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Men's hockey falters against Ravens

Written on January 22, 2016. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey fell to the Carleton Ravens in a 3-2 loss at home on Tuesday, where a tough first period stifled chances of a late comeback attempt. Coming off of two losses at home this past weekend, head coach Brett Gibson wasn’t impressed with his team’s performance. In the first 20 minutes, the...

Men’s hockey unlucky on weekend

Written on January 19, 2016. Posted in Sports.

Heading into the weekend on a three-game winning streak, men’s hockey saw their momentum snapped. The Gaels picked up just a lone point this past weekend with a 4-3 regulation loss against Concordia on Friday night followed by a 3-2 double overtime loss against UQTR. As the Gaels outshot the Stingers...

Redmen snatch victory from Gaels

Written on December 3, 2015. Posted in Sports.

In spite of Eric Ming’s pair of goals, men’s hockey was unable to hold onto what would’ve been a historic win. After Ming’s second goal gave his team a 2-1 lead with just over nine minutes to go in the third period, the Gaels fell 3-2 after a last-minute goal by the McGill Redmen, a team they haven’t...

Trio chosen to compete against Canada’s juniors

Written on December 3, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Ever since he was little, Spencer Abraham has watched the World Junior Hockey Championship every winter break. This year, he has a chance to help the team he’s rooted for years: Canada’s national junior hockey team. Abraham, along with fellow men’s hockey player Kevin Bailie, has been selected as...

Salvaging points on road

Written on November 13, 2015. Posted in Sports.

While men’s hockey picked up a win and a loss against the UOIT Ridgebacks, they were less than satisfied with their overall performance. The Gaels defeated the Ridgebacks 4-3 on Saturday, after a disappointing 5-3 loss at home Friday night. Both games saw poor defensive performance from Queen’s, giving...

First homestand results in split

Written on October 20, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Although men’s hockey salvaged a pair of points from their two-game homestand, head coach Brett Gibson isn’t satisfied with his team’s performance. “My body hurts,” he said. “It doesn’t feel like a win right now. We’ll take it, it’s two points in the newspaper, but we’ve got to play a lot better.” The...

Road trips bond Gaels

Written on October 2, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Women’s hockey head coach Matt Holmberg has seen his fair share of successes in his time at Queen’s, winning two OUA titles in six seasons. But before the regular season begins, Holmberg’s players take an annual trip to build team chemistry on and off the ice. “We deliberately and carefully plan...

Doggett trains with first-time pros

Written on September 18, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Missing out on his first week of university classes, men’s hockey forward Slater Doggett had a more legitimate excuse than most. The first-year recently participated in the Chicago Blackhawks’ rookie camp from Sept. 11 to 15 as a free agent invite. Though he ultimately returned to Queen’s as a Gael,...

New Recruits Introduced

Written on June 28, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey has eight new recruits for this coming season, all standing at 6’0” and above. “To beat the teams like McGill, Carleton, you’re going to need size,” head coach Brett Gibson said. “That’s definitely been a focus in this recruiting year.” Despite a competitive 13-12-1 record in 2014-15,...

A town, a game, a legacy

Written on July 28, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Jay McClement is the poster boy for Kingston’s NHLers. The Limestone City is known for raising a decorated crop of hockey stars through the years — names like Gilmour, Muller, Linseman and the incomparable Don Cherry. Lately, the city’s NHL players have been a grittier bunch: a dependable, if not...

Scoring droughts dry out Gaels

Written on March 1, 2013. Posted in Sports.

A lack of goal-scoring ultimately doomed the men’s hockey team. The Gaels managed only 76 goals, without a single player to crack double-digits. Third-year forward Kelly Jackson lead the team with six goals and 14 assists, good for 72nd in OUA scoring and the only Gael to break the top 100. Goal droughts...

Mediocrity met in Montreal

Written on February 12, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey wrapped up their regular season in underwhelming fashion. They managed only one point last weekend on their Montreal road trip, losing to the Concordia Stingers 3-2 in a shootout Friday and getting blasted 7-3 by the UQTR Patriotes on Saturday. After the Gaels took a 2-0 lead against...

Vital comeback

Written on January 22, 2013. Posted in Sports.

It took an comeback road win to snap the Gaels’ three-game losing streak. Joey Derochie’s overtime winner secured the Gaels a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Varsity Blues Saturday after getting blanked 3-0 by the Nipissing Lakers Friday night. The Gaels came back from a 2-0 deficit in the second and...

Scoring drought persists

Written on January 18, 2013. Posted in Sports.

A couple key bounces cost a determined Gaels squad on Tuesday night. The Carleton Ravens (14-5-2) moved into first place in the OUA East after topping Queen’s 3-1 at the Memorial Centre. The Gaels have dropped two straight games in regulation. The Ravens capitalized on three defensive mistakes, coming...

Rueful effort against Rams

Written on January 15, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Sticks slammed while players cursed in frustration on the Queen’s bench after the final buzzer at the Memorial Centre on Saturday. A 3-1 loss to the eighth-place Ryerson Rams means the Gaels are back at .500. The Rams were simply the better team that night, said Gaels head coach Brett Gibson. “They...

