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March 17, 2024: YET ANOTHER SHUTOUT FOR THE UNBREDS TORONTO METROPOLITAN BOLD 2 MCGILL REDBIRDS 3 (Bronze Medal Game) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : USports ➤ USports: McGill takes over late to win 3-2 over TMU for bronze ➤ TMU: TMU's late collapse to McGill leaves Bold empty-handed at U CUP (with boxscore) ➤ McGill (Saturday late): U SPORTS HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: Pats ground Redbirds with late-game heroics in thrilling semifinal (with boxscore) Quick Summary McG: S. Huard (19:55 1st), B. Frattaroli (14:04 3rd), B. Frattaroli (18:39 3rd) TMU: E. Roberts (02:30 1st), J. Doherty (07:52 3rd) Goal: McG: Shank (26 shots, 24 saves); TMU: Edmonds (31 shots, 28 saves) Morning hockey is hard to watch, but it can’t be easy to play, either. With The Bald clinging to a 2-1 lead late in the 3rd, McGill scored two late goals to claim the bronze. They deserve credit for this, having played the Saturday night game. McGill has no game story posted, but they did post a late story on Saturday’s semi-final (linked). NEW BRUNSWICK REDS 4 U.Q.T.R. PATRIOTES 0 (Gold Medal Game) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : USports ➤ USports: UNB defeats UQTR 4-0 to take the 2024 U Cup ➤ UNB: U Cup Champs and Perfect (with boxscore) ➤ UQTR: Team Website Quick Summary UNB: B. Gilmour (07:52 1st), C. Morgan (15:09 1st), A. Keating (04:34 3rd), I. Nurse (19:23 3rd) UQTR: none Goal: UNB: Richard (23 shots, 23 saves); UQTR: Gravel (32 shots, 29 saves) So three straight shutouts for the Squirrels, and not one loss all season. Watching this one, it never seemed like UQTR had a prayer. I admit that once the Jets’ game started (around the end of the 1st period) my attention was primarily on that one. After UNB, the rest of the field, and several teams eliminated in conference playoffs, were basically of the same calibre. NEXT UP Exhibition games in September!

March 16, 2024: SQUIRRELS GET BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTS NEW BRUNSWICK REDS 7 TORONTO METROPOLITAN BOLD 0 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : USports ➤ USports: UNB dominates TMU 7-0 to advance to U CUP finals ➤ UNB: REDS Advance To U Cup Final, Beat Bold 7-0 (with boxscore) ➤ TMU: Bold thrashed by undefeated REDS in semi-final of National Championship (with boxscore) Quick Summary UNB: S. McGurn (05:04 1st), K. McCallum (06:58 1st), C. Kammerer (15:47 1st), A. Keating (02:12 2nd), K. Landry (08:12 2nd), C. Baber (00:38 3rd), J. Willms (14:38 3rd) TMU: none Goal: UNB: Richard (22 shots, 22 saves); TMU: Edmonds (48 shots, 41 saves) This was over early. The UNBREDS outshot The Bald 24-3 in the 1st period and racked up a 3-0 lead. They have outscored their opponents 11-0 over two games. They also have yet to lose this year. Is Vegas offering odds on the final? U.Q.T.R. PATRIOTES 5 MCGILL REDBIRDS 4 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : USports ➤ USports: UQTR gets clutch win over McGill 5-4 to reach U Cup finals ➤ McGill: Schedule & Results ➤ UQTR: Team Website Quick Summary McG: X. Fortin (14:14 1st), A. Gagnon (07:56 2nd), A. Gagnon (15:07 2nd), E. Uba (19:12 2nd) UQTR: S. Lafrance (08:13 1st), E. Cournoyer (17:01 1st), W. Dumoulin (07:35 2nd), V. Milot-Ouellet (19:29 2nd), C. Frenette (16:19 3rd) Goal: McG: Shank (28 shots, 23 saves); UQTR: Gravel (29 shots, 25 saves) This unofficial RSEQ championship was quite an even game. However, neither team had the kind of goaltending needed to pull of a monumental upset against The Squirrels. UQTR built a 3-1 lead, but then McGill stormed back to lead 4-3. The winning goal was scored in the last 4 minutes, but then McGill never really got their goaltender out for any length of time. NEXT UP Sun Mar 17 Toronto Metro v McGill (bronze game) 11:00 EDT/10:00 CDT Sun Mar 17 New Brunswick v U.Q.T.R. (gold game) 5:00 EDT/4:00 CDT OUT WEST Sat Mar 16 Red Deer Poly 2 Concordia-Edmonton 1 (RDP leads series 2-0) Fri Mar 22 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT Sat Mar 23 Red Deer Poly at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT (if necessary) Sun Mar 24 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT (if necessary) Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results

