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Huskies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Saint Mary's-Acadia Loney Bowl will happen, but what about the Uteck Bowl?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Three days to heal up to play a very physical, much more rested Western Mustangs team reeks of a ritual sacrifice, but that's not for a court to decide.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJustice \u003Cb\u003EDeborah Smith \u003C\/b\u003Ehas granted an interim injunction to Saint Mary's, which will compel Atlantic University Sport to hold the Loney Bowl between Acadia and SMU by no later than Tuesday. Justice Smith, who took just more than 10 minutes to outline her decision after considering two days of arguments from lawyers for Acadia, SMU and AUS, seemed to centre the decision on whether AUS followed its bylaws. Toward the end of Sunday's proceedings, Smith asked the counsel for AUS if its bylaws contained a provision for creating the executive committee which was responsible for cancelling the game last Thursday (right as Saint Mary's was seeing its first injunction in Ontario Superior Court against U Sports). The response of \"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/edaves\/status\/929759278893879297\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eit's not anywhere\u003C\/a\u003E,\" amounted to a tacit admission that the conference overstepped its bounds.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis will be back in court soon enough, but it the game will be played.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe devil is in the details; but sometimes it's in the practical reality that is outside the purview of the court. The ruling puts the winning team in a scenario of playing twice in five days since the Uteck Bowl against Western is scheduled for Saturday. That's an unfair strain on NFL players, just ask \u003Cb\u003ERichard Sherman\u003C\/b\u003E, never mind student-athletes. The ideal\u0026nbsp;recovery period after a football game is six or seven days. Now it's been pared to three. It is still outside of a 72-hour rule that Football Canada has on the books (i.e., no team can play twice within 72 hours), but it cuts it awfully close.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThat's the real scandal. \u003C\/b\u003EThe blame for that falls squarely on AUS and U Sports for the heavy-handed extralegal scramble drill that was conducted last Thursday after Saint Mary's began seeking its injunction in Ontario (read through the Twitter timelines of the on-the-ground reporters quoted below for background). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ELaw and Order - Student Athletes Unit. So we get a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoneyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LoneyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E but players are going to play Tuesday and then Saturday. Isn't that a player safety issue? \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FfrPOEyC04\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/FfrPOEyC04\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Donnovan Bennett (@donnovanbennett) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donnovanbennett\/status\/929852569173684224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EAny decision on \u003Cb\u003EArchelaus Jack\u003C\/b\u003E never should have been left that late, and those who contend he was ineligible should be the most irate of all, since such an apparent walk-in touchdown turned into slipping, falling and fumbling the ball directly to the other team. It's as if the national body has too many marketing minds and not enough people working on rule enforcement. Or something.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EBREAKING: Judge approves \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaintMary?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#SaintMary\u003C\/a\u003E's motion to reinstate Huskies. They will play the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Acadia?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Acadia\u003C\/a\u003E Axemen in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoneyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LoneyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Natasha Pace (@NatashaPace) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatashaPace\/status\/929818964611526656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EJudge says the game must be played by Tuesday, Nov. 14 2017 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoneyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LoneyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Natasha Pace (@NatashaPace) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatashaPace\/status\/929819426425376768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ELoney Bowl game back on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/football?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#football\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoneyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LoneyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TZ5LdcKgbX\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/TZ5LdcKgbX\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— ColleenJonescbc (@cbccolleenjones) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cbccolleenjones\/status\/929820494504906753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESmith said earlier that the details of her decision and how she came to it will be released at a later date.\u003C\/div\u003E— Emma Davie (@edaves) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edaves\/status\/929821041404325888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESmith being firmto Clarke: tell your client to take whatever steps are necessary to make sure there’s a game on Tuesday.\u003C\/div\u003E— Emma Davie (@edaves) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edaves\/status\/929821230496141312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI was speaking w\/ Saint Mary's officials earlier who felt confident \u0026amp; said Archelaus Jack would play in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LonelyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LonelyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E if granted injunction\u003C\/div\u003E— Natasha Pace (@NatashaPace) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatashaPace\/status\/929820638734405632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESMU coaches and players comment after scoring a touchdown in court. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/signalhfx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@signalhfx\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/smu?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#smu\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aus?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#aus\u003C\/a\u003E # Canadianfootball \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/halifax?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#halifax\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/novascotia?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#novascotia\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yHJb29GDFZ\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/yHJb29GDFZ\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Tunde Balogun (@kingtundes) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingtundes\/status\/929833023834591234?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EGAME ON: SMU will play at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/loneybowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#loneybowl\u003C\/a\u003E. Justice Smith Rules In SMU’s favor. Game will be played against Acadia on Tuesday. Shot out to \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/n_frew6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@n_frew6\u003C\/a\u003E who broke the story \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/signalhfx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@signalhfx\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/loneybowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#loneybowl\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/smu?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#smu\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/halifax?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#halifax\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/novascotia?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#novascotia\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/aus?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#aus\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/canadianfootball?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#canadianfootball\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sJIJfan9ig\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/sJIJfan9ig\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Tunde Balogun (@kingtundes) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kingtundes\/status\/929829252211597312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EJudge rules that AUS Loney Bowl will go forward \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KeynAuhTsQ\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/KeynAuhTsQ\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/929839551710973952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E“AUS respects the court’s decision. However, this is not a final decision. The court has imposed a temporary injunction, suspending the decision to cancel the game,\" says Phil Currie, executive director of Atlantic University Sport \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoneyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LoneyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Natasha Pace (@NatashaPace) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatashaPace\/status\/929846499340701698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E“AUS believes that it has the authority and made the right decision to cancel the game and that the court will ultimately confirm this,” says Currie \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoneyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LoneyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Natasha Pace (@NatashaPace) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NatashaPace\/status\/929846594807193602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E I am in no position to critique Justice Smith's ruling. Saint Mary's motion was to compel AUS to re-schedule the Loney Bowl and, evidently, it had receipts on the status of Jack. Acadia's arguments that it could not possibly be ready to host a \"world-class safe event\" seemed like weak sauce to me when they were presented early Sunday — a self-fulfilling prophesy passed off as a legal argument. That contention was revealed as hollow after the ruling when the AUS lawyer said, oh, Acadia could host after all.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EShe was going to rule on SMU’s request to host the game, going to let Acadia lawyer Keith and AUS lawyer Clarke speak to that.\u003C\/div\u003E— Emma Davie (@edaves) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edaves\/status\/929819254765117440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EClarke says right to host this game at Acadia, sees no reason that should be stripped fr them now. No evidence Acadia won’t comply w\/ court\u003C\/div\u003E— Emma Davie (@edaves) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edaves\/status\/929819552862613506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESays he’s certain Acadia will want to host game and will do it, when asked by Smith that this decision was based on if Acadia couldn’t host\u003C\/div\u003E— Emma Davie (@edaves) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edaves\/status\/929819785449345025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EThe crux of this post, though, is to wonder what will happen after the Loney Bowl, presuming it goes ahead on Tuesday as ordered by the court.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe possibility of a catastrophic injury is an ever-present reality in any sport that involves frequent collision or people leaving their feet at high rates of acceleration. The truncated turnaround puts the AUS team in heightened physical danger in the Uteck Bowl — as if it wasn't already up against it facing Western. That is very bad from a liability standpoint, and one wonders if AUS and U Sports are considering their options about the status of the Uteck.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI've been a fan and a huge supporter of Canadian university sports, and Canadian university football, my entire life. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat's gone on in my home province the last few days has been humiliating for the entire product, and for better or worse screams bush league across the board.\u003C\/div\u003E— Arash Madani (@ArashMadani) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArashMadani\/status\/929823689251713024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI want to say, I want to think, that those involved in administration with Canadian university sports are better than this. They've proven to us over the past weeks that they simply are not.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's about the kids. And so many seem to have forgotten that. Shame on so many of them.\u003C\/div\u003E— Arash Madani (@ArashMadani) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArashMadani\/status\/929824347191218176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EThe motion was about a conference championship game, and while AUS deserves a chance to face the rest of the country, in these circumstances is that really going to be as safe as it could be? Likely not, and that aforementioned 72-hour rule provides some legal fallback with liability, but this is a terrible situation. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA compromise might have been to push the Loney to Saturday and forfeit the Uteck Bowl to Western. Does AUS try to save face with such an action? Anything is possible never seemed like less of a throwaway phrase.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe court wasn't asked to consider that eventuality, so it didn't. The urgency of the situation likely proscribed either side pushing for it. Saint Mary's was just trying to get reinstated for the Loney Bowl, while Acadia and AUS argued the ship has sailed, ultimately in vain.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's an ugly situation, made uglier by the dread that it won't lead to change in the national or regional governing bodies that completely created the crisis.\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/6504695216399411839\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-saint-marys-acadia-loney-bowl.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6504695216399411839"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6504695216399411839"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-saint-marys-acadia-loney-bowl.html","title":"Football: Saint Mary's-Acadia Loney Bowl will happen, but what about the Uteck Bowl?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-1851485259944615498"},"published":{"$t":"2017-11-06T13:24:00.004-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-11-07T08:46:23.424-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Editorializing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eligibility"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Loney Bowl"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mounties"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Saint Mary's Archelaus Jack ends up as a political football, for shame"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"#ChampSZN now includes lawyerball.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thechronicleherald.ca\/sports\/1517598-huskies-defeat-x-men-in-aus-semifinal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESaint Mary's defeated St. Francis Xavier in the AUS football semifinal on Saturday\u003C\/a\u003E. That should be that .sThe statute of limitations on eligibility questions, in any sane universe, should be up well before the start of the playoffs. If no one called a team on it after the first couple games, well, too bad. Yet here we are, since a mountain has been made out of a situation that Saint Mary's surely was aware of since the day the player in question, believed to be wide receiver and former Saskatchewan Roughriders practice squadder \u003Cb\u003EArchelaus Jack\u003C\/b\u003E, took his talents to the south end of Halifax.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrom \u003Cb\u003EJim Mullin\u003C\/b\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI'm understanding the SMU ineligible player situation has gone \"thermonuclear legal\". Huskies lawyering up while USports is considering vacating SMU season. No end in sight. Ridiculous this is happening during playoffs. Something has to change. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrownCountdownU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@KrownCountdownU\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UdontknowJack?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#UdontknowJack\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/927314632422731777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003EDoes anyone really believe there is the will to overturn a playoff game and send St. Francis Xavier to the Loney Bowl against Acadia, thus erasing the game that was played?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EAnyone with a passing familiarity with university football knows about the Aug. 15 cut-off date for players on practice squads. By rule, an athlete who played university ball the season prior must be released in order to be eligible to play the upcoming season. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EIs that applicable to Archelaus Jack? The CTV Atlantic article published on the eve of the game purports it is: \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlantic.ctvnews.ca\/smu-football-season-may-be-in-jeopardy-due-to-possible-ineligible-player-1.3662956\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAccording to U Sports eligibility rules, a player with CFL opportunities can return to the university level if they are no longer listed on the player roster after Aug. 15. Otherwise, they can't play for 365 days.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlantic.ctvnews.ca\/smu-football-season-may-be-in-jeopardy-due-to-possible-ineligible-player-1.3662956\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlantic.ctvnews.ca\/smu-football-season-may-be-in-jeopardy-due-to-possible-ineligible-player-1.3662956\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\"The CFL confirmed with CTV News Friday that Jack was released Oct. 11, 2016, bringing into question his eligibility for the five games he played for SMU between Aug. 25 and Sept. 30 this season\u003C\/a\u003E.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat typically has come into play with student-athletes who were drafted by the CFL after their fourth season, stuck around for the early portion of the regular season and then opted to return to school, for whatever reasons. Regarding Jack, though, he was not a university player in 2016, or '15. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mississauga.com\/sports-story\/7416174-longhorns-have-professional-football-aspirations\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJack played in the Northern Football Conference with the Oakville Longhorns\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHow would U Sports have jurisdiction over the decisions of a human being who was playing somewhere else?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe legal interpretations and grey areas within that Aug. 15 rule can be parsed by people at a much, much higher pay grade than I, a hobby blogger who works a straight job. There have been more than a few instances of players coming into the U Sports\/CIS\/CIAU by way of a CFL stint. I cannot quote chapter and verse about whther each one got his walking papers from the pro league by Aug. 15, and that is precisely the point. It was never contestable until last week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAgain, I don't want to play internet lawyer or take people into the wrong grey areas. There's letter of the law and the spirit of a law. Is it possible that the Aug. 15 cut-off date only applies to \u003Ci\u003Ereturning\u003C\/i\u003E players? Also, based on my limited understanding, if something is a common enough practice, then the courts' wont is to take that as case law.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat's a convoluted way of saying this can only get uglier the longer it is pressed. A flag definitely should be thrown on the well-after-the-fact whistle-blowers. The timing fails the sniff test. And U Sports, ideally, would have the perspective to realize three things:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIt is bad optics to make any student-athlete a political football. \u003C\/b\u003EThis is a league that has long acknowledged that there is no one, direct from high school to university at age 18, path to becoming a university student-athlete and using that, ideally, to better oneself. And here the person is not being put first.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EA league should not have the limited amount of oxygen it gets in the Canadian media landscape used up on a controversy where no one comes out smelling good.\u003C\/b\u003E It's always bothered me that in the general news judgement of the typical Canadian media outlet, a university team forfeiting games or cancelling a season is newsworthy, but their actual games are not. And here is U Sports\u003Ci\u003E fanning the flames\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAgain, if this is such a problem, have an auditor of football eligibility. \u003C\/b\u003EFor a salary in the mid to high five figures, surely a qualified person can be found, who can make sure the reals are 100-per-cent crystal clear amd make sure every player has the all-clear. This should not be decided by ad hoc committees after someone basically runs up to the teacher to tattle-tale.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAn annual salary and benefits amounting to, ballpark figure, 100 grand a year works out to fewer than four grand per team. No one's going to go broke chipping in to fund that position.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOr in this case, takes their sweet time strolling over in order to time things to have the maximum impact on the AUS playoffs and the media. That seems curious and dubious.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAgain, I'm no lawyer nor am I a fly on the wall of any conference rooms. But I doubt that Acadia is acting like it has to prepare to play either SMU or St. FX.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EAn athlete who was on a CFL PR in 2016 should not be sidelined while players in 2017 were in camp, CFLX and\/or PR in 2017 and returned to their U Sports teams. In addition, he was not U Sports \u0026quot;property\u0026quot; in 16. Simplify. Play a CFL game \u0026amp; you are out. Easy to track.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/927732327576256512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EWhat are the good things to be generated out of this? Clean up by-laws. Redefine relationship with CFL. Sanction non-conforming team. Hire a full-time \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@USports\u003C\/a\u003E football person. For me, it\u0026#39;s clear this is a moment which should produce progressive change, \u0026amp; eliminate embarrassment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/927733652393418753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EWhat are the good things to be generated out of this? Clean up by-laws. Redefine relationship with CFL. Sanction non-conforming team. Hire a full-time \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@USports\u003C\/a\u003E football person. For me, it\u0026#39;s clear this is a moment which should produce progressive change, \u0026amp; eliminate embarrassment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/927733652393418753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EAgreed. The rule may be out of sync, but it\u0026#39;s there and should be respected as such. Either use your alternative, or if you\u0026#39;ve played a CFL regular season game and you\u0026#39;re a professional. It\u0026#39;s the elemental way to deal with eligibility. Scrap the rest of the bylaw language.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/927738267209842688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother update:\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EWorking on a developing story.... The situation at SMU continues to get worse. Colzie’s job may be on the line when all is said and done.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Mike Still (@mikestill94) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikestill94\/status\/927725461525934080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/1851485259944615498\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-saint-marys-archelaus-jack.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1851485259944615498"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1851485259944615498"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-saint-marys-archelaus-jack.html","title":"Football: Saint Mary's Archelaus Jack ends up as a political football, for shame"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-6354529651030107144"},"published":{"$t":"2017-10-22T14:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-10-23T06:32:18.072-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rouge et Or"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Top 10 Tracker, Week 9: Laval or Calgary at No. 1, and are we ignoring Western? Plus Laurier and Acadia seize the day"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"O glorious Saturday! First-time starter \u003Cb\u003ETristan Arndt \u003C\/b\u003Eled Laurier to a beatdown of McMaster in Ontario's bye bowl, two teams aren't in first place anymore and couple are not in the playoffs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/77D7Z4anYWg\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/77D7Z4anYWg?start=55\u0026amp;end=75 feature=player_embedded\" width=\"480\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd did Arndt ever say buh-bye to the Marauders linebackers and D-backs on a 53-yard touchdown scamper in the second quarter. Scramble, wheels, celly!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Saturday in SportsBall:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval upended Montréal 22-0 in the No. 3 vs. No. 1 matchup\u003C\/b\u003E, wresting first place in Quebec and possibly the No. 1 ranking, although there are two other teams worth considering for that spot. Sounds like it was grind time. Led by \u003Cb\u003EGabriel Ouellet\u003C\/b\u003E who made a national record-tying four interceptions, the Rouge et Or D had \u003Ci\u003Esix\u003C\/i\u003E INTs and held the Carabins to 227 yards.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia will host the Loney Bowl after a 10-point victory against No. 10 Saint Mary's.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Acadia went Wright at SMU, one could say. They ran Dale Wright on 10 consecutive plays during a drive midway through the first half. Ultimately they were stopped on downs, but that tenderized the Huskies defence and, soon enough, quarterback\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ECody Cluett \u003C\/b\u003Eled Acadia on a 23-0 run in the second quarter. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHuskies QB \u003Cb\u003EKaleb Scott \u003C\/b\u003Eleft with an injury but is likely to be available for SMU's final regular-season game.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOUA's playoff field will be 1) Western 2) Laurier 3) McMaster 4) Ottawa 5) Guelph and 6) Queen's.\u003C\/b\u003E Waterloo (4-4) and Carleton (3-5, but how about that Panda Game?) playing left out.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENo. 2 Calgary and No. 4 Western each made a case for first-place votes. \u003C\/b\u003EThe Dinos sealed first in Canada West with a 42-30 win at Regina, where not unlike their roadie last week, they really only went full-throttle for a quarter. They are the ranking still-undefeated team.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERemember how everyone laughed at TSN this week for the click-bait question about whether \u003Cb\u003EAuston Matthews \u003C\/b\u003Egets enough credit for the Toronto Maple Leafs' fast start, literally one day after its lead Sportscentre story was about — wait for it — Auston Matthews? Wondering whether Western got enough credit for its regular season might seem to be in a similar vein. But the Mustangs finished with an average winning margin of 35.1 points whilst out-gaining the opposition by 320.5 yards per game. They gained \u003Ci\u003Emore yards in the rushing phase\u003C\/i\u003E than their D has allowed \u003Ci\u003Ein total\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EMy \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USports?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#USports\u003C\/a\u003E FB Top-10:\u003Cbr \/\u003E1) Western\u003Cbr \/\u003E2) Calgary\u003Cbr \/\u003E3) Laval\u003Cbr \/\u003E4) Montreal\u003Cbr \/\u003E5) UBC\u003Cbr \/\u003E6) Guelph\u003Cbr \/\u003E7) Laurier\u003Cbr \/\u003E8) McMaster\u003Cbr \/\u003E9) Regina\u003Cbr \/\u003E10) Acadia\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAgree?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#UAgree\u003C\/a\u003E?\u003C\/div\u003E— Gord R. (@GARandall) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GARandall\/status\/922220509609132032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 22, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC and Regina will have a Second-Place Showdown next week in Vancouver.\u003C\/b\u003E Winner hosts a playoff rematch seven days hence.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurier earned a week off, and likely a place back in the top 5. \u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;The Golden Hawks were impressive, while their avian brethren, No. 6 UBC, squeaked out a win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuelph got a character win going into the playoffs, surmounting a 13-point deficit to overtake Carleton 28-23.\u003C\/b\u003E Defensive back\u003Cb\u003E Derek Drouillard \u003C\/b\u003Esealed the win with a third-down tackle with 13 seconds left when Carleton was vainly trying to march for a game-winning, season-saving touchdown.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAnd Carleton Twitter fell silent. \u003C\/b\u003ECarleton set out five years ago to emulate a privately bankrolled Quebec conference team. Which they have, only it's Sherbrooke instead of Laval.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's a totally-Ottawa thing — \"world's biggest village\" — that 90 per cent of the people who basked in the glory of a fourth consecutive Panda Game victory likely did not even notice that Carleton missed the playoffs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat is true above all else is that the university game is better for having schools attempt an ambitious football reboot. Also true: Carleton has yet to play in a Yates Cup after five seasons. After five seasons, Laval had already played in three conference finals and had a Vanier Cup banner.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQueen's is the first team in 10 years to make the playoffs after an 0-4 start.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;One could really be cynical here: the Gaels won out against the same four non-playoff programs that Western knocked off during the media-created Mustang Miracle in 2007. Their schedule lacked both Laurier and McMaster.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EHow does all this affect the Top 10?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMontréal (5-1 RSEQ, 22-0 road defeat No. 3 Laval) \u003C\/b\u003E— Six picks, but none were pick-sixes, so there is that. Hang your heads in shame, Montréal. They rate a drop to No. 3 at minimum, No. 4 at maximum. It was the second game of the season when \u003Cb\u003ESamuel Caron\u003C\/b\u003E (four interceptions Saturday) and cohorts did not produce an offensive touchdown. That McGill game a few weeks ago was a harbinger.