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Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vanier Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"In For A Dozen: AUS cancels Loney Bowl in craven decision, awards Acadia league title, but Saint Mary's takes it to court"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003EDue to exceptional circumstances, this week we'll publish one-by-one.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E \u003Cb\u003EAcadia wins Loney Bowl by default; or, drop-kick that last shred of credibility through the goalposts of life. \u003C\/b\u003EPeople putting the game last has led to the last game of the season being cancelled, make no mistake.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAtlantic University Sport, in it infinite wisdom, has decided the best remedy for a bad situation is to cancel the Loney Bowl and declare the Acadia Axemen the conference champion. Taken on face, it makes no sense. The only bit of adult perspective one can scrounge is that the regional association made a power play against U Sports, and Saint Mary's, but particularly U Sports for letting this drag out for so long. \u003Ci\u003EDrag your feet on an eligibility issue and cast a shadow over our big event? Bring lawyers in? We'll show you, even if it means cutting off our nose to spite our face. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt manages to be bold and craven all at the same time. To a certain way of thinking it seems audacious to shut down a championship game, but on the other hand, it also betrays a deathly fear that a little controversy might actually draw more eyeballs to an athletic contest. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat has prompted Saint Mary's to bring out the hole card it's had up its sleeve the entire time: \"SMU signed a binding, written agreement with U SPORTS on Oct. 27, which 'cleared all players to play.' \" (\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurabrownctv\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ELaura Brown, CTV\u003C\/a\u003E.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESMU was in a TO courtroom filing an emergency motion today. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTVAtlantic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CTVAtlantic\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/928748336399749121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESMU Associate VP says the university was in court today, making sure a \"binding agreement with U SPORTS\" is enforced. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTVAtlantic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CTVAtlantic\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HUkGN2p4YG\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/HUkGN2p4YG\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/928788551617122305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EMargaret Murphy says SMU signed a binding, written agreement with U SPORTS on Oct. 27, which 'cleared all players to play.'\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/928788789933363200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EShe says they're in front of the Ontario Superior Court, making sure that agreement is enforced.\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/928789065239093249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EShe said court resumes tomorrow, and they're hopeful for a decision at that time.\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/928789157450846209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESo in the meantime, are the Huskies still practicing? Murphy says yes: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTVAtlantic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CTVAtlantic\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0xqUrSEh5w\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/0xqUrSEh5w\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/928790134362923008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EWhy take it to court? Murphy says they want assurance. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTVAtlantic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CTVAtlantic\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f9m8Sp3oxu\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/f9m8Sp3oxu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/928790464362373121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003ENo one wins with this decision by AUS. All four teams are hurt in some way. Fans are also screwed over by this; they just wanted to watch a good football game.\u0026nbsp;Seriously. This should have had a pin stuck in it until the off-season, when it could be fully investigated and then a decision could be made on whether there was professional misconduct.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs unfair it was to Acadia to go all week without certainty of what opponent it was getting on Saturday, the decision essentially says: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Ea) Saint Mary's is guilty \u003Ci\u003Eeven though\u003C\/i\u003E there has been no formal ruling that wide receiver \u003Cb\u003EArchelaus Jack \u003C\/b\u003Eis ineligible, and Saint Mary's claims it is has a ruling to the contrary (and, again, would not have continued to let Jack play if it didn't think it was OK);\u003Cbr \/\u003Eb) St. Francis Xavier is vindicated \u003Ci\u003Ebut\u003C\/i\u003E gets no reparations, in the form of a berth in the championship game. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI hate to throw around 10-dollar words; right now I'm eschewing it because I cannot pick just one. This is far from over when it never should have been allowed to reach this point.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ERoughly 48 hours to kickoff and we still don't know who is playing for the AUS championship. Did they bring back Friday Night Lights and not tell anyone? This seems more like fiction than reality at this point.\u003C\/div\u003E— Mike Hogan (@tsnmikehogan) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tsnmikehogan\/status\/928686320179871745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EStatus update on 2017 AUS Loney Bowl football championship game - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5iMg0Z7Fwi\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/5iMg0Z7Fwi\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BkvTLs3FWD\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/BkvTLs3FWD\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— AUS_SUA (@AUS_SUA) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AUS_SUA\/status\/928711664819757056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECanadian University Sport is flawed and will not grow until the ineptitude at the top is removed. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DrainTheSwamp?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#DrainTheSwamp\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Jordan Henry (@Jor_Henry) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jor_Henry\/status\/928714508175998976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EGiven the ruling on not playing the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LoneyBowl?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LoneyBowl\u003C\/a\u003E, \"leadership\" proved to be cowardly, placing the game LAST. At this moment I fear promoting the values of CIS Football a waste of time since breaucrats are killing the game thru ineptitude and selfishness.\u003C\/div\u003E— Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/928722868984201217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EThe AUS had the nerve to say \"time does not permit for a \u003Ci\u003Efair\u003C\/i\u003E resolution to be reached prior to the playing of this game.\" \u003Ci\u003E(Emphasis mine.)\u003C\/i\u003E They used the word \"fair\" while making a decision that denied \u003Ci\u003Etwo\u003C\/i\u003E teams, one of whom, St. Francis Xavier, has followed the rules. Please explain how that makes sense.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EAs for the rule itself ... how is it\u0026nbsp;fair, as \u003Cb\u003EJim Mullin \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/radio\/audio\/kcu-radio-november-8-2017-1.910265\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Epointed out, that a player drafted after his fourth season can have the benefit of playing CFL preseason games and practising with a team until Aug. 15 and then play his fifth year\u003C\/a\u003E while according to one bylaws interpretation Jack was expected to lay out for a full year and let his football skills atrophy before playing university ball? Sounds rather classist.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThis week's \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KCURadio?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#KCURadio\u003C\/a\u003E features an in depth discussion on the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SMUHuskies?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@SMUHuskies\u003C\/a\u003E situation with \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GARandall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@GARandall\u003C\/a\u003E. The Canadian Boxscore features \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UConnHuskies?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UConnHuskies\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigPlayHm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@BigPlayHm\u003C\/a\u003E + National Roundtable with \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shelbyblackley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@shelbyblackley\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTSca?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@USPORTSca\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAAFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@NCAAFootball\u003C\/a\u003E 🇨🇦 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Tjv59Cgi5T\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/Tjv59Cgi5T\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Krown Countdown U (@KrownCountdownU) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrownCountdownU\/status\/928655536735756289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EMoreover, no matter what, a league that wants to be credible has to play its championship game. Sounds weird, but corporate sponsors are very insistent that when they pay to have their name associated with an event, that the event takes place.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EFeared it from the start. No Loney Bowl. The worst outcome. Everybody is a victim. Acadia will have a month off now before facing OUA.\u003C\/div\u003E— monty mosher (@justplainmonty) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justplainmonty\/status\/928715740605280256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EWould have voided semifinal and sent X (or Mount A) to Acadia; declaring a champ just doesn't work for anybody; sad end to an AUS season.\u003C\/div\u003E— monty mosher (@justplainmonty) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justplainmonty\/status\/928717779854913536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESports season should always end between the lines. Bureaucracy cost a lot of people a chance to play for a title. Black eye all around.\u003C\/div\u003E— monty mosher (@justplainmonty) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justplainmonty\/status\/928719094681145345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EMeantime, presuming the decision stands, Acadia will end up with three bye weeks before the Uteck Bowl against OUA's champion. And that's the least absurd part of the story.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou can't make this up. This happened on the 20-year anniversary of the Montreal Screwjob. True story.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E20 years ago today: The Montreal Screwjob. Wait, it was something else than this, no? \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XuV4mnY4FH\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/XuV4mnY4FH\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Marty (@martinrkipp) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/martinrkipp\/status\/928731918757117952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIf there is any good to come out of this?\u003C\/b\u003E The aptest comparison for this argle-bargle is probably Yellow Sunday in the NHL about 30 years ago. For those among us not old enough to remember, New Jersey Devils coach \u003Cb\u003EJim Schoenfeld \u003C\/b\u003Econfronted referee \u003Cb\u003EDon Koharski \u003C\/b\u003Ein the hallway after a Stanley Cup playoff game. The game was on ESPN — yeah, ESPN covered hockey once — and the visuals, along with Schoenfeld shouting, \"You fell you fat pig, have another doughnut,\" was in continuous loop.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wsv7-7E1lVg\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe game was on Friday night. The NHL handed down a suspension to Schoenfeld without allowing the Devils to present their side of the story — \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ewhich seems loosely analogous to barring Saint Mary's from a championship game before their player was even ruled ineligible now that I think of it.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Devils obtained a court-order injunction against the suspension, so when Schoenfeld appeared to coach, the game officials staged \"what amounted to a walkout strike.\" (\u003Ci\u003ESports Illustrated\u003C\/i\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/vault\/1988\/05\/16\/117674\/theater-of-the-absurd-when-officials-refused-to-work-a-devils-bruins-playoff-game-it-was-amateur-hour-in-the-nhl\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EMay 16, 1988\u003C\/a\u003E.) But they had to play, and they eventually did, with a crew of amateur officials that included linesmen wearing yellow practice jerseys and borrowed pants, hence the term Yellow Sunday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn all of this, NHL president\u003Cb\u003E John Ziegler \u003C\/b\u003Ewas AWOL — the head of the league didn't work weekends, even during conference finals. There might not be a direct line from that saga to the modernization of the NHL that, for good or ill, took place when \u003Cb\u003EGary Bettman \u003C\/b\u003Ewas hired as its first commissioner in 1993. It was a moment of clarity that showed the NHL had fallen behind the times with meeting its commitments to its players and to its fans. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt never happened again. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt will happen again in U Sports, probably before the end of the fall season at this rate, because it still depends on self-reporting and whistle-blowing. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith properly funded enforcement that could root out a problem in August or early September, \u003Ci\u003Eit never gets to this point\u003C\/i\u003E. The national office owns some of this too for being ill-equipped to address this promptly. And Graham Brown admitted as much on Friday when he said they get \"220 questions of eligibility interpretations in a given year.\" Did anyone ever to think that, instead of hiring another marketing person, maybe they should hire people whose skill-set involves answering those questions? At some point, being swamped with demands isn't sympathetic when you refuse to advocate that you have the proper tools for the job.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECEO says they get 220 questions of eligibility interpretations in any given year. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CTVAtlantic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CTVAtlantic\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laura Brown (@LauraBrownCTV) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraBrownCTV\/status\/929019874378223616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhere is this season's Grey Cup again? Oh right.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;The first reaction upon reading CEO \u003Cb\u003EGraham Brown\u003C\/b\u003E's comment \"It just makes sense for us right now, from a business standpoint, to try to realign the Vanier Cup back with the Grey Cup and hold both games on the same weekend,\" was a self-admonishment to not spike the football. Nobody likes an I-told-you-so'er, but the Grey Cup is in Ottawa, and Ottawa interests have kicked the tires on hosting a Vanier Cup, and someone said after the 2016 debacle Ottawa should get the '17 game. It would have worked, kind of\/sort of, apart from the whole having to play on Friday night.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHow U Sports fumbled the Vanier \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RRUwmynPm3\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/RRUwmynPm3\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Argos End Zone (@ArgosEndZone) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArgosEndZone\/status\/927571291548381184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 6, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EInstead, it's cross-the-fingers-time that Western or Laurier wins the Yates Cup and Uteck Bowl, so its alumni and students can fill seats at Tim Hortons Field.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe hard reality is that the Vanier will never be paired with the Grey Cup as long as the pro game and university game are on opposite battle lines in the Canadian Telco Wars. That needs to be resolved before anyone can figure out how to stage the game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOne observation: less is more. In 2012, the last time the Vanier piggybacked on the Grey Cup, both the attendance figure (37,000 at Skydome for Laval and McMaster) and the media audience somewhat smacked of artificial growth.\u0026nbsp; .\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EU Sports' need for validation and frankly, for funding, is why it wants that crowd of 20,000 to 30,000 at the Vanier Cup. But it's also fighting currents beyond its control; generally, that mass audience is harder and harder to attract for anything that isn't considered big-time entertainment.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETotal blue-sky thinking, but would it be feasible to use a university facility\u003Ci\u003E within \u003C\/i\u003Ethe Grey Cup city when one is available? Bring in temporary stands to create a pop-up PEPS and try to pack in 12,000 people or so on Saturday afternoon.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAnd the whims whisper, \u003Ci\u003EMarshall\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Three deep before even talking about anything occurring between the lines seems about typical for sports in 2017. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf the Western Mustangs and\u003Cb\u003E Greg Marshall \u003C\/b\u003Ecannot win a national championship after a season where they have an average margin of victory of 37 points and have outgained opponents by a factor of two (and then some), then what has this been all about? Just go get it done already.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe weather forecast for Yates Cup Saturday is \"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.accuweather.com\/en\/ca\/london\/n6g\/daily-weather-forecast\/55489?day=3\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Enot as cold with sun through high clouds\u003C\/a\u003E,\" which doesn't seem like strikingly anti-passing game weather. Western certainly grades out higher than Laurier in being constructed for bad-weather November football, but the Golden Hawks have a fairly decent defence and a puncher's chance if QB \u003Cb\u003EMichael Knevel \u003C\/b\u003Ereturns after missing three weeks. A field with some snow on it could actually work in the offences' favour, since receivers know their routes and defenders move with them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EWestern Mustangs shovel snow and ice off home field for tomorrow's 110th Yates Cup. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oua?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#oua\u003C\/a\u003E # yatescup \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U7tGznMp63\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/U7tGznMp63\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Mark Lee (@MLeePxP) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLeePxP\/status\/929105275478360064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EWestern Mustangs shovel snow and ice off home field for tomorrow's 110th Yates Cup. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oua?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#oua\u003C\/a\u003E # yatescup \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U7tGznMp63\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/U7tGznMp63\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Mark Lee (@MLeePxP) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLeePxP\/status\/929105275478360064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI would say there's a much greater likelihood of Western winning handily than Laurier pulling an upset. But they said that last year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EForeshadowing much? At the women's soccer nationals, Western knocked out No. 1 seed Laval on Thursday.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHere’s the story on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@WesternMustangs\u003C\/a\u003E women soccer team upset of No.1 ranked team in Canada. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ldnont?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#ldnont\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Re0HFeec1V\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/Re0HFeec1V\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Morris Dalla Costa (@MoDaCoatLFPress) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MoDaCoatLFPress\/status\/928757908006932481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAnd then there were two other championship games outside Ontario. \u003C\/b\u003EAt least one road team wins every year on the antepenultimate Saturday of the season. UBC has won a Hardy Cup on Calgary's field (in 2015); ditto Montréal at Laval (in 2014).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECalgary has betrayed more signs of regression than Laval has during the past few weeks. Based on that, there's probably more potential for UBC to pull a stunner than Montréal. Prove me wrong!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EAndrew Buckley on tomorrow's Hardy Cup final between the Dinos and Thunderbirds:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"I love seeing UBC lose as much as I love seeing U of C win\"\u003C\/div\u003E— Danny Austin (@DannyAustin_9) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DannyAustin_9\/status\/929071872875962370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBy the way, a feel-good story that's definitely needed involves retired U of Calgary employee Jack Neumann ponying up to buy football jerseys. One also has to love the insistence that black be minimized in the design: \"As long as it was scarlet and gold, that’s the Dinos colours, I didn’t want any black in them or third jerseys. I’m not into that kind of stuff.\" Can Neumann be in charge of designing Canada's international hockey jerseys, please?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ERetired Dinos communications director donates football jerseys in perpetuity \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UCDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uBg5yPcuZK\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/uBg5yPcuZK\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UCalgary?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#UCalgary\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RzYLREpiqk\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/RzYLREpiqk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— U Calgary (@UCalgary) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCalgary\/status\/928392972013637632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 8, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPtaszek back.\u003C\/b\u003E The rule of thumb is leave for the right opportunity, which \u003Cb\u003EStefan Ptaszek\u003C\/b\u003E never got with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, the CFL's long-running gong show. It bears asking whether the greater good, in the hypothetical, is best served by Ptaszek returning to McMaster. McMaster might not be the world-beater of 2011-12, but it seems ensconced in the upper third of OUA. Ptaszek could have more impact keeping Guelph at the big kids' table or helping someone else be the next Waterloo that achieves respectability.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EEdmonton Energy? Edmonton Evergreens?\u003C\/b\u003E The higher road beckons with the Edmonton CFL team and its dated moniker. Apologists can play the prevent defence of \u003Ci\u003Ewhat-abouts\u003C\/i\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E strange this only comes up in the playoffs\u003C\/i\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Ethere are bigger issues\u003C\/i\u003E and \u003Ci\u003Enot all Indigenous people are offended\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;all they wish. Those are just arguments in favour of reinforcing Otherness. To torture the football analogy, though, prevent defences don't work for a reason.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EEdmonton mayor urges Eskimos to move quickly on name change \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nlEVPxvsO2\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/nlEVPxvsO2\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/moIc5Dlfx9\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/moIc5Dlfx9\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— CBC Edmonton (@CBCEdmonton) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBCEdmonton\/status\/928700769414598656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECalls from Winnipeg for the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Esks?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Esks\u003C\/a\u003E to change their name has reignited the debate in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/yeg?