“I came to UBC because I want to play in front of big crowds,” said Blake Nill, UBC head coach. “I appreciate all the work that the Athletic Department and people did and I feel like I let them down today.”
For the second straight season, the ’Birds will square off against the Regina Rams to prove that they are a force to be reckoned with. Last year’s Homecoming was a close contest that ended with UBC coming out on top 27-20.
Construction on the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSC) is underway and projected for completion in July 2017. The IRSC aims to increase awareness about residential school issues by providing access to public records.
After an intense derby filled with many hits and scrums, the UBC men’s hockey came out on top 3-1 against its cross-town rival the Simon Fraser University Clan (SFU). The 3-1 victory was Sven Butenschon’s first win as the T-Birds' interim head coach.
For the upcoming game, the T-Birds will travel on the road to meet their main archrivals —the University of Calgary Dinos. It will be a rematch of last year’s Hardy Cup, where the ‘Birds struck down the Dinos 34-26 in their own back yard— a task that
“I’ve been fairly familiar with the Alberta program and they’ve done a very good job building their program,” said UBC head coach Blake Nill. “What you saw this week was just a group who came out and played a little harder.” The T-Birds were first to
“[My family wasn’t] wealthy at all by any stretch of imagination and I went to school sometimes without breakfast in the morning,” said Sidoo. For Sidoo, the most memorable part of the 1982 Vanier Cup Championship was “the pride [the T-Birds] had and
I also liked the fact that everywhere was very clean and that the food was awesome. Unfortunately, if you love California rolls, you won’t find them in Japan, but the local food is just as appetizing as what you get at a sushi restaurant in Vancouver
Even with the talent from the returning players, the ‘Birds do have gaps to fill. Key defensive line players like defensive back Taylor Loffler and linebackers Terrell Davis and Mitch Barnett will not be returning. UBC is also losing kicker Quinn va
In addition to his coaching experience, MacDonald specializes in sports injury prevention, which is part of his current PhD studies at the University of Calgary. MacDonald completed a Bachelor of Kinesiology and a Master of Education in coachin
By September 2017, two more first-year residences will open — Orchard Commons and the second phase of Totem Park. These two new residences will compensate for shortage of available space at current first-year residences.
After their success in the 2016 baseball season, Thunderbirds Alex Webb, Curtis Taylor and Bruce Yari have received drafts by Major League Baseball (MLB). Taylor was the first of the three to receive his draft, followed closely by Webb and Yari.
Before receiving his appointment as T-Birds head coach, Symons served as the technical director and head coach of the North Shore Girl’s Soccer Club. There, he established the first Canadian franchise in the Women’s Premier Soccer League.
At the Championship Opening Round, UBC won 12-2 against Olivet Nazarene University before dropping 3-0 and 8-4 decisions to the top-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College Grizzlies from Georgia and Lindsey Wilson College Blue Raiders from Kentucky.
“I don’t think words can describe. It’s certainly not something that we talked about or set out to do, but I think it’s a definite tribute to how hard our guys work and the time that we put in,” said Rameses Langston, Thunderbirds head coach.