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary (7-0 CW, 42-30 road win at No. 8 Regina) \u003C\/b\u003E— One reason for the tight scoreline was, you guessed it since it was a game in Regina in October, the wind. It was strong enough that Calgary took a safety from its own 26-yard line in the second quarter.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECalgary took the wind for the third quarter, but QB \u003Cb\u003EAdam Sinagra \u003C\/b\u003Ehad some tough drops in that quarter and the offence was unable to re-stretch the lead. Going into the fourth quarter with a small lead and big wind in its face can be death by a thousand cuts, but the Dinos made at least one first down on each drive and scored twice. A shout goes out to D-back\u003Cb\u003E Matthew Lucyshyn\u003C\/b\u003E; he derailed a Regina comeback with a third-down pass breakup early in the final quarter. Oh, and he ran back an interception for a touchdown.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; .\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval (6-1 RSEQ, 22-0 home win against No. 1 Montréal)\u003C\/b\u003E — So, Laval-Calgary in the Mitchell Bowl on Nov. 18 will be the real Vanier, eh? I plan on ruminating over my No. 1 vote — as if it really matters — for several hours to the exclusion of all else on this Sunday. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Rouge et Or defence had, in\u003Cb\u003E Glen Constantin\u003C\/b\u003E's estimation, one of the best games it's ever had by suppressing Montréal and raising hell with a four-man pass rush.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.journaldequebec.com\/2017\/10\/21\/le-rouge-et-or-lemporte-22-0-sur-les-carabins\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe crowd was 18,383\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Ste-Foy, Que., so the Vanier Cup has to draw at least that many or it's a complete bust.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern (8-0 OUA, 63-10 home win against Ottawa)\u003C\/b\u003E — The 'Stangs gave free tuques to fans, then put the boots to Ottawa.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@WesternMustangs\u003C\/a\u003E working to get people to football. First 700 students get toque, $5 food voucher. 1-year tuition up for grabs \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ldnont?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#ldnont\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Morris Dalla Costa (@MoDaCoatLFPress) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoDaCoatLFPress\/status\/921418560265707521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 20, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003ENow, is it possible that someone in London saw Ottawa-area producer and former McMaster defensive back Jesse Card go on record with a prediction about the Mustangs?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oKRvhhlcWas?start=90\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E Some high-larity in the fun fact that Ottawa's only touchdown came from, wait for it, Western QB \u003Cb\u003EChris Merchant \u003C\/b\u003Ethrowing a pick-six. Not high-larious: Merchant left early with an injury to his non-throwing shoulder that does not appear to be serious.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcMaster (6-2 OUA, 40-15 road loss against at No. 7 Laurier) \u003C\/b\u003E— The Marauders should not be ranked lower than Guelph, which it beat head-to-head. But Guelph defeated Laurier by 10 at home, and the Marauders lost against Laurier by 25 points on the road. Tough call when it splits that way.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriend of the blog\u003Cb\u003E Marshall Ferguson\u003C\/b\u003E took some flak on Twitter for being quote, unquote, a hard marker against his alma mater after ranking McMaster No. 8. But Ferguson is certainly vindicated after Mac's blowout loss to a team that made a change at quarterback.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC (5-2 CW, 17-16 road win at Manitoba) \u003C\/b\u003E— Doing just enough to get the W and move on to Regina; that's the Thunderbird Way, so it seems. Trivel Pinto housed a tunnel screen from 80 yards away to get UBC up early, whilst Stavros Katsantonis (three interceptions) and Ben Cummings (189 receiving-rushing) were the closers in the fourth quarter.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VIegz1NnX8c\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurier (6-2 OUA, 40-15 home win against No. 5 McMaster)\u003C\/b\u003E — Bump them above UBC after shredding McMaster? I would say so.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESmall statistical irony: Waterloo's\u003Cb\u003E Tyler Ternowski \u003C\/b\u003Ewon the OUA receiving title with a cool 141 yards per game. Laurier's \u003Cb\u003EKurleigh Gittens Jr.\u003C\/b\u003E finished second at 119.1 whilst claiming the national record for total receptions with 75.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's ironic that a Waterloo receiver led the league in the big category by which receivers are ranked (Gittens had more yards, but Ternowski played five games, so he's qualified) but a Laurier player took a record away from Waterloo. The Warriors'\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EDustin Zender\u003C\/b\u003E set an OUA mark with 63 in 2011, with \u003Cb\u003ENick Anapolsky\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;matching it in '12 before setting a national mark with 74 a year later.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;Prior to this season, there were 16 instances of a receiver tallying 60 catches. Only two,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EJulian Feoli-Gudino\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Ewith 2008 Laval and\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;George Johnson\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Ewith 2013 Western, were on conference champion teams.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERegina (4-3 CW, 42-30 home loss to No. 2 Calgary) \u003C\/b\u003E— Gave Calgary a fight and that's good enough to be No. 9, unless one wants to take both Acadia and SMU. That really wouldn't make any sense when not a single voter listed Acadia last week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQuarterback \u003Cb\u003ENoah Picton\u003C\/b\u003E will need 264 yards against UBC to reach 10,000 for the career.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-video\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EThis is what it\u0026#39;s all about. 🇨🇦 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CarryCanada?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#CarryCanada\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jz8zo6vp56\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/Jz8zo6vp56\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; NFL Canada (@NFLCanada) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLCanada\/status\/922302571116625921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 23, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuelph (5-3 OUA, 28-23 win at Carleton) \u003C\/b\u003E— I'm a little higher on Gryph power than the entire panel, and likely will have them up around No. 8.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOntario, of course, re-seeds for the semifinals. There's good potential for both road teams to win in the quarter-finals next week. As for Guelph-Ottawa, strap in for \u003Cb\u003EJohnny Augustine\u003C\/b\u003E vs. \u003Cb\u003EJackson Bennett\u003C\/b\u003E and\u003Cb\u003E Jacob Scarfone \u003C\/b\u003Evs.\u003Cb\u003E Jamie Harry\u003C\/b\u003E (more or less). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe last two Gryphons-Gee-Gees games have gone to double overtime, so we expect triple OT this time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlso, if you thought\u003Cb\u003E Theo Landers \u003C\/b\u003Eand\u003Cb\u003E Alex Lavric \u003C\/b\u003Ewould be a quarterback matchup in the playoffs, you're a liar but can I come on your next trip in September?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's (5-2* AUS, 33-23 road loss at Acadia)\u003C\/b\u003E — Acadia should go into the poll with the Huskies dropping out. A loss is never good, but SMU at least got some live-action reps for backup QB\u003Cb\u003E Cam Valardo\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe drop count for SMU receivers was in the double-digits on Saturday and they had four fumbles. In a span of the second quarter, they went two-and-out, fumble, two-and-out and a fumble on possessions that all started inside their 35. Acadia pounced with 23 unanswered points.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn the plus side, the Huskies know they're home for the next two weeks. They also control who they play in the playoffs to an extent.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAlso in consideration:\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia (6-2 AUS, 33-23 win against No. 10 Saint Mary's) — \u003C\/b\u003ENicely done, Acadia, now you get a \u003Ci\u003Edouble bye\u003C\/i\u003E before the Loney Bowl as you try not to lose momentum à la the 2016 Calgary Stampeders.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Axemen balled out with the ball-hawking, taking away six fumble recoveries and interceptions. The offensive stats don't convey a lot of flash, but the offensive line had a day, springing\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Ethe aforementioned Wright\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003Efor 26 touches for 164 rushing-receiving yards.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is probably the Axemen's biggest victory since their last conference title in 2012.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (5-3 OUA, 63-10 loss at No. 4 Western)\u003C\/b\u003E — Will be home for the quarter-final, but likely an underdog against surging Guelph.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan (2-5 CW, 49-23 road loss at Alberta) \u003C\/b\u003E— Saskatchewan should never have had Top 10 support. This space should simply be used to talk up Alberta running back Ed Ilnicki as a Hec Crighton candidate. Ilnicki has more than 1,300 rushing yards; the next two leading rushers in Canada West have 1,400 put together.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EA case is made for \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BearsandPandas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@BearsandPandas\u003C\/a\u003E \/ \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UABearsFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UABearsFootball\u003C\/a\u003E RB, Ed Ilnicki to win the HEC Crighton Trophy this season:\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bwaWsYIrFD\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/bwaWsYIrFD\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E— LWOSUSportsFootball (@LWOSUSportsFB) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LWOSUSportsFB\/status\/921609051737378816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003EOctober 21, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EAnd yes, it's dating yourself if you ask whether Ilnicki has a touchdown dance called the Ilnicki Shuffle.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConcordia (3-3 RSEQ, bye week)\u003C\/b\u003E — Will get Montréal in the playoffs, and the person who comes with a scatological nickname for that matchup — in light of the gastroenteritis fiasco — should have a church built in their honour.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(* Saint Mary's record includes a forfeit.)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/6354529651030107144\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/football-top-10-tracker-week-9-montreal.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6354529651030107144"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6354529651030107144"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/10\/football-top-10-tracker-week-9-montreal.html","title":"Football: Top 10 Tracker, Week 9: Laval or Calgary at No. 1, and are we ignoring Western? Plus Laurier and Acadia seize the day"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/77D7Z4anYWg\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7077024032233525250"},"published":{"$t":"2017-07-13T22:47:00.005-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-07-14T11:42:12.858-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bisons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Bears"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"McMaster Marauders"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mounties"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regina Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Warriors"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Ultimate U Sports all-star team — one player per school for 27 positions"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Oit2QtTW4T4\/WWD4xR2W5sI\/AAAAAAAADO0\/i0Ufczw22vwMCdqSrJDux0tlvkae2FN9ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Akiem%2BHicks%252C%2BRams%2Band%2BBears.jpeg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"480\" data-original-width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Oit2QtTW4T4\/WWD4xR2W5sI\/AAAAAAAADO0\/i0Ufczw22vwMCdqSrJDux0tlvkae2FN9ACLcBGAs\/s1600\/Akiem%2BHicks%252C%2BRams%2Band%2BBears.jpeg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EAkiem Hicks with the Regina Rams in 2011 and with the CFL's Chicago Bears in 2016, when he had seven sacks.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EThere are 27 football-playing universities across our country. There are also, give or take a special teams selection, 27 spots to fill when an all-star team is chosen.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA fun writing exercise — read: it's summer and there's not a lot going on — was hatched from that numerical coincidence. Pick an all-star team drawing from the past 40-some years of the university game while using\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Eonly one player from each team\u003C\/i\u003E. No loading the lines with Lavals (any number of CFL all-star linemen), or stacking the team with 'Stangs (do you pick two-time Hec Crighton Trophy winner\u003Cb\u003E Tim Tindale \u003C\/b\u003Ewho went on to NFL glory with the Buffalo Bills or record-setting receiver \u003Cb\u003EAndy Fantuz\u003C\/b\u003E, who won a receiving title in the CFL?)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETalk about a Sophie's Choice, although this does not purport to be some all-time all-star team. Leaving out defunct programs (or the departed, hey there Simon Fraser) means being unable to select a legit legend such as \u003Cb\u003ETony Proudfoot\u003C\/b\u003E, since he played at the University of New Brunswick.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother controlled variable was confining choices to a loosely defined modern era. A hard-line historian type would say the modern era begins in 1965 with the establishment of the Vanier Cup. Or 1967, the centennial year, when the format went from an invitational to a four-team playoff, 47 years before the U.S. finally got one. As a habitual goalpost-mover, I'll slide the start of the modern era to some point around 1971, when the Old Four (Queen's, Western, McGill and University of Toronto) was phased out and the current four-conference alignment began taking shape in earnest.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EWithout further ado, here's a squad that reflects the best of each and every program from Acadia on the east coast to to UBC on the west coast and all points in between.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESpecial thanks for this post to Jim Mullin, who was great with putting forward some 1970s players.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EDefence\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive end — Leroy Blugh, Bishop's (Edmonton, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EBlugh was a prototype for the Canadian pass rusher as an all-Canadian at Bishop's when the \u003Cb\u003EIan Breck\u003C\/b\u003E's Gaiters punched above their weight on the regular in the 1980s. Born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, raised in Napanee, Ont., Blugh twice had double-digit sack totals during his Gaiters years. From there, he played 15 seasons in the CFL, 14 with Edmonton, during a Canadian Football Hall of Fame career.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBlugh has \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/sports\/football\/cfl\/herb-zurkowsky-tackling-cancer-diabetes-puts-life-in-perspective-for-cfl-great-leroy-blugh\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edealt with cancer and diabetes in recent years\u003C\/a\u003E, but still works in football as the defensive line coach for the Ottawa Redblacks. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive tackle — Israel Idonije, Manitoba (Chicago Bears, NFL). \u003C\/b\u003EA true Canadian success story, having gone from playing one high school season on a re-constituted team to making the NFL as an undrafted free agent who had a long-term career at both end and D-tackle. Idonije, fittingly for someone who played in Chicago, was also a Walter Payton Man of the Year Award finalist for his humanitarian work with children in Africa, Manitoba and Chicago.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIdonije, if memory serves, was a defensive end during his U of M days, but he can slide inside for purposes of making an imaginary lineup of football players.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive tackle — Akiem Hicks, Regina (New Orleans Saints, NFL). \u003C\/b\u003EWell, it wouldn't be a complete list without a Californian who found succor in Canada West. Wait, this isn't a basketball article. The great thing about university sport is that the tent is big enough to accommodate Americans who, to put it elegantly, fall off the conveyor belt of the shamateur sports-industrial complex down south and need a Plan B.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHicks, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/football\/hickss-path-to-the-2012-nfl-draft-has-been-a-long-one\/article4102628\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eafter his plans to play at LSU were thwarted\u003C\/a\u003E, found a home playing at the U of R in 2010 and '11, becoming the first Ram to be taken in the NFL draft.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELong-time Seattle Seahawks punter\u003Cb\u003E Jon Ryan \u003C\/b\u003Elikely also gets the honourable mention from the Rams' alumni roll.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive end — Ricky Foley, York (Argonauts, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EThe first really tough choice on a school representative, as the pick from the Lions boiled down to either Foley or running back\u003Cb\u003E Andre Durie\u003C\/b\u003E. In the end, the difference in stature between the two long-time Toronto Argonauts mainstays wasn't as big as it was between two other OUA running backs extraordinaire from early aughts (oh, guess which ones) and other possibilities from their respective teams.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThree of the four defensive line picks have small-town roots. Foley came out of Courtice, Ont., to develop at York, before going on to an 11-year CFL career that included contributing to three Grey Cup-winning teams. It's a shame his playing days might have ended so inelegantly — \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/sports\/football\/cfl\/ricky-foley-argos-released-by-text-1.4050503\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Egetting cut from the Argos by text message\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;— but what endures is about Foley with the Argonauts is that he \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ublicly%20stuck%20up%20for%20and%20believed%20wholeheartedly%20in%20his%20hometown%20organization%20when%20others%20wouldn%E2%80%99t.\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Epublicly stuck up for and believed wholeheartedly in his hometown organization when others wouldn’t\u003C\/a\u003E.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELinebacker — Michael O'Shea, Guelph (Ticats and Argonauts, CFL).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EBreaking this team down to distinct defensive and offensive line positions is way too granular, even for this blog. It is safe to say O'Shea is the Mike linebacker.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou already know the boilery stuff with O'Shea — second player in CFL history to record 1,000 career tackles across 16 seasons on each side of the Argos-Ticats rivalry. One seared memory is of his first go-round in Hamilton in the mid-1990s. The Tiger-Cats were a gong show for pretty much the whole decade, but you couldn't laugh at them as long as the Canadian linebacker from North Bay was out there competing so intensely.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EO'Shea's string of championships include leading Guelph to a Yates Cup in 1992.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELinebacker — Jason Van Geel, Waterloo.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003ERunning back\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EMike Bradley\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Eis the ultimate Warrior, of course, and could fill the role of \"national player who's third on the depth chart at running back and plays on all special teams,\" since that's what Bradley did for six seasons in the CFL with Edmonton. Bradley's position, though, has competition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat shifted the Warriors' shortlist over to the dark side, defence, and it came down to same-name stars from Waterloo's first Yates Cup winner in 1997, Van Geel at linebacker and\u003Cb\u003E Jason Tibbits \u003C\/b\u003Eat cornerback. Twenty years ago this fall, Van Geel was the national defensive player of the year after helping Waterloo reach a summit many UW folk probably thought was unattainable in the days when the school set a dubious mark for consecutive football losses.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first point of reference with those Waterloo teams that won the Yates in '97 and '99 — against Western at J.W. Little Stadium both times, the latter time in the final game there — is probably the offence. Tuffy Knight had the Warriors running the wishbone, with Ryan Wilkinson as the triple-option triggerman. The second point of reference, of course, is that a Waterloo guy got tackled illegally by Ottawa's mascot during the '97 national semifinal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHowever, the Warriors also had success they had never seen before (or since) because they played some great defence. Van Geel was at the forefront of that, and Tibbits (a five-times OUA all-star, four times at corner and once as a returner) covered things well on the back end.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELinebacker — Frank Balkovec, University of Toronto (Edmonton, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EHere's your hook for this linebacker selection: Balkovec \u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Ewas the top pick back in 1984 after playing just a single season of football for the Varsity Blues\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBalkovec, at least from a three-decades-removed vantage point, embodies a bygone era before everyone and everything became over-scheduled and multi-sport student-athletes were still easy to find. Everything is more intense now and in some ways we're poorer for it.\u0026nbsp;Balkovec was a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/varsityblues.ca\/hof.aspx?hof=149\u0026amp;path=row\u0026amp;kiosk=\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethree-sport guy at U of T\u003C\/a\u003E who contributed to a Yates-winning team in 1983 and was also a three-time Canadian champion in indoor shot put. After university, he was an eight-year CFLer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive back — Marc-Olivier Brouillette, Montreal (Alouettes, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EWait, is this based on university feats or pro accomplishments? To quote Abe Simpson, it's a little from Column A, a little from Column B. Brouillette converted from quarterback with the Carabins to a hard-hitting defensive player with the CFL's Als, playing both safety and linebacker.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBrouillette recently retired as a player to pursue a legal career. He was a CFL East all-star in 2016, so he ended on a personal high note.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive back — Mark Montreuil, Concordia (San Diego Chargers, NFL). \u003C\/b\u003EBefore Laval, Montréal and Sherbrooke came along to create a truly Quebec conference, Montreuil came up through the North Shore Broncos juniors and the Stingers to make the NFL. The cornerback, who remains the last Stinger chosen in the NFL draft, played three seasons with the San Diego Chargers and also played in NFL Europe with the late and lamented London Monarchs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAn alternate from the Stingers is linebacker \u003Cb\u003ECory Greenwood\u003C\/b\u003E, an undrafted free agent who was a special teams player for Kansas City earlier this decade. Greenwood is the second-most accomplished Kingston, Ont., athlete to wear No. 93.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive back —\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurent Deslauriers, UBC.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EA \u003Cb\u003EJim Mullin \u003C\/b\u003Enomination, Deslauriers was an all-Canadian and Vanier Cup champion for the Thunderbirds and a CFL West all-star and Grey Cup champion as a pro with Edmonton. Deslauriers was primarily a defensive halfback — by the way, isn't that position due for a renaming? — but \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.gothunderbirds.ca\/hof.aspx?hof=40\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewas dominant in all three phases\u003C\/a\u003E. He set still-extant school records as a return man and played slotback when the Thunderbirds won the Vanier in 1982.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive back —\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPaul Bennett, Laurier. \u003C\/b\u003ESomething about Canadian football that's often lost on its detractors is how it still makes room for a certain amount of community spirit and volunteerism. (Some of that is borne from necessity; or as one former player once put it to me, \"everyone knows there's no money in Canadian football.\")\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat was cool, at least to an incorrigible sports nerd, about reading up on Bennett, was a testimonial from \u003Cb\u003EScott Taylor\u003C\/b\u003E about how \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/mytoba.ca\/news\/paul-bennett-still-a-manitoba-hero\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehis greatest work might have come after he left the game\u003C\/a\u003E.\" Bennett, a volunteer high school coach in Winnipeg, also came up with the idea of creating community recognition awards for people \"who have devoted their lives to acting without thought of reward for themselves.\" That speaks to the personalities that football developed in the 1960s and '70s, people were about social justice.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUntil last year, Bennett was the only Ontario conference player with five punt return touchdowns in one season.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive back — Richard Karikari, St. Francis Xavier. \u003C\/b\u003EIt was a six-of-one decision with St. FX, since linebacker\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EHenoc Muamba \u003C\/b\u003Eand now-retired defensive back Karikari have each been CFL all-star selections. Muamba was also a league-wide pick whereas Karikari was a East selection.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHowever, Karikari might have been a more impactful university player. In the early aughts, he gave the X-Men that \"offensive defensive back,\" as a pass defender who was also a touchdown threat as a return man. It's relatively rare for a defensive player to be a finalist for the Hec Crighton, but Karikari achieved that in 2002.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt goes without saying that the greatest X-Men footballer remains\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EPaul Brule\u003C\/b\u003E, who scored 45 touchdowns in two seasons — including eight in one game — in the 1960s.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhether it's Karikari or Muamba from St. FX, five of the 12 defensive players were born outside Canada. \u003Ci\u003EBig tent, people!\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOffence\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOffensive line — Miles Gorrell, Ottawa (Stampeders, Concordes, Rough Riders, Ticats and Blue Bombers, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EThe roster would be incomplete if the Gee-Gees rep was someone who was not part of the all-time dominant 1975 team. Gorrell might be the first person to gently point out he was in his first season on the varsity in '75. However, one can only extrapolate how good he must have been in his final season with the Gees, 1977, in order to rate being named team MVP whilst at a position that generally gets the least attention.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat period where Gorrell \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ottawasun.com\/2013\/10\/02\/ottawa-redblacks-scout-miles-gorrell-entering-canadian-football-hall-of-fame\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Egrew up in Ottawa\u003C\/a\u003E\" sowed the seeds for an association with the CFL that's gone on almost 40 years. As a scout, Gorrell had a vital role in helping the CFL's Redblacks win the Grey Cup as a third-year team in 2016.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI wasn't alive in 1975, but those Gee-Gees \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/sports\/football\/fast-football-friends-1975-gee-gees-walk-in-glory-together\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Estill have a hold on the city's sports imagination, especially among sportswriters of a particular vintage\u003C\/a\u003E. They are the only football team ever inducted into the city's sports hall of fame.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOffensive line — Mike Schad, Queen's (Philadelphia Eagles, NFL).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;A personal reason for getting emotionally invested in university football as an adolescent around 1989 was the discovery that Schad, who blocked for my first favourite football player, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback \u003Cb\u003ERandall Cunningham\u003C\/b\u003E, had grown up 30 minutes down the 401 in Belleville, Ont, and had played at Queen's, not one of those U.S. football factories featured on ABC and CBS on Friday afternoons. \u003Ci\u003EWow, he made it from here to the NFL\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGranted, there were other reasons for becoming a hardcore football fan around that point in my miseducation (one, my mother went back to school and that created a bond to Queen's and two, I kept getting cut from rep teams in hockey and fast-pitch softball and was too short for basketball, so football became the refuge for my sports fantasies). But enough about me.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchad remains the lone Canadian university player ever selected in the first round of the NFL draft, going No. 23 overall to the L.A. Rams in 1986. His NFL years were spent mostly in Philly, where he played guard on some teams that were playoff regulars. Going in the first round is a singular achievement unlikely to ever be matched. Every year around NFL draft time when my Twitter timeline fills with updates on Canadian players who might get picked up in the seventh round or get a mini-camp invite I can't help but have a haughty internal response (poor character, I know): \u003Ci\u003EYeah, but my alma mater produced a NFL first-round pick.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOffensive line — Pierre Lavertu, Laval (Stampeders, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EProof positive that the upper crust of university football has pro-ready graduates. Lavertu has yet to dress out for Calgary this season due to injuries, but as interior lineman who can play centre or guard, he has been part of a Stampeders offensive line that has arguably has the most sustained success of any position group in the CFL since 2014.