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come one goal from the 2014 Memorial Cup, chipping in an assist from his D spot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELooks like this was the usual muck-a-thon that prevails late in the season, that hockey types will tell you is tense and great and you can't get it since You Never Played The Game. This contest had 83 faceoffs, one each 43.37 seconds. So, it was a lot of souvenir pucks, and a lot of tedium.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGazzola, like the X-Men, has played some triple overtime. He was in that record-OT semifinal at the 2014 Cup that the Ottawa Senators' \u003Cb\u003ECurtis Lazar \u003C\/b\u003Eended in the third extra session, sending Edmonton to the final where it beasted the Guelph Storm and \u003Cb\u003ERobby Fabbri\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBronze-medal game\u003C\/b\u003E — \u003Ci\u003ESaint Mary's 5, Saskatchewan 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalder Brooks\u003C\/b\u003E (Calgary\/P.A.\/Spokane, WHL) has two goals, and he is from Emerald Park, Sask., so sick burn on his home province. Good finish for Saint Mary's, going with the bronzes in women's basketball and women's hockey. If only they could be third in AUS in football!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaturday's semifinal\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E—\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESt. Francis\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E2 Saskatchewan 1 (3OT);\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB \u003C\/b\u003E4 Saint Mary's 0\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERecord for longest CIS University Cup overtime, or it did not happen! Well, it \u003Ci\u003Edid\u003C\/i\u003E: \u003Cb\u003EMichael Clarke \u003C\/b\u003E(Cape Breton, QMJHL) ended the 107-minute 35-second gruelathon with the triple-OT winner in St. Francis Xavier's 2-1 decision against the Saskatchewan Huskies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow the X-Men get to verify that there was nothing aberrant about the two-game sweep of UNB in the AUS final, when both teams were playing for the higher seed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETalking point: is this tournament showing the worth of a two-year host cycle, where the host schools rotate? St. FX was in as host last season, and no doubt that experience fed having to play more than 100 minutes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJordon Cooke\u003C\/b\u003E (Kelowna Rockets, WHL), Saskatchewan's goalie, made 61 saves. Cooke has logged 223 minutes 46 seconds in the tournament, which normally, would mean the backup gets the next start.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMeantime, New Brunswick has won each of its games by four goals. That is not a portent of anything, plus the opposition was barely-ranked Western and Saint Mary's, the third or fourth-best AUS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQuestion: Should Cooke be MVP if Saskatchewan wins the bronze game? Probably a little too radical an idea, but 11 periods of hockey in 48 hours, and the goalie allowed four goals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENo excuses for Halifax not to have a crowd. It's kismet since the hockey went to a conference for a two-year run instead of a one-off hosted by a school.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's also the last good hockey Halifax will have till September, since the Quebec League's Mooseheads are an also-ran after reaping some \u003Ci\u003Esic transit gloria\u003C\/i\u003E. That is Latin for \"\u003Cb\u003ENik Ehlers\u003C\/b\u003E made the Jets.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday's\u0026nbsp;1\/8\/4\/5 pod\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's Huskies\u003C\/b\u003E 3\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003ETrois-Rivières Patriotes 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EUNB Varsity Reds\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;5, Western Mustangs 1; \u003Cb\u003EUNB \u0026amp; SMU play the late-afternoon semifinal at 5 p.m. ET\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGiven that the Saint Mary's Huskies are bolstered by \u003Cb\u003EStephen (Birdman) MacAulay\u003C\/b\u003E, who had two primary assists in the 3-2 takedown of Trois-Rivières, it's not surprising they won in the host vs. top seed game.\u0026nbsp;Remember, MacAulay might be one of the winningest players who ever graced the Quebec League, with four finals, three President's Cup titles and Memorial Cup wins with the 2011 Sea Dogs and 2013 Mooseheads. On top of that, if there was a friendler player on any Q team at the 2010-14 Cups, he must have been a black ace who wasn't requested for interviews.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMemory of MacAulay saving a slow news day at 2012 Memorial Cup in Shawinigan. Word got around Centre Bionest that the night before, MacAulay had set a plastic bag containing a T-shirt down on his hotel room's hotplate, which was turned on, although no player owned up to it. Suddenly, there was a smell of burning plastic assailing nostrils up and down the hall. A high odor tolerance is a vocational necessity to play hockey, but eventually, Tomas Jurco went down the hall and said, \"Hey Mac, I think your room's on fire.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe point of the story is that MacAulay was cool about an awkward moment being shared in the media. Just one more reason to pay attention to the junior exes in CIS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIncidentally, rough end to a season for UQTR 'tender\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ESébastien Auger\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;(QMJHL, Saint John Sea Dogs). Auger was the 55-game workhorse in Saint John two seasons back when they finished second-last in the Q and had to make four visits to the Metro Centre to face the Mooseheads with Ehlers and \u003Cb\u003EJonathan Drouin\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENote on the first game: \u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EPhilippe Halley\u003C\/b\u003E would appear to be where he's needed, and where he needs to be. Halley (Gatineau\/Victoriaville, QMJHL) had a hat trick in the 5-1 V-Reds' victory against Western Mustangs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPlease remember that Halley, who was a two-time 40-goal scorer in the Q, took a shot at the Coast league two seasons ago with Gwinnett. Over 2½ seasons with \u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall\u003C\/b\u003E, Halley's put up numbers at about a point-per-game rate. A hatter in a University Cup is pretty special since teams have so much time to video-analyze opponents. There are no surprises at at a hoops or hockey Final 8. That only goes for the teams, not us media types.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThursday's 2\/7\/3\/6 pod\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;— \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan Huskies\u003C\/b\u003E 3, Carleton Ravens 2 (4OT); \u003Cb\u003ESt. Francis Xavier\u003C\/b\u003E X-Men 6, Alberta Golden Bears 2, so \u003Cb\u003Ewestern Huskies \u0026amp; X-Men at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPour one out for Carleton's fourth-year forward\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EJoey West \u003C\/b\u003E(OHL, Peterborough Petes).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow, you heard that the longest CIS University Cup game undulated in Halifax until \u003Cb\u003EParker Thomas \u003C\/b\u003E(MJHL, Selkirk Steelers) scored in the fourth overtime to give No. 2 seed Saskatchewan \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thestarphoenix.com\/sports\/local-sports\/u-of-s-huskies\/thomas-scores-in-4th-ot-huskies-win-longest-game-in-university-cup-history\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe 3-2 quarter-final win against wild-card Carleton after 116 minutes 11 seconds\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt would be a hell of a twist had Saskatchewan, after finally being the higher seed out of Canada West instead of Alberta, had lost. Huskies goalie\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EJordon Cooke\u003C\/b\u003E (WHL, Kelowna Rockets) handled 58-of-60 shots for the Huskies. Carleton's cord-cottage counterpart, \u003Cb\u003EPat Killeen\u003C\/b\u003E (OHL, Brampton Battalion) made 65 saves before Thomas poked in his own rebound for the decider.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf course, all clichés about the end-at-any-moment tension of apply, but one keeps coming back to West, a fourth-year Ravens forward. In 2013, Carleton had also had season-ending quadruple-overtime loss, falling to Trois-Rivières in OUA playoffs. It turns out, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mice\/2016\/boxscores_champ\/20160317_kdrt.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eat least based on Thursday's summary\u003C\/a\u003E and the HockeyDB for the '12-13 Ravens, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hockeydb.com\/ihdb\/stats\/leagues\/seasons\/teams\/0048962013.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWest has the only Raven who competed in both games\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cb\u003EFrancis Dupuis\u003C\/b\u003E was the backup goalie in both times.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's just sports, but damn, how many people who plays 4-5 years in any team sport that can multiple-overtime games experience that \u003Ci\u003Etwice? \u003C\/i\u003EAnd West is already an OHL\/OUA rarity, as a one-team player in each league. His entire OHL tenure, which was actually only five years, was with the Peterborough Petes, and although West was universally regarded as an outstanding leader, the Petes did not win a playoff series the whole time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlso, Alberta's not in the semifinal? Next thing you know the province will have a NDP premier.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003C\/ul\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\/3157487700366596077\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/mens-puck-bracketology-carletons-joey.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3157487700366596077"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3157487700366596077"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/mens-puck-bracketology-carletons-joey.html","title":"Men's Puck Bracketology: Varsity Reds return to the summit; AUS medal sweep"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-5664071880299263045"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-09T11:55:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-09T20:54:55.089-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Bears"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gryphons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Men's Puck Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pronghorns"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"University Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Puck Bracketology: AKA the 'St. Francis Xavier wins' edition"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003E(Updated: the X-Men, with Sudbury Wolves alumnus Nathan Pancel sniping a tiebreaking goal 1:59 into the third, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/mice\/2015-16\/postseason\/boxscores\/20160309_mh95.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ebeat No. 1-ranked UNB 5-3 to sweep the AUS championship series\u003C\/a\u003E. Time to change our tenses!)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDrew Owsley \u003C\/b\u003Ecreated a domino effect.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESt. Francis Xavier finished the job against No. 1-ranked UNB on Wednesday in Game 2 of the best-of-3 AUS championship, which semi-halfway radically altered the seeding for the CIS University Cup. Men's hockey is relatively straightforward about its seeding. The winners of each sport conference form the top three \"based on their respective team national ranking in the final Top Ten of the season.\" The OUA runner-up draws into the No. 4 seed, and everyone else is arranged accordingly.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo we have some idea of the fallout from the X-Men winning,\u0026nbsp;especially in a format that looks deep within each team's soul and assigns them a seeding based on their place in a media poll. Please bear in mind this is using this week's Top 10. There is no anticipating whether there will be a shift when the contributors submit their final, final Top 10 on Saturday night after the OUA Queen's Cup (Trois-Rivières at Western)\u0026nbsp;and play-in bronze game (Guelph at Carleton).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETrois-Rivières (OUA champion) —\u003C\/b\u003E Based on having 140 points to take the No. 2 spot in the poll. Former Saint John Sea Dogs goalie \u003Cb\u003ESébastien Auger\u003C\/b\u003E was a game-stealer in the sealer last Saturday against Carleton.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan Huskies (Canada West champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ESweeping Alberta, 4-0 and 3-2, did not nudge them over the Pats in the poll.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESt. Francis Xavier X-Men (AUS champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EOne would think that the X-Men might even siphon away No. 1 votes if they take down the the \u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall \u003C\/b\u003Egang. They were still 34 points adrift of Saskatchewan in last week's penultimate Top Ten.\u003Cb\u003E Brad Peddle\u003C\/b\u003E's lads had some bounce-back in the clincher. They spotted the V-Reds the first two goals, levelled, and former OHLer\u003Cb\u003E Nathan Chiarlitti\u003C\/b\u003E had a mid-second period response goal only 55 seconds after UNB had taken its second lead.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern Mustangs (OUA runner-up)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EAnything can happen in a one-game final on the Mustangs' home ice, just saying.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB Varsity Reds (AUS runner-up)\u0026nbsp;—\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Not a bad loss for UNB if the form holds in London, Ont., on Saturday. The V-Reds would get a quarter-final against a team which was unranked much of the season. Being in the 4 vs. 5 game also puts them in the same scheduling bloc as Saint Mary's, which is probably also helpful.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith the ex-OHLers Nathan Chiarlitti and Nathan Pancel getting big goals for the X-Men on Wednesday, any Ontarian named Nathan might not be welcome around the Aitken Centre for a while.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlberta Golden Bears (Canada West runner-up)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ESaskatchewan goalie \u003Cb\u003EJordon Cooke\u003C\/b\u003E, a Kelowna Rockets alumnus, was named Canada West player of the year. The last time a goalie got the honour was Lethbridge's \u003Cb\u003ETrevor Kruger \u003C\/b\u003Ein 1993-94. You know what else Lethbridge did that season? \u003Cb\u003EMike Babcock\u003C\/b\u003E coached it to the national title. There's \u003Cstrike\u003Ea very small sample size\u003C\/strike\u003E an omen for you.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton Ravens (OUA bronze medal)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EConfidence check: 72 per cent sure that the Ravens get 'er done against Guelph on Sunday in the play-in, AKA the OUA bronze-medal game.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's Huskies (host)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ESMU has a 48-44-29 poll lead against Western and Guelph. A pair of upsets by the OUA West teams might nudge them into the 7 vs. 2 quarter-final. That would segue into the meaning of \"try to avoid\" same conference matchups. It has occurred in the past, albeit in other sports, that a conference winner and the team that won the bronze-medal play-in game for the conference's third berth were matched in the first round.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\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\/5664071880299263045\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/mens-puck-bracketology-aka-what-if-st.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5664071880299263045"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5664071880299263045"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/mens-puck-bracketology-aka-what-if-st.html","title":"Men's Puck Bracketology: AKA the 'St. Francis Xavier wins' edition"}],"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-8954291087154802021"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-05T10:22:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-09T11:17:36.313-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Bears"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Men's Puck Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"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":"Ridgebacks"},{"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":"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","$t":"Men's Puck bracketology: UNB is No. 1, and Carleton could get flippin' mad"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hockey people, love 'em for it, are more linear in their thought process.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat is reflected in the seeding for the University Cup, now in its second year as an eight-team saw-off. It is so straightforward. Win a conference, you're top three, with the OUA runner-up fourth. Everything else flows from there:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-otnLnkopnyw\/VtrwuSpZ7YI\/AAAAAAAADGw\/VrNRxCwvpv8\/s1600\/hockeyseeding.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-otnLnkopnyw\/VtrwuSpZ7YI\/AAAAAAAADGw\/VrNRxCwvpv8\/s640\/hockeyseeding.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPart of the point of this exercise is to foment discussion, and try to make sure people have an accurate understanding of how the pie is made. It's not so important to be accurate in predicting who is going to win. It's good to go out on a limb but at the same time, it's better to be pleasantly surprised.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EFew of you likely need any reminder the draw consists of all six conference finalists, plus the OUA bronze-medal game winner and the host Saint Mary's Huskies. Upper Canada gets the third team since it and Lower Canada are one conference for men's hockey. Would that they were for basketball, but wait until next week's Wishful Thinking Wednesday column.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBased on the criteria, if the University Cup was starting Saturday instead of March 17-20 at the Arena Formerly Known As the Halifax Metro Centre, it would look like this:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB Varsity Reds — \u003C\/b\u003EGardiner MacDougall's guys have home-ice advantage for a best-of-3 AUS final against St. Francis Xavier. The Varsity Reds won 3-of-4 against the X-Men, including two in overtime. This is very much penciled in, not penned.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETrois-Rivières Patriotes\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EUQTR \u0026nbsp;had 140 points in the poll to Saskatchewan's 126's last week, so at this point this puts them ahead of the U of S. However, that's just a sop to consistency. If Saskatchewan, which beat Alberta 4-0 to begin the best-of-3 Canada West final, should finish the job, that might get them enough second-place votes over the final two ballots.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan Huskies\u0026nbsp;—\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E To reiterate, sweeping Alberta would probably make some voters less hesitant to put the Huskies second.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern Mustangs\u0026nbsp;—\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E The OUA runner-up gets the 4 seed. Western leads Guelph 1-0 in the OUA final. Neither team was anywhere near the top 10 until ranked teams began to fall by the wayside in the deeper divisions and leagues. The East is a much stronger half than the West.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlberta Golden Bears\u0026nbsp;—\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E Still U of A, and anything could happen.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESt. Francis Xavier X-Men\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E— \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003ESo what if they pull the upset against UNB, hypothetically speaking? The first-place votes could be split madly in all directions.