Concussions end Tommies captain Matt Eagles hockey career
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 [...]
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 “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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Canada’s two national sports networks have hired enough analysts, insiders and hosts for this one day to make NFL pregame panels look like Tom Hanks’s residence in Cast Away. No matter what the 15,000 people on TSN or Sportsnet or your favorite drinking establishment will say next Monday will say, the pseudo-event that is the [...]
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As the cluster of students make their way to their next class amidst the hustle and bustle of a university campus, he sits with his elbows gently resting on the table. His car keys lay immobile. A golden chain hangs from his neck, the bottom of it barely visible as it tucks itself behind his [...]
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We don’t always have enough space in the newspaper for all the photos we shoot at sports events, so here are a few photos from the Lady Tommies win on Sunday against SMU.
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Dan LaCosta paces alone around the University of New Brunswick cafeteria. With a receding hairline and a furrowed face, he looks as well-traveled as his pro resume suggests. LaCosta knows that playing in goal for UNB will likely be his last shot to showcase his skills, and one day making it back to playing professional [...]
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A look at the chances of Canada’s university hockey players dropping the gloves without getting suspended REGINA (CUP) — It’s been called part of the game. It’s considered an exciting aspect of hockey. And it’s been proven to draw a larger audience — but not everyone feels that fighting deserves a place inside a Canadian [...]
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