Mining hockey silver down under
By Blaine Meller Sports Editor If anyone doubts that hockey is quickly growing into a truly international game, talk to somebody in the know. Somebody like Tash Farrier. Farrier, 21, returned to Canada and...
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Women on the verge of making history
by Blaine Meller Sports Editor Two of Mount Royal’s varsity athletic squads are on the verge of tying a unique school record. Since the 1969-70 season, Mount Royal’s athletic teams have compiled 20 undefeated...
New dens for Cougars
by Bryce Forbes The Reflector For the first time in 10 years, the Cougars women’s hockey team will finally have a room to call their own. Mid-January, players had access to their new dressing...
Cougars back on the prowl
by Blaine Meller Sports Editor The Cougars are back on the prowl. After a break for exams and the holidays, the university’s athletic teams are back in action, some looking to remain unbeaten, some...
2010 in review
by Blaine Meller Sports Editor As the winter semester kicks off, so too does the unofficial second half of the Mount Royal Cougars athletic season. With that in mind, The Reflector looks back at...
MRU Cougar Athletics unveils Wall of Fame
by Blaine Meller In a year that sees Mount Royal celebrate its 100th anniversary, Cougar Athletics officially unveiled its contribution to the centennial celebrations. The Cougars Wall of Fame and its inaugural five inductees...
Mount Royal soccer stars honoured
by Blaine Meller Three Mount Royal soccer stars have been named among Canada’s best. Ashley Dixon, Gillian Doubleday and Justin Farenik were among 22 players to receive All-Canadian recog- nition from the Canadian Colleges...
Vetere solid on ice, ‘rough’ on the floor
by Blaine Meller Joe Vetere is a man on a mission. Two missions, actually. Not only is the Cougars blue- liner hoping to guide the men’s hockey team to its 13th ACAC title and...
Cougars feeding off special teams
by Blaine Meller Going into the 2010-11 season, Jean Laforest, head coach of the Cougars men’s hockey team, was cautiously optimistic. Fourteen new bodies on the team meant he would be preaching his message...
Cougars soccer mines double bronze
by Blaine Meller The pursuit of gold came up a little short. The Mount Royal Cougars men’s and women’s soccer teams, after tough losses in the ACAC semi-finals, both rebounded to capture provincial bronze...
