Top headlines of 2011
Todd Colin Vaughan Sports Editor The year of 2011 was a groundbreaking year for Cougar Athletics. Not only did teams perform beyond expectations, but Mount Royal University also gained notoriety as a premier...
Category: Sports
World Juniors results
Drew Henn Contributor This year’s world juniors tournament was served up to the world like a hunk of Alberta beef. The annual hockey tournament was jointly hosted by Edmonton and Calgary. The...
Don’t take the fight out of the game
SAIT/MRU game shows why fighting is a must Bryce Forbes Sports Editor I love fights. All levels. All the time. The SAIT Trojans and Mount Royal Cougars men’s hockey teams fought an...
Cougars take on Russians
Womens lose to squad in exhibition match-up Bryce Forbes Sports Editor In a country with only 530 women hockey players, the Russian national team stands tall. Currently sitting fifth in the world...
First Semester Report Card
Graded by: Bryce Forbes, Sports Editor HOCKEY MENS — A For the men’s hockey team, it’s a season of about seven steps forward but one giant step back. After playing near-perfect hockey for...
Fear the red and white
Alberta plays host to world juniors Bryce Forbes Sports Editor Calgarians best gift comes after Christmas this year. It’s not Olympic-level competition, but the World Junior Hockey Championships will bring a level...
Volleyball squad nearly perfect
Team defending national title in final year Kyle Pura Contributor Last year was memorable for Mount Royal University’s women’s volleyball squad. The 2010/11 campaign saw the Cougars defeating Grande Prairie College...
Cougars face half-million dollar difference switching from ACAC to Canada West
Bryce Forbes Sports Editor The Cougars’ to Canada West scored them a $500,000 travel bill. Last issue covered how much more travel Cougars athletics will incur with a move to Canada West....
Wacky CFL season coming to a close
Tate’s starting gig among strange moments this year Bryce Forbes Sports Editor It’s been a hell of a CFL season. In my lifetime, I can’t remember another year with as many...
Championship rematch
Bryce Forbes Sports Editor It’s on. For the first time since the Mount Royal University Cougars skated off SAIT’s ice with the ACAC Hockey Championship held high last April, the two teams...
