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Season Preview: Men’s and Women’s Hockey

Written on October 26, 2021. Posted in Hockey, Sports.

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 regular season opener against the Nipissing Lakers at the Memorial Centre on Nov. 5 and the men’s opener...

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

Written on March 12, 2021. Posted in Hockey, Sports.

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 adrenaline and in part due to a fanned shot, when she landed right beside the post, she witnessed the...

Sports in brief: Week 1

Written on January 10, 2020. Posted in Sports.

Women’s hockey picks up points in opening matches, and men’s hockey drops a decisive contest in Queen’s Cup rematch. Women’s hockey collects points in both weekend games The women’s hockey team kicked off 2020 with a tough 4-3 overtime loss to the Laurentian Voyagers. The Gaels started strong, with...

Athletics is still a man’s world

Written on April 4, 2019. Posted in Opinions.

Internationally, female athletes can accomplish amazing feats—but they often fail to receive the same recognition as their male counterparts. This inequality stems from a lack of media representation, advertising and equal pay. It’s set a similar standard for the treatment of female athletes here...

Women's hockey loses nail-biting first round series to Ryerson

Written on March 1, 2019. Posted in Hockey, Sports.

In playoff hockey, a single goal can be the difference between elation and heartbreak. This past Sunday, the women’s hockey team endured the latter, falling to the Ryerson Rams in overtime of game three of their opening playoff series. “When your hearts are as big as they are on this team, it...

Gaels weekend road round-up: week 17

Written on February 12, 2019. Posted in Sports.

Women’s volleyball trumps winless Paladins The women’s volleyball team (10-6) found an easy victory over the RMC Paladins (0-16) on Friday night. Starting strong, the Gaels won the first set 25-18 before gaining momentum and winning the second 25-12. RMC dug deep to come back and win the third set...

Women’s hockey earns much-needed points in weekend wins

Written on February 5, 2019. Posted in Hockey, Sports.

With a share of luck, the women’s hockey team (12-8-1-0) came out of their final home stand of the season with two wins. On Friday, the Gaels shut out the Laurier Golden Hawks (4-16-0-1) 3-0, and on Saturday night’s senior’s game, snuck past Waterloo (9-6-1-4) 3-2 in overtime. The pair of wins brought...

Gaels weekend road round-up: week 15

Written on January 29, 2019. Posted in Sports.

Women’s hockey postponed against York after power outage, lose to Guelph Coming off their biggest win of the season against Western a week ago, the women’s hockey team (11-8-0-0) looked for more success this weekend. While the team’s game against the York Lions (4-10-3-1) was postponed due to an arena...

Women’s hockey sweeps weekend series

Written on January 22, 2019. Posted in Hockey, Sports.

In their strongest weekend of the 2018-19 season, the women’s hockey team (11-7-0-0) defeated the nationally-ranked sixth Western Mustangs (11-3-0-4) 5-2 and the Windsor Lancers (0-14-2-2) 2-1. The Gaels overpowered the Mustangs in the first two periods. Near the end of the second, Queen’s led 4-0...

Makenzy Arsenault rewrites the script

Written on January 18, 2019. Posted in Hockey, Sports.

Before the 2018-19 season, women’s hockey goaltender Makenzy Arsenault knew her time was coming—she just thought it wasn’t for another year. She and the women’s hockey coaching staff had it laid out: fifth-year starting goaltender Stephanie Pascal would finish her graduating year, and Arsenault would...

Gaels weekend road roundup: week 13

Written on January 15, 2019. Posted in Hockey, Sports.

The beginning of the semester saw both hockey teams on the road for a pair of matchups. While the men’s team found good fortune away from home, the women weren’t quite as lucky. Women’s hockey team splits games The women’s hockey team (9-7-0-0) travelled to Toronto to face the Ryerson Rams (7-5-2-1)...

Gaels weekend road round-up: week 11

Written on November 27, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Men’s basketball edge out Lakehead Thunderwolves The men’s basketball team (5-3) turned in a strong performance against the Lakehead Thunderwolves (2-5) on Friday night, winning 64-58. Led by fifth-years Tanner Graham and Jaz Bains, who combined for 38 points, the Gaels had trouble locking in their...

Gaels weekend road round-up: week 10

Written on November 20, 2018. Posted in Hockey, Sports.

The women’s hockey team (7-4-0-0) was the lone Queen’s team on the road this weekend, losing to the Nipissing Lakers (4-3-4-0) while defeating the Laurentian Voyageurs (3-5-1-2). On Friday, against Nipissing, the Gaels fell to a late-game goal from the Lakers, losing 2-1. It was a disappointing repeat...

Gaels weekend road round-up: week 8

Written on November 6, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Men’s basketball leave empty-handed in both games The men’s basketball team’s hopes for the weekend were dashed after two losses on the road. Headed into their second and third games of the season, the Gaels were nationally-ranked for the first time in over a decade last week. Western (2-1) managed...

Women’s hockey comes out of weekend with two wins

Written on October 30, 2018. Posted in Hockey, Sports.

While most students spent their long weekend at home, the women’s hockey team (4-2) stayed in Kingston, picking up two wins against the York Lions (1-2) and Brock Badgers (2-1). In their third straight weekend of back-to-back games, the Gaels beat York 1-0 on Friday in a “particularly sloppy” game,...

