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MHKY: SMU Huskies outlast Acadia Axemen in U SPORTS “season opener”

Halifax, NS- In the first Acadia Axemen and Saint Mary’s Huskies meeting since last year’s AUS playoffs, they took everyone by surprise, staying away from the “shaking off the rust” cliche we’ve become accustomed to in the COVID-19 sports world.  That’s usually what we see from players after not playing any games for weeks, months or 337 days: rust.  Instead, everything was fast about this … Continue reading MHKY: SMU Huskies outlast Acadia Axemen in U SPORTS “season opener”

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AUS cancels sanctioned winter competition

Halifax, N.S.- The AUS will not sanction a winter season or any conference championships for the 2020-2021 season. After an Oct. 15 announcement of the development of a Return-To-Play Committee, and thus a spark of optimism, the AUS was faced with challenges in the last couple of weeks. Those include delayed responses from the four provinces regarding their return to play plan and, of course, … Continue reading AUS cancels sanctioned winter competition

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U SPORTS MHKY: St.FX Adds Four, Bring Recruitment Total to Seven

VANCOUVER, BC- The recruiting season has gotten off to a sprightly start for St.Francis Xavier University, as the men’s hockey program has already announced SEVEN(!!!) recruits ahead of their 2020-21 AUS campaign.  St.FX ended their season in 5th place last year but fell out fo the payoffs in the first round. However, they are addressing the graduating players and early playoff exit with their latest … Continue reading U SPORTS MHKY: St.FX Adds Four, Bring Recruitment Total to Seven

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Finding The Best U Sports Hashtag: The AUS

We continue our search for the best hashtag with a trip out east to the teams in Atlantic University Sport. I have to say after the OUA had some good creative hashtags and even some bad but at least original hashtags the 11 AUS hashtags were overall pretty disappointing. I know I said I liked the simplicity of #GoMacGo for the Marauders but I didn’t … Continue reading Finding The Best U Sports Hashtag: The AUS

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U Sports MHKY: U Cup Team Profiles, All You Need to Know About the SMU Huskies

Halifax, N.S.- Triple overtime is starting to become a trend for all the hockey teams heading to the U Sports men’s hockey championship. The Guelph Gryphons clinched their spot with a triple OT win over the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Saturday night, and the Saint Mary’s University Huskies punched their ticket with a triple-overtime win against the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus. The two teams will … Continue reading U Sports MHKY: U Cup Team Profiles, All You Need to Know About the SMU Huskies

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