The Ubyssey and the Thunderbird Athletic Council takes a look at the best players of the year from (almost) all of the UBC's 25 varsity from the past season. How many of the player of the year awards do you agree with?
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The hockey team finally broke their long-term losing skid after dominating the Mount Royal University Cougars in a 3-1 win, followed by a 4-0 shutout.
The UBC Thunderbirds women's hockey extended their winning streak to three games this weekend with a pair of identical wins over the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns.
It was a clean sweep this weekend for UBC women's hockey against the University of Manitoba, which made for a good end to the Thunderbirds’ regular season games at home.
After an early exit from the playoffs last year, the Thunderbirds have taken the experience in stride and are looking to do better this year.
After earning a week off before opening the playoff season, UBC split Friday and Saturday’s playoff series against the University of Manitoba.
The Thunderbirds were so close to reaching the finals, but lost the third and deciding semifinal game against the Manitoba Bisons.
Last year, Angelica Ruszkowski was looking to set up a figure skating club at on campus. Now she’s back, and ready to hit the ice in a trial program.
There were people from London, there were people from France, but most of all, there were a lot of underpants.
After a year of being banished from the UBC Athletics’s Varsity program, the UBC softball team was given their varsity status back last Monday.
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Friday night was a welcome back event for many people but for the UBC women’s hockey team it was a chance to break the ice with the new season.
After the sports reviews two years ago resulted in teams being stripped of their varsity level status, UBC Athletics and Recreation have collaborated with nine clubs to form an alternative competitive stream for AMS-recognized sports clubs. The stream will allow the clubs to compete under the UBC Thunderbird name in competitive, non-varsity leagues. The new student-run teams will be able to compete for UBC in sports that are not available as varsity sports at the university.
It was a face-off against two bitter rivals at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Arena on Saturday afternoon. Following a 2-1 win on Friday night the women's hockey team was looking to extend their winning streak, but were stopped short by the Manitoba Bisons in a crushing 4-1 loss.
With a 1-0 overtime victory on Friday and a 4-3 win on Saturday, the ‘Birds now sit in first place in the Canada West League.