Posts by Arfa Ayub, Staff Contributor
Men’s hockey closes disappointing home sked
Tigers fail to play spoiler in two straight
Read MoreMen’s hockey eliminated
A tearful Shea Kewin was initially left speechless after his team suffered an ironic end to their playoff dreams. Despite managing an 8-7 victory against Moncton in overtime Jan. 26, the point earned by their opponent—the team they were chasing for the last spot—means the Tigers are eliminated from playoff contention. For Dalhousie, the shortfall…
Read MoreMen’s hockey wins critical bout against UPEI
Unaware that he had scored one of the most important goals this year for Dalhousie’s men’s hockey team, Jacob Johnston’s delayed reaction after his game-tying slap shot could sum up his team’s flounders this season. “I heard the puck hit the post,” says Johnston, remembering his goal against UPEI on Dec. 1. “I didn’t really…
Read MoreShort-term captaincy, long-term problems for men’s hockey
Desperately looking for some kind of spark, the Dalhousie’s men’s hockey team have found themselves a new leader. Although Pierre-Alexandre Vandall was originally named captain, his recent injury has forced head coach Chris Donnelly to temporarily transfer the proclaimed ‘C’ to fourth-year forward Benjamin Breault. The Tigers, though, may need more of a change than…
Read MoreEarly lapse hurts men’s hockey
The chances that Dalhousie men’s hockey team could win against a red-hot Saint Mary’s squad was over before they ever really began. Two quick goals by the Huskies’ Ryan Hillier and Chris MacKinnon three minutes into the first period was a good indicator of what was to come on Nov. 7. The 7-4 loss at…
Read MoreMen’s hockey shows improvement
For the Dalhousie men’s hockey team, ending their weekend at the Halifax Forum with a 4-2 loss against powerhouse UNB on Oct. 28 did not seem so bad. After all, the night before against UPEI they had earned their first back-to-back wins since Jan. 14. Against the Panthers last Friday, a strong offensive effort topped…
Read MoreTigers stumble out of the gate
It wasn’t the type of start the Dalhousie men’s hockey team was looking for. A 5-2 loss to Saint Mary’s and a 5-4 overtime defeat to Acadia leaves the Tigers with one point to show for themselves through the opening weekend. Despite a slow start to the season where they were outmatched by the Huskies…
Read MorePreview: men’s hockey
The Dalhousie men’s hockey team is used to heartbreak. Just two years ago they ended a seven-year playoff drought, leading to renewed optimism, but an 11-game losing streak last season brought them back to where they started. “Last season was a little bit of a rough one,” says Dal defenceman Nicholas Croft. “We had a…
Read MoreOpinion: Too little, too late for men’s hockey
In some ways Dalhousie’s men’s hockey team didn’t have the type of season they were expected to. And yet, in other ways, they did: they missed the playoffs. Having put an end to a seven-year playoff drought the year before, the Tigers basically started the year with an 11-game losing streak that saw Dal fall…
Read MorePlayoff dreams dashed
Dalhousie’s men’s hockey team dug themselves a hole. Turns out, it was a hole too deep to climb out of. For a team that was mired in an 11-game losing streak earlier in the season, the end result—missing the playoffs—wasn’t the formality many expected it to be more than a month ago. Having successfully made…
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