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8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RPI"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Road To Halifax Stops At Carleton: Men's Basketball Bracketology, 3 Weeks Out"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003E(Live it, learn it, love it: following university hoops means \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/static.psbin.com\/q\/5\/wcloe5wq5t4d4z\/160810_PlayingRegs_Basketball_-M-_FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eknowing the seeding criteria for the Final 8\u003C\/a\u003E. Warning: there is more RPI talk and no one will be put off if you just scroll to the bottom for the bracket.)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe brass tacks of Canada West's RPI-based seeding is that its two best teams have a harder road toward the auto-bids, the more advantageous seeding and the greater chance of distinguishing the conference on national TV.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe top four of Calgary, Alberta, Saskatchewan and UBC means that if the form holds, UBC and Calgary will meet in a play-in game at the Canada West Final Four on the Dinos' floor. A loss there would not kill UBC's Final 8 chances, but it would likely take the currently No. 6-ranked Dinos out of the at-large conversation and deprive the Sportsnet audience of seeing Thomas Cooper. For shame!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis was a more interesting one than anticipated. Ryerson is woke since walking into the (River) Lions' den down in St. Catharines when it lost to Brock. This weekend's Ottawa\/Carleton double-dip might not alter the RPI, but it will be a good simulation of what\u003Cb\u003E Roy Rana\u003C\/b\u003E's charges could expect in an OUA Final Four.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith that in mind, there's been some shuffling. How does Dalhousie and Ottawa meeting in a rematch grab everyone?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton (OUA champion).\u003C\/b\u003E Their average margin of victory in conference is 33.2 points, following by Ryerson at 23.5 and Ottawa at 15.9. The OUA might have to change the name to the Big Three and Little 14.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC (Canada West champion).\u003C\/b\u003E Not \u003Ci\u003Enot\u003C\/i\u003E making an upset prediction; fifth-placed Manitoba is scrappy with A.J. Basi at point guard. They played the T-Birds tough in November at the War Memorial.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyerson (OUA finalist).\u003C\/b\u003E More seasoned handles in the backcourt than Ottawa, whom they face this weekend.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (at large).\u003C\/b\u003E Not as statistically dominant as the 2012-13 through '15-16 Gees, but that doesn't foretell them falling short. Whatever stopped Ottawa from a fourth consecutive Final 8 medal last March wasn't a lack of hunger.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDalhousie (AUS champion).\u003C\/b\u003E Scheduling-wise, Dal and Carleton playing the night draw on March 9 seems like a likely scenario.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill (RSEQ champion).\u003C\/b\u003E Very very gritty team. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's (AUS runner-up\/host).\u003C\/b\u003E There is a codicil in the criteria that the fifth through eight seeds could be flipped to avoid a same-conference matchup, so I'm applying that to separate UBC and the second team from Canada West. Doing so also puts the AUS teams on opposite sides of the bracket.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan (Canada West runner-up).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;The third-placed Huskies and second-placed Alberta Golden Bears are on course to meet in a Canada West semifinal. Coin flip comes up U of S, plus they did win the most recent matchup.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDon't read too much into it. Canada West has four teams, at least, who would not be out of place in the tournament.\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\/8738795868934878292\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/02\/the-road-to-halifax-stops-at-carleton.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8738795868934878292"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8738795868934878292"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/02\/the-road-to-halifax-stops-at-carleton.html","title":"The Road To Halifax Stops At Carleton: Men's Basketball Bracketology, 3 Weeks Out"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-973604360477132347"},"published":{"$t":"2016-07-08T15:40:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-08-02T17:12:04.691-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bleeding Tricolour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Paladins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bleeding Tricolour: Doug Hargreaves provided a guide toward loving CIS football"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003E(First and foremost, read Claude Scilley's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sportkingston.ca\/index.php\/articles\/view\/3657.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eobituary piece on Doug Hargreaves\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIt was a mic drop; it's almost foolish to think there is a need for another piece.)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell before terms such as team culture got buzz-phrased to death, Doug Hargreaves was nurturing it at Queen's every day, being the mindful keeper of that gold, blue and red flame that burns on fall Saturdays in Kingston and in the hearts of Gaels the world over.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFlowery, \u003Ci\u003EI know.\u003C\/i\u003E It seems to be about the only way to lead off a personal post regarding the iconic Queen's football coach, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thewhig.com\/2016\/07\/06\/legendary-gaels-coach-hargreaves-dies-at-84\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewho died at age 84 on Tuesday\u003C\/a\u003E. It seems slightly more novel to talk about the lasting influence of Hargreaves and \u0026nbsp;his best Queen's teams. The people who truly knew him have the anecdotes and aphorisms, and Google can fill you in on his accomplishments.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere was nothing idealistic or intellectual about latching on to the Gaels during my adolescent\/early teenage life phase, which is when people begin locking in their influences and tastes. I needed to identify with something positive and successful. In those years, 1988 through '92, Hargreaves' second Vanier Cup-winning season, the Gaels were winning a lot, competing in the Dunsmore Cup game every season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EIn a boy's eyes, he was exactly whom you would expect Queen's to have on the sidelines. Demanding but compassionate, competitive but not cutthroat, and mindful of the big picture. Someone who was book-smart but who also had common sense. Admittedly, all of those are labels, and Doug defied easy summation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI also realize that \"expect Queen's to have\" phrasing seems backwards. Part of Hargreaves' life work was creating the taste that Queen's football is savoured by.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EWhile other elite universities in the U.S. and Canada that were football powers in the early and mid 20th century have moved on entirely or pulled back from the big time -- look the Ivies, the University of Chicago, McGill, Toronto -- Queen's expects to be competitive in OUA and CIS. That stems from the direction that Doug Hargreaves and his coaches provided from the mid-1970s through the mid-'90s, before the torch was handed off to \u003Cb\u003EBob Howes \u003C\/b\u003Eand then to\u003Cb\u003E Pat Sheahan\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHargreaves understood what football means at a university in a small city such as Kingston: a game, a lark, some glorious escapism for 3½ hours on a Saturday when the leaves are charging and winter is looming. They also understood that, to a fault, there are boundaries on how big university football is allowed to get in Canada. It can be part of the fabric of the campus culture, but\u003Ci\u003E hey, let's not lose perspective like they do in the NCAA, guys. The tail can't wag the dog.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003EThere is little argument with\u003Cb\u003E Stephen Brunt\u003C\/b\u003E's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/magazine\/brunt-where-the-game-matters-most\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Econtention that Quebec City is the only place in Canada where football matters is much as it does in Saskatchewan\u003C\/a\u003E. Laval, which was just forming their team when Hargreaves was nearing retirement, has taken university football up to 11.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn a small scale, in almost randomized pockets, it might matter more to a real-life sub-Reddit of Queen's and\/or Kingston people. Going back many generations, Kingston, relative to most Canadian cities its size, is a place that puts a premium on making your own.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHistorically, it was an outpost that was kind of far from the major cities, but in a way that allowed it to be a nexus of English Canada's tendency to be being a borrower culture. That ketchup answer also covers why Kingston produces a disproportionate number of successful musicians and authors.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQueen's Football is a mash-up. It offers a scale model of the American experience of a university having a football team that represents not just the university, There's a bit of transfer of the British Commonwealth rugby experience, that of a barbarian's game played be gentlemen. There is also a Scottish characteristic of needing to be in, but dissociating when it's convenient. Way back when, it meant a lot to Queen's, and it certainly helped build the brand, that the Gaels were the small school of working-class engineering majors playing in the Old Four with McGill, U of T and Western.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat is how you get people indulging in a staple of American life while watching Canadian football accompanied by bagpipes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(Brief vignette, since\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ETom Denison\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;kind of provided the prod for this post. It's Sept. 28, 2002 and Queen's, with Denison at quarterback, is pouring it on against U of T at a packing Homecoming game. Two years removed from that 1-7 nadir of 2000, it's cathartic.\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.queensu.ca\/skhs\/faculty-and-staff\/emeritus-faculty\/geoffrey-sutton-smith\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe noted professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EGeoff Smith\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, standing on the sidelines, stage-whispers to the CFRC 101.9 FM sideline reporter: \"Let's see how a school with a de-emphasized football program fares here.\")\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(Very next play, or at least that is how it is remembered. Denison is forced to scramble right and is almost at the boundary when he decides to ignore the coaching point about how a QB never throws late over the middle. His across-his-body throw, naturally, is caught for a touchdown by\u003Cb\u003E Nick Corneil\u003C\/b\u003E.)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe undercurrents that made Queen's Football 'a thing,' as we lazily say on social media, have been diffused through globalization and progress, and we are better for that. What it embodied, though, is always within reach.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDoug Hargreaves' teams conveyed a need to be serious and tough in the face of a tough job. In his era, he lived his core values. He also\u0026nbsp;understood that tradition does not mean staying the same or fading out. There has to be a regeneration, like the one that has finally taken place with Richardson Stadium.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQueen's had their tradition with the head-to-toe gold uniforms, and the Bands, and the Oil Thigh after touchdowns. Doug and his coaches, which during the period I'm referring to included the likes of\u003Cb\u003E Bob Mullen\u003C\/b\u003E, Howes\u0026nbsp;the late \u003Cb\u003EBill Miklas\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EHart Cantelon\u003C\/b\u003E, were tinkerers. The way they ran it provides examples of innovating and maximizing resources.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne could quote chapter and verse on that, based on what has been related to \u0026nbsp;me about that 1992 team. Mullen, whom last fall helped coach St. Francis Xavier to their first AUS title since the last century, was forever dialling up exotic blitzes; as he himself has put it, he couldn't count to Cover Four. Howes had an offence that was forever shape-shifting, depending on the material he had to work with. Coach Mik would take beefed-up high school fullbacks, defensive linemen and linebackers and teach them the technique of blocking.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECantelon was a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.intellectbooks.co.uk\/books\/view-Author,a=C\/view-Contact-Page,id=16095\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eprofessor who had spent time in Moscow studying Soviet ice hockey in the 1970\u003C\/a\u003Es, and happened to be a receivers coach on that '92 team. One of his pet projects was making\u003Cb\u003E Brian Alford\u003C\/b\u003E, a track guy, into a wide receiver. Alford did not score a touchdown in the regular season, but provided the moment when the SkyDome went up for grabs in that Vanier Cup by housing a 78-yard pass-and-run touchdown from\u003Cb\u003E Tim Pendergast\u003C\/b\u003E early in the second quarter.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe point of this is not to traipse down memory lane. Hopefully, what is coming across is that Doug Hargreaves was the conduit not only for something to root for, but a way to to \u003Ci\u003Estay rooted\u003C\/i\u003E. The modern world demands adaptability, but one does need to mix and match some principles to her\/his interests.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs Doug put it:\u003Ci\u003E \"Be flexible, and have a sense of humour.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn other words, the course in Football 101 that was on offer in 1990s Kingston was a master class, if you knew where to look and in order to learn a game that you did not play. Ironically with a sport that is so communal, with its need for large rosters and emphasis on pageantry and public spectacle, my absorption in the game was almost completely solitary.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBecoming a football geek was a bit of a refuge, after experiencing rejection in hockey and softball, the sports that were accessible for a shy kid living out in Bath. No one in my family played and my parents did not care for it. At that time, the high school I would be headed to did not offer a team and there was no OVFL in Kingston. So I had to learn by watching it on TV, reading anything about it I could get my hands on, and thinking about it. That was what one had to do before the Internet.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI realize now how fortunate I am that my orbit included people such as Doug Hargreaves, who set the bar and a tone for Queen's. That helped so, so much with trying to understand what really matters in football, and in sports. It was also a tremendous benefit that a great sportswriter such as\u003Cb\u003E Claude Scilley \u003C\/b\u003Ewas there to not only transcribe Hargreaves' wisdom and wit, but to cast it properly. Growing up reading Claude imparted that sports journalism is not just an account of events, but what those events\u003Ci\u003E felt like.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003EThat was not all Doug, of course, but he was the right man during a crucial transition for Canadian university football. Some cultural conservatives think there is a war on football now, but really, those truly in the game should be onside with understanding why they must constantly self-advocate. It is, after all, a collision sport where it is very expensive to equip, train and provide proper care for a single athlete. It also requires a large quantity of people, and it is almost all-cisgender male.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHargreaves' style and approach was illustrative to that reality in Canadian university football. A lot of people chafe at some of the limitations in CIS, but one should be grateful for the people who showed the way to work within that framework with dignity and integrity.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFootball at Queen's has that out-of-time quality. The country has had 13 prime ministers since 1948. The Gaels have had four head coaches.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne cannot know for sure how that football at Queen's would have evolved if another coach had come aboard in the mid-'70s. What is clear is that Doug kept that Tricolour fire stoked, and kept the chains moving.\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\/973604360477132347\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/07\/bleeding-tricolour-doug-hargreaves.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/973604360477132347"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/973604360477132347"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/07\/bleeding-tricolour-doug-hargreaves.html","title":"Bleeding Tricolour: Doug Hargreaves provided a guide toward loving CIS football"}],"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-2933929273236955480"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-19T19:01:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-21T08:34:50.119-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"#2016Final8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"liveblog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#CISFinal8: Carleton 76, Dalhousie 66 (FINAL) — Wood(s) wake up in 2nd half"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"VANCOUVER — The recap in real time (ish), as Dalhousie tries to put up the forcefield and Carleton goes for a 17th consecutive win at nationals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was level at 32-all, but Carleton came alive with nine points\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EConnor Wood \u003C\/b\u003Ewith a drive, wide-open wing three and two free throws. By quarter's end, it was 56-46, then Carleton got the first seven of the fourth, including a \u003Cb\u003EMitchell Wood\u003C\/b\u003E triple and sweet transition assist to Ryan Ejim, that floor-running four. At that point, it was 63-46 and officially over, but that really started about the time Carleton had a 16-4 run when the Woods had 13 points (nine from C10, four from M22).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERyan \u0026nbsp;Ejim also had a dunk near the end.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDalhousie dialed up the defense as per usual, and outscored the Ravens 13-3 across the last 6:50 of the half. It wasn't really a true run, since it took so long \u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EJarred Reid \u003C\/b\u003Egot a steal and layin just before the halftime horn.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003EImpact for\/on the Ravens — \u003C\/b\u003ECarleton has not got inside since early in the second quarter, with a Gavin Resch triple being their only scoring in the last five minutes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EConnor Wood\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Estarted well with two first-quarter triples, but just missed a deep lock from the right pocket.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton shot to become the second program to win six titles in a row, although let's not get ahead of ourselves. It is merely coincidence that first five-peat ended against another hard-edged defensive team from AUS in 2008 when Carleton was edged 82-80 by Acadia. Those Axemen had Leo Saintil and Achuil Lual, who were big bodies and used them wisely. Dal trends more toward scrappy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EImpact for\/on the Tigers — \u003C\/b\u003EHow long can they maintain and keep it close? Keeping Carleton under 25 for 20 minutes is tremendous.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDal's two best players, forward \u0026nbsp;Lawrence has two fouls, and Dal's aggressive point guard\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Ritchie Kanza Mata\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Ealso just got his second.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd that happened ...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThere is a marching band!\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOverheard on The Mitch's concourse, from a UBC student: \"It's empty! It's so empty!\"\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ELate in the third quarter, Cam Smythe is getting some run as a run protector, and Mitchell Wood has four points in the quarter. A\u003Cb\u003E Kaza Keane \u003C\/b\u003Esteal-and-score makes it a 10-point lead.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe blocking foul with 2:10 left in Q3 on \u003Cb\u003ECedric Sanogo \u003C\/b\u003Ethat put Dal into the penalty? Should have been an offensive foul on Wood, all the way.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\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\/2933929273236955480\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/cisfinal8-carleton-24-dalhousie-17-330.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2933929273236955480"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2933929273236955480"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/cisfinal8-carleton-24-dalhousie-17-330.html","title":"#CISFinal8: Carleton 76, Dalhousie 66 (FINAL) — Wood(s) wake up in 2nd half"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-9130249294279794181"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-19T13:45:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-21T08:34:50.213-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"#2016Final8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#CISFinal8: Semifinal Saturday storylines; No. 1 Ryerson ramps up for Calgary, and likely Carleton"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"VANCOUVER — Since it gets late earlier on the west coast, perhaps the Ryerson Rams can make themselves think it is getting late earlier in the game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAhead of Semifinal Saturday,* the 'whither' is whether the Rams can avoid their propensity for putting themselves in seemingly manufactured survival challenges, game after game. Kind of like Barney Stinson with his \"challenge accepted!\", the Rams like to get down early, than just work their way out of it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESure, UBC, you can get up 15 in the second quarter, and our fifth-year guard \u003Cb\u003EAaron Best\u003C\/b\u003E will never be in the flow due to foul trouble and hotter hands. Hey, Carleton, have a 13-point lead halftime lead in the OUA Wilson Cup. Structural flaw, or just a team whose all-eight-cylinders state runs faster than everyone else's in high-leverage situations? It makes the Rams, who draw Calgary for the semifinal, a\u003Ci\u003E fun \u003C\/i\u003Ewatch. One can go a while without having that vibe in CIS, so ride with it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESeriously, though, can the Rams get away with it against Calgary and Carleton?\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe have two more games for the season so I hope we can get off to quicker stats,\" Rams coach \u003Cb\u003EPatrick Tatham\u003C\/b\u003E said after the 109-101 outlasting, outwitting and outplaying of UBC on Thursday. \"I think our guys kind of feel too many teams out at the start of games. Hopefully against Calgary, which is going to be a tough game, I hope we don't feel them out. I hope we knock first.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EHope, as in, you never know in this strata of basketball. You can only think you know. For instance, Ottawa's vanquishing validated the skin feeling that no one can defeat the Carleton Ravens thrice in succession. The built-in off-day that was introduced last season is likely helping with recovery and rest. It also means that Carleton's wired-in staff have more video time to try to figure out which ways to force Ryerson's guards. And, as well, Ryerson has to show their 'whale' wasn't an OUA Wilson Cup at home.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESome storylines:\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDalhousie vs. Carleton: \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u0026nbsp;How does Connor Wood trend upward after an off shooting day against Thompson Rivers? The 6-4 off-guard could go into Turnbull mode against the smaller but aggressive Tigers guards such as \u003Cb\u003EJarred Reid\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA greater finish to the weekend than his start would be in character for Wood. Shooters just need to get acclimated.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESimilar question, with\u003Cb\u003E Kaza Keane\u003C\/b\u003E's name in place of Wood's, since the point guard was 1-for-15 on Friday?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlso, \u003Cb\u003ERitchie Kanza Mata\u003C\/b\u003E, will he keep it together for Dal? Kaza vs. Kanza, it's better than watching Kansas.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHow long does Dal maintain? \u003Cb\u003EPlato\u003C\/b\u003E's Republic Of Pressure Defence (patent, pending) can throw teams off, but Carleton keeps their composure very well.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary vs. Ryerson\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThere is a reasonable chance this is a prequel to future matchups, but before that, we are guaranteed a new Championship Sunday participant. Calgary is in their fourth semifjnal under \u003Cb\u003EDan Vanhooren \u003C\/b\u003Eand, of course, Ryerson is in their second in a row.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMcGill dee'd up on Thomas Cooper very well, keeping with the métier of a\u003Cb\u003E David DeAveiro\u003C\/b\u003E team. His teams always pressure as much as possible for the full 40. One of these days, they will play on Saturday thanks to that. Ryerson defends slightly differently, using lateral quickness and length, whether it is\u003Cb\u003E Kadeem Green \u003C\/b\u003Eat the rim or when\u003Cb\u003E Adika Peter-McNeilly \u003C\/b\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003EJean-Victor Mukama \u003C\/b\u003Eare re-routing cutters and drivers out on the wing. Plus there is Diressa at the one, and Calgary has a smart two-way guard in\u003Cb\u003E David Kapinga\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPrediction: two teams of human beings survive till Sunday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(* Probably not something to turn into an acronym.)\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\/9130249294279794181\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/cisfinal8-semifinal-saturday-storylines.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/9130249294279794181"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/9130249294279794181"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/cisfinal8-semifinal-saturday-storylines.html","title":"#CISFinal8: Semifinal Saturday storylines; No. 1 Ryerson ramps up for Calgary, and likely Carleton"}],"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-8763874387258049655"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-17T18:31:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-21T08:34:50.207-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"#2016Final8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ottawa Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#CISFinal8: Dalhousie Tigers 87, Ottawa Gee-Gees 83"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cb\u003EVANCOUVER — \u003C\/b\u003EIn the interest of killing the game story real good, the game posts from The Mitch, will be more real-timey.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFINAL —\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003ENo. 6\u0026nbsp;Dalhousie 87,\u0026nbsp;No. 3 Ottawa 83\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EImpact for\/on the Tigers —\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;With\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Etheir\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003ENo. 11\u0026nbsp;winning the point-guard battle against an all-Canadian, Dal dialed it up to 11 on the defensive end, reducing Ottawa to one shot per possession, which more often than not was a crooked-out-of-the-hand three.\u003Cb\u003E Ritchie Kanza Mata\u003C\/b\u003E went for 24 to helm Dal's backcourt slow down all-Canadian\u003Cb\u003E Mike L'Africain.