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELavertu was an RSEQ all-star in all four of his seasons with the Rouge et Or from 2010-13 and since he was at Laval, you know all four of those seasons involved making it to the last game of the season. It seems fitting that the power program of the past two decades is represented by an offensive lineman. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOffensive line — Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, McGill (Kansas City Chiefs, NFL). \u003C\/b\u003EStarting guard on a playoff team, while also working toward becoming a doctor. Duvernay-Tardif and his ghostwriter at \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theplayerstribune.com\/le-docteur-laurent-duvernay-tardif-kansas-city-chiefs\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Players' Tribune can explain that better than I can\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe McGill \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/football\/j-p-darche-and-laurent-duvernay-tardif-tread-remarkably-similar-paths\/article33888922\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ealternate is also a doctor who played in the NFL with Kansas City\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EJean-Philippe Darche\u003C\/b\u003E. A linebacker at the university level, Darche was a long snapper in the NFL and played in Super Bowl 40 with the Seahawks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOffensive line —\u0026nbsp;Scott Flory, Saskatchewan (Alouettes, CFL).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;It could be either Flory or Gene Makowsky repping Huskie Pride.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFlory: 15 seasons with the same CFL team, nine-time all-star, two-time Outstanding Offensive Lineman recipient, president of the CFL Players' Association, now helping coach the Huskies\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMakowsky, 17 seasons with the same CFL team, five-time all-star, now a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Saskatchewan, deadpan \u003Ci\u003ECorner Gas \u003C\/i\u003Eguest spot.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETheir teams went head-to-head in the 2009 and '10 Grey Cup games. Flory's team won both. So, totally arbitrarily, Flory \u0026gt; Makowsky, although the latter played more offensive tackle.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf positional integrity is a must, there are Laval and Saskatchewan alumni who currently start at right tackle in the CFL — \u003Cb\u003EJason Lauzon-Séguin\u003C\/b\u003E with Ottawa and\u003Cb\u003E Patrick Neufeld \u003C\/b\u003Ewith Winnipeg.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn to the GLORY BOYS:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReceiver — Andy Fantuz, Western (Roughriders, CFL).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Granted, offensive stats accumulated in the '00s-era OUA have to be taken with the same grain of salt as scoring stats from the 1980s NHL, but it's wild to revisit just how far ahead of everyone Fantuz is on the career lists for yards and receiving touchdowns. His tally of 4,123 in the former is almost 1,000 ahead of \u0026nbsp;the next most prolific pass receiver and his 41 TD catches (remember, regular season only) is eight more than the next guy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo put the second one in perspective: \u003Cb\u003EDanny Vandervoort\u003C\/b\u003E, who is getting his feet wet at slotback with the B.C. Lions, averaged almost one touchdown per game across four seasons with McMaster. He finished 12 TDs shy of Fantuz' mark.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFantuz delivered on his potential over 11 seasons in the CFL, with the high point coming in 2010 when his league-most 1,380 yards made him the first Canadian to win a receiving title since another 'Stang, \u003Cb\u003EDave Sapunjis\u003C\/b\u003E, back in 1995.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReceiver — Brian Fryer, Alberta (Washington, NFL; Edmonton, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EA \"first\" guy — the first Canadian university receiver to gain 1,000 yards in a season and the first player, full stop, to be drafted by a NFL team and go directly into the league, as he played for the Washington NFL team during the American bicentennial year of 1976. Out of context, that's impressive enough, but in context it stands out even more since that was during the\u003Cb\u003E George Allen \u003C\/b\u003Eera in D.C. and Allen was known to over-emphasize playing veterans.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter calling it a career on the field — with a Vanier Cup title with the Golden Bears and a role in the five-in-a-row Edmonton CFL dynasty —\u0026nbsp;he made a successful move into a second career as executive director of Football Alberta.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReceiver — Don Blair, Calgary (Lions, CFL).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;The first non-lineman to represent Canada in the East-West Shrine Game showcase! The Dinos have had their share of superlative offences and individual talents over the last four decades. It will take something ludicrous to bump out the seared image of the 1995 Vanier Cup, when Blair scored four touchdowns (three receiving, one by recovering a blocked punt) when Calgary dropped 54 points on Western. Fun fact, unless you're from London: the Dinos did most of the damage with their backup quarterback after the starter was knocked out of the game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBlair was a No. 1 overall choice who had a stellar CFL career. Like Fantuz and Fryer, he set a national receiving record and won the Hec Crighton. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReceiver — Samuel Giguère, Sherbrooke (Ticats and Alouettes, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EThe second-newest program manages to sneak a player in at a deep position. While Sherbrooke has generally been the Partick Thistle to Laval and Montréal's Celtics and Rangers in the Quebec conference, the small school has helped a few individual talents blossom over their 14 seasons.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGiguère was one of the first bona fide prospects to emerged at Sherbrooke, possessing enough specs to earn a couple NFL trials before returning north to fulfill the role of national wide-side receiver. Now 33 years old, he's playing for the Alouettes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother Vert et Or receiver who's in the CFL, \u003Cb\u003ESimon Charbonneau\u003C\/b\u003E, could have also been the pick. Charbonneau was borderline unstoppable in the 2010 Dunsmore Cup when Sherbrooke nearly upset Laval. (That day, we were just a couple plays away from an Ottawa-Sherbrooke Uteck Bowl instead of a been-there-done-that Western-Laval matchup.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERunning back — Daryl Stephenson, Windsor (Blue Bombers, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EIn 2006, there was some discord when Stephenson won the Hec Crighton, but it wasn't about him. It was more about having seven winners in a row from the OUA. To some extent, and I didn't articulate this well enough at that time, it was also about the virtues and drawbacks of the \"career award bias,\" so-called. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELikewise, for reasons having nothing to do with Stephenson, the only rusher to ever top 5,000 career yards, this was the hardest piece of the puzzle. First it involved whether to have a fifth pass receiver to reflect the Canadian game of 2017 instead of a second running back. There was also a thought that the choice should reflect that this fictional team would actually play against fictional juggernaut, like the Monstars with Laval's and UBC's combined budget. That would mean giving some weight to receiving skills.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUltimately, though, better to have a second running back. That brought it down to, as hinted in the preamble, the three star rushers from the early-aughts: Stephenson of Windsor, Durie of York and, you guessed it, \u003Cb\u003EJesse Lumsden\u003C\/b\u003E of McMaster. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUltimately, the (ir-)rationale was that Stephenson exemplifies the best of Windsor so much more than anyone else. He was a dogged competitor and gave everything to make Windsor, for a time, a playoff team. As a pro, he also made a great adjustment to being a depth player with the Blue Bombers, which surely must be tough for university players who are used to being the focal point as a feature back.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo that's how it turned out: Stephenson in, Lumsden over to the bobsleigh track.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERunning back \u0026nbsp;— Éric Lapointe, Mount Allison (Alouettes, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003ELapointe is in the Hall of Fame as an amateur player, but it could just as easily be as builder. I'll just do a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/neatesager.blogspot.ca\/2007\/02\/ric-lapointes-lasting-impact-just-ask.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emini-oral history from some people who were around him every day at Mount A\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMathieu Gauthier, defensive end:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ci\u003E\"Éric was one of the first French football players to make it into the mainstream pop culture in Quebec ... One quick example of his influence is in a recent recruiting event at a Montreal CEGEP. While the MTA recruiters had qualified only 5-6 guys who seamed like a right fit for MTA (only these kids got an invitation to the event), 34 kids showed up for the presentation when they learned that Éric Lapointe was going to be there.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"He certainly had an influence on a generation of kids, who chose football instead of hockey and other sports.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJorge Barrera, a Mounties rookie in 1995 who is now an investigative reporter with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ci\u003E\"Éric Lapointe had the aura of a star the moment he walked into the Mount Allison football locker room in his rookie year. While other rookies were subjected to the humiliating rituals of initiation, Lapointe moved above it all, his hair long and safe from the clippers.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"On the field he made things simple for his coaches. The offensive co-ordinator once remarked that running the Mt. A. offence with Lapointe was like playing Nintendo football: Sweep right, sweep left and Lapointe outran them all.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJulian Dickinson, receiver: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"If you never saw him play at Mount Allison, you have no idea how good he really was. There was one play that probably best illustrates what he could do on the football field and what he could do for a team. It was 1996, Eric's second year. We were playing St. FX in the AUAA finals in Antigonish and we got absolutely pummelled in the first half. We must have been down at least three touchdowns and I'm sure most people in the locker room thought that game was over.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"But Eric came out in the second half and ripped off a 99-yard run that snaked all over the field, left about 10 defenders rolling on their bellies in the mud and ended with Eric in the end zone. It was the best individual play I've ever seen in a football game. He went on to rush for about 300 yards that game and brought us within a few points of winning that game. And this wasn't a cupcake defence. There were All-Canadians on the X defence, which would eventually play in the Vanier Cup.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"It was an amazing feat. At the end of the game he was bloody, bruised, covered in mud and his jersey was torn like he'd been through a war. I remember he did a TV interview after the game with his helmet on because he was so busted up about losing, he couldn't show his face.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETwenty-three spots down. By process of elimination, you should know who is QB1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQuarterback — Chris Flynn, Saint Mary's (Montreal Machine, World League; Rough Riders, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003ENo. Words. Necessary.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/S4P12kfxMNk\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S4P12kfxMNk?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Flynn legend only grows with time, perhaps in part since it was an unfinished symphony-type thing since there was no second act in the CFL.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESpecialists\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKicker \u0026nbsp;— Al Charuk, Acadia (Lions, Argonauts).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Total Calvinball cop-out with choosing the \u003Ci\u003Ebotteur\u003C\/i\u003E, since it's more about picking a definitive Acadia player whose feats included using his foot. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn a four-season span in the 1970s, Acadia had three Hec Crighton winners — Charuk in '74, followed by The Bobs back-to-back with receiver\u003Cb\u003E Bob Stracina \u003C\/b\u003Eand quarterback \u003Cb\u003EBob Cameron \u003C\/b\u003Ein '76 and '77. \u0026nbsp;In 2014, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/usports\/top-50-cis-football-players-of-vanier-cup-era\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESportsnet\u003C\/a\u003E ranked Cameron the 28th-best player of the Vanier Cup era with Charuk 35th and Stracina 37th. The former, of course, punted in the CFL for nigh on a quarter-century. Charuk and Stracina, between scoring touchdowns and placekicker, each scored more than 100 points in a season for Acadia.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe default selection was Cameron, due in perhaps to a stronger association since he had the longest pro career. On second thought, Charuk was a two-way player who won the Hec as a defensive back — where he once had a 10-interception season — and fashioned a CFL career as a receiver.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERush cover — Jason Arakgi, McMaster (Lions).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;As the man himself put it, \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vancouversun.com\/sports\/football\/cfl\/bc-lions\/jason-arakgi-qa-on-the-art-of-the-tackle-anthropology-and-furniture-building\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eyou're only as good as the bottom guy\u003C\/a\u003E\" and well, Arakgi is the CFL's career leader in special teams tackles and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3downnation.com\/2016\/08\/18\/life-outside-spotlight-fine-arakgi\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eplayed on all special teams even in his final season, 2016\u003C\/a\u003E. One could also hold up his career arc — \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bclions.com\/2017\/06\/19\/jason-arakgi-story-quiet-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Espend nine seasons all with one team, perform a significant function very well and then leave the game on one's own terms to step into a second career\u003C\/a\u003E — as a good example for young athletes to emulate. Only a very, very few get to play forever, but there are other entry points to parlaying athletic aptitude into a good life.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReturner — Tunde Adeleke, Carleton (Stampeders).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Special teams touchdowns are supposed to be a rare treat, but Adeleke made them a staple in Carleton's offensive diet over his four seasons. In 2016, he became the first player since\u003Cb\u003E Paul Bennett \u003C\/b\u003Ewith five punt return touchdowns in one season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/LWAfpV3myPU\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LWAfpV3myPU?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was just wild how people around the Ravens just came to expect the brilliant breakaway runs. Like no one before him (at least in my time), Adeleke combined with psychic peripheral vision with high-class wheels, since he also had the fastest 40-yard dash at the 2017 CFL combine.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFeel free to disagree with the selections, or the process. But please remember that any substitutions either have to be at the same position or require a two-position switch.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7077024032233525250\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/07\/football-ultimate-all-star-team-one.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7077024032233525250"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7077024032233525250"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/07\/football-ultimate-all-star-team-one.html","title":"Football: Ultimate U Sports all-star team — one player per school for 27 positions"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Oit2QtTW4T4\/WWD4xR2W5sI\/AAAAAAAADO0\/i0Ufczw22vwMCdqSrJDux0tlvkae2FN9ACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Akiem%2BHicks%252C%2BRams%2Band%2BBears.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7946050246252963415"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-05T18:10:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-06T20:57:55.783-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Badgers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bronze Baby"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Capers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Griffins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ottawa Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pandas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regina Cougars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WolfPack"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Basketball: Dalhousie gets it done, repeats in AUS; MacEwan Griffins game away from W-Final 8"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Windsor's\u003Cb\u003E Alex Campbell\u003C\/b\u003E is making our weekend, and a few other ballers have done so as well.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor a certified hoser hoophead, the antepenultimate weekend is like what the slow build-up to the New Hampshire and Iowa primaries is for a politics junkie. It is down to a quartet vying for the two auto-berths in Canada West and Ontario University Athletics, with the Dalhousie men and Saint Mary's women reigning on Championship Sunday set down east.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust as one does not simply walk into Mordor, one does not try to outdo\u003Cb\u003E Mark Wacyk \u003C\/b\u003Efor comprehensive coverage of the university men's game in this country.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe bullet points: Dalhousie is the first qualifier for the men's Final 8 after doing a hella survive-and-advance deal, with\u003Cb\u003E Ritchie Kanza-Mata\u003C\/b\u003E posting 21 points, an 8\/4 assist-to-turnover, and five steals during a breathless 87-85 win against UPEI on Sunday. Dal will surely be the No. 6 seed and likely get the Canada West champion in the quarter-final. Whether the Tigers will be able to get off offensively at nationals in 10 days is a question that can wait. Winning by two in the final after the one-pointer against Saint Mary's in the semifinal is stellar. It's fair to interpret the result as Dalhousie rallying after a close call.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETwo other men's playoff games on Saturday were one-point games, including \u003Cb\u003EMike L'Africain \u003C\/b\u003Edonning his Superman cape to save No. 2 Ottawa's season while Dalhousie had a survive-and-advance deal through Saint Mary's bricking a free throw with zeroes on the clock in the second AUS semifinal. Meantime, exalt the Explorer! \u003Cb\u003EMegan Wood\u003C\/b\u003E went off for 34 points and the Grant MacEwan Griffins are going to their first Canada West Final Four.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Cliff Notes on what happened for the few, the proud, on the Path to Point Grey and the Battle for Freddy Beach (patents pending).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAUS championship\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E— UPEI-Dalhousie (Sunday)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETigers go back to nationals — \u003C\/b\u003EDal survived a physical test from the rugged UPEI Panthers, and pulled out the narrow victory after trailing inside of the 80-second mark in regulation. Rick Plato's team had all five starters in double digits, and survived having 6-foot-2 forward Kashrell Lawrence foul out. Guards \u003Cb\u003ECedric Sanago\u003C\/b\u003E and\u003Cb\u003E Jarred Reid\u003C\/b\u003E made a difference, since they combined for 23 points on a 69.2% eFG.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDalhousie is a throwback team, with 6-5 \u003Cb\u003ESven Stammberger\u003C\/b\u003E being the only starter above 6-2. Yet they took 15 O-boards on Sunday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOUA Final Four\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E— Windsor-Ryerson, Carleton-Ottawa (Friday and Saturday, Ryerson)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWindsor crashes the party —\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Winners go to the Final 8 and the others play for bronze and a likely wild-ticket to Vancouver. A pair of one-point finishes made that possible.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETwo years in a row, \u0026nbsp;Campbell, et al., ended McMaster's season on its home floor. There is little more noble than a fifth-year who will not let her or his tenure end, and Campbell went for \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/canhoopsca.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/05\/oua-lancers-do-it-again-at-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E33 on 58.7% eFG to help short-benched Windsor prevail 79-78\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Lancers basically cut down to a six-man rotation, but let's not spoil it by wondering what the chance (slim, probably) is of that working against Ryerson at the MAC next Friday. Campbell has been superlative; he also had a 37-10-5-4 line (with 66.7% eFG) against Laurentian on Wednesday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EL'Africain rescues Ottawa — \u003C\/b\u003EIt was hardly an auspicious outcome for No. 2 Ottawa, which eked past upstart Queen's 73-72 by the margin of fifth-year point guard \u003Cb\u003EMike L'Africain\u003C\/b\u003E's layin with 1.1 seconds left.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe telltale stat: L'Africain, who scored 27 points on a 48.1% eFG and\u003Cb\u003E Caleb Agada\u003C\/b\u003E, who had the 18-point, 15-rebound double-double but was 30.4% eFG, took \u003Ci\u003Enearly two-thirds \u003C\/i\u003Eof Ottawa's shots. This is a callback to a discomfiting pattern Ottawa had late last season when they weren't as able to share the ball successfully; it started sticking. The upshot is this game is behind them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQueen's, by most accounts, defended well all night. It was just that on the Gee-Gees' last possession, with a midcourt inbound, the Gaels' scrappy on-ball defender Sammy Ayisi just wasn't able to deny L'Africain the ball. That allowed the fifth-year point guard to get to the cup and keep Ottawa alive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EL'Africain also hit a buzzer shot at the end of the first half. Queen's, with \u003Cb\u003ESukhpreet Singh\u003C\/b\u003E putting his team on his shounders and tallying 19, made a game of it. No doubt it hurts to come that close, but \u003Cb\u003EStephan Barrie \u003C\/b\u003Eis building something promising at Queen's, which is a historic underachiever on the men's side.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt would have been Queen's biggest win since 2000, when John Purdy and Derek Richardson spurred a quarter-final upset of nationally ranked Ryerson. That was so long ago that the OUA East and OUA West didn't even play in the regular season and only came together for the Wilson Cup.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Ravens routed Brock 90-52; the spread was 20 after a quarter and 24 by halftime. One shouldn't take the point spread as an indicator of anything. Brock was really just happy to be there and Carleton pounced on an undermanned opponent.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECanada West Final Four\u0026nbsp;— Manitoba-Calgary, UBC-Thompson Rivers\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBisons lean and mean\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E— Manitoba coach \u003Cb\u003EKirby Schepp \u003C\/b\u003Erecently shared a Bisons best-of highlight video and, man, that is an athletic starting five. Quick, explosive to the hoop, able to shoot the three. Alas, since a precedent was set by concern-trolling about Windsor getting one bench point in their quarter-final win, it must be pointed out \u003Cb\u003EA.J. Basi\u003C\/b\u003E (40 minutes),\u003Cb\u003E Keith Omoerah\u003C\/b\u003E (40), \u003Cb\u003EJustus Alleyn\u003C\/b\u003E (38) and\u003Cb\u003E Wyatt Anders\u003C\/b\u003E (37) all went long in the 77-72 OT clincher against Fraser Valley. The Bisons also overcame 25 turnovers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETop four go through — \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EThompson Rivers survived getting extended by Regina, coming through in the clincher through double-doubles from \u003Cb\u003EVolodymyr Iegorov \u003C\/b\u003E(21 and 14 boards, 55.6% eFG) and \u003Cb\u003EJosh Wolfram\u003C\/b\u003E (15 apiece, only 33.3% eFG). Thompson Rivers reduced Regina to some Costanza-ian chucking of 32.7% eFG, including 7-of-35 from downtown. Trying that many threes probably explained the 20-plus offensive rebounds allowed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWomen\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAUS championship: Saint Mary's\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHuskies — \u003C\/b\u003EShout-out to Huskies sixth woman \u003Cb\u003EJenny Lewis\u003C\/b\u003E for hooping 29 in 34 minutes across the two playoff games, including Sunday's 63-49 win against Cape Breton.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Capers' best inside presence, Alison Keough, was limited to three minutes of court time. Sounds like an injury deal..\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOUA Final Four: Windsor-Ryerson, McMaster-Ottawa (at Ottawa, Friday and Saturday)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELancers' reign lasts another six days \u0026nbsp;at least — Chantal Vallée\u003C\/b\u003E's charges put up 16 fewer shots than host Carleton and yet won by 15 points, pulling away in the fourth for a 63-48 victory. Low post stalwart\u003Cb\u003E Cheyanne Roger \u003C\/b\u003Ehelped Windsor stay in the hunt while it played from behind during the first 20 minutes, and finished with 17 points, 10 boards and five blocked shots.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERyerson likes to get out and run, and that might not be Windsor's game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton hit 27.4% on two-pointers. That is, how do you say, not good. It is impolitic to harp on this whilst discussing a a 15-point game, but the end of the first half was odd and off-putting. Carleton, up four, took possession with 15 seconds left. Instead of playing for one shot, Carleton's\u003Cb\u003E Elizabeth Leblanc \u003C\/b\u003Edrove for a layup with about nine seconds on the clock. The Lancers rebounded, ran the floor and got some hidden offence from two free throws. That four-point swing didn't necessarily dictate what happened in the second 20 minutes, of course.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe OUA does not have a stronger wild-card argument than Canada West.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECanada West: Alberta-Saskatchewan, Regina-MacEwan (at Saskatchewan, Friday and Saturday)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWe flew 1,000 kilometres for this? — \u003C\/b\u003EIt is a small \u0026nbsp;sample, granted, but the home teams went 8-0 this week. On the men's side, 8-1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnyone else like the notion of Canada West copying the AUS model of combining the women's and men's tournaments, except having subregionals to decide each nationals berth? It would be more cost-effective and more media-friendly, and rarely can you feed those two birds with one scone.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAgain, though, after the wrangling that went into the last realignment, it's doubtful they want to go there again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGood Griffs\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EWood, of course, averaged 18.7 in regular-season play but scored more than 25 only once. The Griffin who can \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonsun.com\/2016\/02\/19\/macewan-griffins-womens-basketball-team-clinches-first-in-canada-west-explorers-division\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eshoot the ball from anywhere\u003C\/a\u003E\" carried her side as MacEwan advanced to their first Final Four.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo there is a chance of a Battle of Saskatchewan for the Canada West banner and higher Final 8 seed, and a Battle of Edmonton for bronze and the wild-card ticket for the Final 8.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQuebec's final fours are next weekend. McGill is not going to lose either.\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7946050246252963415\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/basketball-aus-canada-west-oua-thread.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7946050246252963415"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7946050246252963415"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/basketball-aus-canada-west-oua-thread.html","title":"Basketball: Dalhousie gets it done, repeats in AUS; MacEwan Griffins game away from W-Final 8"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2679112329787319288"},"published":{"$t":"2016-02-28T15:53:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-05T08:42:41.201-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bisons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Capers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ottawa Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bracketology: Ryerson, Ottawa and Carleton, and the first shall be third, and vice-versa"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Warning: contents of post might be considered hot takes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe have reached the point where form and history are in conflict in the Power Conference. With Ryerson holding the No. 1 seed for the OUA Wilson Cup, it sets up that Ottawa will likely have to defeat Carleton for the third time in a row in order to directly qualify for the Final 8. When was the last time a team did that against Carleton?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith that in mind, one should not presume to go all What We Learned while \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/02\/bracketology-first-stab-at-projecting.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eslotting eight teams into the men's basketball CIS Final 8\u003C\/a\u003E. The OUA has a No. 1 playoff seed that is No. 3 in the coaches' poll and was last seen running fifth-year guard \u003Cb\u003EAaron Best\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/oua.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2015-16\/boxscores\/20160227_x6uq.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efor 40 minutes in order to secure a nine-point win against York, the worst team in the OUA playoffs\u003C\/a\u003E. (Ryerson also needed \u003Ci\u003Et\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=54DifLTnqTU\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewo \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=54DifLTnqTU\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ebuzzer triples in the second half to escape with a two-point victory on Friday against Queen's\u003C\/a\u003E, whose starting five probably consists of\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Sukhpreet Singh\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;and four Commerce majors named Tanner, Taylor, Travis and Tyler from 'just outside Toronto.')