Matthew Holmberg Archives - Queen's Journal

No title repeat

Written on March 2, 2012. Posted in Sports.

One year after a Cinderella playoff run that ended with an Ontario title and a national bronze medal, the women’s hockey team was upset in the first round of the OUA playoffs. On Feb. 19, the Gaels fell to the York Lions in double overtime in the deciding game of a best-of-three series — a disappointing...

Comeback falls apart in game one

Written on February 16, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The women’s hockey team’s comeback was foiled by a third-period penalty shot on Wednesday night at the Memorial Centre. After falling behind 3-0 to the York Lions in game one of their first-round playoff series, the Gaels scored three unanswered goals and tied it up in the third period. But less than...

Back to winning ways

Written on February 14, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The women’s hockey team’s motto for the final weekend of the regular season was “finish strong.” They did just that in Toronto, beating the Ryerson Rams 4-3 on Saturday and Toronto Varsity Blues 3-0 on Sunday to finish fourth in the OUA and earn home-ice advantage for a best-of-three first-round playoff...

Weekend shake-up

Written on February 7, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Matthew Holmberg held an emergency team meeting on the weekend. After the women’s hockey team lost 7-0 at home to the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks on Friday night, the head coach got his players together to discuss their new year slump. The Gaels responded with a 1-0 win against the Waterloo Warriors...

Slump continues on road trip

Written on January 31, 2012. Posted in Sports.

Matthew Holmberg can’t figure it out. The women’s hockey team suffered two road losses this weekend, falling 2-1 to the Western Mustangs on Saturday and 3-2 to the Windsor Lancers on Sunday. The Gaels have lost six of their eight games since the winter break. “It’s hard to put my finger on it,” coach...

Two losses for women

Written on January 13, 2012. Posted in Sports.

The women’s hockey team missed an opportunity to move into second place in the OUA last weekend. After winning their first game of the new year 5-2 over the Carleton Ravens on Jan. 3, the Gaels lost back-to-back games against the 10th-place University of Ontario Institute of Technology Ridgebacks...

Shootout loss

Written on December 1, 2011. Posted in Sports.

The women’s hockey team no longer has a perfect home record. The team fell 4-3 to the Guelph Gryphons in a shootout last Saturday at the Memorial Centre. Forward Shawna Griffin said it was her team’s most consistent effort so far this season. “We’ve played a lot of one-period, two-period games,” she...

Third-period rally

Written on November 24, 2011. Posted in Sports.

The women’s hockey team got back on track with a 6-2 victory over the Ryerson Rams in Toronto on Saturday. The win came after consecutive road losses to the Wilfred Laurier Golden Hawks and the Toronto Varsity Blues. Head coach Matthew Holmberg said although it’s early in the season, the win was important...

Six-point weekend for centre

Written on October 25, 2011. Posted in Sports.

Morgan McHaffie led the women’s hockey team to two wins at the Memorial Centre this weekend. The third-year centre tallied four goals and two assists as the Gaels won 4-2 against the Western Mustangs on Friday and 5-3 against the Windsor Lancers on Saturday. The Gaels are tied for first place in the...

Group effort

Written on October 21, 2011. Posted in Sports.

Matthew Holmberg won’t tell you who his favourite goalie is. “It’s difficult to talk about each one individually without talking about the overall role,” the women’s hockey head coach said. Goaltending depth has been a trademark of Holmberg’s three-year tenure as head coach. His goalies this season...

Puck drops for Gaels

Written on October 14, 2011. Posted in Sports.

Men’s hockey Last season, the Gaels finished fifth in the OUA East and were knocked out of the playoffs by the Nipissing Lakers in a two-game sweep. But this year’s combination of veteran leadership and explosive offensive talent should lead to better results. Head coach Brett Gibson said the...

Tag: Matthew Holmberg

No title repeat

Comeback falls apart in game one

Back to winning ways

Weekend shake-up

Slump continues on road trip

Two losses for women

Shootout loss

Third-period rally

Six-point weekend for centre

Group effort

Puck drops for Gaels

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