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U SPORTS: 49 Answers Your Cancellation Questions
VANCOUVER, BC- A world with no balls to be kicked, no pucks to be slapped and no touchdowns to be celebrated. That’s the world of 2020 fall sports in the U SPORTS conferences of Canada West, OUA and AUS this year. This news leaves a lot of questions, so I’ve tried to answer those here. What about the two-semester (fall/winter) sports? The two-semester sports such … Continue reading U SPORTS: 49 Answers Your Cancellation Questions
Former Alberta Panda, Alysia Rissling returns to Bobsleigh World Cup for a crucial season
Whistler, B.C.- When Alysia Rissling speeds down sliding tracks on the IBSF World Cup, and races for Canada at the Olympics, the screaming crowds, prying eyes, and grilling questions do not phase her. Although a bigger stage, it reminds her of playing at the U SPORTS National Championships, and with that, she is prepared. Rissling, 32, transitioned to bobsleigh after finishing off a studded basketball … Continue reading Former Alberta Panda, Alysia Rissling returns to Bobsleigh World Cup for a crucial season
How lessons from SFU are helping Jane Channell in World Cup skeleton
From running track and playing softball at Simon Fraser, to sliding for Canada on the IBSF World Cup. Continue reading How lessons from SFU are helping Jane Channell in World Cup skeleton
Monday Morning Coffey: U SPORTS MHKY Holiday Wishes
Toronto, ON- It truly is the most wonderful time of the year. With Christmas just eleven days away, and other holidays underway that means students are powering through exams, and in U SPORTS, this would have meant the end of the first half of the 2020-2021 season. Alas, we know that that is not the case. Still, the holiday season is when we as kids … Continue reading Monday Morning Coffey: U SPORTS MHKY Holiday Wishes
Almost a success: How close was the AUS to having U SPORTS’ only winter season?
Inside the decision to cancel the 2021 AUS season. Continue reading Almost a success: How close was the AUS to having U SPORTS’ only winter season?
CPL: U SPORTS Draft going ahead despite no season
Toronto, ON- Despite no U SPORTS soccer season, the Canadian Premier League will still hold its annual CPL-U SPORTS draft, selecting 16 players from Canadian universities. The league has had a partnership with U SPORTS since its inaugural 2019 season and has held a draft for the players since the 2018 U SPORTS men’s soccer championships in Vancouver, BC. Usually, the draft takes place on … Continue reading CPL: U SPORTS Draft going ahead despite no season
MHKY: Dave Adolph will leave U of S after 28 years, 488 wins
The winningest coach in U SPORTS men’s hockey is calling it a career Continue reading MHKY: Dave Adolph will leave U of S after 28 years, 488 wins
U SPORTS WHKY: Ryerson’s Lisa Haley named Toronto Six assistant coach
The Ryerson Rams Head Coach is headed to the NWHL. Continue reading U SPORTS WHKY: Ryerson’s Lisa Haley named Toronto Six assistant coach
Cold nights and stadium smells: 56 things we miss about U SPORTS
13 writers from across Canada count what they miss about U SPORTS Continue reading Cold nights and stadium smells: 56 things we miss about U SPORTS
BREAKING: MRU Cougars facing COVID-19 outbreak with 18 cases
Toronto, ON- 18 members of the Mount Royal Cougars Men’s Hockey program have tested positive for COVID-19. The entire roster and staff were tested prior to a now-cancelled matchup against Hockey Canada’s U20 team and suspended training when the first member experienced symptoms. The games against the Canadian junior team were already called off after two players tested positive for the virus. The Canadian camp … Continue reading BREAKING: MRU Cougars facing COVID-19 outbreak with 18 cases
Monday Morning Coffey: Your Vanier Cup memories
Toronto, ON- In yet another reminder of how 2020 is a year unlike any other, this weekend came and went without the Vanier Cup being awarded. Since 1965 the Vanier Cup has served as the culmination of a year of Canadian University football. From 1965 to 2003, the two best Canadian University football teams gathered in Toronto, Ontario. From 2004 onward the championship has shifted … Continue reading Monday Morning Coffey: Your Vanier Cup memories