TORONTO, ON – The first round of the OUA Queen’s Cup Playoffs has come and gone, and teams are all set to drop the puck on the second round, with matchups that could determine the conference’s 2024 University Cup participants. Across the OUA it was sweeps abound in the first round. In the OUA West, the No. 6 Laurier Golden Hawks surprised the No. 3 … Continue reading Top seeds look to avoid upsets in OUA West second round
TORONTO, ON – After 28 games of regular season action and a thrilling play-in game, it’s finally time to drop the puck on the 2024 OUA Queen’s Cup Playoffs. Featuring the hosts of the 2024 U SPORTS Men’s Hockey Championship, the TMU Bold, it’s a special year for the OUA West, one where a winner looks like a complete wildcard in what was an extremely … Continue reading Contenders, sleepers, and series to watch: Previewing the 2024 OUA West Playoffs
TORONTO, ON – Entering the final month of the OUA men’s hockey regular season, the stakes could not be higher for several teams still battling for their playoff lives and the chance to keep their Queen’s Cup dreams alive. With some schools playing their way back into playoff contention late in the schedule and others relying on special teams for success, 49 Sports looks at what … Continue reading McGill’s powerplay and other takeaways from OUA men’s hockey
TORONTO, ON – We are officially under a month away from the OUA McCaw Cup Playoffs. The gaps in the playoff races are closing. However, the distance between the first and second-placed teams is widening at the very top of the standings. The margin for error is slim at this point in the year as teams don’t want to be out of contention with a … Continue reading Laurier’s goaltending strength highlights OUA women’s hockey takeaways
TORONTO, ON – With less than a month remaining until the OUA Queen’s Cup Playoffs get underway, not only are playoff races becoming important, but also how programs are rounding into form as they approach the most critical point of their season. While a solid start to a campaign can help ease the pressure come the end, few teams would want to go into the … Continue reading Nipissing a contender? What we learned in OUA men’s hockey this week
TORONTO, ON – It doesn’t take long for the restart of the OUA hockey season to turn into a playoff hunt, and with three weeks remaining in the regular season, teams don’t have much buffer to make too many mistakes. With the Queen’s Cup Playoffs looming in mid-February, here are four things 49 Sports learned in the latest week of OUA hockey. READ MORE | … Continue reading Brock back to winning ways in latest OUA hockey takeaways
TORONTO, ON – With the first week of OUA WOMEN’S hockey in 2024 in the rearview mirror, some teams could continue their strong form coming off the first half, while others had hiccups. For some, though, flipping the calendar allowed them a fresh start and a new look in the quick sprint towards the OUA McCaw Cup Playoffs. Here are two things we learned from … Continue reading Herrfort leading Waterloo Warriors in return of OUA women’s hockey
TORONTO, ON – With the first week of post-holidays OUA hockey in the books, we’ve gotten a glimpse of what things could look like in the stretch run to the OUA Queen’s Cup title, and the four berths at the U CUP. While TMU saw the debut of Arizona Coyotes prospect Artem Duda, and several other teams showed well in the return, these two things … Continue reading What we learned this week in OUA men’s hockey
TORONTO, ON – With the OUA hockey season underway for the second half, the sprint to the 2024 University Cup and U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship is on. While several teams will ride strong starts to the playoffs with lesser second halves, others will surely pick up the pace and play themselves into postseason contention, hoping to lead to the Queen’s Cup, McCaw Cup and … Continue reading 3 OUA hockey questions: Does Duda make TMU a favourite?
TORONTO, ON – The TMU Bold are gaining a big boost in their hopes of lifting the University Cup on home ice. Sources tell 49 Sports that Russian defenceman and Arizona Coyotes prospect Artyom Duda will join the Bold for the second half of the OUA season and the U SPORTS Men’s Hockey Championship. Duda, a second-round pick of the Coyotes in 2022, joins TMU … Continue reading TMU secures Artyom Duda, Arizona NHL prospect: report
