Hockey
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Rick Osborne retires after 15 years of coaching
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The Wilfrid Laurier women’s hockey head coach, Rick Osborne, has announced his retirement after an extraordinary 15-year career. Osborne will continue the 2017-18 season behind the Hawks’ bench and will retire at the end of the year. For Osborne, retirement is something that he had been contemplating since the conclusion of last year. “What I…
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Hawks bounce back against Warriors after ugly loss to Ryerson
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The Wilfrid Laurier University men’s hockey team were battered by the Ryerson Rams on Friday night, losing their opening game of 2018 by a score of 7-1. A back and forth first period featured one goal apiece, with Laurier’s Anthony Sorrentino notching his sixth of the season on a clean tic-tac-toe power play cycle. This…
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Hawks continue hot streak after emphatic 9-0 win against Waterloo
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The Wilfrid Laurier men’s hockey team demolished the Waterloo Warriors in another Battle of Waterloo, as they came away with a massive 9-0 win on Thursday, Nov. 30. Laurier has now racked up five straight wins against their rivals down the road. The Hawks dominated from start to finish and put together their best performance…
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Hawks impress in tough loss against Brock
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The Wilfrid Laurier University women’s hockey team took on the nationally ranked Brock Badgers at home on Thursday night in their second match up against a nationally ranked team this season. Brock opened up the scoring five minutes into the game, taking the lead early in the first, but Laurier’s Emily Woodhouse answered with one…
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Laurier comes away with huge win over top ranked McGill
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The Wilfrid Laurier University men’s hockey team suffered a tough defeat at home to Concordia this past weekend, before rebounding with an upset victory over top ranked McGill. In the first game of the weekend on Friday night, the Concordia Stingers squeezed out a 3-1 win over the Golden Hawks at Sun Life Arena.…
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Golden Hawks get first home victory of the season
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The Wilfrid Laurier University women’s hockey team picked up their first win at home on Sunday night against the York Lions, winning the game 4-2 after losing to the Lion’s on the road last weekend. The game started off with a goal from York after only 11 minutes of play, putting Laurier in a deficit…
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Men’s hockey continues strong start by beating York
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Wilfrid Laurier University’s men’s hockey team is off to a strong start this season with a big win last Thursday against York Lions. The 6-2 win over the Lions is an example of the team’s offensive strength. Defensively, goaltender Colin Furlong stood on his head to keep the Golden Hawks ahead despite being outshot…
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Hawks fall short in Battle of Waterloo
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The Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks women’s hockey team faced off against the Waterloo Warriors on Saturday night after a rough start to the season, going scoreless in both of their first two games. The game got off to a quick start in favour of the Warriors as they scored just 56 seconds into the game, leaving Laurier in a deficit before the…
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Golden Hawks make a fast start to the season
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The Wilfrid Laurier University men’s varsity hockey team had a great start to their season this week, defeating Lakehead in both games of a doubleheader. The Hawks finished their preseason with one win and six losses. However, with three out of six exhibition games being played against non-OUA teams, the pre-season does not seem…
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Editorial: Rediscovering a love of hockey
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As a long time fan, the new Toronto Maple Leaf team has been a welcome change. I have always been an avid Leaf fan, especially during my hockey career. Mats Sundin, Tie Domi and Bryan McCabe were my idols growing up and I memorized their names and numbers before I could read. My hockey life…
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