\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton is No. 1 in the country but No. 3 for the playoffs and is also 0-3 against the Gee-Gees and Rams, but those games were three weeks ago.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe AUS, as per \u003Ci\u003Euje\u003C\/i\u003E, seems like anyone's game; Dalhousie won as the underdog last season and now gets cast as the overdog after winning a very balanced conference with \u003Cb\u003ERick Plato\u003C\/b\u003E's old-school tempo-slowing style. (Per game, the Tigers took six fewer shots per game than anyone else down East, and allowed 8½ fewer points.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EBy now, all of you are all familiar with \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.cis-sic.ca\/information\/members_info\/pdfs\/pdf_playing_regs\/15-16\/Basketball_-M-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERule 4.2.4, which mandates that a conference champion cannot be seeded lower than sixth\u003C\/a\u003E. This is also known as the, \"We Won Our Conference And All We Got Was A Lesson From Carleton, And A Consolation Game\" rule. You have also been around the block enough times to know that the UBC Thunderbirds will be placed in the most sales-driven seed, which likely means No. 5.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo quote the guy who taught another Plato, the only knowledge is knowing you know nothing. Then again, I bet on the Oklahoma City Thunder for a push against \u003Cb\u003EStephen Curry \u003C\/b\u003Eon Saturday night. Lo and behold, three-point underdog OKC made sure that Golden State did not cover the spread. \u003Ci\u003ESo there. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, here goes nothing:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (OUA Wilson Cup champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EGive a good team enough chances to learn how to close out fourth quarters, and eventually they will.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyerson (OUA runner-up)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThe Rams have not really cemented lead-horse status going into the playoffs. The ATC should take in that stabilizing force \u003Cb\u003EJuwon Grannum \u003C\/b\u003Ehas only played 36 minutes across the past five games due to injuries. It also means that anyone intuiting that history says it might be tough for Ottawa to beat Carleton, thrice, also has to concede the point that it would be about as tough for Ryerson to defeat Ottawa, twice in a row. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConsider this is a noncommittal attempt to split the difference. If it was a layup attempt, Ryerson's \u003Cb\u003EKadeem Green \u003C\/b\u003Ewould block and redirect the ball for an outlet pass.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary Dinos (Canada West champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ENothing has really happened to indicate it will be any different. Can't cast aspersions on the Dinos while the top six seeds await winners CW's play-in series.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EP.S.: Go Griffins and Wesmen!\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill Redmen (RSEQ champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ENothing new to add other than Dave DeAveiro's crew has won four in a row and wrapped up RSEQ Final Four\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC Thunderbirds (host)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ESee what was said above UBC getting the pragmatic treatment from the organizers. The 'Birds will surely play that late quarter-final on Thursday night. That would mean the top seed out of Ontario, which already had a tantamount four-hour time zone change with the combination of Daylight Savings (March 13) and the cross-Canada trip, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2016\/championship\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewill play in a 9 p.m. ET\u0026nbsp;quarter-final and 8:30 p.m.. ET \u0026nbsp;semifinal\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe geographical bias went the other way almost exclusively for generations, so that's not a complaint. Just a consideration.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia Axemen (AUS champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThe best conference playoffs in the country have the dominoes arranged in a fun way, as always. \u003Cb\u003EJavon Masters \u003C\/b\u003Eand the fourth-seeded UNB Varsity Reds are the 4 seed; if they keep their composure, they can get by Saint Mary's on Friday. Acadia winning against Cape Breton, the Power That Is \u003Cb\u003EMeshack Lufile \u003C\/b\u003Enotwithstanding, is the form pick in the 6 vs. 3 quarter-final since the Axemen won 3-of-4.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat would set up a great set of semifinals: AUS scoring champ Masters and the V-Reds against the tenacious, defend-all-day Dalhousie Tigers; Acadia taking on their old friends \u003Cb\u003ETyler Scott\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EBradley States\u003C\/b\u003E of UPEI. I am little fixated on the fact that Acadia limited AUS foes to 32 per cent from three-point land. \u003Ci\u003EIf they defend, they can do it.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Panthers swept a two-game set from Acadia recently, but the fouls were 45-27 in their favour that weekend on Prince Edward Island. \u003Ci\u003EWhat happens in a mainland matchup?\u003C\/i\u003E Anyway, one over-simplification from Upper Canada is that an Acadia\/UPEI winner rides the momentum to the conference banner. This a conference that is never that simple; it is the CIS equivalent to a lovable, one-bid D1 mid-major that's much more watchable during Conference Championship Week than any Power Five conference that's thrown together for football purposes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDalhousie is the best defensive ball club, though, and that is why it is top seed and the default pick to go to the Left Coast.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton Ravens (at large; OUA bronze medal)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThere is no road map for how the behemoth off of Bronson Ave. will react if it loses a go-to-nationals OUA semifinal and has to regroup for the OUA bronze game in fewer than 24 hours' time. Carleton has never had to play a bronze game during their entire dynasty.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe men's basketball solons were still holding out on a Final 8 bronze game when the Ravens lost national semifinals in both 2008 and '10. In 2006, they lost to \u003Cb\u003ETut Ruach \u003C\/b\u003Eand the York Lions in the OUA East semifinal with\u003Cb\u003E Aaron Doornekamp \u003C\/b\u003Eout with a sprained ankle. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_CIS_Men%27s_Basketball_Championship\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAfter getting the wild card and a No. 3 seed, they beat UQAM, Cape Breton and Victoria by a combined margin of 21 points for National Title No. 4\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBesides, Final 8 wild-card implications mean that bronze-medal games at provincials are much different than those at nationals. Carleton beat McMaster on the road on Feb. 13, so they get a tentative benefit of the doubt.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EManitoba Bisons (Canada West auto berth)\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EThe great \u003Cb\u003EWayne Thomas\u003C\/b\u003E has all the Canada West playoff coverage one could ever desire. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/canadawesthoops.com\/play-off-schedule-all-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPoring over the bracket that Thomas posted\u003C\/a\u003E, the one thought is that less is more when it comes to the student-athlete experience.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn other words, Canada West spends a lot\u0026nbsp;of miles in the air and nights in a hotel on a postseason that is stacked against lower seeds and not overly media-friendly. The lower seeds have to travel a province or three to beat\u0026nbsp;a team twice in three falls on its own floor, then travel again to win a go-to-nationals semifinal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECanada West is probably sated with realignment. I also happen to like-like the whole Explorers and Pioneers idea, even if it was made at the point of the 'UBC is going to take its ball and bolt for the NCAA' gun.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWould it not make more sense, especially to a media partner such as Shaw, to just blow the dust off the GPAC and have two single-site final fours for the berths? Let each team have a banner as Canada West co-champion and week off for reading in the physiotherapy room.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECircling back, if all top four seeds go through, the CW Final Four is Manitoba-Calgary and Thompson Rivers-UBC. \u003Cb\u003EKirby Schepp\u003C\/b\u003E's Bisons rate a good chance at winning at least one game against that field.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003EI consider myself shockproof; the only shock could come from being proven correct.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/2679112329787319288\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/02\/bracketology-ryerson-ottawa-and.html#comment-form","title":"16 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2679112329787319288"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2679112329787319288"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/02\/bracketology-ryerson-ottawa-and.html","title":"Bracketology: Ryerson, Ottawa and Carleton, and the first shall be third, and vice-versa"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"16"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8960359762952118130"},"published":{"$t":"2014-02-14T15:46:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-02-14T15:53:18.396-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update – Do you have an exit buddy?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003E(Longtime AUS hockey follower \u003Cb\u003EEric Drummie\u003C\/b\u003E has volunteered another report this week. Thanks Eric.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith one week left, and only two games, we all know who is in the playoffs and who has the byes. But, we have no clue who will play who. Yet. We do know where each pair of teams sits – UNB and Acadia sit at the top with first-round byes, but first place is still up for grabs. UdeM and UPEI sit in third and fourth spot with UdeM having a one point lead and StFX and SMU sit fifth and sixth with StFX having a one point lead. So the playoff combinations are all still up for grabs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EV-Reds in cruise control\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother weekend and another two wins for the Varsity Reds. UNB drove uptown to play STU at the Grant*Harvey Centre on Friday where specialty teams was the order of the day. UNB scored two power-play goals and a shorty in a 6-1 win. STU spoiled the shutout bid for UNB rookie\u003Cb\u003E Joel Vienneau\u003C\/b\u003E with five minutes to go in the first. UNB broke open the 1-1 first period tie with a 4-goal second period and added another in the third. V-Red rookie sensations \u003Cb\u003EPhilippe Maillet\u003C\/b\u003E \u0026amp; \u003Cb\u003EPhilippe Halley\u003C\/b\u003E were the 1st and 2nd stars with three points each (2G,1A \u0026amp; 1G,2A respectively). Maillet leads all rookies with 37 points. The game went off the rails late in the third with 1:09 left. Once the roughing, hugging and #@* had finished, including a thrown water bottle from the STU bench to the UNB bench, each team had amassed close to 100 minutes in penalties. In the end, each team would lose a player for their next game (\u003Cb\u003EMike Thomas\u003C\/b\u003E for UNB and \u003Cb\u003EIan Saab\u003C\/b\u003E for STU).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe next night UNB was hosting a depleted UdeM team missing \u003Cb\u003EAlex Quesnel\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003EKevin Charland\u003C\/b\u003E (who each have missed over half the season), \u003Cb\u003ERemi Blanchard\u003C\/b\u003E, and \u003Cb\u003EMaxime Pilon\u003C\/b\u003E and\u003Cb\u003E Jean-Marc Leger\u003C\/b\u003E who were injured the night before in their game against UPEI. UNB outshot Moncton 15 to 5 in the first period but had nothing to show for it, but they would solve Adrien Lemay in the second with two goals and two more in the third period (two of which were on the power-play – a sight for sore eyes at the AUC). Final shots were 41-18 and the second shutout for returning veteran netminder \u003Cb\u003ECharles Lavign\u003C\/b\u003Ee. The win was Lavigne’s 15th of the season – one more than his 3-year career total at STU.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUNB ends the regular season on the road, and looking past their Friday match-up versus Dal, the final game of the season against Acadia is likely for first place in the AUS. With a 2-point lead, a UNB win or overtime loss will give them 1st; an Acadia win in regulation gives them 1st (Acadia has the tie-breaker). UNB lost their last game in Wolfville (5-1 on Nov. 30th ) and since these teams are likely to meet in the conference finals home ice might be the difference.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn the team front, recruited forward \u003Cb\u003EJP Labardo\u003C\/b\u003E did not play in the second half and has officially left the team for “other options” and University Cup MVP \u003Cb\u003ETyler Carroll\u003C\/b\u003E took the pregame skate versus UdeM, but did not play, but looks to be close to game shape. Defenceman \u003Cb\u003ETim Primao\u003C\/b\u003E has being playing forward on the 4th line as UNB goes with 3 pairs of D in the home stretch.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia returns to form\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere have been some bumps on the road for Acadia, but last weekend they returned to form with a win on the road in Halifax versus SMU and returned home to easily defeat last place Dalhousie. The Axemen were down 2-0 early in the 2nd period on Friday night, but three unanswered goals later they were in the lead 3-2 and added two more in the 3rd for a 5-2 win. An easy 6-1 win on Saturday over Dal allowed them to keep pace with UNB and sets up the final game of the year as a winner take all (almost: a UNB loss in OT gives them first).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELiam Heelis\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EMike Cazzola\u003C\/b\u003E remain 1-2 in scoring with 42 and 40 points respectively, and are the first to cross the 40-point mark. UNB’s Maillet and \u003Cb\u003EChris Culligan \u003C\/b\u003Eare tied with 37 points for 3rd spot going into the last weekend of the season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUdeM looking for some cat-nip\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;A short 2-game losing streak now has les Aigles Bleus looking in their rear-view mirror as UPEI has cut their lead to one point for third place in the standings. Their biggest loss came at home on Friday as they lost a tight game to rival UPEI. Moncton scored first early in the third period, but were unable to hold on and the Panthers scored three goals (one at 12 minutes and the last two in the last 3 minutes of the game) to win it 3-1. Moncton lost two players to injury during the game and neither returned the next night to play against UNB (Pilon and Leger).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe next night a depleted roster had to take on UNB and strong play of Lemay kept them in it, but it’s hard to with a short bench and only 18 shots in the game. If there is an ‘up’ side to their woes it is that UPEI has the potentially harder final weekend. Moncton has to play Acadia on Friday, in Wolfville, but have taken their last two games against the Axemen (a 6-5 OT win at home and a 4-3 OT win back in November in Wolfville). They end the season against lowly Dal, which might be the two points they need to stay in third place.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERegardless, they do have home ice wrapped up for the first round and they will play either SMU or StFX. The advantage of third place is that if you advance to the second round of the playoffs you don’t have to play the #1 team coming off their bye. If Moncton should end-up tied with UPEI, they would have the same 2-2-0 record and the same GF\/GA of 10\/10. The third tie-breaker is … well, the AUS is working on that as we type.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPanthers finally purring?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA uncharacteristic loss to Dal two weeks ago is the difference for UPEI; a win in that game and they would be in third place by one point, but instead they sit behind Moncton by one point. This came after a great effort versus Acadia, in Wolfville, which gave them a 5-2 win (and handed a two-point lead to UNB for first place).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELast weekend they did what they had to do in Moncton, winning a tight 3-1 game with three goals in the third period after Moncton had taken the lead two minutes into the period. The next night they were in Fredericton to play STU. Despite out-shooting the Tommies 51-23 (15-5 in the first periods) UPEI didn’t open the scoring until the second periods. STU would counter and they would enter the third period tied. UPEI scored two goals on 18 shots in the period and won 3-1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis weekend UPEI is hosting StFX and SMU, who are fighting for 5th spot. So, while PEI is fighting to get ahead of Moncton, StFX and SMU are fighting to get ahead of each other. No easy games here - the nod has to go to UPEI who are tough at home. In order to move up in the standings UPEI will likely have to win both games, as they have to expect Moncton to defeat Dal on Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EStFX – where did those mutant powers go?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe X-Men have faltered in the second half with only four wins and have only one win in their last six games (and that was agaisnt last place Dal). They are fighting off SMU for the last playoff spot. They are guaranteed a playoff spot, as DAL and STU have been eliminated, but they don’t have much to hang their cape on at this stage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere is no single element that is wrong with the X-Men: they averaged just under 3 goals a game in the past six games, but their defense is giving up close to 4 goals. They are middle of the pack for stats and such a team should probably be higher in the standings. Interesting to note that they have lost five 1-goal games to go along with their 2 OT losses.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESMU – mush, mush, there is still work to be done.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaint Mary’s will finish in 5th or 6th place and most of that depends on how they play this weekend against STU and UPEI. SMU hasn’t had the best schedule recently, having to play Moncton, UNB and Acadia over the past two weekends (all losses). But, the fourth game in their weekend series was a convincing 7-3 win over StFX to cut the X-Men’s lead to one point for 5th place as StFX has also been having a tough two-week stint.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe possible key to SMU’s success, or the reason for their fall from last year’s AUS runner-ups and U-Cup silver medalists, could be their power play. Last year they were tops in the conference with a PP% of 23.1 for 37 goals; this year it’s in last place - 10.4% and 14 goals. A 23-goal difference is close to a goal-a-game not on the board (important when you have four 1-goal losses on your season).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003ETommies keep pushing, but pushing up hill is always hard\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTU played the cross-campus rivals last weekend and lost 6-1 to UNB. The first period (which was called extremely tight by the officials) ended tied 1-1, but a four-goal 2nd period ended STU’s night (with UNB scoring again in the 3rd). Tempers flared late in the third period with close to 100 minutes in penalties. Ian Saab will miss the game against UPEI as a result of a match penalty . STU did a good job of forcing UNB to outside and blocking the cross ice passes that the V-Reds prefer to make. They held UNB to 22 shots in the game, which is something when you consider UNB averages 35 shots per night.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was a far different game the next night as STU gave up 51 shots to UPEI, but had a better overall result. There was no score in the first, and a 1-1 tie going into the third period. The Tommies just couldn’t hold on as they gave up 2 goals on 17 shots in the period. STU had their changes in this one. The game got chippy in the second period - halfway through the period a pushing–and–shoving match resulted in two 10-minute misconducts for both teams. Later in the period UPEI rookie forward Brock Beukeboom was assessed a five-minute major for charging and STU was on a five-minute power play. The period ended with Jonathan Bonneau getting a two-minute call at the horn which nullified the PP and the teams would start the 3rd period 4-on-4. UPEI scored 1:34 into the 3rd period while 4-on-4 and would increase their lead with a PP marker at 10:11. Would’a, could’a, should’a: a STU power play goal during that major would have given them the lead and then you’re in a new game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTU ends the season hosting StFX and SMU. Could STU be a spoiler be in the making? This season STU has four wins over Dal, a surprising win over UNB and a first-half win at home versus StFX. Both StFX and SMU are in race for 5th place, so nothing is going to come easy for STU on the last weekend of the season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETigers with few claws\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Dal Tigers lost a close game against StFX on Friday night. They scored first only to end the period tied. They took the lead again in the third only to have StFX tie it again then take the lead two minutes later with seven minutes left in the game. Dal had just 6 shots in the 3rd period.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe last weekend of the season will likely not be kind to the Tigers. They first play UNB on Friday then Moncton on Saturday. #1 (CIS #2) and #3 (CIS #10), back-to-back, with both opponents needing wins over Dal to maintain their slim points leads over their rivals in the standings. Dal upset UNB two years ago in the second last weekend of the season (3-2 in an overtime shootout that went eight rounds), but their win over UPEI on Feb. 1st might have been their last hurrah this season. \u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/8960359762952118130\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-do-you.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8960359762952118130"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8960359762952118130"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-do-you.html","title":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update – Do you have an exit buddy?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-5557755867942852281"},"published":{"$t":"2014-02-03T12:13:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-06-21T21:58:35.123-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball Week In Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Citadins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lions"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rouge et Or"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Voyageurs"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Basketball: Week in Review, Jan. 28–Feb. 2"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003ENext in a series of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/index.php\/weblog\/entry\/week_in_review_1_10_1_16\"\u003Ekenpom-inspired\u003C\/a\u003E Week in Review. A lighter post this week ... \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest upsets\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENone! The closest we got was Lakehead WBB over McMaster, but \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/01\/basketball-week-in-review-jan-2126.html\"\u003Eas Scott alluded to last week\u003C\/a\u003E, wins by Lakehead might start looking less like upsets as the season wears on. After all, with every new game, the pre-\u003Cb\u003EJylisa Williams\u003C\/b\u003E Thunderwolves become less relevant to their overall ranking.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECrazy comebacks\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. MBB: Queen's (1.3%) over Laurentian, Saturday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140201_691x.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Only one this week, and the play-by-play for the end of the fourth quarter should tell the story fairly well here. The high point for Laurentian was with 1:22 left, when they had a nine-point lead and still had possession.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest changes in SRS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESRS, or Simple Ranking System, is the basis for our \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/p\/basketball-team-rankings.html\"\u003Ebasketball team rankings\u003C\/a\u003E. These teams moved the most in the rankings vs. last week.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUp: Acadia MBB (+3, 15 to 12) and Laurier WBB (+3, 14 to 11)\u003C\/b\u003E. There was a multi-way tie for this so we just took the highest-ranked team in each league. Laurier kept it relatively close vs. Windsor and beat Brock by 20, a solid week. Acadia swept UNB, 93-83 and 83-64, in Fredericton. Both were on the fringes of the top 10 vote and will likely get more votes after this week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDown: Ottawa WBB (12 to 15)\u003C\/b\u003E. Again, another tie so the highest-ranked team gets the mini-writeup here. Ottawa beat Ryerson by 2 and lost to Toronto by 4, neither one of which was in line with their previous ranking so the Gee-Gees are adjusted down to account for the under-performance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESlowest game of the week: MBB UQAM at Laval, Saturday (61 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003EWelcome to RSEQ basketball. All five men's teams are among the slowest 13 in the country, and the women have four of the slowest 12. When it's two below-.500 teams, it is doubtful to be exciting basketball. This one was seven possessions slower than any other men's game this week. Seven! The slowest women's game was, no joke, \u003Ci\u003Ealso\u003C\/i\u003E UQAM\/Laval \u003Ci\u003Eon the same day\u003C\/i\u003E, at 63 possessions. A perfect four hours for those in la Vieille Capitale who don't want to stay home on a Saturday night but also don't want to get \u003Ci\u003Etoo\u003C\/i\u003E excited.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFastest game of the week: MBB Laurentian at York, Friday (94 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, when the teams combine for 51 points in the third and 50 in the fourth...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMaddie Stephen Watch\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe kenpom version focuses on Alan Williams, UCSB's \"undersized center [who] piles up stats like nobody else\" and is \"ignored by scouts and media alike.\" Our version rotates among a select few of the authors' favourites.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOwner of the 12th-best PER in Ontario this year and a 56th-place spot in our nationwide player rankings last year, Stephen is another of those underrated players who play on slow-paced teams and don't have gaudy scoring stats as a result. (She was also a rookie with a 25 PER playing behind Hannah Sunley-Paisley on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wbkb\/2011-12\/boxscores_champ\/20120319_clit.xml\"\u003Ethe first Ottawa team to medal at nationals\u003C\/a\u003E.) \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis week Stephen had 9 points and 9 rebounds against Ryerson and 8 and 12 against Toronto. Not the best pair of games, with twice as many turnovers in the U of T game as made baskets, especially given that she has such a low turnover rate to begin with. The Gee-Gees have a big weekend coming up with a road trip to Queen's, whom they must beat by 10 to hold the point-differential tiebreaker, and York.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBest games of the upcoming week\u003C\/b\u003E (all times Eastern)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGames to watch for playoff implications, the closeness of the two teams competing, or the standout individual performances...\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: Brock at McMaster (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/links\/90w9mh\"\u003EWednesday 6:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Gee, you think \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/brocktv.ca\/badgers-den-update-january-15th\/\"\u003Ethis\u003C\/a\u003E might be a relevant story for this game? Aside from that, it's No. 9 vs No. 13, in a battle to climb out of fourth place in the OUA West. Laurier came on strong in the second half to complicate things in that division.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: Ottawa at Queen's (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/links\/n4lgf2\"\u003EFriday 6:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. 12-6 vs. 12-6 and, as mentioned, an important game for the division. Queen's will play 13-5 Carleton the next night, too, of course.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: Saskatchewan at Winnipeg (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\"\u003EFriday 7:00pm, Saturday 7:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. One of two road series for the Huskies to finish the season; next week's is Alberta, and they may both be 18-2 heading into that.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: McMaster at Windsor (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.golancers.tv\/\"\u003ESaturday 2:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Mac can clinch first in the division here if they win. That No. 1 seed in the West would give them the chance to qualify for the Final 8 before playing Carleton again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: McGill at UQAM (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/links\/xpm0ka\"\u003ESaturday 5:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. The Quebec league is starting to get bunched up at the top after Concordia took two from McGill. This is No. 8 at No. 16 and could be a great under-the-radar matchup. Friend of the blog and regular MUBL champion \u003Cb\u003EAlexandre Tourigny\u003C\/b\u003E will be calling this game for \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/sports.tvgo.ca\/index.php?option=com_content\u0026view=article\u0026id=1943:uqam\u0026catid=52:chaines\u0026Itemid=233\"\u003ETVGO\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: Ryerson at Laurentian (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/laurentian.portal\"\u003ESaturday 8:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. It's the Rams' turn for the dreaded-by-Ontario-teams, business-as-usual-for-Canada-West-teams road trip to Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie. Both teams here went 0-2 this past week, though Ryerson kept Carleton closer than anyone has all year.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/5557755867942852281\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/basketball-week-in-review-jan-28-feb-2.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5557755867942852281"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5557755867942852281"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/basketball-week-in-review-jan-28-feb-2.html","title":"Basketball: Week in Review, Jan. 28–Feb. 2"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rob Pettapiece"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7145078500763189390"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-19T16:35:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-20T07:30:06.027-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - V-Reds no longer perfect"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The University of New Brunswick's men's hockey team is no longer \"perfect\". After seven straight wins the V-Reds lost a game Friday night in the three-man shootout phase, after a scoreless ten-minute overtime period. UNB is still in first place, just, with the surging Acadia Axemen - now the hottest team in the AUS conference - hard on their heels. The other big news this weekend was the number of rookie goalies picking up their first wins.