By Todd Penney
After two seasons as the Assistant Coach and Defensive Coordinator of the Dinos football squad, Dave Johnson has decided to hang up his headset and pursue new opportunities. The Abbotsford, BC native joined the Dinos football coaching staff in March 2001 and helped coach the team through two respectable regular season performances and on into the… Continue reading Assistant Coach Dave Johnson leaves his Dinos
By Todd Penney
Last Saturday the Dinos prepared for their playoff run with a little pre-playoff warm-up game to end the regular season against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. The game proved to be a good test for the Dinos as they sat in second place in the Canada West Conference with the Huskies one point back nipping at… Continue reading Dinos shear Huskies
By Todd Penney
This past Saturday, the second place Canada West Conference University of Calgary Dinos made their way to the frigid Manitoba capital to face the first place University of Manitoba Bisons. Calgary hoped to take the Bisons off their high horse. Instead the Dinos had their asses handed to them and ended up on the receiving… Continue reading No Blumell? No Dinos victory
They’re ready to take Winnipeg by storm. The University of Calgary’s Ultimate Frisbee men’s team is off to nationals this weekend for only the second time ever and they’re preparing for fierce competition and grueling games. Oh yeah, and camaraderie, fun and experience.“That’s the one thing about Ultimate,” said Todd Penney, student and team member.… Continue reading Ultimate high
By Todd Penney
Our West Coast rival UBC Thunderbirds flew into town last Friday hoping to get rid of the goose egg filling their ‘w’ column. UBC lost four close games in a row so their frustration was bound to make them hungry for a win. Unfortunately, their opponent was our U of C Dinos who were just coming off… Continue reading UBC trips over their own feet
By Todd Penney
Last Friday, the Dinos looked to put a blemish on the Regina Rams perfect 3-0 record by defeating them on home turf. Unfortunately, the Rams had other plans and defeated the Dinos 44-37 in a brutal offensive war.Plain, horrible luck for the Dinos resulted in the team being in a deep hole early in the game. Punter… Continue reading Football team whacked
By Todd Penney
The 2001 Canada West Champion University of Manitoba Bisons rolled into town Fri., Sept. 6 to square off against the U of C Dinos in what was sure to be a clash of the titans. In the Canada West semi-finals last year, the Bisons blew the Dinos out of the stadium–so the red and gold… Continue reading Dinos fight hard, but take a tough OT loss
By Todd Penney
This past Sunday our pigskin pride, our warriors of the gridiron, our U of C Dinos were visiting Edmonton to square off against their bitter rivals–the University of Alberta Golden Bears. In the first battle of Alberta of the season, our Dinos drew first blood by defeating their opponents in the gold and green by… Continue reading Dinos roll through season opener