Top trio steps up

Written on January 11, 2013. Posted in Sports.

Last year’s top scoring trio re-emerged, helping the Gaels start 2013 with a weekend split. Queen’s topped the RMC Paladins 3-1 before falling 3-2 in overtime to the Toronto Varsity Blues last weekend. It marked a turn-around for forwards Tyler Moore, Kelly Jackson and team captain Corey Bureau. Moore...

Middle at midway mark

Written on November 23, 2012. Posted in Sports.

A win streak is hard to come by for the men’s hockey team. Keeping with the season’s “win one, lose one” trend, the Gaels dropped a 4-3 decision at home to the Nipissing Lakers on Saturday after easily defeating the Ryerson Rams 4-1 on Thursday. It was the second time this year that the Gaels blew...

No plans for arena

Written on April 5, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The men’s and women’s hockey teams are still waiting for their arena. In the spring of 2007, the 55-year old Jock Harty Arena, located at the corner of Division and Union Streets, was torn down. Since then, the hockey teams have played home games everywhere from Napanee to Strathcona to the Memorial...

Sports in brief

Written on March 16, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Football team signs two recruits The Queen’s football team has announced two new recruits in the past month — Doug Corby from Burlington, Ont.’s Nelson High School committed to the team on Feb. 17 while Montreal native Jordan Comtois signed on March 12. Corby is a 6’2, 175-lb receiver while Comtois...

Five-year career comes to a close

Written on March 9, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey coach Brett Gibson isn’t sure if he’ll ever be able to replace his departing captain. “It’s hard to comprehend not having Jon Lawrance [next season],” Gibson said. “He brought leadership, effort and skill that may not ever walk through the doors of Queen’s again.” Lawrance, a fifth-year...

Injuries derail season

Written on March 2, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey head coach Brett Gibson tried to create a playoff contender, adding four key players over the summer to a roster that had lost virtually none of its parts from 2010-11. But the Gaels only mustered an eighth-place regular-season finish and first-round playoff exit at the hands of the top-ranked...

Gaels swept from playoffs

Written on February 18, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The men’s hockey team was eliminated from the OUA playoffs on Friday night after losing 5-1 to the McGill Redmen at the Memorial Centre. After winning game one 3-2 on Wednesday night in Montreal, the Redmen scored three first-period goals to kill off game two and complete the first-round sweep. “We...

Gaels come up short

Written on February 16, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The men’s hockey team pushed the McGill Redmen to the limit on Wednesday night, but still fell 3-2 in Montreal. After losing to the OUA’s top-ranked team in game one of a best-of-three first-round series, they will play to save their season at the Memorial Centre on Friday night. “We’re looking forward...

Costly loss

Written on February 14, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The men’s hockey team made it into the OUA playoffs with a 6-4 loss to the Nipissing Lakers in their regular season finale on Saturday night. The team had officially secured a post-season spot when the Concordia Stingers lost 7-0 to the Carleton Ravens earlier in the day, but the Gaels blew a chance...

Playoffs in doubt

Written on February 10, 2012. Posted in Sports.

After last night’s 3-2 loss to the Ryerson Rams in Toronto, the men’s hockey team’s playoff hopes depend on the final game of the regular season. The Gaels head into Saturday’s game tied with the Concordia Stingers for the eighth and final playoff berth in the OUA East. They host the third-place Nipissing...

Shut out on road

Written on February 7, 2012. Posted in Sports.

David Chubb is the newest addition to the men’s hockey team’s injured list. The fourth-year forward suffered an upper body injury in Thursday’s 4-1 win over the Royal Military College Paladins and is out indefinitely. He missed Friday’s 3-0 road loss to the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Patriotes. Chubb...

Fifth straight title

Written on February 3, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Last night at the K-Rock Centre, 2,576 fans watched the men’s hockey team win its fifth straight Carr-Harris Cup 4-1 over the Royal Military College Paladins. Both teams sported retro jerseys in front of a crowd that included bands from both schools. It was the Queen’s Bands’ second public appearance...

Injury problems persist

Written on January 31, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The men’s hockey team can’t escape the injury bug. Defenceman Rob Stellick suffered a concussion on Jan. 24 against the Carleton Ravens and missed this weekend’s games in Toronto. Without him, the Gaels beat the Ryerson Rams 2-1 on Friday, but fell to the Toronto Varsity Blues 1-0 on Saturday. Assistant...

Goalie steps up in win over Ravens

Written on January 27, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Goalie Riley Whitlock switched masks and the men’s hockey team started winning — Tuesday’s 3-2 over the Carleton Ravens win in Ottawa was the Gaels’ fifth of 2012. The first-year law student stopped 33 of 35 shots against the Ravens. Since picking up a new goalie mask over the winter break, he has...

Call in question

Written on January 24, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Kelly Jackson would have led the Gaels to victory over the Nipissing Lakers — but his shootout attempt was ruled a miss by referee Ron Stakes. The Gaels couldn’t recover from the 4-3 loss to the Lakers on Friday and fell 3-0 to the Toronto Varsity Blues at the Memorial Centre on Saturday. Head coach...

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