Hockey
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Laurier to play for bronze after Carabins vault themselves to final
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EDMONTON, Alta – The No. 4 University of Prince Edward Island Panthers had the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks scoreboard watching from their phones at West Edmonton Mall on Saturday, but even the moral support offered by the number-one team in the nation wasn’t enough for the Panthers to overcome the Montreal Carabins. The No. 6…
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Hawks’ hopes of gold hang by a thread
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EDMONTON, Alta – Rick Osborne had a choice to make after yesterday’s 6-5 upset loss to Montreal. The head coach of the No. 1 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s hockey team could either return with starter Erika Thunder after she surrendered six goals on Thursday, or throw in Rachel Hamilton – the capable backup but…
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Hawks fall in CIS women’s hockey opener
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EDMONTON, Alta. – Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey goaltender Erika Thunder’s return from a knee sprain wasn’t as triumphant as her squad had hoped it would be. In a shocking Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) tournament-opening loss, the No. 1 Golden Hawks suffered a devastating 6-5 collapse to the No. 6 University of Montreal Carabins. Thunder went…
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Carlyle unlikely to change Leafs’ immediate fortunes
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His voice has already been heard, and his debut game behind the bench was a solid 3-1 win. But will the coaching change to bring in Randy Carlyle of the Toronto Maple Leafs be enough? General manager Brian Burke announced early Friday morning that Ron Wilson was fired as head coach of the Leafs. His…
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Leafs should drink their poison to obtain their tonic
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“Fight on my men,” Sir Andrew said. “A little I am hurt, but not yet slain. I’ll just lie down and bleed awhile, and then I’ll rise to fight again.” These lines from the Ballad of Sir Andrew Barton are often used as inspiration to pick your self up and continue to battle no matter…
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Redemption on ice
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LONDON, Ont. – With yesteryear’s wringing of hands a thing of the past and after the rare taste of failure had washed out of their mouths, this had to feel good. Perched back atop the throne they’ve so mightily kept warm for the past nine years before they were thrown off by the Queen’s Gaels…
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Hawks take game one, lose Thunder
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks are one win away from their first Ontario University Athletics’ (OUA) title since 2010 and their ninth in 11 seasons, but for the first time all year, they may have to get it done without their starting netminder. A 4-1 win on Wednesday night allows the women’s hockey Hawks to…
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Puhalski outlines men’s hockey team’s direction after playoff losses
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Wilfrid Laurier men’s hockey coach Greg Puhalski knew he was going to have to swallow some bitter pills this season. Coaching a team full of rookies, having players quit the program, as well as survive a multitude of injuries, Puhalski navigated the waters of a dreadful season with patience and dignity. But in game two…
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Hawks head to OUA final
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With their varsity cohorts dropping like flies, Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey has found themselves the last team standing (with the exception of women’s curling) in the 2012 Ontario University Athletics’ (OUA) playoffs. They’ve already pushed themselves farther than last year’s semi-finals loss to Queen’s. But not without their scares. A 1-0 loss in game one…
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Lancers shock hockey Hawks in game one
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Julia Ouroumis had the game of her life, making 43 saves for the Ontario University Athletics’ (OUA) post-season shutout for the Windsor Lancers and her squad walked out of the Waterloo Recreational Complex with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday night. The No. 1 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks relinquished the lead just over 18 minutes into…
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