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==Sports== Sarnia is home to the [[Sarnia Sting]], a junior ice hockey team in the [[Ontario Hockey League]]. [[Dino Ciccarelli]], a former [[National Hockey League|NHL]] player, was a part owner of the team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/halloffame10/columns/story?columnist=burnside_scott&id=5753849 |title=Skeptics don't matter to Dino Ciccarelli |author=Scott Burnside |author-link=Scott Burnside |publisher=ESPN |date=4 November 2010 |access-date=13 April 2012}}</ref> Former Sting player [[Steven Stamkos]] was selected first overall in the [[2008 NHL Entry Draft]] by the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]], and was followed by [[Nail Yakupov]] in [[2012 NHL Entry Draft|2012]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 NHL Entry Draft|url=http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl2008e.html|publisher=HockeyDB.com|access-date=11 August 2013}}</ref> Sarnia is also home to the [[Sarnia Legionnaires (1969β)|Sarnia Legionnaires]] ice hockey team, which plays in the [[Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League]]. The team is the successor to the [[Sarnia Legionnaires (1954–1970)]], who won five Western Jr. 'B' championships and four [[Sutherland Cup]]s during 16 seasons in the [[Ontario Hockey Association]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stratfordbeaconherald.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1512398 |title=Legionnaires complete Sutherland Cup picture |publisher=The Stratford Herald |date=6 April 2009 |access-date=13 April 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Sarnia has a successful tradition in [[Canadian football]]. As members of the [[Ontario Rugby Football Union]], the local team [[Sarnia Imperials]] twice won the [[Grey Cup]] in 1934 and 1936.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/search/simpleSearch?term=Sarnia+Imperials |title=Grey Cup Memories |publisher=Canadian Football League |year=2012 |access-date=19 April 2012}}</ref> The modern [[Sarnia Imperials]] are a semi-professional team playing in the Northern Football Conference.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nfcfootball.ca/standings?date_filter%5Bvalue%5D%5Byear%5D=2011&date_filter%5Bvalue%5D%5Bmonth%5D=0&date_filter%5Bvalue%5D%5Bday%5D=0&date_filter%5Bvalue%5D%5Bhour%5D=0&date_filter%5Bvalue%5D%5Bminute%5D=0&date_filter%5Bvalue%5D%5Bsecond%5D=0 |title=Northern Football Conference Standings |publisher=Northern Football Conference |year=2012 |access-date=19 April 2012}}</ref> [[Mike Ceresia]] is a Sarnia native. He won four IRF World Racquetball Championships and multiple silver medals between 1988 and 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidehalton.com/community-story/8615643-ceresia-named-to-canadian-racquetball-hall-of-fame/ |title=Ceresia Named to Canadian Racquetball Hall of Fame |date=17 May 2018 |access-date=17 July 2018}}</ref> The Sarnia-born world champion curler [[Steve Bice]] played as alternate for the [[Glenn Howard]] rink in the [[2007 Tim Hortons Brier]] and [[2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship]], winning both times.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/player.php?playerid=1241&view=News&articleid=7136 |title=Shorthanded Howard, Middaugh square off in Ontario final |publisher=World Curling Tour |date=17 February 2007 |access-date=13 April 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=A Great Moment for Steve Bice |date=27 October 2007 |author=Dave Paul |work=The Sarnia Observer }}</ref>
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