March 15, 2024: BOTH QUEBEC SIDES WIN ON DAY 2 U.Q.T.R. PATRIOTES 5 MONCTON AIGLES BLEUS 1 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : USports ➤ USports: UQTR wins big over Moncton 5-1 to book semifinal berth ➤ Moncton: Les Aigles Bleus défait par UQTR au Championnat U SPORTS ➤ UQTR: Team Website Quick Summary Monc: J. Lapointe (09:54 2nd) UQTR: C. Beaudoin (00:55 1st), K. Gauthier (05:03 1st), S. Lafrance (11:44 1st), F. Lafrance (08:57 2nd), F. Lafrance (14:27 2nd) Goal: Monc: Adam (23 shots, 18 saves); UQTR: Gravel (34 shots, 33 saves) In the battle of French schools, UQTR scored early and often and won this one going away. To be fair, the Eggs rallied and outshot UQTR. In the end, teams need goaltending to win here and only UQTR had it in this matinee. U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2 MCGILL REDBIRDS 3 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : USports ➤ USports: McGill upsets UBC 3-2 to advance to semifinals ➤ McGill: U SPORTS HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: Sixth-seeded McGill stuns No.3 UBC in battle of the birds (with boxscore) ➤ UBC: Historic T-Birds season comes to a close with quarter-final loss to McGill (with boxscore) Quick Summary McG: X. Fortin (06:59 2nd), Z. Gallant (13:02 2nd), S. Huard (08:00 3rd) UBC: J. Williams (14:31 1st), T. Rask (16:07 2nd) Goal: McG: Shank (37 shots, 35 saves); UBC: Schwebius (14 shots, 11 saves) Watching these teams peck away at each other, I had the notion that the T-irds would ultimately prevail. The score was always tight, but the play was mostly one way. The shots were 15-6 in the 2nd, and 14-2 in the 3rd, both in favour of UBC. Safe to say that UBC never got a save when they needed one. NEXT UP Sat Mar 16 New Brunswick v Toronto Metro 1:00 EDT/12:00 CDT Sat Mar 16 U.Q.T.R. v McGill 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT Sun Mar 17 U-Cup Bronze Game 11:00 EDT/10:00 CDT Sun Mar 17 U-Cup Gold Game 5:00 EDT/4:00 CDT OUT WEST Fri Mar 15 Concordia-Edmonton 3 Red Deer Poly 6 (RDP leads series 1-0) Sat Mar 16 Red Deer Poly at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT Fri Mar 22 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT Sat Mar 23 Red Deer Poly at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT (if necessary) Sun Mar 24 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT (if necessary) Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results

March 14, 2024: DINOS LOSE 13TH STRAIGHT U-CUP GAME TORONTO METROPOLITAN BOLD 2 CALGARY DINOSAURS 1 (in double overtime) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : USports ➤ USports: TMU guts out 2-1 double overtime win to advance to semis over Calgary ➤ UNB (late afternoon post): REDS Blank Badgers, Advance At U Cup (with boxscore) ➤ Calgary: Dinos suffer OT2 heartbreak at University Cup (with boxscore) ➤ TMU: Gallagher plays double-overtime hero to lift Bold past Dinos (with boxscore) ➤ USports: Broadcast Schedule Quick Summary Calg: J. White (04:40 1st) TMU: R. Wells (18:02 1st), C. Gallagher (04:31 2nd OT) Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (45 shots, 43 saves); TMU: Edmonds (51 shots, 50 saves) Mr. Slate is not going to like this Bedrock U losing streak. That’s 13 straight U-Cup losses. Here’s the list: 1986 - Western Regional best-of-three U.Q.T.R. 9 Calgary 5 U.Q.T.R. 8 Calgary 5 1988 York 4 Calgary 3 1990 Moncton 5 Calgary 4 1995 Guelph 4 Calgary 1 1996 Waterloo 5 Calgary 2 2000 U.Q.T.R. 3 Calgary 2 Alberta 4 Calgary 2 2011 New Brunswick 2 Calgary 1 Western Ontario 3 Calgary 2 2015 Guelph 3 Calgary 1 2023 U.P.E.I. 4 Calgary 2 2024 T.M.U. 2 Calgary 1 (2ot) This losing streak probably impressed Brendan Shanahan. I imagine he was in the Bedrock locker room with a fistfull of contracts. The Dinos had a slight edge in play through regulation time, outshooting The Bald 37-24. Overtime was just the opposite, with The Bald outshooting Bedrock 21-14. The Dinos had 4 of the 5 powerplays, and scored on one. Thursday’s games, and the rest of the tournament, can be streamed at CBC Gem, CBC.ca, or CBC’s YouTube channel. NEXT UP Fri Mar 15 Moncton v U.Q.T.R. 1:00 EDT/12:00 CDT Fri Mar 15 McGill v U.B.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT Sat Mar 16 New Brunswick v Calgary/TMU winner 1:00 EDT/12:00 CDT Sat Mar 16 U-Cup SF 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT Sun Mar 17 U-Cup Bronze Game 11:00 EDT/10:00 CDT Sun Mar 17 U-Cup Gold Game 5:00 EDT/4:00 CDT

