Despite it only being an exhibition matchup, the win speaks volumes to the quality of team the Gee-Gees can expect to be this year.
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Anthony Brodeur, a 20-year-old former NHL draft pick from Newark, N.J. headlines the 2016 class for the Gees.
A key for the team going forward is forging a new identity that puts away the past, and begins rebuilding a competitive and successful squad.
After a successful season, the women’s hockey program is in a strong place and has benefited from increased attention being the only hockey team at the U of O.
With 44 seconds left on the clock, Carol-Ann Upshall jumped on a rebound from Carabins goaltender and fired it home to tie the game and send it to overtime.
While 10,105 fans packed the stands in Kanata, a grand total of 36 people showed up to take in the hockey game.
Quick recaps of the latest happenings in Gee-Gees athletics.
The Gee-Gees women’s hockey team was two minutes from victory over the first-place Université de Montreal Carabins.
Strong early offensive pressure has been the key to many victories for the Gees team, and nothing changed against the Ravens.
The Gees avenged their loss with a convincing 4-1 win, in a performance that solidified their place atop the provincial regular season standings.
The Garnet and Grey women carried their momentum into the final period, effectively putting the game away with a two-on-one goal by Roxanne Rioux, pushing Ottawa’s lead to 4-2.
A competitive but small division means they will become very familiar with their foes. The team should be able to pull off multiple wins, even if they only come over the Ravens.
After losing two consecutive games in their first week of preseason action, the women’s hockey team said ‘no more’. Hungry for a win, the team amped up their performance, resulting in two colossal victories.
The key this year for the Gee-Gees team is to improve their goal scoring as well as number of shots-per-game. Their schedule won’t get easier with regular matchups against the Martlets and Carabins, but that just means they need to prepare themselves as best as they can before the real action starts.
The McGill Martlets took down the Gee-Gees for the second time in a row to end Ottawa’s season during the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) semifinals.
The Gee-Gees won with a score of 4-2 over Montréal on Feb. 1, increasing their consistency with each game before the playoffs.
The Gee-Gees women’s hockey team had to step up their defensive game if they wanted to win their two road games against Concordia University and the University of Montreal on Nov. 15–16.
TORONTO (CUP)—Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) will allow post-secondary schools to give female hockey players full-ride scholarships in an effort to keep more talent at home.
Gee-Gees and Olympic medal winners mentor future of women’s hockey in Canada Photo by Sarah Nolette Hundreds of young ladies who represented hockey teams from across eastern Ontario came out to the Canadian Tire Centre for group coaching sessions on the same ice the Ottawa Senators call home. These youngsters had the opportunity to be …
The University of Ottawa has suspended its men’s varsity hockey program due to allegations of “serious misconduct” by certain members of the team.
Their recent weekend wins against Concordia mean that both the men’s and women’s hockey teams will be heading into their respective league’s playoffs in a couple weeks.
“An outdoor hockey tournament on steroids.” That’s what participants of the 2014 Sandy Hill Winter Classic can expect, according to founder Evan Trofimchuk.
The Nov. 22–23 hockey games were all but close in score, but went in completely differnt directions for the men and the women’s team.
When asked if he thought his moustache was coming in well, Foucher replied, “Not for my girlfriend.”
The University of Ottawa women’s hockey team will “pink the rink” as they battle the Carleton Ravens on Nov. 9. The Gee-Gees will don special pink jerseys for the annual Pink The Rink game to raise awareness for breast cancer.