Gaels weekend road roundup: week 6

Written on October 24, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Women’s soccer locks in second place The women’s soccer team (8-3-5) put a cap on their 2018-19 regular season over the weekend after tying Carleton 0-0 and losing to UOttawa 1-0. With the regular season officially complete, the Gaels are eyeing another deep playoff run—matching their 2016 OUA silver...

Women's hockey splits opening weekend

Written on October 16, 2018. Posted in Hockey, Sports.

After a hectic first weekend of the regular season, women’s hockey head coach Matt Holmberg struggled to find a single word to define the Gaels’ opening pair of games. “It was a funny weekend,” he said. “It’s funny that I’m disappointed with the winning game and feel better about the game we lost—but...

Women's hockey raising the bar in 2018-19

Written on October 12, 2018. Posted in Hockey, Sports.

The past two seasons for the women’s hockey team have been a constant flow of progress. This season, there’s no desire to take a step back. “Our mission, our vision, our dream this year is to not only get to nationals, but to compete for a medal at nationals,” Head Coach Matt Holmberg told The Journal...

LUG introduces women’s recreational hockey league

Written on September 21, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Rachel Italiano remembers the first time she went looking for an all-girls hockey league at Queen’s. “I went up to LUG at the sidewalk sale and I was, like, ‘Oh no, it’s only men’s hockey,’” Italiano, Comm ’19, said in an interview. For her, it was the moment she realized she wouldn’t be playing hockey...

Women's hockey close out historic season at U Sports Championships

Written on March 23, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Spending their St. Patrick’s Day in London, ON at the U Sports Championships, the women’s hockey team seemed to be without the luck of the Irish this weekend in their bid for a national medal. Despite losing both of their games at the national championships, the Gaels capped off a dreamlike 2017-18...

Women's hockey miss out on gold at OUA Championship

Written on March 16, 2018. Posted in Sports.

With the women’s hockey team playing in the OUA Championship game for the first time since 2014, Queen’s fans filled the Kingston Memorial Centre on Saturday afternoon in anticipation of the team’s pursuit for gold. Unfortunately, the home fans left the arena disappointed after a 3-0 home loss to...

Game In Photos: Queen’s Gaels vs Western Mustangs

Written on March 16, 2018. Posted in Sports.

The Gaels went down 1-0 just 10 minutes into the game. Amanda Norris. Saturday was the Gaels’ first McCaw Cup appearance since 2013. Amanda Norris Western goaltender Carmen Lasis was awarded the game MVP in her shutout performance. Amanda Norris Stephanie Pascal made 28 saves in the loss. Amanda...

Women’s hockey play for OUA championship this weekend

Written on March 6, 2018. Posted in Sports.

With 18 wins now under their belt this season, the women’s hockey team needs just one more to crown themselves OUA champions. This past Friday night, the Gaels secured their place in the McCaw Cup Finals as well as the U Sports National Championship with a 2-1 victory over the Nipissing Lakers in...

Women's hockey roll into second round of OUA playoffs

Written on March 2, 2018. Posted in Sports.

After an overtime 3-2 win against the Nipissing Lakers in North Bay on Wednesday, the women’s hockey team find themselves one win away from the OUA finals. In a tightly contested affair, they won game one of the OUA semi-finals with a goal from Taylor Hicks eight minutes into overtime. Now leading...

Katrina Manoukarakis makes mark on OUA

Written on February 15, 2018. Posted in Sports.

With the women’s hockey team recently clinching the number-one spot in the OUA, it’s no secret forward Katrina Manoukarakis has been at the forefront of their success. In a MVP-calibre year, Manoukarakis’ statistics speak for themselves. Currently, the forward leads the OUA in goals (15), points (30),...

Stephanie Pascal leading the way

Written on February 9, 2018. Posted in Sports.

This year, the women’s hockey team has been making a lot of noise in the OUA as the conference’s best team. Quietly behind all this success has been goaltender Stephanie Pascal. After spending the 2015-16 season on the injured reserve with a concussion, Pascal’s journey to become one of the league’s...

Women’s hockey in battle for OUA top spot

Written on February 6, 2018. Posted in Sports.

With just two games left in the regular season, the women’s hockey team has showed no signs of relinquishing their top spot in the OUA. Over the weekend, the Gaels inched closer to clinching the first position in the OUA with a 3-0 win against the Laurier Golden Hawks. Although they lost Saturday’s...

Week 3: Gaels weekend road roundup

Written on January 30, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Weekend sweep sees women’s hockey top OUA standings The OUA’s first-placed Gaels continued their stellar play this weekend with a pair of wins over the Guelph Gryphons and York Lions. In Saturday’s matchup against Guelph, Queen’s went back and forth for much of the game with the nationally-ranked...

Women’s hockey split weekend games

Written on January 16, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Prior to their first game this weekend, Queen’s found some extra motivation in the form of The Kingston Whig-Standard. In the week leading up to their matchup against the Brock Badgers — the team three points behind Queen’s in the OUA — The Whig interviewed three Kingston-born players who were coming...

Women's hockey ranked number one in province

Written on January 16, 2018. Posted in Sports.

Women’s hockey head coach Matt Holmberg couldn’t have asked for a better start to the season. Riding an 11-1-2 record — and a perfect 7-0 at home — the Gaels currently sit atop the OUA standings. Even with this record, Holmberg knows the team still has a lot to accomplish this semester. “We can’t...

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