Hockey
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Number one in Canada
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Members of Wilfrid Laurier University’s women’s hockey team are used to toning down their goal celebrations. Sometimes the score can get a little out of hand for the recently-ranked number-one team in Canada, and when that happens, the party becomes a little more subdued on the ice. But this time, the “congratz” were front and…
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Hockey Hawks in dire straits
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Phil Magistrale just couldn’t feel it anymore. The anticipation, the excitement, the bliss that hits those ice warriors whose blades first hit the ice before the centre-ice puck-drop, was gone. “It just wasn’t becoming fun for me anymore to go to the rink,” said the fourth-year defenceman. “It just wasn’t worth it anymore.” After a…
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Two third-period goals sink Lancers
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The weather outside may be getting colder, but the Wilfrid Laurier University men’s hockey team is certainly heating up. The men put forth one of their best efforts of the season in a gutsy 4-2 win over the Windsor Lancers on Saturday. The win brought their record to 3-3 in 2012, a strong improvement after…
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Lady Hawks get a taste of top-ranked McGill
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With an otherworldly 13-0-1 record at the holiday break, the nationally-ranked No.2 Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks’ women’s hockey team had seen the rest of the Ontario University Athletics’ (OUA) competition and had more than proven themselves time and time again. No small feat for a team considered on the mend, and reloading after losing veteran…
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Worrisome losses plague men’s hockey before holiday break
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The Wilfrid Laurier University men’s hockey team will head into the exam break on a sour note after dropping both contests this week. The team was destroyed 7-0 by Guelph on Thursday, before dropping a 4-1 decision to York on Saturday night. The game did not start of well for the Hawks, who allowed three…
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Men’s hockey hands Western their first regulation loss
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Coming off of two disappointing losses to Brock University and the University of Western Ontario, the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks (4-8-0) were looking to garner a win over the No. 4 Western Mustangs (9-1-2) at the Waterloo Memorial Recreational Complex on Nov. 19. Despite an attempted comeback by Western to bring the game within one…
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Hammertime: The latest weapon in the Golden Hawks’ arsenal
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The Wilfrid Laurier University’s men’s hockey team consider themselves a well-behaved bunch, but getting hammered now and then isn’t out of the question. The team has found a new source of motivation this season, and it comes in the form of the “Golden Hammer.” “The Golden Hammer was my brain child, I will take full…
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Former hockey Hawks step behind the bench
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Behind every great sports team is a dedicated coach working tirelessly to ensure athletic success both on and off the ice. Add two young, enthusiastic and accomplished former players to that bench and you create a serious coaching staff worth noting. The Wilfrid Laurier University women’s hockey team (recently ranked No. 2 in Canada) welcomed…
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Thunder strikes hockey team
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If you were to ask a young Erika Thunder where she would be in her university years, she would not have guessed playig as a rookie goaltender on the Wilfrid Laurier University women’s hockey team. Originally from Buffalo Point, Manitoba, the aspiring goalie had dreams of playing hockey for a university in the United States…
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Game of opposites for men’s hockey
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The Wilfrid Laurier University men’s hockey team experienced both sides of a blow-out this weekend as they rolled over the Brock Badgers 5-1 on Thursday night, before being crushed by the Western Mustangs 9-3 in London on Saturday. On Thursday, the Hawks (3-7-0) stepped up their physical play, frustrating the Badgers early and often. A…
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