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What you need to know for Lake Placid 2023 and the FISU Games
What is FISU, how about Team Canada, what’s up with Team Russia, and more. Continue reading What you need to know for Lake Placid 2023 and the FISU Games
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Thank You: Two Years of 49 Sports
Whether you have stuck with us through the last year without U SPORTS or this is your first time on the site, all we can say is thank you Continue reading Thank You: Two Years of 49 Sports
“They’re going to make it”: Gee-Gees’ upward trajectory powered by confidence
Hamilton, ON- Game after game, Rose-Anne Joly sees the improvement with her team. It may not always show on the scoreboard or stat sheet, but she saw it during their game against the McMaster Marauders on Dec. 2. The Ottawa Gee-Gees women’s basketball team came into this season as a new team – eight new players in total. Some came from high school while others were … Continue reading “They’re going to make it”: Gee-Gees’ upward trajectory powered by confidence
Ravens embrace their competitive spirit and fun
Hamilton, ON- Dani Sinclair can remember what it felt like. It was around this time last year during the Holiday break. For her whole playing and coaching career, the Carleton Ravens women’s basketball head coach has always been competitive, always pushing herself to be better. She had talked to players her whole career about how they need to practice as hard – if not harder – … Continue reading Ravens embrace their competitive spirit and fun
FISU champions headline U SPORTS All-Stars vs Hockey Canada
TORONTO, ON – U SPORTS announced the roster for the 2023 U SPORTS All-Star men’s hockey team on Tuesday, a squad which will face Hockey Canada’s World Junior Championship Selection Camp. 22 players will suit up for the select team, led by Queen’s Gaels head coach Brett Gibson and assistant coaches from Calgary, McGill and RMC in head coaches Mark Howell, Dave Urquhart and Richard … Continue reading FISU champions headline U SPORTS All-Stars vs Hockey Canada
The power of two: Gee-Gees evolve to hunt elusive national title
Hamilton, ON- James Derouin has a lot to be proud of and knows it. The Ottawa Gee-Gees men’s basketball team has won two OUA titles and multiple national medals in his tenure. Derouin said he has a great life, loves coaching the team and is proud of what they’ve built at Ottawa. However, when he looks at their city rivals, he’s reminded of something. He knows … Continue reading The power of two: Gee-Gees evolve to hunt elusive national title
“It’s a process”: Ravens balance growing pains with push to win
Hamilton, ON- Taffe Charles hates losing. The Carleton Ravens men’s basketball head coach has hated that feeling of defeat for a long time – ever since he was 16 years old. He was playing football at the time on an undefeated team. He and his teammates were feeling pretty good as they went into a game one day expecting to win, not taking it seriously. Then, … Continue reading “It’s a process”: Ravens balance growing pains with push to win
“A History Lesson”: McMaster writes their own chapter versus Carleton
Hamilton, ON- Two numbers sat on the board in the McMaster Marauders men’s basketball team’s locker room. The number zero was on one side. 27 on the other. It stood for their record against the Carleton Ravens in the past 22 years: 0-27. Their record since their last victory against the Ravens – the CIS quarterfinals in Halifax on Mar. 16, 2001, when they edged them … Continue reading “A History Lesson”: McMaster writes their own chapter versus Carleton
Gursoy’s hat trick powers TMU over Lakehead with 4-3 win
TORONTO, ON – Friday night marked a rebound effort for the TMU Bold as they played a complimentary brand of hockey where the chances were limited for the Lakehead Thunderwolves and when the opportunities presented themselves, the Bold took advantage of them. The line of Kevin Gursoy-Danill Grigorev-Kyle Bollers was fantastic for the Bold all night long as evidenced with Gursoy’s first hat trick of … Continue reading Gursoy’s hat trick powers TMU over Lakehead with 4-3 win
TRU men’s volleyball player killed in major collision
TORONTO, ON – A member of the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack Men’s Volleyball team was killed in a Wednesday afternoon car crash on Nov. 29, university President and Vice-Chancellor Brett Fairbairn confirmed on Nov. 30. “It is hard to find words that express how we feel in these moments, in the face of such inexplicable tragedy,” Fairbairn said in his president’s message. “Our most sincere … Continue reading TRU men’s volleyball player killed in major collision
“Earned not given”: Haben Yohannes and the value of the little details
Hamilton, ON- Haben Yohannes knows the legacy of the McMaster men’s volleyball program. He’s played under legendary former head coach Dave Preston. He’s played with former teammates Sam Cooper, Mateusz Wlodarski and Wojciech Kraj. He understood and felt what being part of that program meant after the Marauders loss to the Windsor Lancers on Nov. 18. “A bad taste in your month,” he described it as. … Continue reading “Earned not given”: Haben Yohannes and the value of the little details
Projecting the U SPORTS All-Stars for Canada’s World Junior Camp
TORONTO, ON – It’s become an annual tradition for U SPORTS men’s hockey players and Team Canada World Junior hopefuls at this point — a two-game matchup to test the best of Canadian university hockey and Canada’s best U20 players. While the skill level of top NHL prospects and U SPORTS players often leaves a massive gap, the size and age discrepancy between the two … Continue reading Projecting the U SPORTS All-Stars for Canada’s World Junior Camp