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Top Canadian Football Leagues come together for National Summit
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While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced most football leagues across Canada to postpone competition for the fall season, leaders and stakeholders in the sport will join together this month for an important initiative. Representatives from all levels of Canadian football will collaborate virtually throughout October for a National Football Summit intended on addressing current issues…
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Golden Hawks honour seven impressive inductees into hall of fame
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Over this past homecoming weekend, Wilfrid Laurier University celebrated and honoured seven new members to the Golden Hawk Hall of Fame. The 2020 induction class featured five dominant athletes, an inspiring coach and a remarkable team. The seven were recognized virtually by the Golden Hawks Hall of Fame for their outstanding contributions to Laurier athletics…
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Second year running back Nelmes describes his adjustment to a fall without football
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“Me personally, I was really looking forward to it.” That was Men’s Football running back and specialists, Tanner Nelmes’ response to the OUA’s cancellation of the fall football season. The first year all-rookie of course understands the decision and the priority to put safety first in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic but was looking…
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Women’s Hockey announces eight recruits as part of 2020 recruiting class:
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Eight new skaters have committed to join head coach Kelly Paton and the Laurier Women’s Hockey program for the next season. The 2020-2021 recruiting class is headlined by local athletes and features a good mix of three forwards, four defensemen and one goaltender. Coach Paton is entering her third season behind the bench of the…
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Fitness Centre reopens as Laurier’s Athletic department begins their phased return
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Wilfrid Laurier’s Department of Athletics and Recreation began the first phase of it’s staggered return to work this past week with the fitness centre re-opening to the public. Laurier students will notice many changes upon arriving to work out at the fitness centre. The department has used the past several months to carefully discuss and…
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Laurier announces the launch of first competitive eSports Live League
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Let the gaming begin! In what has become one of the most popular industries in the realm of sports, eSports has seen massive growth in the past few years and Laurier is pleased to launch their first ever competitive digital gaming league. The league, named Laurier eSports Live, was launched last week and is now…
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Despite fall cancellation, Faulds adds 31 student-athletes to Men’s Football roster
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Coach Michael Faulds and the Laurier Golden Hawks Men’s Football program announced the addition of 31 student-athletes as part of their 2020 recruiting class. Despite a fall without football due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Coach Faulds was able to recruit a talented mix of players on all three sides of the ball. Faulds is excited…
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OUA Announces the Creation of the Black, Biracial and Indigenous Task Force
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*In order to influence change across the OUA landscape, the provincial sport organization announced the creation of the BBI task force. Men’s football leads the way for Laurier’s efforts* 2020 has been an unprecedented year around the world especially in the aspect of equality and social justice. Sports which has notoriously been viewed as a…
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Chemistry, skill and OHL experience headline Men’s Hockey recruiting class
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Coming off one of their best seasons in recent memory, the Laurier Golden Hawks men’s hockey program announced 11 new additions to the team as part of their 2020-21 recruiting class. In what will be his tenth season as head coach, Greg Puhalski knows he had a lot of work to do this offseason as the Golden Hawks…
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Golden Hawk star Ali Sow remains excited and focused on returning to play
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Although making it to their second consecutive OUA semi-final appearance this past season, the last few months and course of the summer for the Golden Hawks basketball team has been a lot different than last year. Entering his fourth season as the star guard on the Laurier team, Ali Sow has had to adjust to…
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