Women’s Ice Hockey Championship: Carabins win gold in blowout victory
UM Carbanis win the women’s gold (Photo: David Moll)
CALGARY – The University of Montreal Carabins dominated the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds in an 8-0 victory to win the 2016 CIS National Championships on Sunday, March 20 in Calgary, Alberta. After a 3-2 victory in their semi-final against Saint Mary’s, the Montreal Carabins weren’t taking any chances in the final as their power house offence capitalized on 8 of 18 shots and went 4 for 4 on the power play. This is the second CIS gold medal in the Carabins’ history, also winning in 2013. They finished with a bronze medal at the 2015 Championship.
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UNB Varsity Reds skate to CIS gold medal win in Men’s Ice Hockey Championship
UNB Varsity Reds win men’s gold (Photo Nick Pearce)
HALIFAX – The University of New Brunswick (UNB) Varsity Reds captured the CIS University Cup crown with a 3-1 win over the rival StFX X-Men in the gold medal game Sunday night at Scotiabank Centre. Last March, on the same Halifax ice surface, UNB claimed silver medals, after dropping a decision to the Alberta Golden Bears. This season, they took that final golden step. The four-day 2016 CIS University Cup set attendance records, attracting 43,513 fans, including 9,873 for the gold medal game.
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