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's Huskies\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ECarleton would deserve the higher seeding, but SMU would be flipped with them to avoid a same-conference quarter-final against UNB. One can already hear a hue and cry from the Ottawa legacy media if the Ravens are No. 8 after a stellar season which included taking out McGill, but those are the rules, and it helps to read them. In the short run, their best chance to do something is against\u0026nbsp;Trois-Rivières, which leads the East final 1-0.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton Ravens\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;—\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;It is commendable that the East has become a competitive half of OUA men's hockey. The conference has more separation and always will since it has 20 teams instead of eight. Carleton under \u003Cb\u003EMarty Johnston\u003C\/b\u003E is an insurgent against Quebec's two strongholds, and the UOIT Ridgebacks are getting stronger by the year. Whether it is still Johnston as coach in the long run, this is a program on the upswing and has been since\u003Cb\u003E Fred Parker\u003C\/b\u003E got it off the ground 10 years ago.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's probably a bad read of the room to say now UOIT needs to avoid finishing fourth and having to play\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Trois-Rivières. They just busted ass to finish fourth and have the extra home game against Queen's, which came in handy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\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\/8954291087154802021\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/university-cup-bracketology-unb-is-no-1.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8954291087154802021"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8954291087154802021"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/university-cup-bracketology-unb-is-no-1.html","title":"Men's Puck bracketology: UNB is No. 1, and Carleton could get flippin' mad"}],"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\/-otnLnkopnyw\/VtrwuSpZ7YI\/AAAAAAAADGw\/VrNRxCwvpv8\/s72-c\/hockeyseeding.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-1838256735872559483"},"published":{"$t":"2015-01-15T09:43:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2015-01-15T09:43:55.137-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mount Royal Cougars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"trinity western"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"CIS sanctions UQTR for accusing UNB hockey of recruitment cheating"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Remember in the fall when the UQTR hockey coach \u003Cb\u003EMarc-Étienne Hubert\u003C\/b\u003E didn't land the recruit he coveted and went to the local press and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/10\/mens-hockey-uqtr-coach-goes-off-on-unb.html?view=classic\"\u003Eaccused UNB of being cheating cheaters\u003C\/a\u003E?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, the UNB athletic director \u003Cb\u003EJohn Richard\u003C\/b\u003E wasn't happy with the response he got from the UQTR AD, so he took his complaint up the chain to the CIS. The CIS decided that there were grounds for a formal charge and ruled that UQTR breached a number of CIS regulations -- which you could sum up as being disrespectful and damaging the image of the CIS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe CIS quietly released their decision on December 17, and placed it \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/information\/members_info\/discip_and_appeal\"\u003Edeep on their website\u003C\/a\u003E, where you really have to know where to go looking for it. The only reason I discovered it is because \u003Cb\u003EBill Hunt\u003C\/b\u003E of the \u003Ci\u003EDaily Gleaner\u003C\/i\u003E asked Richard for an update on the UQTR situation in the media scrum after\u0026nbsp;last night's\u0026nbsp;UNB-STU hockey game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn that \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/information\/members_info\/discip_and_appeal\"\u003Esame CIS Discipline and Appeals Decisions web page\u003C\/a\u003E you will also discover that this season \u003Cb\u003EQueen's\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003ECalgary\u003C\/b\u003E have both been dinged for having an academically ineligible football player, \u003Cb\u003ETrinity Western\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EMount Royal\u003C\/b\u003E had an academically ineligible soccer player, and \u003Cb\u003EMontréal\u003C\/b\u003E had an ineligible volleyball player. Four of the schools had to pay a standard CIS fine of $2000 and Montreal was slapped with $6000 in fines plus forced to reimburse $3500 to a CIS championship travel pool. All five schools had their varsity athletics programs placed on probation for 24 months. The things you learn.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut back to UQTR. The CIS apparently gave Hubert a bit of a break for being a relatively new coach (2nd season), but still handed the school $2000 in fines and fees and 24 months of probation:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIn consideration of the above and based upon the circumstances of the matter, CIS considered the following sanctions to be warranted, specifically:\u003Cbr \/\u003Ea)\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003EProbation for a period of 24 months, both for the institution and the coach, during which time another violation of a similar nature will be subject to a much higher level of sanction;\u003Cbr \/\u003Eb)\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003ERequiring that UQTR undertake procedural, structural or other changes in order to minimize the chance of future violations, and provide a reporting thereof with specific reference to the education and orientation of new and current coaches with respect to CIS and Regional Association Codes of Ethics;\u003Cbr \/\u003Ec)\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003EOrdering that a letter of apology be sent from UQTR to UNB and CIS, that is to be approved by CIS’ Vice-President of Compliance prior to circulation;\u003Cbr \/\u003Ed)\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003ELevying a CIS fine of $1,750;\u003Cbr \/\u003Ee)\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003EThe Panel considered but was reluctant to assess any suspension on the coach at this time, relying instead on the fine levied on the institution.\u003Cbr \/\u003Ef)\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003EThe levying of costs of the hearing against the Respondent, which may include but not limited to all travel and accommodation costs incurred by CIS and Regional Associations, and all disbursements relating to the investigation, preparation of the charge, hearing and distribution of the decision including meeting space rental, long-distance telephone and fax charges, postage and courier costs, photocopying costs, legal consultation and other directly-related administrative expenses. \u0026nbsp;For this matter, these costs have been approximated to be $250;\u003Cbr \/\u003Eg)\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space: pre;\"\u003E \u003C\/span\u003EThe Panel did not consider a claim for costs by other institutions to be warranted, and thus there is no requirement for the institution to make restitution for any costs by other institutions. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EThe moral of this story? If you think a varsity program is breaking the rules when it comes to recruiting, follow the established procedures and make a formal complaint to the CIS and present your facts. Don't shoot your mouth off to the media and spread unsubstantiated rumours.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/1838256735872559483\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2015\/01\/cis-sanctions-uqtr-for-accusing-unb.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1838256735872559483"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1838256735872559483"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2015\/01\/cis-sanctions-uqtr-for-accusing-unb.html","title":"CIS sanctions UQTR for accusing UNB hockey of recruitment cheating"}],"author":[{"name":{"$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-1194104766171669240"},"published":{"$t":"2014-10-21T15:36:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-10-31T09:51:53.921-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: UQTR coach goes off on UNB hockey, and the fun begins!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The season has barely begun in CIS men’s hockey, and already we have one coach going off on an opposing coach through the media. And is not about anything that happened on the ice, and they don’t even play in the same conference. If you guessed UNB Hockey might be involved, well then you have a pretty good sense of one of the main sources (targets?) for drama in the CIS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe subject of the tension is \u003Cb\u003EFrancis Beauvillier\u003C\/b\u003E, a sixth round draft of Florida in 2012, who played for four different teams in the QMJHL. After he didn’t get an AHL contract this autumn, the speedy forward from Sorel-Tracey, Quebec decided rather than play down a level in the minors in the ECHL it might better to attend university. We know this because he announced it on Twitter, and he also stated he was going to be a Varsity Red (even before UNB announced his recruitment). He arrived in Fredericton last week and was in the V-Reds line-up on the weekend in their home games versus Dalhousie and StFX. Beuvillier picked up two points in the two games, including his first goal, and doesn’t look at all out of place in the UNB attacking style of play.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMarc-Étienne Hubert\u003C\/b\u003E, head coach of the UQTR Patriotes, reacted very angrily and very publicly to the news that UNB had landed a prized student-athlete that he thought he had successfully recruited. In the local Trois-Rivières paper \u003Ci\u003ELe Nouvelliste\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/le-nouvelliste\/sports\/201410\/15\/01-4809295-beauvillier-a-unb-hubert-fulmine.php?utm_categorieinterne=trafficdrivers\u0026amp;utm_contenuinterne=cyberpresse_B9_sports_1633428_section_POS2\"\u003EHubert accused UNB\u003C\/a\u003E of “contourner les règles” \u003Ci\u003E(bending the rules)\u003C\/i\u003E and he said UNB “offre des cadeaux, possiblement de l'argent” \u003Ci\u003E(offered gifts, possibly money)\u003C\/i\u003E to convince Beauvillier to spur Trois-Rivières for Fredericton. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHubert offers some details. “On a des informations privilégiées, des preuves. Lors de certaines discussions avec les joueurs, le message a changé et on comprend que UNB a contourné les règles. Ce n'est pas les mêmes règles pour tout le monde et c'est frustrant. On s'aperçoit que c'est David contre Goliath.”\u003Ci\u003E (“We have inside information, evidence. In some discussions with players, the message has changed and it is understood that UNB bends the rules. It is not the same rules for everyone and it is frustrating. We see that it is David versus Goliath.”)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt gets better (or worse). Hubert goes on to accuse all the AUS hockey schools in the Maritimes of breaking the rules, and comes off sounding very parochial (or regionally biased) in the process. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E“Lorsque j'ai rencontré les entraîneurs de la conférence des Sports universitaires de l'Ontario, ils étaient tous, particulièrement ceux de la région de Toronto, vraiment outrés par la situation et par la quantité de joueurs qui, pour la même qualité de programme et d'enseignement, vont choisir une université dans les Maritimes. Si ces universités suivent le règlement et ne donnent pas d'argent à ces joueurs, ça leur coûtera très cher d'aller dans les Maritimes plutôt que de rester chez papa et maman. Si j'ai besoin de lait, je vais au dépanneur à côté de chez moi, je ne fais pas 25 km pour aller le chercher à Shawinigan.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EExcuse me if my translation isn’t perfect, as I did come up through a school system in the Maritimes:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E“When I met with other coaches in the OUA conference, they all, and particularly in the Toronto region, are truly outraged by the situation and the quality of players who, despite the same quality of instructional programs here, chose to go to university in the Maritimes.\u0026nbsp; If these universities follow the rules and do not give money to the players, it would be a lot more expensive to go to the Maritimes rather than stay home with Dad and Mom. If I need milk, I go to the convenience store close by; I don’t go 25 km and look for it in Shawinigan.” \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, you can imagine that didn’t go over very well chez UNB. In the same news article, V-Reds head coach \u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall\u003C\/b\u003E is quoted as saying “C'est un grand manque de professionnalisme de sa part, lance-t-il. Nous avons le plus bel aréna et de grosses foules. Tout les profits sont retournés à l'équipe. C'est ce qui fait que nous avons le meilleur programme et que les joueurs se joignent à nous.”\u003Ci\u003E (“It is a great lack of professionalism on his part. We have the finest arena with big crowds. All the profits go to the team. This is so that we have the best program and that players want to play with us.”)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Shawinigan newspaper, \u003Ci\u003EL’Hebdo du St-Maurice\u003C\/i\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lhebdodustmaurice.com\/Sports\/Hockey\/2014-10-17\/article-3906847\/Francis-Beauvillier-poursuivra-sa-carriere-au-Nouveau-Brunswick\/1\"\u003Ealso had a story\u003C\/a\u003E last week on the former Cataractes player and his decision to play for UNB. Beauvillier says that once the Florida organization decided to send him down to the ECHL he reflected that it might be better to go to school now, rather than start when he was 28 years old. He’s always liked marketing and wants to get a business degree. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHe said he came close to choosing UQTR over UNB, but ever since he was 16 he’s wanted to become bilingual and that made the difference. He wants to read, speak and work in English. “Ça a été une décision très difficile. J'ai changé à plusieurs reprises. J'hésitais entre l'UQTR et l'UNB, mais le fait que je désire devenir bilingue depuis que j'ai 16 ans a fait pencher la balance. Je vais lire, écouter et travailler en anglais. Ça va m'aider encore plus.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is probably comes as no surprise that both UNB and the AUS have responded to Hubert’s comments through a series of phone calls and official letters of complaint to UQTR and the RESQ and OUA conferences. The CIS has also been apprised of UNB’s dissatisfaction with Hubert’s comments and aspersions. So far I have not heard about any consequences for the UQTR coach, but I know for a fact that such comments within the AUS would certainly earn you a suspension. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn today’s \u003Ci\u003EDaily Gleaner\u003C\/i\u003E (pay-walled), Athletic Director \u003Cb\u003EJohn Richard\u003C\/b\u003E made it clear that UNB is pretty peeved with the published comments and are seeking a public apology and some sort of discipline imposed on Hubert. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Any time you work 23 hours a day, seven days a week like he (Gardiner MacDougall) does on one program, and someone takes a run at your program, you're going to get defensive,\" Richard said. \"And he should. From the second I saw the comments, I thought they were way over the line. And everyone I've talked to from our conference with whom I've had this conversation agrees with me. It's way over the line. It's not grey.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"We feel this AUS conference is the best hockey conference in Canada. The tough part to swallow all the time is all the accusations coming from the rest of the country toward this conference.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERichard strongly backs his hockey coach.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"I've talked to Gardiner, and more importantly, I've talked to the student-athlete too. These are young men who have been making decisions since they were 15, 16 years old about where they're going to play hockey and what they're going to do. These guys aren't kids. They're men making decisions with their best interests in mind.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"I know our coach is really aggressive in recruiting,\" Richard said. \"But I've never seen him drive to some other town, lock the kid up in his trunk and bring him to Fredericton and kidnap the kid. The guys that are here want to be here and I don't think he's (Bouvillier) any different.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECoincidentally the AUS AD’s had arranged some time ago to meet last week at Mount Allison University to discuss a variety of hockey related topics. No doubt this had to do with the AUS trying to be proactive after the CIS quietly announced this August the results of their \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.dal.ca\/news\/2014\/08\/15\/hockey.html?utm_source=dalnewsRSS\u0026amp;utm_medium=RSS\u0026amp;utm_campaign=dalnews\"\u003Einvestigation of the Dalhousie men’s hockey program\u003C\/a\u003E, including the fact that Dal was to be sanctioned for two years, including last season.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAD’s discussed hiring an employee or an independent firm to audit the hockey programs for compliance with CIS regulations, but there has been no firm movement yet. UNB’s Richard is in full support of the idea and said “I will be one of the schools to put my hand in the air and volunteer that we go first. I'll be at the front of the line.\" The AD’s also discussed the idea of a “letter of intent” to keep competing coaches from poaching potential recruits. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is news in itself -- that the AUS AD’s can come up with recruiting improvements for men’s hockey other than the “UNB rule” that now limits roster sizes to 22 skaters. Now that they have to deal with the fallout from the Hubert accusations, maybe the AD’s can find the common ground to accelerate their desire to dial back the recruiting wars within the AUS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUPDATE:\u003C\/b\u003E In his weekly sports column in the Oct. 31 issue of \u003Ci\u003EThe Daily Gleaner,\u003C\/i\u003E Bill Hunt reported that UNB has yet to receive so much as an apology from UQTR and have elevated the issue to the CIS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\"If we received something like 'We apologize. We know that doesn't happen. We've spoken to our coach and it won't happen again,' we probably would have moved on,\" said (UNB Athletic Director John) Richard. \"That's not what we received. Not even close.\" \u003C\/blockquote\u003ECIS director of operations and development \u003Cb\u003ETom Huisman \u003C\/b\u003Eis offering no comment:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\"A condition of launching any complaint or appeal is that everyone involved agrees to a total media ban,\" he said. \"If there is such a complaint run through the system, the final result will be made public.\" \u003C\/blockquote\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\/1194104766171669240\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/10\/mens-hockey-uqtr-coach-goes-off-on-unb.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1194104766171669240"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1194104766171669240"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/10\/mens-hockey-uqtr-coach-goes-off-on-unb.html","title":"Men's Hockey: UQTR coach goes off on UNB hockey, and the fun begins!"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-803609518668811884"},"published":{"$t":"2014-01-02T11:44:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-01-02T11:44:39.524-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lions"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Blues"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Warriors"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: OUA Mid-Season Wrapup"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It’s been thirty years, but the Queen’s Golden Gaels finally find themselves back in the CIS Top 10 with OUA teams set to hit the ice again and enter the second half of the season. As the games begin to mean more and we come out of the turn and into the final stretch of the playoff push, here's five of the biggest storylines from the conference over the first half, and that are worth watching as we begin the second.