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EImperfect V-Reds still a work in progress\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow that their winning streak has ended maybe we can look at UNB in a clearer light: this is not last season's Varsity Reds. Thirteen players from last year are no longer with the program; ten of whom dressed in that 2-0 University Cup win over Saint Mary's back in March. Ten. That's a lot of veteran experience in key roles to replace. There are ten new, or new-to-UNB, players on the roster this year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs well, UCup MVP \u003Cb\u003ETyler Carroll\u003C\/b\u003E has yet to play on captain\u003Cb\u003E Chris Culligan\u003C\/b\u003E's left wing in a conference game this season, which has forced the pass-first playmaker to put more of his shots on net for goals. Culligan has 8 goals and 3 assists so far this season; last year he had 4 goals and 27 assists. Defensively, UNB has been working in three new d-men with pretty heavy minutes and the odd gaffe. In nets, STU transfer \u003Cb\u003ECharles Lavigne\u003C\/b\u003E has certainly delivered as expected (well in this and a few other corners) while newcomer \u003Cb\u003EJoel Vienneau\u003C\/b\u003E just had his first start, and win, against Dalhousie.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis year's version of the V-Reds has its growing pains. Like the mental breakdowns in both the first and last minute of the second period versus Acadia that cost them two goals. Or a hot and cold power play (well actually, they experienced that often last season as well). Taking penalties while shorthanded (okay, that too happened last year). Like not burying a Tigers team that you were leading 4-0 at one point, while consistently shooting wide of the net.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHead coach \u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall\u003C\/b\u003E likes to talk about winning as a process - getting better every game, shift by shift, and all that. In the past the assembled media would usually just smile as that old bromide was trooped out, but this season it really does look to be mostly true, well certainly the work in progress bit.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - Acadia 4 @ UNB 3 (OTS)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - Dal 3 @ UNB 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAxemen are for real\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt took game 8 of their seasons before UNB and Acadia finally met. It was a very entertaining, wide open game to watch that probably gave ulcers to the coaches involved. Wide open, but not a ton of shots as both teams did a pretty good job of last-second shutdowns of shooting lanes and preventing second shots. \u003Cb\u003ELiam Heelis\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EMike Cazzola\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EBrett Thompson\u003C\/b\u003E put on a pretty good clinic on how they are the most dangerous line in the AUS this season, and they certainly make the most of opponents' miscues. Acadia never led against UNB, but kept managing to tie the game up, survived the overtime (thanks in large part to \u003Cb\u003EGeoff Schemitsch\u003C\/b\u003E blocking shot after shot on the PK) and then out-dueled UNB in the shootout. By the way, that was Acadia's first road win against UNB since the playoffs in 2006, so they were probably overdue.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday was different in that the Axemen took the first lead, and then kept retaking it in outlasting Moncton. This is proving to be a very dangerous team in close games (and good thing I had the \u003Cstrike\u003Eforesight\u003C\/strike\u003E luck to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-2013-14-aus-mens-hockey.html\"\u003Epick them for second place\u003C\/a\u003E!). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - Acadia 4 @ UNB 3 (OTS)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - Acadia 5 @ UdeM 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESurprise, StFX much better at home\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe X-Men have won four games at home, but only once on the road. That's why they now find themselves\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/mice\/2013-14\/standings\"\u003E just ahead of the pack in third place\u003C\/a\u003E, but falling behind UNB and Acadia. Friday they mounted a soul-crushing two-goal comeback against St. Thomas, while on Saturday they had a comfortable win against UPEI while out-shooting them 43-29. \u003Cb\u003EJarrad Struthers\u003C\/b\u003E had a big weekend for X, scoring a pair of goals on Friday and adding another brace on Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - STU 5 @ StFX 6 (OT)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - UPEI 1 @ StFX 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhile UPEI had a tough road weekend\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Panthers got off to a good start against the Huskies, and the perhaps understandably lost their focus when \u003Cb\u003EJordan Mayer\u003C\/b\u003E was hit hard by SMU captain \u003Cb\u003ELucas Bloodoff \u003C\/b\u003Eat 15:36, and after a long delay left the game on a stretcher. Bloodoff was assessed five and a game for boarding (similar to what happened to him twice at Nationals) and one wonders if there will be supplemental discipline (especially as UPEI was on the wrong side of a long \u003Cb\u003EMason Wilgosh\u003C\/b\u003E suspension last season). The good news was that Mayer was released from hospital the next day and by all reports is fine. [UPDATE: Well, apparently not completely fine. He does\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.pe.ca\/Sports\/Hockey\/2013-11-20\/article-3487337\/Panthers-to-host-Moncton-in-AUS-mens-hockey-without-sniper\/1?utm_source=twitterfeed\u0026amp;utm_medium=twitter\"\u003E have a head injury\u003C\/a\u003E and will miss Wednesday's game.]\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESMU scored four times in the second period while UPEI had no answer. The next night the Panthers were in tough against StFX, who fired 24 shots at Wayne Savage in the first period alone as they jumped all over them after their exciting win the night before.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - UPEI 2 @ SMU 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - UPEI 1 @ StFX 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGood and and not so good weekend for Aigles Bleus\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday Moncton were all over visiting Dal. In a great team effort seven different goal scorers found the back of the net and rookie \u003Cb\u003EJonathan Connelly\u003C\/b\u003E earned a shut-out in his first start for les Aigles Bleus. Saturday was a different animal, as the red-hot Axemen were never behind and their rookie goalie \u003Cb\u003EBrandon Glover\u003C\/b\u003E picked up his second win in his second start.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - Dal 0 @ UdeM 7\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - Acadia 5 @ UdeM 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHuskies starting to round into form?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe've all been wondering when the SMU offence was finally going to come uncorked. Friday they had those four unanswered goals against UPEI. Saturday they exploded against the hapless Tommies, including 4 goals on the power play. SMU still has the worst PP percentage in the AUS, but at least they are now in double digits (10%). All-Star goalie \u003Cb\u003EAnthony Peters\u003C\/b\u003E is still not back in the Huskies line-up, but not to worry as rookie \u003Cb\u003EAnthony Terenzio\u003C\/b\u003E picked up his first two wins on the weekend. Rookie SMU defenceman \u003Cb\u003EStephen Gillard\u003C\/b\u003E had a goal in each period against STU for his first hat trick.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - UPEI 2 @ SMU 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - SMU 1 @ SMU 9 \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESt. Thomas loses tough one\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTU had a two-goal lead on StFX, in Antigonish, in the final minutes of Friday's game. However, hopes were dashed when X's\u003Cb\u003E R.D. Chisholm\u003C\/b\u003E scored with one second left on the power play at 17:56, and then\u003Cb\u003E Robert Slaney\u003C\/b\u003E scored with 9 seconds left in regulation to tie the game with StFX's goalie on the bench for the extra attacker. X dominated the overtime period until \u003Cb\u003EJason Bast\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 6:03 of extra time. Talk about a kick in the shins, and probably explains why the rebuilding Tommies were no-shows against SMU on Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - STU 5 @ StFX 6 (OT)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - STU 1 @ SMU 9\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDo moral victories count?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is an understatement to say that the Tigers are having a tough start to the season, while they await the return of their offensive leader\u003Cb\u003E Pierre Vandall \u003C\/b\u003Eand search for their first win. But to their credit, after getting waxed by Moncton on Friday, and giving up four straight goals to UNB on Saturday, Dal clawed their way back into the game against the V-Reds in front of a huge crowd (3281), thanks in particular to \u003Cb\u003EChris Ivanko\u003C\/b\u003E's two power play markers. Give credit also to goaltender \u003Cb\u003EBobby Nadeau \u003C\/b\u003Ewho made 39 saves, which could have easily been more on a night the V-Reds were uncharacteristically lacking finish and shooting wide.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - Dal 0 @ UdeM 7\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - Dal 3 @ UNB 4 \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThis week\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWendesday night we've got a full slate of games. StFX is at Acadia, STU is at UNB in round 2 of the Battle of the Hill, SMU is \"at\" Dal in the Halifax Forum Fight, and Moncton is on the Island to play UPEI.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday Acadia is at Dal, UNB is in Moncton, and UPEI is at STU. Saturday sees StFX at SMU, STU in Moncton while UPEI stays in Fredericton to play UNB.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7145078500763189390\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-v-reds-no.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7145078500763189390"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7145078500763189390"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-v-reds-no.html","title":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - V-Reds no longer perfect"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2705108802432761240"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-13T14:13:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-14T00:24:19.291-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FISU"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: Team Canada Roster for FISU Winter Universiade"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The CIS has just released the men's hockey roster for the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.universiadetrentino.org\/en\/ice-hockey\"\u003E2013 Universiade\u003C\/a\u003E in Trentino, Italy. It will probably be on their website shortly. (\u003Cb\u003EUpdate\u003C\/b\u003E: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/universiade\/winter\/2013\/releases\/hockeyroster\"\u003Ehere it is\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable border=1\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EName\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUniversity\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EElig.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHometown\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcademic Program\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd colspan = 5\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGoaltenders\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EJonathan Groenheyde\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ESt. Thomas\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ESurrey, B.C.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EArts\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAnthony 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Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7413238707145233029"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-12T11:10:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-12T11:10:29.313-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FISU"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: Short week with AUS All-Star weekend"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It was a short week in AUS men's hockey play; each team had one mid-week game and then 42 selected players were off to Fredericton for the Friday night All-Star game. 29 of those players got to stay the rest of the weekend in snowy and blustery Freddy Beach for the two-day Team Canada orientation camp to prepare for the FISU World Universiade in Trentino, Italy from December 11-21.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe big game Wednesday night was between first place UNB and third place UPEI on the Island. New blog contributor \u003Ci\u003EGraham Neysmith\u003C\/i\u003E has \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-no-lack-of-excitement-in.html\"\u003Ethe game story\u003C\/a\u003E, which saw the V-Reds play their first overtime game in two seasons, and win 2-1 in an OT shootout thanks to the snipe of \u003Cb\u003ETaylor MacDougall\u003C\/b\u003E, son of UNB head coach Gardiner. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlso on Wednesday Moncton was in Fredericton to play St. Thomas, and came away with a much needed 4-1 win. UdeM's \u003Cb\u003EPier-Antoine Dion\u003C\/b\u003E was the game's first star with a power play and empty net goal. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere were back-to-back games at the Halifax Forum, home rink for both Saint Mary's and Dalhousie. Wednesday evening StFX jumped to an early lead and cruised to a 5-2 win over Dal, outshooting the Tigers 46-19 in the game. Thursday was a much closer match as Acadia and SMU exchanged goals until \u003Cb\u003EMichael Clarke\u003C\/b\u003E scored the winner in the third period. Though the Axemen earned the 4-3 win, and stretched their winning streak to five games, they lost forward \u003Cb\u003EJoe Gaynor\u003C\/b\u003E to a possible concussion. He was also unable to attend the All-Star game on Friday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust over 500 fans showed up for Friday's spirited AUS All-Star game at the Grant*Harvey Centre, the first since 1999, and coming only 25% of the way into the season. The early date was mandated by the design of using the all-star game as the final identification camp for those players on the bubble to make Team Canada. \u003Ci\u003EMatt Tidcombe\u003C\/i\u003E has a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/mice\/2013-14\/releases\/20131109a7q4dz\"\u003Egame summary\u003C\/a\u003E on the AUS website. The game was played in four periods of unequal length. Head coach \u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall\u003C\/b\u003E had his black-sweatered squad up 2-1 at the halfway point in the game. He then switched benches and Team White promptly took over the lead, and finished the game with a 4-2 win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe original plan was that the next morning, Saturday, MacDougall and his two assistants, UPEI head coach \u003Cb\u003EForbie MacPherson\u003C\/b\u003E and StFX head coach \u003Cb\u003EBrad Peddle\u003C\/b\u003E, would announce their overnight cuts down to the final 22-man roster and begin their two-day mini camp on the Grant*Harvey's secondary Olympic-sized ice surface. Well it didn't quite work out, because AUS math got in the way.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe AUS rule for their version of Team Canada is that each of the eight schools will have at least one player on the team, and no school shall have more than four players. Fair enough, but three players who would normally be shoo-ins for the team -- SMU goalie \u003Cb\u003EAnthony Peters\u003C\/b\u003E, UNB forward \u003Cb\u003ETyler Carroll\u003C\/b\u003E and Dal forward \u003Cb\u003EPierre-Alexandre Vandall\u003C\/b\u003E -- are injured and have yet to play a conference game this season. All are apparently close to coming back, and may play next weekend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstead of completely committing themselves to those injured players Saturday morning, the coaching trio decided after a late night of discussion to pare the team from what was a working list of 35 down to 29 players -- 15 forwards, 9 defencemen and 5 goalies -- so as keep their potential alternates up to speed as they build the team and to give the coaches more time to evaluate those alternates.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs of now, the final 22-man roster has not been announced, but MacDougall and company will have to lock down his team real soon and make the tough decision on what to do about the injured players. We'll post that list when it becomes available.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENext weekend\u003C\/b\u003E we'll get the final first-meetings of the season finished up. Friday night Acadia is at UNB, where a regulation-time win would put the Axemen in a first-place time with the V-Reds, while Dal is at Moncton. Saturday night the visitors swap New Brunswick hosts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn Nova Scotia on Friday night St. Thomas is at StFX while UPEI is at Saint Mary's. Saturday night the Panthers are at the X-Men while the Tommies are at the Huskies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7413238707145233029\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-short-week-with-aus-all.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7413238707145233029"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7413238707145233029"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-short-week-with-aus-all.html","title":"Men's Hockey: Short week with AUS All-Star weekend"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8611514722383403829"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-06T16:00:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-07T08:05:58.172-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FISU"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: AUS Update"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I've kind of dragged out writing this post waiting for more details to firm up (such as rosters) for Friday's AUS Men's Hockey All-Star game, but enough with the procrastination.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe were short one game this past weekend, as high winds closed the Confederation Bridge and prevented UPEI from traveling to Moncton Friday night. I go back long enough to remember travelers being marooned on ferries back in the day (but fortunately not me), so not the worst outcome. Despite that, the Panthers managed to maintain their hold on third place in the AUS and #4 ranking in the CIS. Will Wednesday night be the night they hand UNB their first loss? Certainly the game of the week to watch.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EV-Reds continue to win despite their power play power outage\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUNB had an unusually hot power play going into the weekend (albeit based on a small sample size of four games), and the more expected reality returned; hot is usually followed by cold. The V-Reds were 0-for-the-weekend with the man advantage, and it prevented them from pulling away from St. Thomas on Friday (that and three crossbar clangs) and it allowed Moncton to get back into the game on Saturday. Fortunately for UNB the other half of the special teams, the penalty kill, was flawless on the weekend and snuffed out a potential momentum shift for their opponents. We all know the hockey maxim: special teams and goaltending win you championships. UNB has most of that working so far, but not all of it. If and when they do, look out. Oh, and we also learned that d-men \u003Cb\u003EBen Shutron\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EAdrian Robertson\u003C\/b\u003E are both equally able at stopping pucks that get by their acrobatic goalie.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003EFriday: UNB 3 @ STU 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: UdeM 1 @ UNB 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAxemen are 2nd hottest team in AUS, and in 2nd place. Coincidence?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile some may focus on UNB's 6-game win streak, Acadia has won their last four straight. On Wednesday the cruised to a win at home against Dalhousie, with \u003Cb\u003ELiam Heelis\u003C\/b\u003E scoring two more goals (he now has 7 goals in 6 games) and rookie netminder \u003Cb\u003EBrandon Glover\u003C\/b\u003E picked up his first shutout. Saturday was a closer affair, with \u003Cb\u003EJoe Gaynor\u003C\/b\u003E scoring in the 1st and 2nd period before SMU put on a push in the 3rd period but only creating one goal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWednesday: Dal 0 @ Acadia 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: SMU 1 @ Acadia 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPanthers make the most of their single game\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUPEI scored two games worth of goals in their game against STU. The well rested Panthers, unable to get off the Island Friday night, made short work of the Tommies, scoring four times in the first period and five times in the second period. Rookie \u003Cb\u003ECody McNaughton\u003C\/b\u003E had a hat trick during that onslaught. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: UPEI @ UdeM (postponed)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: STU 2 @ UPEI 10\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EAigles Bleus didn't respond as well to night off\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUdeM was supposed to be the fresher team Saturday night, but whether it was bus legs or rust the V-Reds jumped all over the them and were up 3-0 just past the 12 minute mark. UNB's roving goalie \u003Cb\u003ECharles Lavigne\u003C\/b\u003E (what trapezoid?) gifted Eric Faille a goal very early in the second period, but was solid outside of that in frustrating any potential Moncton comeback.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: UPEI @ UdeM (postponed)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: UdeM 1 @ UNB 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWelcome back Huskies\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the log jam for fourth place you will also find Saint Mary's. They still don't have \u003Cb\u003EAnthony Peters \u003C\/b\u003Eback in nets, but \u003Cb\u003ECurtis Black\u003C\/b\u003E didn't cost them the game against Acadia and got the win against StFX. The SMU power play has been shockingly bad all season (worst in the AUS) and didn't disappoint on the weekend. Fortunately for them, their equally bad penalty kill turned around, as least for the weekend. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003EFriday: SMU 1 @ Acadia 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: SMU 4 @ StFX 1\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat's up with the X-Men?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConsistency is not StFX's strong suit right now. It seems like every game they have good periods and no-so-good periods. After spotting Dal the first goal Friday night, they score three of their own before the end of the first period, and yet found themselves having to win in overtime. Saturday they scored first, but SMU replied with four unanswered goals. Sure it is early in the season, but you would want to sort this out before too long. Kudos should go to the X-Men for staging a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlanticuniversitysport.com\/about\/BecAUSeWeCare\/StFX_Salutes_Armed_Forces\"\u003EMilitary Appreciation Game\u003C\/a\u003E Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: Dal 4 @ StFX 5 (OT)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: SMU 4 @ StFX 1 \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETommies in the mix\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI would have never imagined that the three \"Saints\" would all have the same number of wins, two, after three weekends of play. To STU's credit, they played a disciplined, structured game against UNB on Friday, and they made it a one goal game after the V-Reds scored two early goals. They also refused to play into the V-Reds hands and open it up in the third period. Rookie netminder \u003Cb\u003EAlex St. Arnaud\u003C\/b\u003E made 45 saves to keep his team in the game, but still the V-Reds ran their win streak to 36 games in the Battle of the Hill. After that bruising, give-everything game, it was not a surprise that the short-staffed Tommies got beat on the Island by the rested Panthers who avoided their normal grudge match with Moncton. However, the margin of victory did look more like last season than this season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003EFriday: UNB 3 @ STU 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: STU 2 @ UPEI 10\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EOne point is better than no points\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile Dal has yet to win this season, they did recover from a blanking at the hands of the Axemen to force a comeback tie with the X-Men, before eventually losing in overtime. The Tigers offence has really suffered this season without the injured \u003Cb\u003EPierre-Alexandre Vandall\u003C\/b\u003E, and \u003Cb\u003EBen Breault\u003C\/b\u003E opting to turn pro.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003EWednesday: Dal 0 @ Acadia 5\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: Dal 4 @ StFX 5 (OT)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThis week\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is a condensed schedule in conference play as each team gets one mid-week game before Friday's All-Star \"break\". Wednesday UNB is at UPEI to renew acquaintances for the first time since their chippy playoff series in late February. A much anticipated game that could be a sell-out. Moncton is at STU for the first time, and both are looking for a win after last weekend. StFX is at the Halifax Forum to play Dal on Wednesday, while Thursday SMU hosts Acadia at the Forum.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday is the previously mentioned all-star game, which will serve as the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/mice\/2013-14\/releases\/20131106rrzsdj\"\u003Efinal audition\u003C\/a\u003E for \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/mice\/2013-14\/releases\/20131105zlioif\"\u003Eplayers hoping\u003C\/a\u003E to make the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/mice\/2013-14\/releases\/201310280ucb1n\"\u003EAUS version of Team Canada for the World University Games in December\u003C\/a\u003E. It won't be easy for the coaching trio of UNB's \u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall\u003C\/b\u003E, StFX's \u003Cb\u003EBrad Peddle\u003C\/b\u003E and UPEI's \u003Cb\u003EForbie MacPherson\u003C\/b\u003E to decide on their squad; AUS rules mandate that the eight teams must have at least one representative each on the 22 man squad, and no team shall have more than four reps.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday morning everyone will check out of the hotel, and those who make the cut will check into a different hotel together and begin two days of practices and team-building on the Olympic ice surface at the Grant*Harvey Centre. It should be fun for fans, but it is competing for attention with UNB's hosting of the CIS men's soccer championship from Thursday through Sunday. Not to mention many students and Frederictonians will be bailing out of town for the long weekend.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/8611514722383403829\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-aus-update.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8611514722383403829"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8611514722383403829"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-aus-update.html","title":"Men's Hockey: AUS Update"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-290932968206975192"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-02T20:36:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-02T21:25:01.175-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bisons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gaiters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gryphons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marauders"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mounties"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rouge et Or"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vert et Or"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Quick recaps of the seven semifinals"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003ETo review this weekend's seven playoff games, we'll look at them in order of how much the outcome differed from our point spreads, from most expected to least expected.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/fball\/2013\/postseason-boxscores\/20131102_d0u1.xml\"\u003EUBC 28 at Calgary 42\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted spread\u003C\/b\u003E: Calgary by 15.5\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOff by\u003C\/b\u003E: 1.5 points\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI respect what friend of the blog \u003Cb\u003EJim Mullin\u003C\/b\u003E said near the end of this game, about how UBC represented their school today after \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theprovince.com\/sports\/university\/Gallagher+getting+ready+slash+varsity+football+hockey\/9049366\/story.html\"\u003Erumours leaked out surrounding the football team and the school's athletic review\u003C\/a\u003E (though, those are hardly rumours). And yes they did take a 17-0 lead after beating up on Alberta previously. But in the end they lost this one by 14. Though the T-Birds can take some solace in the fact that, while \u003Cb\u003EMercer Timmis\u003C\/b\u003E had another Mercer Timmis game (32 carries, 164 yards, two TDs), he wasn't the leading rusher in the game, either by total yards or yards-per-carry \u0026mdash; that honour going to \u003Cb\u003EBrandon Deschamps\u003C\/b\u003E (184 on 22, 1 TD).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/fball\/2013\/postseason-boxscores\/20131101_s059.xml\"\u003ESaskatchewan 36 at Manitoba 37\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted spread\u003C\/b\u003E: Manitoba by 3.5\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOff by\u003C\/b\u003E: 2.5 points\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt'll be an offseason of replaying this game in their minds for the Huskies, now losers of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.huskies.usask.ca\/news\/2013\/November\/2013-11-01-fb\/index.php\"\u003Eeight of their last ten playoff games\u003C\/a\u003E after \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thestarphoenix.com\/sports\/amateur\/university\/Huskies+season+ends+last+second\/9116453\/story.html\"\u003Ea crazy, fantastic night in Winnipeg\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026mdash; and another one-point playoff loss on a missed field goal at the end. Like the people who point to close elections and say, \"See, each vote \u003Ci\u003Edoes\u003C\/i\u003E matter!\", I find it tempting to say that every point does, too, but that's fairly self-evident after a game like this.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHalf the points came in the fourth quarter; Saskatchewan had a five-point lead after three and kept the Bisons off the board for nearly a 20-minute period. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/fball\/2014\/postseason-boxscores\/20131102_sps4.xml\"\u003ESherbrooke 11 at Laval 32\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted spread\u003C\/b\u003E: Laval by 18\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOff by\u003C\/b\u003E: 3 points\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe latest in a long line of Laval games where they dominate the second half. