The McGill Redmen entered McConnell Arena on Friday evening hoping to bounce back after a tough 3-2 overtime shootout loss to UQTR last Wednesday night. Unfortunately for the Redmen, history repeated itself, as the Concordia Stingers outlasted McGill 3-2 in another overtime shootout. Despite falling behind just 22 seconds into[Read More…]
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Around the Water Cooler
In case you were too busy a) being a victim of a helmet-to-helmet hit from Bernard Pollard; b) doing carnival; or c) Lennay Kekua, here’s what you missed this past week in the world of sports … COLLEGE FOOTBALL — Last week, we told you about how the world became[Read More…]
Point Counterpoint
The 2013 National Baseball Hall of Fame election took place on Jan. 9. For the first time since 1996, no players were voted in, despite players like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens being up for induction. Many baseball analysts believe that this trend may continue as more players, who played[Read More…]
Sports Briefs
Basketball: Redmen 68, UQAM 42, Redmen sweep Weekend Bouts – Bibeau, Mitrovich lead charge It was quite a weekend for the McGill Redmen hoopsters, who won a pair of close games against tough divisional foes. Starting in Lennoxville on Friday against the top-ranked Bishop’s Gaiters, the Redmen put in a motivated[Read More…]
Redmen fill seats, net in victory
With thunderous chants of “McGill once, McGill twice” echoing in McConnell Arena, the McGill Redmen faced off against the No.6 ranked UQTR Patriotes for the annual Management Carnival Game on Jan. 16. Riding a continuous tidal wave of enthusiasm from the students, McGill managed to prevail in an exciting 4-2[Read More…]
Martlets make it 13 straight in rout of Gee-Gees
After hanging on to a tight 4-3 win against the Montreal Carabins the night before, the McGill Martlets took the ice again on Saturday afternoon against the faltering Ottawa Gee-Gees at McConnell Arena. The Martlets, riding a 13-game winning streak, dominated the contest 6-1 in a lopsided affair and remain[Read More…]
Connor McDavid: The next great one?
At just 16, Toronto native Connor McDavid is already being compared to some of the greatest hockey players to have ever laced up a pair of skates. The 5’11, 170 pound centre is undoubtedly one of the most highly touted NHL prospects in the world, according to a myriad of[Read More…]
Work in progress: Martlets split weekend bouts
It was another rollercoaster weekend for the Martlets—a recurring theme in the 2012-2013 campaign. Starting with Sherbrooke on Friday, McGill lost in four hard-fought sets 18-25, 26-28, 25-19, 24-26, before rebounding on Saturday against the tough Rouge-et-Or, triumphing in a nail-biter five setter 16-25, 27-25, 25-18, 15-25, 16-14. Inconsistency proved[Read More…]
Sylla seals game for Martlets, records double-double
Since returning from the winter break, the McGill Martlets have won both of their contests after a shaky start to the season. After the Martlets dominated the Concordia Stingers 75-44 on Jan. 10, they turned their attention to the Laval Rouge-et-Or on Sunday at McGill’s Love Competition Hall. After a[Read More…]
Around the Water Cooler
In case you were too busy gymming, tanning, or laundering, here’s what you missed this past week (or so) in the world of sports … HOCKEY — In KHL action … wait, what? Hockey is back? HOCKEY IS BACK! Rejoice, Canadians and those few Americans. We all thought the season[Read More…]
