It seemed like UBC wanted to close out the series and get the win more than the Timberwolves wanted to keep their season alive. Both teams hustled and fought hard for every loose ball. They both knew what was on the line and neither team was going to
“It’s an honour to be inducted into the hall of fame that has so many members who have made incredible contributions as a builder, coach, or player — it’s a great honour to be included in that company,” said Huband.
Not only are most of these athletes single and ready to mingle, but we were also able to dig up some dirt on the best campus spots (and workouts!) to share with your dates in 2017. We were lucky enough to have some athletes exclusively spill which T-
He was the reason I started playing in central midfield as a kid and the reason I wore number eight for most of my childhood. He was the inspiration for a full show-and-tell presentation (jersey-shaped poster board and all) in grade three.
Going into the weekend, the ’Birds held a 10-13-3 record and were seventh in Canada West. They were neck-in-neck with the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns. Lethbridge was sixth in the conference with an 11-12-3 record.
“I think [the game] not ending the way we quite liked it will definitely inspire us to put that extra work in,” said O’Neill. “[The national championship] is something that’s been burning since my first year … and ever since, there’s been some kind o
The team will get some time to recover, as they will play again in the Vancouver area next weekend. Their opponents will be the Trinity Western University Spartans in Langley. Those two games will also be the final regular season games for the team.
Friday’s game was part of Courtside, the team's final feature event for the year. Many fans packed into the War Memorial Gym on a snow filled evening to watch the ’Birds. The team put on a near record breaking performance, beating the 'Wolves by a w
Saturday was the Thunderbirds’ last home game of the season and the last for Joe Antilla at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Arena. The forward has been with the varsity club for the past five years. “He’s exactly what you look for in a hockey player.”
I replayed the shot in my head. I asked Paul, our video and tech person in the video booth above me, if in fact she had tipped it and he confirmed that it had been executed perfectly. I moved on. No more goals would pass.
After his departure from the Canucks, Butenschon returned to Germany and spent seven seasons playing for Adler Mannheim and the Thomas Sobo Ice Tigers. He also represented Germany at the 2010 WInter Olympic Games. Butenschon retired from profession
“It was just a hiccup. When you go 20-0 during a season, you kind of think you walk over everyone,” said Sandover-Best. “When you get complacent — and that happened to us at the start — we felt we were better than we were.”
Around 50 students made the trek by car or bus to get up Seymour and hike to that point beside Mystery Peak, with the intention to continue out into the snow-covered forest for one of their most popular events of the year: snow cave building, and an
“You should never feel like what you are going through is not as important as what others you know may have gone through,” said Terejko. “I felt silly seeking help for something I originally thought was the everyday stress of being a student athlete.
The T-Birds entered the game with high emotions coming off their Wightman Boot victory the previous week against the University of Victoria Vikes. The Wightman Boot is a trophy awarded annually to the victor of a match between the two historic and ri