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.rougeetor.ulaval.ca\/les_clubs\/nouvelle\/article\/\/p-classsurtitredemi-finale-rseq-de-football-universitairepp-classtitrele-rouge-et-or-en\/\"\u003E11th Dunsmore in a row\u003C\/a\u003E for the Rouge et Or and of course they've won all of the last 10 \u0026mdash; by three touchdowns on average, no less.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/fball\/2013\/postseason-boxscores\/20131102_aoh9.xml\"\u003EGuelph 17 at Queen's 34\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted spread\u003C\/b\u003E: Queen's by 13\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOff by\u003C\/b\u003E: 4 points\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENo surprises here (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/11\/football-twice-in-lifetime-guelph-comes.html\"\u003Ethis time\u003C\/a\u003E...). Guelph ends the year 2-2 against OUA playoff teams, but with a 2-point win and a 1-point win followed by last week's 14-point loss and this 13-point one, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ca.sports.yahoo.com\/blogs\/eh-game\/queen-golden-gaels-mistake-free-billy-mcphee-shake-002832996.html\"\u003Ewhich they lost to Queen's and \"mistake-free \u003Cb\u003EBilly McPhee\u003C\/b\u003E\"\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/fball\/2013\/postseason-boxscores\/20131102_f0wv.xml\"\u003EMcMaster 3 at Western 32\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted spread\u003C\/b\u003E: Western by 22\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOff by\u003C\/b\u003E: 7 points\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI'd have to check the numbers on this, but I think this was the first Western game this year where they didn't score 50 points in the fourth quarter. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAside from that this game was a foregone conclusion; I think we all knew the Mustangs were going to win the 1 vs. 4 game by 20+ points before they were halfway towards clinching the No. 1 seed. Mac's hearts of champions or inspired chemistry or whatever helped them win more games in the second half of the year \u0026mdash; the relatively weaker schedule? I think it was the relatively weaker schedule \u0026mdash; can only go so far against the best non-Laval team in the country.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/fball\/2013\/postseason-boxscores\/20131102_lxau.xml\"\u003EAcadia 10 at Mount Allison 19\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted spread\u003C\/b\u003E: Acadia by 7\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOff by\u003C\/b\u003E: 16 points\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis one didn't finish as we thought. The Mounties gave up almost 100 more points during the season than Acadia did, and they weren't the ones who played Laval, so you'd think the Axemen could overcome the home advantage, even one enjoyed by a team that plays on a field some high school programs wouldn't touch. But the turnovers went 4 to 1 in Mount A's favour, in fact scoring their only touchdown on a pick-six with three and a half minutes left in the game. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/fball\/2014\/postseason-boxscores\/20131102_061c.xml\"\u003EMontreal 51 at Bishop's 8\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted spread\u003C\/b\u003E: Montreal by 7\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOff by\u003C\/b\u003E: 36 points\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe same logic that made Montreal road favourites also made Acadia road favourites. Neither game actually ended up close to the 7-point spread, but for very different reasons. While this was more lopsided than most probably expected, I still do feel a little better now about never putting Bishop's on my ballot this year. In any event, it seems the Gaiters \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/cis\/cis-week-9-rankings-let-the-playoffs-begin\/\"\u003Ewon't have a chance to beat Laval\u003C\/a\u003E after all.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/290932968206975192\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/football-quick-recaps-of-seven.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/290932968206975192"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/290932968206975192"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/football-quick-recaps-of-seven.html","title":"Football: Quick recaps of the seven semifinals"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rob Pettapiece"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-829852763120035049"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-28T16:06:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-06T19:17:10.770-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: AUS Update - Week 2 a lot like Week 1"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The second week of the AUS men's hockey conference saw the same match-ups as the first weekend, but in the other teams' barns. UNB remains the only undefeated team, Dalhousie the only winless team, and everyone else is evenly divided in groups of two in the middle.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENew-look V-Reds are a lot like the old V-Reds\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDespite returning only a dozen players from their national championship team, including University Cup MVP \u003Cb\u003ETyler Carroll\u003C\/b\u003E who is out indefinitely with an upper body injury and hasn't played since the preseason, the Varsity Reds are cruising along pretty well so far. Friday night UNB inserted another recruit into the line-up, \u003Cb\u003EPhillipe Maillet\u003C\/b\u003E, and he picked up an assist on a \u003Cb\u003EChris Culligan\u003C\/b\u003E goal on his first shift in the first minute of his first game. In case you're keeping count, and I'm sure the rest of the AUS is, that is skater #20 for the V-Reds so far this season. Under the new AUS roster cap they've now got a spot left for Carroll plus just one additional skater this season. Saturday night Maillet picked up his third assist of the weekend on \u003Cb\u003ECam Critchlow\u003C\/b\u003E's game winner to cap a UNB comeback over the opportunistic X-Men.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - UNB 4 @ SMU 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - UNB 4 @ StFX 2 \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAxemen can win on road with fewer shots on goal\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETrust me, I'm not the only one who questions the high shot counts at the Acadia Arena. Two weekends ago the Axemen recorded a combined 111 shots on goal against STU and UPEI. This past weekend Acadia was on the road against the same two teams and recorded a combined 58 shots on goal. Is the Olympic-sized ice in Wolfville the only difference? Acadia exploded in the third period against the Tommies just like the previous week, and then were able to squeak out a win on the Island the following night thanks to two goals from \u003Cb\u003ELiam Heelis\u003C\/b\u003E, including a shorty in the third period. Heelis now leads the AUS scoring race with 6 goals and 2 assists after four games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - Acadia 7 @ STU 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - Acadia 2 @ UPEI 1\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPanthers have the early goaltending edge\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile fans often comment on UPEI's quick transitional play, their goaltending tandem of \u003Cb\u003EWayne Savage\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EMavric Parks\u003C\/b\u003E should not be discounted. Granted it is early in the season (and they've played a game in Wolfville), but the duo have a combined goals against average of 1.50 and a save percentage of .949. Friday the Panthers had a 2-to-1 shot margin in a 2-1 home opener win, while Saturday they were on the wrong side of a close 2-1 game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - Dal 1 @ UPEI 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - Acadia 2 @ UPEI 1\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMoncton not as good on the road\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESuddenly the high-flying and national ranked Aigles Bleus are a .500 team. The high and lows of the early season. Friday night they were down by two when they pulled their goalie, but could only manage one goal with 8 seconds left on the clock. Saturday they had a 3-1 lead early in the second period, but the Huskies woke up and rang off four unanswered goals. A bright spot for UdeM are the hot hands of 2nd-year forward \u003Cb\u003EPier-Antoine Dion\u003C\/b\u003E, who had two goals and an assist in the loss to SMU and has at least one point in every game so far, for a total of 7 points. Dion had 9 points last season. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - UdeM 2 @ StFX 3\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - UdeM 3 @ SMU 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETommies still in the .500 club\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTU had 3 wins in a forgettable season last year. They've got two already in the first two weeks of this season, both times against Dal. On the flip side they've come undone against the Acadia in the third period in both of their games. On the plus side rookie \u003Cb\u003EBrendan Childerly\u003C\/b\u003E is tied in the scoring race with UNB star \u003Cb\u003EChris Culligan\u003C\/b\u003E, each with 4 goals and 2 assists. On the negative side, frustrated Tommies goalie \u003Cb\u003EJon Groenheyde\u003C\/b\u003E made contact with an official in the third period and earned a match penalty and ejection, and is suspended \"indefinitely\". The good news on Saturday was that STU rookie goaltender \u003Cb\u003EAlex St-Arnaud\u003C\/b\u003E earned his first career win in the annual Lou Chabot Memorial game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday - Acadia 7 @ STU 2\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday - Dal 2 @ STU 5\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHuskies find their missing power play\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESMU was 0-for-3-games with the man advantage to start the season. Saturday they get their first power play goal and they earn their first win. Coincidence? More importantly perhaps, \u003Cb\u003ECurtis Black\u003C\/b\u003E got his first win in the Huskies net. Black only had one start last season, the last game of the regular season, which the Huskies lost 4-3 to StFX in overtime. With all-star workhorse \u003Cb\u003EAnthony Peters\u003C\/b\u003E on the shelf since the start of the season, all the weight is on Black's shoulders now. Friday night SMU was completely outplayed by UNB in the first period, down 3-0, and made a game of it in the last two periods. Saturday they dug a shallower hole against Moncton before managing a successful comeback, helped by \u003Cb\u003ELucas Bloodoff\u003C\/b\u003E's two second-period goals. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday - UNB 4 @ SMU 2\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday - UdeM 3 @ SMU 5\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EYes, the X-Men are still better than their record\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first time StFX played UdeM they came up a goal short. This time they came away with the one goal win. On Saturday UNB dominated the territorial play and shot clock in the first period, but it was the X-Men with the intermission lead. UNB tied it up in the second, only to see \u003Cb\u003ERobert Slaney\u003C\/b\u003E, with his third goal of the weekend, retake the lead for the home side in the third period. The V-Reds continued their customary push and were rewarded with two goals in a 30 second span, plus a late empty netter to seal the win. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - UdeM 2 @ StFX 3\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - UNB 4 @ StFX 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETigers in early trouble\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFour games in and Dal has yet to win a game. They've lost both of their games against STU, which are must-wins. They managed to keep the score close against UPEI on Saturday only because goaltender \u003Cb\u003EWendel Vye\u003C\/b\u003E stood on his head. Without injured offensive leader \u003Cb\u003EPierre-Alexandre Vandall \u003C\/b\u003Ein the lineup so far this season Dal's scoring has pretty much disappeared. Great time for some players to step up and make a mark.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday - Dal 1 @ UPEI 2\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday - Dal 2 @ STU 5\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUpcoming in Week 3\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDal is at Acadia for our first Wednesday match of the season. On Friday, SMU takes their turn at the Axemen. Also, STU hosts cross-campus rival UNB and will try to end their long losing streak (35 games) in the Battle of the Hill, UPEI crosses the Fixed Link to renew their rivalry with Moncton, and the Tigers are at the X-Men.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn Saturday UNB hosts UdeM in another battle of rivals, SMU is at StFX and the Tommies visit the Panthers.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/829852763120035049\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-aus-update-week-2-lot-like.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/829852763120035049"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/829852763120035049"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-aus-update-week-2-lot-like.html","title":"Men's Hockey: AUS Update - Week 2 a lot like Week 1"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2056532825876056599"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-22T09:23:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-10-22T09:23:29.084-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's soccer update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS Countdown 2013"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sea-Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soccer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Playoff season is just around the corner as the AUS men's soccer regular season winds down "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Men's soccer are in their final few games before the AUS playoffs begin. Each game is becoming more and more crucial to get to the elusive playoff spot, and teams are battling it out to see who will be top six.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELet's see how some of the teams did this weekend, and where they now stand going into the final regular-season weekend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EMoncton 2 at Acadia 2\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was a 2-2 tie for the Aigles Bleus after they went back and forth, each trying to get a win. \u003Cb\u003EAhmed Abdul-Rahman\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;scored for Moncton at (9:00) answered by Acadia's \u003Cb\u003EAndrew Snyder \u003C\/b\u003E(17:00). Moncton tried once again to take a lead, with a goal by \u003Cb\u003EKouame Ouattara\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;scoring at (43:00) but Acadia came back and \u003Cb\u003ECorey Cadeau\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;scored at (65:00).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaturday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003ECape Breton o at UNB 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Capers fell to the Varsity Reds, with the lone goal of the game scored by \u003Cb\u003ERobbie Park \u003C\/b\u003Eat 6:37.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUPEI 2 at Mount Allison 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe UPEI Panthers took their only victory of the weekend against the Mounties. Mount Allison started off strong with a goal by \u003Cb\u003EFederico Mora\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;(14:16), but UPEI's \u003Cb\u003ELucas Holmes \u003C\/b\u003E(25:20) and \u003Cb\u003EHarminder Singh\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;(87:29) gave the Panthers their win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EDalhousie 2 at Memorial 0\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Memorial Seahawks couldn't score in their game against the DAL Tigers, losing 2-0. No goals were scored in the first half, but DAL's \u003Cb\u003ENathan Rogers\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;scored at 62:26 and \u003Cb\u003EBezick Evraire\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;followed with the second and final goal of the game at 75:41.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESunday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EDalhousie 2 at Memorial 0\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Seahawks took another 2-0 loss to the Tigers this weekend. \u003Cb\u003ENathan Rogers \u003C\/b\u003Escored at (38:56) - his second goal against the Seahawks this weekend - and \u003Cb\u003ETyler Lewars\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;scored at the end of the first at 45:00.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECape Breton 2 at Moncton 3\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was a close game for the Capers and Aigles Bleus, with a 3-2 win for Moncton.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMoncton's \u003Cb\u003EAmadou Fall\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;scored at 17:16, followed by Caper \u003Cb\u003EIan Greedy \u003C\/b\u003E(43:52).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMoncton scored the first two goals of the second half at 82:06 by \u003Cb\u003EPhilippe DeGrace\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;and 86:43 by \u003Cb\u003EJonathon Stephenson. \u003C\/b\u003ECape Breton tried to come back with a goal by \u003Cb\u003EMax Raab\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;at 87:45.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's 0 at Mount Allison 0\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was a scoreless game for the SMU Huskies and Mount Allison Mounties.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUPEI 0 at UNB 3\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe UNB Varsity Reds held on to first place in the AUS standings, defeating the Panthers 3-0.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll three goals were scored in the first half of the game \u003Cb\u003EVictor Karosan \u003C\/b\u003E(6:50), \u003Cb\u003EBenjamin Law\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;(18:50) \u0026mdash; his eleventh goal for the Varsity Reds in his career \u0026mdash; and \u003Cb\u003EMarcus Lees 26:20).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EUNB \u003C\/b\u003Esits in first place going into the final regular-season weekend, followed by \u003Cb\u003EDalhousie\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;in second, \u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's, Moncton, Acadia \u003C\/b\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003EStFX.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003ECape Breton, UPEI, Mount Allison \u003C\/b\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003EMemorial \u003C\/b\u003Esit outside the playoffs seedings going into their final weekend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/2056532825876056599\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/playoff-season-is-just-around-corner-as.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2056532825876056599"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2056532825876056599"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/playoff-season-is-just-around-corner-as.html","title":"Playoff season is just around the corner as the AUS men's soccer regular season winds down "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bronté James"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106742509156511623904"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Oz-jrukc3VY\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAACY\/wcJUcKUv9eY\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-849048224041883316"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-21T16:05:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-06T19:17:10.775-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: What we learned in the first week in the AUS"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"So what did we learn from the first week of AUS men's hockey conference play?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlus ça change ...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEven with only a dozen players back from their championship team UNB is still pretty good. Gardiner MacDougall is arguably the best recruiter in the CIS, and his new recruits from across the country were all front and centre this weekend. But most of the talk after the games was the play of two sometimes under-rated veterans: workhorse \u003Cb\u003EAntoine Houde-Caron\u003C\/b\u003E who had success driving the net to spark the the V-Reds offence on Friday and captain \u003Cb\u003EChris Culligan\u003C\/b\u003E on Saturday, minus his two regular wingers, who put the team on his back in the second period in order to erase a two-goal deficit and skate to a hard-fought victory against a bitter rival. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - StFX 2 @ UNB 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - SMU 3 @ UNB 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPanthers on the prowl\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUPEI looked very good in the preseason, and were the only road team to win both their games this past weekend. No one should underestimate this team, who may have flown under the national radar due to being eliminated in the playoffs by UNB the last two years running. While beating Dal is no surprise, taking a three-goal lead in the first ten minutes against Acadia is.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday - UPEI 5 @ Dal 1\u003Cbr \/\u003ESunday - UPEI 4 @ Acadia 2\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMoncton \"Sedin Twins\" delivering as advertised\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat an opening weekend for UdeM rookie twins \u003Cb\u003EAlex\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EAllain Saulnier\u003C\/b\u003E. The Moncton natives were co-captains of their hometown Wildcats last season, and were renowned for their chemistry, particularly on the power play. Alex scored twice on Friday, assisted both times by Allain. On Saturday Alex scored without his brother's assistance, but Allain did assist on two other goals, including one for another Alex, Emond.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: SMU 1 @ UdeM 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday StFX 3 @ UdeM 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAxemen still need more finish around the net\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003EAcadia led the AUS in shots on goal last year, although the shot count does seem to get inflated at Acadia Arena. 59 shots on Friday only yielded three goals. On Sunday afternoon they converted two goals out of 52 shots on net. On the other hand rookie Axemen netminder \u003Cb\u003EBrandon Glover\u003C\/b\u003E might be happy if he never gets another Sunday afternoon start; he gave up four goals on 11 shots before getting the hook early in the second period.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: STU 1 @ Acadia 3\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESunday: UPEI 4 @ Acadia 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHope in Tommies Land\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs long as \u003Cb\u003EJon Groenheyde\u003C\/b\u003E can stand on his head, and the team can manufacture some scoring, STU has a chance to win. The Tommies 2nd-year goalie made 43 saves in the first 40 minutes as St. Thomas nursed a one-goal lead into the third period on Friday. Saturday's game was less one-sided and had a better outcome, as the two teams traded goals all night and the hard-working Tommies delivered the first win for their new coach \u003Cb\u003EPat Powers\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: STU 1 @ Acadia 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: STU 4 @ Dal 3\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETigers drop must-win game\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELike for STU, wins are probably going to be a challenge for Dal against the six teams who finished ahead of them last year. And the year before. And the year before that. You get the idea. So while one might shrug off getting clawed by the Panthers (I know, terrible pun), they have to win those games against the Tommies if they have any hope of making the playoffs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday: UPEI 5 @ Dal 1\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday: STU 4 @ Dal 3\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe X-Men are better than their record\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHard to believe that StFX didn't earn a point on the weekend. Friday they played a close tight-checking game with UNB that didn't get away from them until the last five minutes or so when X had to open up their play to try to tie the game. On Saturday they spotted les Aigles Bleus a three-goal lead before battling back and coming up one goal short.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: StFX 2 @ UNB 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday StFX 3 @ UdeM 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESo how long is this Huskies slump going to last?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf anyone needs a pity party, it is SMU. Seriously. They were winless in the preseason. Assistant coach \u003Cb\u003ETom Lee \u003C\/b\u003Eis battling cancer, again, and so far the bone-marrow transplants seem to be taking, fortunately. Head coach \u003Cb\u003ETrevor Stienburg\u003C\/b\u003E is stepping back temporarily for health reasons. If that is not enough to stress out interim head coach \u003Cb\u003ETyler Naugler\u003C\/b\u003E, Huskies goaltender \u003Cb\u003EAnthony Peters\u003C\/b\u003E (he of 26 starts last season) wasn't available this weekend due to injury so backup \u003Cb\u003ECurtis Black\u003C\/b\u003E was thrown into the fire in New Brunswick.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday:\u0026nbsp; SMU 1 @ UdeM 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: SMU 3 @ UNB 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENext weekend\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe same dance partners swap venues. UNB and UdeM are at SMU and StFX while Acadia and Dal are at STU and UPEI.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/849048224041883316\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-what-we-learned-in-first.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/849048224041883316"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/849048224041883316"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-what-we-learned-in-first.html","title":"Men's Hockey: What we learned in the first week in the AUS"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-5903876760546142440"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-17T21:01:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-10-21T08:11:21.186-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FISU"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"previews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"University Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: 2013-14 AUS Men's Hockey Preview"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ayJil-_vcoo\/UmBPC5gihdI\/AAAAAAAAAIY\/xRFTt9dBGIU\/s1600\/72715_10151456576843880_420886725_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ayJil-_vcoo\/UmBPC5gihdI\/AAAAAAAAAIY\/xRFTt9dBGIU\/s400\/72715_10151456576843880_420886725_n.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E2013 CIS University Cup \/ Josh Schaefer Photography\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EAUS men's hockey kicks off for real tomorrow, while the rest of the CIS has been at it for a couple of weeks now. Saving the best for last! \u003Ci\u003E(Getting my trolling of OUA and Canada West supporters out of the way early\u003C\/i\u003E). The truth is that AUS hockey is considered a pretty big deal in most local media markets out here in the Maritimes, plus the fact that the conference has the best fan attendance in the CIS. And their men's hockey teams do pretty well on the national stage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe UNB Varsity Reds won their 13th AUS championship last season, followed by their 5th CIS University Cup (and 4th in the last 7 years) by the lowest score ever (2-0) in the national championship game against conference rival Saint Mary's. A good showing for the AUS in Saskatoon to say the least.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOnly one team from the AUS gets a ticket to the 2014 PotashCorp University Cup, putting a lot more emphasis on playoffs this year. The conference schedule makers have responded this season, making both the semi-final rounds and finals best-of-five series. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo who's it gonna be? Hard to argue against the reigning champ Varsity Reds, but they've had another large turnover in players and of course anything can and does happen in AUS playoffs. Not to mention that the other teams have ganged up and trimmed UNB's legendary depth with the new 22-skater roster cap. So maybe they're beatable this season. Saint Mary's, Acadia, and StFX are all legitimate challengers for the AUS crown, and UPEI and Moncton could be in the mix as well (and perhaps not coincidentally the first four names are all bidding to host the 2015 and 2016 University Cups). \u003Ci\u003E[Update: The Halifax Metro is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/halifax\/826914\/halifax-to-play-host-to-cis-mens-hockey-nationals-in-2015-2016-source\/\"\u003Ereporting\u003C\/a\u003E that Friday the joint SMU\/StFX bid will announced as the successful bidders.]\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDalhousie will need someone ahead of them to stumble for them to make the the playoffs. STU's rebuild program got interrupted when coach Troy Ryan left the team in the off-season, so it would be really surprising if they can climb out of the AUS basement.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA new wrinkle this year is that it is the AUS' turn to represent the CIS in men's hockey at the FISU World University Games in December in Trentino, Italy. UNB's \u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall\u003C\/b\u003E plus UPEI's \u003Cb\u003EForbie MacPherson\u003C\/b\u003E and StFX's \u003Cb\u003EBrad Peddle\u003C\/b\u003E will be the coaching brain trust. They have not yet made the cuts for the team roster, so there will be a lot of incentive for players to try to have a career first-half and force their way into a Team Canada jersey. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe AUS has stepped up their marketing and promotions this year, and hockey is getting more attention. Today, Thursday, the AUS has for the first time posted detailed team profiles for each of the teams on their \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/mice\/index\"\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cb\u003EGlenn MacDonald\u003C\/b\u003E of the \u003Ci\u003EHalifax Herald\u003C\/i\u003E has his annual preview of the four Nova Scotia teams in today's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thechronicleherald.ca\/sports\/1160992-new-man-behind-huskies-bench\"\u003Epaper\u003C\/a\u003E. The bible of AUS previews is still \u003Cb\u003EBruce Hallihan\u003C\/b\u003E's annual opus, which will be in tomorrow's (Friday's) \u003Ci\u003EDaily Gleaner\u003C\/i\u003E in Fredericton.\u0026nbsp; And below, you'll find my much less detailed contribution (but it does have fearless picks!). \u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EACADIA AXEMEN\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 17-9-2 (3rd place in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E 3-4-0. Got by Moncton is first round and lost to SMU in 2nd round.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 18.4% (5th in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 87.4% (1st in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E Good first half marred by three-game losing streak to start second half, and then .500 hockey the rest of the way. Hot goaltending almost undid them in the Moncton series (they outshot UdeM 68-39 in game 3 double-OT win) and did bite them in the Saint Mary's series. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Departures:\u003C\/b\u003E F Andrew Clark, F Jonathan Laberge \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E F Michael Clark, F Scott Trask, F Taylor Makin, F\/D Tyler Ferry, D Chris Buonomo, D Geoffrey Schemitsch, G Brandon Glover.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Darren Burns (13th season)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E Two-time All-Canadian defenceman Chris Owens is Acadia's version of Erik Karlsson.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E While Clark and Laberge are big losses, the Axemen do return 18 players, including AUS rookie of the year Mike Cazzola. This team should have learned a lot from their comparative second half slump last year that cost them a first-round bye. The only AUS team to play on Olympic-sized ice, they could maybe exploit their home rink advantage a bit more. If they can have a little more finish around the net (they led the AUS in shots on goal last year) this year and continue to get solid goaltending they are going to be dangerous.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 2nd place. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EDALHOUSIE TIGERS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 8-17-3 (7th place in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E N\/A. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 16.7% (7th in AUS) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 76.1% (8th in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E The Tigers had another tough season. They had the largest roster in the AUS as Coach Donnelly tried different combinations of players to try to find some scoring. Bobby Nadeau had some good games in nets, but was only healthy enough to make 9 starts, while Wendell Vye struggled.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Departures:\u003C\/b\u003E F Ben Breault, F Shea Kewin, F Daniel Bartek, D Jacob Johnston\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E D Wes Herrett, D Luke Madill, D Tyler Hart, F Andrew Rieder, F Fabian Walsh, F Alex Cote, F Mitch O'Neill \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Chris Donnelly (3rd season).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E Pierre-Alexandre Vandall will be expected to continue to spark the offence.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook: \u003C\/b\u003EThe still-not-released CIS report continues to hang over the Tigers like the Sword of Damocles, except no one is talking about it. While Dal may be better this year, and have had a decent preseason, they still don't look ready yet to make the playoffs unless their goaltenders can steal them a ton of games. Competition can be cruel in the AUS.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 7th place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EMONCTON AIGLES BLEUS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 12-10-6 (6th place in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E 1-1-1. Pushed Acadia to double-OT in game 3 of 1st round. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 16.9% (6th in AUS) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 83.9% (2nd in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E After a good start, including a rare win at UNB, les Aigles Bleus cooled off in mid-November and had a 7-game losing streak that extended into the first week of January. Overtime was not kind to Moncton last year; they lost 6 of 7 that went past regulation time. Despite being badly outshot in their playoff series, Moncton did put a scare into Acadia, taking them to the second overtime in Game 3. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDepartures:\u003C\/b\u003E F Christian Gaudet, D Mathieu Boulduc, F \u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003EMarc-André Côté, F Francis Rochon, G Andre-Michel Guay\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArrivals: \u003C\/b\u003EF Alex Saulnier, F Allain Saulnier, D Pierre Durepros, F Steve Lebel, F Danny Chiasson\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Serge Bourgeois (5th season). \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E Éric Faille really stepped up last year and became the team's offensive leader.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E 17 players are back. The Moncton power play should be lethal with the Saulnier twins, and the other new forwards should help them improve their overall goal scoring as well. UdeM look to be better, but good enough to pass the teams that finished ahead of them last year? It will be interesting to see where this team finishes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 6th place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003ESAINT MARY'S HUSKIES\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 18-7-3 (2nd place in AUS)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E 6-2-3. Beat Acadia in four games in semis and lost to UNB 2-0 in game 3 of AUS finals. Lost to Alberta 4-3 in OT at UCup and beat Waterloo 5-1. Lost 2-0 to UNB in championship game.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 23.1% (1st in AUS) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 82.1% (5th in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E The Huskies had their typical slow start last season before rounding into fine form, including a 7-game winning streak that bridged across the Christmas break. After earning the first-round bye, they dropped the first game to Acadia before winning three straight (with Peters in nets twice named player of the game). They lost first game of AUS finals 1-0 in double-OT vs. UNB, and rebounded with solid 5-2 win at home, only to be shutout by the V-Reds in game 3 in Fredericton. The wildcard entry at the University Cup in Saskatoon, they lost in OT to Alberta while being outshot 2 to 1. Once again they rebounded, beating Waterloo 5-1, and thanks to the tie-breaking formula, advanced out of their pool to play UNB for the Cup. Unfortunately they got shutout by the V-Reds 2-0 for the second time in a row.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Departures:\u003C\/b\u003E F Shawn O'Donnell, D Justin Wallingford, D Paddy O'Keefe\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArrivals: \u003C\/b\u003ED\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003EStephen Gillard, D Alex Cord, D Cam Wind, F Steven Shipley, F Francis Menard, F Steven Beyers, F Mitch Maynard, G Anthony Terenzio,\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Trevor Steinburg (17th season) *. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E All-star goaltender Anthony Peters started 26 regular season games last season and was often the difference maker for SMU, especially in the AUS playoffs and at the University Cup. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E News broke this week that Steinburg would be stepping back from the team and taking a sudden and temporary break from coaching for health reasons, with longtime assistant coach Tyler Naugler taking over behind the bench. This comes on the heels of a winless preseason. But this still a veteran squad that was in a one-goal game with UNB until late in the championship final when they pulled Peters. CIS player of the year Lucas Bloodoff arrived at the University Cup with a broken hand and was pretty much ineffective. He's healthy now, as is Michael Stickland who missed most of last season. While it might be natural to pencil them in at second place again, not having CIS coach of the year Stienburg around for awhile might cost them a spot.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 3rd place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EST. THOMAS TOMMIES\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 3-24-1 (Last place in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E N\/A. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 6.5% (8th in AUS) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 78.6% (7th in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E The Tommies suffered a horrendous start (losing 12 in a row) and never recovered in a rebuild year. Their power play went missing, as did most of their offence. The only real bright spot was the play of rookie goaltender Jonathan Groenheyde, who weathered more rubber than any goalie in the AUS.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Departures:\u003C\/b\u003E F Matt Eagles, F Alex Labonte\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E F Brendan Childerley, F Derek Froats, D Jordan Moore\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Pat Powers (1st season).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E If they win games, it will because Jon Groenheyde saved the day in nets.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E The departure of coach Troy Ryan caught everyone off guard, and the late hiring of Pat Powers didn't leave him much recruiting time. Powers was head coach of Western last year while Clarke Singer was on sabbatical and did a good job, but he's inheriting a significantly different roster with the Tommies. Powers will make the Tommies a difficult team to play against, but they still look to be offensively challenged. It will probably be a long season for the STU faithful. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 8th place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EST. FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 16-10-2 (4th place in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E 0-1-1. Lost two 1-goal games vs. UPEI in 1st round (2nd in double-OT). \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 22.1% (2nd in AUS) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 83.1% (3rd in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E While StFX wasn't the most consistent team last year, they had improved on the year before, and did finish just two points out of third place and on a three-game winning streak. However they lost two close games in the first round of the playoffs to UPEI and suddenly their season was over. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDepartures:\u003C\/b\u003E D Nick Pageau, G Joey Perricone\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E F Robert Slaney, F Blake Gal, D Nathan Chiarlitti\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Brad Peddle (8th season).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E Forward Jason Bast was the CIS Rookie of the Year in 2010-11 and their go-to forward last season.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E StFX was fairly young last year, but they've returned 21 players this season and probably lost the least of any of the teams. Gal has been scoring in the preseason and former Leafs farmhand Slaney red-shirted last season and will be an impact player this year. X are a gritty bunch with good special teams and opportunistic scoring, and they never seem to worry about being out-shot in games with Drew Owsley in nets. A very dangerous opponent who could finish as high as second place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 5th place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EUNB VARSITY REDS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 23-5-0 (1st place in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E 8-2-0. Took four games to knock off UPEI in semis and a deciding 3rd game in finals vs. SMU. At Nationals beat host Saskatchewan 3-1, UQTR 8-3 and then SMU 2-0 in UCup final.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 18.8% (4th in AUS) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 81.9% (6th in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E Only Acadia and SMU were .500 against the V-Reds in the regular season; their only other loss was to Moncton. In nets, Dan LaCosta was 15-1 with a .938 save percentage and 1.92 GAA and not named an All-Star; he then shut-out the Huskies 2-0 in both the AUS and CIS championship games. Other than a propensity to get into penalty trouble, and only average special teams, there were very few flaws with the deep UNB team last year.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Departures:\u003C\/b\u003E F Colby Pridham, F Bryce Swan, F Matt Fillier, D Daine Todd, D Josh Kidd, D Ben Wright, G Travis Fullerton, G Dan LaCosta\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E F JP Labardo, F Mike Thomas, F Dylan Willick, F Cam Maclise, F Shea Kewin, D Matt Petgrave, D Jordan Murray, D Keevin Cutting, G Joel Vinneau\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Gardiner MacDougall (14th season).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E Chris Culligan is the best, and perhaps most unselfish, playmaker in the AUS. If he took more shots on goal ...?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E Only a dozen players are back from last year's championship team. Under-rated Travis Fullerton won't be in the UNB nets for the first time in five years, and LaCosta is gone as well. Pridham and Todd will be particularly missed. But MacDougall added a number of new players last season and the team hardly missed a beat, so you might assume similar results this year. There will be a lot of pressure on former STU goalie Charlie Lavigne (who in effect red-shirted last season) to match his predecessor's success as the new number one, but at least he won't be required to steal games as was needed with the Tommies. The new defencemen have all got a lot of minutes in the preseason, and had a few adventures in their own zone, while there has been less pressure, so far, on the new forwards. D-man Matt Petgrave may have the biggest upside of the new recruiting class.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 1st place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EUPEI PANTHERS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 15-11-2 (5th place in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E 3-3-0. Squeezed by StFX in 1st round but could only manage one win against UNB in semis. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 19.0% (3rd in AUS) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 82.9% (4th in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E The Panthers has a poor first half and were much, much improved in the second half, reeling off a 5-game win streak after the Christmas break. Over the last two seasons they have become a much quicker team, which still maintaining their Island hockey edginess. After getting by StFX in the first round of the playoffs, they then had the misfortune to run into UNB for the second year in a row, and it didn't go well.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Departures:\u003C\/b\u003E F Jordan Knox, F Mike MacIsaac, D Dylan Quaile, D Matt Boyle\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E F Cody McNaughton, D Brock Beukeboom, D Derek Ryckman, D Casey Babineau\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Forbes “Forbie” MacPherson (5th season).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E Chris Desousa is their top forward and key man in all situations.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E UPEI is returning 18 players, all with a burning desire to get past UNB. They have solid goaltending, led by 1st Team All-Star Wayne Savage. Their new defenceman have all looked good in the preseason, where UPEI went 5-1. The Panthers are hard to play against and very good on transition and should only be better this season. Finishing in second place is not out of reach.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 4th place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/5903876760546142440\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-2013-14-aus-mens-hockey.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5903876760546142440"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5903876760546142440"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-2013-14-aus-mens-hockey.html","title":"Men's Hockey: 2013-14 AUS Men's Hockey Preview"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ayJil-_vcoo\/UmBPC5gihdI\/AAAAAAAAAIY\/xRFTt9dBGIU\/s72-c\/72715_10151456576843880_420886725_n.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-631058407053569264"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-16T11:19:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-06T19:17:10.729-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - Preseason is over and a coach is on the sidelines"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The fourth and final week of preseason play in AUS men's hockey was a light schedule: Acadia hosted Dalhousie in Berwick, NS on Friday and Saint Mary's played StFX in Truro in what has become an annual charity game for minor hockey. Saturday night St. Thomas travelled up the St. John River to Grand Falls to play Moncton on Saturday night.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003EThe Axemen cruised to a 5-1 win over the Tigers, while \u003Cb\u003EDrew Owsley\u003C\/b\u003E made 27 saves in a 2-0 X-Men shutout of the Huskies. SMU are notoriously slow starters, but in six exhibition games they've had four losses in regulation, one in over-time, and an OT tie (when a game against Acadia was halted due to a player injury). Sure they've got a lot of injuries, but still.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe teething pains continue for the rebuilding Tommies under Pat Powers. Les Aigles Bleus blew out a close game in the second period and skated to a 6-2 win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOff the ice, the big news in the AUS this week comes from Chris Cochrane's column in Tuesday's Herald: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thechronicleherald.ca\/sports\/1160764-cochrane-stienburg-taking-break-from-smu-coaching-duties\"\u003EStienburg taking break from SMU coaching duties\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cb\u003ETrevor Stienburg\u003C\/b\u003E is a passionate coach who guided his team all the way to last season's University Cup championship game against UNB. I certainly didn't see this coming, just days before the regular season starts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EIt’s because he questions how he’s handled the coach’s responsibility to create the best environment for his players and to set a strong leadership example that he has decided to take a break from the Huskies. \u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EStienburg will retain his head coach position but will step away from the day-to-day operation for now. With a new AUS season opening Friday, assistant coach Tyler Naugler will direct the Huskies until Stienburg decides to return.\u003C\/blockquote\u003EWho says AUS (all CIS?) hockey coaches aren't under a lot of stress to win and get the most from their players. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E“I’m just taking a little bit of time, whatever is needed,” said Steinburg, who has plenty of praise for his veteran coaching staff and the potential of the team he’s assembled.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E“I need that balance, I don’t know if I’ve ever had it. I don’t like myself the way I am (with his players) right now. I feel like I want to launch my stick in the stands every time a guy makes a mistake. I love every guy in the room; I recruited every guy in the room. I need to make it more enjoyable for them.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E“I need to be a better friend to develop these players, first as people, then as hockey players.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E“And I’ve got two kids. I don’t want to take this crap home to them. So I just want to step away and get my head straight.”\u003C\/blockquote\u003EHopefully Stienburg finds that balance quickly, not the least for the selfish reason in this corner that he is an emotional coach that makes every game, and post-game, more interesting (much like Torts in the NHL).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBack to the ice. All eyes will be on Fredericton opening night when UNB raises their two championship banners Friday while hosting StFX (who really should be ranked at least #10). Saturday the Huskies are in town for their first meeting with the V-Reds since that fateful game in March. Moncton hosts the same two visitors on the alternate nights.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAcadia hosts St. Thomas on Friday while Dalhousie hosts UPEI. The teams trade dance partners for Saturday night.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBruce Hallihan\u003C\/b\u003E's annual AUS hockey preview, a must read every year, will be in Friday's \u003Ci\u003EDaily Gleaner\u003C\/i\u003E. The Gleaner is unfortunately behind a paywall, so make sure yourself get a copy of the paper. I will try to have my much less detailed season preview effort posted before the puck-drop on Friday, so that everyone can have fun second-guessing my predictions.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/631058407053569264\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-preseaon.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/631058407053569264"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/631058407053569264"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-preseaon.html","title":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - Preseason is over and a coach is on the sidelines"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-3653033882822448984"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-08T11:42:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-06T19:17:10.712-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NCAA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thunderwolves"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - Preseason Week 3"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Four AUS teams went south of the border on the weekend, and only UNB came away with a single win. Not that much different from previous years since you have to factor in bus legs, sometimes very different officiating, and good NCAA opponents excited to play their first game of the season and in front of their own fans. Let's be honest, NCAA Division I teams are good, and many of them are stocked with NCAA draft picks and future draft picks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn their way to Boston StFX stopped in Shediac, NB on Thursday night to play UdeM. The X-Men were up 2-1 after the first period, and 4-1 early in the second period thanks to \u003Cb\u003EMichael Kirkpatrick\u003C\/b\u003E's second goal. Les Aigles Bleus outshot X 40-36 in the game, but were only able to score once in the third period in the 4-2 loss.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday night in Beantown, StFX and Boston University exchanged power play goals in the first period, but it was the Terriers getting the only goal late in the third period for the 2-1 victory. BU outshot X 54-32 in the game. Sunday afternoon the X-Men faced off against a fresh Boston College team and X's \u003Cb\u003EKirkpatrick\u003C\/b\u003E continued to have the hot hand with two goals in the first period. The Eagles, NCAA champs two years ago, woke up in the second period and blasted five goals (including a penalty shot) and added three more in the third period for an 8-2 win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDalhousie were also in Boston Saturday, where they lost to Northeastern 5-0 while being outshot 46-19. The night before the Tigers were in Ottawa to play Carleton and lost 7-3. Sunday the Tigers weren't done traveling, as they played Maine in Orono in an afternoon game and lost 5-1. The Black Bears outshot them 42-18. A tough weekend on the scoreboard and a lot of bus time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDal's cross-rink rivals Saint Mary's were in Troy, NY on Saturday to play Rensselaer. RPI scored an early penalty shot and added a power play goal before \u003Cb\u003ECory Tanaka\u003C\/b\u003E got the Huskies on the score sheet in the first period. The Engineers added one goal on the PP and one even strength in the second period, and a third PP goal in the third period for the 5-1 win. SMU did have the 23-21 edge in shots on goal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESunday afternoon SMU was in Hamden, Connecticut to play Quinnipiac, who lost to Yale last year in the NCAA championship game. The Bobcats were up 2-0 after the 1st period, and then their special teams took over with three power play goals and a shorty in the second period. SMU did score one goal late in the second period, but QU replied with another PP goal early in the third period. \u003Cb\u003EMichael Stickland\u003C\/b\u003E did score on the Huskies power play later in the period, but that was all the visitors could manage. QU outshot SMU 39-16 in the 7-2 win and were 4 for 9 on the power play.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday Acadia was at the sold out Whittemore Center (Attendance: 6,501) in Durham to play the University of New Hampshire in a battle between two teams who play on Olympic-sized ice. UNH had a power play goal in the first period and another early in the second. A minute after another Wildcats goal, the Axemen's \u003Cb\u003EScott Trask\u003C\/b\u003E scored. Unfortunately for Acadia, UNH scored twice more in the last minute of the period. \u003Cb\u003ELiam Heelis\u003C\/b\u003E scored twice for the Axemen in the third period, but the home side added another goal and won 6-3. Shots were 28 apiece. UNH was 3 for 7 on the power play while Acadia was 0 for 5.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn Sunday the Axemen were on the big ice in Burlington to play the University of Vermont. The Catamounts were 4 for 18 (!!!) on the power play (scoring twice while 5 on 3) while \u003Cb\u003EHeelis\u003C\/b\u003E scored the only Acadia goal, also on the PP. Shots favoured Vermont 36-18.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe other tourists in the States where UNB, in mile-high country in Colorado. The Varsity Reds were down only 1-0 going into the third period Saturday night, with a 21-19 edge in shots against Colorado College. However UNB ran into penalty trouble in the third period, and \u003Cb\u003EAlexander Krushelnyski\u003C\/b\u003E (son of the former NHLer) scored twice on the power play and added another even strength for a natural hat trick. The Tigers added another PP goal after that for the 5-0 win, and outshot UNB 15-9 in the final period.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESunday night the V-Reds were in Denver, and veteran defenceman \u003Cb\u003EBen Shutron\u003C\/b\u003E scored twice in the first period to give UNB the 2-0 lead over the Pioneers. Midway through the second period the V-Reds were on a 5 on 3 power play when DU's \u003Cb\u003EDaniel Doremus\u003C\/b\u003E came out of the penalty box, picked off an errant pass and scored on the shorthanded breakaway to draw within a goal. Denver poured it on in the third period, outshooting UNB 19-4 in the final 20 minutes but \u003Cb\u003ECharles Lavigne\u003C\/b\u003E made big saves in the V-Reds net to preserve the 2-1 win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMonday UNB was supposed to bus back to Colorado Springs to play Air Force, but the game was cancelled due to the ongoing federal government shutdown in the States. Thanks for nothing Tea Party!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUPEI weren't in the States, but they did make the long trip to Thunder Bay to play Lakehead. Friday night the Panthers spotted the Thunderwolves the first goal, and then replied with two goals in the second period and two more in the third. UPEI outshot LU 40-29 in the 4-1 win. Saturday night UPEI was up 3-0 after the first period, and stretched their lead to 5-0 in the second period before the home side got on the scoreboard.\u0026nbsp; The Panthers kept up the offensive pressure and added two more goals in the third period. The final score was 7-1 and UPEI had another healthy 40-29 margin in shots.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESt. Thomas was the only AUS team playing in their own rink on the weekend. They hosted RMC and got a much needed 5-1 win, the first under new STU coach Pat Powers. Tommies scored in the first minute of the game, added a power play later in the period and another in the second period. STU was up 4-0 going into the third period, where the PP clicked once again. The Paladins' \u003Cb\u003EScott Domenico\u003C\/b\u003E scored shorthanded a few minutes late, but the Tommies came away with a solid 5-1 win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis weekend is a pretty light schedule in the AUS to end the preseason.\u0026nbsp; Friday night Acadia hosts Dalhousie in\u0026nbsp; apple country in Berwick, NS. Also on Friday Saint Mary's hosts StFX in Truro, NS. Saturday night STU is upriver in Grand Falls, NB to play Moncton. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/3653033882822448984\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-preseason_8.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3653033882822448984"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3653033882822448984"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-preseason_8.html","title":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - Preseason Week 3"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7904403902747025219"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-07T18:53:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-10-07T18:53:18.656-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's soccer update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Capers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mounties"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sea-Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soccer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"AUS men's soccer recap: Week Five"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Now, usually I just throw on the scores \u0026mdash; and of course the names that go with them \u0026mdash; but before I do that, I want to say one thing ...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt this level of play there isn’t much of an excuse to have no goals scored for your team. It’s the CIS level and that should end with at least one goal in your favour, regardless of the game result. Twice this week, a team did not score, and in most cases, two goals would have been enough to win the game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow, I know it’s easy to sit here and say ‘come on, score!’ all comfy on the sidelines, but I’ve played soccer and I cover soccer, and I can tell you, you really should be getting goals. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow that my rant is over ... here are the highlights of this past week for AUS men’s soccer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWednesday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUPEI 2 at Moncton 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA 2-0 lead after goals by \u003Cb\u003ECole MacMillan\u003C\/b\u003E (16:50) and \u003Cb\u003EMark Ashley\u003C\/b\u003E (49:41) wasn't something Moncton could come back from in this one. They got one of their own from \u003Cb\u003EAhmed Abdul-Rahman\u003C\/b\u003E in the 63rd minute and three shots on goal in the last five minutes but it ended 2-1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EStFX 2 at Saint Mary’s 2\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERandy Ribeiro \u003C\/b\u003Escored for StFX in minute 38. They wouldn’t score again until minute 70, when \u003Cb\u003EMax Maund\u003C\/b\u003E scored. The Huskies came back to tie it up, with \u003Cb\u003EDanny Bachar\u003C\/b\u003E scoring two minutes after that, bringing the score to 2-1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPawel Gorski\u003C\/b\u003E scored the tying goal in minute 78.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMoncton 4 at Mount Allison 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMoncton’s \u003Cb\u003EAhmed Abdul-Rahman\u003C\/b\u003E scored an unassisted goal in minute seven, giving them an early lead. \u003Cb\u003EAdrian Crace\u003C\/b\u003E headed the ball into the net off a throw-in, tying the game at 28:30, but the tie wouldn’t last long. \u003Cb\u003EChristian Yapi\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 38:00, followed by \u003Cb\u003EMaxime Daigle\u003C\/b\u003E at 74:38 and another header off a corner kick at 89:18 by \u003Cb\u003EAbdul-Rahman\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaturday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB 3 at Cape Breton 4\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMost of this game was dominated by the Capers, with \u003Cb\u003EZak Riley\u003C\/b\u003E scoring in minute 21, followed by \u003Cb\u003EKwabe Boateng\u003C\/b\u003E at 47. Three minutes into the second half \u003Cb\u003EBoateng\u003C\/b\u003E scored his second goal of the game, and \u003Cb\u003ETrey Durham\u003C\/b\u003E scored the fourth goal for CBU at 71:00 after a UNB goal in the 61st by \u003Cb\u003EDiego Padhilha\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUNB came back strong with two goals after the 80th minute with \u003Cb\u003EYassin Shehab El Din\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EPatrick Cormier\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMemorial 1 at UPEI 2\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EScoring early at 5:31, \u003Cb\u003EAaron Anstey\u003C\/b\u003E gave the Seahawks hope. But \u003Cb\u003EBrett Hogan\u003C\/b\u003E scored for the Panthers at 14:14, tying the game, then \u003Cb\u003ECole MacMillan\u003C\/b\u003E scored what would be the game-winning goal at 50:30.