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Luke Dyment is a Halifax-based reporter from Prince Edward Island.
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Instant classic AUS final game could only end one way: with Dawson Theede scoring the winner

Halifax, N.S. – On a physical Saint Mary’s Huskies team, Dawson Theede leads the charge.  Yes, he has drawn attention for the wrong reasons at times — such as for a couple of questionable hits on UNB Reds opponents during this AUS final.  But even so, that hasn’t changed the fact he’s been playing the best hockey of his life in this series.  That’s saying … Continue reading Instant classic AUS final game could only end one way: with Dawson Theede scoring the winner

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Woodland delivers peak performance to force game three in AUS final

With an opportunity to clinch the AUS title at home, the StFX X-Women couldn’t get anything going on Tuesday night against the UNB Reds.  The difference was a mid-second period goal from Alayna Wagstaff and a 34-save performance from AUS MVP Kendra Woodland, as UNB prevailed by a nailbiting 1-0 score in game two of the AUS women’s hockey final. With the win, the Reds … Continue reading Woodland delivers peak performance to force game three in AUS final

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Whether it was playoff experience or a thunderous start, UNB shows why they’re the team to beat in AUS final

Fredericton, N.B. – Kade Landry knew what to expect in his UNB Reds’ game one of the AUS final against the Saint Mary’s Huskies: a team a lot like them.  “They’re a great hockey team. They got four good lines, six good D and a good goalie,” the second-year blueliner said. “We expected a lot from them.” Sounds a lot like the Reds’ formula for … Continue reading Whether it was playoff experience or a thunderous start, UNB shows why they’re the team to beat in AUS final

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AUS MHKY FINAL PREVIEW: Depth and goaltending define UNB and SMU’s paths to AUS final

Fredericton, N.B. – It’s the best of the best in the conference final between the UNB Reds and the Saint Mary’s Huskies. The Reds have been unstoppable over nearly the past five seasons in the conference. Winning every title since the 2017-18 season, coach Gardiner MacDougall’s troops are again the team to beat. They’ve lost just six games this season and are coming off a … Continue reading AUS MHKY FINAL PREVIEW: Depth and goaltending define UNB and SMU’s paths to AUS final

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StFX find formula for beating Kendra Woodland and take Game One over UNB

Fredericton, N.B. – Maggy Burbidge knows how important it is to solve Kendra Woodland in her team’s AUS final against the UNB Reds. The nation’s leading scorer — the scorer of eight points and 15 points in five playoff games for the StFX X-Women — was not shy about detailing X’s successful formula in their 2-1 victory in game one in Fredericton. Specifically, getting “pucks … Continue reading StFX find formula for beating Kendra Woodland and take Game One over UNB

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AUS WHKY FINAL PREVIEW: StFX’s scoring and UNB’s defence clash in star-studded final

Fredericton, N.B. – It’s a clash of the extremes in the 2022-23 AUS women’s hockey final. On one side is the StFX X-Women. They’re the highest-scoring team in U SPORTS — the only one to crack 100 goals this season. In a conference filled with some of the nation’s best offensive talent, X utterly dominated this category.  They’re led by U SPORTS leading scorer Maggy … Continue reading AUS WHKY FINAL PREVIEW: StFX’s scoring and UNB’s defence clash in star-studded final

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Known for scoring, X-Women stars keep puck out of net in series-clinching victory

Halifax, N.S. – Game three was frustrating for the StFX X-Women. In a matchup where the team struggled to get consistent scoring going when they needed it (save for Maggy Burbidge’s scoring — but that’s nearly every game), it was StFX’s defence in game four that tore the Saint Mary’s Huskies to pieces. In that order — offence, then defence — is how the X-Women … Continue reading Known for scoring, X-Women stars keep puck out of net in series-clinching victory

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Huskies stave off StFX in Game 3 as UNB returns to AUS final

HALIFAX, NS – Much like the first two games of this AUS semifinal, Maggy Burbidge of the StFX X-Women was the best player on the ice. She scored a hat trick — her second of the series — as part of her seven so far in the semifinal against the SMU Huskies. But there was a close second choice for the best player out there … Continue reading Huskies stave off StFX in Game 3 as UNB returns to AUS final

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AUS HOCKEY PLAYOFFS: Huskies make statement in semifinal opener versus Acadia, while women’s teams play game twos

Halifax, N.S. – Well, we weren’t expecting that on night one of the AUS men’s hockey semifinals. After the Acadia Axemen trounced the StFX X-Men in last week’s conference quarterfinals, they hit an absolute Saint Mary’s Huskies wall in Halifax Thursday night. From wire-to-wire, the home team tore up the ice, glass and net twine in Acadia’s end on the way to a 7-1 victory.  … Continue reading AUS HOCKEY PLAYOFFS: Huskies make statement in semifinal opener versus Acadia, while women’s teams play game twos

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AUS MHKY Semifinals Preview: Two hot underdogs and two colossal favourites

Halifax, N.S. – It’s Hockey Night in the Maritimes. Not only do the two AUS women’s hockey series play their game twos tonight, but the men’s hockey semis begin in Halifax. The Acadia Axemen, after stunning the StFX X-Men in last week’s quarterfinals, face their next challenge in the Saint Mary’s Huskies — ranked seventh in U SPORTS. Tomorrow night, the Moncton Aigles Bleus head … Continue reading AUS MHKY Semifinals Preview: Two hot underdogs and two colossal favourites

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