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#yeg\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AngelaJungCTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@AngelaJungCTV\u003C\/a\u003E asks \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/doniveson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@doniveson\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmontonEsks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@EdmontonEsks\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026amp; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ITK_CanadaInuit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@ITK_CanadaInuit\u003C\/a\u003E for their thoughts tonight on CTV News @ 5 \u0026amp; 6: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VMpbWHlN6i\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/VMpbWHlN6i\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GreyCup?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GreyCup\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OneEmpire?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#OneEmpire\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BUpiAXRTFN\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/BUpiAXRTFN\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— CTV Edmonton (@ctvedmonton) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ctvedmonton\/status\/928760660204367873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EAnd as a case in point about reinforcing Otherness, eeeeeeeeeep:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThis is easily the worst (?best?) take on the Eskimos name change. Never change \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SportsFacebook?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#SportsFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q2wr9Aicwc\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/q2wr9Aicwc\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Tyler Yaremchuk (@tyleryaremchuk) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tyleryaremchuk\/status\/928871078700576768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe only get so much energy and, not that anyone asked me, that could be better spent on a name change that, while mostly symbolic, is more in the spirit of inclusion and that whole Diversity Is Strength campaign the CFL launched. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI love the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CFL\u003C\/a\u003E, I love tradition - but it’s time to change the name “Edmonton Eskimos.” It’s not as heinous as “Washington Redskins”, but it’s on the spectrum. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AVrLvoXsec\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/AVrLvoXsec\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Steve Hayman (@shayman) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shayman\/status\/929037894093811713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI got your low-impact change right here: “Edmonton Eskers”. An Esker is a long ridge of gravel and other sediment, typically having a winding course, deposited by meltwater from a retreating glacier or ice sheet.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(It’s not worse than “redblacks” :-)\u003C\/div\u003E— Steve Hayman (@shayman) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shayman\/status\/929052547133968387?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003E\u0026quot;I call on all media to stop using the term Eskimos in your reporting so as to respect Inuit\u0026quot; \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6aySx4RyBc\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/6aySx4RyBc\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Aylan Couchie (@AylanX) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AylanX\/status\/929887865097551872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 13, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EPlaying defence against a greater woke-ness is just wasted energy.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E'This is why athletes kneel': CFL players and alumni speak out \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iv9V10jfZb\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/iv9V10jfZb\u003C\/a\u003E via \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/macleans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@macleans\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— CFL Headlines (@CFL_Headlines) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CFL_Headlines\/status\/928771296514654211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDecember duel.\u003C\/b\u003E Under the heading of \"yes, please,\" currently No. 2-ranked Brock and eternally No. 1 Carleton are moving their Dec. 2 matchup to the Meridian Centre in St. Catharines. Who doesn't have a travelling Jones after learning of that matchup?\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EGAME STORY: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrockMensBall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@BrockMensBall\u003C\/a\u003E led by Cassidy Ryan takes down \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryersonrams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@ryersonrams\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/A4JShVVOuj\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/A4JShVVOuj\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Satbir Singh (@SatbirSingh_) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SatbirSingh_\/status\/928473768678297600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECanada’s top two basketball teams to clash at the Meridian Centre \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ONE68He9iG\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/ONE68He9iG\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OUAsport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@OUAsport\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USPORTSca?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@USPORTSca\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrockBadgers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@BrockBadgers\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CURavens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CURavens\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CUSNetwork?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@CUSNetwork\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Brock Badgers (@BrockBadgers) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrockBadgers\/status\/928665505560371200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EBrock \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.brockpress.com\/2017\/11\/cassidy-ryans-career-high-leads-badgers-to-win\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eshowed during its overtime win at Ryerson\u003C\/a\u003E on Wednesday that it has greater depth than previously, given that they had \u003Cb\u003ECassidy Ryan \u003C\/b\u003Elead the scoring in the decisive stages after three of the five starters fouled out. The jump-out stat with Ryerson, both Wednesday and in a loss against Western, was some crooked three-point shooting (combined 11-of-53) and free-throw shooting (a dozen clanks in each). Is that where not having \u003Cb\u003EManny Diressa\u003C\/b\u003E, who didn't play Wednesday, hurts the quality of the looks the Rams get? Yet still, Ryerson nearly beat Brock. \u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EA look at how close \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JvMukama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@JvMukama\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyersonRamsMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@RyersonRamsMBB\u003C\/a\u003E was to knocking off \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrockMensBall?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@BrockMensBall\u003C\/a\u003E in regulation last night: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IjyrFqypJv\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/IjyrFqypJv\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Jordan Henry (@Jor_Henry) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jor_Henry\/status\/928846597907083264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESeriously, I'm asking; my straight job doesn't let me get out to as many games as I'd like.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf course, the team that should be everyone's darling is Lethbridge. How about a steal and a buzzer three from \u003Cb\u003EDeJon Burdeaux\u003C\/b\u003E to finish off Mount Royal on Thursday. By the way, Pronghorns coach Mike Hansen, with 280 characters you could have worked in that Burdeaux took only 12 shots while getting his 28 points.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EBurdeaux returns in 4th quarter after hyper-extending his knee and guts out a great performance (28\/10\/3\/2) with a game winner. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UofLPronghorns?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@UofLPronghorns\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cishoops?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@cishoops\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattbattochio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@mattbattochio\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/windcitysports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@windcitysports\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlobalLeth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@GlobalLeth\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DWoodardHerald?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@DWoodardHerald\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oHk0ZDCxCO\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/oHk0ZDCxCO\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Mike Hansen (@PronghornHoops) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PronghornHoops\/status\/928860831529316352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERoy Halladay, 1977-2017.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Nine is the number of completion and fulfillment. \u003Cb\u003EHarry Leroy Halladay\u003C\/b\u003E, \u003Ci\u003Erequiescat in pace\u003C\/i\u003E, embodied those concepts so very thoroughly. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy best stab at an original thought about the deceased Toronto Blue Jays pitcher is that he imparted that baseball in its purest form is in the individual craftsmanship and, for the fan, in learning to identify and appreciate it. What differentiates baseball is it always has some nuance or nook or cranny that will find its way to you and can often be completely ancillary to whether your favourite team has legitimate World Series chances. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHey \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlueJays?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#BlueJays\u003C\/a\u003E fam. Folks will be gathering tomorrow evening at 7pm outside gates 5\/6 of the SkyDome as a tribute to Roy Halladay. Please join us. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIPDoc?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#RIPDoc\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8GwCR6mSf9\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/8GwCR6mSf9\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Jenn Smith (@Baseball_Jenn) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Baseball_Jenn\/status\/928707979133595648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 9, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Toronto sports fan needed someone to deliver that lesson in the aughts, since let's face it, to be a Blue Jays fan from 1985-93 was to be spoiled rotten. I began cheering for the Jays as soon as I could, but it was not until I was 18 years old that they had a going-nowhere-fast season. In that sense, Halladay perfectly was suited for a fanbase that had to re-learn how to love a game for what it is. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo me at least, the Jays might not have been worth an emotional investment 100 per cent of the time, but you had to be completely engrossed when Roy was pitching. The bond felt real. One Toronto columnist, apparently not realizing why so many people were mourning Halladay's death, wrote, \"The sad truth of Halladay’s Jays career, of course, is that not a single one of those starts truly mattered.\" \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFalse. Every one mattered.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESeparating art and artist.\u003C\/b\u003E It is a terrible time to be an abusive man, unless you're protected by a congressional majority. A reckoning for people who made life miserable for multiple humans, well, who would not get behind that? \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is discomfiting, though, that there is an automatic response that the work of the latest disgraced performer —\u003Cb\u003E Louis C.K.\u003C\/b\u003E, whoever — should be erased. That's not a call to binge-watch all of C.K.'s comedy specials. But it's another form of enabling — enabling people to forgive themselves without thinking of why they did not take action against men whom they knew to be treating other people badly. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFading people from memory can reduce the urgency to learn from it.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ELet’s discuss solutions. How can we prevent this? We must look at what happened more deeply and learn. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/defJkwlfAo\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/defJkwlfAo\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Judd Apatow (@JuddApatow) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JuddApatow\/status\/929387185584922624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGetting back to the point, scrubbing entertainers from existence is unhealthy. I've gone along with that, but it was selective and based as much on personal taste as disgust. \u003Cb\u003EWoody Allen\u003C\/b\u003E? We get it, you have neuroses.\u003Cb\u003E Kevin Spacey \u003C\/b\u003Egot overexposed in the 1990s and\u003Ci\u003E American Beauty\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;was a bad film, a deal-breaker.\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;Jian Ghomeshi\u003C\/b\u003E was a fine interviewer but always carried on like he had been asked to solve the world's problems. And so on.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat erasure, can removes the possibility of examining why we were taken in, seduced. On \u003Ci\u003ESlate\u003C\/i\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EWilla Paskin\u003C\/b\u003E wrote of C.K.'s HBO comedy series, \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/blogs\/browbeat\/2017\/11\/10\/watching_louie_in_light_of_allegations_against_louis_c_k.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe only bad option is not to think about it. The revelations, as damning as they are, don't make the show worthless, though they do make it a very different kind of document\u003C\/a\u003E.\" \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhy does the abuser get the benefit of the doubt, always, while the willingness to hear from abusers goes up and down?\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELest we forget.\u003C\/b\u003E Don't read just one article about a Canadian war hero, but do read the piece that \u003Cb\u003EJoe O'Connor \u003C\/b\u003Ecrafted about Passchendaele veteran \u003Cb\u003ECecil Kinross\u003C\/b\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EHeroes, the lucky ones, come home, where their life stories — unlike their war story — continue. Kinross took out that German machine gun in a profound act of bravery, but at a profound personal cost. Passchendaele changed him. It made him the hero he was, but less of who he had been, or might have hoped to be. (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/they-gave-him-a-medal-and-named-a-mountain-after-him-but-this-passchendaele-veterans-story-is-a-tragedy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ENational Post\u003C\/a\u003E, Nov. 9)\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt the end of the day, that's what's left after all the commemorations, the poppies, the \"thanks Grandpa\" posts. Sensing that is why I usually chose to be alone in quiet reflection on Nov. 11. That's classic avoidance, no doubt, but it also feels like the message has shifted within my lifetime. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the '80s, when more Second World War veterans were around to impart the message there was a much strong sense of \"never again\" when it came to war, an idea that such a conflict must be avoided at all costs. I do not see that as much at a grass-roots level or at a global level anymore, since everyone plays\u003Ci\u003E Call of Duty \u003C\/i\u003Eand global capital loves funding a war.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ECecil Kinross VC: The tragic life of a Canadian war hero. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Gj9YVh4ai\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/0Gj9YVh4ai\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zzuUYSuj6u\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/zzuUYSuj6u\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Joe O'Connor (@oconnorwrites) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oconnorwrites\/status\/928988971606204416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 10, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESurely \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LestWeForget?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#LestWeForget\u003C\/a\u003E is meaningless unless we genuinely try to prevent war and conflict, unless we elect leaders who reject violence as a policy, unless we look to a radically different path. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RemembranceDay?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#RemembranceDay\u003C\/a\u003E must be more than mere words.\u003C\/div\u003E— Michael Coren (@michaelcoren) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelcoren\/status\/929352646393253888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 11, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe final word, the best word, just a tremendous word for 2017.\u003C\/b\u003E Voilà!\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1uIJAPtTiG\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/1uIJAPtTiG\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— worddiction (@worddiction) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/worddiction\/status\/927407319016669185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 6, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Ci\u003EApanthropinization.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat takes in everything. \u003Cb\u003EDonald Trump \u003C\/b\u003Esides with \u003Cb\u003EPutin \u003C\/b\u003Eover the U.S. intelligence community who risk their lives getting sensitive information, on Veterans Day no less, and some Americans still support him? \u003Ci\u003ELet it go.\u003C\/i\u003E Religiously minded voters in Alabama are insistent on voting for a child-molesting Republican instead of his Democrat opponent who prosecuted people who, wait for it, bombed a church during the Civil Rights era? \u003Ci\u003EQue sera, que sera.\u003C\/i\u003E \u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EDonald Trump's chemistry with the truth \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VcEoePrT3n\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/VcEoePrT3n\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Curtis Harris (@curtismharris) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/curtismharris\/status\/929521858327621632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 12, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\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\/7381463593941058762\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/in-for-dozen-aus-cancels-loney-bowl-and.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7381463593941058762"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7381463593941058762"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/in-for-dozen-aus-cancels-loney-bowl-and.html","title":"In For A Dozen: AUS cancels Loney Bowl in craven decision, awards Acadia league title, but Saint Mary's takes it to court"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/wsv7-7E1lVg\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-1851485259944615498"},"published":{"$t":"2017-11-06T13:24:00.004-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-11-07T08:46:23.424-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Editorializing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eligibility"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Loney Bowl"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mounties"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Saint Mary's Archelaus Jack ends up as a political football, for shame"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"#ChampSZN now includes lawyerball.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thechronicleherald.ca\/sports\/1517598-huskies-defeat-x-men-in-aus-semifinal\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESaint Mary's defeated St. Francis Xavier in the AUS football semifinal on Saturday\u003C\/a\u003E. That should be that .sThe statute of limitations on eligibility questions, in any sane universe, should be up well before the start of the playoffs. If no one called a team on it after the first couple games, well, too bad. Yet here we are, since a mountain has been made out of a situation that Saint Mary's surely was aware of since the day the player in question, believed to be wide receiver and former Saskatchewan Roughriders practice squadder \u003Cb\u003EArchelaus Jack\u003C\/b\u003E, took his talents to the south end of Halifax.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFrom \u003Cb\u003EJim Mullin\u003C\/b\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EI'm understanding the SMU ineligible player situation has gone \"thermonuclear legal\". Huskies lawyering up while USports is considering vacating SMU season. No end in sight. Ridiculous this is happening during playoffs. Something has to change. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KrownCountdownU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@KrownCountdownU\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UdontknowJack?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#UdontknowJack\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/927314632422731777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003EDoes anyone really believe there is the will to overturn a playoff game and send St. Francis Xavier to the Loney Bowl against Acadia, thus erasing the game that was played?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EAnyone with a passing familiarity with university football knows about the Aug. 15 cut-off date for players on practice squads. By rule, an athlete who played university ball the season prior must be released in order to be eligible to play the upcoming season. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EIs that applicable to Archelaus Jack? The CTV Atlantic article published on the eve of the game purports it is: \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlantic.ctvnews.ca\/smu-football-season-may-be-in-jeopardy-due-to-possible-ineligible-player-1.3662956\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EAccording to U Sports eligibility rules, a player with CFL opportunities can return to the university level if they are no longer listed on the player roster after Aug. 15. Otherwise, they can't play for 365 days.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlantic.ctvnews.ca\/smu-football-season-may-be-in-jeopardy-due-to-possible-ineligible-player-1.3662956\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlantic.ctvnews.ca\/smu-football-season-may-be-in-jeopardy-due-to-possible-ineligible-player-1.3662956\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\"The CFL confirmed with CTV News Friday that Jack was released Oct. 11, 2016, bringing into question his eligibility for the five games he played for SMU between Aug. 25 and Sept. 30 this season\u003C\/a\u003E.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat typically has come into play with student-athletes who were drafted by the CFL after their fourth season, stuck around for the early portion of the regular season and then opted to return to school, for whatever reasons. Regarding Jack, though, he was not a university player in 2016, or '15. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mississauga.com\/sports-story\/7416174-longhorns-have-professional-football-aspirations\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EJack played in the Northern Football Conference with the Oakville Longhorns\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHow would U Sports have jurisdiction over the decisions of a human being who was playing somewhere else?\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe legal interpretations and grey areas within that Aug. 15 rule can be parsed by people at a much, much higher pay grade than I, a hobby blogger who works a straight job. There have been more than a few instances of players coming into the U Sports\/CIS\/CIAU by way of a CFL stint. I cannot quote chapter and verse about whther each one got his walking papers from the pro league by Aug. 15, and that is precisely the point. It was never contestable until last week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAgain, I don't want to play internet lawyer or take people into the wrong grey areas. There's letter of the law and the spirit of a law. Is it possible that the Aug. 15 cut-off date only applies to \u003Ci\u003Ereturning\u003C\/i\u003E players? Also, based on my limited understanding, if something is a common enough practice, then the courts' wont is to take that as case law.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat's a convoluted way of saying this can only get uglier the longer it is pressed. A flag definitely should be thrown on the well-after-the-fact whistle-blowers. The timing fails the sniff test. And U Sports, ideally, would have the perspective to realize three things:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIt is bad optics to make any student-athlete a political football. \u003C\/b\u003EThis is a league that has long acknowledged that there is no one, direct from high school to university at age 18, path to becoming a university student-athlete and using that, ideally, to better oneself. And here the person is not being put first.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EA league should not have the limited amount of oxygen it gets in the Canadian media landscape used up on a controversy where no one comes out smelling good.\u003C\/b\u003E It's always bothered me that in the general news judgement of the typical Canadian media outlet, a university team forfeiting games or cancelling a season is newsworthy, but their actual games are not. And here is U Sports\u003Ci\u003E fanning the flames\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAgain, if this is such a problem, have an auditor of football eligibility. \u003C\/b\u003EFor a salary in the mid to high five figures, surely a qualified person can be found, who can make sure the reals are 100-per-cent crystal clear amd make sure every player has the all-clear. This should not be decided by ad hoc committees after someone basically runs up to the teacher to tattle-tale.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAn annual salary and benefits amounting to, ballpark figure, 100 grand a year works out to fewer than four grand per team. No one's going to go broke chipping in to fund that position.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOr in this case, takes their sweet time strolling over in order to time things to have the maximum impact on the AUS playoffs and the media. That seems curious and dubious.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EAgain, I'm no lawyer nor am I a fly on the wall of any conference rooms. But I doubt that Acadia is acting like it has to prepare to play either SMU or St. FX.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EAn athlete who was on a CFL PR in 2016 should not be sidelined while players in 2017 were in camp, CFLX and\/or PR in 2017 and returned to their U Sports teams. In addition, he was not U Sports \u0026quot;property\u0026quot; in 16. Simplify. Play a CFL game \u0026amp; you are out. Easy to track.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/927732327576256512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EWhat are the good things to be generated out of this? Clean up by-laws. Redefine relationship with CFL. Sanction non-conforming team. Hire a full-time \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@USports\u003C\/a\u003E football person. For me, it\u0026#39;s clear this is a moment which should produce progressive change, \u0026amp; eliminate embarrassment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/927733652393418753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EWhat are the good things to be generated out of this? Clean up by-laws. Redefine relationship with CFL. Sanction non-conforming team. Hire a full-time \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@USports\u003C\/a\u003E football person. For me, it\u0026#39;s clear this is a moment which should produce progressive change, \u0026amp; eliminate embarrassment.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/927733652393418753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EAgreed. The rule may be out of sync, but it\u0026#39;s there and should be respected as such. Either use your alternative, or if you\u0026#39;ve played a CFL regular season game and you\u0026#39;re a professional. It\u0026#39;s the elemental way to deal with eligibility. Scrap the rest of the bylaw language.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Jim Mullin (@Jim_Mullin) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jim_Mullin\/status\/927738267209842688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother update:\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cp lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003EWorking on a developing story.... The situation at SMU continues to get worse. Colzie’s job may be on the line when all is said and done.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026mdash; Mike Still (@mikestill94) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikestill94\/status\/927725461525934080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 7, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/1851485259944615498\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-saint-marys-archelaus-jack.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1851485259944615498"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/1851485259944615498"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-saint-marys-archelaus-jack.html","title":"Football: Saint Mary's Archelaus Jack ends up as a political football, for shame"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-716915334083444470"},"published":{"$t":"2017-11-04T22:00:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2017-11-04T22:07:40.785-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Editorializing"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eligibility"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Bears"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Regina Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rouge et Or"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Conference Semifinal Saturday thread ... Laurier-Western, SMU-Acadia on one bracket, Montréal-Laval in the other; and Happy Eligibility Controversy Week!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Peak U Sports: a team playing with a receiver whose eligibility was openly questioned in the media wins a playoff game on a missed field-goal single in the last minute.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENo, that's not a crisis of an organization's own making\u003Ci\u003E at all.\u003C\/i\u003E Saint Mary's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/fball\/2017-18\/postseason\/postseason-boxscores\/20171104_5a20.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Egritted out a 16-15 AUS semifinal win against St. Francis Xavier\u003C\/a\u003E. While they pulled it out at the eleventh hour, somehow, in the 11th week of a 14-week season, whether receiver\u003Cb\u003E Archelaus Jack \u003C\/b\u003Eshould have been playing games in September became A Thing.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELogically, Saint Mary's would not have gone ahead and played Jack if it did not believe the issue had been cleared and wasn't going to be a problem. The wide receiver had a game-high 72 yards, including the only touchdown of the game by either side, one day after \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlantic.ctvnews.ca\/smu-football-season-may-be-in-jeopardy-due-to-possible-ineligible-player-1.3662956\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ECTV Atlantic got confirmation that Jack was on the Saskatchewan Roughriders practice roster as late as the second week of October 2016\u003C\/a\u003E. There is supposed to be 365-day sit-out rule for any player who was on a CFL \"taxi squad\" after August. 15. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe fact that no one at the highest pay grade where the buck stops noticed a potential issue should be the real within-the-context-of-sports outrage. Either it's checked out by the end of August or it isn't. If it takes until Nov. 3 for a gatekeeper to, guh, \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlantic.ctvnews.ca\/smu-football-season-may-be-in-jeopardy-due-to-possible-ineligible-player-1.3662956\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E(start) its investigation Friday and is (strike) a committee to look into the allegation\u003C\/a\u003E,\" then that's a broader problem. Hire an auditor to look after football eligibilty and do nothing else, please!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnyway, semifinal — is there any word more thrilling to the human soul! It holds the promise of playing a trophy game the following week and the sheer horror of having a winter of our discontent descend far too soon. Even if one's team was stood to get stomped real good in the conference final, at least you had that extra week of football, eh?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThree of four conference finals will be rematches, including Montréal-Laval for the fifth consecutive season and UBC-Calgary for the third in succession. The Laurier-Western matchup is the first rematch Yates Cup since 2004.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe record for largest Yates Cup blowout is shared by Windsor, but that could change quickly.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Western, going in reverse order, has scored 66, 63 and 51 points in its last three games, and won by margins of 54, 53 and 37. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is a 1983 Nebraska Cornhuskers level of domination and I don't see Miami Hurricanes dynasty waiting in the wings.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaurier kept up its end of the bargain with setting up a Rematch! by winning a field goal-fest — my most hated of fests — against McMaster. Montages and oral histories of the last 8½ minutes of the 2016 Yates Cup for everyone. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tmwomfiD2NI\" width=\"560\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt is not quite the same this time. The meat in the reality sandwich is that Mustangs look even more imperious than they did 52 weeks ago. Laurier can still play some defence, but last year its offence was building toward a peak and this year's Golden Hawks offence has trended in an inauspicious direction since an injury to QB \u003Cb\u003EMichael Knevel\u003C\/b\u003E pushed young \u003Cb\u003ETristan Arndt \u003C\/b\u003Einto the breach.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe last time the same two teams played in the Yates in successive seasons was 2003 and '04, Laurier and McMaster.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI am being a little facetious about the record for largest margin of victory in a Yates Cup game. It won't be that bad, but if this was a game down south Western would probably be a 21- to 24-point favourite and no one would be afraid to state otherwise. I am not averring that Laurier has no chance, since some of those three-touchdown 'dogs win on the field.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe actual record for winning margin in the Yates Cup is 57 points, shared by Queen's (1964) and Windsor (1975). I know, it seemed weird to me too that Windsor is on the right side of a scoring record, let alone one for a championship game.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's squeaks through. \u003C\/b\u003EAs alluded to up top, it is bad optics to have an eligibility issue come up in the first week of November. It's doubtful the furor ended with the St. FX-SMU game itself.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003ESaint Mary's appears to believe it has done nothing wrong. But if they broke a rule it would appear forfeit is the only remedy. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wjNbJID3R6\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/wjNbJID3R6\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— monty mosher (@justplainmonty) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justplainmonty\/status\/926811688107761664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EGonna be an interesting week in AUS football. 16-15 SMU final in semi.\u003C\/div\u003E— monty mosher (@justplainmonty) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justplainmonty\/status\/926901118529163264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EThere's no remedy to this that won't end without someone saying, \"Well that went slightly better than the worst it could have gone.\"\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary gets its third wind. \u003C\/b\u003EAlways a sucker for a running back jetting outside on third-and-short and scoring a dagger touchdown. Well-done, \u003Cb\u003EJeshrun Antwi\u003C\/b\u003E! And with that, Calgary will host another Hardy Cup game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🏈 | \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PRime_tiM321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@PRime_tiM321\u003C\/a\u003E with a BIG touchdown as the Dinos take a 36-22 lead with 1:43 remaining!! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QZp1mROwJm\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/QZp1mROwJm\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/926927707853565952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EIn UFC terms, SMU's win against St. FX could get the game-of-the-day bonus since it was not decided until th final play. Some people like offence and \u003Cb\u003EAdam Sinagra\u003C\/b\u003E's Calgary offence (648 yards, 475 passing) and \u003Cb\u003EBrad Bake\u003C\/b\u003Er's Alberta attack (493, 429) had a lot of it.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe CFL game on the same field on Friday did not have an offensive touchdown, but that's hardly a fair comparison.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMontréal at Laval for the Dunsmore Cup. \u003C\/b\u003EFor only the fifth consecutive season and seventh out of the last nine! \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnd if we want to strain the MMA analogies, that was probably like a\u003Cb\u003E Georges St-Pierre\u003C\/b\u003E fight during his peak years. Take a backseat to no one in respecting the technical mastery but boy, was that ever perfunctory.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe games themselves: \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAtlantic\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's 16,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003ESt. Francis Xavier 15\u003C\/b\u003E — The Huskies kept up their pattern of putting up numbers on the stat sheet, 435 yards, including 300-plus in the final 30 minutes, if not the scoreboard. I'm glass half-full about that; if the production is there, it's more likely a team will start finishing, rather than stop moving the ball. It's like.when you were a kid and your parents warned you about spoiling your appetite. There's going to be another appetite.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECase in point, the Huskies lost the ball inside X's 10-yard line in the third quarter. But right after \u003Cb\u003EKaleb Scott \u003C\/b\u003Eput together a neat six-play drive that ended with Jack catching a touchdown.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SMUHuskies?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@SMUHuskies\u003C\/a\u003E down StFX 16-15 in \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SubwayAtlantic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@SubwayAtlantic\u003C\/a\u003E AUS Football Semifinal to advance to next week's Loney Bowl game: \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/olBCiLIzyE\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/olBCiLIzyE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— AUS_SUA (@AUS_SUA) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AUS_SUA\/status\/926903381117014022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAntoine Lyte-Myers\u003C\/b\u003E interception with 1:57 left in a tied game sparked Saint Mary's to get in range for a go-ahead single on a missed field goal. The X-Men opted against a Hail Mary or a Madame Lateral play to let\u003Cb\u003E Jonathan Heidebrecht \u003C\/b\u003Etry a 68-yard field goal on the last play. Please tell me they put men onside for that.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECanada West\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary 39, Alberta 22\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E— It took a good 2½ quarters before the Dinos tilted the field. One snap after Alberta got to even terms midway through the third quarter, Calgary's\u003Cb\u003E Ab Abdel-Rahim \u003C\/b\u003Escored on an 88-yard reception. The Dinos never led by fewer than seven points again.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E🏈 | Abdel-Rahim with a touchdown on the Dinos' first play after the Bears touchdown! They lead 23-16! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoDinos?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoDinos\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lXEUpFm7Ey\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/lXEUpFm7Ey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UCalgary Dinos (@UCDinos) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UCDinos\/status\/926915643890270210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Dinos, who were still without receiver Michael Klukas, are apparently back in form but please keep in mind that even with the mail-in job by Calgary last week, the Alberta defence is still statistically week. They allowed the most yards of anyone who made the Canada West playoffs, gave up the most passing yards and were second-last with 24 disruptions. (That's a made-up category for combined fumble recoveries, interceptions and sacks.) \u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;No. 6 UBC 28, No. 9 Regina 21\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;— The 'Bird gang, and please come up with a better nickname for that defence, UBC sports communications, made enough plays to thwart a Regina comeback.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EHUGE PLAY! \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Elliot_G98?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@Elliot_G98\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E'Birds 28 - Rams 21\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBirdsGo?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoBirdsGo\u003C\/a\u003E | \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HardyCup81?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#HardyCup81\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PYhL9C7XZS\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/PYhL9C7XZS\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UBC Thunderbirds (@ubctbirds) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ubctbirds\/status\/926975323744247809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E.\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tha_RisingStar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@Tha_RisingStar\u003C\/a\u003E knocks down the Hail Mary!!!\u003Cbr \/\u003E'Birds win! 'Birds win!\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBirdsGo?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#GoBirdsGo\u003C\/a\u003E | \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HardyCup81?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#HardyCup81\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EJJhjrlUNt\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/EJJhjrlUNt\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— UBC Thunderbirds (@ubctbirds) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ubctbirds\/status\/926979830171688960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 5, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EBy the way, since that was wide receiver Trivel Pinto breaking up the Hail Mary pass, you can't say the UBC offensive players didn't have any big plays in the second half. In the rain in Vancouver, UBC didn't score any offensive points in the second half. Being sporadic is unlikely to get it done against the Dinos.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOntario\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENo. 5 Laurier 19, No. 7 McMaster 6\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E— Laurier's veteran defensive back\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EScott Hutter\u003C\/b\u003E broke up a potential touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter, keeping Laurier ahead and the game from getting interesting.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EConference semifinals in Ontario often do involve one team just trying not to screw up a good thing and that was Laurier in a matchup that presented stout defences and low-risk, low-yield offences with young quarters, the Golden Hawks' \u003Cb\u003ETristan Arndt \u003C\/b\u003Eand Mac's \u003Cb\u003EJackson White\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter Mac got within four points, Laurier did a decent job of closing up. Chunk-yard plays in both offensive phases from \u003Cb\u003ELevondre Gordon \u003C\/b\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003EKurleigh Gittens Jr.\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;helped Laurier seal the win with field goals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EArndt did show a flash of potential by hanging in against a free rusher to deliver the deep shot to Gittens that set up the late field goal that opened a 10-point lead.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMac's longest play from scrimmage was on a fake punt.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\"\u003E🔥\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Back4More?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#Back4More\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreHAWKS?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#WeAreHAWKS\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LYhQhGCKGI\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/LYhQhGCKGI\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laurier Golden Hawks (@WLUAthletics) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLUAthletics\/status\/926905851834785792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003E110th Yates Cup, we see you 🔥 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WeAreHAWKS?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#WeAreHAWKS\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OCS1NxkZuO\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/OCS1NxkZuO\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Laurier Golden Hawks (@WLUAthletics) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WLUAthletics\/status\/926909865376845824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENo. 2 Western 66,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENo. 8 Guelph 12\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E—\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003EGuelph might have a chance, they said.\u003C\/i\u003E\u0026nbsp;The Mustang machine rolled up 28 points during the second quarter to decide the issue very early. They hit half-a-hundred before the game was 42 minutes old.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Gryphons touchdown came through a 102-yard fumble return by \u003Cb\u003ENick Parisotto\u003C\/b\u003E.\u0026nbsp;That runback covered more yardage than the Gryphons netted the entire day. True story. Unless Western had 12 separate misfortunes befall its defensive starters — one maybe; two sure; three there's an outsid chance, but 12? — there isn't much point in offering further commentary.\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EFOOTBALL | Final score | \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/westernu?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#westernu\u003C\/a\u003E 66 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guelph_gryphons?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E@guelph_gryphons\u003C\/a\u003E 12 \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PurpleReign?src=hash\u0026amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003E#PurpleReign\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Western Mustangs (@WesternMustangs) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternMustangs\/status\/926899620063481856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQuebec\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENo. 1 Laval 45, Sherbrooke 0 (fourth quarter)\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;— The Vert et Or are now 0-27 all-time against Laval, and it's now more than two years since its last offensive TD against Laval. Bishop's was allowed to go join another league; might the same accommodation be extended to Sherbrooke? Let them switch with an Ottawa-area school and then have Western join the RSEQ to even the numbers out?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJust a thought. Rouge et Or QB \u003Cb\u003EHugo Richard\u003C\/b\u003E had three rushing touchdowns and passed for a fourth. Very\u003Cb\u003E Phill Côté\u003C\/b\u003E-esque.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENo. 3 Montréal 42, Concordia 20\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E— Finally, a game where each team had points. In a way, that makes them both winners but in another, more accurate way, Montréal is the winner.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERichard's Carabins counterpart,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ESamuel Caron\u003C\/b\u003E, had two touchdowns by air and one by land. How drearily conventional. But defensive back\u003Cb\u003E Jordan Perrin \u003C\/b\u003Ehad an 80-yard pick-six. That's better.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EDirection : Coupe Dunsmore. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8LbcpphjVj\"\u003Epic.twitter.com\/8LbcpphjVj\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E— Carabins (@Carabins) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Carabins\/status\/926925257092550662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"\u003ENovember 4, 2017\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Stingers got their Big 12 on in the first quarter with a three-play, 86-yard drive that used only 76 seconds.\u003Cb\u003E Adam Vance \u003C\/b\u003Ehad two 42-yard strikes on the drive, the second a touchdown pass to\u003Cb\u003E Jarryd Taylor\u003C\/b\u003E. More of that next season, please, Concordia.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/716915334083444470\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-conference-semifinal-saturday.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/716915334083444470"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/716915334083444470"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/11\/football-conference-semifinal-saturday.html","title":"Football: Conference Semifinal Saturday thread ... 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There are also, give or take a special teams selection, 27 spots to fill when an all-star team is chosen.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA fun writing exercise — read: it's summer and there's not a lot going on — was hatched from that numerical coincidence. Pick an all-star team drawing from the past 40-some years of the university game while using\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Eonly one player from each team\u003C\/i\u003E. No loading the lines with Lavals (any number of CFL all-star linemen), or stacking the team with 'Stangs (do you pick two-time Hec Crighton Trophy winner\u003Cb\u003E Tim Tindale \u003C\/b\u003Ewho went on to NFL glory with the Buffalo Bills or record-setting receiver \u003Cb\u003EAndy Fantuz\u003C\/b\u003E, who won a receiving title in the CFL?)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETalk about a Sophie's Choice, although this does not purport to be some all-time all-star team. Leaving out defunct programs (or the departed, hey there Simon Fraser) means being unable to select a legit legend such as \u003Cb\u003ETony Proudfoot\u003C\/b\u003E, since he played at the University of New Brunswick.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother controlled variable was confining choices to a loosely defined modern era. A hard-line historian type would say the modern era begins in 1965 with the establishment of the Vanier Cup. Or 1967, the centennial year, when the format went from an invitational to a four-team playoff, 47 years before the U.S. finally got one. As a habitual goalpost-mover, I'll slide the start of the modern era to some point around 1971, when the Old Four (Queen's, Western, McGill and University of Toronto) was phased out and the current four-conference alignment began taking shape in earnest.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EWithout further ado, here's a squad that reflects the best of each and every program from Acadia on the east coast to to UBC on the west coast and all points in between.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESpecial thanks for this post to Jim Mullin, who was great with putting forward some 1970s players.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EDefence\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive end — Leroy Blugh, Bishop's (Edmonton, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EBlugh was a prototype for the Canadian pass rusher as an all-Canadian at Bishop's when the \u003Cb\u003EIan Breck\u003C\/b\u003E's Gaiters punched above their weight on the regular in the 1980s. Born in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, raised in Napanee, Ont., Blugh twice had double-digit sack totals during his Gaiters years. From there, he played 15 seasons in the CFL, 14 with Edmonton, during a Canadian Football Hall of Fame career.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBlugh has \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/sports\/football\/cfl\/herb-zurkowsky-tackling-cancer-diabetes-puts-life-in-perspective-for-cfl-great-leroy-blugh\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Edealt with cancer and diabetes in recent years\u003C\/a\u003E, but still works in football as the defensive line coach for the Ottawa Redblacks. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive tackle — Israel Idonije, Manitoba (Chicago Bears, NFL). \u003C\/b\u003EA true Canadian success story, having gone from playing one high school season on a re-constituted team to making the NFL as an undrafted free agent who had a long-term career at both end and D-tackle. Idonije, fittingly for someone who played in Chicago, was also a Walter Payton Man of the Year Award finalist for his humanitarian work with children in Africa, Manitoba and Chicago.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIdonije, if memory serves, was a defensive end during his U of M days, but he can slide inside for purposes of making an imaginary lineup of football players.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive tackle — Akiem Hicks, Regina (New Orleans Saints, NFL). \u003C\/b\u003EWell, it wouldn't be a complete list without a Californian who found succor in Canada West. Wait, this isn't a basketball article. The great thing about university sport is that the tent is big enough to accommodate Americans who, to put it elegantly, fall off the conveyor belt of the shamateur sports-industrial complex down south and need a Plan B.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHicks, \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/football\/hickss-path-to-the-2012-nfl-draft-has-been-a-long-one\/article4102628\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eafter his plans to play at LSU were thwarted\u003C\/a\u003E, found a home playing at the U of R in 2010 and '11, becoming the first Ram to be taken in the NFL draft.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELong-time Seattle Seahawks punter\u003Cb\u003E Jon Ryan \u003C\/b\u003Elikely also gets the honourable mention from the Rams' alumni roll.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive end — Ricky Foley, York (Argonauts, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EThe first really tough choice on a school representative, as the pick from the Lions boiled down to either Foley or running back\u003Cb\u003E Andre Durie\u003C\/b\u003E. In the end, the difference in stature between the two long-time Toronto Argonauts mainstays wasn't as big as it was between two other OUA running backs extraordinaire from early aughts (oh, guess which ones) and other possibilities from their respective teams.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThree of the four defensive line picks have small-town roots. Foley came out of Courtice, Ont., to develop at York, before going on to an 11-year CFL career that included contributing to three Grey Cup-winning teams. It's a shame his playing days might have ended so inelegantly — \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/sports\/football\/cfl\/ricky-foley-argos-released-by-text-1.4050503\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Egetting cut from the Argos by text message\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;— but what endures is about Foley with the Argonauts is that he \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ublicly%20stuck%20up%20for%20and%20believed%20wholeheartedly%20in%20his%20hometown%20organization%20when%20others%20wouldn%E2%80%99t.\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Epublicly stuck up for and believed wholeheartedly in his hometown organization when others wouldn’t\u003C\/a\u003E.\"\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELinebacker — Michael O'Shea, Guelph (Ticats and Argonauts, CFL).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EBreaking this team down to distinct defensive and offensive line positions is way too granular, even for this blog. It is safe to say O'Shea is the Mike linebacker.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou already know the boilery stuff with O'Shea — second player in CFL history to record 1,000 career tackles across 16 seasons on each side of the Argos-Ticats rivalry. One seared memory is of his first go-round in Hamilton in the mid-1990s. The Tiger-Cats were a gong show for pretty much the whole decade, but you couldn't laugh at them as long as the Canadian linebacker from North Bay was out there competing so intensely.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EO'Shea's string of championships include leading Guelph to a Yates Cup in 1992.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELinebacker — Jason Van Geel, Waterloo.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003ERunning back\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EMike Bradley\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Eis the ultimate Warrior, of course, and could fill the role of \"national player who's third on the depth chart at running back and plays on all special teams,\" since that's what Bradley did for six seasons in the CFL with Edmonton. Bradley's position, though, has competition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat shifted the Warriors' shortlist over to the dark side, defence, and it came down to same-name stars from Waterloo's first Yates Cup winner in 1997, Van Geel at linebacker and\u003Cb\u003E Jason Tibbits \u003C\/b\u003Eat cornerback. Twenty years ago this fall, Van Geel was the national defensive player of the year after helping Waterloo reach a summit many UW folk probably thought was unattainable in the days when the school set a dubious mark for consecutive football losses.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first point of reference with those Waterloo teams that won the Yates in '97 and '99 — against Western at J.W. Little Stadium both times, the latter time in the final game there — is probably the offence. Tuffy Knight had the Warriors running the wishbone, with Ryan Wilkinson as the triple-option triggerman. The second point of reference, of course, is that a Waterloo guy got tackled illegally by Ottawa's mascot during the '97 national semifinal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHowever, the Warriors also had success they had never seen before (or since) because they played some great defence. Van Geel was at the forefront of that, and Tibbits (a five-times OUA all-star, four times at corner and once as a returner) covered things well on the back end.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELinebacker — Frank Balkovec, University of Toronto (Edmonton, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EHere's your hook for this linebacker selection: Balkovec \u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003Ewas the top pick back in 1984 after playing just a single season of football for the Varsity Blues\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBalkovec, at least from a three-decades-removed vantage point, embodies a bygone era before everyone and everything became over-scheduled and multi-sport student-athletes were still easy to find. Everything is more intense now and in some ways we're poorer for it.\u0026nbsp;Balkovec was a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/varsityblues.ca\/hof.aspx?hof=149\u0026amp;path=row\u0026amp;kiosk=\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethree-sport guy at U of T\u003C\/a\u003E who contributed to a Yates-winning team in 1983 and was also a three-time Canadian champion in indoor shot put. After university, he was an eight-year CFLer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive back — Marc-Olivier Brouillette, Montreal (Alouettes, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EWait, is this based on university feats or pro accomplishments? To quote Abe Simpson, it's a little from Column A, a little from Column B. Brouillette converted from quarterback with the Carabins to a hard-hitting defensive player with the CFL's Als, playing both safety and linebacker.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBrouillette recently retired as a player to pursue a legal career. He was a CFL East all-star in 2016, so he ended on a personal high note.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive back — Mark Montreuil, Concordia (San Diego Chargers, NFL). \u003C\/b\u003EBefore Laval, Montréal and Sherbrooke came along to create a truly Quebec conference, Montreuil came up through the North Shore Broncos juniors and the Stingers to make the NFL. The cornerback, who remains the last Stinger chosen in the NFL draft, played three seasons with the San Diego Chargers and also played in NFL Europe with the late and lamented London Monarchs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAn alternate from the Stingers is linebacker \u003Cb\u003ECory Greenwood\u003C\/b\u003E, an undrafted free agent who was a special teams player for Kansas City earlier this decade. Greenwood is the second-most accomplished Kingston, Ont., athlete to wear No. 93.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive back —\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurent Deslauriers, UBC.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003EA \u003Cb\u003EJim Mullin \u003C\/b\u003Enomination, Deslauriers was an all-Canadian and Vanier Cup champion for the Thunderbirds and a CFL West all-star and Grey Cup champion as a pro with Edmonton. Deslauriers was primarily a defensive halfback — by the way, isn't that position due for a renaming? — but \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.gothunderbirds.ca\/hof.aspx?hof=40\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewas dominant in all three phases\u003C\/a\u003E. He set still-extant school records as a return man and played slotback when the Thunderbirds won the Vanier in 1982.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive back —\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPaul Bennett, Laurier. \u003C\/b\u003ESomething about Canadian football that's often lost on its detractors is how it still makes room for a certain amount of community spirit and volunteerism. (Some of that is borne from necessity; or as one former player once put it to me, \"everyone knows there's no money in Canadian football.\")\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat was cool, at least to an incorrigible sports nerd, about reading up on Bennett, was a testimonial from \u003Cb\u003EScott Taylor\u003C\/b\u003E about how \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/mytoba.ca\/news\/paul-bennett-still-a-manitoba-hero\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehis greatest work might have come after he left the game\u003C\/a\u003E.\" Bennett, a volunteer high school coach in Winnipeg, also came up with the idea of creating community recognition awards for people \"who have devoted their lives to acting without thought of reward for themselves.\" That speaks to the personalities that football developed in the 1960s and '70s, people were about social justice.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUntil last year, Bennett was the only Ontario conference player with five punt return touchdowns in one season.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDefensive back — Richard Karikari, St. Francis Xavier. \u003C\/b\u003EIt was a six-of-one decision with St. FX, since linebacker\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EHenoc Muamba \u003C\/b\u003Eand now-retired defensive back Karikari have each been CFL all-star selections. Muamba was also a league-wide pick whereas Karikari was a East selection.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHowever, Karikari might have been a more impactful university player. In the early aughts, he gave the X-Men that \"offensive defensive back,\" as a pass defender who was also a touchdown threat as a return man. It's relatively rare for a defensive player to be a finalist for the Hec Crighton, but Karikari achieved that in 2002.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt goes without saying that the greatest X-Men footballer remains\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EPaul Brule\u003C\/b\u003E, who scored 45 touchdowns in two seasons — including eight in one game — in the 1960s.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhether it's Karikari or Muamba from St. FX, five of the 12 defensive players were born outside Canada. \u003Ci\u003EBig tent, people!\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ci\u003EOffence\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOffensive line — Miles Gorrell, Ottawa (Stampeders, Concordes, Rough Riders, Ticats and Blue Bombers, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EThe roster would be incomplete if the Gee-Gees rep was someone who was not part of the all-time dominant 1975 team. Gorrell might be the first person to gently point out he was in his first season on the varsity in '75. However, one can only extrapolate how good he must have been in his final season with the Gees, 1977, in order to rate being named team MVP whilst at a position that generally gets the least attention.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat period where Gorrell \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ottawasun.com\/2013\/10\/02\/ottawa-redblacks-scout-miles-gorrell-entering-canadian-football-hall-of-fame\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Egrew up in Ottawa\u003C\/a\u003E\" sowed the seeds for an association with the CFL that's gone on almost 40 years. As a scout, Gorrell had a vital role in helping the CFL's Redblacks win the Grey Cup as a third-year team in 2016.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI wasn't alive in 1975, but those Gee-Gees \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/sports\/football\/fast-football-friends-1975-gee-gees-walk-in-glory-together\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Estill have a hold on the city's sports imagination, especially among sportswriters of a particular vintage\u003C\/a\u003E. They are the only football team ever inducted into the city's sports hall of fame.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOffensive line — Mike Schad, Queen's (Philadelphia Eagles, NFL).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;A personal reason for getting emotionally invested in university football as an adolescent around 1989 was the discovery that Schad, who blocked for my first favourite football player, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback \u003Cb\u003ERandall Cunningham\u003C\/b\u003E, had grown up 30 minutes down the 401 in Belleville, Ont, and had played at Queen's, not one of those U.S. football factories featured on ABC and CBS on Friday afternoons. \u003Ci\u003EWow, he made it from here to the NFL\u003C\/i\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGranted, there were other reasons for becoming a hardcore football fan around that point in my miseducation (one, my mother went back to school and that created a bond to Queen's and two, I kept getting cut from rep teams in hockey and fast-pitch softball and was too short for basketball, so football became the refuge for my sports fantasies). But enough about me.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchad remains the lone Canadian university player ever selected in the first round of the NFL draft, going No. 23 overall to the L.A. Rams in 1986. His NFL years were spent mostly in Philly, where he played guard on some teams that were playoff regulars. Going in the first round is a singular achievement unlikely to ever be matched. Every year around NFL draft time when my Twitter timeline fills with updates on Canadian players who might get picked up in the seventh round or get a mini-camp invite I can't help but have a haughty internal response (poor character, I know): \u003Ci\u003EYeah, but my alma mater produced a NFL first-round pick.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOffensive line — Pierre Lavertu, Laval (Stampeders, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EProof positive that the upper crust of university football has pro-ready graduates. Lavertu has yet to dress out for Calgary this season due to injuries, but as interior lineman who can play centre or guard, he has been part of a Stampeders offensive line that has arguably has the most sustained success of any position group in the CFL since 2014.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELavertu was an RSEQ all-star in all four of his seasons with the Rouge et Or from 2010-13 and since he was at Laval, you know all four of those seasons involved making it to the last game of the season. It seems fitting that the power program of the past two decades is represented by an offensive lineman. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOffensive line — Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, McGill (Kansas City Chiefs, NFL). \u003C\/b\u003EStarting guard on a playoff team, while also working toward becoming a doctor. Duvernay-Tardif and his ghostwriter at \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theplayerstribune.com\/le-docteur-laurent-duvernay-tardif-kansas-city-chiefs\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EThe Players' Tribune can explain that better than I can\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe McGill \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/sports\/football\/j-p-darche-and-laurent-duvernay-tardif-tread-remarkably-similar-paths\/article33888922\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ealternate is also a doctor who played in the NFL with Kansas City\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Cb\u003EJean-Philippe Darche\u003C\/b\u003E. A linebacker at the university level, Darche was a long snapper in the NFL and played in Super Bowl 40 with the Seahawks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EOffensive line —\u0026nbsp;Scott Flory, Saskatchewan (Alouettes, CFL).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;It could be either Flory or Gene Makowsky repping Huskie Pride.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFlory: 15 seasons with the same CFL team, nine-time all-star, two-time Outstanding Offensive Lineman recipient, president of the CFL Players' Association, now helping coach the Huskies\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMakowsky, 17 seasons with the same CFL team, five-time all-star, now a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Saskatchewan, deadpan \u003Ci\u003ECorner Gas \u003C\/i\u003Eguest spot.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ETheir teams went head-to-head in the 2009 and '10 Grey Cup games. Flory's team won both. So, totally arbitrarily, Flory \u0026gt; Makowsky, although the latter played more offensive tackle.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf positional integrity is a must, there are Laval and Saskatchewan alumni who currently start at right tackle in the CFL — \u003Cb\u003EJason Lauzon-Séguin\u003C\/b\u003E with Ottawa and\u003Cb\u003E Patrick Neufeld \u003C\/b\u003Ewith Winnipeg.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn to the GLORY BOYS:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReceiver — Andy Fantuz, Western (Roughriders, CFL).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Granted, offensive stats accumulated in the '00s-era OUA have to be taken with the same grain of salt as scoring stats from the 1980s NHL, but it's wild to revisit just how far ahead of everyone Fantuz is on the career lists for yards and receiving touchdowns. His tally of 4,123 in the former is almost 1,000 ahead of \u0026nbsp;the next most prolific pass receiver and his 41 TD catches (remember, regular season only) is eight more than the next guy.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETo put the second one in perspective: \u003Cb\u003EDanny Vandervoort\u003C\/b\u003E, who is getting his feet wet at slotback with the B.C. Lions, averaged almost one touchdown per game across four seasons with McMaster. He finished 12 TDs shy of Fantuz' mark.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFantuz delivered on his potential over 11 seasons in the CFL, with the high point coming in 2010 when his league-most 1,380 yards made him the first Canadian to win a receiving title since another 'Stang, \u003Cb\u003EDave Sapunjis\u003C\/b\u003E, back in 1995.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReceiver — Brian Fryer, Alberta (Washington, NFL; Edmonton, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EA \"first\" guy — the first Canadian university receiver to gain 1,000 yards in a season and the first player, full stop, to be drafted by a NFL team and go directly into the league, as he played for the Washington NFL team during the American bicentennial year of 1976. Out of context, that's impressive enough, but in context it stands out even more since that was during the\u003Cb\u003E George Allen \u003C\/b\u003Eera in D.C. and Allen was known to over-emphasize playing veterans.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAfter calling it a career on the field — with a Vanier Cup title with the Golden Bears and a role in the five-in-a-row Edmonton CFL dynasty —\u0026nbsp;he made a successful move into a second career as executive director of Football Alberta.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReceiver — Don Blair, Calgary (Lions, CFL).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;The first non-lineman to represent Canada in the East-West Shrine Game showcase! The Dinos have had their share of superlative offences and individual talents over the last four decades. It will take something ludicrous to bump out the seared image of the 1995 Vanier Cup, when Blair scored four touchdowns (three receiving, one by recovering a blocked punt) when Calgary dropped 54 points on Western. Fun fact, unless you're from London: the Dinos did most of the damage with their backup quarterback after the starter was knocked out of the game.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBlair was a No. 1 overall choice who had a stellar CFL career. Like Fantuz and Fryer, he set a national receiving record and won the Hec Crighton. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReceiver — Samuel Giguère, Sherbrooke (Ticats and Alouettes, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EThe second-newest program manages to sneak a player in at a deep position. While Sherbrooke has generally been the Partick Thistle to Laval and Montréal's Celtics and Rangers in the Quebec conference, the small school has helped a few individual talents blossom over their 14 seasons.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGiguère was one of the first bona fide prospects to emerged at Sherbrooke, possessing enough specs to earn a couple NFL trials before returning north to fulfill the role of national wide-side receiver. Now 33 years old, he's playing for the Alouettes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother Vert et Or receiver who's in the CFL, \u003Cb\u003ESimon Charbonneau\u003C\/b\u003E, could have also been the pick. Charbonneau was borderline unstoppable in the 2010 Dunsmore Cup when Sherbrooke nearly upset Laval. (That day, we were just a couple plays away from an Ottawa-Sherbrooke Uteck Bowl instead of a been-there-done-that Western-Laval matchup.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERunning back — Daryl Stephenson, Windsor (Blue Bombers, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003EIn 2006, there was some discord when Stephenson won the Hec Crighton, but it wasn't about him. It was more about having seven winners in a row from the OUA. To some extent, and I didn't articulate this well enough at that time, it was also about the virtues and drawbacks of the \"career award bias,\" so-called. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELikewise, for reasons having nothing to do with Stephenson, the only rusher to ever top 5,000 career yards, this was the hardest piece of the puzzle. First it involved whether to have a fifth pass receiver to reflect the Canadian game of 2017 instead of a second running back. There was also a thought that the choice should reflect that this fictional team would actually play against fictional juggernaut, like the Monstars with Laval's and UBC's combined budget. That would mean giving some weight to receiving skills.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUltimately, though, better to have a second running back. That brought it down to, as hinted in the preamble, the three star rushers from the early-aughts: Stephenson of Windsor, Durie of York and, you guessed it, \u003Cb\u003EJesse Lumsden\u003C\/b\u003E of McMaster. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUltimately, the (ir-)rationale was that Stephenson exemplifies the best of Windsor so much more than anyone else. He was a dogged competitor and gave everything to make Windsor, for a time, a playoff team. As a pro, he also made a great adjustment to being a depth player with the Blue Bombers, which surely must be tough for university players who are used to being the focal point as a feature back.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo that's how it turned out: Stephenson in, Lumsden over to the bobsleigh track.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERunning back \u0026nbsp;— Éric Lapointe, Mount Allison (Alouettes, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003ELapointe is in the Hall of Fame as an amateur player, but it could just as easily be as builder. I'll just do a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/neatesager.blogspot.ca\/2007\/02\/ric-lapointes-lasting-impact-just-ask.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Emini-oral history from some people who were around him every day at Mount A\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMathieu Gauthier, defensive end:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ci\u003E\"Éric was one of the first French football players to make it into the mainstream pop culture in Quebec ... One quick example of his influence is in a recent recruiting event at a Montreal CEGEP. While the MTA recruiters had qualified only 5-6 guys who seamed like a right fit for MTA (only these kids got an invitation to the event), 34 kids showed up for the presentation when they learned that Éric Lapointe was going to be there.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"He certainly had an influence on a generation of kids, who chose football instead of hockey and other sports.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJorge Barrera, a Mounties rookie in 1995 who is now an investigative reporter with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network:\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Ci\u003E\"Éric Lapointe had the aura of a star the moment he walked into the Mount Allison football locker room in his rookie year. While other rookies were subjected to the humiliating rituals of initiation, Lapointe moved above it all, his hair long and safe from the clippers.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"On the field he made things simple for his coaches. The offensive co-ordinator once remarked that running the Mt. A. offence with Lapointe was like playing Nintendo football: Sweep right, sweep left and Lapointe outran them all.\"\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJulian Dickinson, receiver: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"If you never saw him play at Mount Allison, you have no idea how good he really was. There was one play that probably best illustrates what he could do on the football field and what he could do for a team. It was 1996, Eric's second year. We were playing St. FX in the AUAA finals in Antigonish and we got absolutely pummelled in the first half. We must have been down at least three touchdowns and I'm sure most people in the locker room thought that game was over.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"But Eric came out in the second half and ripped off a 99-yard run that snaked all over the field, left about 10 defenders rolling on their bellies in the mud and ended with Eric in the end zone. It was the best individual play I've ever seen in a football game. He went on to rush for about 300 yards that game and brought us within a few points of winning that game. And this wasn't a cupcake defence. There were All-Canadians on the X defence, which would eventually play in the Vanier Cup.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\"It was an amazing feat. At the end of the game he was bloody, bruised, covered in mud and his jersey was torn like he'd been through a war. I remember he did a TV interview after the game with his helmet on because he was so busted up about losing, he couldn't show his face.\"\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETwenty-three spots down. By process of elimination, you should know who is QB1.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQuarterback — Chris Flynn, Saint Mary's (Montreal Machine, World League; Rough Riders, CFL). \u003C\/b\u003ENo. Words. Necessary.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/S4P12kfxMNk\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S4P12kfxMNk?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Flynn legend only grows with time, perhaps in part since it was an unfinished symphony-type thing since there was no second act in the CFL.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESpecialists\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKicker \u0026nbsp;— Al Charuk, Acadia (Lions, Argonauts).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Total Calvinball cop-out with choosing the \u003Ci\u003Ebotteur\u003C\/i\u003E, since it's more about picking a definitive Acadia player whose feats included using his foot. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn a four-season span in the 1970s, Acadia had three Hec Crighton winners — Charuk in '74, followed by The Bobs back-to-back with receiver\u003Cb\u003E Bob Stracina \u003C\/b\u003Eand quarterback \u003Cb\u003EBob Cameron \u003C\/b\u003Ein '76 and '77. \u0026nbsp;In 2014, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/usports\/top-50-cis-football-players-of-vanier-cup-era\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ESportsnet\u003C\/a\u003E ranked Cameron the 28th-best player of the Vanier Cup era with Charuk 35th and Stracina 37th. The former, of course, punted in the CFL for nigh on a quarter-century. Charuk and Stracina, between scoring touchdowns and placekicker, each scored more than 100 points in a season for Acadia.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe default selection was Cameron, due in perhaps to a stronger association since he had the longest pro career. On second thought, Charuk was a two-way player who won the Hec as a defensive back — where he once had a 10-interception season — and fashioned a CFL career as a receiver.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERush cover — Jason Arakgi, McMaster (Lions).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;As the man himself put it, \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/vancouversun.com\/sports\/football\/cfl\/bc-lions\/jason-arakgi-qa-on-the-art-of-the-tackle-anthropology-and-furniture-building\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eyou're only as good as the bottom guy\u003C\/a\u003E\" and well, Arakgi is the CFL's career leader in special teams tackles and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/3downnation.com\/2016\/08\/18\/life-outside-spotlight-fine-arakgi\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eplayed on all special teams even in his final season, 2016\u003C\/a\u003E. One could also hold up his career arc — \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bclions.com\/2017\/06\/19\/jason-arakgi-story-quiet-leader\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Espend nine seasons all with one team, perform a significant function very well and then leave the game on one's own terms to step into a second career\u003C\/a\u003E — as a good example for young athletes to emulate. Only a very, very few get to play forever, but there are other entry points to parlaying athletic aptitude into a good life.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cb\u003EReturner — Tunde Adeleke, Carleton (Stampeders).\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Special teams touchdowns are supposed to be a rare treat, but Adeleke made them a staple in Carleton's offensive diet over his four seasons. In 2016, he became the first player since\u003Cb\u003E Paul Bennett \u003C\/b\u003Ewith five punt return touchdowns in one season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/LWAfpV3myPU\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LWAfpV3myPU?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was just wild how people around the Ravens just came to expect the brilliant breakaway runs. Like no one before him (at least in my time), Adeleke combined with psychic peripheral vision with high-class wheels, since he also had the fastest 40-yard dash at the 2017 CFL combine.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFeel free to disagree with the selections, or the process. But please remember that any substitutions either have to be at the same position or require a two-position switch.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/7077024032233525250\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/07\/football-ultimate-all-star-team-one.html#comment-form","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7077024032233525250"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7077024032233525250"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2017\/07\/football-ultimate-all-star-team-one.html","title":"Football: Ultimate U Sports all-star team — one player per school for 27 positions"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-Oit2QtTW4T4\/WWD4xR2W5sI\/AAAAAAAADO0\/i0Ufczw22vwMCdqSrJDux0tlvkae2FN9ACLcBGAs\/s72-c\/Akiem%2BHicks%252C%2BRams%2Band%2BBears.jpeg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8313622016586226326"},"published":{"$t":"2016-12-15T12:47:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-12-15T12:47:59.061-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"football realignment"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gaiters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"RSEQ"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Bishop's Gaiters to join AUS "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The Bishop's Gaiters football team is moving to another conference, at long last.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELate Wednesday, Sébastien Lajoie of La Presse \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/la-tribune\/sports\/201612\/14\/01-5051541-les-gaiters-joueront-dans-les-maritimes-en-2017.php\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ereported that the Gaiters, who have had only two winning seasons since the turn of the millennium, are leaving the RSEQ league to form a conference with the four Atlantic University Sport teams\u003C\/a\u003E. It's long been rumoured as a logical step for the Lennoxville, Que., team, and now it's actually happening: a league with five like-minded, like-sized schools (\"offrent toutes un programme d'études en « liberal arts », elles sont de même taille, ont la même réalité financière et des budgets similaires accordés à leurs équipes sportives,\" as Lajoie put it). In other words, the schools that are \"primarily undergraduate\" are actually going head-to-head, how novel.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThere's some reference farther down in the story to a group of schools called the Maple League. Cute. Call the Maritimes-plus-Eastern-Township league that, please! Either way, it appears to be happening:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003EDéjà, en mai dernier, de fortes impressions laissaient croire que le passage pourrait finalement se faire.\u003Cbr \/\u003ELa direction des sports de Bishop's avait alors démenti la rumeur, prétextant que les coûts pour le transport pour les matchs à l'extérieur étaient prohibitifs, évalués à entre 25 000 $ et 30 000 $.\u003Cbr \/\u003ELes tractations pour un transfert vers les Maritimes ne se sont pas pour autant dissipées et se sont même accentuées depuis les derniers mois. Bishop's avait jusqu'au premier décembre dernier pour déposer une demande de transfert.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe more immediate repercussions of Bishop's move creating two five-team conferences include, but are not limited to:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EA more vibrant Atlantic Conference.\u003C\/i\u003E Granted, the league is at such an ebb that St. Francis Xavier hanging in with Calgary for nearly two quarters in the Mitchell Bowl is a moral victory. Having Bishop's, which always punched its weight in what now looks like the paleolithic pre-Laval era, creates another program with a good environment for student-athletes who know they're joining a team which can win while operating on a more modest scale than Laval or Montréal.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBalance in AUS has often been elusive. But the move should revitalize Bishop's now that it has something to play for, and recent league winners St. FX and Mount Allison certainly should not get complacent. Saint Mary's is also\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003EA reason to do away with AUS\/RSEQ interlock. \u003C\/i\u003EEach league now has the same number of teams and can simple have each team play a home-and-away to make eight games. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ci\u003ETwo bye weeks per team?\u003C\/i\u003E Unless schools want to increase injury risk and the fatigue factor by having midweek games -- Canada West did during the period Simon Fraser was its seventh team -- they would probably need a 10-week regular season, two games per week. Two weeks of playoffs still stays within the 12-week timeframe that OUA uses.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAdded recovery time between games, especially ones played by real students, is always better for the product.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat is mainly what jumps to mind; anything else is blue-sky hypothesizing. The RSEQ is now exclusively a football conference of large universities; AUS is now one of universities of 10,000 students and fewer. Bishop's essentially has been AUS program playing out of position for some time. While parity and close games cannot be legislated, this reduces the monetary mismatches that can mean a game is over before a single ball is kicked.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs far as the hypothetical is concern, it is plausible that either of the conferences involved might intensity their search for another school to establish football and have even number of teams.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOh, and if an end result is that the likes of Laval and Montréal have open weeks on their schedule, there is one less excuse not to have a national interlock.\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\/8313622016586226326\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/12\/football-bishops-gaiters-to-join-aus.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8313622016586226326"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8313622016586226326"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/12\/football-bishops-gaiters-to-join-aus.html","title":"Football: Bishop's Gaiters to join AUS "}],"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-5355927371524088026"},"published":{"$t":"2016-11-18T13:11:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-11-18T13:26:29.607-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rouge et Or"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Football: Laurier, St. Francis Xavier can show Semifinal Saturday does not have to be a letdown "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Full disclose: it is tough typing a blog post with two sets of crossed fingers on each hand. One always hopes against hope each national football semifinal will be good, since it is one of the few times all season that Canadian university football gets any sort of media platform.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs long as football is 12-on-12 and young adults are playing the games, there is always a capacity for surprise -- just ask a Western alumnus, eh.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe subtext for Saturday's semifinals, with Laurier going up to Laval and\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.localxpress.ca\/columns\/chris-cochrane\/recent\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;St. Francis Xavier carrying the AUS banner across three time zones\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to take on Calgary is all the talk and inaction about creating a level playing field nationally.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe second-last Saturday of the season seldom delivers on its promise, except to complete cynics. When it does -- Montréal and Manitoba trading haymakers in the 2014 Uteck; Saskatchewan ending Laval's three-peat ambitions in the 2005 Mitchell -- it's a Choose-Your-Own-10-Dollar-Word-Damnit thrill ride. Of course, a great team playing a perfect game in front of its fans (Saint Mary's two semifinal wins against Laval in 2001 and '07) is exhilarating in its way.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMore often than not, though, the semis are just prologue. It is worth mentioning this since it will show how unexpected it will be if, indeed, Laurier defeats Laval and\/or St. Francis Xavier shocks Calgary. I guess I'm writing this as a plea to the people involved that it would be more refreshing if there was more adult conversation about why the semis are often predictable, instead of feeding a false line about plucky underdogs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe past does not necessarily predict the future, but down below are tables that show the national semifinals have seen greater winning margins over the last 15 seasons than in the previous two decades. Of course, a more sophisticated analysis would try to project whether this is likely to continue, but doing that would involve having data sets that include more meaningful interconference play. (You see what I did there.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor what is worth, the 'average aggregate' (combined margin of victory) in the semis from 2001-15 was 45.93 points, with a median of 42.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIn the previous 20 sets of semifinals (1980-2000, with 1983 excepted since the Atlantic conference forfeited), the average margin was 29.95 points, with a median of 27.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat represents a 50 per cent increase in the wrong direction, since the goal is presumably to have closer games. A greater mind can figure out The Laval Factor: their average point differential in 12 national semifinals is 12.25 points.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E(The 2001 season was a good starting point, since that was the first season every Ontario team played in OUA. The Mitchell Bowl was called the Churchill Bowl through 2002; the eastern-most semifinal was renamed after \u003Cb\u003ELarry Uteck \u003C\/b\u003Ein 2003.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003E table.tableizer-table { font-size: 12px; border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } .tableizer-table td { padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #CCC; } .tableizer-table th { background-color: #104E8B; color: #FFF; font-weight: bold; } \u003C\/style\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable class=\"tableizer-table\"\u003E\u003Cthead\u003E\u003Ctr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\"\u003E\u003Cth\u003E\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EMargin\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EUteck H\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EUteck V\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EMitchell H\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EMitchell V\u003C\/th\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/thead\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2015\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E42\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAUS\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECW\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOUA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERSEQ\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2014\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E15\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERSEQ\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECW\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOUA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAUS\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2013\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E68\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAUS\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERSEQ\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECW\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOUA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2012\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E74\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERSEQ\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAUS\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOUA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECW\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2011\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E55\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAUS\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOUA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECW\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERSEQ\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2010\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E29\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERSEQ\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOUA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECW\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAUS\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2009\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E27\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAUS\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECW\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOUA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERSEQ\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2008\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E65\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERSEQ\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECW\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOUA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAUS\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2007\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E54\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAUS\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERSEQ\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECW\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOUA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2006\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E53\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERSEQ\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAUS\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOUA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECW\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2005\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E23\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAUS\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOUA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECW\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERSEQ\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2004\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E35\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERSEQ\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOUA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECW\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAUS\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2003\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E55\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAUS\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECW\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOUA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERSEQ\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2002\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E33\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOUA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAUS\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERSEQ\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECW\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2001\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E61\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAUS\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERSEQ\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECW\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EOUA\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cb\u003E45.93\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EConsider the chart above a \u003Ci\u003Eliterally \u003C\/i\u003Ecalculated act of someone who knows he would make a poor hype man for a major sports network. One season in the last 15 when both games were close (and in 2014, McMaster played to the level of Mount Allison, likely accounting for the 12-point margin) is kind of bad.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAveraging a pair of three-touchdown games for a decade and half is, at best, a reflection of the challenges of staging a national championship in a country with so much geography and so much institutional inertia about Nopuck sports. At worst, it shows a complacency with the status quo. There are probably a lot of other things to do to get more people to care about the Vanier Cup that do not involve lucking into some 40-38 games in the semis. Also, having one bad weekend in November is not a reason not to enjoy September, October and early November (the good regular-season matchups and conference playoffs).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere are 20 sets of semifinals from 1980 to 2000. That's good for these purposes, since it's an even number and '80 was the first season the O-QIFC -- Queen's, Carleton, Ottawa and the Quebec schools -- had its own trophy game. In that era \u0026nbsp;the Atlantic Bowl was at a fixed site in Halifax. For simplicity's sake, the three extant conferences are referred to by current abbreviations:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe average swings three points either way if you discard either of the anomalies, 1985 and '87.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003E table.tableizer-table { font-size: 12px; border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; } .tableizer-table td { padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #CCC; } .tableizer-table th { background-color: #104E8B; color: #FFF; font-weight: bold; } \u003C\/style\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable class=\"tableizer-table\"\u003E\u003Cthead\u003E\u003Ctr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\"\u003E\u003Cth\u003E\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EMargin\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EAtlantic H\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EAtlantic V\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EChurchill H\u003C\/th\u003E\u003Cth\u003EChurchill 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at SkyDome\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003EIf you hung in for all of this, you can jump to your own conclusions about whether this could be remedied or if it's just the reality of university sport. A solution is not as simple as \"bring back the Atlantic Bowl, bring back the O-QIFC, add water and stir.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAt least the trends show there is reason to be untethered from the conference-champs-only format. Now just reflexively being against the so-called The Usual can create its own set of problems (see: the result of the U.S. presidential selection).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe other subtext for Saturday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThere is no chance the rights holder will mention this in depth on Saturday, perhaps beyond some cutesy graphic that shows that Calgary's administrative staff (4,964) is larger than the population of Antigonish proper (4,524). \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaurier was among the OUA schools that fired a broadside in 2014 about \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisfootball.org\/forums\/archive\/index.php\/t-11345.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe arms race in OUA football\u003C\/a\u003E,\" which was also aimed at Laval and Montréal driving up the cost to compete. Now the Golden Hawks are getting their shot to play Laval, so that\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.therecord.com\/sports-story\/6973008-will-the-uteck-bowl-be-a-fair-fight-\/#.WC6HFSMKCWc.twitter\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Etheme has been revisited this week\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESt. Francis Xavier is probably the strongest rep AUS has had since the age cap (i.e., the \"seven years to play five seasons rule\") took full effect. I'm not sure how much stock can be put in the fact that St. FX hung in with Concordia, Quebec's third-best team, on Sept. 24. The effects of having a deeper roster and a bigger budget increase as the season progresses.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnyway, here's hoping for a couple of 40-38 games.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOh, and just to complete the Buzz Killington hat trick, one more table, which is more or less Ontario vs. Everybody. Well, actually it's how the OUA has fared over the years in semifinals against opponents from Canada West and Quebec.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll told, the conference is 2-11 in such instances. 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Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gryphons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Marauders"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mounties"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"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":"Top 10"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"#Top10VoterProblems: UBC opens the season No. 1, by slim margin over Montréal"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"A buzzsaw named \u003Cb\u003EDeezar \u003C\/b\u003Ecame through B.C. last weekend, but that was not enough to change voters' minds for the first football Top 10 of the season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EVoters in the poll have free reign to decide how much stock to give to exhibition results, such as Manitoba's 50-7 win against defending national champion UBC last Friday at Westhills Stadium on Vancouver. Those games aren't played at full intensity, and the road team is often coming with a lean travel squad whereas the hosts will carry extra players.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe first poll of the season is always as the hardest; an invisible hand -- thank you, \u003Cb\u003EAdam Smith\u003C\/b\u003E -- tends to help a consensus develop. Six teams got at least one No. 1 vote, and there seems to be strong consensus around eight teams. That's really all that should be ranked, but for marketing purposes, you need 10 teams. A novel total would break the haters' brains.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUBC Thunderbirds (266, 20):\u003C\/b\u003E Never been a fan of the 'they are champs until proven otherwise' argument, since it defeats the purpose of having an opinion about who is the best. The 'Birds are young, but they showed last season that the early stages of a season aren't a be-all.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMontreal (261, five):\u003C\/b\u003E The line out of the Carabins' camp: \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.tvasports.ca\/2016\/08\/29\/la-carte-cachee-des-carabins\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EEven the pope is replaceable\u003C\/a\u003E.\" New quarterback\u003Cb\u003E Samuel Caron\u003C\/b\u003E has been in the system for a few seasons, and aged-out\u003Cb\u003E Gabriel Cousineau \u003C\/b\u003Ehas stayed on as an assistant coach. Time will tell how U de M manages the transition.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaval (218):\u003C\/b\u003E For the first time in memory, Laval comes out of the chute without someone thinking they are No. 1. They are rebuilding, relatively, and perhaps the age cap finally is starting to have an effect.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern (188, two):\u003C\/b\u003E As a greater mind put it, good to see the blowout issue has been addressed in Ontario! The Mustangs beat Windsor by 72 points in the opener. Last season, they met in Week 1 and Western won by 69. Defensive lineman \u003Cb\u003EJohn Biewald\u003C\/b\u003E, who was in camp with the Ottawa RedBlacks, returns to #The613 for Sunday's game against Carleton. As if he won't find motivation intrinsically.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EManitoba (182, one): \u003C\/b\u003ESomeone put stock in the wipeout at Westshore, judging from the first-place vote. \u003Cb\u003ETheo Deezar\u003C\/b\u003E had three touchdown passes. The Bisons welcome in Calgary on Thursday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGuelph (177): \u003C\/b\u003EAll three rotational tailbacks got exactly 11 totes against U of T, with aptly named \u003Cb\u003EMack Jones \u003C\/b\u003Ecounting 92 yards and two TDs. Outside linebacker \u003Cb\u003ERiley Baines\u003C\/b\u003E, who missed the Yates Cup season while upgrading some courses, made his return with a sack last week.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalgary (147, two):\u003C\/b\u003E Lose the Hardy Cup two seasons in a row and everyone forgets you have been pretty damn good for a long time. I put Calgary in my top 5, and not just because new QB1 \u003Cb\u003EJimmy Underdahl\u003C\/b\u003E is a left-hander, which is rare in three-down football for reasons no one has ever been able to explain.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMcMaster (146, one): Asher Hastings\u003C\/b\u003E,\u003Cb\u003E Dan Vandervoort \u003C\/b\u003Eand the whole Maroon and Grey gang averaged 9.8 yards per play in the 40-10 win against Carleton. Mac's September slate is Toronto-Waterloo-Ottawa-bye, so there might be some opportunity to be a little experimental before that circled date on the calendar, Oct. 1 vs. Guelph. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn little more than a hunch, I had Mac at No. 4 with Montréal, Western, Calgary as the top three and Laval at No. 5.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton (37):\u003C\/b\u003E The Ravens certainly were caught off-guard against McMaster, and it doesn't get much easier with Western coming to the nation's capital on Sunday. It is a pivotal season for CU, since underachieving is going to slow the momentum the program had at the launch phase. A greater concern than the 30-point loss is that key defender\u003Cb\u003E D'Sean Thelwell \u003C\/b\u003Egot banged up last Sunday. Still a good chance of being a 6-2 team.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELaurier (37):\u003C\/b\u003E Since the other two big-boy conferences have yet to play, having a fourth OUA team as a placeholder at No. 10 makes sense. There's some evidence on them, compared to Concordia or Saskatchewan. 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This contest had 83 faceoffs, one each 43.37 seconds. So, it was a lot of souvenir pucks, and a lot of tedium.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGazzola, like the X-Men, has played some triple overtime. He was in that record-OT semifinal at the 2014 Cup that the Ottawa Senators' \u003Cb\u003ECurtis Lazar \u003C\/b\u003Eended in the third extra session, sending Edmonton to the final where it beasted the Guelph Storm and \u003Cb\u003ERobby Fabbri\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBronze-medal game\u003C\/b\u003E — \u003Ci\u003ESaint Mary's 5, Saskatchewan 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECalder Brooks\u003C\/b\u003E (Calgary\/P.A.\/Spokane, WHL) has two goals, and he is from Emerald Park, Sask., so sick burn on his home province. Good finish for Saint Mary's, going with the bronzes in women's basketball and women's hockey. If only they could be third in AUS in football!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaturday's semifinal\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E—\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESt. Francis\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E2 Saskatchewan 1 (3OT);\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB \u003C\/b\u003E4 Saint Mary's 0\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERecord for longest CIS University Cup overtime, or it did not happen! Well, it \u003Ci\u003Edid\u003C\/i\u003E: \u003Cb\u003EMichael Clarke \u003C\/b\u003E(Cape Breton, QMJHL) ended the 107-minute 35-second gruelathon with the triple-OT winner in St. Francis Xavier's 2-1 decision against the Saskatchewan Huskies.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow the X-Men get to verify that there was nothing aberrant about the two-game sweep of UNB in the AUS final, when both teams were playing for the higher seed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETalking point: is this tournament showing the worth of a two-year host cycle, where the host schools rotate? St. FX was in as host last season, and no doubt that experience fed having to play more than 100 minutes.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJordon Cooke\u003C\/b\u003E (Kelowna Rockets, WHL), Saskatchewan's goalie, made 61 saves. Cooke has logged 223 minutes 46 seconds in the tournament, which normally, would mean the backup gets the next start.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMeantime, New Brunswick has won each of its games by four goals. That is not a portent of anything, plus the opposition was barely-ranked Western and Saint Mary's, the third or fourth-best AUS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EQuestion: Should Cooke be MVP if Saskatchewan wins the bronze game? Probably a little too radical an idea, but 11 periods of hockey in 48 hours, and the goalie allowed four goals.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENo excuses for Halifax not to have a crowd. It's kismet since the hockey went to a conference for a two-year run instead of a one-off hosted by a school.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's also the last good hockey Halifax will have till September, since the Quebec League's Mooseheads are an also-ran after reaping some \u003Ci\u003Esic transit gloria\u003C\/i\u003E. That is Latin for \"\u003Cb\u003ENik Ehlers\u003C\/b\u003E made the Jets.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday's\u0026nbsp;1\/8\/4\/5 pod\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's Huskies\u003C\/b\u003E 3\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003ETrois-Rivières Patriotes 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E;\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EUNB Varsity Reds\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;5, Western Mustangs 1; \u003Cb\u003EUNB \u0026amp; SMU play the late-afternoon semifinal at 5 p.m. ET\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGiven that the Saint Mary's Huskies are bolstered by \u003Cb\u003EStephen (Birdman) MacAulay\u003C\/b\u003E, who had two primary assists in the 3-2 takedown of Trois-Rivières, it's not surprising they won in the host vs. top seed game.\u0026nbsp;Remember, MacAulay might be one of the winningest players who ever graced the Quebec League, with four finals, three President's Cup titles and Memorial Cup wins with the 2011 Sea Dogs and 2013 Mooseheads. On top of that, if there was a friendler player on any Q team at the 2010-14 Cups, he must have been a black ace who wasn't requested for interviews.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMemory of MacAulay saving a slow news day at 2012 Memorial Cup in Shawinigan. Word got around Centre Bionest that the night before, MacAulay had set a plastic bag containing a T-shirt down on his hotel room's hotplate, which was turned on, although no player owned up to it. Suddenly, there was a smell of burning plastic assailing nostrils up and down the hall. A high odor tolerance is a vocational necessity to play hockey, but eventually, Tomas Jurco went down the hall and said, \"Hey Mac, I think your room's on fire.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe point of the story is that MacAulay was cool about an awkward moment being shared in the media. Just one more reason to pay attention to the junior exes in CIS.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIncidentally, rough end to a season for UQTR 'tender\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003ESébastien Auger\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;(QMJHL, Saint John Sea Dogs). Auger was the 55-game workhorse in Saint John two seasons back when they finished second-last in the Q and had to make four visits to the Metro Centre to face the Mooseheads with Ehlers and \u003Cb\u003EJonathan Drouin\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENote on the first game: \u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EPhilippe Halley\u003C\/b\u003E would appear to be where he's needed, and where he needs to be. Halley (Gatineau\/Victoriaville, QMJHL) had a hat trick in the 5-1 V-Reds' victory against Western Mustangs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPlease remember that Halley, who was a two-time 40-goal scorer in the Q, took a shot at the Coast league two seasons ago with Gwinnett. Over 2½ seasons with \u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall\u003C\/b\u003E, Halley's put up numbers at about a point-per-game rate. A hatter in a University Cup is pretty special since teams have so much time to video-analyze opponents. There are no surprises at at a hoops or hockey Final 8. That only goes for the teams, not us media types.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThursday's 2\/7\/3\/6 pod\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;— \u003Ci\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan Huskies\u003C\/b\u003E 3, Carleton Ravens 2 (4OT); \u003Cb\u003ESt. Francis Xavier\u003C\/b\u003E X-Men 6, Alberta Golden Bears 2, so \u003Cb\u003Ewestern Huskies \u0026amp; X-Men at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPour one out for Carleton's fourth-year forward\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EJoey West \u003C\/b\u003E(OHL, Peterborough Petes).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ENow, you heard that the longest CIS University Cup game undulated in Halifax until \u003Cb\u003EParker Thomas \u003C\/b\u003E(MJHL, Selkirk Steelers) scored in the fourth overtime to give No. 2 seed Saskatchewan \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/thestarphoenix.com\/sports\/local-sports\/u-of-s-huskies\/thomas-scores-in-4th-ot-huskies-win-longest-game-in-university-cup-history\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ethe 3-2 quarter-final win against wild-card Carleton after 116 minutes 11 seconds\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt would be a hell of a twist had Saskatchewan, after finally being the higher seed out of Canada West instead of Alberta, had lost. Huskies goalie\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EJordon Cooke\u003C\/b\u003E (WHL, Kelowna Rockets) handled 58-of-60 shots for the Huskies. Carleton's cord-cottage counterpart, \u003Cb\u003EPat Killeen\u003C\/b\u003E (OHL, Brampton Battalion) made 65 saves before Thomas poked in his own rebound for the decider.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf course, all clichés about the end-at-any-moment tension of apply, but one keeps coming back to West, a fourth-year Ravens forward. In 2013, Carleton had also had season-ending quadruple-overtime loss, falling to Trois-Rivières in OUA playoffs. It turns out, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mice\/2016\/boxscores_champ\/20160317_kdrt.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Eat least based on Thursday's summary\u003C\/a\u003E and the HockeyDB for the '12-13 Ravens, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hockeydb.com\/ihdb\/stats\/leagues\/seasons\/teams\/0048962013.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EWest has the only Raven who competed in both games\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Cb\u003EFrancis Dupuis\u003C\/b\u003E was the backup goalie in both times.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's just sports, but damn, how many people who plays 4-5 years in any team sport that can multiple-overtime games experience that \u003Ci\u003Etwice? \u003C\/i\u003EAnd West is already an OHL\/OUA rarity, as a one-team player in each league. His entire OHL tenure, which was actually only five years, was with the Peterborough Petes, and although West was universally regarded as an outstanding leader, the Petes did not win a playoff series the whole time.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlso, Alberta's not in the semifinal? Next thing you know the province will have a NDP premier.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/3157487700366596077\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/mens-puck-bracketology-carletons-joey.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3157487700366596077"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3157487700366596077"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/mens-puck-bracketology-carletons-joey.html","title":"Men's Puck Bracketology: Varsity Reds return to the summit; AUS medal sweep"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7756102991440126319"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-20T11:56:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-21T08:34:50.181-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"#2016Final8"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bisons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bobcats"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dinos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sea-Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wesmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Championship weekend: All 4 hockey, hoops finals lack the No. 1 seed, 7 regions repped!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"VANCOUVER — Leave it to the football commentator to have the correct spot!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"\u003E\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"\u003EFour CIS championship games tomorrow, not a single #1 seed. Love it!\u003C\/div\u003E— Gord R. (@GARandall) \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GARandall\/status\/711438052330045441\"\u003EMarch 20, 2016\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003EIt might be the most uniquely Canada In The 21st Century set of finals. Eight teams, seven provinces, each official languages, and the X factors in making this happen where a Calgary baller named \u003Cb\u003EJasdeep Gill \u003C\/b\u003Eand a UBC puck-chaser with the handle off \u003Cb\u003EHaneet Parhar\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EChanneling 2016 \u003Cb\u003EGord Miller\u003C\/b\u003E, if he was doing the work of 1994 Gord Miller: \u003Ci\u003Edoes it get any more Canadian than this?\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003EPushing past the creeping Carleton net-cutting to come in the last final of the day, Championship Sunday offers a rarity. When the women's hockey Gryphons and men's basketball Rams fell on Saturday night, none of the four national finals will include a No. 1 seed.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ETalk about a talking point that shows the depth of good teams in the country. That's the positive light to put it in. It should be leavened by pointing out that this is an off-shoot, as well, of having a very empirical, linear criteria to decide the tournament seeding. Even that is a good thing, since it should be a prompt for the observers to really focus on the matchups.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnyway, here is what we have today:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWomen's basketball: (4) Ryerson vs. (2) Saskatchewan, in progress, SN360\u003C\/b\u003E — Central Canada finesse against Prairie functional strength. \u003Cb\u003ECarly Clarke \u003C\/b\u003Eagainst\u003Cb\u003E Lisa Thomaidis \u003C\/b\u003Ein the coaching matchup; always great when the women's basketball final involves a pair of head coaches who are women.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWomen's hockey: (4) UBC vs. (2) Montréal, 2:30 ET, SN360 \u003C\/b\u003E— The West Coast first-timers, by the margin of the \u003Cb\u003EHaneet Parhar\u003C\/b\u003E decider in the eighth round of the shootout, ousted No. 1 Guelph. Their reward is a matchup against Les Bleus, who have been in this situation previously.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMen's hockey: (5) UNB vs. (3) St. Francis Xavier, 5:30 ET, SN360\/TVA2\u003C\/b\u003E — An all-Maritimes matchup that reprises the AUS \u0026nbsp;final where the chaser, \u003Cb\u003EBrad Peddle\u003C\/b\u003E's X-Men sweep \u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall\u003C\/b\u003E's Varsity Reds to get the higher seeding. It arguably worked out that the V-Reds sliding to 5 helped, since they played the second-best OUA team, then Saint Mary's took care of Trois-Rivières.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMen's basketball: (4) Calgary vs. (2) Carleton, 8:30 ET, SN360 — \u003C\/b\u003EDinos reserve \u003Cb\u003EJasdeep Gill \u003C\/b\u003Epouring in 24 points off the bench in the semifinal was a microcosm of U of C coach \u003Cb\u003EDan Vanhooren \u003C\/b\u003Ebeing willing to fly by the seat of his pants with a hot hand. Carleton is Carleton; the dynasty doesn't die, it just regenerates with new cogs.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003EThat is wild. Should go create a spreadsheet to see if there was ever that much diversity, in terms of where the teams hail from, in the finals. Ontario, of course, is the only province with more than one school going for gold, but Carleton is in Eastern Ontario and Ryerson is Southern Ontario, which are two very different corners of the country. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMen's basketball had the B.C. Interior involved with that splash of Thompson Rivers orange, too. This is a good reminder there is a lot of good out there, even when CIS sometimes seems like a logistical impossibility: trying to create a fabric out of 56 schools spread about 6,000 km apart, and on budget.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBased on this, the law of averages would dictate some CIS gold and silver is lurking for Brandon, Manitoba, Memorial, UPEI or Winnipeg. \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\/7756102991440126319\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/championship-weekend-all-4-hockey-hoops.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7756102991440126319"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7756102991440126319"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/championship-weekend-all-4-hockey-hoops.html","title":"Championship weekend: All 4 hockey, hoops finals lack the No. 1 seed, 7 regions repped!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-5664071880299263045"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-09T11:55:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-09T20:54:55.089-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Bears"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gryphons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Men's Puck Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pronghorns"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"University Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Puck Bracketology: AKA the 'St. Francis Xavier wins' edition"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003E(Updated: the X-Men, with Sudbury Wolves alumnus Nathan Pancel sniping a tiebreaking goal 1:59 into the third, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atlanticuniversitysport.com\/sports\/mice\/2015-16\/postseason\/boxscores\/20160309_mh95.xml\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ebeat No. 1-ranked UNB 5-3 to sweep the AUS championship series\u003C\/a\u003E. Time to change our tenses!)\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDrew Owsley \u003C\/b\u003Ecreated a domino effect.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESt. Francis Xavier finished the job against No. 1-ranked UNB on Wednesday in Game 2 of the best-of-3 AUS championship, which semi-halfway radically altered the seeding for the CIS University Cup. Men's hockey is relatively straightforward about its seeding. The winners of each sport conference form the top three \"based on their respective team national ranking in the final Top Ten of the season.\" The OUA runner-up draws into the No. 4 seed, and everyone else is arranged accordingly.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo we have some idea of the fallout from the X-Men winning,\u0026nbsp;especially in a format that looks deep within each team's soul and assigns them a seeding based on their place in a media poll. Please bear in mind this is using this week's Top 10. There is no anticipating whether there will be a shift when the contributors submit their final, final Top 10 on Saturday night after the OUA Queen's Cup (Trois-Rivières at Western)\u0026nbsp;and play-in bronze game (Guelph at Carleton).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETrois-Rivières (OUA champion) —\u003C\/b\u003E Based on having 140 points to take the No. 2 spot in the poll. Former Saint John Sea Dogs goalie \u003Cb\u003ESébastien Auger\u003C\/b\u003E was a game-stealer in the sealer last Saturday against Carleton.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan Huskies (Canada West champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ESweeping Alberta, 4-0 and 3-2, did not nudge them over the Pats in the poll.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESt. Francis Xavier X-Men (AUS champion)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EOne would think that the X-Men might even siphon away No. 1 votes if they take down the the \u003Cb\u003EGardiner MacDougall \u003C\/b\u003Egang. They were still 34 points adrift of Saskatchewan in last week's penultimate Top Ten.\u003Cb\u003E Brad Peddle\u003C\/b\u003E's lads had some bounce-back in the clincher. They spotted the V-Reds the first two goals, levelled, and former OHLer\u003Cb\u003E Nathan Chiarlitti\u003C\/b\u003E had a mid-second period response goal only 55 seconds after UNB had taken its second lead.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern Mustangs (OUA runner-up)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EAnything can happen in a one-game final on the Mustangs' home ice, just saying.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB Varsity Reds (AUS runner-up)\u0026nbsp;—\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;Not a bad loss for UNB if the form holds in London, Ont., on Saturday. The V-Reds would get a quarter-final against a team which was unranked much of the season. Being in the 4 vs. 5 game also puts them in the same scheduling bloc as Saint Mary's, which is probably also helpful.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWith the ex-OHLers Nathan Chiarlitti and Nathan Pancel getting big goals for the X-Men on Wednesday, any Ontarian named Nathan might not be welcome around the Aitken Centre for a while.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlberta Golden Bears (Canada West runner-up)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ESaskatchewan goalie \u003Cb\u003EJordon Cooke\u003C\/b\u003E, a Kelowna Rockets alumnus, was named Canada West player of the year. The last time a goalie got the honour was Lethbridge's \u003Cb\u003ETrevor Kruger \u003C\/b\u003Ein 1993-94. You know what else Lethbridge did that season? \u003Cb\u003EMike Babcock\u003C\/b\u003E coached it to the national title. There's \u003Cstrike\u003Ea very small sample size\u003C\/strike\u003E an omen for you.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton Ravens (OUA bronze medal)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EConfidence check: 72 per cent sure that the Ravens get 'er done against Guelph on Sunday in the play-in, AKA the OUA bronze-medal game.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's Huskies (host)\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ESMU has a 48-44-29 poll lead against Western and Guelph. A pair of upsets by the OUA West teams might nudge them into the 7 vs. 2 quarter-final. That would segue into the meaning of \"try to avoid\" same conference matchups. It has occurred in the past, albeit in other sports, that a conference winner and the team that won the bronze-medal play-in game for the conference's third berth were matched in the first round.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/5664071880299263045\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/mens-puck-bracketology-aka-what-if-st.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5664071880299263045"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/5664071880299263045"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/mens-puck-bracketology-aka-what-if-st.html","title":"Men's Puck Bracketology: AKA the 'St. Francis Xavier wins' edition"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8954291087154802021"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-05T10:22:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-09T11:17:36.313-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Bears"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Men's Puck Bracketology"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ridgebacks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"U of S Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"University Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Puck bracketology: UNB is No. 1, and Carleton could get flippin' mad"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Hockey people, love 'em for it, are more linear in their thought process.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat is reflected in the seeding for the University Cup, now in its second year as an eight-team saw-off. It is so straightforward. Win a conference, you're top three, with the OUA runner-up fourth. Everything else flows from there:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-otnLnkopnyw\/VtrwuSpZ7YI\/AAAAAAAADGw\/VrNRxCwvpv8\/s1600\/hockeyseeding.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-otnLnkopnyw\/VtrwuSpZ7YI\/AAAAAAAADGw\/VrNRxCwvpv8\/s640\/hockeyseeding.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPart of the point of this exercise is to foment discussion, and try to make sure people have an accurate understanding of how the pie is made. It's not so important to be accurate in predicting who is going to win. It's good to go out on a limb but at the same time, it's better to be pleasantly surprised.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EFew of you likely need any reminder the draw consists of all six conference finalists, plus the OUA bronze-medal game winner and the host Saint Mary's Huskies. Upper Canada gets the third team since it and Lower Canada are one conference for men's hockey. Would that they were for basketball, but wait until next week's Wishful Thinking Wednesday column.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBased on the criteria, if the University Cup was starting Saturday instead of March 17-20 at the Arena Formerly Known As the Halifax Metro Centre, it would look like this:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUNB Varsity Reds — \u003C\/b\u003EGardiner MacDougall's guys have home-ice advantage for a best-of-3 AUS final against St. Francis Xavier. The Varsity Reds won 3-of-4 against the X-Men, including two in overtime. This is very much penciled in, not penned.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETrois-Rivières Patriotes\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EUQTR \u0026nbsp;had 140 points in the poll to Saskatchewan's 126's last week, so at this point this puts them ahead of the U of S. However, that's just a sop to consistency. If Saskatchewan, which beat Alberta 4-0 to begin the best-of-3 Canada West final, should finish the job, that might get them enough second-place votes over the final two ballots.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaskatchewan Huskies\u0026nbsp;—\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E To reiterate, sweeping Alberta would probably make some voters less hesitant to put the Huskies second.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWestern Mustangs\u0026nbsp;—\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E The OUA runner-up gets the 4 seed. Western leads Guelph 1-0 in the OUA final. Neither team was anywhere near the top 10 until ranked teams began to fall by the wayside in the deeper divisions and leagues. The East is a much stronger half than the West.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlberta Golden Bears\u0026nbsp;—\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003E Still U of A, and anything could happen.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESt. Francis Xavier X-Men\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003E— \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003ESo what if they pull the upset against UNB, hypothetically speaking? The first-place votes could be split madly in all directions.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's Huskies\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ECarleton would deserve the higher seeding, but SMU would be flipped with them to avoid a same-conference quarter-final against UNB. One can already hear a hue and cry from the Ottawa legacy media if the Ravens are No. 8 after a stellar season which included taking out McGill, but those are the rules, and it helps to read them. In the short run, their best chance to do something is against\u0026nbsp;Trois-Rivières, which leads the East final 1-0.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECarleton Ravens\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;—\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;It is commendable that the East has become a competitive half of OUA men's hockey. The conference has more separation and always will since it has 20 teams instead of eight. Carleton under \u003Cb\u003EMarty Johnston\u003C\/b\u003E is an insurgent against Quebec's two strongholds, and the UOIT Ridgebacks are getting stronger by the year. Whether it is still Johnston as coach in the long run, this is a program on the upswing and has been since\u003Cb\u003E Fred Parker\u003C\/b\u003E got it off the ground 10 years ago.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's probably a bad read of the room to say now UOIT needs to avoid finishing fourth and having to play\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Trois-Rivières. They just busted ass to finish fourth and have the extra home game against Queen's, which came in handy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/8954291087154802021\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/university-cup-bracketology-unb-is-no-1.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8954291087154802021"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/8954291087154802021"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/university-cup-bracketology-unb-is-no-1.html","title":"Men's Puck bracketology: UNB is No. 1, and Carleton could get flippin' mad"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-otnLnkopnyw\/VtrwuSpZ7YI\/AAAAAAAADGw\/VrNRxCwvpv8\/s72-c\/hockeyseeding.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7169832032799803905"},"published":{"$t":"2016-03-01T15:46:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-03-01T15:54:15.977-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bisons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Carabins"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS Issues"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Eligibility"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Football"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gaiters"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Gaels"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lancers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lions"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Media Coverage"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mount Royal Cougars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soccer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Volleyball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Warriors"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wilson Cup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Eligibility: York Lions' brief history of OUA forfeits"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"How many people does it take to check player eligibility? Or more to the point, how many times can York University play an ineligible player and not have severe consequences?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFurther to that, what does it say about the state of Ontario University Athletics that media — choose your adjective(s); corporate media, old media, legacy media, traditional media, the salary-and-benefits media — does not even deign to cover it? Apart from the blogs maintained by us hobbyists who find other ways to get paid, the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/02\/york-lions-booted-from-oua-wilson-cup.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EYork Lions' men's basketball team's ouster from the OUA Wilson Cup\u003C\/a\u003E was hardly covered, by anyone.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThis is a public university, funded by the province, and no one seems to care that one of its most public departments is dropping the ball. By unofficial count, starting with the most recent first, York has forfeited games five times since \u003Cb\u003EJennifer Myers\u003C\/b\u003E' \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/2012\/05\/16\/jennifer-myers-named-president-of-ontario-university-athletics\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehire as director of sports and recreation in 2008\u003C\/a\u003E. Myers is also a past OUA president.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca name='more'\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2015-16, men's basketball — \u003C\/b\u003EForfeited nine games after using \u003Cb\u003ERaheem Isaac\u003C\/b\u003E, who was not eligible since he had played exhibition games for Windsor and OUA rules proscribe playing for two teams in one season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2011-12, women's volleyball — \u003C\/b\u003EDisqualified from hosting the OUA final four after playing middle hitter \u003Cb\u003EMichelle Pierce d\u003C\/b\u003Euring a 3-0 quarter-final against the RMC Paladins. Pierce, another Windsor transfer, had not played an OUA match in 365 games, but was not eligible for the playoffs since she had not competed during the regular season. As a result, OUA had to move the final four to Ottawa. As CIS Blog alumnus \u003Cb\u003EAndrew Bucholtz\u003C\/b\u003E put it at that time, \"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/ca.sports.yahoo.com\/blogs\/eh-game\/top-seeded-york-women-volleyball-team-disqualified-oua-002334879.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EFrom what's come out, York has to bear most of the blame for this fiasco\u003C\/a\u003E.\"\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2010-11, women's soccer\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003ERelatively minor, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.oua.ca\/sports\/wsoc\/2010-11\/releases\/7272.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Esince this was self-disclosed\u003C\/a\u003E, although the culprit was midfielder \u003Cb\u003ERita Keimakh\u003C\/b\u003E, who was a former national under-20 and Big Ten player. On Tuesday after Thanksgiving weekend, Keimakh dropped a class, reducing her load to 7½ hours per week. York required 9 hours in order to be considered a full-time student and, thus, OUA-eligible. Keimakh competed one day later. It was caught and the game was forfeited to McMaster six days later. To her credit, Keimakh competed for York in later seasons.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2009-10, football\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E—\u003Cb\u003E Patrick Hooey\u003C\/b\u003E had played for Saint Mary's in 2008, and enrolled at York with intentions to start a new degree, so he could play right away. Instead, he was enrolled as a \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2009\/09\/football-york-discloses-it-played.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Efull-time undergraduate student\u003C\/a\u003E\" but coach\u003Cb\u003E Mike McLean\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003Eallowed him to play in the season opener against Windsor. If memory serves, York self-disclosed the error, calling it a \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/2009\/09\/11\/new-u-of-t-library-fee-hits-york-students-staff-and-faculty\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ebreakdown in communications\u003C\/a\u003E,\" after Saint Mary's athletic director \u003Cb\u003ESteve Sarty \u003C\/b\u003Ealerted them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMcLean (career record: 0-16) left coaching after that season.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2008-09, men's soccer\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWhere have you gone, \u003Cb\u003EAndrea Lombardo\u003C\/b\u003E? A shut-in sports blogger turns his lonely eyes to you, woo-woo-woo.\u003C\/i\u003E Actually, Lombardo works at York, in the admissions department, and no doubt is great at his job. Hopefully, he would be a good sport about his line of work seeming ironic, lo, these many years later. In 2008, he played four games for the No. 1-ranked men's soccer Lions after having played for Toronto FC during its maiden Major League Soccer campaign.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs \u003Ci\u003EMacLean's\u003C\/i\u003E put it: \"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/general\/york-universitys-soccer-scandal\/\"\u003EThe fact that they managed to play four games with this illegal player ... is just mind blowing. The fact that they didn’t know it was illegal is somewhat hilarious\u003C\/a\u003E.\" \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI apologize, fully completely, to Mses. Keimakh and Pierce and Messrs. Hooey, Isaac, Lombardo and even McLean that unpleasant incidents from their past have to be exhumed. It's just that a thread runs through all of this, which is that is seems like this isn't begin taken very seriously, by anyone whatsoever.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat is very, very bad. That goes for the scary thought that this happens since there is essentially no check and balance. Those have to be there. It can derive from \u003Cb\u003E1) \u003C\/b\u003Esome combination of intensely local news coverage that has a collective long memory; \u003Cb\u003E2) \u003C\/b\u003Eengaged alumni who expect more from an alma mater's varsity sports program and \u003Cb\u003E3) \u003C\/b\u003Ean athletic conference, OUA in this case, keeping member schools accountable. Honestly, I feel like the Walter Sobchak character in \u003Ci\u003EThe Big Lebowski\u003C\/i\u003E, minus the concealed carry, of course.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EThis is not 'Nam ... this is high-performance sport. There are rules.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/P41gT4eicrE\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P41gT4eicrE?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYork is far from alone in having had player eligibility issues, of course, and this is not meant to be a call-out or a castigation. It just bears pointing out that a serious sports conference takes these matters seriously. That might help with getting the media to pay attention outside of Vanier Cup and Super Championship Weekend time, when they wonder why no one cares when they do a drive-by on something they have ignored for the other 49 weeks of the year.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere is a brief list of other eligibility-related forfeits in recent years:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2015-16\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EWaterloo men's volleyball\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2014-15\u0026nbsp;— \u003C\/b\u003EQueen's football; Calgary football; Mount Royal men's soccer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2012-13 —\u003C\/b\u003E Bishop's football; UPEI men's soccer; St. Francis Xavier men's soccer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2011-12 — \u003C\/b\u003EUBC football; Montreal football\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2010-11 — \u003C\/b\u003ELaurier football\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2009-10 — \u003C\/b\u003EManitoba football; Simon Fraser football.\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\/7169832032799803905\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/eligibility-york-lions-brief-history-of.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7169832032799803905"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/7169832032799803905"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2016\/03\/eligibility-york-lions-brief-history-of.html","title":"Eligibility: York Lions' brief history of OUA forfeits"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"sager"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08757652892056684490"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-HoppI3_eGQc\/VrWGl9xFY2I\/AAAAAAAADEA\/ucwvqUnIa7M\/s220\/Neate1379-4x4M.JPG"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/P41gT4eicrE\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-3588772736408599509"},"published":{"$t":"2014-02-23T20:21:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2014-06-21T21:57:39.053-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Badgers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Basketball Week In Review"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gee-Gees"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Bears"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Golden Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mustangs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ravens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sea-Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Thunderwolves"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vikes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Wesmen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Basketball: Week in Review, Feb. 19–23"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ci\u003ENext in a series of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/kenpom.com\/\"\u003Ekenpom-inspired\u003C\/a\u003E Week in Review, and maybe the last one of 2013-14.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest upsets\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EIt's an all-West version of the upsets this week.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. MBB: Winnipeg (14%) pushing Victoria to 3 games (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140221_5vog.xml\"\u003EGame 1\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Awful night for the Terrell Evans Watch \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/sports\/vikes-basketball-teams-open-playoffs-on-wrong-foot-1.863786\"\u003Eand his team in general\u003C\/a\u003E, though UVic did pull it together in Games 2 and 3 to move on. (The 14% listed here represents the chance that Victoria wouldn't sweep.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. MBB: UBC (2%) pushing Alberta to 3 games (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140221_5vog.xml\"\u003EGame 2\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Winning just one in this series was huge for UBC, going on the road against the third-best team in the country. Winning two of three would have been inexplicable. See below for more on the game they won.\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\u003Cb\u003E3. WBB: Laurier (9.3%) over Brock, Wednesday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/sports\/mbkb\/2013-14\/boxscores\/20140213_91gh.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gcG_V1l8hCA\"\u003Evideo\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. I realize we just had some hockey and curling matches of import, but let's go ahead and say that the Golden Hawks are Canada's Team\u0026trade;. After this win and another on Saturday vs. Western, they're now just one more away from the Final 8, which would be the perfect topper to a ridiculous OUA West season. Entering this game, Laurier had defeated teams who were still alive in the playoffs by 4 (Queen's), 2 (Laval), 1 (Western), and 1 (McMaster). And what happened here? Down 12 with 12 minutes to play, they doubled up 18-9 on Brock in the fourth quarter and won by 5. There is a good chance that Western would be in the Final 8 if the bounces in this game went another way. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.laurierathletics.com\/createarticle.php?ID=5273\"\u003EShades of 2011\u003C\/a\u003E... \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E2. MBB: Western (7.2%) over Lakehead, Wednesday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140219_15ex.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. If, at any point, someone at Western wants to make their wins or losses more \"normal\" or \"boring\" please consider how much enjoyment the rest of us are getting out of this. (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140222_om0l.xml\"\u003EExample of the alternative\u003C\/a\u003E.) In this one the Mustangs were down 5 with two minutes left, then got a three-point play, a three-point shot, and then two more free throws to put it away. Lakehead committed 20 turnovers, three during the crucial stretch at the end.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ctable cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fMcUz0bd_rs\/Uwqfo2DwycI\/AAAAAAAABQ0\/r5B6ZG7H1S8\/s1600\/MBB_WP_UBC_ALB_20140222.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?url=http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-fMcUz0bd_rs\/Uwqfo2DwycI\/AAAAAAAABQ0\/r5B6ZG7H1S8\/s320\/MBB_WP_UBC_ALB_20140222.png\u0026amp;container=blogger\u0026amp;gadget=a\u0026amp;rewriteMime=image\/*\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EMBB: UBC 79 at Alberta 78 (Feb. 22, 2014)\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cb\u003E1. MBB: UBC (\u0026lt;0.1%) over Alberta, Saturday (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140222_9l1x.xml?view=plays\"\u003Eplay-by-play\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Alberta had a 13-point lead with about four minutes to go (see chart at left), having already \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140221_7dda.xml\"\u003Ewon Game 1 by 20 points\u003C\/a\u003E (though with only a six-point halftime lead). They also had 25 fouls in this game, the 25th and final being the most damaging, as \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/mbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140222_9l1x.xml\"\u003Eit came with no time left and led to the game-winning free throw\u003C\/a\u003E. UBC went to the line 20 times more than Alberta did, and converted on 32 of their 35 attempts. Alberta would then win the third game Sunday 80-67, but it wasn't as one-sided as it looked: they were only up 8 in the last minute. If they are one of the so-called \"teams that could beat Carleton\" then this was, if nothing else, a good series for Carleton.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBiggest changes in SRS rank\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUp: UNB MBB (+7, 36 to 29)\u003C\/b\u003E. Swapping spots, more or less, with St. F-X after beating them and CBU this weekend. There is hardly any space between 29th and 38th, so this change looks bigger than it is.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EDown: StFX MBB (-6, 30 to 36)\u003C\/b\u003E. Don't look now but the X-Men have lost five of seven. That just brings \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/cishoops.ca\/history\/top10coaching.php\"\u003EDave Smart's record-breaking game\u003C\/a\u003E a week or so closer.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESlowest game of the week: WBB Ottawa at Carleton, Saturday (65 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003ECarleton again. Way too many offensive rebounds allowed by Ottawa in a 59-37 loss. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/english.cis-sic.ca\/championships\/wbkb\/2014\/boxscores_post\/20140222_cml4.xml\"\u003EThere have been better playoff games than this\u003C\/a\u003E. When the winning team is shooting below 40%...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFastest game of the week: MBB MUN at SMU, Friday (101 possessions)\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAnother amazing\/invisible performance from \u003Cb\u003EJacob Hynes\u003C\/b\u003E, especially considering the pace of this game: 31 minutes played, zero points, one shot, one rebound, one assist. The fans who shoot at halftime for a campus store gift card get more touches than he does.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETerrell Evans Watch\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs mentioned above, not a lot went right on Friday for Evans and the Vikes. Better on Saturday, with 8 boards and a game-high 18 points. Then 29 points on Sunday. He just wanted to make an entrance, really. He'll have Fraser Valley to deal with next, and then either Saskatchewan or Alberta, then potentially Carleton or the OUA third-place team after that. The Watch will stand on guard throughout. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBest games of the upcoming week\u003C\/b\u003E (all times Eastern)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFinal 8 play-in games are denoted with * at the beginning. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E* MBB: Victoria vs. UFV (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\/\"\u003ECW semifinal, Friday, 6:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E* MBB: Ottawa vs. McMaster (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/schedule\/\"\u003EOUA semifinal, Friday, 8:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. The second, and better, of the two Wilson Cup semifinals. If (a) you're in the GTA, and (b) you like basketball, but (c) don't go to these games, then (b) is probably false.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E* MBB: Saskatchewan at Alberta (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\/\"\u003ECW semifinal, Friday, 10:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWBB: Saskatchewan at UBC (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\"\u003ECW quarterfinal, Friday 10:00pm, Saturday 8:00pm, Sunday 5:00pm if necessary\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. WBB matchup of the week. The teams ranked ahead of the Huskies are either not playing this week, or are hosting their playoff game(s). Those that \u003Ci\u003Eare\u003C\/i\u003E playing either have already qualified for the Final 8 or aren't facing an opponent as good as UBC. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E* MBB: OUA bronze-medal game (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsnet.ca\/schedule\/\"\u003ESaturday, 4:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Presuming the entirety of Carleton University doesn't sink into the Rideau this week, this will be Windsor\/McMaster or Windsor\/Ottawa. Either one will be excellent. We will have coverage of the Wilson Cup tournament here, by the way.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E* WBB: Queen's at Carleton (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.ssncanada.ca\/games\/\"\u003EOUA East final, Saturday 6:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Two of the top 10 defences nationwide, and the slowest pace factor in the country from the Ravens. If you like high scores, this game \u003Ci\u003Ereally\u003C\/i\u003E isn't for you. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMBB: CW final (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/client.stretchinternet.com\/client\/canadawest.portal\/\"\u003ESaturday, TBD\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Likely the \"who doesn't have to play Carleton?\" game. Victoria lost this one last year to UBC; thankfully for them, we know UBC won't be their opponent this time should they make it back there. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E* MBB: AUS final (\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.austv.ca\/\"\u003ESunday, 1:00pm\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/b\u003E. Teams to be determined, obviously, but an important game regardless.\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\/3588772736408599509\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/basketball-week-in-review-feb-19-to-23.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3588772736408599509"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/3588772736408599509"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2014\/02\/basketball-week-in-review-feb-19-to-23.html","title":"Basketball: Week in Review, Feb. 19–23"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Rob Pettapiece"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-8960359762952118130"},"published":{"$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-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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-7901548626500082250"},"published":{"$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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Administration\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAlex Wall\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EUPEI\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E3\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EMount Pearl, Nfld.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EScience\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd colspan = 5\u003E\u003Cb\u003EForwards\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ELucas Bloodoff\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ESaint Mary’s\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E4\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECastlegar, B.C.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECommerce\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ETyler Carroll\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EUNB\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E3\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EStrathroy, Ont.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERec. \u0026amp; Sports Studies\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EMike Cazzola\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EAcadia\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E2\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EGuelph, 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Ont.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EScience\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EMichael Kirkpatrick\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EStFX\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E3\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ENorth Sydney, N.S.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EBusiness Administration\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ENick MacNeil\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EUNB\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E4\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECreignish, N.S.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EBusiness Administration\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ERob Slaney\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EStFX\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E4\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EPortugal Cove, Nfld.\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EHuman Kinetics\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ECory Tanaka\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003ESaint Mary’s\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E5\u003C\/td\u003E\u003Ctd\u003EStouffville, 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 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2705108802432761240"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2705108802432761240"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/11\/mens-hockey-team-canada-roster-for-fisu.html","title":"Men's Hockey: Team Canada Roster for FISU Winter Universiade"}],"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":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-2056532825876056599"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-22T09:23:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-10-22T09:23:29.084-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's soccer update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CIS Countdown 2013"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sea-Hawks"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Soccer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Playoff season is just around the corner as the AUS men's soccer regular season winds down "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Men's soccer are in their final few games before the AUS playoffs begin. Each game is becoming more and more crucial to get to the elusive playoff spot, and teams are battling it out to see who will be top six.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELet's see how some of the teams did this weekend, and where they now stand going into the final regular-season weekend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EFriday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EMoncton 2 at Acadia 2\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was a 2-2 tie for the Aigles Bleus after they went back and forth, each trying to get a win. \u003Cb\u003EAhmed Abdul-Rahman\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;scored for Moncton at (9:00) answered by Acadia's \u003Cb\u003EAndrew Snyder \u003C\/b\u003E(17:00). Moncton tried once again to take a lead, with a goal by \u003Cb\u003EKouame Ouattara\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;scoring at (43:00) but Acadia came back and \u003Cb\u003ECorey Cadeau\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;scored at (65:00).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaturday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003ECape Breton o at UNB 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Capers fell to the Varsity Reds, with the lone goal of the game scored by \u003Cb\u003ERobbie Park \u003C\/b\u003Eat 6:37.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUPEI 2 at Mount Allison 1\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe UPEI Panthers took their only victory of the weekend against the Mounties. Mount Allison started off strong with a goal by \u003Cb\u003EFederico Mora\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;(14:16), but UPEI's \u003Cb\u003ELucas Holmes \u003C\/b\u003E(25:20) and \u003Cb\u003EHarminder Singh\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;(87:29) gave the Panthers their win.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EDalhousie 2 at Memorial 0\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Memorial Seahawks couldn't score in their game against the DAL Tigers, losing 2-0. No goals were scored in the first half, but DAL's \u003Cb\u003ENathan Rogers\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;scored at 62:26 and \u003Cb\u003EBezick Evraire\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;followed with the second and final goal of the game at 75:41.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESunday\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EDalhousie 2 at Memorial 0\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Seahawks took another 2-0 loss to the Tigers this weekend. \u003Cb\u003ENathan Rogers \u003C\/b\u003Escored at (38:56) - his second goal against the Seahawks this weekend - and \u003Cb\u003ETyler Lewars\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;scored at the end of the first at 45:00.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECape Breton 2 at Moncton 3\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was a close game for the Capers and Aigles Bleus, with a 3-2 win for Moncton.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMoncton's \u003Cb\u003EAmadou Fall\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;scored at 17:16, followed by Caper \u003Cb\u003EIan Greedy \u003C\/b\u003E(43:52).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMoncton scored the first two goals of the second half at 82:06 by \u003Cb\u003EPhilippe DeGrace\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;and 86:43 by \u003Cb\u003EJonathon Stephenson. \u003C\/b\u003ECape Breton tried to come back with a goal by \u003Cb\u003EMax Raab\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;at 87:45.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's 0 at Mount Allison 0\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt was a scoreless game for the SMU Huskies and Mount Allison Mounties.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EUPEI 0 at UNB 3\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe UNB Varsity Reds held on to first place in the AUS standings, defeating the Panthers 3-0.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAll three goals were scored in the first half of the game \u003Cb\u003EVictor Karosan \u003C\/b\u003E(6:50), \u003Cb\u003EBenjamin Law\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;(18:50) \u0026mdash; his eleventh goal for the Varsity Reds in his career \u0026mdash; and \u003Cb\u003EMarcus Lees 26:20).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003EUNB \u003C\/b\u003Esits in first place going into the final regular-season weekend, followed by \u003Cb\u003EDalhousie\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;in second, \u003Cb\u003ESaint Mary's, Moncton, Acadia \u003C\/b\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003EStFX.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E \u003Cb\u003ECape Breton, UPEI, Mount Allison \u003C\/b\u003Eand \u003Cb\u003EMemorial \u003C\/b\u003Esit outside the playoffs seedings going into their final weekend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/2056532825876056599\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/playoff-season-is-just-around-corner-as.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2056532825876056599"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/2056532825876056599"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/playoff-season-is-just-around-corner-as.html","title":"Playoff season is just around the corner as the AUS men's soccer regular season winds down "}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Bronté James"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/106742509156511623904"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-Oz-jrukc3VY\/AAAAAAAAAAI\/AAAAAAAAACY\/wcJUcKUv9eY\/s512-c\/photo.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-849048224041883316"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-21T16:05:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-06T19:17:10.775-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Aigles Bleus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AUS men's hockey update"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Axemen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Panthers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tigers"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tommies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Men's Hockey: What we learned in the first week in the AUS"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"So what did we learn from the first week of AUS men's hockey conference play?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPlus ça change ...\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEven with only a dozen players back from their championship team UNB is still pretty good. Gardiner MacDougall is arguably the best recruiter in the CIS, and his new recruits from across the country were all front and centre this weekend. But most of the talk after the games was the play of two sometimes under-rated veterans: workhorse \u003Cb\u003EAntoine Houde-Caron\u003C\/b\u003E who had success driving the net to spark the the V-Reds offence on Friday and captain \u003Cb\u003EChris Culligan\u003C\/b\u003E on Saturday, minus his two regular wingers, who put the team on his back in the second period in order to erase a two-goal deficit and skate to a hard-fought victory against a bitter rival. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday - StFX 2 @ UNB 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday - SMU 3 @ UNB 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPanthers on the prowl\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUPEI looked very good in the preseason, and were the only road team to win both their games this past weekend. No one should underestimate this team, who may have flown under the national radar due to being eliminated in the playoffs by UNB the last two years running. While beating Dal is no surprise, taking a three-goal lead in the first ten minutes against Acadia is.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday - UPEI 5 @ Dal 1\u003Cbr \/\u003ESunday - UPEI 4 @ Acadia 2\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMoncton \"Sedin Twins\" delivering as advertised\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWhat an opening weekend for UdeM rookie twins \u003Cb\u003EAlex\u003C\/b\u003E and \u003Cb\u003EAllain Saulnier\u003C\/b\u003E. The Moncton natives were co-captains of their hometown Wildcats last season, and were renowned for their chemistry, particularly on the power play. Alex scored twice on Friday, assisted both times by Allain. On Saturday Alex scored without his brother's assistance, but Allain did assist on two other goals, including one for another Alex, Emond.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: SMU 1 @ UdeM 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday StFX 3 @ UdeM 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAxemen still need more finish around the net\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/b\u003EAcadia led the AUS in shots on goal last year, although the shot count does seem to get inflated at Acadia Arena. 59 shots on Friday only yielded three goals. On Sunday afternoon they converted two goals out of 52 shots on net. On the other hand rookie Axemen netminder \u003Cb\u003EBrandon Glover\u003C\/b\u003E might be happy if he never gets another Sunday afternoon start; he gave up four goals on 11 shots before getting the hook early in the second period.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: STU 1 @ Acadia 3\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESunday: UPEI 4 @ Acadia 2\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHope in Tommies Land\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs long as \u003Cb\u003EJon Groenheyde\u003C\/b\u003E can stand on his head, and the team can manufacture some scoring, STU has a chance to win. The Tommies 2nd-year goalie made 43 saves in the first 40 minutes as St. Thomas nursed a one-goal lead into the third period on Friday. Saturday's game was less one-sided and had a better outcome, as the two teams traded goals all night and the hard-working Tommies delivered the first win for their new coach \u003Cb\u003EPat Powers\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: STU 1 @ Acadia 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: STU 4 @ Dal 3\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETigers drop must-win game\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELike for STU, wins are probably going to be a challenge for Dal against the six teams who finished ahead of them last year. And the year before. And the year before that. You get the idea. So while one might shrug off getting clawed by the Panthers (I know, terrible pun), they have to win those games against the Tommies if they have any hope of making the playoffs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFriday: UPEI 5 @ Dal 1\u003Cbr \/\u003ESaturday: STU 4 @ Dal 3\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe X-Men are better than their record\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHard to believe that StFX didn't earn a point on the weekend. Friday they played a close tight-checking game with UNB that didn't get away from them until the last five minutes or so when X had to open up their play to try to tie the game. On Saturday they spotted les Aigles Bleus a three-goal lead before battling back and coming up one goal short.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday: StFX 2 @ UNB 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday StFX 3 @ UdeM 4\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESo how long is this Huskies slump going to last?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf anyone needs a pity party, it is SMU. Seriously. They were winless in the preseason. Assistant coach \u003Cb\u003ETom Lee \u003C\/b\u003Eis battling cancer, again, and so far the bone-marrow transplants seem to be taking, fortunately. Head coach \u003Cb\u003ETrevor Stienburg\u003C\/b\u003E is stepping back temporarily for health reasons. If that is not enough to stress out interim head coach \u003Cb\u003ETyler Naugler\u003C\/b\u003E, Huskies goaltender \u003Cb\u003EAnthony Peters\u003C\/b\u003E (he of 26 starts last season) wasn't available this weekend due to injury so backup \u003Cb\u003ECurtis Black\u003C\/b\u003E was thrown into the fire in New Brunswick.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EFriday:\u0026nbsp; SMU 1 @ UdeM 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESaturday: SMU 3 @ UNB 5\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENext weekend\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe same dance partners swap venues. UNB and UdeM are at SMU and StFX while Acadia and Dal are at STU and UPEI.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003EPlease visit \u003Cb\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\"\u003Ecisblog.ca\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E.\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/feeds\/849048224041883316\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-what-we-learned-in-first.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/849048224041883316"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/849048224041883316"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/mens-hockey-what-we-learned-in-first.html","title":"Men's Hockey: What we learned in the first week in the AUS"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-22805335576728573"},"published":{"$t":"2013-10-18T10:39:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2013-11-06T19:16:12.972-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"championships"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hockey"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rouge et Or"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ryerson Rams"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SMU Huskies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"UBC Thunderbirds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Varsity Reds"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"X-Men"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Championships: CIS goes for shiny and new"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The CIS has just released the list of successful bidders to host men's and women's basketball, and men's hockey, for 2015 and 2016.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EWomen’s basketball\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E2015: Laval (Quebec City)\u003Cbr \/\u003E2016: UNB (Fredericton)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMen’s basketball\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E2015: Ryerson (Toronto)\u003Cbr \/\u003E2016: UBC (Vancouver)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ci\u003EMen’s hockey\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E2015: StFX \u0026amp; Saint Mary’s (Halifax)\u003Cbr \/\u003E2016: StFX \u0026amp; Saint Mary’s (Halifax)\u003C\/blockquote\u003EFor women's basketball\u0026nbsp; the choices are the shiny new PEPS varsity gymnasium in Quebec City and the shiny and still pretty new Richard J. Currie Center in Fredericton. For the men, the choices are the \"sparkling\" Mattamy Athletic Centre at the Gardens in Toronto and the five year-old Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver, which was used for hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFor men's hockey, the University Cup will be held for the first time in Nova Scotia, in the not-new and not-shiny 11,000-seat Halifax Metro Centre. In a novel partnership, StFX will be the official \"host\" in 2015 (and the all-important guaranteed spot at the 6-team tourney) while SMU will be the host in 2016.\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\/22805335576728573\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/championships-cis-goes-for-shiny-and-new.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/22805335576728573"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/8220121611828242531\/posts\/default\/22805335576728573"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.cisblog.ca\/2013\/10\/championships-cis-goes-for-shiny-and-new.html","title":"Championships: CIS goes for shiny and new"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"David Kilfoil"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/16821812362923440575"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"22","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_ZSfv79uXrWQ\/SmbzQBQU15I\/AAAAAAAAAAM\/-NRmEHNVB7o\/S220\/David.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8220121611828242531.post-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"}}]}});