March 14, 2024: THE UNBREDS SQUASH THE BROCK NEW BRUNSWICK REDS 4 BROCK BADGERS 0 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : USports ➤ USports: UNB Reds defeat the Brock Badgers 4-0 ➤ UNB: Boxscore ➤ Brock: Ungar shines as Badgers conclude season in Toronto (with boxscore) Quick Summary Brock: none UNB: C. Morgan (06:01 1st), K. Landry (17:12 1st), B. Corbeil (17:02 3rd), B. Corbeil (18:07 3rd) Goal: Brock: Ungar (44 shots, 41 saves); UNB: Richard (12 shots, 12 saves) UNB's Instagram site calls them the "UNBREDS"! That's better than squirrels! Anyhow, The Brock says this, The Brock says when you get just 4 shots on goal in the 3rd period of a game you're losing you'll never be chosen to participate in Tooth Fairy 3. NEXT UP Thu Mar 14 Calgary v Toronto Metro 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT Fri Mar 15 Moncton v U.Q.T.R. 1:00 EDT/12:00 CDT Fri Mar 15 McGill v U.B.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT Sat Mar 16 New Brunswick v Calgary/TMU winner 1:00 EDT/12:00 CDT Sat Mar 16 U-Cup SF 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT Sun Mar 17 U-Cup Bronze Game 11:00 EDT/10:00 CDT Sun Mar 17 U-Cup Gold Game 5:00 EDT/4:00 CDT

March 9, 2024: ACAC FINAL SET, U-CUP FIELD SETTLED OUT EAST Sat Mar 9 McGill 5 Brock 2 (McGill wins bronze) Sat Mar 9 U.Q.T.R. 3 Toronto Metro 2 (ot) (UQTR wins gold) End of the OUA season. Tue Mar 5 New Brunswick 3 Moncton 0 (UNB wins series 2-0) End of the AUS season. Links: ➤ OUA: Playoff Schedule & Results ➤ AUS: Playoff Schedule & Results OUT WEST Fri Mar 8 Concordia-Edmonton 3 Briercrest College 1 (game 1) Fri Mar 8 UA-Augustana 2 Red Deer Poly 3 (game 1) Sat Mar 9 Concordia-Edmonton 5 Briercrest College 1 (CUE wins series 2-0) Sat Mar 9 UA-Augustana 2 Red Deer Poly 6 (RDP wins series 2-0) Fri Mar 15 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT Sat Mar 16 Red Deer Poly at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT Fri Mar 22 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT Sat Mar 23 Red Deer Poly at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT (if necessary) Sun Mar 24 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT (if necessary) Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results UNIVERSITY CUP Thu Mar 14 Brock v New Brunswick 1:00 EDT/12:00 CDT Thu Mar 14 Calgary v Toronto Metro 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT Fri Mar 15 Moncton v U.Q.T.R. 1:00 EDT/12:00 CDT Fri Mar 15 McGill v U.B.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT Sat Mar 16 U-Cup SF 1:00 EDT/12:00 CDT Sat Mar 16 U-Cup SF 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT Sun Mar 17 U-Cup Bronze Game 11:00 EDT/10:00 CDT Sun Mar 17 U-Cup Gold Game 5:00 EDT/4:00 CDT Links: ➤ USports: Championship Page ➤ USports: Schedule & Results ➤ USports: How to watch the 2024 U SPORTS Winter Championships ➤ USports: Connor Bouchard named U SPORTS men’s hockey player of the year ➤ USports: UNB looking to defend its title from the top seed The games will be streamed on the CBC's on-line apps. However, the link to the exact schedule for this tournament is not uploaded. The options are CBC Gem, cbcsports.ca, CBC Sports app, and CBC Sports YouTube. All are free!

March 3, 2024: T-IRDS WIN FIRST TITLE IN 53 YEARS! CALGARY DINOSAURS 3 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 5 (UBC wins series 2-1) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofC: Dinos' title defence falls short in deciding game (with boxscore) ➤ UBC: UBC wins first Canada West Men’s Hockey Championship in 53 years (with boxscore) Quick Summary Calg: R. Stotts (01:28 1st), J. Joseph (03:08 3rd), A. Atwal (07:51 3rd) UBC: R. Pouliot (10:02 1st), C. Douglas (15:00 1st), T. Rask (12:25 2nd), J. Kryski (13:02 2nd), C. Douglas (19:46 3rd) Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (36 shots, 31 saves); UBC: Schwebius (25 shots, 22 saves) These late night games on work nights are tough! UBC built a 4-1 lead after two periods. Bedrock U mounted a 3rd period, closing the gap to 4-3 within 8 minutes of play. However, the game-tying goal was not to be. Make no mistake about it, UBC was by far the better team in this series. (Although not so much all season long.) In any event, both sides are off to the U-Cup. Can the Dinos finally win a game there? More on that as the tournament approaches. NEXT UP March 14-17, 2024: University Cup (schedule TBA) OUT EAST Sun Mar 3 Toronto Metro 2 Brock 1 (TMU wins series 2-1) Sun Mar 3 U.Q.T.R. 4 McGill 0 (UQTR wins series 2-1) Sat Mar 9 Bronze Game: McGill at Brock 4:00 EST/3:00 CST Sat Mar 9 Gold Game: U.Q.T.R. at Toronto Metro 6:15 EST/5:15 CST End of the OUA season. Tue Mar 5 New Brunswick at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST Thu Mar 7 Moncton at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST (if necessary) End of the AUS season. Links: ➤ OUA: Playoff Schedule & Results ➤ AUS: Playoff Schedule & Results OUT WEST Sun Mar 3 UA-Augustana 3 S.A.I.T. 2 (ot) (UAA wins series 2-1) Sun Mar 3 Concordia-Edmonton 3 N.A.I.T. 1 (CUE wins series 2-1) Fri Mar 8 Concordia-Edmonton at Briercrest College TBD Fri Mar 8 UA-Augustana at Red Deer Poly TBD Sat Mar 9 Concordia-Edmonton at Briercrest College TBD Sat Mar 9 UA-Augustana at Red Deer Poly TBD Sun Mar 10 Concordia-Edmonton at Briercrest College TBD (if necessary) Sun Mar 10 UA-Augustana at Red Deer Poly TBD (if necessary) Sun Mar 3 Vancouver Island 6 Victoria 2 (VIU wins championship) Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube

