By Carly Benson
It was time for the Dinos men’s hockey team to bring their A-game as their playoff run began Feb. 25-26. They could not allow the results of the previous weekend–a win and tie against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds, along with the loss of goaltender Donald Choukalos to a suspension–affect their play. The game… Continue reading Hockeysaurs ride T-Birds to semis
By Carly Benson
Still riding the euphoria of their streak-breaking win against the University of Alberta Golden Bears, the Dinos absolutely destroyed the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns Feb. 11-12. With crushing victories of 8-1 and 10-2, the Dinos pulled their record above the .500 level for the first time since Christmas. Part of the motivation for the annihilation,… Continue reading Pronghorns have to be put down after severe beating
By Carly Benson
The Dinos faced off against the University of Saskatchewan Huskies Jan. 28-29, hoping to pull their record above the .500 level. Heading into the double-header, the Dinos had a 7-8-5 record with eight games left. Coming off a hard-fought victory against the University of Manitoba Bisons their last game, the Dinos hoped to keep the… Continue reading Huskies bad on ice
By Sean Nyilassy and Lee Bogle
After a season turning-point first win Jan. 22 against the Grant MacEwan College Griffins, the Dinos women’s hockey team went like a record baby, right round baby, right round. Their first rotation was back into uncharted territory, a 3-2 last-minute loss to the top-ranked team in the ACAC. The Red Deer College Queens paid a… Continue reading Lady Dino hockey’ers “throne” out of contention
By Carly Benson
Not having won a game since the new year, the Dinos men’s hockey team needed a victory against the University of Manitoba Bisons. The Bisons ranked ten points ahead of the fourth-place Dinos. The games took place on Dinos’ home ice Jan. 21-22. Friday’s first period started slowly, with no real action until Manitoba broke… Continue reading Bisons on ice
By Lee Bogle and Sean Nyilassy
With an illustrious 0-11-1 record, the Dinos women’s hockey team was looking to continue their streak Fri., Jan. 21 against the Mount Royal College Cougars. And they weren’t disappointed (?). MRC is the second ranked team in the ACAC with a now 10-3-1 record. And rest assured, the Dinos didn’t give them one of those… Continue reading Hockeysaurs win one???
The Dinos men’s hockey team headed deep into Regina Jan. 14-15 to take on the University of Regina Cougars. With a 6-7-3 record going into the two-game series, the men hoped to break that oh-so-elusive .500 mark. Many goals were scored, many shots were saved, but the end result would please any elementary school teacher.… Continue reading Easy as tying shoes
By Lee Bogle and Sean Nyilassy
Saying the Dinos women’s hockey team started the New Year off on the wrong foot would be an understatement. More realistically, they tripped over their own blue line and came sliding into the New Year on their faces. Heading back into the hockey season with a dismal 0-9-1 record, they really needed to turn things… Continue reading The streak’s still alive
By Carly Benson
The New Year did not start out as the Dinos had hoped. After destroying the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds 5-2 and 9-1 just before the Christmas break, the Dinos had hoped the momentum would carry through to 2005. But faced with their arch rival, the University of Alberta Golden Bears, extending their winning streak… Continue reading Could the streak end? No, but close
By Carly Benson
The games Dec. 3-4 marked the mid point of the season for the Dinos men’s hockey club. Coming off two heartbreaking losses to the University of Alberta, the Dinos were determined to make the most of this weekend’s opportunity against the worst team in the Canada West division–the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds. Friday night,… Continue reading Hockeysaurs de-feather Thunderbirds