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UBC punished too severely: Canada West spineless in Thunderbird football sanctions

by on January 13, 2012 in Sports

T’was the night before Christmas, when all through the UBC football house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Then the Grinch broke in and because he’s a swine, he took away their wins and gave them a $1,250 fine.

Indeed, you are a mean one, Mr. Grinch.

Over the Christmas break, the Canada West University Athletic Association relished its role as the Grinch, forcing the UBC football team to forfeit their six regular season wins and their one playoff win, leaving them with an official record of 0-8. UBC was also fined $1,250 and placed on probation for the 2012 season.

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Huskies men’s volleyball take silver in mid-season tournament

by on January 12, 2012 in Sports

After an unsuccessful first half to the 2011-12 season, the Huskies men’s volleyball team is hoping their strong showing at the annual Enns Baxter Wealth Management Invitational tournament can turn their season around.

The EBWM invitational is an annual tournament hosted by Huskies men’s volleyball. Formerly known as the Brian Mallard tournament, the event has featured teams from Japan as well as the NCAA’s top division. This year’s tournament took place from Jan. 5 to 7 at the Physical Activity Complex and saw Saskatchewan take on the Calgary Dinos, McMaster Marauders and Laval Rouge et Or.

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Huskies hockey teams fend off third period scares

by on January 11, 2012 in Sports

It wasn’t pretty but it worked. The Huskies women’s hockey team was forced to down the visiting Lethbridge Pronghorns 4-3 in overtime Jan. 7 after blowing a 3-0 lead in the third period.

Meanwhile, The Lethbridge Pronghorns continued to trouble the first-place Huskies men’s hockey team last weekend as the Dogs found themselves scrambling for what should have been a guaranteed win. Earlier this year, a game between the ’Horns and the Huskies was postponed after two periods due to ice resurfacing problems. Saskatchewan had led 3-0 in that game.

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BRIEF: Heenan to suit up for Shrine game

by on January 8, 2012 in Sports

Huskies football offensive lineman Ben Heenan will join two other CIS players Jan. 21 as they compete in the 87th East-West Shrine game in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The game, which raises funds for Shriners Hospital for Children, features 100 of the United States’ top college players and acts as a showcase for future NFL and CFL talent. Every year since 1985, two or three CIS players are also invited to the game.

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UBC Thunderbirds found to be using ineligible player, team on probation until 2013

by on January 5, 2012 in Sports

The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds football team has forfeited its entire 2011 season after it was found that it was fielding an ineligible player.

The player, defensive lineman Connor Flynn, had already completed his eligibility at the beginning of the season, after having played five years of junior football with the Vancouver Trojans before being recruited to UBC in 2009. According to a Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) statement, UBC “self-disclosed” the violation and co-operated fully with the investigation. It went on to say that the violation was unintentional.

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Huskies hockey teams set for key match-ups

by on January 4, 2012 in Sports

The Huskies men’s hockey team will have to kick old habits if it wants to land a spot in the national playoffs. According to head coach Dave Adolph, the team hasn’t performed very well in the second half of the last two regular seasons. “This year our goal is making sure our finish is better than our start,” says Adolph.

Meanwhile, the Huskies women’s hockey head coach Steve Kook doesn’t want to downplay this weekend’s first-place games against the Lethbridge Pronghorns, but he believes the Dogs will have at least four more first-place weekends this season.

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To drink or not to drink: why some university athletes may be hesitant to take to the cup

by on December 11, 2011 in Sports

Most students are well aware that, while thousands of dollars are going towards tuition and housing costs, thousands more are being blown on alcohol. For the most part, they are okay with that. Between frosh weeks and regular bar nights, alcohol is a major part of university life at almost any university campus.

However, Canadian universities are breeding grounds for high-level athletes, and this drinking culture is not conducive to creating a world-class athlete.

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David Testo comes out: Big Four athletes should follow suit

by on December 7, 2011 in Sports

Ex-Montreal Impact player David Testo has come out of the closet and expressed huge relief in doing so.

The American-born soccer player revealed in November that he is gay, although his family, friends and teammates all knew about his sexual orientation. Now the rest of North American society finally knows an openly gay professional athlete. We were ready for it.

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Ex-Huskie Jade Etienne flying high with Blue Bombers

by on December 2, 2011 in Sports

Two years ago, Jade Etienne’s name likely wasn’t topping the Canadian Football League’s scouting list. Fast forward to last weekend, however, and Etienne was only 11 points shy of hoisting the league’s championship trophy.

The former University of Saskatchewan Huskie was part of the Winnipeg Blue Bomber team that lost to the B.C. Lions in the 99th Grey Cup on Nov. 27. 2011 was Etienne’s rookie season in the CFL.

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Wrestling rookie Katie Dutchak makes immediate impact on Huskies team

by on December 2, 2011 in Sports

The University of Saskatchewan Huskies wrestling squad was lucky that Katie Dutchak wasn’t quite yet ready to step off the mat.

The former captain of the Holy Cross High School team and first-year wrestler with the Dogs nearly moved to Missouri this year to take her rodeo career to the next level. However, after a bronze-medal performance in the Canadian junior wrestling finals last year — a finish that she considered lacklustre — she decided that she “wasn’t ready to be done wrestling.”

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