By Crystal Wong
Despite not winning a title during their time on the Dinos men’s hockey team, this year’s graduating players have all enjoyed their stay. Travis George, Mike Lencucha, Wes Reid and Lonny Tetley will take their experience with them while they start their post-Dinos life.“I had a lot of fun here and made some real good… Continue reading A quadrafactor of hockeysaurs say goodbye
By Crystal Wong
In the Canada West mountain division finals Mar. 3-4, the Dinos men’s hockey team clashed with the hockey powerhouse up in Edmonton, the University of Alberta Golden Bears. The Bears finished their season with a 21-5-2 record, clearly separating themselves from the rest of the pack. While the Dinos went the distance with the University… Continue reading Bears continue a nine-season tradition
By Crystal Wong
Yes, another battle of Alberta–a term used precisely 302,291,204 times a year. It probably contains more action and generates more discussions than a Paris Hilton sex tape.Okay, maybe not. But the Dinos men’s hockey team clinching home-ice advantage for the first round of Canada West playoffs in their last home game of the regular season… Continue reading Hockeysaurs steal one from top-ranked Golden Bears
By Crystal Wong
The Dinos men’s hockey team took on the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds in the first round of Canada West playoffs Feb. 24-26 for the third time in as many seasons. The series record between the two teams prior to this year was 5-1, with the Dinos winning all five series played in Calgary. In… Continue reading Dinos drive Thunderbirds into the ground
By Crystal Wong
As the XX Winter Olympic Games kicked off, CBC drew more than 2.85 million viewers for their broadcasts. Still, close to 400 fans managed to show up at Father David Bauer Arena for the Dinos men’s hockey games Feb. 10-11. These fans were treated to two overtime thrillers that ended quite differently. At the end… Continue reading Slippery skaters salvage a split
By Crystal Wong
The Dinos men’s hockey team finally has their mojo. And with playoffs approaching, they couldn’t afford to make any mistakes. After struggling against the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns throughout the season, the Dinos went into the enemy’s lair Feb. 3-4 and bagged all four possible points–but not without some close calls.“We dominated Lethbridge in the… Continue reading The bridge: blown over
By Crystal Wong
After a slow start to 2006–losing four games in a row, including a game where they gave up five short-handed goals–the Dinos men’s hockey team desperately needed a win. Fortunately, thanks to “monster performances,” as TSN’s Pierre McGuire would put it, by Alex Lalonde and Brett O’Malley, the team finally found the win column Jan.… Continue reading Grinding Manitoba into Bison meat
By Crystal Wong
How can a hockey team with a 4-0 advantage manage to blow the lead as if they had fallen asleep? Better yet, how does a team allow five short-handed goals in a single game–three in all of 35 seconds–to basically hand the game to their opponent?Just ask the Dinos; they encountered this scenario against the… Continue reading Short-handed Hockeysaurs
By Crystal Wong
If you’re a hockey fanatic, you probably planted your ass on your couch all Christmas break for the World Junior Hockey Championships. It was eventful; Canada won a second straight gold medal despite being underdogs and die-hard fans were left wondering how, in Division III, the Armenian goalie managed to make 83 saves on 133… Continue reading Hopefully roads in Saskatchewan are smoother
By Crystal Wong
The Dinos men’s hockey team hasn’t won a pair of weekend games since their opening series at the beginning of October. The Dinos travelled to the University of British Columbia to face the Thunderbirds Dec. 2-3. After barely sneaking a 5-4 victory on Friday, the Dinos once again failed to make it two wins in… Continue reading In need of a pair, not a high card