March 2, 2024: NO YABBA DABBA DOO TIME FOR DINOS CALGARY DINOSAURS 1 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2 (series tied 1-1) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofC: T-Birds edge Dinos to extend series (with boxscore) ➤ UBC: T-Birds battle back to force Canada West Final the distance (with boxscore and video) Quick Summary Calg: C. Gengenbach (15:49 1st) UBC: C. Douglas (14:37 2nd), J. Wismer (10:54 3rd) Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (41 shots, 39 saves); UBC: Schwebius (21 shots, 20 saves) The T-irds only won 2-1, but they were by far the better team in this one. They almost doubled Bedrock U’s shots total (41 to 21) and tripled it in the 3rd period (15 to 5). That’s right, a tie game entering the 3rd and the Dinos had only 5 measly shots. There was only one powerplay in the game, and UBC scored on it. Sunday night’s rubber match should be worth a view. NEXT UP Sun Mar 3 Calgary at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST End of the CW season. OUT EAST Sat Mar 2 Brock 1 Toronto Metro 5 (series tied 1-1) Sun Mar 3 Toronto Metro at Brock 6:00 EST/5:00 EST Sun Mar 3 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 7:00 EST/6:00 CST Bronze and Gold Games TBD. Sat Mar 2 Moncton 1 New Brunswick 3 (game 1) Tue Mar 5 New Brunswick at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST Thu Mar 7 Moncton at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST (if necessary) End of the AUS season. Links: ➤ OUA: Playoff Schedule & Results ➤ AUS: Playoff Schedule & Results OUT WEST Sat Mar 2 S.A.I.T. 2 UA-Augustana 5 (series tied 1-1) Sat Mar 2 N.A.I.T. 2 Concordia-Edmonton 4 (series tied 1-1) Sun Mar 3 UA-Augustana at S.A.I.T. 3:00 MST/4:00 CST Sun Mar 3 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. 6:30 MST/7:30 CST Briercrest College and Red Deer Poly have byes and will host the semi-final series with schedules TBD. Sat Mar 2 Okanagan 0 Victoria 4 (2nd semi-final) Sun Mar 3 Vancouver Island v Victoria 1:00 PST/3:00 CST End of the BCIHL season. Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube

March 1, 2024: FIVE SECOND PERIOD GOALS MAKE T-IRDS A PAGE RIGHT OUT OF HISTORY CALGARY DINOSAURS 5 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2 (Calgary leads series 1-0) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ CW: MHKY: Bouchard named CW Player of the Year ➤ CW: MHKY Final Preview ➤ UofC: Poole named CW Rookie of the Year ➤ UofC: Dinos win Game 1 with five-goal second period (with boxscore) ➤ UBC: Sven Butenschon named Canada West Men’s Hockey Coach of the Year ➤ UBC (Preview): ‘Birds host CW Final for first time, face defending champion Dinos (with video) ➤ UBC: Dinos strike first in Canada West Final (with boxscore and video) Quick Summary Calg: M. Westhaver (04:27 2nd), A. Kydd (07:22 2nd), A. Sutter (09:10 2nd), C. Gengenbach (09:20 2nd), M. Patterson (10:47 2nd) UBC: J. Williams (13:43 1st), S. Huo (14:53 2nd) Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (36 shots, 34 saves); UBC: Schwebius (21 shots, 16 saves) This one started late, due to UBC hosting men’s and women’s finals and the women’s game going into OT. The T-irds looked very good in the 1st period and were full grades for a 1-0 lead. But then came the 2nd period from Hell, or Bedrock. The Dinos scored 5 goals in just over 6 minutes, on just 9 shots in the period. The Dinos were 2-for-3 on the powerplay, which always helps. The 3rd period had a little chippy BS but was largely uneventful. I was asleep before I could post a report and, with a busy Saturday, have the latest post possible right here. NEXT UP Sat Mar 2 Calgary at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST Sun Mar 3 Calgary at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST (if necessary) OUT EAST Wed Feb 28 U.Q.T.R. 4 McGill 2 (game 1) Thu Feb 29 Toronto Metro 1 Brock 3 (game 1) Fri Mar 1 McGill 5 U.Q.T.R. 3 (series tied 1-1) Sat Mar 2 Brock at Toronto Metro Sun Mar 3 Toronto Metro at Brock 6:00 EST/5:00 CST (if necessary) Sun Mar 3 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 7:00 EST/6:00 CST Tue Feb 27 New Brunswick 5 Saint Mary's 1 (UNB wins series 3-0) Tue Feb 27 Moncton 4 St. F.X. 1 (Moncton wins series 3-0) Sat Mar 2 Moncton at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST Tue Mar 6 New Brunswick at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST Thu Mar 8 Moncton at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST (if necessary) Links: ➤ OUA: Playoff Schedule & Results ➤ AUS: Playoff Schedule & Results OUT WEST Fri Mar 1 UA-Augustana 4 S.A.I.T. 5 (game 1) Fri Mar 1 Concordia-Edmonton 1 N.A.I.T. 4 (game 1) Sat Mar 2 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 6:00 MST/7:00 CST Sat Mar 2 N.