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EGaels on Top\u003C\/h4\u003EIt took until the eighth week for Queen’s to finally crack the top ten and take the eighth spot. In spite of three other OUA teams placing ahead of them in the voters’ eyes, the Gaels find themselves atop the conference standings with a two-point lead on #5 McGill. More impressively, despite racking up two losses in overtime and three as a result of shootouts, the Gaels remain undefeated in regulation, the only team in the OUA who can claim that (the only other in CIS is the #1 Calgary Dinos). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHead coach \u003Cb\u003EBrett Gibson\u003C\/b\u003E has found success through a balanced attack, as not one player on the team finds themselves even in the top fifty of CIS scorers. \u003Cb\u003EKelly Jackson\u003C\/b\u003E, who leads the team with eight goals in fourteen games, only comes in tied for fifteenth in the OUA. Netminder \u003Cb\u003EKevin Bailie\u003C\/b\u003E, who previously played with the Oshawa Generals and London Knights, has also played a large part in the Gaels' early success, boasting the third best save percentage in the country at .941, with an impressive 1.78 GAA to boot. It’s not as if Bailie’s had an easy go of things, either, with the team right in the middle of the OUA pack in terms of shots faced, yet second best in the nation in total goals against.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe other factor that was in the Gaels' favour over the first half was a favourable schedule that put them at home nine times in fifteen games. They have a tough month ahead of them waiting in January, when they will play a dreadful seven road games which includes visits to two tough barns; McGill (7-1-0 at home this season) and Carleton (5-1-0). However, with RMC on the schedule twice, as well as games against UOIT, Laurier and Nipissing, and a pair against a lackluster Concordia team, Queen’s should find themselves with home-ice advantage in the first round for just the second time in Gibson’s eight-year term behind the bench.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EUsual Suspects in their Usual Spots\u003C\/h4\u003EWith the exception of Queen’s, whose success, as highlighted above, is unprecedented to anyone born after Canada’s official adoption of the metric system, there really isn’t much difference in who the top contenders coming out of each conference will be. In six of the last seven regular seasons, Western and Lakehead have finished in the top three spots in the West, while McGill and UQTR have done the same in the East (the one year it didn’t happen, Lakehead finished fourth). With hot starts for all four teams this season, they all look poised to repeat the pattern yet again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the East, McGill and UQTR each have 11 wins going into the break, and with 23 and 22 points, respectively, hold the second and third spots in the division. McGill are being led by American-import offensive defenseman \u003Cb\u003ERyan McKiernan\u003C\/b\u003E, who has notched eight goals and 17 points in 15 games. Meanwhile, UQTR’s success is in part thanks to goaltender \u003Cb\u003EMarc-Antoine Gelinas\u003C\/b\u003E, whose fourth nation-wide with an impressive .940 save percentage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the West, Lakehead are back at the top of the division with a solid 11-3-0 record heading into the break. \u003Cb\u003EMike Hammond\u003C\/b\u003E leads the Thunderwolves on offense with 18 points already this campaign. Western is also looking good again this year, currently tied for third in the West with 20 points. They’ve relied heavily offensively on \u003Cb\u003EMatt Clarke\u003C\/b\u003E, who’s fourth in points and sixth in goals nationally, and \u003Cb\u003EDaniel Erlich\u003C\/b\u003E, also tied in fourth with 25 points, but third in assists in the country.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll four teams look poised to take home-ice advantage in the first two rounds of the playoffs and to make deep runs in pursuit of a University Cup appearance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EWoes in Waterloo\u003C\/h4\u003EComing into the season, the \u003Cb\u003EWaterloo Warriors\u003C\/b\u003E were ranked fifth in the country. The ranking was surprising to some as it came off the heels of a, (truthfully) rather disappointing regular season where the Warriors squeaked into the playoffs with the sixth seed in the OUA West with a 12-11-5 record. They proceeded to have a wonderful playoff run, knocking off the favoured Lakehead Thunderwolves in a two-game sweep, sliding past first-place Western in a third and deciding game, and then taking out Windsor in two before falling to UQTR in the Queen’s Cup finals. The Warriors snuck into the University Cup by virtue of beating Windsor, and eked out \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/03\/2013-university-cup-cinderella-story.html\"\u003Ea 2-1 win over Alberta\u003C\/a\u003E before being blown out by Saint Mary’s.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EApparently, that was deserving of a number five ranking to kick off this season, the second highest ranking in the OUA (UQTR, last year’s OUA champions, were ranked only tenth). The season started out on a shaky foot, as Waterloo squeaked out one-goal wins over UOIT and Queen’s at home, before dropping three straight to divisional foes Windsor, York, and Western. Since then, the Warriors have been streaky, but the bad has outweighed the good, emphasized by an 8-2 thumping at the hand of \u003Cb\u003EToronto\u003C\/b\u003E, and a loss at home to \u003Cb\u003ENipissing\u003C\/b\u003E, in a game they were heavily favoured to win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey were promptly booted out of the top ten by the fourth week, but still, it’s been a disappointing start for a team with high expectations. The first half ended on a positive note with a 6-2 victory over \u003Cb\u003ECarleton\u003C\/b\u003E (after beating RMC by the same score the night previous), so head coach \u003Cb\u003EBrian Bourque\u003C\/b\u003E better hope his team can pick up where they left off.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EChris Chappell\u003C\/b\u003E has been a bright spot for the Warriors, as the former Saginaw Spirit forward leads the nation in goals, averaging one per game, and is tied for seventh in overall points. The Warriors will need to continue to find success on their top-ranked powerplay, and play better in the “big games” against divisional foes if they can turn this season around. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMeanwhile, players at the other end of University Avenue have had it even worse. The Laurier Golden Hawks, who managed a decent fifth-place finish in the West last year, find themselves in the basement this time around. The G-Hawks lost six of their first seven games, and while they’ve been steadily trying to climb out of the hole, they face a pretty steep climb if they hope to make the playoffs this season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch4\u003ETwo Tiers in the East?\u003C\/h4\u003EThe Golden Hawks might have an easier time in the other half of the league. It would appear that the East is suffering from a lack of parity this season, after the \u003Cb\u003ELaurentian Voyageurs\u003C\/b\u003E' entrance bumped the Rams and Varsity Blues westward. While the Golden Hawks have a measly 11 points through the first half, that record would be good enough for the seventh spot in the East, not to mention Laurier’s two games in hand over \u003Cb\u003EUOIT\u003C\/b\u003E who sit one point ahead. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf the 10 teams in the West, only two fall below .500 in terms of points percentage, contrasted with five in the East. However, when it comes to the remaining top teams in the East, the gap is enormous. While the top five teams understandably have an unblemished-in-regulation 14-0-1 record against the bottom five, their records against the West speak volumes. When the West has faced off against the East’s bottom five teams, they also have a commanding 38-8-0 record. However, when the West has faced off against the East’s top five, the record is 29-11-5 in favour of the Queen’s-McGill-UQTR-Ottawa-Carleton coalition.* With respect to the teams at the bottom of the East, especially as many of them are smaller schools still developing their programs, they face a difficult situation in trying to knock off the top five established schools. Further, as proven by the performance of the bottom five teams, it would appear that a top three finish in the East equals a much easier route to the second round than it does in the West.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E*It should be noted here that the West vs. East records include single wins for Queen’s and UOIT over Ryerson, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-rams-take-down-lions-in.html\"\u003Ewho forfeited two games\u003C\/a\u003E due to a suspension handed down by university administration.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ch4\u003EToronto Rivalry Heating Up\u003C\/h4\u003EAfter years of being split up, the three Toronto teams now find themselves battling it out in the West. Currently, the Ryerson Rams, Toronto Varsity Blues, and York Lions all find themselves in playoff contention, sitting in third, fifth, and sixth place, respectively.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf course, the Varsity Blues and Lions have a long-held hateful rivalry that carries across all varsity sports. The rivalry between the blue \u0026amp; white and red \u0026amp; white is rooted in the historical traditions of both institutions, and their battles for supremacy in the city’s university athletics. However, Ryerson’s recent transformation that accompanied their renovation and move into Maple Leaf Gardens, and rise in success, has helped legitimize their program. It was less than a decade ago that Ryerson ended a five-season stint where they won just 11 games (from 2002-03 to 2006-07), and now that they’re a contender, with a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/10\/hockey-queens-spoil-ryersons-mlg-opener.html\"\u003Ehigh-profile, professional looking hockey program\u003C\/a\u003E, they look poised to take over their intra-city rivals and insert themselves firmly into the rivalry conversation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEach team has faced each other once thus far, and the Varsity Blues currently sit undefeated in those games. Early in the season, the Blues blew out Ryerson in a 7-3 thrashing, before taking down York on the road 4-2 just over a week later. In the remaining first half match-up, the Rams were able to withstand a late York attack and come away with a close 4-3 victory.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the second half of the season, the rivalry continues with York heading to Maple Leaf Gardens to face Ryerson on the road on February 1, and then head to UT the next week. Meanwhile, Toronto make the short trip to Ryerson on Feb. 12 for the second last game of the year, in what should be an especially intense game with playoff implications at stake.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith just four points separating York from Ryerson and Toronto, this three-way rivalry should continue to heat up over the winter months and into the Queen’s Cup playoffs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe OUA Game of the Week will begin again next week, with this weekend's national capital rivalry between the Gee-Gees and Ravens on Saturday night.\u003C\/i\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\/803609518668811884\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/01\/mens-hockey-oua-mid-season-wrapup.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/803609518668811884"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/803609518668811884"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/01\/mens-hockey-oua-mid-season-wrapup.html","title":"Men's Hockey: OUA Mid-Season Wrapup"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kyle Brown"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/100079013344179668072"},"email":{"$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":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8676668087629633698"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-19T15:44:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-19T15:44:02.432-05:00"},"category":[{"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":"Patriotes"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: Lancers and Patriotes Trade Wins Amidst Penalty Parade"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Considering the schools are separated by approximately ten hours of highway, one wouldn’t expect bad blood to exist between \u003Cb\u003EWindsor\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EUQTR\u003C\/b\u003E. However, with the Patriotes visiting the #7 Lancers for back-to-back games, penalties ruled the weekend double feature.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Lancers were coming into the weekend having not lost since opening night, and looking to keep their spot atop the OUA West division. The Patriotes, meanwhile, were on a five-game winning streak of their own, and hungry to capture their first road win of the season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe fireworks started early, with three players off to the box just 34 seconds in. Windsor quickly took three straight penalties in the first, managing to kill off all three, before UQTR made three straight trips of their own. It was the Patriotes who jumped out on the offensive, though, as \u003Cb\u003EThomas Martin\u003C\/b\u003E scored his first goal of the season on the penalty kill. The Pats took that 1-0 lead into the first intermission, following a period that saw ten minor penalties and a misconduct.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThings improved in the second – briefly. \u003Cb\u003EKenny Bradford\u003C\/b\u003E scored a powerplay marker for the Lancers to tie things up just 3:12 into the second, before \u003Cb\u003EAnthony Verret\u003C\/b\u003E set up \u003Cb\u003EAntoine Quevillon\u003C\/b\u003E to regain the UQTR lead just seventeen seconds later.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat was the opening of the floodgates. Martin scored his second shorthanded marker of the game just four minutes later, and \u003Cb\u003EJason Rajotte\u003C\/b\u003E extended the lead to 4-1 at the end of the period to give the Pats a comfortable lead heading into the third.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith the game looking pretty well out of reach, things got out of hand quick.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWindsor’s \u003Cb\u003EDerek Lanoue\u003C\/b\u003E picked up a game misconduct just over two minutes into the third, and five ten-minute misconducts followed over the rest of the frame. In total, the teams picked up 114 combined penalties, with Windsor taking 70 of those alone on 15 infractions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMartin completed his hat trick on the powerplay in the final two minutes, while Rajotte added insult to injury, burying his second of the game on the man advantage with 33 seconds left, to give the Pats a whopping 6-1 victory.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMarc-Antoine Gelinas\u003C\/b\u003E stood on his head for UQTR, stopping 37 of 38 shots, while \u003Cb\u003EParker Van Buskirk\u003C\/b\u003E still picked up 40 saves despite giving up six goals. Windsor’s powerplay faltered miserably, converting on just one of nine chances, while the Pats didn’t fare much better, going 2-for-8.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGrudge match exactly that\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe stage was set for an all-out melee as the two teams met again on Saturday night.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKenny Bradford\u003C\/b\u003E launched the Lancers into an early lead though, as he blasted home the first goal of the game just over a minute into the contest.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe two teams fell into old habits at that point, as they traded trips to the penalty box. The Patriotes were able to convert on the man advantage first, as \u003Cb\u003EKevin Robert\u003C\/b\u003E nodded things up.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUnder a minute later, \u003Cb\u003EJulian Luciani\u003C\/b\u003E was fed by defenceman \u003Cb\u003EPaul Bezzo\u003C\/b\u003E to extend the lead back to a goal, which the Lancers took into the first intermission despite being outshot 13-10. Again, penalties ruled the period as the teams combined for eight in the opening frame alone.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWindsor upped the ante in the second period, and \u003Cb\u003ERichard Cameron\u003C\/b\u003E extended the lead to two goals just under five minutes in. Despite an onslaught by the Lancers that saw them outshoot the Pats 16-12 in the frame, it was UQTR’s \u003Cb\u003EFelix Plouffe\u003C\/b\u003E narrowing the lead down to one on an unassisted marker midway through the period. \u003Cb\u003EMatt Beaudoin\u003C\/b\u003E reinstated the two-goal lead with just over two minutes left, though, which was all the Lancers would need. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Pats gained momentum early in the final frame, as \u003Cb\u003EMarc-Olivier Mimar\u003C\/b\u003E scored just 28 seconds in. Unfortunately, Windsor wouldn’t let up and as the third period regressed back into the brawling type of attitude that dominated the previous night, the one-goal lead stood until Bradford notched the Lancers fifth with less than thirty seconds to go.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was a valiant losing effort for Gelinas, who started back-to-back nights, and made 21 saves in the third period, alone. He stopped 43 of 48 shots, while Van Buskirk also started the second game for Windsor, and faced 40 shots, allowing only three goals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis time around it was UQTR’s power play that faltered, converting just one of six opportunities, as the Lancers racked up thirty-six penalty minutes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith the weekend split, UQTR slid into a tie for the third spot in the OUA East with a 7-4-0 record, while Windsor sit tied with Lakehead (who have a game in hand) atop the OUA with 18 points and a 9-2-0 record.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E-----\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ETune in again next week, when we follow the Lancers on the road as they travel to Kingston to face the last remaining team to not lose in regulation, the 6-0-5 Queen’s Golden Gaels, in another weekend doubleheader.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\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\/8676668087629633698\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-lancers-and-patriotes-trade.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8676668087629633698"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8676668087629633698"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-lancers-and-patriotes-trade.html","title":"Men's Hockey: Lancers and Patriotes Trade Wins Amidst Penalty Parade"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kyle Brown"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/100079013344179668072"},"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-9197316025610991083"},"published":{"$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-3308353095046407558"},"published":{"$t":"2013-01-25T12:32:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-01-28T13:22:30.360-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bisons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Bears"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pronghorns"},{"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":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: Suggestions for games to watch this weekend"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It is definitely crunch time in CIS men's hockey, with teams only having five or six games left in their regular season schedule going into this weekend. I of course encourage you to bundle up and head out to the rink to watch local games, but if you can't, here's some choice games you can watch online: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAUS:\u003C\/b\u003E First place and #2 ranked \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/playerv2.streamit.ca\/PlayerV2.aspx?eventid=64\"\u003EUNB hosts 2nd place and #4 ranked Saint Mary's\u003C\/a\u003E. Last time these two teams tangled at the AUC in Fredericton it was a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/11\/mens-hockey-aus-players-and-fans.html\"\u003Erefereeing debacle\u003C\/a\u003E. Hopefully this time the zebras let the top two teams in the AUS settle it even strength.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERefereeing was not an issue in a playoff-style game played in front of over 3400 (including 1200 schoolkids and teachers). UNB survived 2 PP goals against in second period and broke the tie in the third period for 4-2 win in \"4-point\" game versus the Huskies.