Men’s hockey head coach Troy Ryan reflects on his first season behind the bench
The AQ’s Matt Tidcombe sat down with men’s hockey head coach Troy Ryan to talk about his year at STU. Overall, how did you find your first season in charge? I think this year’s been interesting. I was hired very late, came into Fredericton and really by that time…all other teams had pretty much done its [...]
Matt Eagles, captain of St. Thomas University’s men’s hockey team, got news he never expected to hear from his doctor last week. He walked into Dr. JoAnne Savoie’s office and sat down to go over the results of his test. She told him his hockey career was over. Because of the concussions he’s had, she [...]
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Mayor Brad Woodside hopes people understand why he wasn’t around much this weekend. He blames it on his love for hockey. For the second consecutive year, the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s hockey championship was hosted by the University of New Brunswick right here in Fredericton. And if you were looking for the mayor, he was [...]
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It was only two weeks ago that the McGill Redmen and Western Mustangs met in the Ontario University Athletics championship game in which the Redmen won 4-1. This time though, they were playing for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship. Once again, the Redmen were victorious. McGill beat Western 4-3 in overtime thanks to captain Evan [...]
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Hockey dreams Brandon Gormley’s dreams were built on a pond in his hometown of Murray River, P.E.I. Every day after school, Gormley gathered up some friends to play Canada’s game until it was time to go home. One day, Gormley and his friends were playing pickup when Charlottetown-native Danny Stewart joined them. At the time, [...]
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The timing couldn’t have been better for Brian Burke. Just as his Maple Stinks continued clogging up the NHL toilet and a Don Cherry bomb was dropped on him on Coach’s Corner, Burke and his son, Patrick – a scout with the Flyers – released a powerful public service announcement, which was first shown on [...]
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The “fastest game in the world” requires a tight schedule each week: one or two games on the weekend, four times training at the rink, two times exercising in the gym, and papers and assignments somewhere in between. Life of university students enrolled in competitive sports is a challenge. But a challenge is what Renata [...]
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Kristy Edwards has to focus. Making sure the puck is covered, she looks to her defensemen to make sure they aren’t yelling at her, and then looks at the referees to make sure the play has been blown dead. There are many things to focus on as a goaltender, but for Edwards being deaf means [...]
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After 48 memorable years at the Lady Beaverbrook Rink, it’s time for the Tommies to move on. In front of just over 600 people on Friday night, they came up short in overtime losing to Université de Moncton 4-3. For photos from the game click here. The night couldn’t have started worse for the Tommies. [...]
Continue reading …‘They’re the least of our worries;’ Battle of the hill losing streak continues for Tommies
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It may be the 31st time in a row St. Thomas University’s men’s hockey team has lost to the University of New Brunswick’s Varsity Reds, but don’t expect STU head coach Troy Ryan to care. The Tommies lost 5-0 to UNB during the final battle of the hill of the season Wednesday night. “They’re a national championship team and we’re a team who’s [...]
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The Tommies once again showed their ill-discipline as they were humiliated 8-2 Friday night by the surging St. Mary’s Huskies. Jonathan Bonneau took a hooking penalty only five seconds into the game, sending the Huskies to the powerplay. Patrick O’Keefe promptly punished the Tommies, sliding a loose rebound under Tommies goalie Charles Lavigne after the [...]
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