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Ondrej the Giant

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Marc Lagace
It’s not uncommon in sports for a relocated franchise’s new management to put their stamp on the team within the first year. The Colorado Avalanche front office did that back in 1995 when they...
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On the cusp of the future

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Marc Lagace
If you’re daily commute around the U of M campus involves walking past or across the skating rink on the Quad, you may have recently seen Jennifer, the hockey-playing robot. The brainchild of computer science,...
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U of M home to hockey robot

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Fraser NelundMarc Lagace
Programmers working at the Autonomous Agents Laboratory may have developed the world’s first humanoid-robot ice-hockey player. Chris Iverach-Brereton, a computer science graduate student at the U of M, has been programming Jennifer — a DARwin...
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Heartbreak on the ice

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Marc Lagace
The Bison women’s hockey team will miss the playoffs for the first time in eight years after a devastating 3-2 overtime loss against the top team in the Canada West, the U of Calgary...
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Bison Football gets their man

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Marc Lagace
Bison Football has found their next quarterback. Former Winnipeg Rifles quarterback Ryan Marsch signed his letter of intent for the U of M on Feb. 9. In doing so, Marsch has committed to playing out...
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World Champions of WHAT?!?

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Marc Lagace
“Here to present the Lombardi Trophy to the world champion New York Giants, the commissioner of the NFL, Roger Goodell.” Wait, what? The Super Bowl is a world championship game now? Dan Patrick certainly wasn’t the...
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Heroes of the game

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Marc Lagace
Heroes are recognized in many different ways, but there’s no better representation of how heroes are worshipped than sports. Take the Lombardi Trophy — the Super Bowl award named after a legendary coach. Vince Lombardi’s...
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