\u003C\/b\u003E, They also got some great wing defence from \u003Cb\u003ESven Stammberger \u003C\/b\u003Eand important closeouts by \u003Cb\u003EKashrell Lawrence\u003C\/b\u003E to overcome an eight-point deficit. Dal outscored Ottawa 25-11 across the final 10 minutes. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Tigers are through to Saturday against Carleton. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EImpact for\/on the Gee-Gees —\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;End of an era for the \u003Cb\u003EJames Derouin\u003C\/b\u003E Gang, with \u0026nbsp;L'Africain, Vikas Gill and Mehdi Tihani graduating. A cool-off from deep will do that, and one bad quarter spoils a splendid season and ends a three-year run of medals (2013 bronze, 2014 and '15 silver).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENathan McCarthy\u003C\/b\u003E was completely shut down, with three points in 14 minutes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEntertainment value\u0026nbsp;— A\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Mom, make Dad tell the story right! \"That's what really happened ...\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOttawa ran hot early, with \u003Cb\u003EMatt Plunkett\u003C\/b\u003E, who integrated into their first five last after apprenticing under fifth-year tri-captain\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EVikas Gill\u003C\/b\u003E, canned a couple threes. Ottawa was up 11-2.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThen again, Ottawa's the great shooting team that has been below par, whereas Dalhousie is one of the power eFG% teams still playing.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThen the Tigers turned it into more of a track meet, as you would expect from the AUS team against an OUA team that has shifted away from its \"organized chaos\" of 2013. With the floor opening up, the relay team with rookie guard \u003Cb\u003EJordan Aquino-Serjue\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EJarred Reid\u003C\/b\u003E and\u003Cb\u003E Ritchie Kanza Mata\u003C\/b\u003E got a lot of runouts, combining to score for 17 on 7-of-11, 78.2% eFG.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOttawa took only 15 shots in the first quarter, had an 80 per cent eFG% (4-of-6 twos, 6-of-9 triples), but was down four.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EBrandon Robinson, who's getting more exposure in big games, had an expiring-clock baseline drive and a triple early in the second.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E6:15 left in Quarter Two, \u003Cb\u003ECaleb Agada\u003C\/b\u003E gets the baseline drive, bump, and the old-fashioned three-point play to give Ottawa their first lead (39-37) since very early.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAt 5:36, an officiating flub. Ottawa didn't hit the rim on a driving layup, but was given a fresh 14\" when Plunkett ripped away the offensive rebound. It was corrected. Dal used a timeout and got a stop.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESven Stammberger\u003C\/b\u003E had more ball than man whilst trying to stop Gill, but the blocking foul was called to get Dal in the penalty. The Dalhousie bench got teed up. Believers that 'ball don't lie' likely noticed Gill went 1-of-3.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGill has more than offset that with his rebounding and interior passing. Just made a sweet post-to-post pass to \u003Cb\u003EBrody Maracle\u003C\/b\u003E. Gee-Gees by five at the two-minute.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGill hits from NBA range to put the Gees past half-a-hundred, 52-45.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe Plunkett 'unsporting' foul (two in a game and you're done) came about from a missed read by Mackenzie Morrison, or so it looked like. The Gees got trapped, turned it over, and Plunkett had to wrap up to prevent a breakaway layup.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOff the midcourt inbound, Aquino-Serjue's triple cut the spread to two points. That five-point swing makes it more of a game, but if Ottawa wants to win a championship, they won't let it bother them.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHALFTIME STATS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOttawa is a shooting an effective 75 per cent, 9-of-15 on twos, 10-of-17 on threes. Ten turnovers and 4-of-9 at the line are why it is up only two at recess.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDalhousie, with a 49.4% reg-season eFG, had a half at 56.6% eFG (14-30 twos, 5-of-8 threes). Whether that endures, we will see, but they exploited a first-step mismatch and drove the ball, with Jarred Reid getting 11 in 14 on 75% eFG.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EL'Africain, against a very fast backcourt, was 12-6-2 in points\/assists\/steals whilst going a full 20. Only two turnovers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMatt (Kerr) Plunkett\u003C\/b\u003E is 4-for-4 on triples for 12 in 12 minutes.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAND WE'RE BACK ...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAuspicious? Plunkett and L'Africain having cooling-off misses on the first possession. Forty-six seconds into quarter, Plunkett is forced to take his third foul.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EEach team cold early in the quarter.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHow cold are they? Ottawa, up 59-56, just had three missed threes in a single trip.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EHow quiet is it for the Eastern Ontario vs. Eastern Canada game? When \u003Cb\u003EBrody Maracle \u003C\/b\u003Emade a tough catch on a low pass, I swear I heard his fingernails scrape the ball. And the play was at the other end.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDal's depth getting compromised in the backcourt, with Aquino-Serjue \u0026nbsp;and Kanza Mata now each with three fouls.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOttawa opted not to play 'last shot' after a steal with about 25 seconds left in the quarter. That meant that after Agada drove for a layin, there was time for another possession. Plunkett ended up getting his fourth foul, costing Ottawa someone who is 5-of-9 on triples for 15 points.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESuddenly it seems like Dal has mastered tele-porting, since someone keeps popping up for deflects. They get it to two, but a Brandon Robinson block, then tough D to force a late-clock cough-up, keep them in front.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKashrell Lawrence \u003C\/b\u003Egets to the rim, back to back, and now it's Dal by threee with 6:09 left. That is an 11-0 run this quarter.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe run finally ends, as \u003Cb\u003EMehdi Tihani \u003C\/b\u003Eback-cuts for a three-point-play while getting the third foul on Lawrence.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDal responds to restore a two-point lead. They have traded baskets for the last two minutes, but Ottawa's never been able to get level since that 11-0 run.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EOttawa goes out on an 11-point fourth quarter. They needed a three to tie in the final seconds. Gill, the fifth-year, was well off the mark.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\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\/8763874387258049655\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/cisfinal8-dalhousie-tigers-32-ottawa.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8763874387258049655"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8763874387258049655"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/cisfinal8-dalhousie-tigers-32-ottawa.html","title":"#CISFinal8: Dalhousie Tigers 87, Ottawa Gee-Gees 83"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2190297959210198279"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-12T04:02:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-12T20:29:38.013-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WolfPack"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bracketology! The TRU-mphant edition; UBC's drop creates incentive to sandbag for a second seed"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Paint the town orange, everyone, since the Thompson Rivers WolfPack, paced by a savvy handle from the fifth-year guard \u003Cb\u003EReese Pribilsky\u003C\/b\u003E, will be a nationals newbie after taking down Final 8 host UBC.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ENew is always better\u003C\/i\u003E, so that should be vicariously exciting for all who care about the university game. Okay, maybe not so much to the CIS Final 8 promoters since the hometown draw, UBC, is out of the top six entirely and its odds of making it to Semifinal Saturday are now that much longer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/canadawesthoops.com\/tru-and-calgary-to-meet-in-cw-final\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edeets to digest\u003C\/a\u003E, but the WolfPack's epochal 72-69 win against the \u0026nbsp;Thunderbirds turned on the team from the B.C. Interior being resolute in the interior. Aptly named forward \u003Cb\u003EJosh Wolfram\u003C\/b\u003E piled up 23 points and 14 rebounds, and TRU ultimately was just a little more 'on' from outside than the traditional tournament team.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPresuming the \"results of regional playoffs must be respected\" guideline is invoked, Thompson Rivers rates the No. 7 seed with UBC up at No. 8. By rule, UBC must play one of the evening quarter-finals, including the 11 p.m. ET\/8 p.m. finale to the day.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo quote \u003Cb\u003EGeorge Costanza\u003C\/b\u003E,\u003Ci\u003E \"Do you see what happened here?\"\u003C\/i\u003E The Carleton-Ryerson victor will surely be the No. 1 seed, but will likely play its quarter-final at a time when their minds and bodies are normally winding down for the night. Conversely, being in the 2\/7\/3\/6 bloc involves the 4 ET\/1 PT or 6 ET\/3 PT Thursday tip times, and rest ahead of Semifinal Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERyerson, which has never won any OUA basketball title, will have incentive to change that this evening. For Carleton, they do not have to show their hand much on Saturday, so it wouldn't be a shocker if they play a very vanilla game. Then they get the schedule that might work better for an Eastern Time Zone team.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother permutation, and CIS has countless ones, is that 1\/8\/4\/5 and 2\/7\/3\/6 are not set in stone. They have been known to get re-sorted, by organizers' edict. There is also the matter of where to schedule the Canada West reps' games. Calgary is from farther away but has a much deeper alumni base than Thompson Rivers, which only became a university in a full in 2005 and whose graduates are all busy analyzing the Toronto Maple Leafs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere is another shot in the dark heading into Finals Day. The Windsor-Ottawa winner should draw in as the No. 5 seed facing McGill, which hosts UQAM in the RSEQ final. A Dalhousie-Calgary quarter-final is on the offing. Ryerson-UBC and Carleton-TRU draw into the 1 vs. 8 and 2 vs. 7 slots.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyerson Rams (OUA champion)*\u003C\/b\u003E — Fun fact: the last time a Toronto-area team won the OUA Wilson Cup was 1994-95, the season before the Toronto Raptors began play. There is some 'not for nothing' to that, but I cannot unlock it at the moment.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIncidentally, and perhaps other Ontario University Athletics schools are doing this, but something that RU is doing to foster demand is to give free admission to the first 250 students. It creates a buzz, while still relaying that there is a value to attending these games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's long been a catch-22 with student attendance in OUA. Charge and they don't come; make it free and they think it is not worth coming.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton Ravens (OUA runner-up)* \u003C\/b\u003E— Gritty 82-74 win against Ottawa, even though primary scorer \u003Cb\u003EConnor Wood\u003C\/b\u003E played through foul trouble. The city rivals have played for 120 minutes and are tied 227-227. The weird part? Only the first game actually felt close.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary Dinos (Canada West champion)* — \u003C\/b\u003EHit a hundred whilst winning their way in and effectively ending Manitoba's season. I cannot wait to see\u003Cb\u003E Thomas Cooper\u003C\/b\u003E play live.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill Redmen (Quebec champion)\u003C\/b\u003E — As anticipated, they had a push from Laval, but won 76-69 on the strength of a 49-point second half. \u003Cb\u003ENoah Daoust\u003C\/b\u003E was man of the match with 19 in 23 off-the-bench minutes, hitting 5-of-6 triples. Of course, that's not even the best sixth-man performance since the Rams' \u003Cb\u003EJean-Victor Mukama \u003C\/b\u003Ehad 23 and was 5-of-5 on threes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcGill, with the women's basketball Martlets also playing for a conference banner at home on Saturday, could have a sellout at Love Competition Hall. Only about 400 tickets are left.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa Gee-Gees (at large, OUA bronze medal) \u003C\/b\u003E— The first Windsor-Ottawa game was a 34-point blowout. A lot has changed, but the Gee-Gees should end their two-game funk.\u003Cb\u003E Caleb Agada \u003C\/b\u003Eneeded only 23 minutes to record a double-double in that November game, and the fourth-year wing seemed almost possessed when Ottawa started to push back against Carleton.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDalhousie Tigers (AUS champion)*\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E— \u003C\/b\u003EWould scoot up to 5 if Thompson Rivers somehow upset Calgary.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThompson Rivers Wolfpack (Canada West runner-up)\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E— \u003C\/b\u003EFriday was a big moment for Explorer teams. Take this opportunity to snark, \"No wonder UBC didn't want to play those new CIS members from the province.\" \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC Thunderbirds (host)*\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThey might be locked into eighth, sorry to say.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Ci\u003E(* already qualified)\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\/2190297959210198279\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bracketology-tru-mphant-edition-if-not.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2190297959210198279"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2190297959210198279"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bracketology-tru-mphant-edition-if-not.html","title":"Bracketology! The TRU-mphant edition; UBC's drop creates incentive to sandbag for a second seed"}],"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-8509434604555262645"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-07T01:15:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-07T14:55:13.841-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WolfPack"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bracketology! Ryerson goes back on top, and a cry for the WolfPack "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"All the 'contemplating the ifs' has probably rendered this effort the 'go home, you're drunk' edition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe points to fixate upon include:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E— Carleton and Ottawa going to the matt at Mattamy Athletic Centre in the OUA Wilson Cup semifinal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E— What possibility there is that Calgary, which is nicely ensconced in the No. 3 seed like so much velvet, could lose at home in the Canada West Final Four.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E— Whether there is any chance of Dalhousie moving up from the No. 6 seed, the lowest possible for a conference champ. (Answer: probably not.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere goes very little:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyerson Rams (OUA champion)\u0026nbsp;—\u003C\/b\u003E It is about who is healthy and hitting shots, and Ryerson seems fit on each count now that\u003Cb\u003E Juwon Grannum\u003C\/b\u003E is back to fortify their rotation. That crowd at the MAC, where the Rams hosted the 2015 Final 8 but weren't part of competing in the '13 and '14 OUA finals after losing in the quarters, should be something else. There's really no excuse if it isn't. In fact, if there's even a remote possibility of a blah atmosphere, start busing in Brock students.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (OUA runner-up)\u0026nbsp;—\u003C\/b\u003E Gut feeling is the OUA hierarchy is now Ryerson, Ottawa, Carleton. The Gee-Gees have played in the MAC enough times for it to feel familiar, and shot an effective 52.4% there in January against the fired-up Rams without having\u003Cb\u003E Caleb Agada\u003C\/b\u003E to create matchup problems. They had a bad shooting night (42.9%) in Saturday's near-disastrous narrow escape against Queen's. That can fluctuate positively.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDefinitely \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/portal.stretchinternet.com\/oua\/portal.htm?eventId=276239\u0026amp;streamType=video\u0026amp;highlightId=25657\u0026amp;time=1457368776.218\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewatch the replay of Ottawa's winning bucket against Queen's\u003C\/a\u003E. A \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/portal.stretchinternet.com\/oua\/portal.htm?eventId=276239\u0026amp;streamType=video\u0026amp;highlightId=25657\u0026amp;time=1457368776.218\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Elittle more help D and Ottawa is done early\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary (Canada West champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EMuch will depend on Manitoba-Calgary on Friday night at the Jack Simpson Gym. The Bisons and Dinos split their regular-season series, which was on the U of M's home floor. Calgary is home and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/calgaryherald.com\/sports\/basketball\/dinos-hoopsters-advance-to-final-four-tourney\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eought to be more focused after flirting with getting extended in their series against Alberta\u003C\/a\u003E. Calgary also shot the three (38.0%) and defended it (27.5%) better than anyone out West.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow, if Manitoba wins, everything gets cockamamie.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC (host)*\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EA win against Thompson Rivers on Friday will make everyone breath easier. The 'Birds \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cishoops.ca\/mbb2015\/cissrs.php\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehave the highest SRS of any team outside of Ontario\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill (RSEQ champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThe Redmen might have lost too many conference games to be considered for anything higher. They have the inside track on the Q title.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDalhousie (AUS champion)*\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EIt is official after the Tigers had one-point semifinal and two-point championship-game victories in the AUS Final 6. With 6-foot-5 Sven Stammberger as the lone starter taller than 6-2, Dal is the epitome of scrappy underdog. They slowed and stymied UVic in the 6 vs. 3 quarter-final last March. It would be something to see it history could repeat itself.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton (wild card)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EIt would not be the first time that Ottawa and Carleton met at OUAs and again at nationals. Each instance usually happens later. If Carleton is OUA No. 3 and either Manitoba or Thompson Rivers is Canada West No. 3, the Ravens have to be higher. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton would likely be facing an OUA opponent as either a 7 or 8 seed. Understandably, you cannot move a team down to get out of facing a team it saw in the playoffs, and put it up against the higher-seeded team from its conference. That's where we are.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EManitoba (Canada West auto berth)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EIt will be Manitoba-Thompson Rivers in a play-in Canada West bronze game if the form holds. The prospective foes are 12th and 13th in the national SRS. The Bisons \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cishoops.ca\/mbb2015\/cissrs.php\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehave a below-average strength of schedule and coach\u003Cb\u003E Scott Clark\u003C\/b\u003E's WolfPack have a really, really bad strength of schedule\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;within CIS competition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe SRS' value as a predictor is contestable, though. Cases in point: Windsor defeating McMaster, Dal defeating UPEI and Queen's nearly upsetting Ottawa. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor obvious intellectual-honesty reasons, games against non-CIS competition cannot be thrown into the rankings mix; there are too many variables to take the results on face. At the same time, though, it's not as if Thompson Rivers, as a program in Kamloops, B.C., has the budget or the geographical convenience to get the even UBC or UVic on their schedule, let alone major central Canada schools for non-conference games. They have played anyone and everyone: BCCAA, NCAA D2, NAIA. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThey have a fifth-year point guard with \u003Cb\u003EReese Pribilisky\u003C\/b\u003E, and this team from the Interior is solid in the interior with 6-10 \u003Cb\u003EJosh Wolfram \u003C\/b\u003Eand 6-7 \u003Cb\u003EVolodymyr Iegorov\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust sayin'. Don't cede that berth to the Bisons just yet. (Actually, now that we've lavished praise on the little-known Explorer Division school, watch them come out flat as the Manitoba prairie on Friday since life is like that.)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E* officially qualified\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\/8509434604555262645\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bracketology-ryerson-goes-back-on-top.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8509434604555262645"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8509434604555262645"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/bracketology-ryerson-goes-back-on-top.html","title":"Bracketology! Ryerson goes back on top, and a cry for the WolfPack "}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7946050246252963415"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-05T18:10:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-06T20:57:55.783-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Badgers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bronze Baby"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Capers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Griffins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ottawa Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pandas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regina Cougars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WolfPack"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Basketball: Dalhousie gets it done, repeats in AUS; MacEwan Griffins game away from W-Final 8"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Windsor's\u003Cb\u003E Alex Campbell\u003C\/b\u003E is making our weekend, and a few other ballers have done so as well.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor a certified hoser hoophead, the antepenultimate weekend is like what the slow build-up to the New Hampshire and Iowa primaries is for a politics junkie. It is down to a quartet vying for the two auto-berths in Canada West and Ontario University Athletics, with the Dalhousie men and Saint Mary's women reigning on Championship Sunday set down east.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust as one does not simply walk into Mordor, one does not try to outdo\u003Cb\u003E Mark Wacyk \u003C\/b\u003Efor comprehensive coverage of the university men's game in this country.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe bullet points: Dalhousie is the first qualifier for the men's Final 8 after doing a hella survive-and-advance deal, with\u003Cb\u003E Ritchie Kanza-Mata\u003C\/b\u003E posting 21 points, an 8\/4 assist-to-turnover, and five steals during a breathless 87-85 win against UPEI on Sunday. Dal will surely be the No. 6 seed and likely get the Canada West champion in the quarter-final. Whether the Tigers will be able to get off offensively at nationals in 10 days is a question that can wait. Winning by two in the final after the one-pointer against Saint Mary's in the semifinal is stellar. It's fair to interpret the result as Dalhousie rallying after a close call.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETwo other men's playoff games on Saturday were one-point games, including \u003Cb\u003EMike L'Africain \u003C\/b\u003Edonning his Superman cape to save No. 2 Ottawa's season while Dalhousie had a survive-and-advance deal through Saint Mary's bricking a free throw with zeroes on the clock in the second AUS semifinal. Meantime, exalt the Explorer! \u003Cb\u003EMegan Wood\u003C\/b\u003E went off for 34 points and the Grant MacEwan Griffins are going to their first Canada West Final Four.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Cliff Notes on what happened for the few, the proud, on the Path to Point Grey and the Battle for Freddy Beach (patents pending).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAUS championship\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E— UPEI-Dalhousie (Sunday)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETigers go back to nationals — \u003C\/b\u003EDal survived a physical test from the rugged UPEI Panthers, and pulled out the narrow victory after trailing inside of the 80-second mark in regulation. Rick Plato's team had all five starters in double digits, and survived having 6-foot-2 forward Kashrell Lawrence foul out. Guards \u003Cb\u003ECedric Sanago\u003C\/b\u003E and\u003Cb\u003E Jarred Reid\u003C\/b\u003E made a difference, since they combined for 23 points on a 69.2% eFG.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDalhousie is a throwback team, with 6-5 \u003Cb\u003ESven Stammberger\u003C\/b\u003E being the only starter above 6-2. Yet they took 15 O-boards on Sunday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOUA Final Four\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E— Windsor-Ryerson, Carleton-Ottawa (Friday and Saturday, Ryerson)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWindsor crashes the party —\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Winners go to the Final 8 and the others play for bronze and a likely wild-ticket to Vancouver. A pair of one-point finishes made that possible.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETwo years in a row, \u0026nbsp;Campbell, et al., ended McMaster's season on its home floor. There is little more noble than a fifth-year who will not let her or his tenure end, and Campbell went for \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/canhoopsca.wordpress.com\/2016\/03\/05\/oua-lancers-do-it-again-at-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E33 on 58.7% eFG to help short-benched Windsor prevail 79-78\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Lancers basically cut down to a six-man rotation, but let's not spoil it by wondering what the chance (slim, probably) is of that working against Ryerson at the MAC next Friday. Campbell has been superlative; he also had a 37-10-5-4 line (with 66.7% eFG) against Laurentian on Wednesday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EL'Africain rescues Ottawa — \u003C\/b\u003EIt was hardly an auspicious outcome for No. 2 Ottawa, which eked past upstart Queen's 73-72 by the margin of fifth-year point guard \u003Cb\u003EMike L'Africain\u003C\/b\u003E's layin with 1.1 seconds left.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe telltale stat: L'Africain, who scored 27 points on a 48.1% eFG and\u003Cb\u003E Caleb Agada\u003C\/b\u003E, who had the 18-point, 15-rebound double-double but was 30.4% eFG, took \u003Ci\u003Enearly two-thirds \u003C\/i\u003Eof Ottawa's shots. This is a callback to a discomfiting pattern Ottawa had late last season when they weren't as able to share the ball successfully; it started sticking. The upshot is this game is behind them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQueen's, by most accounts, defended well all night. It was just that on the Gee-Gees' last possession, with a midcourt inbound, the Gaels' scrappy on-ball defender Sammy Ayisi just wasn't able to deny L'Africain the ball. That allowed the fifth-year point guard to get to the cup and keep Ottawa alive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EL'Africain also hit a buzzer shot at the end of the first half. Queen's, with \u003Cb\u003ESukhpreet Singh\u003C\/b\u003E putting his team on his shounders and tallying 19, made a game of it. No doubt it hurts to come that close, but \u003Cb\u003EStephan Barrie \u003C\/b\u003Eis building something promising at Queen's, which is a historic underachiever on the men's side.