summer Games

A Yukon player rushes down the court dribbling the ball while another Yukon player runs alongside her while the NU player they spotted chases after her with a determined look on her face. — Team Nunavut plays Team Yukon at the Canada Summer Games on Aug. 10 in St. John's, Netherlands. (Leona Rockwood)

For the first time in Canada Summer Games history, Nunavut sent both men's and women's teams to compete in basketball at the summer tournament in St. John's. The new U17 women's team, although it did not win a single game, won the hearts of the audience.

Read about the team's achievements Here.