hockey

Getting ready for opening day

At a press conference May 9, Winnipeg Ice president and general manager Matt Cockell announced $1.2 million in capital for renovations to the aging rink. The work will bring Wayne Fleming Arena up to WHL standards ahead of the inaugural Winnipeg Ice season.


From university to the pros

While most Canadian university students have turned their attention to final exams and term papers, a few of their peers have something else in mind. A select few young men have signed contracts to become professional hockey players.



Finishing the tournament strong

With a 2-0 win over the University of Toronto Varsity Blues Sunday, the U of M Bisons women’s hockey team earned a fifth-place finish at the U Sports national women’s hockey championship.


A new queen is crowned

For the first time in program history, the University of Guelph Gryphons are national women’s hockey champions. In a back-and-forth affair Sunday, fifth-year Valerie Lamenta…


Barrels of fun with Fargey

Typically, when you ask an athlete what other sports they played growing up, you expect to hear about volleyball, basketball or even track — but not barrel racing.


The lone prairie Panther

Panthers may not typically be native to the Canadian prairies, but the University of Prince Edward Island has found the first of her kind with Sophie Vandale.



Quarter-finals finish in P.E.I.

With the University of Guelph Gryphons and University of Montreal Carabins already set to play each other in the U Sports national women’s hockey championship semifinals, the other matchup was set Friday.