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton 6:15 MST/7:15 CST Sun Mar 3 UA-Augustana at S.A.I.T. 3:00 MST/4:00 CST (if necessary) Sun Mar 3 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. 6:30 MST/7:30 CST (if necessary) Thu Feb 29 Simon Fraser 3 Logan Lake 5 (play-in game) Fri Mar 1 Logan Lake 0 Okanagan 4 (quarter-final) Fri Mar 1 Victoria 3 Vancouver Island 4 (1st semi-final) Sat Mar 2 Okanagan v Victoria (2nd semi-final) Sun Mar 3 Vancouver Island v winner 4 (final) 1:00 PST/3:00 CST Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube

February 25, 2024: T-IRDS ELIMINATE MONKEYS ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 0 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 4 (UBC wins series 2-1.) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofA (Saturday late): UBC sends semifinal to Game 3 (with boxscore & video) ➤ UofA: Team Website ➤ UBC: T-Birds advance to Canada West Final with game three shutout over Alberta (with boxscore & video) Quick Summary Alta: none UBC: C. Douglas (11:49 1st), S. Atkinson (18:27 2nd), M. Smith (18:46 2nd), C. Douglas (18:39 3rd) Goal: Alta: Kruger (21 shots, 18 saves); UBC: Schwebius (23 shots, 23 saves) Being a late-night west coast game, I could not post afterwards. In any event, Alberta still has not posted a game story as I write this. This was an extremely defensive game, with sparse scoring chances. The T-irds held a 3-0 lead entering the 3rd period, then held the Monkeys to just four shots in the 3rd. The “big names” recruited by the Monkeys never did much. NEXT UP Fri Mar 1 Calgary at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST Sat Mar 2 Calgary at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST Sun Mar 3 Calgary at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST OUT EAST Sun Feb 25 Ottawa 0 U.Q.T.R. 1 (UQTR wins series 2-1)

February 24, 2024: T-IRDS & MONKEYS HEADED TO GAME 3 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 4 ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 2 (Series tied 1-1.) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofA (Friday late): Bears put ‘Birds on the ropes with Game 1 win (with boxscore) ➤ UofA: Team Website ➤ UBC (Friday late): Bears put ‘Birds on the ropes with game one win (with boxscore & video) ➤ UBC: Huo’s hat trick lifts ‘Birds to victory, forcing game three vs Golden Bears (with boxscore) Quick Summary Alta: A. Hall (14:50 1st) , J. Hall (11:18 2nd) UBC: S. Atkinson (06:33 2nd) , S. Huo (18:20 2nd) , S. Huo (00:23 3rd) , S. Huo (19:25 3rd) Goal: Alta: Kruger (37 shots, 33 saves); UBC: Schwebius (13 shots, 11 saves) The crazy thing about this game was that the Evil Monkeys never posted more than 5 shots in a period. Not at all like the old days, eh? Also, there were two long delays due to arena malfunctions. One was a loose board, and the other was an ice divot which was repaired with a fire extinguisher. Not what you'd expect from such a fancy arena. Sam Huo scored a hat-trick when UBC was trailing 2-1 to give them the lead in this one. He also scored on Friday, and had 14 goals and 19 assists in 24 games during the regular season. I think I would sooner watch the Calgary stream than the UBC stream next weekend. To get this, the Monkeys must win. On the other hand, an Ape-free U-Cup would be a nice change. NEXT UP Sun Feb 25 Alberta at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST OUT EAST Sat Feb 24 Windsor 3 Brock 4 (ot) (Brock wins series 2-0) Sat Feb 24 McGill 3 Concordia 1 (McGill wins series 2-0) Sun Feb 25 Ottawa at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST Sat Feb 24 Saint Mary's 2 New Brunswick 5 (UNB leads series 2-0) Sat Feb 24 St. F.X. 2 Moncton 5 (Moncton leads series 2-0) Tue Feb 27 New Brunswick at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST/5:00 CST Tue Feb 27 Moncton at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST Wed Feb 28 New Brunswick at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST/5:00 CST (if necessary) Wed Feb 28 Moncton