Hockey
Dalhousie’s off-campus rink is a home only in name
The Dalhousie Tigers hockey teams have called the Halifax Forum rink home for eight seasons. Bruce Hartlin doesn’t feel like the rink is truly a home.
Read MoreTigers look to turn season around after first win
The Dalhousie University Tigers men’s hockey team snapped its season-opening three-game losing streak on Oct. 15, beating the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers 6-3 at the Halifax Forum.
Read MorePaisley 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.
Read MoreDal 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.
Read MoreTigers 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.
Read MoreEstablished scoring from a new face
In her first year playing for the Dalhousie University Tigers women’s hockey team, Olivia Eustace has already cemented herself as a star player.
Read MoreDal 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).
Read MoreTaking 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.
Read MoreTeam 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.
Read MoreReturn of the rink
Tigers athletic director Tim Maloney revealed plans for the new Dalhousie Events Centre in a statement on June 22. The Dalhousie board of governors voted in favour of the rink’s construction that day. It’s slated to be ready by fall 2023. The arena will be built on the parking lot between Wickwire Field and LeMarchant Place, where the Dalhousie Memorial Arena stood until 2012.
Read MoreHockey trailblazer: James Robinson Johnston
One of Johnston’s less recognized accomplishments was his work in hockey, particularly for the Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes (CHL). With the league being groundbreaking in both revolutionizing how hockey is played and as the first notable majority/all-Black hockey league, perhaps it’s time to consider him for legendary status in the sport too.
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