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

The UPEI Panthers pulled off the upset at the U SPORTS championship on Friday night, defeating the Calgary Dinos 4-1. Continue reading ‘Safe is Death’: UPEI Panthers upset Calgary Dinos for first U SPORTS win since 1987

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI –  In single knockout competitions, a turning point can change a game — that’s no different at the U SPORTS Men’s Hockey Championship.  On Friday, the Alberta Golden Bears posted their second straight 7-0 win in the tournament’s quarter-finals, eliminating the OUA West champion Windsor Lancers from U SPORTS championship contention.  Yet, despite the Golden Bears matching their scoreline from the 2022 quarter-final … Continue reading “It’s not over for us”: U CUP turning point critical as Alberta oust Windsor

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI –  When the UNB Reds skated off the ice in Wolfville in 2022, eliminated from the U CUP at the hands of the TMU Bold in the quarter-finals, they hadn’t lived up to head coach Gardiner MacDougall’s short-tournament mantra.  “Survive and advance,” the UNB coach of 23 years says — it’s a line that’s earned his teams two AUS championships, a FISU gold … Continue reading UNB draws on 2022 heartbreak to “survive and advance” at U CUP

HALIFAX, NS – Nathan Torchia and co. look to cement U SPORTS history for Lancers It’s not the explosive offence, flashy special teams, or relentless hard-hitting play of the Windsor Lancers that makes them a dangerous team to beat coming into the 2023 U CUP in Charlottetown. It’s the monster in between the pipes, Nathan Torchia. The Baden, ON native and former Georgetown Raider was … Continue reading Windsor Lancers seek an upset in U SPORTS return

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI –  Really, was there ever a doubt for the defending U CUP champions?  For the UQTR Patriotes, it’s not been a season where they’ve made things easy on themselves. Yet, they continue to push on, just as they did in an 4-1 win over the SMU Huskies in the U SPORTS Men’s Hockey Championship quarterfinal on Thursday. From allowing the Concordia Stingers to … Continue reading UQTR’s resilience shines through in era-ending U CUP