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOUA:\u003C\/b\u003E The top two teams in the OUA East meet in Trois-Rivières as \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca\/pls\/public\/gscw031?owa_no_site=1610\u0026amp;owa_no_fiche=110\u0026amp;\"\u003EUQTR hosts Carleton\u003C\/a\u003E. The physical Ravens have been making some waves this year and this should be an interesting match against the historically dominant Patriotes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EBit of a surprise score wise, as UQTR built up early lead and put the game away with three goals late in the third period for 5-1 win. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECanada West:\u003C\/b\u003E The top ranked and 1st place \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/canadawest.tv\/\"\u003EGolden Bears slide down the highway to play the rival Dinos\u003C\/a\u003E. Fourth place Calgary are an enigmatic team this season, but are 8-2 in their last 10 games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EClose game decided by Alberta third-period power play goal for 2-1 win. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaturday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAUS:\u003C\/b\u003E While the first recommendation might be 4th place \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/playerv2.streamit.ca\/PlayerV2.aspx?eventid=64\"\u003EStFX at UNB\u003C\/a\u003E (as these teams really don't like each other), more excitement might be found in the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/live.streamit.ca\/?player=48\u0026amp;eventid=336\"\u003EUdeM-Dal\u003C\/a\u003E game as the Tigers are in must-win territory if they have any hope to pass les Aigles Bleus for the 6th and final playoff spot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EStFX bounced back from a thumping the night before by UPEI to keep it close with UNB. The V-Reds didn't really pull away territorially until the third period and won 2-1. The UdeM-Dal games was a goalie's nightmare, ending 8-7 in OT for the Tigers. Dal won the battle but lost the war, as the one point for the overtime loss clinched the last playoff spot for les Aigles Bleus.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOUA:\u003C\/b\u003E Going by the CIS website, there are not a lot of webcast options Saturday, but the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca\/pls\/public\/gscw031?owa_no_site=1610\u0026amp;owa_no_fiche=110\u0026amp;\"\u003EOttawa at UQTR\u003C\/a\u003E game looks interesting.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ELooks like I somehow misread the schedule as UQTR did NOT host Ottawa. Oops. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECanada West:\u003C\/b\u003E Two choices on\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/canadawest.tv\/\"\u003E CanadaWest.tv\u003C\/a\u003E: Dinos are at Golden Bears in the second half of their home and home while Lethbridge tries to salvage their season in their second night hosting Manitoba.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EExciting game in Edmonton as the Golden Bears ruled the shot clock but lost 3-2 in the overtime shootout to the Dinos. The Pronghorns were dominiated by the Bisons for the second game in a row and lost 5-1.\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\/3308353095046407558\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/01\/mens-hockey-suggestions-for-games-to.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3308353095046407558"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3308353095046407558"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/01\/mens-hockey-suggestions-for-games-to.html","title":"Men's Hockey: Suggestions for games to watch this 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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-6697690194223304424"},"published":{"$t":"2012-11-30T12:28:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-12-03T12:53:19.593-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Paladins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: Suggestions for games to watch this weekend"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"There's not a ton of games being webcast to choose from this weekend, the last weekend of CIS men's hockey before the Christmas exam break.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAUS\u003C\/i\u003E: A couple of good choices. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/live.streamit.ca\/?player=57\u0026amp;eventid=121\"\u003EUPEI will have their hands full in Wolfville with #4 ranked Acadia\u003C\/a\u003E, while short-staffed \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/w3.stu.ca\/stu\/athletics\/broadcast\/default.aspx\"\u003ESt. Thomas are the proverbial underdog versus visiting 8th ranked Saint Mary's\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Acadia game became VERY edgy after star Axemen defenceman Chris Owens was laid out by UPEI's Mason Wilgosh in the 2nd period. Owens went to the hospital on a stretcher while Wilgosh earned a match penalty. Acadia won 3-1. In Fredericton STU twice had the lead, but the Huskies tied it up and won it 3-2 after an overtime shootout.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOUA\u003C\/i\u003E: Not a marquee match-up, but 5th ranked \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/channel\/rmc-paladins#\"\u003EUQTR is playing gritty RMC\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThis one also went to an overtime shootout, with UQTR winning 4-3. Not a bad pick, huh? \u0026nbsp;:-)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ECanada West\u003C\/i\u003E: No webcasts, which is a shame, because Alberta @ Manitoba looks promising.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaturday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAUS\u003C\/i\u003E: It was the biggest match-up in the CIS a few weeks ago, and they're back at for their third meeting of the first team. Each has won 4-2 at home.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/live.streamit.ca\/?player=57\u0026amp;eventid=121\"\u003E #2 UNB at #4 Acadia\u003C\/a\u003E in a probable battle for 1st place in the AUS (depending on what happens Friday night).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EUNB may have out-shot and out-chanced Acadia, but the Axemen got strong goaltending and took better advantage of their opportunities for the big 3-2 win on home ice.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOUA\u003C\/i\u003E: Again, not a lot of choice in the OUA but I would lean towards the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ustream.tv\/channel\/rmc-paladins#\"\u003ERMC-McGill\u003C\/a\u003E match, as the Paladins can play the Redmen tough (the reigning CIS champs who only got one 10th place vote this week ...).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENo Cinderella story Saturday. McGill was ahead 5-0 midway through second period and finished with 7-2 win.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ECanada West\u003C\/i\u003E: Nothing to see here. \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\/6697690194223304424\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/11\/mens-hockey-suggestions-for-games-to_30.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6697690194223304424"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6697690194223304424"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/11\/mens-hockey-suggestions-for-games-to_30.html","title":"Men's Hockey: Suggestions for games to watch this 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-4928161709372766440"},"published":{"$t":"2012-11-16T12:12:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-11-19T13:21:08.568-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"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":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"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":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"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":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Blues"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: Suggestions for games to watch this weekend"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I'm not sure if it is because of the CIS football playoffs this weekend, or maybe because the court sports are in full swing, but there's a paucity of hockey webcasts in the OUA and Canada West this weekend. Here's some suggestions for games to watch on your computer, since there's no NHL on TV.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAUS: A couple of nationally ranked teams get at 'er as \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/playerv2.streamit.ca\/PlayerV2.aspx?eventid=307\"\u003E#6 Moncton visits #10 Saint Mary's\u003C\/a\u003E in Halifax. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe game was close thanks to Moncton goaltender \u003Cb\u003EAdrien Lemay\u003C\/b\u003E's 49 saves. In overtime UdeM's\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EMathieu Bolduc\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;scored the winner, shorthanded, for 3-2 road win.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOUA: The reigning national champ McGill Redmen are in in Trois-Rivières \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/oraprdnt.uqtr.uquebec.ca\/pls\/public\/gscw031?owa_no_site=1610\u0026amp;owa_no_fiche=110\u0026amp;\"\u003Eto play #5 ranked UQTR\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ELes Patriotes cruised to a 3-1 win.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECanadaWest: No games online, but Saskatchewan at Calgary looks interesting.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Huskies were missing 2\/3 of their top line, and the rest of the team must have had bus legs as the Dinos pumped them 8-0.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaturday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAUS: Battle for first place between #2 ranked Acadia and #4 ranked UNB in Fredericton. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/playerv2.streamit.ca\/PlayerV2.aspx?eventid=64\"\u003ETHE game of the week\u003C\/a\u003E in CIS men's hockey.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThis game delivered in very much a playoff feel on the ice. Acadia tied it up in the third, but Tyler Carroll scored the game winner and insurance goal for 4-2 win for the Varsity Reds. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOUA: Only game online has \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ssncanada.ca\/game\/4322\/\"\u003ERMC at Toronto\u003C\/a\u003E, while Lakehead at Laurier is probably a better tilt.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe Varsity Blues had an easy time with the Paladins, outshooting them 49-25 in 7-0 win. The Lancers upset the No. 8 ranked Thunderwolves 4-2 despite being outshot 44-28.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECanadaWest: Still no games online, and Manitoba at UBC would have made for fun late night viewing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ETurns out the Lethbridge at Mount Royal game was webcast, but there was no play-by-play audio. Jesse Tresierra scored in double-overtime to win it 3-2 for the Cougars. The Bison and the Thunderbirds also went to 2OT, with Scott Wasden getting the 2-1 winner for UBC.\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\/4928161709372766440\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/11\/mens-hockey-suggestions-for-games-to.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/4928161709372766440"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/4928161709372766440"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/11\/mens-hockey-suggestions-for-games-to.html","title":"Men's Hockey: Suggestions for games to watch this 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":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7284721679356398647"},"published":{"$t":"2012-10-25T16:10:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-10-28T19:20:37.703-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bisons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thunderwolves"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Warriors"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men’s Hockey: Weekend Games to Watch"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Some suggestions follow which might be the most important or interesting CIS men’s hockey games to watch this weekend. As luck would have it, we’ve got several nationally ranked teams facing off against each other. \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"color: blue;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENow with more updates!\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAUS\u003C\/i\u003E – \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/playerv2.streamit.ca\/PlayerV2.aspx?eventid=286\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB @ Acadia\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Battle of two of the three teams tied for first place in the AUS sees top-ranked Varsity Reds in Wolfville to play the 7th ranked Axemen. Home ice advantage on the Olympic-sized surface may give Acadia the edge in this much anticipated game. How big a game? The V-Reds are traveling down Thursday evening to avoid bus legs.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESpecial teams were the difference in this tight-checking game, especially since Acadia scored three power play goals in the first period for early lead and held on for a 4-2 win.\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003ECanada West\u003C\/i\u003E – \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.leaguestat.com\/canadawest\/mens\/en\/stats\/schedule.php?date=2012-10-26\u0026amp;season_id=22\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESask. @ UBC\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Another battle for first place, but the 10th ranked 4-1-1 Thunderbirds will be playing a traditional CanWest power for the first time this season in the No.2 ranked Huskies. Home teams usually have the edge, but a win for UBC would add a lot of legitimacy to their place in the standings.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EUBC blew leads twice as the Huskies got the comeback 5-4 win. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOUA East\u003C\/i\u003E – \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ssncanada.ca\/game\/4613\/\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa @ Carleton\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Last week in the National Capital Battle (not sure what they call this one) the Ravens won 5-2 in the Gee-Gees rink. Now it is Carleton’s turn to host.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThis rivalry game finished with a combined 28 minor penalties and 5-2 win for Ottawa.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOUA West\u003C\/i\u003E – \u003Cb\u003EWestern @ Lakehead\u003C\/b\u003E. Traditionally strong Mustangs seem to be in hangover mode after losing the national championship in OT in March. Lakehead players rebelled and got their coach sacked, and then a few days later pushed Laurier to OT and then won 4-0 against them the next day. Quite a week for the 8th ranked team.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003ELakehead built up 3-goal lead in front of over 3000 fans and Western scored twice in the third period to make it close.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaturday\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAUS\u003C\/i\u003E – \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/playerv2.streamit.ca\/PlayerV2.aspx?eventid=20\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EStFX @ UdeM\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. The 5th ranked X-Men, who may or may not still have a share of 1st place by Saturday, take on the 6th ranked Aigles Bleus in M oncton.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERaphael Pouliot and Guillaume Paranteau \u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003Eeach had a pair of goals to power Moncton to a \u003C\/span\u003E4-2 win and move into sole possession of first place in the AUS.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003ECanada West\u003C\/i\u003E – \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.leaguestat.com\/canadawest\/mens\/en\/stats\/schedule.php?date=2012-10-27\u0026amp;season_id=22\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EManitoba @ Calgary\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. Since western teams play weekend pairs of games, you can just as easily swap the Friday and Saturday picks. The 9th ranked Dinos haven’t played any of the big boys yet in conference play. Now they get the Bisons.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAfter a 4-1 loss the night before the Dinos rebounded with a 3-2 overtime shootout win to split the weekend with the Bisons (who pick up 3 points). \u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOUA East\u003C\/i\u003E – Neither game looks very big. Sorry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOUA Wes\u003C\/i\u003Et – \u003Cb\u003EWindsor @ Waterloo\u003C\/b\u003E. The Lancers and Warriors battle for second place in the standings.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u0026nbsp;Lots of goals in this one as Windsor outshot Waterloo 40-28 in 7-5 win. Warriors scored twice in third period to make it close, but Lancers got the empty-netter for insurance.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ESunday\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOUA East\u003C\/i\u003E – \u003Cb\u003EUQTR @ Ottawa\u003C\/b\u003E. Wednesday night les Patriotes lost 4-0 lost in the Ravens’ nest. Now they visit the GeeGees’ stable. Luvin’ Ottawa much?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli style=\"margin-left: 40px;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERaphael Boudreau scored 53 seconds into overtime to give les Patriotes the 3-2 win.\u003C\/i\u003E \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\/7284721679356398647\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/10\/mens-hockey-weekend-games-to-watch.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7284721679356398647"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7284721679356398647"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/10\/mens-hockey-weekend-games-to-watch.html","title":"Men’s Hockey: Weekend Games to Watch"}],"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-5135144123570841434"},"published":{"$t":"2012-10-08T13:57:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-10-11T11:19:59.693-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OUA East men's hockey recap"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stingers"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hockey: Defending champion Redmen winless on opening weekend"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The 2012-13 McGill Redmen are the defending national champions in little other than name.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFrancis Verreault-Paul\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EAlex Picard-Hooper\u003C\/b\u003E, the dynamic duo that scored more points over the last three seasons than any other CIS players, are gone. So are two-time CIS defenceman of the year \u003Cb\u003EMarc-Andre Dorion\u003C\/b\u003E and the three players who made up the remainder of the team’s top-six scorers last season: \u003Cb\u003EEvan Vossen\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EMaxime Langelier-Parent\u003C\/b\u003E, and \u003Cb\u003EAndrew Wright\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo to expect a repeat of the 2011-12 season that culminated with the school’s first University Cup would be foolish. The 2012-13 Redmen are akin to a cousin of the team that came before them. They share some of the same traits\u0026mdash;speed, mobility, and capable coaching\u0026mdash;but little of the substance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe necessity of tempered expectations was on display this weekend, as McGill opened their season with back-to-back losses: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2012-13\/boxscores\/20121005_29r1.xml\"\u003Ea 6-5 defeat\u003C\/a\u003E at the hands of the Concordia Stingers and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2012-13\/boxscores\/20121006_uoq6.xml\"\u003Ea 5-2 loss\u003C\/a\u003E to the UQTR Patriotes.\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETen players dressed for the Redmen for the first time this weekend. A keen observer would not have needed a roster to notice. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe dynamism of recent years was noticeably absent. The systems work, especially on the penalty kill, needs improvement. And the goaltending was poor.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe results were ugly, but worrying over a 0-2 start would be premature. McGill vastly outplayed Concordia on Friday night, outshooting the Stingers 48-22. And although the Redmen were outclassed on Saturday, they faced a UQTR team that should be considered one of the favourites for this year's championship.