at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST (if necessary) Fri Mar 1 Saint Mary's at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST (if necessary) Fri Mar 1 St. F.X. at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST (if necessary) OUT WEST Sat Feb 24 Briercrest College 1 Red Deer Poly 6 Sat Feb 24 Concordia-Edmonton 3 S.A.I.T. 2 Sat Feb 24 UA-Augustana 5 Portage College 2 (End of regular season.) Quarter-Finals Fri Mar 1 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. TBD Fri Mar 1 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana TBD Sat Mar 2 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. TBD Sat Mar 2 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana TBD Sun Mar 3 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. TBD (if necessary) Sun Mar 3 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana TBD (if necessary) Byes: Briercrest College and Red Deer Poly. Fri Feb 23 Vancouver Island 2 Victoria 5 (ex) Sat Feb 24 Logan Lake at Vancouver Island - cancelled Sat Feb 24 Simon Fraser 0 Okanagan 5 Sat Feb 24 Victoria 2 Vancouver Island 3 (ex) (End of regular season.) Page Playoff Tournament at Logan Lake Thu Feb 29 Game 1: Simon Fraser at Logan Lake 7:30 PST/9:30 CST Fri Mar 1 Game 2: Winner 1 v Okanagan 3:00 PST/5:00 CST Fri Mar 2 Game 3: Vancouver Island v Victoria 7:00 PST/9:00 CST Sat Mar 3 Game 4: Loser 3 v Winner 2 2:00 PST/4:00 CST Sun Mar 4 Game 5: Winner 3 v Winner 4 1:00 PST/3:00 CST Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube

February 22-23, 2024: MONKEYS WIN, DINOS IN FINAL MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2 CALGARY DINOSAURS 4 (Calgary leads series 1-0) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MRU: Players Bench Athletes of the Week: February 13 - 19 ➤ MRU: MHKY: Cougars drop game one against Dinos (with boxscore) ➤ UofC: Trio of Dinos earn Canada West honours ➤ UofC: Dinos double up Cougars in series opener (with boxscore) Quick Summary MRU: T. Zandee (16:18 1st), J. Senkoe (19:42 1st) Calg: A. Kydd (09:17 1st), M. Westhaver (18:18 1st), D. Melin (06:41 2nd), J. Gricius (11:35 2nd) Goal: MRU: Sims (32 shots, 28 saves); Calgary: Tetachuk (23 shots, 21 saves) This cross-town series started early on Thursday night and the game stories, all-star selection stories, and summaries are all linked. This was actually a very decisive win for Bedrock U. The first period was wild, ending in a 2-2 draw. The Dinos dominated the second, outshooting the Bluegars 19-7 and taking a 4-2 lead into the third. MRU outshot the Dinos 9-3 in the third, but with a two goal deficit those 9 shots were not going to throw much of a scare. CALGARY DINOSAURS 4 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3 (in overtime) (Calgary wins series 2-0.) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MRU: Team Website ➤ UofC: Team Website Quick Summary MRU: Z. Rawji (10:22 1st), R. Fromm-Delorme (13:08 3rd), B. Stevenson (19:34 3rd) Calg: D. Anderson (15:39 2nd), J. Joseph (01:56 3rd), C. Gengenbach (04:02 3rd), C. Gengenbach (03:42 1st OT) Goal: MRU: Sims (31 shots, 27 saves); Calgary: Tetachuk (24 shots, 21 saves) This was a must-win for the Bluegars and, as has been the case every year, they came up just a wee bit short. They were leading 1-0 and on a PP when they surrendered a shorthanded goal. From then on, Bedrock U had the better of the play. However, a nice comeback, capped with a game-tieing goal with 26 seconds left, forced overtime. This means that of the two CW Tier 1 teams eliminated so far, both were sent packing in overtime. Bedrock U will be going back to the nationals, where they are currently on a 0-8 run. Their last win was 6-3 over Brandon in 1981. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 4 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 1 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofA: Team Website ➤ UBC (preview): Top-seeded T-Birds host Bears for first time as playoff rivalry renewed ➤ UBC: Team Website Quick Summary Alta: D. Lategan (10:47 2nd), J. Hall (04:08 3rd), E. Florchuk (12:58 3rd), J. Prokop (15:04 3rd) UBC: S. Huo (05:33 2nd) Goal: Alta: Kruger (28 shots, 27 saves); UBC: Schwebius (29 shots, 25 saves) The Evil Monkeys took control of this one in the third period, which is all I was able to watch. A 1-1 nip-and-tuck battle became a routine 4-1 victory. Can the T-irds stave off elimination? UBC would host Calgary in the final if they win this series, whilst Alberta would head south should they win this. NEXT UP Sat Feb 24 Alberta at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST Sun Feb 25 Alberta