Despite a strong third period effort, Laurier’s men’s hockey team was unable to extend their point streak Saturday night, falling 2-0 to the visiting Concordia Stingers. The streak saw the Golden Hawks get eight out of a possible ten points over a five game stretch, including a 3-2 shootout victory over UQTR at home on Friday night. Concordia took control […]
In a hockey career that has transported him all around the province, Derek Schoenmakers has certainly paid his dues. The Laurier winger played four seasons in the OHL, representing the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors, the Sudbury Wolves, the Windsor Spitfires and the Kitchener Rangers, before setting his sights on the OUA with the Golden Hawks. “It was nice to know […]
Coming off a narrow 2-1 victory against the Windsor Lancers on Friday evening, the Golden Hawks men’s hockey team continued their strong play on Saturday, earning a 5-4 win over the University of Toronto Varsity Blues at the Sun Life Financial Arena. Despite some sloppy passing from both sides early on, the Hawks controlled the play early and had a […]
The Laurier women’s hockey team has gotten off to a rough start in their 2016-17 season, winning just one of their first seven games. Coach Rick Osborne addressed his team’s poor play. “We just haven’t played well enough yet,” he said. “We haven’t been able to play back-to-back games well. We seem to lose our intensity sometimes on the second […]
On a rainy Wednesday evening, the Battle of Waterloo was just heating up as both the Laurier Golden Hawks and the Waterloo Warriors men’s hockey teams travelled down the road to play in the Battle of Waterloo, hosted at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, home of the OHL’s Kitchener Rangers. Early on, the teams exchanged chances back and forth for the […]
On Friday evening, The Laurier Golden Hawks travelled down the road in hopes of defeating their playoff rivals from a year ago, The Western Mustangs. The Mustangs controlled the pace early on in this one as they hemmed the Golden Hawks into their own end and the Golden Hawks ended up taking an early penalty as a result. Two minutes […]
The Laurier men’s hockey team is looking to make some noise this year in the OUA standings. After finishing up last season with a playoff loss to the Western Mustangs, the coaching staff and players are hungry for more this season. “The goal is simple, to win an OUA championship,” Said head coach, Greg Puhalski. This year’s roster is bolstered […]
Men’s head hockey coach, Greg Puhalski, and the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks added ten new recruits to their 2016-17 class, to build on their progressive year that ended the three-year playoff drought. Puhalski said that the incoming recruiting class will address some of their concerns by bringing more size on defence and some players who play centre. “We were on […]
The announcement of the Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey recruiting class has kept many on the edge of their seats. Coach Rick Osborne wisely sought the new addition of the committed six players to the Golden Hawks for the upcoming 2016-17 season. With a smaller coaching staff than in previous years, coach Osborne has been unyielding on his recruiting process. Joining […]
When Jacky Normandeau got up on stage as one of the nominees for the Outstanding Women of Laurier award with Evie Fortier and Suzanne Boroumand, she wasn’t nervous. But that was mainly because she thought she wouldn’t win. Normandeau was the recipient of the 11th annual OWL award, given to the woman who best combines athletic and academic achievement with […]
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