Feb 10 by Hilary Barlow
The Varsity Blues women’s hockey team donned pink jerseys for the third-annual “Cheer Blue, Think Pink” weekend, where U of T women’s teams raise money for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. On Saturday, the Blues fell 3-0 to the Laurier Golden Hawks, but defeated the Waterloo Warriors the next day 3-0. Currently fifth in the OUA standings, the team is...
Jan 14 by Kevin Draper
The last few weeks have brought mixed results to the Varsity Blues men’s hockey team, as they were swept out of a tournament in New Brunswick before storming back to take a pair of road games to resume the regular season. The Blues dropped both games in the fifth annual Pete Kelly tournament, hosted by the University of New Brunswick...
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Canada has been anticipating another Olympic gold since Hockey Canada invited 46 NHL athletes to Team Canada Camp in August. The men’s Olympic hockey roster was revealed Dec. 30. The final choices were made with much debate as Steve Yzerman, Team Canada’s executive director, laid awake at night wondering how he was going to make the necessary cuts. The 46...
11/9/09 by Elisabeth Laratta
The Varsity Blues men’s hockey team defeated the Ottawa Gee-Gees 4-1 on Friday night at Varsity Arena. Only 55 seconds into the first period, Ontario University Athletics leading goal-scorer and Blues forward Byron Elliott landed in the penalty box, kicking off a game filled with penalty minutes for both teams. Shortly after successfully killing their first penalty, second-year Blues forward...