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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A top men’s hockey recruit in the Canadian Interuniversity Sports league is now feted on campus tours by as many as 10 different schools, offered an athletic scholarship, with some prospects even turning down NHL or AHL contracts to play. So how can a small liberal arts school like St. Thomas University stand out in [...]
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Only a few months ago, the St. Thomas University men’s volleyball team didn’t exist. Suspended for a year for violating the school’s hazing policies after the death of rookie player Andrew Bartlett at a team party, the team lost many of its players. It had to rebuild from scratch. What emerged was a team made [...]
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Only one year after the team was suspended, the St. Thomas University men’s volleyball team has won the Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association championship in front of a home crowd. STU beat the Holland College Hurricanes three sets to two (15-25, 25-20, 25-20, 16-25, 15-3) Sunday at the Lady Beaverbrook Gym. The team, made up almost [...]
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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 …Men’s basketball head coach Dwight Dickinson talks failures and successes on and off the court
February 14, 2012 Comments OffDwight Dickinson remembers running through the hay field. The hay towered over him; it was all he could see. He was five years old. His brother was driving the tractor through the field, cutting the hay so it could be bailed. The tractor caught young Dickinson by the leg and severed the area above his [...]
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‘They’re the least of our worries;’ Battle of the hill losing streak continues for Tommies
February 8, 2012 Comments Off
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 [...]
Continue reading …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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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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The University of King’s College Blue Devils brought their 4-8 record to Fredericton to face the undefeated lady Tommies at the South Gym and it quickly went to 4-9 as the Tommies beat them Saturday afternoon 64-29. St. Thomas got off to one of their weaker starts of the season on Saturday. The first quarter [...]
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