Hockey
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Mixed feelings to pilot project
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Women’s hockey in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) could see a shakeup in recruitment and retention methods in the upcoming years. The CIS is implementing a five-year women’s hockey pilot project, which will allow programs the ability to offer more to the student-athletes committing to their respective school. This will allow universities to offer scholarships…
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Women’s hockey land the fourth spot in country
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FREDERICTON, N.B — The clock was fifth-year Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey veterans Devon Skeats’ and Candice Styles’ worst enemy. As they played their last game as a Hawk Sunday afternoon, Skeats and Styles skated every minute they could to try to salvage a bronze medal at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national championship. But a…
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Officiating at nationals an ongoing issue
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Time and time again, there seems to be the same issue when teams go to Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) national championships. A consistent topic of conversation in both press boxes and dressing rooms alike, the officiating on the national championship platform is almost nauseating to watch — and it shows no signs of getting better.…
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Women’s hockey season comes to an end without a medal
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FREDERICTON, N.B – It wasn’t the end they wanted at all. It wasn’t even the performance they wanted, as the Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team dropped a 6-3 decision in the bronze medal game of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) against the Saskatchewan Huskies Sunday afternoon. Laurier, who came in as the second seed, couldn’t…
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Hawks roll over Aigles Bleues in second game of CIS championship
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FREDERICTON, N.B – If there was ever a time for a bounce back, that was it. The Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team stepped on the ice at the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championship Friday with a 4-1 loss from Thursday in the back of their minds. And without hesitation, the Hawks climbed over the Moncton…
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Women’s hockey drops game one of national championship
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FREDERICTON, N.B — Keep moving forward. That is just what the Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team needs to do after their opening game of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) championships. A 4-1 loss against the RSEQ finalists McGill Martlets put the Hawks behind on their search for the gold medal. So when head coach Rick…
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Hawks reclaim top OUA standing
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In the past when the Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team won the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championship, it was a done deal early in the season. Until a few years ago, Laurier finished atop the OUA and tore through the playoffs without much competition. But this year, it was an unfamiliar situation. The Hawks were…
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Hawks win 11th OUA championship in school history in 2-0 win
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They laid it all on the ice. The Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team came out Sunday evening in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) final with nothing but a gold medal in their minds, and they succeeded in achieving their goal with a dominant 2-0 win over the Queen’s Gaels in game three. “I’m so proud…
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Hawks drop game one of the OUA championship in overtime
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That was a hard one to swallow. A controversial penalty and a potential offside that wasn’t called resulted in the Queen’ Gaels scoring the overtime winner to take game one of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championship, 2-1 against the Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team. “We battled hard, that’s all we could do and now…
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Laurier sets sights on OUA finals
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Wilfrid Laurier’s women’s hockey team has a chance at redemption. After a disappointing early exit in the 2012-13 campaign, the Hawks set out with their eyes on Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championship, and nothing less. It was a tough road — Laurier struggled early, didn’t have a solid starting netminder and found themselves in second…
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