The Canadian Ski Council, a national non-profit organization that represents Canada’s 237 ski areas and is focused on increasing interest in snow sports across the country, released a media callout encouraging people to participate in winter sports to stay fit and active during the colder months.
Warriors Chief Business Officer Colby Fackler said fans can expect a night full of excitement geared towards college students. “We've got some fun halftime activities … It's either going to be a tug of war between UBC and SFU or a giant beer pong game.”
The winter sports facility has hosted some of the biggest names in hockey, figure skating and more.
Despite the cancellations of two festival events, the games will remain to proceed with 50 per cent of venue capacity.
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UBC Recreation has opened the fitness centres “under guidelines that essentially represent where we were in June 2021,” said Director of Intramural and Recreation Michael Tan.
The games will proceed to follow the schedule with the exception of having 50 per cent capacity in each game.
The T-Birds finished off all their games of the Canada West Campaign in the first term. They will be back in action next year when the second term starts again.
“Every single dude, all 26 of us that were in Kingston and for the guys that stayed back home, we all deserve to be champions,” the fourth-year centre Connor Byron.
“I feel confident that we have a good chance of winning U Sports. But it won't be as easy as [Canada West],” said Justice Migneault.
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But one state championship later, “the stars truly aligned” for Hardy as the Thunderbirds varsity cross country team presented him with an opportunity that was too good to turn down.
The proof is in the pudding: the men’s and women’s teams have swept their way to Canada West banners, racing past their competition in Saskatoon.
The women’s team came agonizingly close to a berth in the finals to defend their national crown, only to fall in two heartbreakers and finish fourth in the nation. As for the men, a familiar pattern repeated itself yet again as they flamed out in the quarterfinals.
After a close series opening game, the UBC women’s hockey team dominated the University of Alberta Pandas on Saturday and completed the weekend sweep, improving to 6-2 on the season.