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThings will get better. The Redmen have an abundance of speed and some promising young talent. But this is team that should be assessed as a rebuild-in-progress, rather than burdened with the expectation of defending the school’s first University Cup.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA group of six rookie forwards are vital to the team’s success. Of the veterans that remain from last year, the majority are role players: two-way forwards or crash-the-net grinders. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe exception to the above is skilled returnee \u003Cb\u003EMarc-Olivier Vachon\u003C\/b\u003E. For the Redmen to be good this season, Vachon will likely have to be great. The sophomore centre registered 185 points over his last three QMJHL seasons and notched 18 points in 23 contests for McGill last year. If he can’t develop into an elite point producer, the Redmen will be unable to keep up in the high-scoring OUA East. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere is some pedigree among the rookie recruits to ease the burden on Vachon. Former Cape Breton Screaming Eagles captain \u003Cb\u003EJonathan Brunelle\u003C\/b\u003E scored twice against Concordia and former Moncton Wildcat \u003Cb\u003EPatrick Delisle-Houde\u003C\/b\u003E picked up a goal and two assists on the weekend. QMJHL veterans \u003Cb\u003EDavid Rose\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EMaximilien Le Sieur\u003C\/b\u003E also looked promising in their CIS debuts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDefensively, there may be less reason to worry. The Redmen quietly allowed the second-fewest goals against of any CIS team over the last two seasons and, with the major exception of Dorion, return most of their key players on the blueline and in goal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETwo-time OUA East All-Star \u003Cb\u003EHubert Morin\u003C\/b\u003E is back as the team’s number-one netminder, and although he and RMC transfer \u003Cb\u003EAndrew Flemming\u003C\/b\u003E were shaky in the opening contests of the season, he should provide capable goaltending for McGill.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVersatile veterans \u003Cb\u003EHubert Genest\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003ERyan McKiernan\u003C\/b\u003E, and \u003Cb\u003ENicolas Therrien\u003C\/b\u003E anchor a mobile defence core. Newcomers \u003Cb\u003EGuillaume Monast\u003C\/b\u003E, who red-shirted last season after previously spending time in the AHL and ECHL, and \u003Cb\u003EJean-Philippe Mathieu\u003C\/b\u003E will be counted upon to patch the massive hole left by the departure of Dorion.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill has been an elite men’s hockey program for the better part of the last decade, having appeared at nationals six times in the last seven seasons. A rebuilding year was overdue. The 2012-13 Redmen will play in the shadow of the team that won the championship, which is a shame for the players under the added pressure. Given time, and the relative ease of competition in the OUA East, the program should return to national prominence again.\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\/5135144123570841434\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/10\/hockey-defending-champion-redmen.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5135144123570841434"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5135144123570841434"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/10\/hockey-defending-champion-redmen.html","title":"Hockey: Defending champion Redmen winless on opening weekend"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Matt Chesser"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TFtYUJVM4JA\/WNgFDaBFEcI\/AAAAAAAAB8I\/vaL1wJW-CsMzm3LuEdc6r1Mfo-mQRpejACK4B\/s1600\/120c46f.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7904052055966034868"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-24T09:01:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-10-12T21:02:44.826-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"University Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"2012 University Cup - Friday Roundup"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Temperatures were back to normal in Fredericton, ice conditions were good, and we had a surprisingly lopsided game to start the day, followed by the most exciting game so far at the 2012 Cavendish University Cup to close off the evening.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOnce again, the CIS had comprehensive stories (with video clips) on the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mice\/2011-12\/releases\/20120323-game1b\"\u003EMoncton 5-1 win over Saskatchewan\u003C\/a\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mice\/2011-12\/releases\/20120323-game2a\"\u003EWestern 3-2 overtime win vs. UQTR\u003C\/a\u003E. I expected UdeM's \u003Cb\u003EP.A. Marion\u003C\/b\u003E to bounce back and be more like the goalie that stoned the Saint Mary's Huskies, and after giving up a goal on the Huskies' first shot he shut the door the rest of the way. UofS were surprisingly flat in the first and third periods and their top line was near invisible. Les Aigles Bleus for their part rebounded nicely from that loss to McGill and played their game. \u003Cb\u003EMajor W.J. \"Danny\" MacLeod\u003C\/b\u003E, founder of the University Cup and an honoured special guest at this year's 50th edition of the tournament, summed it up nicely in today's \u003Ci\u003EDaily Gleaner\u003C\/i\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E“What I’ve seen to date, the two teams that have stood out for me are McGill and the Varsity Reds,” he said. “Don’t discount that Moncton club, because they play an NHL-style game. They’re tough and rough, and they’ve earned their stuff back as of today. I think of Saskatchewan and Moncton, the Huskies had the speed, they had the stick handling, but they were out muscled.”\u003C\/blockquote\u003EWith the win, les Aigles gave themselves some life, and captain \u003Cb\u003EDean Ouellet\u003C\/b\u003E said they'd be saying their prayers for a Huskies win against McGill this morning. If the Redmen win, or only lose by one or two goals, they advance to Sunday's championship game. However if the Huskies win by three, four or five goals the CIS tie-breaking system would advance Moncton to Sunday. Saskatchewan need to win by six goals if they hope to keep playing. Improbable, but not impossible.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe evening game saw another rebound game by a team that lost on opening day. UQTR had a dominant first period, but Western's \u003Cb\u003EJosh Unice\u003C\/b\u003E made 21 saves to keep the teams tied at one. The teams traded goal in the second period, there were none in the third, and then \u003Cb\u003EJulian Cimadamore\u003C\/b\u003E got the overtime winner at 4:21 with a wrister from the top of the left circle after taking a sweet pass from \u003Cb\u003ESteve Reese\u003C\/b\u003E. Les Patriotes probably deserved a better fate, playing so well while Unice stood on his head at the other end of the ice, but the University Cup can be a cruel tournament.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis morning's McGill-Saskatchewan game starts at 11:30 am ADT (10:30 am EDT), and we'll have the liveblog up here on the CISblog and you can watch the game on ssncanada.ca. This afternoon's UNB-Western game at 4:30 pm ADT (3:30 pm EDT) will be carried live in most of Canada on Rogers Sportsnet as well as SSN.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI'll post more links to the tournament coverage here later today.\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\/7904052055966034868\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/2012-university-cup-friday-roundup.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7904052055966034868"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7904052055966034868"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/2012-university-cup-friday-roundup.html","title":"2012 University Cup - Friday Roundup"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-1174767858192897919"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-23T09:57:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-03-23T11:05:42.301-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"liveblog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"University Cup"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"2012 University Cup - Game 4 Liveblog"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Join us this evening for our liveblog of the fourth game of the 2012 Cavendish University Cup, as the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Patriotes try to rebound against rested OUA rival Western Mustangs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPuck drop is 7:00 pm ADT (6:00 pm EDT). The game will be webcast on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ssncanada.ca\/\"\u003Essncanada.ca\u003C\/a\u003E and on radio on CHSR-FM 97.9 in Fredericton (and audiocast at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/\"\u003Echsrfm.ca\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"550px\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coveritlive.com\/index2.php\/option=com_altcaster\/task=viewaltcast\/altcast_code=4e305a6c98\/height=550\/width=470\" width=\"470px\"\u003E\u0026amp;lt;p\u0026amp;gt;\u0026amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=\"http:\/\/www.coveritlive.com\/mobile.php\/option=com_mobile\/task=viewaltcast\/altcast_code=4e305a6c98\" \u0026amp;amp;amp;gt;2012 CIS University Cup - Game 4\u0026amp;amp;amp;lt;\/a\u0026amp;amp;amp;gt;\u0026amp;lt;\/p\u0026amp;gt;\u003C\/iframe\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\/1174767858192897919\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/2012-university-cup-game-4-liveblog.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1174767858192897919"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1174767858192897919"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/2012-university-cup-game-4-liveblog.html","title":"2012 University Cup - Game 4 Liveblog"}],"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-2495996266334518823"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-23T09:39:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-03-23T11:05:42.311-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"University Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"2012 University Cup: Thursday Roundup"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The players, fans and media survived record-setting temperatures in Fredericton (27C!) that made for increasingly worse ice conditions as the day played out. It didn't help that there were sellout crowds of 3750 for both games, and every time the fans stepped out of the Aitken University Centre at the intermissions they just allowed more hot air into the building.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMichel Belanger\u003C\/b\u003E produced the CIS game stories on the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mice\/2011-12\/releases\/20120322-game1b\"\u003EMcGill-UdeM\u003C\/a\u003E afternoon game and the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mice\/2011-12\/releases\/20120322-game1a\"\u003EUNB-UQTR\u003C\/a\u003E evening game, so I won't bother repeating his excellent coverage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn summary, Moncton learned a hard lesson about taking strong physical play over the edge to undisciplined penalties, and those two goals on both ends of the 5-on-3 power play by McGill had les Aigles Blues in a hole they never got out of, even with their strong push-back second period. The Redmen capitalized on every Moncton mistake, and two bad giveaways in the second unfortunately ended up behind \u003Cb\u003EP.A. Marion\u003C\/b\u003E and pretty much squashed their comeback attempt.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPatriotes head coach \u003Cb\u003EJacques Laporte\u003C\/b\u003E said it succinctly, \"They're a big machine.\" UNB rolled over and through UQTR with a strong forecheck right off the hop. \u003Cb\u003EDaine Todd\u003C\/b\u003E proved, again, how much a big-game player he is by sliding into the injured \u003Cb\u003EShayne Wiebe\u003C\/b\u003E's spot on the right side of V-Reds' top line and coming away with two goals and a assist and UNB player of the game honours. The turning point of the game was probably at 11:15 of the second period when the V-Reds had to kill off a two-minute 5-on-3 situation with UQTR in their zone the whole time. And then as the penalties ended Travis Fullerton made a jaw-dropping save on Pierre-Luc Lessard that earned him a standing ovation from the partisan crowd.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/unbhockeyfans.com\/\"\u003EUNBHockeyFans.com\u003C\/a\u003E has all sorts of game tee-up stuff that you should read today.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVreds.ca continues to re-post \u003Ci\u003EDaily Gleaner\u003C\/i\u003E stories that are normally behind their paywall:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vreds.ca\/news\/2012\/3\/23\/MHOCKEY_0323120954.aspx\"\u003ENationals turned into learning opportunity\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E by\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003EJamie Ross\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.varsityreds.com\/news\/2012\/3\/23\/MHOCKEY_0323121145.aspx\"\u003EV-Reds off on the right foot\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Ci\u003Eby Bruce Hallihan\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.varsityreds.com\/news\/2012\/3\/23\/MHOCKEY_0323121315.aspx\"\u003EBailey richly deserving of all the accolades\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ci\u003EBill Hunt's weekly column and a must-read\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDarren Zary\u003C\/b\u003E made the trip from Saskatoon and is filing for PostMedia: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.vancouversun.com\/sports\/Hockey+McGill+doubles+Moncton+opener\/6344348\/story.html\"\u003EV-Reds, Redmen win CIS openers\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E\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\/2495996266334518823\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/2012-university-cup-thursday-roundup.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2495996266334518823"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2495996266334518823"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/2012-university-cup-thursday-roundup.html","title":"2012 University Cup: Thursday Roundup"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2700625060381165116"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-22T10:00:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-03-23T11:06:29.047-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"University Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"2012 University Cup - Notebook"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cb\u003EDoug MacLean\u003C\/b\u003E nearly stole the show at the Wednesday media conference to open the 2012 Cavendish University Cup as he was asked to introduce each of the six coaches. Not near as rigid as past formats, and for some reason all sorts of jokes between the coaches and MacLean about the Leafs and Brian Burke (not that MacLean necessarily wants the Leafs job, but he would be open to a new job in the NHL ...). Coaches. Always talking about other guys' jobs. There was lots of media there as well, as this tournament is a big deal in Fredericton, and New Brunswick.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\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:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IglcU-cBSOk\/T2sovt6T98I\/AAAAAAAAAG0\/3cEkVgN81q0\/s1600\/COACHES+CIS+2012.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"228\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IglcU-cBSOk\/T2sovt6T98I\/AAAAAAAAAG0\/3cEkVgN81q0\/s320\/COACHES+CIS+2012.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ELeft to right: McGill's Kelly Nobes, UNB's Gardiner MacDougall, UdeM's Serge Bourgeois, UQTR's Jacques Laporte, Western's Clarke Singer and UofS's Dave Adolph\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EThe CIS has \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mice\/2011-12\/releases\/20120321-awards\"\u003Eposted a recap\u003C\/a\u003E of last night's awards ceremony from the very warm Fredericton Playhouse (record temperatures and hockey don't mix!). The host AUS did surprisingly well with the major awards as Acadia's \u003Cb\u003EAndrew Clark\u003C\/b\u003E earned Player of the Year, UNB's \u003Cb\u003EKyle Bailey\u003C\/b\u003E picked up the Randy Gregg Award and UdeM's \u003Cb\u003ESerge Bourgeois\u003C\/b\u003E got the nod as coach of the year. MacLean (\"no, I'm not Ron\") was the guest speaker and scored well with a partisan crowd. He made a point of saying that he got the greatest thrill watching his son playing NCAA Div. I hockey, and how he now understands hockey parents who only see their kid when watching the game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere's lots of coverage in today's \u003Ci\u003EDaily Gleaner\u003C\/i\u003E, via the vreds.ca website:\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vreds.ca\/news\/2012\/3\/22\/MHOCKEY_0322125328.aspx\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003EV-Red honoured for contributions on and off the ice\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vreds.ca\/news\/2012\/3\/22\/MHOCKEY_0322124434.aspx?path=mhockey\"\u003EUNB's Fullerton gets another Golden opportunity\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Ci\u003E(actually a Moncton Times-Transcript story published in the Gleaner)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vreds.ca\/news\/2012\/3\/22\/MHOCKEY_0322124809.aspx?path=mhockey\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vreds.ca\/news\/2012\/3\/22\/MHOCKEY_0322124809.aspx?path=mhockey\"\u003EUNB job led to NHL gig for MacLean\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vreds.ca\/news\/2012\/3\/22\/MHOCKEY_0322124612.aspx?path=mhockey\"\u003EBailey, Bourgeois, Clark win major awards\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vreds.ca\/news\/2012\/3\/22\/MHOCKEY_0322124212.aspx?path=mhockey\"\u003EV-Reds without Wiebe for the nationals\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd as always, the gang over at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/unbhockeyfans.com\/\"\u003EUNBHockeyfans.com\u003C\/a\u003E has tons of stuff as well.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd Steve Knowles , CIS stats guy and chair of the Top 10 committee,\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.varsityreds.com\/news\/2012\/3\/22\/GEN_0322120050.aspx\"\u003E prepared a piece on the 50th anniversary of the University Cup\u003C\/a\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\/2700625060381165116\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/2012-university-cup-notebook.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2700625060381165116"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2700625060381165116"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/2012-university-cup-notebook.html","title":"2012 University Cup - Notebook"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-IglcU-cBSOk\/T2sovt6T98I\/AAAAAAAAAG0\/3cEkVgN81q0\/s72-c\/COACHES+CIS+2012.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-6767723921192770462"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-22T09:12:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-03-22T11:04:42.289-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"liveblog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"University Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"2012 University Cup - Game 2 Liveblog"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Join us this evening for our liveblog of the second game of the 2012 Cavendish University Cup, as the host University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds faceoff against Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Patriotes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPuck drop is 7:00 pm ADT (6:00 pm EDT). The game will be webcast on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ssncanada.ca\/\"\u003Essncanada.ca\u003C\/a\u003E and on radio on CHSR-FM 97.9 in Fredericton (and audiocast at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/\"\u003Echsrfm.ca\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"550px\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coveritlive.com\/index2.php\/option=com_altcaster\/task=viewaltcast\/altcast_code=a43e84c7e4\/height=550\/width=470\" width=\"470px\"\u003E\u0026amp;lt;p\u0026amp;gt;\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=\"http:\/\/www.coveritlive.com\/mobile.php\/option=com_mobile\/task=viewaltcast\/altcast_code=a43e84c7e4\" \u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;2012 CIS University Cup - Game 2\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/a\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/p\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;\/p\u0026amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;\u0026amp;lt;\/p\u0026amp;gt;\u003C\/iframe\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\/6767723921192770462\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/2012-univeristy-cup-game-2-liveblog.