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.
“Today we played a team that kept nine behind the ball all the time,” said head coach Jesse Symons. “It was hard to break down. The players are a little frustrated because we are getting chances but we haven’t buried one in two of our three games now
With the tie, UBC moves to second place in the division, just one point behind Friday night’s opponent Trinity Western. The Spartans defeated University of Victoria Vikes 2-1 in Victoria to reclaim top spot.
“We look at ourselves as the team to beat — it’s very much about what we’re going to do,” said Mosher when asked about the team’s success against a fellow top-of-table side. “We’ll look a little bit at what some other teams do and make sure that our
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
The win did not come easy for Mosher’s side. In the 19th minute, the Timberwolves took the shock early lead thanks to a goal by Owen Stewart. That goal was quickly cancelled out by UBC’s Tyler Mertens, with the helper coming from rookie Zach Verhoven
She holds one of Canada’s 22 medals from Rio, and she hasn’t even started her post-secondary education. “I don’t think it’s really sunk in yet. It’s weird, but now that I’m home my life is kind of normal again. I’ve been really busy, but I do
“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
With a fair amount of the Thunderbirds' big names from last season not on the roster this year, UBC has been putting a lot of faith in their rookies already this season to help build a well-rounded roster.
“[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
In his lone season, Shell started off in the right direction, leading the ‘Birds to a 6-1-3 record through the first ten games. That was offset by a dismal second half, plagued by injuries to players like captain Neil Manning. Inconsistent play from
It is difficult to pick out which player will be the biggest threat to opposing sides as there are several promising players. Mosher believes that the loss of experienced players will not be a problem for the coming season because he has many players
Their preseason was not the best, but the Thunderbird men’s soccer team opened their Canada West regular season with a satisfactory win against the Thompson Rivers University Wolfpack (TRU) and a draw against the UBC Okanagan Heat (UBCO).
"We knew they would apply a lot of full court pressure and they're very tenacious and quick with their hands so they create a lot of turnovers — particularly in the first half, which really hurt us,” head coach Deb Huband told UBC Athletics.
It was a game of several firsts. It was the ‘Birds’ first game since their Vanier Cup win, and their first time facing the Manitoba Bisons after dispatching them in their 52-10 Canada West semi-final blowout.