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Smaller Sports

UBC Men’s Rugby take down TWU to kick off Coastal Cup

VANCOUVER, BC – Spectators packed the Gerald McGavin Rugby Centre on a sunny Saturday afternoon, taking in the UBC Thunderbirds’ return to their home ground. The T-Birds men’s rugby squad last played at home against Berkeley 573 days ago, the wait finally over.  The Trinity Western Spartans were the first test that awaited them in the new Coastal Cup, a newly established high-performance championship in … Continue reading UBC Men’s Rugby take down TWU to kick off Coastal Cup

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Soccer

UBC’s women don’t miss a beat while men drop points to TRU

VANCOUVER, BC – The 2021 Canada West soccer campaign kicked off in a big way, with teams in action from coast to coast. The UBC Thunderbirds took to the pitch, with the women’s and men’s teams in action for the first game of their seasons. Both teams traveled up to Kamloops to take on the Thompson Rivers University WolfPack, in the first of a doubleheader. … Continue reading UBC’s women don’t miss a beat while men drop points to TRU

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featured, Hockey, NEWS

Canada West MHKY Recruiting Part 1: The No More, The New Kids and The Rebuilders

Vancouver, BC- Roy T Bennet, author of “The Light in the Heart” described patience as “not the ability to wait, but to be calm no matter what happens.” That sentiment, although far away from sport, makes a lot of sense when describing the recent announcements in U SPORTS hockey recruiting. Although each conference of U SPORTS men’s hockey has suspended competition until at least Jan.1.2021, … Continue reading Canada West MHKY Recruiting Part 1: The No More, The New Kids and The Rebuilders

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Hockey, NEWS

U SPORTS MHKY: The New Team’s New Faces, A Look at the Trinity Western Spartans

Vancouver,BC- “We want to make sure they’re guys that are going to add to our culture and help us improve.” Those were the words spoken by Trinity Western University’s men’s hockey coach Barret Korpf to the Estevan Mercury, when talking about players he is looking for ahead of the Spartans inaugural U SPORTS season. The Spartans have been competing in the collegiate level BCIHL alongside … Continue reading U SPORTS MHKY: The New Team’s New Faces, A Look at the Trinity Western Spartans

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