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6767723921192770462"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6767723921192770462"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/2012-univeristy-cup-game-2-liveblog.html","title":"2012 University Cup - Game 2 Liveblog"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8541329340892860829"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-21T09:03:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-03-21T16:28:55.583-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"University Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hockey: Covering the 50th University Cup"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gu0VVvNNOv8\/T2nM61inuaI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/aTfTj34kf7Y\/s1600\/CavendishCup-ENG-Logo.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gu0VVvNNOv8\/T2nM61inuaI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/aTfTj34kf7Y\/s200\/CavendishCup-ENG-Logo.jpg\" width=\"200\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHow time flies. The 50th anniversary of the University Cup is upon us already. Sorry, make that the \u003Ci\u003ECavendish University Cup presented by Home Depot\u003C\/i\u003E. The next two years in Saskatoon it will be the \u003Ci\u003EPotashCorp University Cup\u003C\/i\u003E. Corporate branding, gotta love it since it pays the bills.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEvents kick off today with the traditional lunchtime media conference and then the awards ceremony this evening. Sportnet's \u003Cb\u003EDoug MacLean\u003C\/b\u003E, who coached UNB in 1985-86 before moving onto the bright lights of the NHL, will be tonight's guest speaker. The real fun starts tomorrow with McGill-UdeM at 2:00 pm ADT and UNB-UQTR at 7:00 pm.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo how can you follow the University Cup? Well, if you're in Fredericton and can't get\/afford a ticket, there is a beer tent with a big screen in the parking lot closest to the Aitken University Centre. All of the games will be webcast on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ssncanada.ca\/\"\u003Essncanada.ca\u003C\/a\u003E. Long-time broadcaster \u003Cb\u003EDave Ritchie\u003C\/b\u003E is returning to call all the games on \u003Ci\u003ECHSR-FM 97.9\u003C\/i\u003E, and they will also be audiocasting the games and intermissions on \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/\"\u003Echsrfm.ca\u003C\/a\u003E. I'll be helping out with the radio games as well as co-hosting a liveblog for each game with \u003Cb\u003EChristopher Cameron\u003C\/b\u003E, editor of the UNB student paper \u003Ci\u003EThe Brunswickan\u003C\/i\u003E, here on CISBlog.ca. Rogers Sportsnet will be broadcasting the second Saturday game (4:30 pm ADT) and the championship game on Sunday (8:00 pm ADT). And a local firm has developed a free cell phone app at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.2012univcup.com\/\"\u003Ewww.2012univcup.com\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy goal is to provide a daily notebook, plus link to the some of the media coverage of the event to save readers some time. My\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/mens-hockey-university-cup-pools.html\"\u003E previous post\u003C\/a\u003E had all the schedule information.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe CIS has prepared a great University Cup preview, with all sorts of facts and stats which you can read \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mice\/2011-12\/releases\/20120320-preview\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe local newspaper, \u003Ci\u003EThe Daily Gleaner\u003C\/i\u003E, is now behind a paywall but many of their stories are being reprinted on the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vreds.ca\/\"\u003Evreds.ca\u003C\/a\u003E website:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.varsityreds.com\/news\/2012\/3\/21\/MHOCKEY_0321122054.aspx\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003EV-Reds look to take it to the next level\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.varsityreds.com\/news\/2012\/3\/21\/MHOCKEY_0321121618.aspx\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003EUNB ready to shine in hockey spotlight\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.varsityreds.com\/news\/2012\/3\/20\/MHOCKEY_0320120038.aspx?path=mhockey\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003EPatriotes could be tournament sleeper\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.varsityreds.com\/news\/2012\/3\/20\/MHOCKEY_0320125858.aspx?path=mhockey\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003EMustangs focus on what's ahead\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.varsityreds.com\/news\/2012\/3\/16\/MHOCKEY_0316121422.aspx\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003EAigles Bleus rejuvenated for nationals\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.varsityreds.com\/news\/2012\/3\/16\/MHOCKEY_0316121318.aspx\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.varsityreds.com\/news\/2012\/3\/16\/MHOCKEY_0316121318.aspx?path=mhockey\"\u003ERedmen Feature Depth and Leadership\u003C\/a\u003E \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u0026nbsp;There is a special University Cup pull-out section in today's \u003Ci\u003EBruns\u003C\/i\u003E, and you can read their stories \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thebruns.ca\/categories\/sports\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"story_headline\"\u003EAnd lastly, for now, the hockey geeks over at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/unbhockeyfans.com\/\"\u003EUNBHockeyFans.com\u003C\/a\u003E have tons of University Cup stuff, albeit with an understandable UNB bias.\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\/8541329340892860829\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/hockey-covering-50th-university-cup.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8541329340892860829"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8541329340892860829"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/hockey-covering-50th-university-cup.html","title":"Hockey: Covering the 50th University Cup"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-gu0VVvNNOv8\/T2nM61inuaI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/aTfTj34kf7Y\/s72-c\/CavendishCup-ENG-Logo.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-335211263941316032"},"published":{"$t":"2012-03-13T14:56:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-03-13T23:09:58.195-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"University Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: University Cup Pools \u0026 Schedule Released"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The CIS has just sent out a media advisory with the 2012 Cavendish University Cup pool seedings and schedule, right when they said they would!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you know the CIS regs, (\u003Ci\u003EUNBHockeyfans.com\u003C\/i\u003E goes into it \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.unbhockeyfans.com\/2012\/03\/projecting-university-cup-pools.html\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E) and looked at the final rankings released at lunch time, you can determine that the CIS went by the book in setting up the pools. There is one less TV game this year, as the first Saturday game has been pushed to a 11:30 am ADT start, and off television, so that the \"evening\" game can start at 4:30 pm ADT (3:30 pm EDT), which I guess was more television friendly for Sportsnet (by staying away from Hockey Night in Canada?). I wonder how well the body clocks of the Huskies players will be adjusted by Saturday morning!?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPool A\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E1. UNB\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E4. Western\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E6. UQTR Pool\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EPool B\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E2. McGill\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E3. Saskatchewan\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E5. Moncton\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (Atlantic Time)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWednesday, March 21\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E12:45 Meet The Teams Media Conference (Aitken University Centre)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E19:00 All-Canadian Awards Presentation (The Playhouse)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u0026nbsp;Thursday, March 22\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E14:00 Pool B #1: McGill vs. Moncton (ssncanada.ca)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E19:00 Pool A #1: UNB vs. UQTR (ssncanada.ca)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u0026nbsp;Friday, March 23\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E14:00 Pool B #2: Loser Pool B #1 vs. Saskatchewan (ssncanada.ca)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E19:00 Pool A #2: Loser Pool A #1 vs. Western (ssncanada.ca)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u0026nbsp;Saturday, March 24\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E11:30 Pool B #3: Winner Pool B #1 vs. Saskatchewan (ssncanada.ca)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E16:30 Pool A #3: Winner Pool A #1 vs. Western (Rogers Sportsnet \/ ssncanada.ca) *\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u0026nbsp;Sunday, March 25\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E20:00 University Cup Final (Rogers Sportsnet \/ ssncanada.ca)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003ENote: The last game of pool play (Saturday, 4:30 p.m. ADT) will air live on all Sportsnet stations, except on Sportsnet West, which will air the game on a tape delay at 8 p.m. Mountain.\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\/335211263941316032\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/mens-hockey-university-cup-pools.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/335211263941316032"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/335211263941316032"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/03\/mens-hockey-university-cup-pools.html","title":"Men's Hockey: University Cup Pools \u0026 Schedule Released"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7561807353666610105"},"published":{"$t":"2012-02-22T17:30:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-08-12T23:30:12.211-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bisons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Five to Ponder"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Bears"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Spartans"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thunderwolves"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Volleyball"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Five to Ponder: Good weekend to be a Bears fan"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003EOur third weekly look at the best upcoming games.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003ESee \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/02\/five-to-ponder-best-games-for-feb-8-12.html\"\u003Ethe first post for the details\u003C\/a\u003E. (* denotes an if-necessary third game in a best-of-3.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E5. Men's basketball: UBC at Alberta\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EGame score: 77.8\u003Cbr \/\u003EFri 7:00pm MT \/ Sat 7:00pm MT \/ Sun 3:00pm MT* \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith how the playoffs are set up, one of these very good teams can't make the Final 8 now. But with five Canada West teams among the top 8 nationwide in SRS, at least one of them had to be eliminated before the CW Final Four. (Can we put the loser of this game in the QUBL semifinals?)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe only game these teams have played this year \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bears.ualberta.ca\/Teams\/BearsBasketball\/Game.aspx?gid=396\"\u003Ewent to overtime\u003C\/a\u003E, and given how close these teams are, that wouldn't be a surprise if it happened again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETrying to find a statistical edge for either team is right difficult. About the only things setting them apart, overall, are that the T-Birds have actually outfouled their opponents, and they're generally less reliant on one or two big scorers. But really, it's very close. Should be an excellent series.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E4. Men's hockey: Lakehead at Windsor\u003C\/b\u003E (Game 1)\u003Cbr \/\u003EGame score: 79.5\u003Cbr \/\u003EWed 7:30pm ET\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELakehead's home-ice advantage brings this down to a 73.5 for the game(s) in Thunder Bay, but the Lancers, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.windsorstar.com\/sports\/Lancers+open+hockey+semifinal+against+Lakehead+Wednesday\/6187590\/story.html\"\u003Ewinners of eight straight\u003C\/a\u003E, have a fighting chance in Game 1. This is also the most evenly-matched game on the schedule this week (ignoring team quality, though neither team here is bad).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. Men's volleyball: Manitoba vs. Alberta\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EGame score: 79.7 \u003Cbr \/\u003EFri 6:00pm PT\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's kind of a shame that the Canada West Final Four is a non-elimination tournament. Oh, sure, each team wants to win the conference title (and presumably receive a higher seed next week in Kingston) but as we saw with men's basketball last year, losing a conference championship doesn't really hurt you much at all. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn any case, this is the best volleyball game that we're \u003Ci\u003Eguaranteed \u003C\/i\u003Eto see this weekend. (You can probably guess what the best \u003Ci\u003Epotential \u003C\/i\u003Egame is.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. Men's hockey: Carleton at UQTR\u003C\/b\u003E (Games 1 and 3) \u003Cbr \/\u003EGame score: 79.8\u003Cbr \/\u003EWed 7:00pm ET \/ Sun 8:00pm ET*\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAgain, the games at Carleton are scored lower (but not by much, at 74) since the Ravens rank as the better team. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThese teams sort of split their season series (two Carleton wins, one UQTR win, one UQTR shootout win) but Carleton outscored UQTR by about goal and a half per game (20-13 in four games).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. Men's volleyball: Manitoba at Trinity Western\u003C\/b\u003E (should both advance)\u003Cbr \/\u003EGame score: 80.2 \u003Cbr \/\u003ESat 7:00pm PT\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETechnically we don't know this game will happen. But the other options are Alberta \/ TWU or a TWU upset on Friday night, which both imply a very watchable game anyway. If these teams play on Saturday, it could be a game for the #1 seed at nationals as well as the CW championship. And, of course, less than a month ago \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/01\/mens-volleyball-top-10-tracker-tale-of.html\"\u003Ethey traded three-set wins in Winnipeg\u003C\/a\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\/7561807353666610105\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/02\/five-to-ponder-good-weekend-to-be-bears.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7561807353666610105"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7561807353666610105"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/02\/five-to-ponder-good-weekend-to-be-bears.html","title":"Five to Ponder: Good weekend to be a Bears fan"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-771550305781452061"},"published":{"$t":"2012-02-06T20:17:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-02-07T01:32:18.439-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bisons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: Top 10 Tracker: Four of top six struggle; can't slow those Mustangs down"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003EWith playoffs just over a week away we recap the week's action (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/schedule\"\u003Eschedule\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/ccc?key=0Ar0xEkmR7QNKdGJCR2FQUHZGQWRlR2o2UlNocm9fSEE\u0026hl=en\"\u003Erankings\u003C\/a\u003E) for the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/releases\/20120131-top10-12\"\u003Etop 10 hockey teams\u003C\/a\u003E... \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill\u003C\/b\u003E (20-4-2, +0.9 SRS, RPI #2) \u0026mdash; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120131_fo68.xml\"\u003EW 7-3 at UQTR\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120203_1vxn.xml\"\u003EL 4-2 vs. Concordia\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120204_hj7g.xml\"\u003EW 4-3 vs. Carleton\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter their most dominant performance of the season on Tuesday, shellacking Trois-Rivières 7-3 at Le Colisée, the Redmen were mediocre in weekend games against Concordia and Carleton. Allowing the Ravens and Stingers to go a combined 5-for-12 on the power-play was embarrassing, as was being out shot 14-4 by Carleton in the third period of Saturday’s game. Nevertheless, beating the Ravens in regulation, something McGill hadn't done in their last four meetings (three losses and a shootout win), cleared a significant psychological hurdle.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHaving had a chance to watch both McGill weekend games in person, I'm convinced defenceman \u003Cb\u003EMarc-André Dorion\u003C\/b\u003E should be a finalist for CIS Player of the Year. Through 26 games he sits seventh in the CIS with 36 points, has only four penalty minutes, and can handle tough defensive minutes. The L.A. Kings and the Tampa Bay Lightning each sent a scout to McGill games over the last two weeks, and one has to assume they were there to watch Dorion.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB\u003C\/b\u003E (17-6-2, +1.9 SRS, RPI #7) \u0026mdash; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120203_qh0y.xml\"\u003EW 3-2 at Acadia\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/links\/eoivpu\"\u003EL 3-2 (SO) at Dalhousie\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe V-Reds dominated Dal on Sunday, outshooting the Tigers 39-17, but \u003Cb\u003EWendell Vye\u003C\/b\u003E had a career game to hand UNB a shootout loss (or as Rob likes to call it, a tie). It took 16 shooters in the skills competition to finally give \u003Cb\u003ETravis Fullerton\u003C\/b\u003E his first (qualified) loss of the season in his tenth start.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday night was much kinder to the Reds, as \u003Cb\u003EChris Culligan\u003C\/b\u003E scored on UNB’s first shot of the game, and UNB managed to squeak out a 3-2 victory over the ninth-ranked Axemen.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern\u003C\/b\u003E (21-2-3, +1.4 SRS, RPI #1) \u0026mdash; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120203_d24b.xml\"\u003EW 5-1 vs. Waterloo\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120204_ael7.xml\"\u003EW 7-4 vs. Lakehead\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIs this the week that voters finally reward Western with a number-one ranking? Wins over the second and third place teams in the OUA West, coupled with middling results over the last few weeks for UNB and McGill, just might do it for the Mustangs. Granted, voters may continue to penalize Western for the OUA West’s overall weakness, but they’re now number one in RPI for the first time I can remember.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf they do get the top spot, \u003Cb\u003EJosh Unice\u003C\/b\u003E deserves to have his name prefaced with all the laudatory adjectives one can think of. He’s allowed only 5 goals on the last 142 shots that he’s faced (.965 SV%).