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaturday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMemorial 0 at UPEI 4\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECole Macmillan\u003C\/b\u003E scored the first three goals for the Panthers at 23:32, 53:25 and 61:14. Hogan scored again a minute later, the fourth and final goal of the game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMoncton 0 at Cape Breton 5\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother big lead and eventual win for CBU. Within 10 minutes they were up 2-0 on goals by \u003Cb\u003EBruno Mota\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EMark Stewart\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003Cb\u003ESandro Rajkovic\u003C\/b\u003E scored in the 44th, followed by \u003Cb\u003EJordan Evison\u003C\/b\u003E in the 49th, and the final goal by \u003Cb\u003EIan Greedy\u003C\/b\u003E in the 73rd.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDalhousie 2 at StFX 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAaron Hoyle\u003C\/b\u003E scored for DAL in the first minute of the second half. StFX didn’t score until 88:22 by \u003Cb\u003EJamie Tibbo\u003C\/b\u003E, but DAL’s \u003Cb\u003EWilliam Kafeero\u003C\/b\u003E scored 22 seconds later, giving DAL the win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB 2 at Mount Allison 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJason Rouse\u003C\/b\u003E at 18:33 and \u003Cb\u003EYousuf Mohammad\u003C\/b\u003E at 39:02 shared UNB’s two goals, and Mount Allison’s lone goal was scored by \u003Cb\u003EAdrian Crace\u003C\/b\u003E late in the first half at 36:37.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia 1 at Saint Mary’s 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAcadia and Saint Mary’s tied their only matchup of the year, \u003Cb\u003EIshraq Hassan\u003C\/b\u003E scoring at 10:37 for SMU, followed by \u003Cb\u003EErik Merchant’s\u003C\/b\u003E lone goal for Acadia at 20:04.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7904403902747025219\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/aus-mens-soccer-recap-week-five.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7904403902747025219"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7904403902747025219"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/aus-mens-soccer-recap-week-five.html","title":"AUS men's soccer recap: Week Five"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bronté James"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106742509156511623904"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Oz-jrukc3VY\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAACY\/wcJUcKUv9eY\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-5481209187470810350"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-01T17:51:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-06T19:17:10.720-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AHL"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Badgers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Paladins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thunderwolves"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - Preseason Week 2"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The second week of exhibition play has come and gone for AUS men's hockey, and now most of the teams are preparing for their annual American road trip weekends. Sure, off to the States where government workers (customs agents?) are sure to be a happy and co-operative bunch while wondering when they're going to get paid again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUNB played mid-week in a mid-afternoon game against the AHL's Portland Pirates at their practice facility in Saco, Maine. This has become sort of an annual event, with the idea that the V-Reds would play the Pirates and then travel onto play whatever NCAA teams in New England they had lined up. The schedule didn't co-operate this year, so after losing 4-0 they had to bus back to Fredericton to host the Carleton Ravens on Friday. Of interest in the Portland game was that former UNB forward\/d-man \u003Cb\u003EDaine Todd\u003C\/b\u003E was playing defence for the Pirates while former X-Men defenceman \u003Cb\u003EMark Louis\u003C\/b\u003E plays forward (they apparently were short size when they signed him last year, so they converted the speedy 6'4\" Louis to forward). The first scorer for Portland was \u003Cb\u003EPhillipe Halley\u003C\/b\u003E, who was announced at one point this summer as a recruit for UNB (and obviously has decided to turn pro instead).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton came out with a lot of jump and truculence Friday night against UNB, and after scoring the first goal the V-Reds took five straight selfish reactionary penalties and gifted the Ravens two 5-on-3 power play goals. UNB eventually hauled their heads out of their posteriors and took advantage of a Carleton penalty string in the second period to tie the game, and a beauty play by their big line in the third period to re-take the lead and then out-skate the flagging Ravens for the 3-2 win.\u0026nbsp; V-Reds head coach \u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall\u003C\/b\u003E made no bones to the fact that in the first period \"Carleton was hungry on every puck and we had a sort of entitlement to us and we've got to be better than that.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday night went better for the Ottawa visitors a few blocks away at the Grant-Harvey Centre, the St. Thomas rink. CU's \u003Cb\u003EFrancis Dupuis\u003C\/b\u003E made 26 saves in the 3-0 shutout win while STU's \u003Cb\u003EJon Groenheyde\u003C\/b\u003E was much busier (as he has become accustomed to) dealing with 44 shots. The Tommies didn't have the luxury of waiting at home for the Ravens; Friday night they were in New Glasgow, NS to play StFX and lost 4-1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe other OUA team taking a swing through the Maritimes was the Brock Badgers. On Friday they were in Halifax to play Saint Mary's. After being down 4-0 at one point in the game, Brock used a bit of a Hail Mary style trick-play in the last minute to score just after their penalty ended, drawing within a goal. Eight seconds later they scored again to tie the game and effectively force overtime. The Badgers then went on to win the game 6-5 in OT*. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Badgers were back in overtime on Saturday, this time against the Dalhousie Tigers in a game played in East Hants, NS. This time the visitors came up short, with Dal winning 2-1. The previous night Dal was over on the Island to play UPEI and were thumped 5-1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe only other game saw Moncton play Acadia in Berwick, NS, and the Axemen squeezed out the 5-4 win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELooking ahead, the Varsity Reds leave Wednesday for their first-ever trip to Colorado where they'll play an extended weekend of three games in three nights against NCAA opponents: Colorado College on Saturday, Denver University on Sunday and the Air Force Academy on Monday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Saint Mary's Huskies will be making their first trip in a while to the States; they play RPI on Saturday and Quinnipiac on Sunday. StFX spends the weekend in Boston and have BU on Saturday and BC on Sunday (arguably the toughest match-ups). Acadia is playing State schools: New Hampshire on Saturday and Vermont on Sunday. Dal has dance dates with Northeastern on Saturday and Maine on Sunday after first playing Carleton in Ottawa Friday night.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENot everyone in the AUS is heading to the States for the weekend. Thursday night Moncton hosts StFX (en route to the US) in Shediac, NB. UPEI makes the long trip to Thunder Bay for two games against Lakehead on Friday and Saturday. STU stays home and host RMC on Saturday night, which is sure to attract a bit of a crowd from down the road at CFB Gagetown. \u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/5481209187470810350\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-preseason.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5481209187470810350"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5481209187470810350"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-preseason.html","title":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - Preseason Week 2"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2196009084689842304"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-01T10:44:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-10-01T10:44:16.082-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's soccer update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Capers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sea-Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soccer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Soccer: AUS men's soccer weekly recap"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cb\u003EWednesday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary’s 1 at Dalhousie 0\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was a 1-0 victory for the SMU Huskies with a lone goal scored by \u003Cb\u003EKyle Denbrook \u003C\/b\u003Eat the 45 minute mark. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary’s 1 at UPEI 0\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKyle Denbrook\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 18:56, the only goal of the game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EStFX 1 at Cape Breton 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECBU scored first in the 61st minute on a goal by \u003Cb\u003EIan Greedy - \u003C\/b\u003Ewho is sitting in first in the AUS for goals scored – followed by \u003Cb\u003ESerge Dossou\u003C\/b\u003E in the 74th minute for the X-Men, tying the game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB 3 at Moncton 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt 16:36 \u003Cb\u003EYousuf Mohammed\u003C\/b\u003E scored the first goal for UNB, but it was matched by \u003Cb\u003EAmadou Fall \u003C\/b\u003Eat 30:39, tying the game. Rookie \u003Cb\u003EKenneth Van Aarle\u003C\/b\u003E scored UNB’s second goal at 54:35, followed by fellow rookie \u003Cb\u003EDiego Padhilha\u003C\/b\u003E at 79:18.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaturday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDalhousie 1 at UPEI 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDAL’s \u003Cb\u003ESangmuk Choi\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 35:27, but four minutes later UPEI’s \u003Cb\u003EHarminder Singh\u003C\/b\u003E scored, tying the game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia 1 at Memorial 0\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAcadia defeated Memorial 1-0, the lone goal scored by \u003Cb\u003EZachary Shaffelburg\u003C\/b\u003E at 66:29.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMount Allison 2 at Moncton 2\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMountie \u003Cb\u003EKevin Seely\u003C\/b\u003E scored less than six minutes in, but Moncton’s \u003Cb\u003EPhilippe DeGrace\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 12:18, tying the game. Moncton scored again at 43:41 by \u003Cb\u003EChristian Yapi,\u003C\/b\u003E but Mountie \u003Cb\u003EKevin Seely\u003C\/b\u003E scored his second goal of the game at 81:28.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESunday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia 2 at Memorial 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAcadia came away from MUN with a split, losing their second game 2-1. \u003Cb\u003EAndrew Snyder\u003C\/b\u003E scored the first goal at 3:35 for Acadia, but \u003Cb\u003EJordi Slaney\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 20:32 for the Seahawks, followed by a second goal for \u003Cb\u003ESlaney\u003C\/b\u003E at 82:01.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECape Breton 2 at Mount Allison 0\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJustin Maheu\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 19:02, and another goal wasn’t scored until second half by \u003Cb\u003EMark Stewart \u003C\/b\u003Eat 57:08.\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/2196009084689842304\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/09\/soccer-aus-mens-soccer-weekly-recap.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2196009084689842304"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2196009084689842304"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/09\/soccer-aus-mens-soccer-weekly-recap.html","title":"Soccer: AUS men's soccer weekly recap"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bronté James"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106742509156511623904"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Oz-jrukc3VY\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAACY\/wcJUcKUv9eY\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-9129992451016328090"},"published":{"$t":"2013-09-23T18:19:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-09-23T18:19:10.404-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's soccer update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Capers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mounties"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soccer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Soccer: AUS men's weekly recap"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003EOur latest update on the happenings in AUS men's soccer...\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWEDNESDAY\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EStFX at Dalhousie\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Tigers defeated the X-Men 2-0. DAL’s \u003Cb\u003EBezick Evraire \u003C\/b\u003Escored two seconds into the game, giving them a 1-0 lead, which they'd expand at 67:07 when \u003Cb\u003ENathan Rogers\u003C\/b\u003E scored the second. The game saw 25 fouls and six yellow cards.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFRIDAY\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMemorial at UNB\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Varsity Reds took a 2-0 victory over the Seahawks on Friday. \u003Cb\u003EMarcus Lees\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 13:10, followed by a second and final goal scored by \u003Cb\u003EDiego Padhilha \u003C\/b\u003Eat 69:30.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESATURDAY\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMemorial at Moncton\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMemorial took a second loss in the second game of their three-game weekend. It was a promising start for the Seahawks, with \u003Cb\u003EStefan Slaney\u003C\/b\u003E scoring first at 36:13, but they were unable to hold the lead and Moncton’s \u003Cb\u003EKouame Ouattara\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 82:38 and his teammate \u003Cb\u003EAmadou Fall\u003C\/b\u003E scored in stoppage time, taking a 2-1 victory.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary’s at Cape Breton\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe SMU Huskies and CBU Capers tied 1-1 on Saturday. CBU’s \u003Cb\u003EIan Greedy\u003C\/b\u003E scored off a penalty shot in the 34th minute, \u003Cb\u003ERodrigo Faria De Carvalho\u003C\/b\u003E scored off a free-kick a minute later.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDalhousie at Acadia\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Acadia Axemen took a 2-0 victory over the DAL Tigers. \u003Cb\u003EErik Merchant\u003C\/b\u003E scored 56 minutes into the game, and 11 minutes later teammate \u003Cb\u003EMatthew Berrigan\u003C\/b\u003E scored, giving the Tigers their second victory.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMount Allison at StFX\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Mounties took a 4-1 loss to the X-Men. \u003Cb\u003ENatneal Tecle\u003C\/b\u003E scored nine minutes in for StFX and another goal wasn’t scored until the second half, 45:54, by Jordan Roberts. MtA’s \u003Cb\u003EFederico Mara\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 63:44, but it would be their only goal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJames Fitzpatrick\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 63:52, and \u003Cb\u003EMitchell George\u003C\/b\u003E scored StFX’s fourth and final goal in the 83rd minute. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESUNDAY\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMemorial at Mount Allison\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Seahawks and Mounties tied 2-2. Mount Allison’s \u003Cb\u003EConnor McCumber\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 1:20, followed by Memorial’s \u003Cb\u003EJordi Slaney\u003C\/b\u003E scoring at 44:55 off a penalty kick. In the second half\u003Cb\u003E Stefan Slaney\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 71:57 with a direct freekick, and ten minutes later \u003Cb\u003EKevin Seely\u003C\/b\u003E scored for Mount Allison with a looping shot over the goalie. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary’s at StFX\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStFX took a 1-0 victory over the SMU Huskies. \u003Cb\u003ENatneal Tecle\u003C\/b\u003E scored the only goal of the game at 64:30.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB at Acadia \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Varsity Reds and Axemen tied 1-1 on Sunday. UNB’s \u003Cb\u003EOliver Jones\u003C\/b\u003E scored their only goal 17 minutes into the game. The Reds kept the lead until minute 74 when \u003Cb\u003ECochrane Noseworthy-Smith\u003C\/b\u003E scored, tying the game.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/9129992451016328090\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/09\/soccer-aus-mens-weekly-recap.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/9129992451016328090"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/9129992451016328090"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/09\/soccer-aus-mens-weekly-recap.html","title":"Soccer: AUS men's weekly recap"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bronté James"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106742509156511623904"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Oz-jrukc3VY\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAACY\/wcJUcKUv9eY\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-9197316025610991083"},"published":{"$t":"2013-09-23T17:38:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-06T19:17:10.785-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Badgers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"exhibitions"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - The Preseason Edition"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Yes, I know it's prime CIS football and soccer season, but the AUS men's hockey teams started their preseason play this week and fans got their first looks at the new recruits.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut first, off the ice, we now have not one, but three separate AUS bids to host the 2015 \u0026amp; 2016 CIS University Cup tournaments. StFX and Saint Mary's earlier in the summer had announced a novel joint bid that would see all games played at the Halifax Metro Centre (a two hour drive from Antigonish) with the X-Men acting as the host team one year and the Huskies as host the other year. Then this week came news that Acadia was also bidding for the same years and they were also looking to host the games at the Metro Centre (an hour from Wolfville). So a win-win for Halifax. Then on Friday came the surprise news that UPEI was also putting in a bid to host the tournament at the rechristened Charlottetown civic centre - EastLink Centre. You get the feeling that the AUS really, really want to host the University Cup ... or four teams are looking for a route to the championship that doesn't involve getting past UNB on the ice.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESpeaking of the anti-UNB crowd, this season will indeed see the implementation of the new roster caps in the AUS: 22 skaters and unlimited goalies. There is no injured reserve, so if I player suffers a season-ending injury, you're sh!t out of luck. The rosters have to be locked down opening night, so there may be several players, enrolled in classes and playing exhibition games now, who may not find out until October 18 whether they will make the official season roster or not. You also have to expect that many, or all, of the AUS coaches may want to keep one or two spots open for Christmas recruits as well - for those players who discover riding the buses, and benches, in the ECHL may not be worth forfeiting their Major Junior education packages and that they want to play in the AUS after all.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOh, and that ongoing CIS investigation of the Dalhousie men's hockey program? Surprisingly, still not finished, despite the rumours of player payments outside of the acceptable Athletic Financial Awards have been pretty widely reported in Halifax. You would have thought the CIS would have dropped their report on some Friday in July or August, but now it looks like it will have to be released during this season, if ever.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETurning to the games on-ice,\u0026nbsp; Monday saw UNB travel to the Acadian Peninsula t the village of Cocagne to play Moncton. Les Aigles Bleus scored first, but the V-Reds took advantage of their special teams to notch two on the power play and a shorty for the 4-2 win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn Thursday UPEI was in Fredericton to play the new-look Tommies. While they didn't win, new head coach \u003Cb\u003EPat Powers\u003C\/b\u003E had STU playing a structured system that kept them in the game against the speedy Panthers, despite the 2-1 loss. After the win UPEI hopped back on their bus and travelled overnight to Trois-Rivières, QC to play in the Patriotes Tournament.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMoncton also bused to Trois-Rivières, and they played Ottawa in the tourney's afternoon game Friday, losing 4-3 to the Gee-Gees. Friday evening UPEI took on host UQTR and managed a 4-3 OT win with \u003Cb\u003EChris Desousa\u003C\/b\u003E notching the winner, his second of the game. Saturday Ottawa was the winner again, 3-1 over UPEI, while in the evening match overtime was cruel to les Patriotes again as defenceman \u003Cb\u003ESimon Jodoin\u003C\/b\u003E knocked in his own rebound for the 3-2 UdeM win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn Fredericton UNB was hosting the OUA's Windsor Lancers in their first-ever visit to the Aitken University Centre for the V-Reds annual Fall Classic invitational. Friday night was a 5-0 UNB win, but the game was close for two periods with the score 2-0 going into the third period. Saturday saw the Lancers exhibit more jump, scoring early in both the first and second periods and chasing rookie UNB goalie \u003Cb\u003EJoel Vienneau\u003C\/b\u003E before carrying a lead into the third. Despite extending their lead to 4-2, Windsor was not able to deal with the UNB push-back, and the V-Reds went on to score three unanswered goals for a 5-4 come from behind win.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cb\u003EThomas Nesbit\u003C\/b\u003Et made a strong case to stay on the right wing of UNB's first line with University Cup MVP \u003Cb\u003ETyler Carroll\u003C\/b\u003E and team captain \u003Cb\u003EChris Culligan\u003C\/b\u003E, scoring twice and adding four assists in the two games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere was hockey in Nova Scotia as well, as the four Bluenose teams congregated for the weekend in Wolfville for the Don Wells Memorial tournament. In a bit of surprise Saturday afternoon, Dalhousie beat their Halifax Forum roommates Saint Mary's 5-3. In the evening game the host Axemen lost 3-1 to the X-Men. On Sunday afternoon in the tourney championship final Dal's \u003Cb\u003EAndrew Wigginton\u003C\/b\u003E scored his third goal of the game in overtime for the 4-3 win over StFX. The evening consolation final ended in a rare 4-4 overtime tie between SMU and Acadia, as the decision was made to halt the game after first-year Huskies forward \u003Cb\u003ECameron Wind\u003C\/b\u003E was taken off in a stretcher after an incident on the ice.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis week sees UNB travel to Maine for a Wednesday afternoon game against the Portland Pirates, the AHL affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes, at their practice facility in Saco. The V-Reds are back home Friday night to host the Carleton Ravens. Also on Friday, the Brock Badgers will be playing Saint Mary's, STU is playing StFX in New Glasgow, NS and Dal is at UPEI.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn Saturday Carleton stays in Fredericton to play the Tommies while Moncton will be in Berwick, NS to play Acadia.\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/9197316025610991083\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/09\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-preseason.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/9197316025610991083"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/9197316025610991083"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/09\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-preseason.html","title":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - The Preseason Edition"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2193477393611981623"},"published":{"$t":"2013-09-16T20:41:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-09-16T20:41:07.610-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's soccer update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Capers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mounties"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soccer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"AUS men's soccer kick-off second weekend of games"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The Atlantic University Sport men’s soccer teams \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/msoc\/2013-14\/schedule?confonly=1\"\u003Ehad a double-header weekend\u003C\/a\u003E with teams travelling across the Maritimes, playing with the end-goal of reaching the top four spots in the conference. Let’s see how the men did …\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMoncton at Saint Mary’s\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMaxime Daigle\u003C\/b\u003E scored the only goal of the game at 29:00 as Moncton won 1-0. He and two teammates were also carded in the second half.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaturday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia at StFX\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Axemen took on the X-Men on Saturday, coming out of the game with a 1-0 loss. X-Man \u003Cb\u003EMark Harpur\u003C\/b\u003E scored an unassisted goal at 62:43, giving the men a 1-0 victory. It was a somewhat heated game as eight yellow cards were handed out, balanced at 4 for each team.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDalhousie at Saint Mary’s\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was a 2-0 victory for Saint Mary’s with \u003Cb\u003EThierno Diop\u003C\/b\u003E scoring in the 24th minute and \u003Cb\u003EDanny Bachar\u003C\/b\u003E in the 90th, solidifying their victory. Both SMU goal-scorers were also carded. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAdam Miller\u003C\/b\u003E picked up the shutout in this one, a category in which he was second in the league last season, beat out for top spot the last game by UNB's \u003Cb\u003EAaron McMurray\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMount Allison at UNB\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe V-Reds defeated the Mounties 3-0. \u003Cb\u003EMarcus Lees\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thebruns.ca\/mens-soccer-rookie-making-name\/\"\u003Eone of UNB's rookies\u003C\/a\u003E, scored two of the goals for the Reds at 13:09 off a penalty kick and 79:22 with an unassisted goal. The third was by \u003Cb\u003EBenjamin Law\u003C\/b\u003E – the tenth of his career with the Reds – off a corner kick.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUPEI at CBU\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere were no goals scored in this game, and only one card to speak of: a yellow to UPEI's \u003Cb\u003EEric Da Silva\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESunday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia at Cape Breton\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Axemen were unable to secure a victory this time and lost 3-0. All three goals for the Capers were unassisted, with \u003Cb\u003EMark Steward\u003C\/b\u003E scoring in the 28th minute, followed four minutes later by \u003Cb\u003EIan Greedy\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECBU didn’t score again until the 77th minute with Greedy's second of the game by. Acadia picked up two more yellow cards on the weekend, given to \u003Cb\u003ECory Cadeau\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EJereme Shabani\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDalhousie at Mount Allison\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was a 2-1 victory for the Tigers after \u003Cb\u003ENathan Rogers\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 2:37 and \u003Cb\u003EWill Wright\u003C\/b\u003E followed nine minutes later. Mount A looked to be making a comeback with Federico Mora’s goal at 13:27, but they were unable to put the ball in the back of the net again. Only one yellow card was given out during the game, to Rodgers in the 77th minute.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMoncton at UNB\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Aigles Bleus defeated the Reds 1-0 after \u003Cb\u003EPhilippe DeGrave\u003C\/b\u003E scored 38 seconds into the game, an early lead which they held for the rest of the game. DeGrave scored after \u003Cb\u003EAmadou Bamba\u003C\/b\u003E brought the ball up the field and passed it to \u003Cb\u003EChristian Yapi\u003C\/b\u003E, who in turn crossed an easy ball through the UNB defence allowing DeGrace to tap it into the corner of the net past McMurray.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThree yellow cards were handed to UdeM, including \u003Cb\u003EAmandou Fall\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EMehyar Zekaroui\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EChristian Yapi\u003C\/b\u003E. One went to UNB’s \u003Cb\u003EVictor Karosan\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith the win, Moncton remains the only undefeated team in AUS play, and one of two teams to allow just one goal in their first four games. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUPEI vs. StFX\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe X-Men came out strong and took a 3-0 victory over the UPEI Panthers. Although a 0-0 game through the first 35 minutes, \u003Cb\u003ERyan Aashlee\u003C\/b\u003E kicked it into the back of UPEI’s net at 35:11 with an assist from \u003Cb\u003ERandy Ribiero\u003C\/b\u003E. Another goal wasn’t scored until 62:55 by \u003Cb\u003EMichael Tait\u003C\/b\u003E and then near the end of the game \u003Cb\u003EPieter Heerschop\u003C\/b\u003E picked up the final StFX goal.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/2193477393611981623\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/09\/aus-mens-soccer-kick-off-second-weekend.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2193477393611981623"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2193477393611981623"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/09\/aus-mens-soccer-kick-off-second-weekend.html","title":"AUS men's soccer kick-off second weekend of games"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bronté James"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106742509156511623904"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Oz-jrukc3VY\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAACY\/wcJUcKUv9eY\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});