at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST (if necessary) OUT EAST Wed Feb 21 Laurier 1 Toronto Metro 4 (game 1) Wed Feb 21 Ottawa 1 U.Q.T.R. 4 (game 1) Wed Feb 21 Concordia 4 McGill 6 (game 1) Thu Feb 22 Brock 6 Windsor 1 (game 1) Fri Feb 23 U.Q.T.R. 2 Ottawa 3 (ot) (series tied 1-1) Fri Feb 23 Toronto Metro 5 Laurier 1 (TMU wins series 2-0) Sat Feb 24 Windsor at Brock 4:00 EST/3:00 CST Sat Feb 24 McGill at Concordia 7:00 EST/6:00 CST Sun Feb 25 Windsor at Brock 4:00 EST/3:00 CST (if necessary) Sun Feb 25 Ottawa at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST (if necessary) Sun Feb 25 Concordia at McGill 7:00 EST/6:00 CST (if necessary) Fri Feb 23 Saint Mary's 2 New Brunswick 4 (game 1) Fri Feb 23 St.F.X. 3 Moncton 5 (game 1) Sat Feb 24 Saint Mary's at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST Sat Feb 24 St. F.X. at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST OUT WEST Fri Feb 23 S.A.I.T. 3 Concordia-Edmonton 7 Fri Feb 23 Briercrest College 5 Red Deer Poly 3 Fri Feb 23 Portage College 1 UA-Augustana 7 Sat Feb 24 Briercrest College at Red Deer Poly 1:00 MST/2:00 CST Sat Feb 24 Concordia-Edmonton at S.A.I.T. 6:15 MST/7:15 CST Sat Feb 24 UA-Augustana at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST Fri Feb 23 Logan Lake at Victoria - cancelled Sat Feb 24 Logan Lake at Vancouver Island - cancelled Sat Feb 24 Simon Fraser at Okanagan 6:15 PST/8:15 CST Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube

February 19, 2024: MONDAY MORNING LINKS There are now links from Saskatown. Links: ➤ UofS: MHKY: Golden Bears come out on top over Huskies in OT (with boxscore) ➤ HuskieFan.ca: Eliminated in overtime

February 18, 2024: MONKEYS ADVANCE, MUTTS OUT Conference Links: ➤ CW: MHKY: Quarter-final Preview ➤ CW: Championship Central ➤ CW: Playoff Schedule ➤ USports: Playoffs Schedule & Results ➤ USports: Men's Hockey: U SPORTS Rankings ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5 SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4 (in overtime) (Alberta wins series 2-1.) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofA: Lategan's OT winner sends Bears to CW Semifinal (with boxscore) ➤ UofS (Saturday late): MHKY: Golden Bears come out ontop of game two ➤ HuskieFan.ca: Men’s Hockey Section Quick Summary Alta: A. de la Gorgendiere (04:20 2nd), A. Thacker (06:13 2nd), A. Thacker (11:38 2nd), T. Preziuso (10:49 3rd), D. Lategan (04:53 1st OT) Sask: C. Hayes (08:56 1st), D. Holt (02:11 2nd), T. Prefontaine (14:51 2nd), V. Loschiavo (06:44 3rd) Goal: Alta: Kruger (33 shots, 29 saves); Sask: Ross (34 shots, 29 saves) No Sunday stories are posted yet at either the UofS site nor HuskieFan.ca. In any event, this was a tremendous Sunday night battle. There was nothing to choose between these teams during the season, nor now. Sask led 2-0, Alberta led 3-2, and Sask led 4-3. Both sides looked tired with three games in three days. The schedules are now posted in all three conferences. NEXT UP Wed Feb 21 Laurier at Toronto Metro 6:15 EST/5:15 CST Wed Feb 21 Ottawa at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST Wed Feb 21 Concordia at McGill 7:00 EST/6:00 CST Thu Feb 22 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST Thu Feb 22 Brock at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST Fri Feb 23 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST Fri Feb 23 Alberta at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST Fri Feb 23 U.Q.T.R. at Ottawa 7:00 EST/6:00 CST Fri Feb 23 Toronto Metro at Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST Fri Feb 23 Saint Mary's at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST Fri Feb 23 St.F.X. at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST Sat Feb 24 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST (if necessary) Sat Feb 24 Alberta at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST Sat Feb 24 Windsor at Brock 4:00 EST/3:00 CST Sat Feb 24 McGill at Concordia 7:00 EST/6:00 CST Sat Feb 24 Saint Mary's at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST Sat Feb 24 St. F.X. at Moncton 7:00 AST Sun Feb 25 Alberta at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST (if necessary) Sun Feb 25 Windsor at Brock 4:00 EST/3:00 CST (if necessary) Sun Feb 25 Laurier at Toronto Metro 6:15 EST/5:15 CST (if necessary) Sun Feb 25 Ottawa at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST (if necessary) Sun Feb 25 Concordia at McGill 7:00 EST/6:00 CST (if necessary) Note: The AUS semi-finals are best-of-five and continue the following week. Links: ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ OUA: Playoff Schedule & Results ➤ AUS: Playoff Schedule & Results

