Hockey
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Women’s hockey advances to OUA final against Queen’s Gaels
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Last year, the Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team knew all too well what being eliminated in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) semifinals felt like. The Hawks lost game three of the semifinals last year to the Western Mustangs and were eliminated without a chance at the championship. But this year, the Hawks weren’t about to…
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Laurier takes a decisive game one against the Varsity Blues
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Despite being outshot during the first half of the game, the Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey team was able to capture a 4-1 win in game one of the best-of-three semifinal series against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. Much of that momentum came from Laurier left-winger Devon Skeats who was able to score three goals,…
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Women’s hockey takes game one of playoff series
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Captain Laura Brooker sent a beautiful shot top corner and Danelle Im and Megan Howe complimented her as the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s hockey team defeated the UOIT Ridgebacks 3-1 Wednesday evening. In the first game of the best-of-three series in the first round of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) playoffs, Laurier scathed away…
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Women’s hockey rookie makes impact
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Jessica Prevette is having the year of her life. So far, the Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey first-year forward holds fourth place in the OUA scoring leaders as a rookie forward. Just finishing her first year of university, Prevette has much potential and opportunity for growth going into her later years. From the start, the Mississauga…
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The right ‘system’ for the man advantage
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s hockey team hosted the Nipissing Lakers and the Laurentian Voyageurs during their final home stand last weekend. In what were games very much dominated by special teams and a prediction of what the playoffs will look like in a few weeks, the Hawks came out with the sweep, defeating…
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Changes for transfers shakes up the CIS
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Just two weeks before the 2013-14 season was set to start, women’s soccer player Maxine Murchie made the decision to return to her hometown. A Kitchener native, Murchie had committed to play south of the border last year with the University of Central Florida. But after a year, she didn’t feel like UCF was the…
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Sports in brief
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Men’s hockey drops 5-0 decision After two consecutive wins, the Hawks were unable to find a third as they lost 5-0 on the road to the York Lions. Laurier has dealt with a short bench due to injuries, and after three consecutive overtime meetings, the Hawks were unable to find any help. First-year goaltender Vinny…
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Clinging on to fading playoff hopes
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The Wilfrid Laurier men’s hockey team’s playoff hopes have seen better days after a loss and an overtime loss Thursday and Friday put Laurier further away from that increasingly elusive eighth and final playoff spot. The Hawks’ losing streak was extended to three after a 5-2 loss to the York Lions at home on Thursday…
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Coaches ink extensions at WLU
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On Jan. 20, Peter Baxter, Wilfrid Laurier University’s director of athletics and recreation, signed two influential bench bosses at this university to five- year contract extensions. Greg Puhalski and Peter Campbell, the respective head coaches of the Laurier men’s hockey and basketball teams, were inked in for another half a decade in the purple and…
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Men’s hockey hits playoff push
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It’s true that nothing’s sweeter than revenge. Last year, on Feb. 17 in the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) West first round of the playoffs, Wilfrid Laurier’s men’s hockey team was eliminated by the Guelph Gryphons in a devastating 3-2 overtime loss in game three. Laurier met Guelph in the first round and after winning game…
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