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt would have been Queen's biggest win since 2000, when John Purdy and Derek Richardson spurred a quarter-final upset of nationally ranked Ryerson. That was so long ago that the OUA East and OUA West didn't even play in the regular season and only came together for the Wilson Cup.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Ravens routed Brock 90-52; the spread was 20 after a quarter and 24 by halftime. One shouldn't take the point spread as an indicator of anything. Brock was really just happy to be there and Carleton pounced on an undermanned opponent.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECanada West Final Four\u0026nbsp;— Manitoba-Calgary, UBC-Thompson Rivers\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBisons lean and mean\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E— Manitoba coach \u003Cb\u003EKirby Schepp \u003C\/b\u003Erecently shared a Bisons best-of highlight video and, man, that is an athletic starting five. Quick, explosive to the hoop, able to shoot the three. Alas, since a precedent was set by concern-trolling about Windsor getting one bench point in their quarter-final win, it must be pointed out \u003Cb\u003EA.J. Basi\u003C\/b\u003E (40 minutes),\u003Cb\u003E Keith Omoerah\u003C\/b\u003E (40), \u003Cb\u003EJustus Alleyn\u003C\/b\u003E (38) and\u003Cb\u003E Wyatt Anders\u003C\/b\u003E (37) all went long in the 77-72 OT clincher against Fraser Valley. The Bisons also overcame 25 turnovers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETop four go through — \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EThompson Rivers survived getting extended by Regina, coming through in the clincher through double-doubles from \u003Cb\u003EVolodymyr Iegorov \u003C\/b\u003E(21 and 14 boards, 55.6% eFG) and \u003Cb\u003EJosh Wolfram\u003C\/b\u003E (15 apiece, only 33.3% eFG). Thompson Rivers reduced Regina to some Costanza-ian chucking of 32.7% eFG, including 7-of-35 from downtown. Trying that many threes probably explained the 20-plus offensive rebounds allowed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWomen\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAUS championship: Saint Mary's\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHuskies — \u003C\/b\u003EShout-out to Huskies sixth woman \u003Cb\u003EJenny Lewis\u003C\/b\u003E for hooping 29 in 34 minutes across the two playoff games, including Sunday's 63-49 win against Cape Breton.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Capers' best inside presence, Alison Keough, was limited to three minutes of court time. Sounds like an injury deal..\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOUA Final Four: Windsor-Ryerson, McMaster-Ottawa (at Ottawa, Friday and Saturday)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELancers' reign lasts another six days \u0026nbsp;at least — Chantal Vallée\u003C\/b\u003E's charges put up 16 fewer shots than host Carleton and yet won by 15 points, pulling away in the fourth for a 63-48 victory. Low post stalwart\u003Cb\u003E Cheyanne Roger \u003C\/b\u003Ehelped Windsor stay in the hunt while it played from behind during the first 20 minutes, and finished with 17 points, 10 boards and five blocked shots.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERyerson likes to get out and run, and that might not be Windsor's game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton hit 27.4% on two-pointers. That is, how do you say, not good. It is impolitic to harp on this whilst discussing a a 15-point game, but the end of the first half was odd and off-putting. Carleton, up four, took possession with 15 seconds left. Instead of playing for one shot, Carleton's\u003Cb\u003E Elizabeth Leblanc \u003C\/b\u003Edrove for a layup with about nine seconds on the clock. The Lancers rebounded, ran the floor and got some hidden offence from two free throws. That four-point swing didn't necessarily dictate what happened in the second 20 minutes, of course.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe OUA does not have a stronger wild-card argument than Canada West.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECanada West: Alberta-Saskatchewan, Regina-MacEwan (at Saskatchewan, Friday and Saturday)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWe flew 1,000 kilometres for this? — \u003C\/b\u003EIt is a small \u0026nbsp;sample, granted, but the home teams went 8-0 this week. On the men's side, 8-1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnyone else like the notion of Canada West copying the AUS model of combining the women's and men's tournaments, except having subregionals to decide each nationals berth? It would be more cost-effective and more media-friendly, and rarely can you feed those two birds with one scone.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAgain, though, after the wrangling that went into the last realignment, it's doubtful they want to go there again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGood Griffs\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EWood, of course, averaged 18.7 in regular-season play but scored more than 25 only once. The Griffin who can \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.edmontonsun.com\/2016\/02\/19\/macewan-griffins-womens-basketball-team-clinches-first-in-canada-west-explorers-division\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eshoot the ball from anywhere\u003C\/a\u003E\" carried her side as MacEwan advanced to their first Final Four.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo there is a chance of a Battle of Saskatchewan for the Canada West banner and higher Final 8 seed, and a Battle of Edmonton for bronze and the wild-card ticket for the Final 8.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQuebec's final fours are next weekend. McGill is not going to lose either.\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7946050246252963415\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/basketball-aus-canada-west-oua-thread.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7946050246252963415"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7946050246252963415"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/basketball-aus-canada-west-oua-thread.html","title":"Basketball: Dalhousie gets it done, repeats in AUS; MacEwan Griffins game away from W-Final 8"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2679112329787319288"},"published":{"$t":"2016-02-28T15:53:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-05T08:42:41.201-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bisons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Capers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ottawa Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bracketology: Ryerson, Ottawa and Carleton, and the first shall be third, and vice-versa"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Warning: contents of post might be considered hot takes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe have reached the point where form and history are in conflict in the Power Conference. With Ryerson holding the No. 1 seed for the OUA Wilson Cup, it sets up that Ottawa will likely have to defeat Carleton for the third time in a row in order to directly qualify for the Final 8. When was the last time a team did that against Carleton?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith that in mind, one should not presume to go all What We Learned while \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/02\/bracketology-first-stab-at-projecting.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eslotting eight teams into the men's basketball CIS Final 8\u003C\/a\u003E. The OUA has a No. 1 playoff seed that is No. 3 in the coaches' poll and was last seen running fifth-year guard \u003Cb\u003EAaron Best\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/oua.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2015-16\/boxscores\/20160227_x6uq.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efor 40 minutes in order to secure a nine-point win against York, the worst team in the OUA playoffs\u003C\/a\u003E. (Ryerson also needed \u003Ci\u003Et\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=54DifLTnqTU\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewo \u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=54DifLTnqTU\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ebuzzer triples in the second half to escape with a two-point victory on Friday against Queen's\u003C\/a\u003E, whose starting five probably consists of\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Sukhpreet Singh\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;and four Commerce majors named Tanner, Taylor, Travis and Tyler from 'just outside Toronto.')\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton is No. 1 in the country but No. 3 for the playoffs and is also 0-3 against the Gee-Gees and Rams, but those games were three weeks ago.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe AUS, as per \u003Ci\u003Euje\u003C\/i\u003E, seems like anyone's game; Dalhousie won as the underdog last season and now gets cast as the overdog after winning a very balanced conference with \u003Cb\u003ERick Plato\u003C\/b\u003E's old-school tempo-slowing style. (Per game, the Tigers took six fewer shots per game than anyone else down East, and allowed 8½ fewer points.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EBy now, all of you are all familiar with \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.cis-sic.ca\/information\/members_info\/pdfs\/pdf_playing_regs\/15-16\/Basketball_-M-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ERule 4.2.4, which mandates that a conference champion cannot be seeded lower than sixth\u003C\/a\u003E. This is also known as the, \"We Won Our Conference And All We Got Was A Lesson From Carleton, And A Consolation Game\" rule. You have also been around the block enough times to know that the UBC Thunderbirds will be placed in the most sales-driven seed, which likely means No. 5.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo quote the guy who taught another Plato, the only knowledge is knowing you know nothing. Then again, I bet on the Oklahoma City Thunder for a push against \u003Cb\u003EStephen Curry \u003C\/b\u003Eon Saturday night. Lo and behold, three-point underdog OKC made sure that Golden State did not cover the spread. \u003Ci\u003ESo there. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWell, here goes nothing:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (OUA Wilson Cup champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EGive a good team enough chances to learn how to close out fourth quarters, and eventually they will.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyerson (OUA runner-up)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThe Rams have not really cemented lead-horse status going into the playoffs. The ATC should take in that stabilizing force \u003Cb\u003EJuwon Grannum \u003C\/b\u003Ehas only played 36 minutes across the past five games due to injuries. It also means that anyone intuiting that history says it might be tough for Ottawa to beat Carleton, thrice, also has to concede the point that it would be about as tough for Ryerson to defeat Ottawa, twice in a row. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConsider this is a noncommittal attempt to split the difference. If it was a layup attempt, Ryerson's \u003Cb\u003EKadeem Green \u003C\/b\u003Ewould block and redirect the ball for an outlet pass.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary Dinos (Canada West champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ENothing has really happened to indicate it will be any different. Can't cast aspersions on the Dinos while the top six seeds await winners CW's play-in series.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EP.S.: Go Griffins and Wesmen!\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill Redmen (RSEQ champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ENothing new to add other than Dave DeAveiro's crew has won four in a row and wrapped up RSEQ Final Four\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC Thunderbirds (host)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ESee what was said above UBC getting the pragmatic treatment from the organizers. The 'Birds will surely play that late quarter-final on Thursday night. That would mean the top seed out of Ontario, which already had a tantamount four-hour time zone change with the combination of Daylight Savings (March 13) and the cross-Canada trip, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2016\/championship\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewill play in a 9 p.m. ET\u0026nbsp;quarter-final and 8:30 p.m.. ET \u0026nbsp;semifinal\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe geographical bias went the other way almost exclusively for generations, so that's not a complaint. Just a consideration.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia Axemen (AUS champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThe best conference playoffs in the country have the dominoes arranged in a fun way, as always. \u003Cb\u003EJavon Masters \u003C\/b\u003Eand the fourth-seeded UNB Varsity Reds are the 4 seed; if they keep their composure, they can get by Saint Mary's on Friday. Acadia winning against Cape Breton, the Power That Is \u003Cb\u003EMeshack Lufile \u003C\/b\u003Enotwithstanding, is the form pick in the 6 vs. 3 quarter-final since the Axemen won 3-of-4.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat would set up a great set of semifinals: AUS scoring champ Masters and the V-Reds against the tenacious, defend-all-day Dalhousie Tigers; Acadia taking on their old friends \u003Cb\u003ETyler Scott\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EBradley States\u003C\/b\u003E of UPEI. I am little fixated on the fact that Acadia limited AUS foes to 32 per cent from three-point land. \u003Ci\u003EIf they defend, they can do it.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Panthers swept a two-game set from Acadia recently, but the fouls were 45-27 in their favour that weekend on Prince Edward Island. \u003Ci\u003EWhat happens in a mainland matchup?\u003C\/i\u003E Anyway, one over-simplification from Upper Canada is that an Acadia\/UPEI winner rides the momentum to the conference banner. This a conference that is never that simple; it is the CIS equivalent to a lovable, one-bid D1 mid-major that's much more watchable during Conference Championship Week than any Power Five conference that's thrown together for football purposes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDalhousie is the best defensive ball club, though, and that is why it is top seed and the default pick to go to the Left Coast.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton Ravens (at large; OUA bronze medal)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThere is no road map for how the behemoth off of Bronson Ave. will react if it loses a go-to-nationals OUA semifinal and has to regroup for the OUA bronze game in fewer than 24 hours' time. Carleton has never had to play a bronze game during their entire dynasty.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe men's basketball solons were still holding out on a Final 8 bronze game when the Ravens lost national semifinals in both 2008 and '10. In 2006, they lost to \u003Cb\u003ETut Ruach \u003C\/b\u003Eand the York Lions in the OUA East semifinal with\u003Cb\u003E Aaron Doornekamp \u003C\/b\u003Eout with a sprained ankle. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2006_CIS_Men%27s_Basketball_Championship\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAfter getting the wild card and a No. 3 seed, they beat UQAM, Cape Breton and Victoria by a combined margin of 21 points for National Title No. 4\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBesides, Final 8 wild-card implications mean that bronze-medal games at provincials are much different than those at nationals. Carleton beat McMaster on the road on Feb. 13, so they get a tentative benefit of the doubt.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EManitoba Bisons (Canada West auto berth)\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EThe great \u003Cb\u003EWayne Thomas\u003C\/b\u003E has all the Canada West playoff coverage one could ever desire. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/canadawesthoops.com\/play-off-schedule-all-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPoring over the bracket that Thomas posted\u003C\/a\u003E, the one thought is that less is more when it comes to the student-athlete experience.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn other words, Canada West spends a lot\u0026nbsp;of miles in the air and nights in a hotel on a postseason that is stacked against lower seeds and not overly media-friendly. The lower seeds have to travel a province or three to beat\u0026nbsp;a team twice in three falls on its own floor, then travel again to win a go-to-nationals semifinal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECanada West is probably sated with realignment. I also happen to like-like the whole Explorers and Pioneers idea, even if it was made at the point of the 'UBC is going to take its ball and bolt for the NCAA' gun.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWould it not make more sense, especially to a media partner such as Shaw, to just blow the dust off the GPAC and have two single-site final fours for the berths? Let each team have a banner as Canada West co-champion and week off for reading in the physiotherapy room.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECircling back, if all top four seeds go through, the CW Final Four is Manitoba-Calgary and Thompson Rivers-UBC. \u003Cb\u003EKirby Schepp\u003C\/b\u003E's Bisons rate a good chance at winning at least one game against that field.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003EI consider myself shockproof; the only shock could come from being proven correct.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/2679112329787319288\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/02\/bracketology-ryerson-ottawa-and.html#comment-form","title":"16 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2679112329787319288"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2679112329787319288"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/02\/bracketology-ryerson-ottawa-and.html","title":"Bracketology: Ryerson, Ottawa and Carleton, and the first shall be third, and vice-versa"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"16"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8029703686305835815"},"published":{"$t":"2016-02-15T11:28:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-02-15T18:35:05.571-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bisons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Final 8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marauders"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ottawa Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Bracketology: First stab at projecting CIS Final 8 men's seeds"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Alternate title: \u003Ci\u003EHow Do You Solve A Problem Like UBC?\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBy now, astute fans of our Canadian university basketball have the gist of men's CIS Final 8 seeding. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.cis-sic.ca\/information\/members_info\/pdfs\/pdf_playing_regs\/15-16\/Basketball_-M-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EConference champs cannot be seeded lower than No. 6\u003C\/a\u003E, even if they were unranked before getting hot for two games at the RSEQ Final Four or for three in the AUS Final 6. Matchups of teams from the same conference are allowable; after all Ryerson and Windsor met in the 7 vs. 2 quarter-final last season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis exercise assumes no upsets, so here's a first crack at Nate Silver-ing the seeding for five weeks from now:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERyerson (OUA champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThe Rams \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cishoops.ca\/mbb2015\/ouarpi-scenario.php?Gender=MBB\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eproject for top spot in the OUA RPI \u003C\/a\u003Eand the home-floor advantage throughout the Wilson Cup playoffs. They will be awfully tough in that environment, especially now that the RU community has really come down with Rams Fever.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOttawa (OUA runner-up)\u0026nbsp;—\u003C\/b\u003E Some shine probably came off Ottawa with that split weekend against the Central's 1-2 punch. Overall, \u003Cb\u003EJames Derouin\u003C\/b\u003E's crew is 23-4 in CIS play \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cishoops.ca\/mbb2015\/cissrs.php\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewith the fourth-toughest strength of schedule among the 47 hooping schools\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary (Canada West champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EForm pick from a fellow who is only following C-Dub from afar. There should be no way the conference's champion, or best team, gets in ahead of the OUA's two best if the Eastern bastards don't have any true upsets in the early rounds.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcGill (RSEQ champion)\u0026nbsp;— David DeAviero\u003C\/b\u003E's Redmen will complete a cycle of road wins against the other four Q schools if they defeat Laval on Friday. McGill has only three league games left before the RSEQ Final Four. They go nine deep and that Ottawa win, even if was in October, left a powerful impression.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC (host)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EAh, there is the rub: a tournament in Vancouver will need some local interest to have any hope of getting traction the way the 2015 nationals did in Toronto. And, even then, it might only go so far. That is why it figures that the Thunderbirds, albeit a \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blogs.theprovince.com\/2016\/02\/14\/howies-hamper-02-14-16-fab-four-moments-from-the-local-university-sports-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Egraduation-depleted\u003C\/a\u003E\" iteration with only three seasoned rotational players as per \u003Cb\u003EHoward Tsumura\u003C\/b\u003E, slide into a 5 seed against a team that will be three time zones from home.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat means McGill, or whoever wins the Q, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/en.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2016\/championship\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewould be tipping off at 11 p.m. Eastern on March 16\u003C\/a\u003E. Of course, Montreal's not really a late-night town.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDalhousie (AUS champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ENever take anything for granted with the AUS, since that first-round bye for the top two finishers seems to be a double-edged gift quite often. Dal is defending champ, so they are the default choice.\u0026nbsp;Selfishly, it would be fine if\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EJavon Masters\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;and UNB, who have played a tough schedule are a high-scoring team, somehow got hot in the playoffs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOver at CANHoops, there is a \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/canhoopsca.wordpress.com\/2016\/02\/15\/upei-follow-up\/?fb_action_ids=165813580465460\u0026amp;fb_action_types=news.publishes\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Elittle kerfuffle over a wholly factual post about how many more fouls are whistled on visiting teams than on the UPEI Panthers during games in Charlottetown\u003C\/a\u003E, going back across the last few seasons. For example, the Panthers, not that they haven't had full agency in their turnaround, have come out ahead in the fouls in 33 of their last 39 AUS games in Charlottetown. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne wonders how many of the Panthers fans carping about the article also had occasion \u0026nbsp;to read Wayne Kondro's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/cis_news\/2015-16\/releases\/officiatingcanada\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eexamination of the lack of training and travel support for Canadian basketball officials\u003C\/a\u003E. Kondro noted, \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/cis_news\/2015-16\/releases\/officiatingcanada\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EGames in PEI, for example, will never be called by officials from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or Newfoundland \u0026amp; Labrador\u003C\/a\u003E.\" Please understand highlighting that isn't meant to impugn anyone, but it's a reality there are probably only so many university basketball refs on Prince Edward Island.\" In other words, a nationwide problem might be particularly acute in that case.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf course, by the time that gets fixed, we'll have also have reversed climate change. Memorial University's definition of an assist will still be wonky, though.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnyhow, the AUS might be a four- or five-team derby come the first weekend of March. That very much includes UPEI, and generally if you have no skin in the game, selfishly root for a team that has gone the longest without a nationals visit. The Panthers last went in 2003.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcMaster (at large; OUA bronze medal)\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E—\u0026nbsp;Martin Timmerman\u003C\/b\u003E's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cishoops.ca\/mbb2015\/ouarpi-scenario.php?Gender=MBB\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewhat-if tool\u003C\/a\u003E, my new favourite toy, suggests the Marauders and Carleton Ravens might be on a collision course for an OUA quarter-final at the Ravens' Nest on Sat., Mar. 5. Presuming no outliers or WTF one-off upsets, Ryerson, Ottawa and Carleton would be seeded 1, 2 and 3 for the Wilson Cup playoffs. Brock and Windsor would slide into the 4-5 slots, with Mac at No. 6.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe rub with Carleton, who did look better last weekend, is that aside from that win against very young and very thin Brock, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cishoops.ca\/mbb2015\/cisteamgames.php?Team=Carleton\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E75 points seems to be their plateau against high-quality competition\u003C\/a\u003E. They have a lot of say over whether a game will go into the 80s, of course, but McMaster plays fast and pushes the pace. Just saying.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn any event, the wild card is coming from Ontario, again. Sorry, not sorry.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EManitoba (Canada West auto berth)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EThe Bisons are tied with UBC for the second-best 'last 10' record at 8-2, finishing 15-5 overall. They will have two weeks before hosting a best-of-3 quarter-final, meaning \u003Cb\u003EAJ Basi\u003C\/b\u003E,\u003Cb\u003E Keith Omoerah \u003C\/b\u003Eand everyone else should have plenty of juice in their legs to play three games in as many days if that's what asked of them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith UBC hosting nationals, the Canada West bronze-medal game is potentially a play-in game for the 7 or 8 seed.\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\/8029703686305835815\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/02\/bracketology-first-stab-at-projecting.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8029703686305835815"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8029703686305835815"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/02\/bracketology-first-stab-at-projecting.html","title":"Bracketology: First stab at projecting CIS Final 8 men's seeds"}],"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-8960359762952118130"},"published":{"$t":"2014-02-14T15:46:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-02-14T15:53:18.396-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update – Do you have an exit buddy?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003E(Longtime AUS hockey follower \u003Cb\u003EEric Drummie\u003C\/b\u003E has volunteered another report this week. Thanks Eric.)