February 17, 2024: ONLY ONE SERIES IN CANADA IS GOING TO GAME 3 Live Links: ➤ Video: CanadaWest TV ➤ Sunday: LeagueStat : CW HockeyTech Conference Links: ➤ CW: MHKY: Quarter-final Preview ➤ CW: Championship Central ➤ CW: Playoff Schedule ➤ USports: Playoffs Schedule & Results ➤ USports: Men's Hockey: U SPORTS Rankings ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3 SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2 ( Series tied 1-1.) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofA: Preziuso, Kruger power Bears to Game 2 win over Saskatchewan (with boxscore) ➤ UofS (Friday late): MHKY: Huskies edge out Golden Bears in game one ➤ HuskieFan.ca: Bears force deciding game Quick Summary Alta: C. McClennon (02:30 1st), T. Preziuso (06:07 2nd), T. Preziuso (08:08 3rd) Sask: J. Ball (01:28 1st), C. Petruic (12:32 1st) Goal: Alta: Kruger (30 shots, 28 saves); Sask: Kooy (16 shots, 15 saves), Ross L (19 shots, 17 saves) Of the eight quarter-final series taking place across the country, this will be the one and only one heading to a rubber match. This was an extremely well-played match. The Banjo-Mutts led 2-1 after one, the Evil Monkeys tied it in the 2nd, and then won it with the only goal of the 3rd period. Tyler Preziuso scored the tieing and winning goals. Jordan Kooy started in the Sask net, but left the game after the 1st period. Roddy Ross finished, after going the distance on Friday. Ethan Kruger has gone the distance in both games for the Monkeys. The winner will officially take on the T-irds in the semi-final round. No result in game 3 would surprise me. MACEWAN GRIFFINS 4 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 6 (MRU wins series 2-0.) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MacU: Team Website ➤ MRU: MHKY: Cougars advance to semi-finals after victory over Griffins ➤ UofC: Crowchild Classic playoff series coming to Father David Bauer Arena Quick Summary MacU: S. Simard (10:30 1st), K. Chabot (15:48 1st), V. Scott (04:05 2nd), K. Gable (15:52 2nd) MRU: K. Walker (01:42 1st), J. Senkoe (17:39 1st), R. Aquilon (06:08 2nd), R. Holmes (13:23 2nd), R. Fromm-Delorme (15:58 3rd), J. Senkoe (18:51 3rd) Goal: MacU: Abel (37 shots, 31 saves); MRU: Sims (20 shots, 16 saves) I just saw the very ending of the 2nd period, and then the 3rd. It was already 4-4 when I tuned in. While the Bluegars clearly had the better of the play, the winner was netted with just over 4 minutes left. The first team website to upload a story was neither competing school. Instead, Bedrock uploaded the linked story to capitalize on the buzz. It will be Bluegars v. Bedrock next Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. NEXT UP Sun Feb 18 Alberta at Saskatchewan 6:00 CST Thu Feb 22 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST Fri Feb 23 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST Fri Feb 23 Alta/Sask Winner at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST Sat Feb 24 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST (if necessary) Sat Feb 24 Alta/Sask Winner at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST Sun Feb 25 Alta/Sask Winner at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST (if necessary) OUT EAST Sat Feb 17 Toronto 3 Laurier 5 (Laurier wins 2-0) Sat Feb 17 Ontario Tech 0 Ottawa 8 (Ottawa wins 2-0) Division semi-finals TBD. NOTE: Laurier finished the season on an 8-2-0 run, making their’s a mild upset. Sat Feb 17 St. F.X. 3 Acadia 2 (3ot) (SFX wins 2-0) Sat Feb 17 Saint Mary's 2 U.P.E.I. 1 (ot) (SMU wins 2-0) Conference semi-finals TBD. The AUS played a record amount of overtime, with 3 of 4 games going into extra time. Links: ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ OUA: Playoff Schedule & Results ➤ AUS: Playoff Schedule & Results OUT WEST Sat Feb 17 S.A.I.T. 2 Briercrest College 4 Sat Feb 17 N.A.I.T. 3 UA-Augustana 4 (ot) Sat Feb 17 Portage College 2 Concordia-Edmonton 4 Fri Feb 23 S.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST Fri Feb 23 Briercrest College at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST Fri Feb 23 Portage College at UA-Augustana 7:00 MST/8:00 CST Sat Feb 17 Okanagan 2 Vancouver Island 7 Sat Feb 17 Simon Fraser 5 Logan Lake 4 Sat Feb 17 Simon Fraser 3 Minot State 2 ACHA EX Fri Feb 23 Logan Lake at Victoria 7:00 PST/9:00 CST Sat Feb 24 Logan Lake at Vancouver Island 7:00 PST/9:00 CST Sat Feb 24 Simon Fraser at Okanagan 6:15 PST/8:15 CST End of regular season. NOTE: The SFU Globetrotters team finishes 4-12-2. Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube