'An absolute sprint’: Inside the 2018-19 Queen’s Men’s Hockey season, part two

“Our league is an absolute sprint. You only play 28 games, and if you lose one here or there, that can be the difference between hosting the Queen’s Cup and not.”  For Patrick Sanvido, a fifth-year…

'You’re fighting for them’: Inside the 2018-19 Queen’s Men’s Hockey season, part one

“Ask those guys what it’s like to lose this game because you’re never going to get it back.” Those were the words Queen’s men’s hockey head coach Brett Gibson said to his younger players before the…

Queen’s beats RMC in Men’s Hockey season opener

The Queen’s Gaels beat the RMC Paladins 5-2 on Nov. 3 to start the 2021-22 varsity men’s hockey season. Playing at the Memorial Centre, Queen’s home facility, the Gaels outshot the Paladins 44-26 a…

Season Preview: Men’s and Women’s Hockey

After a season canceled by the pandemic, both the women’s and men’s hockey teams are ready to return to the Kingston Memorial Centre for the start of the 2021-22 campaign. Ahead of the women’s regu…

Jaden Lindo hired by the Pittsburgh Penguins as manager of Community Hockey Program

Jaden Lindo’s impact on the game of hockey has transcended varsity sports and reached the National Hockey League.   The former Gaels hockey forward, who graduated from Queen’s last spring, was hire…

Golden games, vol.2: 10th anniversary of women’s hockey’s six-overtime victory

In the ninth period of a game that seemed like it may never end, the former women’s hockey centre and current assistant coach, Morgan McHaffie, dove to the Guelph net for a rebound. In part due to …

Men’s hockey shooting for success with new recruits

While the pandemic has created a quiet year for men’s hockey, one aspect of the game has remained busy: recruiting.   Coming off their Ontario University Athletics (OUA) championship in 2019, the G…

Gaels swept from playoffs by Patriotes

Following a sweep at the hands of the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivieres (UQTR) Patriotes, the 2019-20 Queen’s Gaels Men’s Hockey season has drawn to a close. Game one of the three game series …

Thank you, Abes

Kevin Bailie, ArtSci ’16, Law ’19, writes a thank-you letter to his long-time friend, teammate, co-worker, and soon-to-be fellow alum, Spencer Abraham—an individual widely regarded as the best defe…

Carr-Harris in pictures

On Thursday, Feb. 6, a record-setting 4,121 people packed the Leon’s Centre to watch the RMC Paladins and Queen’s Gaels duke it out for the 34th annual Carr-Harris Cup. Here’s the game in photos. R…

Queen’s brings Carr-Harris Cup home in a classic

Fans streamed from The Tragically Hip Way into the Leon’s Centre in record-setting droves last night to witness the 34th annual Carr-Harris Cup between the Queen’s Gaels and the RMC Paladins. Even …

Here’s what you need to know about tonight’s Carr-Harris Cup

Kingston’s OUA men’s hockey teams will clash tonight in the annual battle for the Carr-Harris Cup.  Tonight’s event pits the Queen’s Gaels against their rivals across the causeway, the Royal Milita…

Margo shows heart on, off the ice

When Eric Margo joined the Queen’s men’s hockey team in 2016, he never imagined he would become one of its greatest leaders athletically, academically, and in the community. Coming in, the economic…

Queen’s clinches playoffs with weekend sweep

Queen’s was back in action this past weekend in the Limestone City, and the Gaels played a hard-fought pair of games to clinch a playoff spot. The men’s hockey team swept their weekend, earning win…

Critical loss puts Gaels in playoff peril

The Gaels dropped a game to the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks that they wish they could have back. The Ridgebacks (2-13) are second-last in the OUA Women’s Hockey standings and historically, the Gaels’ r…

Cure Cancer Classic raises $183,000

The Queen’s Commerce vs. Engineering Cure Cancer Classic was played at the Leon’s Centre last Thursday. It was the fourth instalment of this rivalry game, and the Queen’s community came together to…

Gaels get win to hold onto sixth place

On Friday night, the Gaels were at home to take on the Ontario Tech Ridgebacks. The Ridgebacks are inter-division rivals and currently sit in seventh place, one seed below the Gaels in the OUA East…

Slater Doggett perfects ‘student-athlete’

Slater Doggett has dedicated much of his life to hockey, but he never expected the accomplishments that followed suit. This year, Doggett has been recognized as one of U SPORTS’ top student-athlete…

Gaels slow out of the gates

The men’s hockey team started the new year with a lackluster three-game stretch, dropping decisive games to Guelph and Carleton before winning a close one against Nipissing. The Gaels’ first game o…

Gaels split Kingston games

This past weekend, the Gaels men’s hockey team pulled out a win as they continue to try to lift themselves out from the bottom of the OUA East standings. Coming into the weekend with a record of 5-…

Gaels handed fourth straight loss

Looking to shake off last week’s losses to Carleton and McGill, the Queen’s Gaels were at home this past weekend facing off against the No. 6 University of Toronto Varsity Blues and No. 9 Ryerson R…

Gaels return empty-handed

Following two solid home wins over Nipissing, the men’s hockey team suffered a winless road trip, losing matches to Carleton and McGill, 3-2 and 7-4 respectively. Through the start of the 2019-20 s…

Gaels raise banner, sweep Lakers

The men’s hockey team put the brakes on the upstart Nipissing Lakers’ hot start to the season, beating them 1-0 and 8-1 on consecutive nights. On Friday, Oct. 25, the 4-0-1 Lakers made the drive do…

Thank you, Queen's

You remember the commercial: “What’s Your Thing?”   “Bugs.”   “My thing’s sound effects. Here’s a T-Rex.”   “Everybody’s gotta have a thing.”   I remember. Even if you don’t, you get the idea.   A…

‘This needs to end’: Queen’s hosts roundtable on racism in hockey

At Saturday’s Roundtable on Racism in Hockey, held at the Kinesiology building, one thing was made clear: racism isn’t new to hockey, and something needs to change.   The event began with a roundta…

Finding satisfaction: Jaden Lindo comes out on top

While his resume shouts success, Jaden Lindo’s hockey career has been anything but linear.   The second-year’s played on two OHL teams, been drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins, and was teammates wi…

Defeat in U Sports quarterfinals ends men’s hockey’s postseason run

The men’s hockey team suffered a tough season-ending loss last Friday night, ending their postseason campaign just six days after hoisting their first OUA title in 38 years.   Facing off against th…

Men's hockey blazing into U Sports Championships

The past month has been a dream for the men’s hockey team—and they have a chance to continue it this coming weekend.    Fresh off a historic win in the Queen’s Cup final last Saturday, the Gaels ar…

More than a numbers game

From a quick eye test, men’s hockey rookie Jared Bethune was in a slump. With zero goals and five assists through his first 12 games with Queen’s, the touted rookie wasn’t meeting his production es…

Men's hockey wins Queen's Cup, snaps 38-year streak

On Saturday night, following a 4-1 win against the Guelph Gryphons, Queen’s restored their title as OUA champions almost 40 years after their last victorious run in 1981. In front of a sold-out Mem…

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