Tigers pursue playoff hunt

The Dalhousie Tigers women’s hockey team earned a playoff spot for the first time since 2018 with a 2-1 victory over the Saint Mary’s University Huskies on Jan. 25. The team sits in fifth place in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) standings as of Jan. 26. 

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Paisley tearing up conference

Brooklyn Paisley is tied for first in the AUS in points scored as of Oct. 19 with six. Her team is also off to a solid start, featuring a 3-1 win over the Mount Allison University Mounties on Oct. 7 and a 4-2 loss to the rival Saint Mary’s University Huskies on Oct. 8.

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Dal arena construction underway

The Dal Events Centre’s construction began in July, just over a year from the June 2021 announcement which made the project official. Dal’s facilities department and the Tigers revealed its design on July 6 at an open house, including artist renditions of the completed rink and floor plans. 

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Tigers hockey looks west

After coming off their best regular season and playoff finishes since 2004, the Tigers have added two Western Hockey League (WHL) veterans to help them to another successful Atlantic University Sport (AUS) year. Jackson van de Leest from the Red Deer Rebels and Zak Smith from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s (SJHL) Flin Flon Bombers (but a former Rebel) will make the trek to Halifax to join Dal.

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Dal hockey’s under-the-radar threat 

It has been a remarkable season for the Dalhousie University Tigers men’s hockey team’s Shaun Miller. Starting with a three-point performance in his second game of the regular season, the 5-foot-11 rookie has continued this success. As of Feb. 23, he sits ninth in points (22) and fifth in assists (16) in Atlantic University Sport (AUS). 

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Taking their talents south

Barret Kirwin and Derek Gentile expected to resume play with Dal in early January after their final game before the holiday break, but the spread of COVID-19’s Omicron variant got in the way of that. Atlantic University Sport (AUS) competition was paused until Jan. 19, increasing the time off the ice for both players to nearly two months. That’s when calls started rolling in from AHL and ECHL teams. 

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Team effort behind the bench

The Dalhousie University Tigers women’s hockey assistant coaches, Keifer House and Savannah Newton, are in just their second years with the team. But the pair are already handling more responsibility than even the longest-tenured assistant coaches around.  

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