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Pro time proves key

Written on April 2, 2015. Posted in Sports.

When Stu Lang retired from the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1981, he never intended to take up coaching. The former Edmonton Eskimo wanted to go into teaching when he was in high school, but instead joined his family’s labelling business — CCL Industries — after leaving pro football. It wasn’t...

Late collapse

Written on February 27, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Seventeen seconds was all it took for men’s hockey’s season to take a drastic change. Queen’s held a 1-0 lead over the McGill Redmen with just over seven minutes left in the second game of their OUA East semi-final last Saturday, but allowed the Redmen to come back. McGill defenceman Samuel Labrecque...

Third-period theatrics

Written on February 10, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey was seven seconds away from ending their regular season on a losing note. Gaels forward Patrick McGillis had other ideas, tying the Gaels’ Saturday game with the UQTR Patriotes in the dying seconds on a rocketing slap shot from the faceoff circle. After McGillis’ heroics, Queen’s took...

Gaels pummel Paladins in Carr-Harris Cup

Written on February 6, 2015. Posted in Sports.

The 29th edition of the Carr-Harris Cup looked like a mismatch heading in, and the result didn’t disappoint. Thursday night’s rivalry game at the K-Rock Centre proved to be a blowout, with men’s hockey earning an important 5-1 victory over the rival RMC Paladins (0-21-3). Heading into the final weekend...

Redemption on the line in 29th Carr-Harris

Written on February 4, 2015. Posted in Sports.

When hockey’s oldest rivalry renews this year, one team will be looking to bolster their playoff position. The other is just looking for a win. The Gaels will face the RMC Paladins in the 29th annual Carr-Harris Cup Challenge on Thursday at the K-Rock Centre. While the challenge game only dates back...

Win brings relief

Written on January 30, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Members of the men’s hockey team felt two separate emotions after beating the UOIT Ridgebacks Tuesday night. The majority of the team’s players were visibly excited after pulling out a 6-4 win — just their second victory in the past nine games. The win put the Gaels (10-12-1) two points ahead of UOIT...

Tough play pays off

Written on January 20, 2015. Posted in Sports.

It took a mix of likely and unlikely heroes to snap men’s hockey’s six-game losing skid. Few people would be surprised that Darcy Greenaway scored the overtime winner in the Gaels’ 3-2 victory over the Waterloo Warriors on Saturday. The rookie forward crashed the net and potted his team-leading 12th...

Kingston connection

Written on January 16, 2015. Posted in Sports.

At any level of sports, seven consecutive seasons is a long time to be teammates. It’s a feat men’s hockey players Darcy Greenaway and Warren Steele will likely attain — but their partnership nearly stopped this year. The pair spent three seasons as teammates with the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario...

A lot more to the job

Written on January 16, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Gary Gilks understands the balancing act his players go through. Just as varsity athletes juggle sports with academic obligations, their coaches are watching tape, formulating game plans, recruiting high talent and — in some cases — working other jobs. Gilks is a subcontracted carpenter for a local...

Downward slide

Written on January 13, 2015. Posted in Sports.

It’s odd to see positivity from a team on a long losing streak, but that’s what you’ll find from men’s hockey. Queen’s dropped games this past weekend 4-1 to the York Lions and 6-4 to the Brock Badgers, extending their losing streak to five — their longest since the 2010-11 season. “The hockey gods...

Rough week back

Written on January 9, 2015. Posted in Sports.

Ask men’s hockey head coach Brett Gibson what he thinks about his team dropping their first two games of 2015 and you’ll get a short answer. “I hate losing,” he said. “I’m never satisfied with losing.” The Gaels dropped a pair of one-goal decisions to start the winter portion of their season, falling...

Rematch heartbreak

Written on November 27, 2014. Posted in Sports.

For a few moments, it appeared Darcy Greenaway’s late goal on Saturday would be enough to give men’s hockey their second win in two nights. However, late defensive lapses mixed with untimely bounces saw the Lakehead Thunderwolves capitalize after Greenaway scored with 2:54 left in the third period. Lakehead...

Consistently inconsistent

Written on November 21, 2014. Posted in Sports.

It’s been win one game, lose the other for men’s hockey this season. By splitting their games last weekend, the Gaels found themselves winning one contest while failing to achieve victory in the other for the fourth weekend in a row. The Gaels fell 3-2 against the Ryerson Rams on Friday, before earning...

Shut out, then blowout

Written on November 14, 2014. Posted in Sports.

After getting blanked last Friday, men’s hockey rebounded in spectacular fashion in a blowout win the following night. Queen’s exploded for a 14-4 win over the RMC Paladins at home on Saturday, one night after losing 1-0 to the Carleton Ravens in Ottawa. The Gaels’ (5-4-0) dominant performance over...

Dramatic thirds

Written on November 7, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey found themselves on both sides of comeback wins this weekend. The Gaels led 3-1 against the UQTR Patriotes on Friday before giving up four goals in the third period to fall 5-3 on the road. A power play goal by UQTR forward Billy Lacasse with 62 seconds left capped off the late collapse. Queen’s...