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith one week left, and only two games, we all know who is in the playoffs and who has the byes. But, we have no clue who will play who. Yet. We do know where each pair of teams sits – UNB and Acadia sit at the top with first-round byes, but first place is still up for grabs. UdeM and UPEI sit in third and fourth spot with UdeM having a one point lead and StFX and SMU sit fifth and sixth with StFX having a one point lead. So the playoff combinations are all still up for grabs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EV-Reds in cruise control\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother weekend and another two wins for the Varsity Reds. UNB drove uptown to play STU at the Grant*Harvey Centre on Friday where specialty teams was the order of the day. UNB scored two power-play goals and a shorty in a 6-1 win. STU spoiled the shutout bid for UNB rookie\u003Cb\u003E Joel Vienneau\u003C\/b\u003E with five minutes to go in the first. UNB broke open the 1-1 first period tie with a 4-goal second period and added another in the third. V-Red rookie sensations \u003Cb\u003EPhilippe Maillet\u003C\/b\u003E \u0026amp; \u003Cb\u003EPhilippe Halley\u003C\/b\u003E were the 1st and 2nd stars with three points each (2G,1A \u0026amp; 1G,2A respectively). Maillet leads all rookies with 37 points. The game went off the rails late in the third with 1:09 left. Once the roughing, hugging and #@* had finished, including a thrown water bottle from the STU bench to the UNB bench, each team had amassed close to 100 minutes in penalties. In the end, each team would lose a player for their next game (\u003Cb\u003EMike Thomas\u003C\/b\u003E for UNB and \u003Cb\u003EIan Saab\u003C\/b\u003E for STU).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe next night UNB was hosting a depleted UdeM team missing \u003Cb\u003EAlex Quesnel\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003EKevin Charland\u003C\/b\u003E (who each have missed over half the season), \u003Cb\u003ERemi Blanchard\u003C\/b\u003E, and \u003Cb\u003EMaxime Pilon\u003C\/b\u003E and\u003Cb\u003E Jean-Marc Leger\u003C\/b\u003E who were injured the night before in their game against UPEI. UNB outshot Moncton 15 to 5 in the first period but had nothing to show for it, but they would solve Adrien Lemay in the second with two goals and two more in the third period (two of which were on the power-play – a sight for sore eyes at the AUC). Final shots were 41-18 and the second shutout for returning veteran netminder \u003Cb\u003ECharles Lavign\u003C\/b\u003Ee. The win was Lavigne’s 15th of the season – one more than his 3-year career total at STU.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUNB ends the regular season on the road, and looking past their Friday match-up versus Dal, the final game of the season against Acadia is likely for first place in the AUS. With a 2-point lead, a UNB win or overtime loss will give them 1st; an Acadia win in regulation gives them 1st (Acadia has the tie-breaker). UNB lost their last game in Wolfville (5-1 on Nov. 30th ) and since these teams are likely to meet in the conference finals home ice might be the difference.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn the team front, recruited forward \u003Cb\u003EJP Labardo\u003C\/b\u003E did not play in the second half and has officially left the team for “other options” and University Cup MVP \u003Cb\u003ETyler Carroll\u003C\/b\u003E took the pregame skate versus UdeM, but did not play, but looks to be close to game shape. Defenceman \u003Cb\u003ETim Primao\u003C\/b\u003E has being playing forward on the 4th line as UNB goes with 3 pairs of D in the home stretch.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia returns to form\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere have been some bumps on the road for Acadia, but last weekend they returned to form with a win on the road in Halifax versus SMU and returned home to easily defeat last place Dalhousie. The Axemen were down 2-0 early in the 2nd period on Friday night, but three unanswered goals later they were in the lead 3-2 and added two more in the 3rd for a 5-2 win. An easy 6-1 win on Saturday over Dal allowed them to keep pace with UNB and sets up the final game of the year as a winner take all (almost: a UNB loss in OT gives them first).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELiam Heelis\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EMike Cazzola\u003C\/b\u003E remain 1-2 in scoring with 42 and 40 points respectively, and are the first to cross the 40-point mark. UNB’s Maillet and \u003Cb\u003EChris Culligan \u003C\/b\u003Eare tied with 37 points for 3rd spot going into the last weekend of the season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUdeM looking for some cat-nip\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;A short 2-game losing streak now has les Aigles Bleus looking in their rear-view mirror as UPEI has cut their lead to one point for third place in the standings. Their biggest loss came at home on Friday as they lost a tight game to rival UPEI. Moncton scored first early in the third period, but were unable to hold on and the Panthers scored three goals (one at 12 minutes and the last two in the last 3 minutes of the game) to win it 3-1. Moncton lost two players to injury during the game and neither returned the next night to play against UNB (Pilon and Leger).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe next night a depleted roster had to take on UNB and strong play of Lemay kept them in it, but it’s hard to with a short bench and only 18 shots in the game. If there is an ‘up’ side to their woes it is that UPEI has the potentially harder final weekend. Moncton has to play Acadia on Friday, in Wolfville, but have taken their last two games against the Axemen (a 6-5 OT win at home and a 4-3 OT win back in November in Wolfville). They end the season against lowly Dal, which might be the two points they need to stay in third place.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERegardless, they do have home ice wrapped up for the first round and they will play either SMU or StFX. The advantage of third place is that if you advance to the second round of the playoffs you don’t have to play the #1 team coming off their bye. If Moncton should end-up tied with UPEI, they would have the same 2-2-0 record and the same GF\/GA of 10\/10. The third tie-breaker is … well, the AUS is working on that as we type.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPanthers finally purring?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA uncharacteristic loss to Dal two weeks ago is the difference for UPEI; a win in that game and they would be in third place by one point, but instead they sit behind Moncton by one point. This came after a great effort versus Acadia, in Wolfville, which gave them a 5-2 win (and handed a two-point lead to UNB for first place).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELast weekend they did what they had to do in Moncton, winning a tight 3-1 game with three goals in the third period after Moncton had taken the lead two minutes into the period. The next night they were in Fredericton to play STU. Despite out-shooting the Tommies 51-23 (15-5 in the first periods) UPEI didn’t open the scoring until the second periods. STU would counter and they would enter the third period tied. UPEI scored two goals on 18 shots in the period and won 3-1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis weekend UPEI is hosting StFX and SMU, who are fighting for 5th spot. So, while PEI is fighting to get ahead of Moncton, StFX and SMU are fighting to get ahead of each other. No easy games here - the nod has to go to UPEI who are tough at home. In order to move up in the standings UPEI will likely have to win both games, as they have to expect Moncton to defeat Dal on Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EStFX – where did those mutant powers go?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe X-Men have faltered in the second half with only four wins and have only one win in their last six games (and that was agaisnt last place Dal). They are fighting off SMU for the last playoff spot. They are guaranteed a playoff spot, as DAL and STU have been eliminated, but they don’t have much to hang their cape on at this stage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere is no single element that is wrong with the X-Men: they averaged just under 3 goals a game in the past six games, but their defense is giving up close to 4 goals. They are middle of the pack for stats and such a team should probably be higher in the standings. Interesting to note that they have lost five 1-goal games to go along with their 2 OT losses.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESMU – mush, mush, there is still work to be done.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaint Mary’s will finish in 5th or 6th place and most of that depends on how they play this weekend against STU and UPEI. SMU hasn’t had the best schedule recently, having to play Moncton, UNB and Acadia over the past two weekends (all losses). But, the fourth game in their weekend series was a convincing 7-3 win over StFX to cut the X-Men’s lead to one point for 5th place as StFX has also been having a tough two-week stint.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe possible key to SMU’s success, or the reason for their fall from last year’s AUS runner-ups and U-Cup silver medalists, could be their power play. Last year they were tops in the conference with a PP% of 23.1 for 37 goals; this year it’s in last place - 10.4% and 14 goals. A 23-goal difference is close to a goal-a-game not on the board (important when you have four 1-goal losses on your season).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003ETommies keep pushing, but pushing up hill is always hard\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTU played the cross-campus rivals last weekend and lost 6-1 to UNB. The first period (which was called extremely tight by the officials) ended tied 1-1, but a four-goal 2nd period ended STU’s night (with UNB scoring again in the 3rd). Tempers flared late in the third period with close to 100 minutes in penalties. Ian Saab will miss the game against UPEI as a result of a match penalty . STU did a good job of forcing UNB to outside and blocking the cross ice passes that the V-Reds prefer to make. They held UNB to 22 shots in the game, which is something when you consider UNB averages 35 shots per night.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was a far different game the next night as STU gave up 51 shots to UPEI, but had a better overall result. There was no score in the first, and a 1-1 tie going into the third period. The Tommies just couldn’t hold on as they gave up 2 goals on 17 shots in the period. STU had their changes in this one. The game got chippy in the second period - halfway through the period a pushing–and–shoving match resulted in two 10-minute misconducts for both teams. Later in the period UPEI rookie forward Brock Beukeboom was assessed a five-minute major for charging and STU was on a five-minute power play. The period ended with Jonathan Bonneau getting a two-minute call at the horn which nullified the PP and the teams would start the 3rd period 4-on-4. UPEI scored 1:34 into the 3rd period while 4-on-4 and would increase their lead with a PP marker at 10:11. Would’a, could’a, should’a: a STU power play goal during that major would have given them the lead and then you’re in a new game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTU ends the season hosting StFX and SMU. Could STU be a spoiler be in the making? This season STU has four wins over Dal, a surprising win over UNB and a first-half win at home versus StFX. Both StFX and SMU are in race for 5th place, so nothing is going to come easy for STU on the last weekend of the season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETigers with few claws\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Dal Tigers lost a close game against StFX on Friday night. They scored first only to end the period tied. They took the lead again in the third only to have StFX tie it again then take the lead two minutes later with seven minutes left in the game. Dal had just 6 shots in the 3rd period.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe last weekend of the season will likely not be kind to the Tigers. They first play UNB on Friday then Moncton on Saturday. #1 (CIS #2) and #3 (CIS #10), back-to-back, with both opponents needing wins over Dal to maintain their slim points leads over their rivals in the standings. Dal upset UNB two years ago in the second last weekend of the season (3-2 in an overtime shootout that went eight rounds), but their win over UPEI on Feb. 1st might have been their last hurrah this season. \u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/8960359762952118130\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-do-you.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8960359762952118130"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8960359762952118130"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-do-you.html","title":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update – Do you have an exit buddy?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-6795779968820879482"},"published":{"$t":"2014-02-12T13:02:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-06-21T21:58:12.518-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball Week In Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Capers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Citadins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Martlets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sea-Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thunderwolves"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vikes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Voyageurs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Warriors"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WolfPack"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Basketball: Week In Review, Feb. 5–9"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003ENext in a series of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/kenpom.com\/\"\u003Ekenpom-inspired\u003C\/a\u003E Week in Review. Through games on Sunday.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest upsets\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. MBB: TRU (26%) over Victoria, Friday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140207_vdh6.xml\"\u003Ebox\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Ta'Quan Zimmerman gives the people what they want. 14-29 shooting, three 3s, 31 points. Add in nine rebounds, four assists and a lone turnover. Kid can hoop, and his effort led Thompson Rivers to the win over the No. 4 ranked Victoria Vikes. The 82 points on 71 possessions from TRU is the impressive number here, because Victoria had the best DRtg in the conference, at 87.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. MBB: Memorial (22%) over Dalhousie, Saturday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140208_s1qb.xml\"\u003Ebox\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. The box score from this one is bizarre. Dalhousie shot 28 per cent and only lost by five. They only had five turnovers though, which is why the margin was so slim. No standout performers on either side \u0026mdash; Memorial was just efficient. Caleb Gould had 15 points on 7-10 shooting while also snagging 12 rebounds. The win doesn't do much for the standings, as Memorial is 2-14 and Dalhousie is 4-12. Interesting note: Jacob Hynes of Memorial played 27 minutes and did not attempt a field goal. He split a pair of free throws, grabbed three rebounds, an assist and a block. Unsurprisingly, he has the lowest usage rate (5.6%) in the country.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECrazy comebacks\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThe teams who should have lost, but didn't.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E4. MBB: McGill (4.1%) over UQAM, Saturday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140208_1727.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Fairly close game throughout, but a Simon Bibeau three with seven seconds left tied the game and sent it to overtime. The low point for McGill was just before nailing that three. They went on to outscore UQAM 7-5 in the OT period and won 78-76.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. WBB: Laurier (3.9%) over Lakehead, Friday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/wbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140207_m1pl.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Lakehead continues their 2014 surge and nearly swept the Golden Hawks this weekend. Laurier was able to steal the first game on the double-header, despite being down 30-16 with 7:27 left in the first half. The Golden Hawks didn't just win; they were actually able to come back and hold the lead going into the locker room, dropping 28 points in the quarter. The OUA West continues to be the strangest conference in women's hoops.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lrI4NG5JMHY\/UvmwK2OaSSI\/AAAAAAAABQc\/q-wUnsy6NPk\/s1600\/WBB_UNB_CBU_WP_20140207.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lrI4NG5JMHY\/UvmwK2OaSSI\/AAAAAAAABQc\/q-wUnsy6NPk\/s1600\/WBB_UNB_CBU_WP_20140207.png\" height=\"193\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWBB: UNB 57 at Cape Breton 62 (OT) (Feb. 7, 2014)\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. MBB: Waterloo (3.6%) over Western, Saturday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140208_yega.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. It has to be a frustrating season for fans of the Western Mustangs, who have not shown any consistency this year. They lost to Waterloo in crazy fashion, allowing the game to go to overtime. The play-by-play is inaccurate, so it's hard to tell exactly what happened, but the low point was with Waterloo down by two late in the fourth. Warrior guard Mike Helsby knocked down a two-pointer to knot it at 71, and Waterloo would prevail in OT. Western's Eric McDonald missed a tying free throw late, and Greg Morrow missed the ensuing putback. So it goes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. WBB: Cape Breton (\u0026lt;0.1%) over UNB, Friday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/wbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140207_9mhs.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Down 13 with 4:27 to go, and their chances of winning basically at zero (see chart), Cape Breton mounted a ridiculous comeback, albeit in a low-scoring affair. With 29 seconds left, the Capers took a 50-49 lead. UNB tied it with a free throw, and yet again, the game headed to overtime. Free throws with 42 seconds left gave the Capers a one-point lead, and the Varsity Reds went cold for the rest of the game to concede the loss.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest changes in SRS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUp: Laurentian MBB (+3, 15 to 12) and Lakehead WBB (+3, 24 to 21)\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003ELaurentian has been inconsistent this year and most of that has to do with playing on the road. They are 3-6 away from Sudbury and 9-2 at home. They beat Ryerson this weekend, hanging 82 points on a team with a better defensive rating than Carleton. The Voyageurs probably have the best home atmosphere I have been to this year (and yes, I have been to Lakehead). The place is packed, the fans are loud and the players love it. Expect them to sink next week though, as they travel to Ottawa to take on the Gee-Gees and Ravens.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBeating a dead horse a bit here, but Lakehead is putting out a solid women's basketball product. Jylisa Williams is damn fun to watch and the team can get points from a handful of other players. The Thunderwolves let the first game against Laurier slip away, but they were able to win the second. Should they have completed the sweep, their ranking would have soared even higher. If they had Williams all season, the OUA West would be even more competitive than it already is. Scary thought.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDown: McGill MBB (11 to 15)\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003ECan we rally to rescind RSEQ's berth in the Final 8 this year? McGill seems likely to emerge from the conference, but they have not taken advantage of weaker teams. Their offense is 10th in ORtg and they play against a division that has not had anyone else sniff the top-ten rankings. Someone is going to miss out on the tournament so we can watch McGill get pummelled. This RSEQ rant is a recording.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESlowest game of the week: WBB UQAM at McGill, Thursday (66 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E62-59 is the final, and the teams combined for 39 turnovers. Probably not the game you would want to show someone who has never watched basketball before. Their rematch was just as slow. RSEQ hoops, you guys!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFastest game of the week: MBB SMU at UPEI, Saturday (96 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn a match-up of the No. 2 (UPEI) and No. 3 (SMU) teams in pace, 96 possessions should not come as a surprise. A 97-93 win for UPEI was the result, but SMU actually launched a late comeback attempt. Down 91-73 with 2:17 left, SMU went on a tear and made it a two-point game late. Not too surprising to see an up-tempo team put up points in a hurry, though.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETa'Quan Zimmerman Watch\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHave to give credit to Zimmerman this week for his performance over a fantastic defensive team. I talked about his stats in the win over Victoria early, but in the rematch, Zimmerman was just as impressive. He had 23 points on 9-17 shooting, including three of six from beyond the arc. Only four rebounds and two assists, but an efficient evening nonetheless. Thompson Rivers has just an outside shot of making the Final 8, but it would be fun to see what he could do on the national stage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBest games of the upcoming week\u003C\/b\u003E (all times Eastern)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAll listed games include webcast link.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: Western at Brock (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.brocktv.ca\/live\"\u003EWednesday, 6:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. This tilt is massive. Brock is tied at 11-9 with McMaster, and Mac has the tie-breaker in points. Western is sniffing Laurier, only one game behind. Brock needs to create separation to earn a home playoff game, but Western could get an important bye and home game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: Laurentian at Ottawa (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ssncanada.ca\/game\/5259\/\"\u003EFriday 8:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Ottawa's No. 2 seed is safe, but Laurentian could use a win over Ottawa to give themselves an outside shot of getting ahead of Ryerson. The Voyageurs are behind two games but they need this one to even have a chance.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: Saskatchewan at Alberta (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\"\u003EFriday 8:00pm, Saturday 7:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. A win for Saskatchewan would tie the two squads and give the Huskies some more credibility as a wild card bid. They have beat the better teams in the Pacific division, and splitting the games with Alberta \u0026mdash; the loss being a close one \u0026mdash; would be a positive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: Saskatchewan at Alberta (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\"\u003EFriday 10:00pm, Saturday 9:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Same schools, different teams. Saskatchewan peaked at No. 5 in the CIS rankings (now No. 9) and a win over Alberta would be beneficial to their playoff run. They can't get first place in the Prairie division, but they could at least raise some eyebrows about their chances at making the Final 8.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: Victoria at UBC (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\"\u003EFriday 11:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. UBC does not have many wins over good teams this year. They have a notable win over Saskatchewan, but a win over Victoria could put them over Thompson Rivers and help UBC avoid the Vikes in playoff action for as long as possible.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: Western at Laurier (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/links\/vwvtp0\"\u003ESaturday, 1:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. This could be the most important game in the OUA on Saturday. Should Western beat Brock and Mac beat Laurier, the teams would be tied for 2nd place. It would be a winner-take-all battle and an important one, because you get home-court advantage and a bye. Both teams have been shaky against the other playoff teams, so you can guarantee that they want to play as few games as possible in playoffs.\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\/6795779968820879482\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/basketball-week-in-review-feb-59.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6795779968820879482"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/6795779968820879482"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/basketball-week-in-review-feb-59.html","title":"Basketball: Week In Review, Feb. 5–9"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Scott Hastie"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08081415078301065374"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-lrI4NG5JMHY\/UvmwK2OaSSI\/AAAAAAAABQc\/q-wUnsy6NPk\/s72-c\/WBB_UNB_CBU_WP_20140207.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-3609830920048679549"},"published":{"$t":"2014-01-31T15:35:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-02-03T12:13:52.773-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axewomen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update – Like a broken record, it sounds the same each time"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003E(Longtime AUS hockey follower Eric Drummie has noticed that I have been very remiss with AUS men's hockey updates and volunteers his own report this week. Thanks Eric.)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETwo weeks ago the Acadia Axemen visited UNB for their second-half return trip with a three point lead over UNB in the AUS standings; however when they returned to Wolfville after their New Brunswick road trip they were tied for the lead. Not much has changed since then and the two remain atop the AUS standings.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe numerous hockey games his season that were rescheduled due to bad weather have all now been made-up and each team have now played 22 games with six to go in the regular season. Acadia and UNB have clinched playoff spots. No first-round byes have been clinched and the remaining playoff spots are up for grabs (except in Dal’s case, as they have been eliminated from the playoffs).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EV-Reds play to their opponents' level\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStill without UCup MVP \u003Cb\u003ETyler Carroll,\u003C\/b\u003E the V-Reds are the hottest team in the AUS and currently on a 7 game winning streak, but it hasn’t been easy of late. In the Acadia game awhile back UNB laid claim as the better team that night and pulled to within one point of first place, but had to climb back from two one-goal deficits on the way. With four goals in the 3rd period – the last three by UNB – they went on to win 5-3. The clincher for UNB was a short-handed goal by captain \u003Cb\u003EChris Culligan\u003C\/b\u003E. UNB has seen a dramatic increase in the number of SHG's – with none in the first 16 games of the season they now have\u0026nbsp; recorded 4 in their last 6 games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe following Tuesday, UNB was in Orono to play the University of Maine Black Bears. Unlike when StFX visited UMaine the previous week and lost 4-1, UNB got out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first period. The Black Bears battled back with one goal in the second and two goals in the third to tie the game and force overtime. UNB took a penalty late in the 3rd that carried over to OT which saw Maine captain, and Hobey Baker Candidate, \u003Cb\u003EDevin Shore\u003C\/b\u003E score. \u003Cb\u003EChris Culligan\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EAdrian Robertson\u003C\/b\u003E only played the first period; red-shirt \u003Cb\u003EBen Duffy\u003C\/b\u003E played in Culligan’s place on the top line with V-Red rookies and former Junior teammates \u003Cb\u003EPhillipe Maillet\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EPhillipe Halley\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELast weekend UNB needed two come-from-behind efforts to win against both STU in the 22nd annual \u003Ci\u003EMark Jeffrey Memorial Game\u003C\/i\u003E and on their road trip to PEI (in overtime) to keep pace with Acadia. Before the Jeffrey game \u003Cb\u003ENick MacNeil\u003C\/b\u003E was the recipient of UNB Hockey’s most prestigious award named after the former player and coach of UNB, but the star of the game was \u003Cb\u003EMaillet\u003C\/b\u003E who scored UNB’s first goal and assisted on the next three. A slow start for UNB saw them down two goals after the first period. A goalie change didn’t appear to help as rookie \u003Cb\u003EJoel Vienneau\u003C\/b\u003E replaced veteran \u003Cb\u003ECharles Lavigne\u003C\/b\u003E to start the second period and gave up a goal on STU’s first shot of the period. UNB would battle back with two power play goals and a shorty the rest of the way – taking the lead with four minutes remaining and sealing the victory with an empty net goal – the first UNB goal for rookie\u003Cb\u003E Dylan Willick\u003C\/b\u003E. Shots were 38-12 for UNB.