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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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AUS WHKY Semifinals Preview: Four teams claw for two spots at nationals

Halifax, N.S. – Four teams. Two spots at the 2023 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship at the Université de Montréal. One time to rock — now. The AUS women’s hockey semifinals get underway in Fredericton and Antigonish tonight. In the New Brunsiwck capital, the defending AUS champion UNB Reds welcome last year’s U SPORTS championship host, the UPEI Panthers. One province east, the StFX X-Women … Continue reading AUS WHKY Semifinals Preview: Four teams claw for two spots at nationals

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Hockey, Men's Hockey

UQTR start U SPORTS defence as OUA East semifinals get underway

TORONTO, ON – The second round of the 2023 OUA Queen’s Cup Playoffs has arrived. After winning the OUA and U SPORTS Championships last season, the UQTR Patriotes are back in the postseason and ready to chase a championship once again, while the Concordia Stingers also join the fold in search of their first-ever Queen’s Cup title. Those two top seeds, which earned first-round byes, … Continue reading UQTR start U SPORTS defence as OUA East semifinals get underway

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Hockey, Men's Hockey

Lakehead’s breakout takes on playoffs in OUA West second round

TORONTO, ON – The first round of the OUA men’s hockey Queen’s Cup Playoffs is in the rearview, and It would be hard to create two series closer than those that showcased the OUA West.  After winning OUA bronze last season and qualifying for the University Cup, the TMU Bold fell to the Toronto Varsity Blues. At the same time, the Brock Badgers just pushed … Continue reading Lakehead’s breakout takes on playoffs in OUA West second round

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Toronto eliminates TMU in thrilling series finale

TORONTO, ON – Nothing gets better than a game 3. Do or die. It brings the best out of both teams. Leave it all out there on the ice. Every chance you get just becomes that more important.  It was a back-and-forth affair inside the Mattamy Athletic Centre. Game 3 featured three different lead changes. It ended up being the Varsity Blues that got the … Continue reading Toronto eliminates TMU in thrilling series finale

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Kai Edmonds records shutout as TMU forces Game 3

Toronto, ON- With their backs against the wall Kai Edmonds delivered in an elimination game, recording a shutout as the Bold took down the Varsity Blues 1-0 on Saturday night. In elimination games the first goal is always the most important one. The Bold had multiple opportunities to do so on the power play but the penalty kill of the Varsity Blues stole the show … Continue reading Kai Edmonds records shutout as TMU forces Game 3

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AUS WHKY: Tigers force game three with double-OT heroics

Halifax, N.S. – Olivia Eustace may have had just four shots on Friday night against the UPEI Panthers, but that doesn’t do any justice to how many times she almost ended the game by herself. With five minutes left in the third period, the Dalhousie Tigers star danced around a pair of Panthers’ defenders before wiring a shot high. Then, in the final minute, she … Continue reading AUS WHKY: Tigers force game three with double-OT heroics

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Dropping the Axe: Acadia sweeps StFX in upset win at home

Wolfville, N.S. – The upset is complete in Wolfville. Backed by a two-point night for team leading scorer Liam Kidney and some Conor McCollum heroics in net, the Acadia Axemen have sent the StFX X-Men packing — in the same building that the latter grabbed U SPORTS bronze last spring. After stunning X on Wednesday night in Antigonish, Acadia treated its home crowd of more … Continue reading Dropping the Axe: Acadia sweeps StFX in upset win at home

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“A beautiful blend of everything”: UBC enters the U SPORTS playoffs with youthful confidence

TORONTO, ON – There weren’t many old faces as the UBC Thunderbirds took the ice for their first U SPORTS hockey practice of 2022-23.  The group had just one fifth-year player, with program legends gone and graduated, ushering in a new era of Thunderbirds hockey and another tide of consistency that the program has enjoyed since 2016 after cycling through three coaches in as many … Continue reading “A beautiful blend of everything”: UBC enters the U SPORTS playoffs with youthful confidence

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