It’s usually an exciting a time where the atmosphere is guaranteed to be pushed to a new level. The School Day Game, where around 1000 kids from different local schools come out to see the basketball teams play. The Wilfrid Laurier University women’s varsity basketball team did not fail to impress the youth as they gave an exciting 78-69 win […]
Some play to win, and some play for the legacy and their name being etched into history forever. Then there are those who manage to be able to do both — those people are held to another level of respect and recognition. Enter Greg Puhalski, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks men’s hockey coach who was recently inducted into the Toledo […]
The Wilfrid Laurier University varsity curling teams started 2019 with a bang this past weekend in St. Catharines as the Hawks competed at the Brock Invitational. Both the women’s and men’s teams put up an impressive display in their first competition since November, as the men’s team finished the Invitational with a record of 3-1-1 while the women went 4-1. […]
When Wilfrid Laurier University’s men’s hockey team lost both of their veteran goalies over the past summer, the responsibility of tending the twine was thrust upon two rookies. In game one of the 2018-19 season, one of those two rookie goalies, Jacob Standen, was hurt after just eight minutes of play with a season-ending injury. That left fellow rookie, Tyler […]
When it comes to being one of the better teams in a league, blowouts against weaker teams are not always guaranteed. For the Laurier Golden Hawks, now sitting at 11-5 and second in the OUA West, they understand this. There are games like the one against Toronto and then there are games like the one against Nipissing that was a […]
There is a first time for everything and sometimes, that first time comes from a vision or something you witness that you know you would like to be a part of and you just need to work towards. As the saying goes: trust the process, your time is coming. “This is my first time playing at a national event. I […]
Wilfrid Laurier University’s varsity football games against the Western Mustangs usually create the highest amount of excitement for Golden Hawk fans. The games between Western and Laurier feature a ton of passion from both players and fans, and the rivalry has seemingly gotten bigger and better every year. However, the Golden Hawks’ rivalry with the University of Waterloo has the […]
In a season that has seen Laurier’s men’s basketball team reach a U-Sports Top 10 ranking for the first time since 2012, guard Matt Minutillo has largely been the team’s unsung standout player to this point. Minutillo, who was a key role player for Laurier over the past two seasons, has developed into one of the most lethal perimeter scorers […]
It was an eventful week for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks middle distance team. The team competed at the Sharon Anderson Meet in Toronto on Jan. 14, an event which was important for the Hawks as it was their first meet of 2019. Third year runner Sydney Pattison was the star of the show for the purple and gold as […]
On Friday night the Laurier Golden Hawks Men’s Basketball team made their highly anticipated return to the court after a six-week holiday hiatus. The Golden Hawks opened their first game of 2019 at the Athletic Complex Gym against the McMaster Marauders, but unfortunately fell short with a final score of 79-67. The Marauders came into the game with a defensive […]
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