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn the Island the story was much the same. UNB erased four one-goal deficits to force OT with 0.8 seconds left in the third (with Vienneau off for the extra attacker after making his first start against a team other than Dal). \u003Cb\u003EJordan Murray\u003C\/b\u003E scored the tying goal, and leads all AUS rookie D-men with 15 points to date (4h overall among D-men). \u003Cb\u003ECam Braes\u003C\/b\u003E scoring his conference-leading 6th game winning goal in OT. The night was a battle of specialty teams, or failure there-of, as UPEI had 3 power play goals on 8 tries while UNB was 0-8 on the PP. UNB is home this weekend to host SFX and SMU. UNB’s only lose this half was in their first game against SFX in Antigonish (where the team says they didn’t have a good game). The games won’t be easy as StFX is tied with SMU for 6th spot with 22 points – 3 points behind UPEI for 4th place.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - STU 4 @ UNB 6\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - UNB 5 @ UPEI 4 (OT)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAxemen hit a bump on the road\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt one point, prior to their visit to Fredericton two weeks ago, Acadia was on the road to being crowned AUS champions – well maybe the 2014 pennant winners. All that changed in a spirited and energized game. This night was one of UNB’s two Elementary School nights with the Aitken University Centre sold out and full of kids pumped up on sugar. \u003Cb\u003EMike Cazzola\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003ELiam Heelis\u003C\/b\u003E each had a goal and assist to maintain their scoring leads in the AUS conference. This was a physical game as UNB’s \u003Cb\u003EAdrian Robertson\u003C\/b\u003E delivered a hard check to former Junior teammate Heelis, resulting in a bloody nose and some heated exchanges between the benches (there was no penalty on the play). Coach \u003Cb\u003EDarren Burns\u003C\/b\u003E mentioned after the game that \"it definitely had a play-off feel\".\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe following night in Moncton was close to a disaster for the Axemen as they fell down 3-0 and 4-1 in the first period alone. Acadia would battle back and take the lead with 10 minutes left in the 3rd period, forcing UdeM to play catch up. Moncton scored two minutes later and would score early in OT, leaving Acadia with one point for the weekend and tied for 1st place. Blowing a chance to take control of the pennant race Acadia is now in a dog-fight with UNB.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELast weekend Acadia had an easy win over Dalhousie and the next night protected a 3-2 lead over StFX until the last minute of the game. The Axemen scored a short-handed goal (their conference-leading 8th) and the X-Men countered on the same power play 16 seconds later (with 13 seconds left in the game) to end the game 4-3.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - Acadia 7 @ Dal 2\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday – StFX 3 @ Acadia 4\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EStFX home-ice disadvantage?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESince their big weekend to start the second half with wins over UNB and Moncton, StFX has dropped faster than Wile E. Coyote’s anvil. They have one win in their last six games (plus a 4-1 loss to UMaine on the road in Orono) and where once their home record was 7-2 it is now 8-5 with their only win coming at home vs STU. They were a step ahead of Moncton for 3rd place at the Christmans break, but they are now tied with SMU for 6th, having been passed by both Moncton and UPEI. Unless STU catches lightning in a bottle, StFX will make the playoffs, but they will probably need to improve on their offense or tighten up on defence if they want to make it into the second round.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELast weekend they lost two tight games; SMU (in OT) and Acadia, with both ending 4-3. A 3-goal lead evaporated in the 3rd period in the SMU game and they were shutout during the shootout. \u003Cb\u003EJason Bast\u003C\/b\u003E leads the X-Men with 23 points, and Christmas addition \u003Cb\u003EBrandon Hynes \u003C\/b\u003Ehas 11 points in 8 games bringing some much need offence for a team that has only one player with 20+ points. Acadia has four, Moncton has 4 and UNB has close to 4.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - SMU 4 @ StFX 3 (OT-SO)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - SFX 3 @ Acadia 4\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWeather and home-ice woes\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Panthers had a good streak going in the middle of the month with wins over StFX, SMU and Moncton, but that all stopped when they ran into UNB on Saturday night. Despite having four UPEI leads in the game, UNB tied it up late and won it in overtime. This night was UPEI’s Alumni Night with a full rink and at times it looked like it was going to be UPEI’s game, but UNB ruined the party.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe weather hasn’t been very helpful for UPEI in their games against Moncton. The two games in the first half were moved to the second half due to the Confederation Bridge being closed. UPEI has lost both of these games (the first one at home on the 15th and the second one this past Wednesday in Moncton). These four points are the difference between UdeM and UPEI for 3rd place in the standings. UPEI’s home record is 5-6 while their road record is 6-5 leaving them at .500 with an 11-11 record. It doesn’t get any easier for the Panthers this weekend as they host Acadia and Dal. They will need the same effort they showed against UNB if they hope to defeat Acadia.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday – UdeM 1 @ UPEI 2\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday – UNB 5 @ UPEI 4 (OT)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWednesday – UPEI 2 @ UdeM 4\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWho are those guys in Bleu et Or shirts?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith all the attention UNB and Acadia have been getting Moncton has been ‘under the radar’ and sits comfortably in third place. They are 5-1 in their last six games including an OT win over Acadia two weeks ago and most recently on Wednesday night over UPEI (a rescheduled game from the first half due to weather closure of the Confederation Bridge). They have climbed back onto the CIS Top 10 at spot #10. \u003Cb\u003EEric Faille\u003C\/b\u003E leads the team with 31 points, but interesting enough has no game winning goals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis coming weekend UdeM play StFX and SMU (the same teams that UNB will be playing on opposite nights) and wins would solidify them in 3rd place. It won't be easy – as mentioned for UNB – these two teams are tied for 6th and need wins if they hipe to pass UPEI for 4th place.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - UdeM 1 @ UPEI 2\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday – UdeM 5 @ STU 1\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWednesday – UPEI 2 @ UdeM 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDoes the dog bite?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESMU is 4-4 after the break and is stuck as a result – not moving up or down. Their big game this past weekend was a 4-3 overtime-shootout win over StFX. SMU trailed by 3 at the start of the 3rd period. They scored in the first minute, at the five minute mark and again with only 20 seconds left (with an extra attacker). They played through the full ten-minute OT and won the shootout 1-0. When added to the win over Dal on Saturday it leaves SMU in a tie with SFX for 6th place. The win on Friday night gives them the tie-breaker over StFX despite one game left in the season series which might be needed to determine who finishes 5th.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis coming weekend they are on the road against Moncton and UNB which will be real tests. The team that can find a split (SFX or SMU) this weekend will have the upper hand going into the last two weekends.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - SMU 4 @ SFX 3 (OT-SO)\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - SMU 3 @ DAL 0\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESt. Thomas loses tough one\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe AUS is a tough league to play in and no one knows that more than STU. Two weeks ago they had a chance to close the gap on SMU but lost 4-0 on the road. This past week they had 3-0 and 4-2 leads over UNB only to see it disappear in the third period where the Tommies only had 1 shot to the V-Reds’ 16. Things didn’t get better when they hosted Moncton on Saturday with a 5-1 loss. STU isn’t eliminated yet from the playoffs but they will need a lot of help if they are to pass StFX or SMU. This weekend they are on the road to play Dal and Acadia.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - STU 4 @ UNB 6\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - UdeM 5 @ STU \u003C\/i\u003E1\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENowhere to go\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Dalhousie Tigers are having a bad year; there is no way to sugar-coat it. They are have been eliminated from the playoffs and are now playing for pride, such as late last season when they nipped UNB 3-2 in a shootout. Dal may have played spoiler with a 5-3 win over StFX two weeks ago, but since then they have only scored a total of four goals in their last four games. Top scorer for Dal is \u003Cb\u003EPatrick Daley\u003C\/b\u003E with 14 points, and he hasn’t played the last four games. The battle for the basement happens on Friday when they are in Fredericton to play STU, then off to the Island to play UPEI.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday – Dal 2 @ Acadia 7\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - Dal 0 @ SMU 3 \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\/3609830920048679549\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/01\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-like.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3609830920048679549"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3609830920048679549"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/01\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-like.html","title":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update – Like a broken record, it sounds the same each time"}],"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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2277815180962733631"},"published":{"$t":"2014-01-27T21:07:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-06-21T21:58:48.669-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Badgers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball Week In Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Capers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gaiters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gryphons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Redmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rouge et Or"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stingers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thunderwolves"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"WolfPack"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Basketball: Week in Review, Jan. 21–26"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003ENext in a series of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/kenpom.com\/blog\/index.php\/weblog\/entry\/week_in_review_1_10_1_16\"\u003Ekenpom-inspired\u003C\/a\u003E Week in Review ... \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest upsets\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. WBB: Lakehead (23%) over Brock, Saturday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/wbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140125_p0n7.xml\"\u003Ebox\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. There are so many storylines involved with this game. Starting with the positive: \u003Cb\u003EJylisa Williams\u003C\/b\u003E has been phenomenal in her short Thunderwolf career. Through six games, Williams is averaging 21.8 points per game on 45 per cent shooting, both \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/03\/calculated-reactions-top-ccaa-womens.html\"\u003Ebetter than expected\u003C\/a\u003E. She had 20 points in this 63-36 blowout, and grabbed 16 (!!!) rebounds. Williams is listed as a 5-8 guard, yet still outrebounded the Brock starters 16-10 on the game. As for the negatives, the Badgers are collapsing. They are 2-4 in 2014, have fallen out of the CIS top 10 and sit fifth in the OUA West. Topping it off is a recent feud between star \u003Cb\u003ENicole Rosenkranz\u003C\/b\u003E and head coach \u003Cb\u003ESi Khounviseth\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/brocktv.ca\/badgers-den-update-january-15th\/\"\u003Eafter Rosenkranz was benched in a loss to her former team\u003C\/a\u003E. While this Lakehead win seems like an upset now, it may not at the end of the season if they can finish above Brock.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. MBB: Concordia (22%) over McGill, Thursday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140123_qgud.xml\"\u003Ebox\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. The Redmen suffer another loss, again by the same formula. They conceded 33 free throws to Laval in their first loss and only shot 61.5 per cent themselves. Against Concordia, McGill gave the Stingers 20 attempts and they made 18 of them; McGill was just 18-for-28. \u003Cb\u003EVincent Dufort\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EDele Ogundokun\u003C\/b\u003E combined for 4-15 on the night, which is probably not what you want from your leading scorers.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECrazy comebacks\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-trJPi3eVmPI\/UucJ4uj4e-I\/AAAAAAAABP4\/SGWCidmepkQ\/s1600\/WBB_CBU_DAL_WP_20140125.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-trJPi3eVmPI\/UucJ4uj4e-I\/AAAAAAAABP4\/SGWCidmepkQ\/s320\/WBB_CBU_DAL_WP_20140125.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EWBB: Cape Breton 62 at Dalhousie 67 (Jan. 25, 2014)\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cb\u003E3. WBB: Laval (3.1%) over Bishop's, Saturday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/wbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140125_fxgo.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Bishop's had a 21-3 lead with 2:56 left in the first quarter, but Laval would not lay down. They used defence to claw their way back in, holding Bishop's to four points in the second quarter and six points in the fourth quarter. The Gaiters only made nine baskets after the first quarter and with 1:50 left in the third quarter, Laval took over and did not look back. Bishop's is 0-8 this season, so the comeback is really just sad more than anything.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. MBB: Guelph (2.7%) over Laurier, Saturday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140125_5kdt.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003Cb\u003EMax Allin\u003C\/b\u003E knocked down a free throw with 1:46 left in the third and Laurier took a 71-55 lead. It was the low point of the game for the rebuilding Guelph Gryphons, but they would rally back in a committee effort to get the three-point victory. \u003Cb\u003ETrevor Thompson\u003C\/b\u003E, a third-year forward, nailed four free throws in the final 68 seconds to put Guelph up 84-81. It was a wasted effort from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.chathamdailynews.ca\/2014\/01\/24\/allin-to-play-pro-basketball-in-australia\"\u003Ethe Australia-bound Allin\u003C\/a\u003E, who scored 33 points, including 6-9 from beyond the arc.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. WBB: Dalhousie (2.3%) over Cape Breton, Saturday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/wbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140125_6ksj.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. In a crucial game, Cape Breton seemed to have it in hand at the half, holding a 35-19 advantage. But Dalhousie shot 18\/28 in the second half, and that combined with a dry spell in the last 4:22 of the game for Cape Breton to give Dal the W. The Tigers would rally from 62-55 to win 67-62. The graph at right does a better job of showing how improbable the comeback was, on multiple occasions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest changes in SRS\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESRS, or Simple Ranking System, is the basis for our \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/p\/basketball-team-rankings.html\"\u003Ebasketball team rankings\u003C\/a\u003E. These teams moved the most in the rankings vs. last week.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUp: UBC MBB, +11 (27th to 16th).\u003C\/b\u003E UBC is on the upswing, with a 4-2 record in 2014, but they will still need a great playoff run if they want to make it to nationals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDown: UNB MBB, +14 (12th to 26th).\u003C\/b\u003E UNB dropping two games to UPEI is what sees the Varsity Reds plummet. Not a good time for that, with each their final five games being worth four points.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESlowest game of the week: MBB Concordia at McGill, Saturday (65 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis was not the comeback game, which was two days earlier. Instead, it was a 70-49 blowout for McGill. This is what you expect from the slowest and fourth-slowest teams in the country.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFastest game of the week: MBB Lakehead at Brock, Saturday (90 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETwo rebuilding \u0026mdash; or \"reloading\" if you ask Lakehead coach Scott Morrison \u0026mdash; teams playing at a wicked pace is not surprising. It's a good strategy: hope to catch a team on an off-night, then you shoot the lights out. And maybe, following the women's upset of the Badgers on the same night, Lakehead just wanted to get out of town before anyone noticed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETa'Quan Zimmerman Watch\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETa'Quan Zimmerman is your favourite CIS player; you just don't know it yet. He shoots at a ridiculous clip: 50.5 per cent overall, and 48.6 per cent from three. He is a junior college transfer and is simply playing out of his mind. He only shot 17-37 over the weekend, but had just had three turnovers total. The games over Trinity Western were critical too, because the squads were knotted at 7-7 before Thompson Rivers put together a sweep. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBest games of the upcoming week\u003C\/b\u003E (all times Eastern)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGames to watch for playoff implications, the closeness of the two teams competing, or the standout individual performances...\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: Acadia at UNB (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlanticuniversitysport.com\/links\/bewlnv\"\u003EFriday 7:00pm, Saturday 2:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. UNB could really flip the AUS on its head if they can beat Acadia twice, but even splitting the games would be a positive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: Ottawa at Ryerson (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/stats.oua.ca\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/ryerson.portal#\"\u003EFriday 8:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. This is the marquee match-up of the weekend, really. Ryerson could be an opponent for Ottawa in the playoffs, but the Rams have not looked the same this year and a home victory over Ottawa would be massive.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: Carleton at Ryerson (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/stats.oua.ca\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/ryerson.portal#\"\u003ESaturday 8:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Ryerson got tagged with a 118-65 loss last time around, though they did not have a full roster that game. There is potential for a revenge game, but it is unlikely, given that the Ravens have \u003Cb\u003EPhil Scrubb\u003C\/b\u003E and a cast of thousands.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: McGill at Bishop's (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/live.streamit.ca\/?player=2129\"\u003ESaturday 8:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. It's the second of a double-header and both teams are 6-2. The second game is listed because McGill's favoured in both so the home-court advantage for the Gaiters makes this one slightly more equal. It has the potential to be the most important conference game of the year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: Victoria at Lethbridge (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\"\u003ESaturday 9:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. If Lethbridge could add a win over Victoria, it would be their third regular season win over a top-ten ranked team. They have defeated Alberta and Saskatchewan before, but a third win over No. 3 UVic bodes well for their potential chances at a wild card berth.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: Winnipeg at TRU (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\"\u003ESaturday 10:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Ta'Quan Zimmerman takes on an average defence in the Winnipeg Wesmen. What's dangerous (or fun, depending on who you cheer for) is that Winnipeg gives up a three-point percentage of 37.7 per cent, tied for highest in the conference. Ta'Quan should be fun to watch.\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\/2277815180962733631\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/01\/basketball-week-in-review-jan-2126.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2277815180962733631"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2277815180962733631"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/01\/basketball-week-in-review-jan-2126.html","title":"Basketball: Week in Review, Jan. 21–26"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Scott Hastie"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08081415078301065374"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-trJPi3eVmPI\/UucJ4uj4e-I\/AAAAAAAABP4\/SGWCidmepkQ\/s72-c\/WBB_CBU_DAL_WP_20140125.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7901548626500082250"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-22T15:54:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-22T15:54:22.904-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Badgers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gryphons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Track and Field"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Warriors"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Women"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Track \u0026 Field: Gryphons start off with a bang!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The CIS track \u0026 field season officially kicked off on Friday, November 15th with the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.trackie.com\/track-and-field\/Results\/2013-zoltan-tenke-classic\/2390\/\"\u003EZoltan Tenke Classic\u003C\/a\u003E, hosted by the University of Guelph. The Classic is an annual but low-key event that opens up each season for the Guelph Gryphons, the powerhouse of CIS cross-country and track \u0026 field.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGuelph is coming off yet another successful cross-country season, as both the men's and women's teams took first place. Since head coach \u003Cb\u003EDave Scott-Thomas\u003C\/b\u003E took over the program in 2005, his teams have won eight consecutive cross-country national titles. Their winning ways on the trails have also carried over to the track. The men won national track \u0026 field titles in 2008, 2010 and 2013, while the women took home top honours in 2008. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlso at the meet along with the Gryphons were representatives from the Waterloo, Brock and a few independents \u0026mdash; all of whom were also kicking off their indoor seasons.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDue to the timing of the meet and the number of participants, there were only six track events; 60m, 1000m and 3000m for both men and women.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMeanwhile the field events (long jump, high jump, pole vault, weight throw and shot put) were mixed, which put the athletes in the unusual situation of having to compete against the opposite gender.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs expected, the hosts dominated, winning nine of the eleven events. The Gryphons won all of the female track events and swept the field events, but struggled by their standards in the male races.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMo Yassin\u003C\/b\u003E of Waterloo took home first place in the 60m dash. The third-year engineering student finished 6th last year at the OUA championships in that event.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn what was the most exciting race of the day, \u003Cb\u003ETommy Land\u003C\/b\u003E beat out Guelph teammate \u003Cb\u003EAdam Rowles\u003C\/b\u003E by one-hundredth of a second in the 1000m.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the 3000m, heavily favoured \u003Cb\u003EAaron Hendrikx\u003C\/b\u003E was upset by the relatively unknown \u003Cb\u003EMatt Jurysta\u003C\/b\u003E of \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/speedriver\"\u003ESpeed River TFC\u003C\/a\u003E. Hendrikx is considered one of the top distance runners in the country, winning the 2013 cross-country championships (he was also the CIS Male Athlete of the Week at the time of the race).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother surprise came in the weight throw, as \u003Cb\u003ESarah Dougherty\u003C\/b\u003E beat two male competitors to finish second. Her personal-best throw of 16.46 metres was just a bit too short to top fellow Gryphon \u003Cb\u003EBrent Roubos\u003C\/b\u003E’ mark of 16.63m.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe high jump was also an event of note. Rookie \u003Cb\u003ESean Cate\u003C\/b\u003E won with a jump of 2.07 metres which, according to the Gryphons’ website, is the second best mark in school history.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile Guelph was winning some serious hardware, nearly 1,800 kilometres away in Halifax, another meet was taking place. The Saint Mary’s Open started the year for athletes from Saint Mary’s, St. F-X, Dalhousie and Acadia. StFX won the event, but the Tigers had more first place finishes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUpcoming events on the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.trackie.com\/CIS\/TNF\/Calendar\/\"\u003ECIS track and field calendar\u003C\/a\u003E include:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENov. 29 – University of Toronto Blue and White\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENov. 30 – McGill Martlet Invitational\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENov. 30 – Western Season Opener\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ENov. 30 – York Xmas Open\u003C\/li\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\/7901548626500082250\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/track-field-gryphons-start-off-with-bang.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7901548626500082250"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7901548626500082250"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/track-field-gryphons-start-off-with-bang.html","title":"Track \u0026 Field: Gryphons start off with a bang!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Graham Neysmith"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18087411272443037026"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7145078500763189390"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-19T16:35:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-20T07:30:06.027-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - V-Reds no longer perfect"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The University of New Brunswick's men's hockey team is no longer \"perfect\". After seven straight wins the V-Reds lost a game Friday night in the three-man shootout phase, after a scoreless ten-minute overtime period. UNB is still in first place, just, with the surging Acadia Axemen - now the hottest team in the AUS conference - hard on their heels. The other big news this weekend was the number of rookie goalies picking up their first wins.