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMoncton\u003C\/b\u003E (16-8-1, +1.5 SRS, RPI #19) \u0026mdash; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120203_ri4i.xml\"\u003EL 4-3 (OT) vs. StFX\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120204_tykt.xml\"\u003EL 3-2 vs. Saint Mary's\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETough weekend for Moncton. They give up a shorthanded game-winner in overtime to StFX’s \u003Cb\u003EBrennen Wray\u003C\/b\u003E on Friday night, and then get out shot 41-28 in a loss to Saint Mary’s on Saturday. That’s going to sting if they end up starting the playoffs on the road in two weeks' time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlberta\u003C\/b\u003E (16-6-2, +0.5 SRS, RPI #4)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBye week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan\u003C\/b\u003E (15-6-3, +0.0 SRS, RPI #17) \u0026mdash; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120203_0zot.xml\"\u003EL 3-2 (OT) vs. Calgary\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120204_cu04.xml\"\u003EL 3-0 vs. Calgary\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter being swept by Manitoba prior to their bye week, the Huskies have now lost four-straight games, the last two dropping them 10 spots in the RPI rankings. Calgary has had their number this year \u0026mdash; going a perfect 4-0 against Saskatchewan \u0026mdash; largely thanks to \u003Cb\u003EDustin Butler\u003C\/b\u003E, who stopped 55 of the 57 shots fired his way this weekend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EManitoba\u003C\/b\u003E (17-5-2, +0.6 SRS, RPI #3) \u0026mdash; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120203_y7hq.xml\"\u003EW 3-2 (OT) vs. UBC\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120204_jp0y.xml\"\u003EW 5-3 vs. UBC\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, that was a lot harder than it should have been.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn consecutive games the Bisons spotted the Thunderbirds a lead and then clawed their way back to win. UBC was up 2-0 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday, and led heading into the third period both nights, before Manitoba went into dramatic-comeback mode. \u003Cb\u003EBlair McAuley\u003C\/b\u003E had three tallies on the weekend to propel himself into the CIS lead in goals (21) and Manitoba into first place in Canada West.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary’s\u003C\/b\u003E (17-7-2, +1.8 SRS, RPI #5) \u0026mdash; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120203_7ydg.xml\"\u003EW 8-2 at STU\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120204_tykt.xml\"\u003EW 3-2 at Moncton\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWinners of seven of their last eight games, Saint Mary’s is now only one point back of UNB for the AUS lead* (though the Varsity Reds have a game in hand). After blowing out the Tommies, the Huskies almost squandered an otherwise-impressive game against Moncton by allowing a third period shorthanded goal \u0026mdash; a CIS-worst ninth shorthanded marker they’ve allowed this year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia\u003C\/b\u003E (15-9-2, +1.1 SRS, RPI #21) \u0026mdash; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120203_qh0y.xml\"\u003EL 3-2 vs. UNB\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120204_arrv.xml\"\u003EL 6-1 vs. UPEI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHard to believe that a team as solid as the Axemen now sit fifth in their conference, but such is the burden of playing in the AUS. That said, it’s no surprise they’ve slid from first to fifth seeing that they’ve given up 20 goals on 137 shots (.854 SV%) in their last four games, all losses.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUQTR\u003C\/b\u003E (18-6-2, +0.6 SRS, RPI #8) \u0026mdash; \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120131_fo68.xml\"\u003EL 7-3 vs. McGill\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20120203_wnsx.xml\"\u003EW 3-0 vs. Queen's\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E115 goals scored in 26 games (4.4 per game) will cover all manner of sins. But poor defence and mediocre goaltending become hard to ignore after stinkers like Tuesday’s 7-3 loss to McGill. The Patriotes have the eighth-worst save percentage of any CIS team, and appear ripe for a second-round upset by a team like Nipissing or Carleton.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E*Correction - This post originally claimed that Saint Mary's was tied with UNB atop the AUS standings, when in fact they are one point behind the Varsity Reds. Thanks go to cis-sic.ca for that mathematical mishap.\u003C\/i\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\/771550305781452061\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/02\/mens-hockey-top-10-tracker-five-of-top.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/771550305781452061"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/771550305781452061"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2012\/02\/mens-hockey-top-10-tracker-five-of-top.html","title":"Men's Hockey: Top 10 Tracker: Four of top six struggle; can't slow those Mustangs down"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Matt Chesser"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TFtYUJVM4JA\/WNgFDaBFEcI\/AAAAAAAAB8I\/vaL1wJW-CsMzm3LuEdc6r1Mfo-mQRpejACK4B\/s1600\/120c46f.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-6116266744567032518"},"published":{"$t":"2011-11-30T19:12:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-11-30T20:35:29.130-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleues"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bisons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Bears"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thunderwolves"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's hockey: Top 10 tracker"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003EThe CIS men's hockey rankings \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/releases\/20111129-top10-7\"\u003Eare here\u003C\/a\u003E, and the RPI \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/ccc?key=0Ar0xEkmR7QNKdGJCR2FQUHZGQWRlR2o2UlNocm9fSEE\u0026hl=en\"\u003Eis here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB\u003C\/b\u003E (2nd in RPI): Host St. Thomas on Friday, who will be seeking revenge \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20111125_iwmo.xml\"\u003Efor 43:33, 47:50, and 49:35 of this game\u003C\/a\u003E. The Reds are +2.0 in SRS, a step down from their last two years where they've been three goals or more better than the average team. Though that may be because we're now ignoring shootouts country-wide in these rankings, and so what was previously a win or loss is a tie.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill\u003C\/b\u003E (1st in RPI): Survived \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mice\/2011-12\/boxscores\/20111127_mk4u.xml\"\u003Ethe third period at Ryerson on Saturday\u003C\/a\u003E, winning when (guess who) \u003Cb\u003EFrancis Verreault-Paul\u003C\/b\u003E put one home at 59:49.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHave just one game left in 2011, a Friday morning school game vs. RMC in Verdun. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlberta\u003C\/b\u003E (5th in RPI): \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/11\/hockey-canada-west-weekly-roundup_27.html\"\u003EAs Evan noted\u003C\/a\u003E, their trip to Manitoba this weekend \"will be a good barometer of where this squad is after a relatively easy stretch of games against the conference's bottom three squads.\" \u003Cb\u003EReal Cyr\u003C\/b\u003E will likely still lead the country in save percentage regardless of what happens, though.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern\u003C\/b\u003E (6th in RPI): Host Waterloo and Guelph. The first one will be a bigger test, you'd think. \u003Cstrike\u003EThis past weekend, at UOIT and Laurier, was the first one the Mustangs had where they won both games convincingly (by at least three goals), which is notable since they've played the weakest schedule in CIS so far. (Though it's hard to say a 9-3 win and a two-goal win aren't convincing.)\u003C\/strike\u003E (Never mind any of that. I read the wrong weekend off the schedule.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMoncton\u003C\/b\u003E (19th in RPI): Play at UPEI Friday. They fell from third to fifth in the CIS rankings after losing to those Panthers, but that home loss (combined with everyone else's results) dropped them seven spots in RPI, to the point where they are technically below average. It's not the first time an above-.500 team with a soft schedule is ranked, and it won't be the last.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan\u003C\/b\u003E (13th in RPI): Cruised against UBC, as usual. Two games vs. Regina await.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia\u003C\/b\u003E (12th in RPI): Host SMU Friday. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELakehead\u003C\/b\u003E (4th in RPI): \u003Cstrike\u003EHost Waterloo this weekend for two.\u003C\/strike\u003E (Another goof. That would be the \u003Ci\u003Enext\u003C\/i\u003E weekend they play a regular season, which is in January, not this weekend.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFourth in RPI but four spots below Western? Hmm. The 'Wolves and 'Stangs can settle it on the ice: they play four times between Jan. 20 and Feb. 4.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EManitoba\u003C\/b\u003E (3rd in RPI): \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/11\/hockey-canada-west-weekly-roundup_27.html\"\u003EEvan\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheets.google.com\/ccc?key=0Ar0xEkmR7QNKdGJCR2FQUHZGQWRlR2o2UlNocm9fSEE\u0026hl=en\"\u003Emath\u003C\/a\u003E are both higher on Manitoba than the voters. Why not, right? They're only 4-0 against Calgary, and they lost by one goal in both games against Saskatchewan, and are 1-1 (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/10\/hockey-canada-west-weekly-roundup_23.html\"\u003Eor 2-0, depending how you count\u003C\/a\u003E) against Alberta. What more can they do?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey have two home games against those Bears this weekend, so I suppose we'll see.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUQTR\u003C\/b\u003E (8th in RPI): Face a much tougher slate this week: Nipissing and Carleton on the road, rather than RMC and Queen's anywhere. (The Gaels' 1-0 win over Carleton a few weeks back will remain an unsolved mystery for years.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\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\/6116266744567032518\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/11\/mens-hockey-top-10-tracker.html#comment-form","title":"10 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6116266744567032518"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6116266744567032518"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/11\/mens-hockey-top-10-tracker.html","title":"Men's hockey: Top 10 tracker"}],"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":"10"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7323222181015186345"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-14T13:58:00.018-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2012-02-01T22:21:08.280-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lakers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"OUA East men's hockey recap"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Paladins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stingers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Blues"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hockey: 2011-12 OUA East season preview"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"For years, the OUA East has been a two-team conference.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEither the McGill Redmen, or UQTR Patriotes have represented the OUA East at nationals 13 of the last 14 years. Competitiveness has not been the conference’s strong point.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHowever, the OUA East’s lopsidedness might be slowly changing. Carleton emerged as a legitimate national top-10 team last season, while Nipissing has built a strong program in just two years. With young teams like Ottawa looking to make the leap, the Redmen and Patriotes might have competition atop the conference this season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOur CIS men's hockey season preview continues with a look at the OUA East. Games started last week, so each team's record this season is noted beside their name.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECARLETON RAVENS (0-2-0)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2010-11 regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 18-8-2 (3rd)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoff result:\u003C\/b\u003E Lost in OUA East semi-final to UQTR, after defeating U of T in the first round\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPowerplay:\u003C\/b\u003E 21.1% (6th in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 86.7% (T-2nd in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast season in 50 words:\u003C\/b\u003E A breakthrough season for the Ravens, in which they handed the Redmen their only two losses and then almost upset UQTR in the playoffs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey departures:\u003C\/b\u003E D Brad Good\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E D Michael Folkes, LW Andrew Glass (a Boston University transfer who’s not eligible until mid-season), D Matt Stanisz, LW Mike Lomas \u003Cbr \/\u003E(Matt Tanski, the Ravens’ best recruit, recently signed with the Connecticut Whale of the AHL, where he’ll be a teammate of Sean Avery.) \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey player:\u003C\/b\u003E Forward \u003Cb\u003EJoe Pleckaitis\u003C\/b\u003E notched 29 points in his rookie season despite missing six games. He’s a serious candidate to lead the league in scoring this year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2011-12 outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E Coach \u003Cb\u003EMarty Johnston\u003C\/b\u003E has assembled a dark horse contender for nationals in the nation’s capital. The defence is unheralded, but gave up only 67 goals last season, second best in the OUA. However, the loss of captain \u003Cb\u003EBrad Good\u003C\/b\u003E does leave a significant hole on the blueline.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton’s offence has an elite array of top-six talent, as Pleckaitis, \u003Cb\u003EBrandon MacLean\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EJoey Manley\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003ERyan Berard\u003C\/b\u003E, and \u003Cb\u003EJeff Hayes\u003C\/b\u003E all averaged more than a point-per-game last season. When \u003Cb\u003EAndrew Glass\u003C\/b\u003E joins the mix in January, Carleton will have three extremely dangerous scoring lines.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Ravens might be a better team this year than last, but they’ll finish a spot lower than Nipissing due to a more challenging schedule.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 4th\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECONCORDIA STINGERS (0-2-1)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2010-11 regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 12-14-2 (7th)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoff result:\u003C\/b\u003E First-round loss to UQTR\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPowerplay:\u003C\/b\u003E 21.4% (T-4th in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 77.2% (16th in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast season in 50 words:\u003C\/b\u003E Concordia could score with the best of them, averaging 3.82 goals per game last year, but allowed more goals against per game (4.54) than any other CIS playoff team.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey departures:\u003C\/b\u003E D Jesse Goodsell, G Maxime Joyal, RW Marc-André Element \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E LW Samuel Morneau, D Etienne St. Germain, G Nicholas Champion, G Peter Karvouniaris \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey players: Nicholas Champion\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EPeter Karvouniaris\u003C\/b\u003E comprise the strongest goaltending tandem recruited in recent memory. Champion is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thelinknewspaper.ca\/article\/1712\"\u003Ethe star\u003C\/a\u003E, having spent two weeks at the Canadiens’ main camp this summer, but Karvouniaris had a great season last year in the CJHL and should be a competent backup.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2011-12 outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E A slow, ineffective defence limited the Stingers last year, and the team did little to address their biggest flaw in the offseason. With the departure of \u003Cb\u003EJesse Goodsell\u003C\/b\u003E, their best blueliner, Concordia is poised for a slide back down the conference standings.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Stingers offence is still dangerous, however. \u003Cb\u003ECharles-Antoine Messier\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EGeorge Lovatsis\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EAlex Monahan\u003C\/b\u003E, and \u003Cb\u003EMike Stinziani\u003C\/b\u003E all put up more than a point-per-game last season. If they can maintain their production, and Concordia can stop taking unnecessary penalties (they led the conference in PIM last season), then the Stingers should still make the playoffs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 8th\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMCGILL REDMEN (2-0-0)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2010-11 regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 24-2-2 (1st)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoff result:\u003C\/b\u003E OUA champion; 2nd place at nationals (4-0 loss in the tournament final to UNB Varsity Reds)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPowerplay:\u003C\/b\u003E 22% (T-2nd in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 86.7% (T-2nd in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast season in 50 words:\u003C\/b\u003E After a dominant regular season, a Queen’s Cup, and impressive wins against StFX and Alberta at nationals, the Redmen ran into a bigger, deeper UNB in the CIS Championship game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey departures:\u003C\/b\u003E LW Guillaume Doucet, C Simon Marcotte-Légaré\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E C Marc-Olivier Vachon, G Mark Segal, D Hugo Laporte, D Nicolas Therrien, C Guillaume Langelier-Parent\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey player:\u003C\/b\u003E LW \u003Cb\u003EFrancis Verreault-Paul\u003C\/b\u003E has led the nation in goals in two consecutive seasons. While he may not be the best player on the Redmen — one can make a strong case for defenceman \u003Cb\u003EMarc-André Dorion\u003C\/b\u003E or last year’s CIS Player of the Year \u003Cb\u003EAlex Picard-Hooper\u003C\/b\u003E — Verreault-Paul must improve upon his poor showing at nationals (3 points in 7 career games) if the Redmen hope to capture the University Cup.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2011-12 outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E It’s national championship or bust for the Redmen. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe dynamic offense that led the CIS in goals last season returns almost entirely intact, as do two of the best two-way forwards in the CIS: \u003Cb\u003EEvan Vossen\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EMax Langelier-Parent\u003C\/b\u003E. The defence is deeper than last season, with the addition of promising rookies Laporte and Therrien, and the return of the best offensive defenceman in the nation, Marc-André Dorion. First-year goaltender \u003Cb\u003EMark Segal\u003C\/b\u003E, formerly of the Vancouver Giants, will push incumbent starter \u003Cb\u003EHubert Morin\u003C\/b\u003E, who was shaky during the playoffs last season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Redmen could be pushed around on the inside and kept to the periphery by bigger teams last season. It remains to be seen if they will be able to stand up to teams like UNB, but that won’t be a concern in the OUA East. Anything other than a first-place finish would be shocking.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 1st.