Tag: Morgan McHaffie

McHaffie looking to buck the trend

Just a year after trading in her skates for a whistle and a white board, Morgan McHaffie is gaining support as she progresses in the coaching community. The former all-star for the Gaels’ hockey team will be working under the Coaching Association of Canada’s Women in Coaching  mentorship program....

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Star talent behind bench

When women’s hockey head coach Matt Holmberg had to search for a new assistant coach this offseason, he turned to one of his own.  Former captain and five-year star of his team, Morgan McHaffie is one of two not-so-new faces behind the bench this year. “I’ve had sort of an unwritten rule where I didn’t...

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No title repeat

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...

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Weekend shake-up

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...

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Top-scoring twins

Henrik and Daniel Sedin might be the hockey world’s top twins. But the women’s hockey team is pretty satisfied with Morgan and Brittany McHaffie. The third-year twins from Guelph are the Gaels’ top forwards this season. After 21 regular-season games, Morgan leads the OUA with 34 points. Brittany is...

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Slump continues on road trip

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...

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Two losses for women

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...

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Third-period rally

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...

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Sports in brief

Men’s hockey loses twice The men’s hockey team fell to sixth place in the OUA East following two losses on the road last weekend against the Ottawa Gee-Gees and Concordia Stingers. On Friday, the Gaels suffered a 3-2 shootout loss to the Gee-Gees. Forwards Corey Bureau and Joey Derochie both missed...

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Six-point weekend for centre

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...

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