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EImperfect V-Reds still a work in progress\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow that their winning streak has ended maybe we can look at UNB in a clearer light: this is not last season's Varsity Reds. Thirteen players from last year are no longer with the program; ten of whom dressed in that 2-0 University Cup win over Saint Mary's back in March. Ten. That's a lot of veteran experience in key roles to replace. There are ten new, or new-to-UNB, players on the roster this year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs well, UCup MVP \u003Cb\u003ETyler Carroll\u003C\/b\u003E has yet to play on captain\u003Cb\u003E Chris Culligan\u003C\/b\u003E's left wing in a conference game this season, which has forced the pass-first playmaker to put more of his shots on net for goals. Culligan has 8 goals and 3 assists so far this season; last year he had 4 goals and 27 assists. Defensively, UNB has been working in three new d-men with pretty heavy minutes and the odd gaffe. In nets, STU transfer \u003Cb\u003ECharles Lavigne\u003C\/b\u003E has certainly delivered as expected (well in this and a few other corners) while newcomer \u003Cb\u003EJoel Vienneau\u003C\/b\u003E just had his first start, and win, against Dalhousie.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis year's version of the V-Reds has its growing pains. Like the mental breakdowns in both the first and last minute of the second period versus Acadia that cost them two goals. Or a hot and cold power play (well actually, they experienced that often last season as well). Taking penalties while shorthanded (okay, that too happened last year). Like not burying a Tigers team that you were leading 4-0 at one point, while consistently shooting wide of the net.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHead coach \u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall\u003C\/b\u003E likes to talk about winning as a process - getting better every game, shift by shift, and all that. In the past the assembled media would usually just smile as that old bromide was trooped out, but this season it really does look to be mostly true, well certainly the work in progress bit.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - Acadia 4 @ UNB 3 (OTS)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - Dal 3 @ UNB 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAxemen are for real\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt took game 8 of their seasons before UNB and Acadia finally met. It was a very entertaining, wide open game to watch that probably gave ulcers to the coaches involved. Wide open, but not a ton of shots as both teams did a pretty good job of last-second shutdowns of shooting lanes and preventing second shots. \u003Cb\u003ELiam Heelis\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EMike Cazzola\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EBrett Thompson\u003C\/b\u003E put on a pretty good clinic on how they are the most dangerous line in the AUS this season, and they certainly make the most of opponents' miscues. Acadia never led against UNB, but kept managing to tie the game up, survived the overtime (thanks in large part to \u003Cb\u003EGeoff Schemitsch\u003C\/b\u003E blocking shot after shot on the PK) and then out-dueled UNB in the shootout. By the way, that was Acadia's first road win against UNB since the playoffs in 2006, so they were probably overdue.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday was different in that the Axemen took the first lead, and then kept retaking it in outlasting Moncton. This is proving to be a very dangerous team in close games (and good thing I had the \u003Cstrike\u003Eforesight\u003C\/strike\u003E luck to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-2013-14-aus-mens-hockey.html\"\u003Epick them for second place\u003C\/a\u003E!). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - Acadia 4 @ UNB 3 (OTS)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - Acadia 5 @ UdeM 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESurprise, StFX much better at home\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe X-Men have won four games at home, but only once on the road. That's why they now find themselves\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/mice\/2013-14\/standings\"\u003E just ahead of the pack in third place\u003C\/a\u003E, but falling behind UNB and Acadia. Friday they mounted a soul-crushing two-goal comeback against St. Thomas, while on Saturday they had a comfortable win against UPEI while out-shooting them 43-29. \u003Cb\u003EJarrad Struthers\u003C\/b\u003E had a big weekend for X, scoring a pair of goals on Friday and adding another brace on Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - STU 5 @ StFX 6 (OT)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - UPEI 1 @ StFX 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhile UPEI had a tough road weekend\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Panthers got off to a good start against the Huskies, and the perhaps understandably lost their focus when \u003Cb\u003EJordan Mayer\u003C\/b\u003E was hit hard by SMU captain \u003Cb\u003ELucas Bloodoff \u003C\/b\u003Eat 15:36, and after a long delay left the game on a stretcher. Bloodoff was assessed five and a game for boarding (similar to what happened to him twice at Nationals) and one wonders if there will be supplemental discipline (especially as UPEI was on the wrong side of a long \u003Cb\u003EMason Wilgosh\u003C\/b\u003E suspension last season). The good news was that Mayer was released from hospital the next day and by all reports is fine. [UPDATE: Well, apparently not completely fine. He does\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.pe.ca\/Sports\/Hockey\/2013-11-20\/article-3487337\/Panthers-to-host-Moncton-in-AUS-mens-hockey-without-sniper\/1?utm_source=twitterfeed\u0026amp;utm_medium=twitter\"\u003E have a head injury\u003C\/a\u003E and will miss Wednesday's game.]\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESMU scored four times in the second period while UPEI had no answer. The next night the Panthers were in tough against StFX, who fired 24 shots at Wayne Savage in the first period alone as they jumped all over them after their exciting win the night before.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - UPEI 2 @ SMU 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - UPEI 1 @ StFX 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGood and and not so good weekend for Aigles Bleus\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday Moncton were all over visiting Dal. In a great team effort seven different goal scorers found the back of the net and rookie \u003Cb\u003EJonathan Connelly\u003C\/b\u003E earned a shut-out in his first start for les Aigles Bleus. Saturday was a different animal, as the red-hot Axemen were never behind and their rookie goalie \u003Cb\u003EBrandon Glover\u003C\/b\u003E picked up his second win in his second start.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - Dal 0 @ UdeM 7\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - Acadia 5 @ UdeM 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHuskies starting to round into form?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe've all been wondering when the SMU offence was finally going to come uncorked. Friday they had those four unanswered goals against UPEI. Saturday they exploded against the hapless Tommies, including 4 goals on the power play. SMU still has the worst PP percentage in the AUS, but at least they are now in double digits (10%). All-Star goalie \u003Cb\u003EAnthony Peters\u003C\/b\u003E is still not back in the Huskies line-up, but not to worry as rookie \u003Cb\u003EAnthony Terenzio\u003C\/b\u003E picked up his first two wins on the weekend. Rookie SMU defenceman \u003Cb\u003EStephen Gillard\u003C\/b\u003E had a goal in each period against STU for his first hat trick.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - UPEI 2 @ SMU 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - SMU 1 @ SMU 9 \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESt. Thomas loses tough one\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTU had a two-goal lead on StFX, in Antigonish, in the final minutes of Friday's game. However, hopes were dashed when X's\u003Cb\u003E R.D. Chisholm\u003C\/b\u003E scored with one second left on the power play at 17:56, and then\u003Cb\u003E Robert Slaney\u003C\/b\u003E scored with 9 seconds left in regulation to tie the game with StFX's goalie on the bench for the extra attacker. X dominated the overtime period until \u003Cb\u003EJason Bast\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 6:03 of extra time. Talk about a kick in the shins, and probably explains why the rebuilding Tommies were no-shows against SMU on Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - STU 5 @ StFX 6 (OT)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - STU 1 @ SMU 9\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDo moral victories count?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is an understatement to say that the Tigers are having a tough start to the season, while they await the return of their offensive leader\u003Cb\u003E Pierre Vandall \u003C\/b\u003Eand search for their first win. But to their credit, after getting waxed by Moncton on Friday, and giving up four straight goals to UNB on Saturday, Dal clawed their way back into the game against the V-Reds in front of a huge crowd (3281), thanks in particular to \u003Cb\u003EChris Ivanko\u003C\/b\u003E's two power play markers. Give credit also to goaltender \u003Cb\u003EBobby Nadeau \u003C\/b\u003Ewho made 39 saves, which could have easily been more on a night the V-Reds were uncharacteristically lacking finish and shooting wide.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - Dal 0 @ UdeM 7\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - Dal 3 @ UNB 4 \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThis week\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWendesday night we've got a full slate of games. StFX is at Acadia, STU is at UNB in round 2 of the Battle of the Hill, SMU is \"at\" Dal in the Halifax Forum Fight, and Moncton is on the Island to play UPEI.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday Acadia is at Dal, UNB is in Moncton, and UPEI is at STU. Saturday sees StFX at SMU, STU in Moncton while UPEI stays in Fredericton to play UNB.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7145078500763189390\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-v-reds-no.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7145078500763189390"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7145078500763189390"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-v-reds-no.html","title":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - V-Reds no longer perfect"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2705108802432761240"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-13T14:13:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-14T00:24:19.291-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FISU"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: Team Canada Roster for FISU Winter Universiade"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The CIS has just released the men's hockey roster for the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.universiadetrentino.org\/en\/ice-hockey\"\u003E2013 Universiade\u003C\/a\u003E in Trentino, Italy. It will probably be on their website shortly. (\u003Cb\u003EUpdate\u003C\/b\u003E: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/universiade\/winter\/2013\/releases\/hockeyroster\"\u003Ehere it is\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable border=1\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EName\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUniversity\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EElig.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHometown\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcademic Program\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd colspan = 5\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGoaltenders\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EJonathan Groenheyde\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ESt. Thomas\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ESurrey, B.C.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EArts\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAnthony 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Ont.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EMBA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EPierre Vandall\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EDalhousie\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E4\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ESt-Louis-de-France, Que.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EEngineering\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd colspan = 5\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlternate (forward)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EJason Bast\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EStFX\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E4\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERegina, Sask.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EHuman Kinetics\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESTAFF\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGeneral Manager: Danny Lynch (UNB)\u003Cbr \/\u003EHead Coach: Gardiner MacDougall (UNB)\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssistant Coach: Brad Peddle (StFX)\u003Cbr \/\u003EAssistant Coach: Forbes MacPherson (UPEI)\u003Cbr \/\u003EVideo Coach: Todd Sparks (UNB)\u003Cbr \/\u003EEquipment Manager: Serge LeBlanc (Moncton)\u003Cbr \/\u003ETherapist: Joe Glenn (UNB)\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\/2705108802432761240\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-team-canada-roster-for-fisu.html#comment-form","title":"3 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Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7413238707145233029"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-12T11:10:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-12T11:10:29.313-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FISU"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: Short week with AUS All-Star weekend"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"It was a short week in AUS men's hockey play; each team had one mid-week game and then 42 selected players were off to Fredericton for the Friday night All-Star game. 29 of those players got to stay the rest of the weekend in snowy and blustery Freddy Beach for the two-day Team Canada orientation camp to prepare for the FISU World Universiade in Trentino, Italy from December 11-21.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe big game Wednesday night was between first place UNB and third place UPEI on the Island. New blog contributor \u003Ci\u003EGraham Neysmith\u003C\/i\u003E has \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-no-lack-of-excitement-in.html\"\u003Ethe game story\u003C\/a\u003E, which saw the V-Reds play their first overtime game in two seasons, and win 2-1 in an OT shootout thanks to the snipe of \u003Cb\u003ETaylor MacDougall\u003C\/b\u003E, son of UNB head coach Gardiner. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlso on Wednesday Moncton was in Fredericton to play St. Thomas, and came away with a much needed 4-1 win. UdeM's \u003Cb\u003EPier-Antoine Dion\u003C\/b\u003E was the game's first star with a power play and empty net goal. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere were back-to-back games at the Halifax Forum, home rink for both Saint Mary's and Dalhousie. Wednesday evening StFX jumped to an early lead and cruised to a 5-2 win over Dal, outshooting the Tigers 46-19 in the game. Thursday was a much closer match as Acadia and SMU exchanged goals until \u003Cb\u003EMichael Clarke\u003C\/b\u003E scored the winner in the third period. Though the Axemen earned the 4-3 win, and stretched their winning streak to five games, they lost forward \u003Cb\u003EJoe Gaynor\u003C\/b\u003E to a possible concussion. He was also unable to attend the All-Star game on Friday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust over 500 fans showed up for Friday's spirited AUS All-Star game at the Grant*Harvey Centre, the first since 1999, and coming only 25% of the way into the season. The early date was mandated by the design of using the all-star game as the final identification camp for those players on the bubble to make Team Canada. \u003Ci\u003EMatt Tidcombe\u003C\/i\u003E has a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/mice\/2013-14\/releases\/20131109a7q4dz\"\u003Egame summary\u003C\/a\u003E on the AUS website. The game was played in four periods of unequal length. Head coach \u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall\u003C\/b\u003E had his black-sweatered squad up 2-1 at the halfway point in the game. He then switched benches and Team White promptly took over the lead, and finished the game with a 4-2 win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe original plan was that the next morning, Saturday, MacDougall and his two assistants, UPEI head coach \u003Cb\u003EForbie MacPherson\u003C\/b\u003E and StFX head coach \u003Cb\u003EBrad Peddle\u003C\/b\u003E, would announce their overnight cuts down to the final 22-man roster and begin their two-day mini camp on the Grant*Harvey's secondary Olympic-sized ice surface. Well it didn't quite work out, because AUS math got in the way.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe AUS rule for their version of Team Canada is that each of the eight schools will have at least one player on the team, and no school shall have more than four players. Fair enough, but three players who would normally be shoo-ins for the team -- SMU goalie \u003Cb\u003EAnthony Peters\u003C\/b\u003E, UNB forward \u003Cb\u003ETyler Carroll\u003C\/b\u003E and Dal forward \u003Cb\u003EPierre-Alexandre Vandall\u003C\/b\u003E -- are injured and have yet to play a conference game this season. All are apparently close to coming back, and may play next weekend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstead of completely committing themselves to those injured players Saturday morning, the coaching trio decided after a late night of discussion to pare the team from what was a working list of 35 down to 29 players -- 15 forwards, 9 defencemen and 5 goalies -- so as keep their potential alternates up to speed as they build the team and to give the coaches more time to evaluate those alternates.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs of now, the final 22-man roster has not been announced, but MacDougall and company will have to lock down his team real soon and make the tough decision on what to do about the injured players. We'll post that list when it becomes available.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENext weekend\u003C\/b\u003E we'll get the final first-meetings of the season finished up. Friday night Acadia is at UNB, where a regulation-time win would put the Axemen in a first-place time with the V-Reds, while Dal is at Moncton. Saturday night the visitors swap New Brunswick hosts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn Nova Scotia on Friday night St. Thomas is at StFX while UPEI is at Saint Mary's. Saturday night the Panthers are at the X-Men while the Tommies are at the Huskies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7413238707145233029\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-short-week-with-aus-all.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7413238707145233029"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7413238707145233029"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-short-week-with-aus-all.html","title":"Men's Hockey: Short week with AUS All-Star weekend"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8611514722383403829"},"published":{"$t":"2013-11-06T16:00:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-07T08:05:58.172-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FISU"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: AUS Update"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I've kind of dragged out writing this post waiting for more details to firm up (such as rosters) for Friday's AUS Men's Hockey All-Star game, but enough with the procrastination.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe were short one game this past weekend, as high winds closed the Confederation Bridge and prevented UPEI from traveling to Moncton Friday night. I go back long enough to remember travelers being marooned on ferries back in the day (but fortunately not me), so not the worst outcome. Despite that, the Panthers managed to maintain their hold on third place in the AUS and #4 ranking in the CIS. Will Wednesday night be the night they hand UNB their first loss? Certainly the game of the week to watch.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E \u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EV-Reds continue to win despite their power play power outage\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUNB had an unusually hot power play going into the weekend (albeit based on a small sample size of four games), and the more expected reality returned; hot is usually followed by cold. The V-Reds were 0-for-the-weekend with the man advantage, and it prevented them from pulling away from St. Thomas on Friday (that and three crossbar clangs) and it allowed Moncton to get back into the game on Saturday. Fortunately for UNB the other half of the special teams, the penalty kill, was flawless on the weekend and snuffed out a potential momentum shift for their opponents. We all know the hockey maxim: special teams and goaltending win you championships. UNB has most of that working so far, but not all of it. If and when they do, look out. Oh, and we also learned that d-men \u003Cb\u003EBen Shutron\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EAdrian Robertson\u003C\/b\u003E are both equally able at stopping pucks that get by their acrobatic goalie.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003EFriday: UNB 3 @ STU 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: UdeM 1 @ UNB 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAxemen are 2nd hottest team in AUS, and in 2nd place. Coincidence?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile some may focus on UNB's 6-game win streak, Acadia has won their last four straight. On Wednesday the cruised to a win at home against Dalhousie, with \u003Cb\u003ELiam Heelis\u003C\/b\u003E scoring two more goals (he now has 7 goals in 6 games) and rookie netminder \u003Cb\u003EBrandon Glover\u003C\/b\u003E picked up his first shutout. Saturday was a closer affair, with \u003Cb\u003EJoe Gaynor\u003C\/b\u003E scoring in the 1st and 2nd period before SMU put on a push in the 3rd period but only creating one goal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWednesday: Dal 0 @ Acadia 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: SMU 1 @ Acadia 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPanthers make the most of their single game\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUPEI scored two games worth of goals in their game against STU. The well rested Panthers, unable to get off the Island Friday night, made short work of the Tommies, scoring four times in the first period and five times in the second period. Rookie \u003Cb\u003ECody McNaughton\u003C\/b\u003E had a hat trick during that onslaught. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: UPEI @ UdeM (postponed)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: STU 2 @ UPEI 10\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EAigles Bleus didn't respond as well to night off\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUdeM was supposed to be the fresher team Saturday night, but whether it was bus legs or rust the V-Reds jumped all over the them and were up 3-0 just past the 12 minute mark. UNB's roving goalie \u003Cb\u003ECharles Lavigne\u003C\/b\u003E (what trapezoid?) gifted Eric Faille a goal very early in the second period, but was solid outside of that in frustrating any potential Moncton comeback.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: UPEI @ UdeM (postponed)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: UdeM 1 @ UNB 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWelcome back Huskies\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the log jam for fourth place you will also find Saint Mary's. They still don't have \u003Cb\u003EAnthony Peters \u003C\/b\u003Eback in nets, but \u003Cb\u003ECurtis Black\u003C\/b\u003E didn't cost them the game against Acadia and got the win against StFX. The SMU power play has been shockingly bad all season (worst in the AUS) and didn't disappoint on the weekend. Fortunately for them, their equally bad penalty kill turned around, as least for the weekend. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003EFriday: SMU 1 @ Acadia 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: SMU 4 @ StFX 1\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat's up with the X-Men?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConsistency is not StFX's strong suit right now. It seems like every game they have good periods and no-so-good periods. After spotting Dal the first goal Friday night, they score three of their own before the end of the first period, and yet found themselves having to win in overtime. Saturday they scored first, but SMU replied with four unanswered goals. Sure it is early in the season, but you would want to sort this out before too long. Kudos should go to the X-Men for staging a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlanticuniversitysport.com\/about\/BecAUSeWeCare\/StFX_Salutes_Armed_Forces\"\u003EMilitary Appreciation Game\u003C\/a\u003E Saturday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: Dal 4 @ StFX 5 (OT)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: SMU 4 @ StFX 1 \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETommies in the mix\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI would have never imagined that the three \"Saints\" would all have the same number of wins, two, after three weekends of play. To STU's credit, they played a disciplined, structured game against UNB on Friday, and they made it a one goal game after the V-Reds scored two early goals. They also refused to play into the V-Reds hands and open it up in the third period. Rookie netminder \u003Cb\u003EAlex St. Arnaud\u003C\/b\u003E made 45 saves to keep his team in the game, but still the V-Reds ran their win streak to 36 games in the Battle of the Hill. After that bruising, give-everything game, it was not a surprise that the short-staffed Tommies got beat on the Island by the rested Panthers who avoided their normal grudge match with Moncton. However, the margin of victory did look more like last season than this season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003EFriday: UNB 3 @ STU 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: STU 2 @ UPEI 10\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EOne point is better than no points\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile Dal has yet to win this season, they did recover from a blanking at the hands of the Axemen to force a comeback tie with the X-Men, before eventually losing in overtime. The Tigers offence has really suffered this season without the injured \u003Cb\u003EPierre-Alexandre Vandall\u003C\/b\u003E, and \u003Cb\u003EBen Breault\u003C\/b\u003E opting to turn pro.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Ci\u003EWednesday: Dal 0 @ Acadia 5\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: Dal 4 @ StFX 5 (OT)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThis week\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is a condensed schedule in conference play as each team gets one mid-week game before Friday's All-Star \"break\". Wednesday UNB is at UPEI to renew acquaintances for the first time since their chippy playoff series in late February. A much anticipated game that could be a sell-out. Moncton is at STU for the first time, and both are looking for a win after last weekend. StFX is at the Halifax Forum to play Dal on Wednesday, while Thursday SMU hosts Acadia at the Forum.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday is the previously mentioned all-star game, which will serve as the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/mice\/2013-14\/releases\/20131106rrzsdj\"\u003Efinal audition\u003C\/a\u003E for \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/mice\/2013-14\/releases\/20131105zlioif\"\u003Eplayers hoping\u003C\/a\u003E to make the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/mice\/2013-14\/releases\/201310280ucb1n\"\u003EAUS version of Team Canada for the World University Games in December\u003C\/a\u003E. It won't be easy for the coaching trio of UNB's \u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall\u003C\/b\u003E, StFX's \u003Cb\u003EBrad Peddle\u003C\/b\u003E and UPEI's \u003Cb\u003EForbie MacPherson\u003C\/b\u003E to decide on their squad; AUS rules mandate that the eight teams must have at least one representative each on the 22 man squad, and no team shall have more than four reps.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday morning everyone will check out of the hotel, and those who make the cut will check into a different hotel together and begin two days of practices and team-building on the Olympic ice surface at the Grant*Harvey Centre. It should be fun for fans, but it is competing for attention with UNB's hosting of the CIS men's soccer championship from Thursday through Sunday. Not to mention many students and Frederictonians will be bailing out of town for the long weekend.