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENIPISSING LAKERS (2-1-0)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2010-11 regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 17-8-3 (4th)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoff result:\u003C\/b\u003E Lost to McGill in OUA East semi-final, after defeating Queen’s in the first round\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPowerplay:\u003C\/b\u003E 22% (T-2nd in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 81.2% (13th in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast season in 50 words:\u003C\/b\u003E The Lakers rode the third-easiest schedule in the CIS to a fourth-place finish and their first-ever playoff series win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey departures:\u003C\/b\u003E C Ryan Maunu, G Matt Hache\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E RW Marcus Watson, C Scott Restoule, RW Grant Toulmin\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey player:\u003C\/b\u003E Goaltender \u003Cb\u003EDaniel Spence\u003C\/b\u003E played in 201 CHL games and earned a training camp invitation from the Calgary Flames. Nipissing doesn’t have the firepower to run-and-gun with McGill or UQTR, so they’ll need solid goaltending if they hope to advance past the second round of the playoffs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2011-12 outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E The success of the Nipissing Lakers has been one of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/02\/oua-east-hockey-drawing-map-to-second.html\"\u003Ebest stories\u003C\/a\u003E in the CIS. In just their third season of existence, Coach \u003Cb\u003EMike McParland\u003C\/b\u003E has built a strong squad that should hover around the Top-10 rankings all season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Lakers had only one player (\u003Cb\u003EAndrew Marcoux\u003C\/b\u003E) in the top-40 in OUA scoring last season, but they have the luxury of four solid lines that match up favorably with the rest of the conference. They’re no weaker on defence either, as \u003Cb\u003EBrodie Beard\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EJason Gray\u003C\/b\u003E, and \u003Cb\u003EPaul Cianfrini\u003C\/b\u003E headline a capable group of blueliners.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter Christmas, Nipissing plays Queen’s (4x), Ryerson (3x), RMC (2x), Toronto (1x), and Carleton (1x). That’s an extremely easy stretch that should propel the Lakers into a top-three finish.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 3rd \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOTTAWA GEE-GEES (2-1-0)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2010-11 regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 11-14-3 (8th)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoff result:\u003C\/b\u003E First-round loss to McGill\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPowerplay:\u003C\/b\u003E 19.6% (8th in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 77.1% (17th in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast season in 50 words:\u003C\/b\u003E Had three of the conference’s top five scorers, but couldn’t overcome defensive issues and a lack of depth at forward.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey departures:\u003C\/b\u003E No significant departures\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E C Alexandre Touchette, G Russell Abbott, LW Maxime Chamberland\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey player: Dominic Jalbert\u003C\/b\u003E. The smooth-skating sophomore defenceman is already in contention for the title of best offensive defenceman in the OUA East, alongside McGill’s Dorion and UQTR’s Lessard.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2011-12 outlook\u003C\/b\u003E: Longtime QMJHL coach \u003Cb\u003ERéal Paiement\u003C\/b\u003E replaced Dave Leger in the offseason, and inherited a young, talented Gee-Gees team.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe biggest problem for Ottawa last year was a lack of depth at forward. The Gee-Gees top-line of \u003Cb\u003EKyle Ireland\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EMathieu Methot\u003C\/b\u003E, and \u003Cb\u003ELuc Blain\u003C\/b\u003E combined for 136 points, whereas the remaining 16 players to dress at forward for Ottawa totaled only 53 points.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gee-Gees also struggled defensively, giving up the third most goals in the OUA last year. A greater commitment to defense under Paiement, as well as a new starting goaltender in \u003Cb\u003ERussell Abbott\u003C\/b\u003E, should boost Ottawa up the standings and set them up as a serious threat in future years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 6th\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQUEEN’S GOLDEN GAELS (1-1-0)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2010-11 regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 14-11-3 (5th)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoff result:\u003C\/b\u003E First-round loss to Nipissing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPowerplay:\u003C\/b\u003E 20.2% (7th in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 73.3% (Worst in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast season in 50 words:\u003C\/b\u003E A disappointing year, if we go by the preseason standard set by Coach \u003Cb\u003EBrett Gibson\u003C\/b\u003E who told the Kingston Whig-Standard that “anything less than a top-four finish in the OUA East and at least one playoff series victory would be disappointing.”\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey departures:\u003C\/b\u003E No significant departures\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E F Corey Bureau, F Tyler Moore, G Riley Whitlock, D Steven Tresierra\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey player:Payton Liske\u003C\/b\u003E missed significant time last season to injury, but the 6’5” forward can be dominant when healthy. He’s notched 57 points in 44 career games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2011-12 outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E Queen’s would be ranked higher if they were healthy. Injuries to the team’s leading scorer \u003Cb\u003EJordan Mirwaldt\u003C\/b\u003E (leg), utility forward \u003Cb\u003EBrock Ouellet\u003C\/b\u003E (hamstring), and solid defence man \u003Cb\u003ERobert Stellick\u003C\/b\u003E (hip), will keep all three players out \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thewhig.com\/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3324175\"\u003Euntil after Christmas\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn their absence the pressure will be on junior forward \u003Cb\u003EPayton Liske\u003C\/b\u003E to replicate his 40-point rookie season. Around him is a promising group of sophomore and rookie talent, headlined by \u003Cb\u003EKelly Jackson\u003C\/b\u003E, who has 7 points in two games so far this season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe arrival of goaltender \u003Cb\u003ERiley Whitlock\u003C\/b\u003E, who had a .910 save percentage in three seasons with the Gee-Gees, should help stabilize things in the crease for the Gaels, but their defence is still questionable. If D \u003Cb\u003EStephane Chabot\u003C\/b\u003E can recover from his sophomore slump of a season ago and the team can fix its atrocious penalty kill, the Gaels could easily best the predicted finish.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 7th\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERMC PALADINS (0-2-0)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2010-11 regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 5-22-1 (10th)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoff result:\u003C\/b\u003E Did not qualify\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPowerplay:\u003C\/b\u003E 16% (16th in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 78.2% (15th in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast season in 50 words:\u003C\/b\u003E RMC iced a 16-man roster (including two goalies) for most of the season due to injuries and eligibility issues. They won three of their last five games to finish the year on a positive note.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey departures:\u003C\/b\u003E F Richard Lim, F Shawn Cox\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E D Alex Pym, F Colin MacLean, F Scott Domenico\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey player:\u003C\/b\u003E RW \u003Cb\u003ELandon Lavictoire\u003C\/b\u003E was the only RMC player to post at least a point-per-game, finishing 17th in the OUA with 30 points. He was also one of only three Paladins to average less than 0.5 PIM per game (only five teams in the CIS took more penalties than RMC last year). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2011-12 outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E Since 1999-00 the Paladins have a regular season record of 72-200-12 (.275) and they haven’t won a playoff game since 2001. And as Rob Pettapiece detailed in a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/02\/calculated-reactions-short-history-of.html\"\u003Eseverely depressing post\u003C\/a\u003E last year, men’s hockey is the most successful of RMC’s varsity programs. (Obviously recruiting limitations place the Paladins at a huge disadvantage.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERMC has been outshot 90-39 in two games so far this year, but have remained competitive thanks to excellent performances from goaltenders \u003Cb\u003EMatthew Beirnes\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EAndrew Flemming\u003C\/b\u003E. Such lopsided shot totals will inevitably lead to blowout losses if not corrected soon.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEight out of ten teams make the playoffs in the OUA East, so you never like to write a team off, but it would take a drastic turnaround for the Paladins to get back to the postseason for the first time in 6 years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 10th.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERYERSON RAMS (1-0-0)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2010-11 regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 8-18-2 (9th)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoff result:\u003C\/b\u003E Did not qualify\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPowerplay:\u003C\/b\u003E 11.2% (18th in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 81.5% (12th in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast season in 50 words:\u003C\/b\u003E A reminder not to overvalue early season results: the Rams won four of their first five games and were rewarded with the program’s first-ever top-10 ranking (placing 8th). They promptly lost ten straight games and finished eight points out of the playoffs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey departures:\u003C\/b\u003E RW Cory Konecny, LW Matt Schmermund, LW Marcus Booth\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E G Troy Passingham, RW Jason Cassidy, D Brian Birkhoff, LW Kelly Geoffrey, C Jason Kelly\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey player:\u003C\/b\u003E New recruit \u003Cb\u003ETroy Passingham\u003C\/b\u003E is going to be busy in between the pipes, as the Rams gave up an average of 35 shots per game last season. Passingham started 101 games in the OHL over the last two years and won a Memorial Cup with Windsor in 2009-10 (albeit as the backup during the playoff run).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2011-12 outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E The Rams dressed 10 rookies for their first game of the season (a 4-3 victory against RMC, in which Ryerson almost blew a four-goal lead). While there’s some major junior experience among the new recruits, they’ll struggle to compete against the top-half of the conference.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESimply put, the Rams need to score more in order to qualify for the playoffs. Their 77 goals last season were barely half of McGill’s league-leading total, and almost a goal-per-game worse than the conference average. Their putrid powerplay (11.2%) must be better.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith some luck, the Rams on-ice rebuilding project will be finished by the time the university’s \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ryerson.ca\/ryersonbuilds\/sportandrec.html?DB_LANG=C\u0026DB_OEM_ID=22300\"\u003Eother rebuilding project\u003C\/a\u003E is complete.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 9th\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETORONTO VARSITY BLUES (2-0-0)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2010-11 regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 10-11-7 (6th)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoff result:\u003C\/b\u003E First-round loss to Carleton\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPowerplay:\u003C\/b\u003E 18.5% (10th in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 82.5% (9th in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast season in 50 words:\u003C\/b\u003E A maddeningly inconsistent season that saw the Varsity Blues beat Western, Laurier, Nipissing, and Carleton (all strong teams), yet lose twice to RMC.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey departures:\u003C\/b\u003E D Sean Kliewer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E G Brett Willows, RW Tyler Von Englebrechten, D Tim Halloran\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey player:\u003C\/b\u003E LW \u003Cb\u003EByron Elliott\u003C\/b\u003E, the OUA East’s unheralded superstar, has quietly put up 108 points in the past three seasons.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2011-12 outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E The OUA East was formerly split into two divisions: the OUA Far East and Mid East. While those divisions no longer exist in name, they do in practical terms, and the Mid East is the much weaker grouping (Nipissing, Toronto, Queen’s, Ryerson, RMC). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EToronto will take advantage of the quasi-divisional scheduling to finish in the top half of the conference. None of this is intended to slight the Varsity Blues, they’re a team that does everything fairly well, but doesn’t excel at anything. They have decent depth at forward and on the blueline, and with the addition of \u003Cb\u003EBrett Willows\u003C\/b\u003E, working in tandem with \u003Cb\u003EGarrett Sheehan\u003C\/b\u003E, their goaltending should be better than last year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 5th\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUQTR PATRIOTES (2-1-0)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2010-11 regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 19-8-1 (2nd)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoff result:\u003C\/b\u003E OUA East runner-up; defeated Concordia and Carleton, lost to McGill in OUA East Final\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPowerplay:\u003C\/b\u003E 17.6% (12th in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 77% (18th in OUA)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast season in 50 words:\u003C\/b\u003E An uncharacteristically inconsistent season for the perennial powerhouse, largely due to poor special teams.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey departures:\u003C\/b\u003E G Jean-Christophe Blanchard, RW Francis Charland, LW Etienne Bellavance-Martin, D Guillaume Chicoine\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E C Felix Lefrancois, G Guillaume Nadeau, D Gabriel Lemieux, D Jonathan Parisien, C Charles Bety, LW Maxime Gravel, LW Tommy Tremblay, C Olivier Ouellet\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey player:\u003C\/b\u003E Defenceman \u003Cb\u003EPierre-Luc Lessard\u003C\/b\u003E is already an elite offensive defenceman, posting 40 points in 40 career games, but he needs to improve defensively if the Patriotes hope to make it back to nationals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2011-12 outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E The Patriotes underwent a massive makeover in the offseason, bringing in 13 new recruits, at least eight of which (listed in the “key arrivals”) should play significant roles. Normally the arrival of so many first-year players would bode ill for a team’s chances, but almost all of the recruits have significant QMJHL experience.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs usual, UQTR is stacked at forward. \u003Cb\u003EOlivier Donovan\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EPierre-Alexandre Joncas\u003C\/b\u003E are the standouts, but the Patriotes could wind up with eight or nine players averaging a point-per-game by the end of the season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith a return to form of their special teams (mediocre last year), and goaltending (.897 save percentage last season), the Patriotes should finish in one of the top two spots in the conference.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPredicted conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 2nd \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\/7323222181015186345\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/10\/hockey-2011-12-oua-east-season-preview.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7323222181015186345"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7323222181015186345"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/10\/hockey-2011-12-oua-east-season-preview.html","title":"Hockey: 2011-12 OUA East season preview"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Matt Chesser"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-TFtYUJVM4JA\/WNgFDaBFEcI\/AAAAAAAAB8I\/vaL1wJW-CsMzm3LuEdc6r1Mfo-mQRpejACK4B\/s1600\/120c46f.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-3387968538751108233"},"published":{"$t":"2011-10-02T22:00:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2011-10-02T22:00:01.165-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Capers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Bears"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lions"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RPI"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soccer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Top 10"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Women's soccer: RPI risers and fallers"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003EThis weekly update brought to you by a dead computer in Halifax...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFour teams moved up by 10 spots or more this week in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/ccc?key=0Ar0xEkmR7QNKdEhPdjJ4VV9BdW81OVR0LXVlREVuTGc\u0026hl=en_US\"\u003Eour women's soccer RPI\u003C\/a\u003E, one of whom even makes the top 10.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(Given the weird results you're about to see in our football RPI, I won't blame you for being skeptical of this, but keep in mind that there are many more games in soccer than football, and that we have some interconference exhibition games to work with as well.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERISERS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECape Breton, +11\u003C\/b\u003E (Last week: 16, This week: 5): Nowhere to be found in the official top 10, the Capers are nonetheless showing \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/09\/womens-soccer-goals-in-east-recovery-in.html\"\u003Esome of that powerhouse potential\u003C\/a\u003E in knocking off Dal. The road loss to UPEI is not going to hurt them that much, since nobody has beaten the Panthers (who are 14-1 in goal differential). With Moncton and UNB on the docket next week, a 4-3-0 record may become 6-3-0.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan, +11\u003C\/b\u003E (Last week: 22, This week: 11): Another team whose record may belie their true performance. They're 4-3-1 in league play but with losses to Calgary, TWU, and Alberta who together have been 13-5-2 against everyone else. Split a pair in Edmonton this week, then back in the province next week for games against Calgary and hapless Lethbridge. With games in B.C. the week after that, they will go more than a month between home games. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/huskies.usask.ca\/news\/2011\/October\/2011-10-02-wsoc\/index.php\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EElizabeth Hudon\u003C\/b\u003E scored twice in their win\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUQTR, +11\u003C\/b\u003E (Last week: 28, This week: 17): A win over McGill is always nice. Their only losses are to Montreal and Sherbrooke, two teams who have not lost except to each other. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFALLERS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EYork, -14\u003C\/b\u003E (Last week: 12, This week: 26): Lost to Waterloo at home. Need I say more?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(Nobody else really fell in a notable way. TWU and UBC, kind of. Maybe Windsor.)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETOP 10 LOSSES\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAlberta: L 3-2 vs. Saskatchewan\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMcGill: L 3-0 at UQTR\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDalhousie: L 2-1 at Cape Breton\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENot surprisingly, a top 10 team losing a game corresponds with their opponent's rise in the RPI. It's almost like it's designed that way!\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\/3387968538751108233\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/10\/womens-soccer-rpi-risers-and-fallers.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3387968538751108233"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3387968538751108233"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2011\/10\/womens-soccer-rpi-risers-and-fallers.html","title":"Women's soccer: RPI risers and fallers"}],"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":"2"}}]}});