CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI – When the UNB Reds first hit the ice in late August, moments like Sunday’s U SPORTS championship are the goal. Really, it’s the case for any program. But for UNB, it’s the standard.  Some might even say it’s expected – for the players; it’s why they commit to spending their U SPORTS years at the Aitken Centre in Fredericton.  Since head coach … Continue reading UNB Reds set platform for a new era with U SPORTS win in PEI

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI – The UNB Reds are back on top. After bitter disappointment in last year’s tournament in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, the AUS champions pulled away from the Alberta Golden Bears late in Sunday’s U SPORTS U CUP Men’s Hockey Championship final. They won 3-0, bringing yet another championship back to Fredericton, N.B. After a scoreless first period, the teams traded chances to kick off … Continue reading UNB Reds capture 9th U CUP, down Alberta in PEI

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI – While the UQTR Patriotes came to Charlottetown hoping to defend their U SPORTS gold medal, they’re still heading home with some hardware.  Following a 6-3 loss to the UNB Reds in the semifinal, the two-time defending OUA Queen’s Cup champions regrouped and refocused ahead of Sunday en route to a 3-2 victory, winning a bronze medal against the UPEI Panthers.  The Panthers, … Continue reading UQTR Patriotes capture U SPORTS bronze with win over UPEI

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI – With more than 3,600 fans packing the rink, there was no doubt it was going to be an emotional night of U SPORTS semifinal hockey.  While the UPEI Panthers came into the game brimming with energy, fresh off a monumental win over the top-seeded Calgary Dinos, the game didn’t start ideally. Within 23 seconds, the Alberta Golden Bears led — and the 16-time … Continue reading “It didn’t feel safe”: Alberta’s experience shines through ahead of U SPORTS final

In a penalty-laden semifinal, the Alberta Golden Bears held off a pesky UPEI Panthers team to advance to the U SPORTS U CUP Men’s Hockey Championship gold medal game. Continue reading “Tomorrow’s a new day”: Golden Bears down Panthers in emotional U SPORTS semifinal

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI –  Cole Mackay doesn’t mind playing back-to-back games on Sunday — his UNB Reds have a chance to win the U SPORTS Men’s Hockey Championship.  A first-year forward, Mackay, like many others, committed to UNB for the academics and the chance to win University Cup titles with a competitive group that demands high standards under head coach Gardiner MacDougall.  “It’s something we hear … Continue reading “A big part of why we come”: UNB’s young core learning in U SPORTS run

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI – Matt Brassard hadn’t played a game with the UPEI Panthers in 48 days. The Panthers hadn’t competed for 25. Yet, at the U SPORTS U CUP, it all proved worth it. On Friday night, amid the roars of a sold-out Eastlink Centre, they stunned and came out with vigour and energy not dissimilar to the crowd surrounding them. From their first strides, they … Continue reading Green Gables Miracle: How UPEI knocked off U SPORTS’ top team