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/8611514722383403829\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-aus-update.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8611514722383403829"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8611514722383403829"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-aus-update.html","title":"Men's Hockey: AUS Update"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-829852763120035049"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-28T16:06:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-06T19:17:10.770-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: AUS Update - Week 2 a lot like Week 1"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The second week of the AUS men's hockey conference saw the same match-ups as the first weekend, but in the other teams' barns. UNB remains the only undefeated team, Dalhousie the only winless team, and everyone else is evenly divided in groups of two in the middle.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENew-look V-Reds are a lot like the old V-Reds\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDespite returning only a dozen players from their national championship team, including University Cup MVP \u003Cb\u003ETyler Carroll\u003C\/b\u003E who is out indefinitely with an upper body injury and hasn't played since the preseason, the Varsity Reds are cruising along pretty well so far. Friday night UNB inserted another recruit into the line-up, \u003Cb\u003EPhillipe Maillet\u003C\/b\u003E, and he picked up an assist on a \u003Cb\u003EChris Culligan\u003C\/b\u003E goal on his first shift in the first minute of his first game. In case you're keeping count, and I'm sure the rest of the AUS is, that is skater #20 for the V-Reds so far this season. Under the new AUS roster cap they've now got a spot left for Carroll plus just one additional skater this season. Saturday night Maillet picked up his third assist of the weekend on \u003Cb\u003ECam Critchlow\u003C\/b\u003E's game winner to cap a UNB comeback over the opportunistic X-Men.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - UNB 4 @ SMU 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - UNB 4 @ StFX 2 \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAxemen can win on road with fewer shots on goal\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETrust me, I'm not the only one who questions the high shot counts at the Acadia Arena. Two weekends ago the Axemen recorded a combined 111 shots on goal against STU and UPEI. This past weekend Acadia was on the road against the same two teams and recorded a combined 58 shots on goal. Is the Olympic-sized ice in Wolfville the only difference? Acadia exploded in the third period against the Tommies just like the previous week, and then were able to squeak out a win on the Island the following night thanks to two goals from \u003Cb\u003ELiam Heelis\u003C\/b\u003E, including a shorty in the third period. Heelis now leads the AUS scoring race with 6 goals and 2 assists after four games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - Acadia 7 @ STU 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - Acadia 2 @ UPEI 1\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPanthers have the early goaltending edge\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhile fans often comment on UPEI's quick transitional play, their goaltending tandem of \u003Cb\u003EWayne Savage\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EMavric Parks\u003C\/b\u003E should not be discounted. Granted it is early in the season (and they've played a game in Wolfville), but the duo have a combined goals against average of 1.50 and a save percentage of .949. Friday the Panthers had a 2-to-1 shot margin in a 2-1 home opener win, while Saturday they were on the wrong side of a close 2-1 game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - Dal 1 @ UPEI 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - Acadia 2 @ UPEI 1\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMoncton not as good on the road\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESuddenly the high-flying and national ranked Aigles Bleus are a .500 team. The high and lows of the early season. Friday night they were down by two when they pulled their goalie, but could only manage one goal with 8 seconds left on the clock. Saturday they had a 3-1 lead early in the second period, but the Huskies woke up and rang off four unanswered goals. A bright spot for UdeM are the hot hands of 2nd-year forward \u003Cb\u003EPier-Antoine Dion\u003C\/b\u003E, who had two goals and an assist in the loss to SMU and has at least one point in every game so far, for a total of 7 points. Dion had 9 points last season. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - UdeM 2 @ StFX 3\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - UdeM 3 @ SMU 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETommies still in the .500 club\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESTU had 3 wins in a forgettable season last year. They've got two already in the first two weeks of this season, both times against Dal. On the flip side they've come undone against the Acadia in the third period in both of their games. On the plus side rookie \u003Cb\u003EBrendan Childerly\u003C\/b\u003E is tied in the scoring race with UNB star \u003Cb\u003EChris Culligan\u003C\/b\u003E, each with 4 goals and 2 assists. On the negative side, frustrated Tommies goalie \u003Cb\u003EJon Groenheyde\u003C\/b\u003E made contact with an official in the third period and earned a match penalty and ejection, and is suspended \"indefinitely\". The good news on Saturday was that STU rookie goaltender \u003Cb\u003EAlex St-Arnaud\u003C\/b\u003E earned his first career win in the annual Lou Chabot Memorial game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday - Acadia 7 @ STU 2\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday - Dal 2 @ STU 5\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHuskies find their missing power play\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESMU was 0-for-3-games with the man advantage to start the season. Saturday they get their first power play goal and they earn their first win. Coincidence? More importantly perhaps, \u003Cb\u003ECurtis Black\u003C\/b\u003E got his first win in the Huskies net. Black only had one start last season, the last game of the regular season, which the Huskies lost 4-3 to StFX in overtime. With all-star workhorse \u003Cb\u003EAnthony Peters\u003C\/b\u003E on the shelf since the start of the season, all the weight is on Black's shoulders now. Friday night SMU was completely outplayed by UNB in the first period, down 3-0, and made a game of it in the last two periods. Saturday they dug a shallower hole against Moncton before managing a successful comeback, helped by \u003Cb\u003ELucas Bloodoff\u003C\/b\u003E's two second-period goals. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday - UNB 4 @ SMU 2\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday - UdeM 3 @ SMU 5\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EYes, the X-Men are still better than their record\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first time StFX played UdeM they came up a goal short. This time they came away with the one goal win. On Saturday UNB dominated the territorial play and shot clock in the first period, but it was the X-Men with the intermission lead. UNB tied it up in the second, only to see \u003Cb\u003ERobert Slaney\u003C\/b\u003E, with his third goal of the weekend, retake the lead for the home side in the third period. The V-Reds continued their customary push and were rewarded with two goals in a 30 second span, plus a late empty netter to seal the win. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - UdeM 2 @ StFX 3\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - UNB 4 @ StFX 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETigers in early trouble\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFour games in and Dal has yet to win a game. They've lost both of their games against STU, which are must-wins. They managed to keep the score close against UPEI on Saturday only because goaltender \u003Cb\u003EWendel Vye\u003C\/b\u003E stood on his head. Without injured offensive leader \u003Cb\u003EPierre-Alexandre Vandall \u003C\/b\u003Ein the lineup so far this season Dal's scoring has pretty much disappeared. Great time for some players to step up and make a mark.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday - Dal 1 @ UPEI 2\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday - Dal 2 @ STU 5\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUpcoming in Week 3\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDal is at Acadia for our first Wednesday match of the season. On Friday, SMU takes their turn at the Axemen. Also, STU hosts cross-campus rival UNB and will try to end their long losing streak (35 games) in the Battle of the Hill, UPEI crosses the Fixed Link to renew their rivalry with Moncton, and the Tigers are at the X-Men.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn Saturday UNB hosts UdeM in another battle of rivals, SMU is at StFX and the Tommies visit the Panthers.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/829852763120035049\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-aus-update-week-2-lot-like.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/829852763120035049"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/829852763120035049"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-aus-update-week-2-lot-like.html","title":"Men's Hockey: AUS Update - Week 2 a lot like Week 1"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-849048224041883316"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-21T16:05:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-06T19:17:10.775-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: What we learned in the first week in the AUS"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"So what did we learn from the first week of AUS men's hockey conference play?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlus ça change ...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEven with only a dozen players back from their championship team UNB is still pretty good. Gardiner MacDougall is arguably the best recruiter in the CIS, and his new recruits from across the country were all front and centre this weekend. But most of the talk after the games was the play of two sometimes under-rated veterans: workhorse \u003Cb\u003EAntoine Houde-Caron\u003C\/b\u003E who had success driving the net to spark the the V-Reds offence on Friday and captain \u003Cb\u003EChris Culligan\u003C\/b\u003E on Saturday, minus his two regular wingers, who put the team on his back in the second period in order to erase a two-goal deficit and skate to a hard-fought victory against a bitter rival. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - StFX 2 @ UNB 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - SMU 3 @ UNB 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPanthers on the prowl\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUPEI looked very good in the preseason, and were the only road team to win both their games this past weekend. No one should underestimate this team, who may have flown under the national radar due to being eliminated in the playoffs by UNB the last two years running. While beating Dal is no surprise, taking a three-goal lead in the first ten minutes against Acadia is.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday - UPEI 5 @ Dal 1\u003Cbr \/\u003ESunday - UPEI 4 @ Acadia 2\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMoncton \"Sedin Twins\" delivering as advertised\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat an opening weekend for UdeM rookie twins \u003Cb\u003EAlex\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EAllain Saulnier\u003C\/b\u003E. The Moncton natives were co-captains of their hometown Wildcats last season, and were renowned for their chemistry, particularly on the power play. Alex scored twice on Friday, assisted both times by Allain. On Saturday Alex scored without his brother's assistance, but Allain did assist on two other goals, including one for another Alex, Emond.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: SMU 1 @ UdeM 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday StFX 3 @ UdeM 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAxemen still need more finish around the net\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003EAcadia led the AUS in shots on goal last year, although the shot count does seem to get inflated at Acadia Arena. 59 shots on Friday only yielded three goals. On Sunday afternoon they converted two goals out of 52 shots on net. On the other hand rookie Axemen netminder \u003Cb\u003EBrandon Glover\u003C\/b\u003E might be happy if he never gets another Sunday afternoon start; he gave up four goals on 11 shots before getting the hook early in the second period.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: STU 1 @ Acadia 3\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESunday: UPEI 4 @ Acadia 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHope in Tommies Land\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs long as \u003Cb\u003EJon Groenheyde\u003C\/b\u003E can stand on his head, and the team can manufacture some scoring, STU has a chance to win. The Tommies 2nd-year goalie made 43 saves in the first 40 minutes as St. Thomas nursed a one-goal lead into the third period on Friday. Saturday's game was less one-sided and had a better outcome, as the two teams traded goals all night and the hard-working Tommies delivered the first win for their new coach \u003Cb\u003EPat Powers\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: STU 1 @ Acadia 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: STU 4 @ Dal 3\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETigers drop must-win game\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELike for STU, wins are probably going to be a challenge for Dal against the six teams who finished ahead of them last year. And the year before. And the year before that. You get the idea. So while one might shrug off getting clawed by the Panthers (I know, terrible pun), they have to win those games against the Tommies if they have any hope of making the playoffs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday: UPEI 5 @ Dal 1\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday: STU 4 @ Dal 3\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe X-Men are better than their record\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHard to believe that StFX didn't earn a point on the weekend. Friday they played a close tight-checking game with UNB that didn't get away from them until the last five minutes or so when X had to open up their play to try to tie the game. On Saturday they spotted les Aigles Bleus a three-goal lead before battling back and coming up one goal short.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: StFX 2 @ UNB 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday StFX 3 @ UdeM 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESo how long is this Huskies slump going to last?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf anyone needs a pity party, it is SMU. Seriously. They were winless in the preseason. Assistant coach \u003Cb\u003ETom Lee \u003C\/b\u003Eis battling cancer, again, and so far the bone-marrow transplants seem to be taking, fortunately. Head coach \u003Cb\u003ETrevor Stienburg\u003C\/b\u003E is stepping back temporarily for health reasons. If that is not enough to stress out interim head coach \u003Cb\u003ETyler Naugler\u003C\/b\u003E, Huskies goaltender \u003Cb\u003EAnthony Peters\u003C\/b\u003E (he of 26 starts last season) wasn't available this weekend due to injury so backup \u003Cb\u003ECurtis Black\u003C\/b\u003E was thrown into the fire in New Brunswick.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday:\u0026nbsp; SMU 1 @ UdeM 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: SMU 3 @ UNB 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENext weekend\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe same dance partners swap venues. UNB and UdeM are at SMU and StFX while Acadia and Dal are at STU and UPEI.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/849048224041883316\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-what-we-learned-in-first.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/849048224041883316"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/849048224041883316"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-what-we-learned-in-first.html","title":"Men's Hockey: What we learned in the first week in the AUS"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-5903876760546142440"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-17T21:01:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-10-21T08:11:21.186-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"FISU"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"previews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"University Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: 2013-14 AUS Men's Hockey Preview"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ctable align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ayJil-_vcoo\/UmBPC5gihdI\/AAAAAAAAAIY\/xRFTt9dBGIU\/s1600\/72715_10151456576843880_420886725_n.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ayJil-_vcoo\/UmBPC5gihdI\/AAAAAAAAAIY\/xRFTt9dBGIU\/s400\/72715_10151456576843880_420886725_n.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E2013 CIS University Cup \/ Josh Schaefer Photography\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003EAUS men's hockey kicks off for real tomorrow, while the rest of the CIS has been at it for a couple of weeks now. Saving the best for last! \u003Ci\u003E(Getting my trolling of OUA and Canada West supporters out of the way early\u003C\/i\u003E). The truth is that AUS hockey is considered a pretty big deal in most local media markets out here in the Maritimes, plus the fact that the conference has the best fan attendance in the CIS. And their men's hockey teams do pretty well on the national stage.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe UNB Varsity Reds won their 13th AUS championship last season, followed by their 5th CIS University Cup (and 4th in the last 7 years) by the lowest score ever (2-0) in the national championship game against conference rival Saint Mary's. A good showing for the AUS in Saskatoon to say the least.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOnly one team from the AUS gets a ticket to the 2014 PotashCorp University Cup, putting a lot more emphasis on playoffs this year. The conference schedule makers have responded this season, making both the semi-final rounds and finals best-of-five series. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo who's it gonna be? Hard to argue against the reigning champ Varsity Reds, but they've had another large turnover in players and of course anything can and does happen in AUS playoffs. Not to mention that the other teams have ganged up and trimmed UNB's legendary depth with the new 22-skater roster cap. So maybe they're beatable this season. Saint Mary's, Acadia, and StFX are all legitimate challengers for the AUS crown, and UPEI and Moncton could be in the mix as well (and perhaps not coincidentally the first four names are all bidding to host the 2015 and 2016 University Cups). \u003Ci\u003E[Update: The Halifax Metro is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/metronews.ca\/news\/halifax\/826914\/halifax-to-play-host-to-cis-mens-hockey-nationals-in-2015-2016-source\/\"\u003Ereporting\u003C\/a\u003E that Friday the joint SMU\/StFX bid will announced as the successful bidders.]\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDalhousie will need someone ahead of them to stumble for them to make the the playoffs. STU's rebuild program got interrupted when coach Troy Ryan left the team in the off-season, so it would be really surprising if they can climb out of the AUS basement.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA new wrinkle this year is that it is the AUS' turn to represent the CIS in men's hockey at the FISU World University Games in December in Trentino, Italy. UNB's \u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall\u003C\/b\u003E plus UPEI's \u003Cb\u003EForbie MacPherson\u003C\/b\u003E and StFX's \u003Cb\u003EBrad Peddle\u003C\/b\u003E will be the coaching brain trust. They have not yet made the cuts for the team roster, so there will be a lot of incentive for players to try to have a career first-half and force their way into a Team Canada jersey. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe AUS has stepped up their marketing and promotions this year, and hockey is getting more attention. Today, Thursday, the AUS has for the first time posted detailed team profiles for each of the teams on their \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/mice\/index\"\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cb\u003EGlenn MacDonald\u003C\/b\u003E of the \u003Ci\u003EHalifax Herald\u003C\/i\u003E has his annual preview of the four Nova Scotia teams in today's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thechronicleherald.ca\/sports\/1160992-new-man-behind-huskies-bench\"\u003Epaper\u003C\/a\u003E. The bible of AUS previews is still \u003Cb\u003EBruce Hallihan\u003C\/b\u003E's annual opus, which will be in tomorrow's (Friday's) \u003Ci\u003EDaily Gleaner\u003C\/i\u003E in Fredericton.\u0026nbsp; And below, you'll find my much less detailed contribution (but it does have fearless picks!). \u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EACADIA AXEMEN\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 17-9-2 (3rd place in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E 3-4-0. Got by Moncton is first round and lost to SMU in 2nd round.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 18.4% (5th in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 87.4% (1st in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E Good first half marred by three-game losing streak to start second half, and then .500 hockey the rest of the way. Hot goaltending almost undid them in the Moncton series (they outshot UdeM 68-39 in game 3 double-OT win) and did bite them in the Saint Mary's series. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Departures:\u003C\/b\u003E F Andrew Clark, F Jonathan Laberge \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E F Michael Clark, F Scott Trask, F Taylor Makin, F\/D Tyler Ferry, D Chris Buonomo, D Geoffrey Schemitsch, G Brandon Glover.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Darren Burns (13th season)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E Two-time All-Canadian defenceman Chris Owens is Acadia's version of Erik Karlsson.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E While Clark and Laberge are big losses, the Axemen do return 18 players, including AUS rookie of the year Mike Cazzola. This team should have learned a lot from their comparative second half slump last year that cost them a first-round bye. The only AUS team to play on Olympic-sized ice, they could maybe exploit their home rink advantage a bit more. If they can have a little more finish around the net (they led the AUS in shots on goal last year) this year and continue to get solid goaltending they are going to be dangerous.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 2nd place. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EDALHOUSIE TIGERS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 8-17-3 (7th place in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E N\/A. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 16.7% (7th in AUS) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 76.1% (8th in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E The Tigers had another tough season. They had the largest roster in the AUS as Coach Donnelly tried different combinations of players to try to find some scoring. Bobby Nadeau had some good games in nets, but was only healthy enough to make 9 starts, while Wendell Vye struggled.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Departures:\u003C\/b\u003E F Ben Breault, F Shea Kewin, F Daniel Bartek, D Jacob Johnston\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E D Wes Herrett, D Luke Madill, D Tyler Hart, F Andrew Rieder, F Fabian Walsh, F Alex Cote, F Mitch O'Neill \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Chris Donnelly (3rd season).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E Pierre-Alexandre Vandall will be expected to continue to spark the offence.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook: \u003C\/b\u003EThe still-not-released CIS report continues to hang over the Tigers like the Sword of Damocles, except no one is talking about it. While Dal may be better this year, and have had a decent preseason, they still don't look ready yet to make the playoffs unless their goaltenders can steal them a ton of games. Competition can be cruel in the AUS.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 7th place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EMONCTON AIGLES BLEUS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 12-10-6 (6th place in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E 1-1-1. Pushed Acadia to double-OT in game 3 of 1st round. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 16.9% (6th in AUS) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 83.9% (2nd in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E After a good start, including a rare win at UNB, les Aigles Bleus cooled off in mid-November and had a 7-game losing streak that extended into the first week of January. Overtime was not kind to Moncton last year; they lost 6 of 7 that went past regulation time. Despite being badly outshot in their playoff series, Moncton did put a scare into Acadia, taking them to the second overtime in Game 3. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDepartures:\u003C\/b\u003E F Christian Gaudet, D Mathieu Boulduc, F \u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003EMarc-André Côté, F Francis Rochon, G Andre-Michel Guay\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArrivals: \u003C\/b\u003EF Alex Saulnier, F Allain Saulnier, D Pierre Durepros, F Steve Lebel, F Danny Chiasson\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Serge Bourgeois (5th season). \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E Éric Faille really stepped up last year and became the team's offensive leader.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E 17 players are back. The Moncton power play should be lethal with the Saulnier twins, and the other new forwards should help them improve their overall goal scoring as well. UdeM look to be better, but good enough to pass the teams that finished ahead of them last year? It will be interesting to see where this team finishes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 6th place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003ESAINT MARY'S HUSKIES\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 18-7-3 (2nd place in AUS)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E 6-2-3. Beat Acadia in four games in semis and lost to UNB 2-0 in game 3 of AUS finals. Lost to Alberta 4-3 in OT at UCup and beat Waterloo 5-1. Lost 2-0 to UNB in championship game.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 23.1% (1st in AUS) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 82.1% (5th in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E The Huskies had their typical slow start last season before rounding into fine form, including a 7-game winning streak that bridged across the Christmas break. After earning the first-round bye, they dropped the first game to Acadia before winning three straight (with Peters in nets twice named player of the game). They lost first game of AUS finals 1-0 in double-OT vs. UNB, and rebounded with solid 5-2 win at home, only to be shutout by the V-Reds in game 3 in Fredericton. The wildcard entry at the University Cup in Saskatoon, they lost in OT to Alberta while being outshot 2 to 1. Once again they rebounded, beating Waterloo 5-1, and thanks to the tie-breaking formula, advanced out of their pool to play UNB for the Cup. Unfortunately they got shutout by the V-Reds 2-0 for the second time in a row.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Departures:\u003C\/b\u003E F Shawn O'Donnell, D Justin Wallingford, D Paddy O'Keefe\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArrivals: \u003C\/b\u003ED\u003Cb\u003E \u003C\/b\u003EStephen Gillard, D Alex Cord, D Cam Wind, F Steven Shipley, F Francis Menard, F Steven Beyers, F Mitch Maynard, G Anthony Terenzio,\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Trevor Steinburg (17th season) *. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E All-star goaltender Anthony Peters started 26 regular season games last season and was often the difference maker for SMU, especially in the AUS playoffs and at the University Cup. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E News broke this week that Steinburg would be stepping back from the team and taking a sudden and temporary break from coaching for health reasons, with longtime assistant coach Tyler Naugler taking over behind the bench. This comes on the heels of a winless preseason. But this still a veteran squad that was in a one-goal game with UNB until late in the championship final when they pulled Peters. CIS player of the year Lucas Bloodoff arrived at the University Cup with a broken hand and was pretty much ineffective. He's healthy now, as is Michael Stickland who missed most of last season. While it might be natural to pencil them in at second place again, not having CIS coach of the year Stienburg around for awhile might cost them a spot.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 3rd place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EST. THOMAS TOMMIES\u003C\/span\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 3-24-1 (Last place in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E N\/A. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 6.5% (8th in AUS) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 78.6% (7th in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E The Tommies suffered a horrendous start (losing 12 in a row) and never recovered in a rebuild year. Their power play went missing, as did most of their offence. The only real bright spot was the play of rookie goaltender Jonathan Groenheyde, who weathered more rubber than any goalie in the AUS.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Departures:\u003C\/b\u003E F Matt Eagles, F Alex Labonte\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E F Brendan Childerley, F Derek Froats, D Jordan Moore\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Pat Powers (1st season).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E If they win games, it will because Jon Groenheyde saved the day in nets.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E The departure of coach Troy Ryan caught everyone off guard, and the late hiring of Pat Powers didn't leave him much recruiting time. Powers was head coach of Western last year while Clarke Singer was on sabbatical and did a good job, but he's inheriting a significantly different roster with the Tommies. Powers will make the Tommies a difficult team to play against, but they still look to be offensively challenged. It will probably be a long season for the STU faithful. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 8th place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EST. FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 16-10-2 (4th place in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E 0-1-1. Lost two 1-goal games vs. UPEI in 1st round (2nd in double-OT). \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 22.1% (2nd in AUS) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 83.1% (3rd in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E While StFX wasn't the most consistent team last year, they had improved on the year before, and did finish just two points out of third place and on a three-game winning streak. However they lost two close games in the first round of the playoffs to UPEI and suddenly their season was over. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDepartures:\u003C\/b\u003E D Nick Pageau, G Joey Perricone\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E F Robert Slaney, F Blake Gal, D Nathan Chiarlitti\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Brad Peddle (8th season).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E Forward Jason Bast was the CIS Rookie of the Year in 2010-11 and their go-to forward last season.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E StFX was fairly young last year, but they've returned 21 players this season and probably lost the least of any of the teams. Gal has been scoring in the preseason and former Leafs farmhand Slaney red-shirted last season and will be an impact player this year. X are a gritty bunch with good special teams and opportunistic scoring, and they never seem to worry about being out-shot in games with Drew Owsley in nets. A very dangerous opponent who could finish as high as second place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 5th place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EUNB VARSITY REDS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 23-5-0 (1st place in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E 8-2-0. Took four games to knock off UPEI in semis and a deciding 3rd game in finals vs. SMU. At Nationals beat host Saskatchewan 3-1, UQTR 8-3 and then SMU 2-0 in UCup final.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 18.8% (4th in AUS) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 81.9% (6th in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E Only Acadia and SMU were .500 against the V-Reds in the regular season; their only other loss was to Moncton. In nets, Dan LaCosta was 15-1 with a .938 save percentage and 1.92 GAA and not named an All-Star; he then shut-out the Huskies 2-0 in both the AUS and CIS championship games. Other than a propensity to get into penalty trouble, and only average special teams, there were very few flaws with the deep UNB team last year.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Departures:\u003C\/b\u003E F Colby Pridham, F Bryce Swan, F Matt Fillier, D Daine Todd, D Josh Kidd, D Ben Wright, G Travis Fullerton, G Dan LaCosta\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E F JP Labardo, F Mike Thomas, F Dylan Willick, F Cam Maclise, F Shea Kewin, D Matt Petgrave, D Jordan Murray, D Keevin Cutting, G Joel Vinneau\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Gardiner MacDougall (14th season).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E Chris Culligan is the best, and perhaps most unselfish, playmaker in the AUS. If he took more shots on goal ...?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E Only a dozen players are back from last year's championship team. Under-rated Travis Fullerton won't be in the UNB nets for the first time in five years, and LaCosta is gone as well. Pridham and Todd will be particularly missed. But MacDougall added a number of new players last season and the team hardly missed a beat, so you might assume similar results this year. There will be a lot of pressure on former STU goalie Charlie Lavigne (who in effect red-shirted last season) to match his predecessor's success as the new number one, but at least he won't be required to steal games as was needed with the Tommies. The new defencemen have all got a lot of minutes in the preseason, and had a few adventures in their own zone, while there has been less pressure, so far, on the new forwards. D-man Matt Petgrave may have the biggest upside of the new recruiting class.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 1st place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EUPEI PANTHERS\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 Regular season record:\u003C\/b\u003E 15-11-2 (5th place in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlayoffs:\u003C\/b\u003E 3-3-0. Squeezed by StFX in 1st round but could only manage one win against UNB in semis. \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPower play:\u003C\/b\u003E 19.0% (3rd in AUS) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPenalty kill:\u003C\/b\u003E 82.9% (4th in AUS)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELast Season:\u003C\/b\u003E The Panthers has a poor first half and were much, much improved in the second half, reeling off a 5-game win streak after the Christmas break. Over the last two seasons they have become a much quicker team, which still maintaining their Island hockey edginess. After getting by StFX in the first round of the playoffs, they then had the misfortune to run into UNB for the second year in a row, and it didn't go well.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Departures:\u003C\/b\u003E F Jordan Knox, F Mike MacIsaac, D Dylan Quaile, D Matt Boyle\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Arrivals:\u003C\/b\u003E F Cody McNaughton, D Brock Beukeboom, D Derek Ryckman, D Casey Babineau\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECoach:\u003C\/b\u003E Forbes “Forbie” MacPherson (5th season).\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKey Player:\u003C\/b\u003E Chris Desousa is their top forward and key man in all situations.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2013-14 Outlook:\u003C\/b\u003E UPEI is returning 18 players, all with a burning desire to get past UNB. They have solid goaltending, led by 1st Team All-Star Wayne Savage. Their new defenceman have all looked good in the preseason, where UPEI went 5-1. The Panthers are hard to play against and very good on transition and should only be better this season. Finishing in second place is not out of reach.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EProjected conference finish:\u003C\/b\u003E 4th place.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/5903876760546142440\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-2013-14-aus-mens-hockey.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5903876760546142440"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5903876760546142440"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-2013-14-aus-mens-hockey.html","title":"Men's Hockey: 2013-14 AUS Men's Hockey Preview"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ayJil-_vcoo\/UmBPC5gihdI\/AAAAAAAAAIY\/xRFTt9dBGIU\/s72-c\/72715_10151456576843880_420886725_n.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-631058407053569264"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-16T11:19:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-06T19:17:10.729-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - Preseason is over and a coach is on the sidelines"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The fourth and final week of preseason play in AUS men's hockey was a light schedule: Acadia hosted Dalhousie in Berwick, NS on Friday and Saint Mary's played StFX in Truro in what has become an annual charity game for minor hockey. Saturday night St. Thomas travelled up the St. John River to Grand Falls to play Moncton on Saturday night.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003EThe Axemen cruised to a 5-1 win over the Tigers, while \u003Cb\u003EDrew Owsley\u003C\/b\u003E made 27 saves in a 2-0 X-Men shutout of the Huskies. SMU are notoriously slow starters, but in six exhibition games they've had four losses in regulation, one in over-time, and an OT tie (when a game against Acadia was halted due to a player injury). Sure they've got a lot of injuries, but still.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe teething pains continue for the rebuilding Tommies under Pat Powers. Les Aigles Bleus blew out a close game in the second period and skated to a 6-2 win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOff the ice, the big news in the AUS this week comes from Chris Cochrane's column in Tuesday's Herald: \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thechronicleherald.ca\/sports\/1160764-cochrane-stienburg-taking-break-from-smu-coaching-duties\"\u003EStienburg taking break from SMU coaching duties\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cb\u003ETrevor Stienburg\u003C\/b\u003E is a passionate coach who guided his team all the way to last season's University Cup championship game against UNB. I certainly didn't see this coming, just days before the regular season starts.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EIt’s because he questions how he’s handled the coach’s responsibility to create the best environment for his players and to set a strong leadership example that he has decided to take a break from the Huskies. \u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EStienburg will retain his head coach position but will step away from the day-to-day operation for now. With a new AUS season opening Friday, assistant coach Tyler Naugler will direct the Huskies until Stienburg decides to return.\u003C\/blockquote\u003EWho says AUS (all CIS?) hockey coaches aren't under a lot of stress to win and get the most from their players. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E“I’m just taking a little bit of time, whatever is needed,” said Steinburg, who has plenty of praise for his veteran coaching staff and the potential of the team he’s assembled.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E“I need that balance, I don’t know if I’ve ever had it. I don’t like myself the way I am (with his players) right now. I feel like I want to launch my stick in the stands every time a guy makes a mistake. I love every guy in the room; I recruited every guy in the room. I need to make it more enjoyable for them.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E“I need to be a better friend to develop these players, first as people, then as hockey players.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E“And I’ve got two kids. I don’t want to take this crap home to them. So I just want to step away and get my head straight.”\u003C\/blockquote\u003EHopefully Stienburg finds that balance quickly, not the least for the selfish reason in this corner that he is an emotional coach that makes every game, and post-game, more interesting (much like Torts in the NHL).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBack to the ice. All eyes will be on Fredericton opening night when UNB raises their two championship banners Friday while hosting StFX (who really should be ranked at least #10). Saturday the Huskies are in town for their first meeting with the V-Reds since that fateful game in March. Moncton hosts the same two visitors on the alternate nights.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAcadia hosts St. Thomas on Friday while Dalhousie hosts UPEI. The teams trade dance partners for Saturday night.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBruce Hallihan\u003C\/b\u003E's annual AUS hockey preview, a must read every year, will be in Friday's \u003Ci\u003EDaily Gleaner\u003C\/i\u003E. The Gleaner is unfortunately behind a paywall, so make sure yourself get a copy of the paper. I will try to have my much less detailed season preview effort posted before the puck-drop on Friday, so that everyone can have fun second-guessing my predictions.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/631058407053569264\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-preseaon.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/631058407053569264"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/631058407053569264"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-preseaon.html","title":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - Preseason is over and a coach is on the sidelines"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-3653033882822448984"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-08T11:42:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-06T19:17:10.712-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"NCAA"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thunderwolves"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - Preseason Week 3"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Four AUS teams went south of the border on the weekend, and only UNB came away with a single win. Not that much different from previous years since you have to factor in bus legs, sometimes very different officiating, and good NCAA opponents excited to play their first game of the season and in front of their own fans. Let's be honest, NCAA Division I teams are good, and many of them are stocked with NCAA draft picks and future draft picks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn their way to Boston StFX stopped in Shediac, NB on Thursday night to play UdeM. The X-Men were up 2-1 after the first period, and 4-1 early in the second period thanks to \u003Cb\u003EMichael Kirkpatrick\u003C\/b\u003E's second goal. Les Aigles Bleus outshot X 40-36 in the game, but were only able to score once in the third period in the 4-2 loss.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday night in Beantown, StFX and Boston University exchanged power play goals in the first period, but it was the Terriers getting the only goal late in the third period for the 2-1 victory. BU outshot X 54-32 in the game. Sunday afternoon the X-Men faced off against a fresh Boston College team and X's \u003Cb\u003EKirkpatrick\u003C\/b\u003E continued to have the hot hand with two goals in the first period. The Eagles, NCAA champs two years ago, woke up in the second period and blasted five goals (including a penalty shot) and added three more in the third period for an 8-2 win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDalhousie were also in Boston Saturday, where they lost to Northeastern 5-0 while being outshot 46-19. The night before the Tigers were in Ottawa to play Carleton and lost 7-3. Sunday the Tigers weren't done traveling, as they played Maine in Orono in an afternoon game and lost 5-1. The Black Bears outshot them 42-18. A tough weekend on the scoreboard and a lot of bus time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDal's cross-rink rivals Saint Mary's were in Troy, NY on Saturday to play Rensselaer. RPI scored an early penalty shot and added a power play goal before \u003Cb\u003ECory Tanaka\u003C\/b\u003E got the Huskies on the score sheet in the first period. The Engineers added one goal on the PP and one even strength in the second period, and a third PP goal in the third period for the 5-1 win. SMU did have the 23-21 edge in shots on goal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESunday afternoon SMU was in Hamden, Connecticut to play Quinnipiac, who lost to Yale last year in the NCAA championship game. The Bobcats were up 2-0 after the 1st period, and then their special teams took over with three power play goals and a shorty in the second period. SMU did score one goal late in the second period, but QU replied with another PP goal early in the third period. \u003Cb\u003EMichael Stickland\u003C\/b\u003E did score on the Huskies power play later in the period, but that was all the visitors could manage. QU outshot SMU 39-16 in the 7-2 win and were 4 for 9 on the power play.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday Acadia was at the sold out Whittemore Center (Attendance: 6,501) in Durham to play the University of New Hampshire in a battle between two teams who play on Olympic-sized ice. UNH had a power play goal in the first period and another early in the second. A minute after another Wildcats goal, the Axemen's \u003Cb\u003EScott Trask\u003C\/b\u003E scored. Unfortunately for Acadia, UNH scored twice more in the last minute of the period. \u003Cb\u003ELiam Heelis\u003C\/b\u003E scored twice for the Axemen in the third period, but the home side added another goal and won 6-3. Shots were 28 apiece. UNH was 3 for 7 on the power play while Acadia was 0 for 5.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn Sunday the Axemen were on the big ice in Burlington to play the University of Vermont. The Catamounts were 4 for 18 (!!!) on the power play (scoring twice while 5 on 3) while \u003Cb\u003EHeelis\u003C\/b\u003E scored the only Acadia goal, also on the PP. Shots favoured Vermont 36-18.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe other tourists in the States where UNB, in mile-high country in Colorado. The Varsity Reds were down only 1-0 going into the third period Saturday night, with a 21-19 edge in shots against Colorado College. However UNB ran into penalty trouble in the third period, and \u003Cb\u003EAlexander Krushelnyski\u003C\/b\u003E (son of the former NHLer) scored twice on the power play and added another even strength for a natural hat trick. The Tigers added another PP goal after that for the 5-0 win, and outshot UNB 15-9 in the final period.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESunday night the V-Reds were in Denver, and veteran defenceman \u003Cb\u003EBen Shutron\u003C\/b\u003E scored twice in the first period to give UNB the 2-0 lead over the Pioneers. Midway through the second period the V-Reds were on a 5 on 3 power play when DU's \u003Cb\u003EDaniel Doremus\u003C\/b\u003E came out of the penalty box, picked off an errant pass and scored on the shorthanded breakaway to draw within a goal. Denver poured it on in the third period, outshooting UNB 19-4 in the final 20 minutes but \u003Cb\u003ECharles Lavigne\u003C\/b\u003E made big saves in the V-Reds net to preserve the 2-1 win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMonday UNB was supposed to bus back to Colorado Springs to play Air Force, but the game was cancelled due to the ongoing federal government shutdown in the States. Thanks for nothing Tea Party!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUPEI weren't in the States, but they did make the long trip to Thunder Bay to play Lakehead. Friday night the Panthers spotted the Thunderwolves the first goal, and then replied with two goals in the second period and two more in the third. UPEI outshot LU 40-29 in the 4-1 win. Saturday night UPEI was up 3-0 after the first period, and stretched their lead to 5-0 in the second period before the home side got on the scoreboard.\u0026nbsp; The Panthers kept up the offensive pressure and added two more goals in the third period. The final score was 7-1 and UPEI had another healthy 40-29 margin in shots.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESt. Thomas was the only AUS team playing in their own rink on the weekend. They hosted RMC and got a much needed 5-1 win, the first under new STU coach Pat Powers. Tommies scored in the first minute of the game, added a power play later in the period and another in the second period. STU was up 4-0 going into the third period, where the PP clicked once again. The Paladins' \u003Cb\u003EScott Domenico\u003C\/b\u003E scored shorthanded a few minutes late, but the Tommies came away with a solid 5-1 win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis weekend is a pretty light schedule in the AUS to end the preseason.\u0026nbsp; Friday night Acadia hosts Dalhousie in\u0026nbsp; apple country in Berwick, NS. Also on Friday Saint Mary's hosts StFX in Truro, NS. Saturday night STU is upriver in Grand Falls, NB to play Moncton. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/3653033882822448984\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-preseason_8.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3653033882822448984"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3653033882822448984"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-aus-weekly-update-preseason_8.html","title":"Men's Hockey: AUS Weekly Update - Preseason Week 3"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7904403902747025219"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-07T18:53:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-10-07T18:53:18.656-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's soccer update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Capers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mounties"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sea-Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soccer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"AUS men's soccer recap: Week Five"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Now, usually I just throw on the scores \u0026mdash; and of course the names that go with them \u0026mdash; but before I do that, I want to say one thing ...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt this level of play there isn’t much of an excuse to have no goals scored for your team. It’s the CIS level and that should end with at least one goal in your favour, regardless of the game result. Twice this week, a team did not score, and in most cases, two goals would have been enough to win the game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow, I know it’s easy to sit here and say ‘come on, score!’ all comfy on the sidelines, but I’ve played soccer and I cover soccer, and I can tell you, you really should be getting goals. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow that my rant is over ... here are the highlights of this past week for AUS men’s soccer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWednesday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUPEI 2 at Moncton 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA 2-0 lead after goals by \u003Cb\u003ECole MacMillan\u003C\/b\u003E (16:50) and \u003Cb\u003EMark Ashley\u003C\/b\u003E (49:41) wasn't something Moncton could come back from in this one. They got one of their own from \u003Cb\u003EAhmed Abdul-Rahman\u003C\/b\u003E in the 63rd minute and three shots on goal in the last five minutes but it ended 2-1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EStFX 2 at Saint Mary’s 2\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERandy Ribeiro \u003C\/b\u003Escored for StFX in minute 38. They wouldn’t score again until minute 70, when \u003Cb\u003EMax Maund\u003C\/b\u003E scored. The Huskies came back to tie it up, with \u003Cb\u003EDanny Bachar\u003C\/b\u003E scoring two minutes after that, bringing the score to 2-1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPawel Gorski\u003C\/b\u003E scored the tying goal in minute 78.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMoncton 4 at Mount Allison 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMoncton’s \u003Cb\u003EAhmed Abdul-Rahman\u003C\/b\u003E scored an unassisted goal in minute seven, giving them an early lead. \u003Cb\u003EAdrian Crace\u003C\/b\u003E headed the ball into the net off a throw-in, tying the game at 28:30, but the tie wouldn’t last long. \u003Cb\u003EChristian Yapi\u003C\/b\u003E scored at 38:00, followed by \u003Cb\u003EMaxime Daigle\u003C\/b\u003E at 74:38 and another header off a corner kick at 89:18 by \u003Cb\u003EAbdul-Rahman\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaturday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB 3 at Cape Breton 4\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMost of this game was dominated by the Capers, with \u003Cb\u003EZak Riley\u003C\/b\u003E scoring in minute 21, followed by \u003Cb\u003EKwabe Boateng\u003C\/b\u003E at 47. Three minutes into the second half \u003Cb\u003EBoateng\u003C\/b\u003E scored his second goal of the game, and \u003Cb\u003ETrey Durham\u003C\/b\u003E scored the fourth goal for CBU at 71:00 after a UNB goal in the 61st by \u003Cb\u003EDiego Padhilha\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUNB came back strong with two goals after the 80th minute with \u003Cb\u003EYassin Shehab El Din\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EPatrick Cormier\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMemorial 1 at UPEI 2\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EScoring early at 5:31, \u003Cb\u003EAaron Anstey\u003C\/b\u003E gave the Seahawks hope. But \u003Cb\u003EBrett Hogan\u003C\/b\u003E scored for the Panthers at 14:14, tying the game, then \u003Cb\u003ECole MacMillan\u003C\/b\u003E scored what would be the game-winning goal at 50:30.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaturday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMemorial 0 at UPEI 4\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECole Macmillan\u003C\/b\u003E scored the first three goals for the Panthers at 23:32, 53:25 and 61:14. Hogan scored again a minute later, the fourth and final goal of the game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMoncton 0 at Cape Breton 5\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother big lead and eventual win for CBU. Within 10 minutes they were up 2-0 on goals by \u003Cb\u003EBruno Mota\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EMark Stewart\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003Cb\u003ESandro Rajkovic\u003C\/b\u003E scored in the 44th, followed by \u003Cb\u003EJordan Evison\u003C\/b\u003E in the 49th, and the final goal by \u003Cb\u003EIan Greedy\u003C\/b\u003E in the 73rd.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDalhousie 2 at StFX 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAaron Hoyle\u003C\/b\u003E scored for DAL in the first minute of the second half. StFX didn’t score until 88:22 by \u003Cb\u003EJamie Tibbo\u003C\/b\u003E, but DAL’s \u003Cb\u003EWilliam Kafeero\u003C\/b\u003E scored 22 seconds later, giving DAL the win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB 2 at Mount Allison 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJason Rouse\u003C\/b\u003E at 18:33 and \u003Cb\u003EYousuf Mohammad\u003C\/b\u003E at 39:02 shared UNB’s two goals, and Mount Allison’s lone goal was scored by \u003Cb\u003EAdrian Crace\u003C\/b\u003E late in the first half at 36:37.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAcadia 1 at Saint Mary’s 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAcadia and Saint Mary’s tied their only matchup of the year, \u003Cb\u003EIshraq Hassan\u003C\/b\u003E scoring at 10:37 for SMU, followed by \u003Cb\u003EErik Merchant’s\u003C\/b\u003E lone goal for Acadia at 20:04.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7904403902747025219\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/aus-mens-soccer-recap-week-five.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7904403902747025219"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7904403902747025219"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/aus-mens-soccer-recap-week-five.html","title":"AUS men's soccer recap: Week Five"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bronté James"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106742509156511623904"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Oz-jrukc3VY\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAACY\/wcJUcKUv9eY\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});