By Brad Halasz
The University of Calgary Dinos men’s hockey team combined for 12 goals in two exhibition games last weekend, while their opponents managed only four. Hockey fans got their first glimpse of the 2008-09 incarnation of the Dinos when the team beat the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns 6-3 at Father David Bauer Arena. The game was… Continue reading Men’s hockey team prepares for start of season
Sometimes it’s necessary to take one step backward before you can take two steps forward. While finishing fifth out of six teams in the Alberta College Athletic Conference and being exiled in the opening round of the playoffs may not seem to most like a successful year, the University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team… Continue reading Women’s Hockey: Lumbering toward the CIS
Oops, they did it again. The University of Calgary men’s hockeysaurs have locked up the last playoff spot in the division, but it was a bittersweet success. The Dinos suffered their third straight sweep in the post-secondary Battle of Alberta Feb. 9-10 in a home-and-home series. The University of Alberta Golden Bears took the series… Continue reading Men’s Hockeysaurs back into playoff spot
Coming off of back-to-back 3-0 victories and heading into their last game of the regular season, the University of Calgary women’s hockey team was looking to sweep their season series with the NAIT Ooks and enter the playoffs riding the momentum of a three-game winning streak. However, fate seemed to be against the Dinos Sat.,… Continue reading Lady hockeysaurs win two of final three heading into playoffs
By Ryan Pike
The Dinos men’s hockey team bid farewell to one of their own this week, as forward Jarret Lukin departed the team for sunnier climes. The East Coast Hockey League’s Florida Everblades officially announced Lukin’s signing Mon., Jan. 29.Lukin had been absent from the Dinos line-up for quite some time, last appearing Nov. 25 in the… Continue reading Men’s Hockey: Hockeysaurs lose Lukin
After spending several weeks ranked tenth in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the University of Calgary men’s hockeysaurs now find themselves unranked after being defeated in consecutive games by the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. The Huskies took the opening game of the Jan. 26-27 series with a 4-2 victory, and stole a hard-fought game the following night… Continue reading Men’s Hockey: Dinos lose fourth of last five
After splitting a pair of games versus the SAIT Trojans last weekend, the University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team faced another inner-city rival, the Mount Royal College Cougars at the Olympic Oval Fri., Jan. 26. The Dinos played a strong game all night only to give up the game-winning goal with 3:29 left in… Continue reading Women’s Hockey: Another loss
With the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference playoffs just around the corner, the University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team knows that every game is crucial for determining playoff positions. The Dinos waged war against one of their inner-city rivals, the SAIT Trojans, this past weekend. Each team won one, and the Dinos grabbed a much-needed… Continue reading Emotional win for the lady hockeysaurs
The University of Calgary men’s hockeysaurs hit the open prairies the weekend of Jan. 19-20 to take on the University of Regina Cougars, in a rink similar to a barn with a frozen puddle inside. Each team walked away with a hard-fought, lop-sided win, with the Cougs taking the opener 4-2 at the Sherwood Twin… Continue reading Road trip split for men’s hockeysaurs
After consistently improving over the first half of the season, the University of Calgary Dinos women’s hockey team went into the second half hoping to start the semester off on the right foot by winning their first weekend series, a pair of games against the Grant MacEwan Griffins. Unfortunately, the time off must have been… Continue reading Women’s Hockey: Second half starts slow for ‘Saurs