Weekend split in home stand

Written on October 28, 2014. Posted in Sports.

An inspired overtime performance gained men’s hockey one win this weekend, but they couldn’t maintain the momentum in their second game. Men’s hockey (3-2-0) split a pair of home games against OUA West opponents, gutting out a 3-2 overtime victory over the Guelph Gryphons on Friday night and falling...

Former junior players star in pair of wins

Written on October 21, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey managed their first two victories over this past week in a pair of close matchups. A 2-1 road win over UOIT on Thursday night and a 3-2 home triumph over Concordia on Saturday saw the Gaels improve their record to 2-1 after dropping their home opener to McGill on Oct. 10. “It’s a different...

Breakthrough season

Written on October 9, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Queen’s men’s hockey team is heading into the upcoming season with high expectations. The Gaels are looking to build on one of their strongest seasons ever, where they tied a team record for wins in a season and were ranked multiple times among the country’s top 10. The squad was bounced out in the...

Securing standouts

Written on July 29, 2014. Posted in Sports.

One of the most stressful moments of many parents’ lives is helping their children decide where to go for university. Men’s hockey head coach Brett Gibson is more concerned with where other people’s kids choose to study. Gibson and his coaching staff participate in the player recruitment process from...

Head start for headstrong squad

Written on March 28, 2014. Posted in Sports.

October may seem like a long way away, but for one Gaels team, it can’t come any sooner. Men’s hockey is poised to build off one of the most successful seasons in the history of the program. The last few weeks have seen the Gaels make serious strides towards becoming an Ontario and national title...

On-ice resurgence

Written on March 7, 2014. Posted in Sports.

It was their best season in decades, but this wasn’t how men’s hockey wanted it to end. The Gaels were eliminated in the OUA East semi-finals on Sunday night following a 2-0 loss to the Carleton Ravens in a winner-take-all game three. The playoff series saw the Gaels climb back from a deep hole early...

Last gasp after milestone win

Written on February 28, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Riding high after a playoff series win, men’s hockey is now on the brink of elimination. The Gaels fell 6-2 to the Carleton Ravens in Ottawa on Wednesday night in the first game of their best-of-three second-round matchup. The loss came just five days after Queen’s swept the Ottawa Gee-Gees in the...

Rebound performance leads to upset

Written on February 11, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Fresh off its most disappointing loss of the season, men’s hockey earned its most satisfying victory of the year. After falling 2-1 Thursday night to the last-place RMC Paladins in the Carr-Harris Cup, Queen’s rebounded with a resounding 4-2 victory over the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)...

Men's hockey shocked in 28th Carr-Harris Cup

Written on February 7, 2014. Posted in Sports.

In a game hyped for its fanfare and history, the men’s hockey team suffered a heartbreaking loss to the RMC Paladins. Queen’s fell 2-1 to their oldest rival in the 28th annual Carr-Harris Cup, a regular season game dedicated to celebrating a rivalry dating back to the 1880s. The loss snapped a six-game...

Big wins, close race

Written on February 4, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey picked up a critical four points over the weekend to pull themselves out of fourth place. A 6-2 victory over the Concordia Stingers (8-13-3) in Montreal and a 4-1 home win over the Nipissing Lakers (5-16-3) pushed the Gaels (16-4-5) into a tie for third place with the Carleton Ravens...

Fourth loss in last six games

Written on January 28, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Looking strictly at the box scores, it appears men’s hockey has gone through a January rough patch. The Gaels have won just two of their past six outings, with their latest defeat coming at the hands of the Carleton Ravens in a 3-2 road loss on Friday night. To make matters worse, Queen’s has since...

RMC romped

Written on January 24, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey earned two key points in a midweek victory over their oldest rivals. On what was its shortest road trip of the season, Queen’s defeated the RMC Paladins 3-0 at Kingston’s Constantine Arena in Tuesday night’s matchup. The victory pushed the Gaels into a tie for first place in the OUA with...

Skid stopped against Stingers

Written on January 21, 2014. Posted in Sports.

They suffered a tight defeat on Friday, but men’s hockey rallied the next day to claim a shutout victory. Queen’s suffered a tough 2-1 road loss on Friday to their nemesis, the McGill Redmen, pushing their losing streak to a season-long three games. The Gaels were able to salvage redemption Saturday...

Streak snapped by stiff competition

Written on January 14, 2014. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey finally fell short in regulation. The Gaels were trounced 4-1 by the ninth-ranked Carleton Ravens on Friday night before losing 4-3 by the sixth-ranked McGill Redmen on Saturday, ending a 12-0-5 stretch without a regulation loss to start the season. The loss to McGill means the Redmen...

First in league, but rivals ahead

Written on January 10, 2014. Posted in Sports.

It was the perfect way to ring in the new year for the men’s hockey team. The Gaels started off 2014 last weekend with a pair of road victories over the UOIT Ridgebacks and the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks. Winning has become somewhat of a habit for this Gaels team — they’re now on a six-game win...

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