Acadia’s men’s hockey team will see its first action at the University Cup March 13 at 1 p.m. against the Universite de Quebec a Trois Rivieres Patriotes.
The UQTR Patriotes are seeded fourth in the eight-team national championship tournament; Axemen are seeded fifth.
The teams had similar records in the regular season, which should make for a good match-up. Acadia finished the regular season with a 20-5-3 record for 43 points, second behind University of New Brunswick’s Varsity Reds. Acadia lost the Atlantic University Sport conference final to UNB in two straight games.
READ MORE ABOUT ACADIA'S PLAYOFF RUN
UQTR finished tied for second in the Ontario East conference with a 19-4-3 record for 41 points. The Patriotes went 6-0 in the playoffs before losing 4-0 to Guelph in their conference final.
The Patriotes scored 118 goals in 26 regular season games. The Axemen scored 111 in 28 games. Both teams allowed 76 goals - UQTR in two fewer regular season games.
Players to watch, include the Patriotes’ leading scorer in the regular season Marc-Olivier Mimar, with 35 points on 14 goals and 21 assists. Guillaume Asselin was close behind with 34 points on eight goals and 26 assists. Tommy Giroux finished with 15 goals and 17 assists for 32 points.
For the Axemen, second-team all-Canadian Brett Thompson led the team with 19 goals - which tied him for first in the nation – and 38 points. His linemate Mike Cazzola finished with 14 goals and 18 assists for 32 points. Zach Franko, who made the CIS All-Rookie team, chipped in 12 goals and 30 points in his first season with Acadia.
Other Axemen to keep an eye on include defenceman Chris Owens and forwards Liam Heelis, the CIS Player of the Year in 2013-2014, and Remi Giftopoulos, who joined Franko on the AUS All-Rookie team.
Axemen versus Patriotes is the first of two quarter-finals march 13. Tournament host St.F.X. X-men take on the top seed and defending CIS champion Alberta Golden Bears at 7 p.m.
In the two quarter-finals played March 12, Guelph, the third seed, advanced to the semifinals with a 3-1 win over sixth-seeded Calgary. In the later game, second-seed UNB advanced with a 6-2 victory over the seventh-seeded Windsor Lancers.
Guelph and UNB will meet in the first of two semifinals March 15, with puck drop at noon.
Acadia’s game will be webcast at www.CIS-SIC.tv and called by Len Hawley on AVR 97.7
Schedule
Friday, March 13
1 p.m. Quarter-final 3: Acadia vs. UQTR (Eastlink TV / www.CIS-SIC.tv)
7 p.m. Quarter-final 4: StFX vsAlberta (Eastlink TV / www.CIS-SIC.tv)
Saturday, March 14
Noon Semifinal 1: Winner QF 1 vs. Winner QF 2 (Sportsnet 360 / www.CIS-SIC.tv) *
4 p.m. Semifinal 2: Winner QF 3 vs. Winner QF 4 (Sportsnet 360 / www.CIS-SIC.tv) *
Sunday, March 15
2 p.m. Bronze (Eastlink TV / www.CIS-SIC.tv)
6:30 p.m Final (Sportsnet 360 / www.CIS-SIC.tv) *
* The webcast of the semifinals and final are on pay-per-view basis.
Acadia’s men’s hockey team will see its first action at the University Cup March 13 at 1 p.m. against the Universite de Quebec a Trois Rivieres Patriotes.
The UQTR Patriotes are seeded fourth in the eight-team national championship tournament; Axemen are seeded fifth.
The teams had similar records in the regular season, which should make for a good match-up. Acadia finished the regular season with a 20-5-3 record for 43 points, second behind University of New Brunswick’s Varsity Reds. Acadia lost the Atlantic University Sport conference final to UNB in two straight games.
READ MORE ABOUT ACADIA'S PLAYOFF RUN
UQTR finished tied for second in the Ontario East conference with a 19-4-3 record for 41 points. The Patriotes went 6-0 in the playoffs before losing 4-0 to Guelph in their conference final.
The Patriotes scored 118 goals in 26 regular season games. The Axemen scored 111 in 28 games. Both teams allowed 76 goals - UQTR in two fewer regular season games.
Players to watch, include the Patriotes’ leading scorer in the regular season Marc-Olivier Mimar, with 35 points on 14 goals and 21 assists. Guillaume Asselin was close behind with 34 points on eight goals and 26 assists. Tommy Giroux finished with 15 goals and 17 assists for 32 points.
For the Axemen, second-team all-Canadian Brett Thompson led the team with 19 goals - which tied him for first in the nation – and 38 points. His linemate Mike Cazzola finished with 14 goals and 18 assists for 32 points. Zach Franko, who made the CIS All-Rookie team, chipped in 12 goals and 30 points in his first season with Acadia.
Other Axemen to keep an eye on include defenceman Chris Owens and forwards Liam Heelis, the CIS Player of the Year in 2013-2014, and Remi Giftopoulos, who joined Franko on the AUS All-Rookie team.
Axemen versus Patriotes is the first of two quarter-finals march 13. Tournament host St.F.X. X-men take on the top seed and defending CIS champion Alberta Golden Bears at 7 p.m.
In the two quarter-finals played March 12, Guelph, the third seed, advanced to the semifinals with a 3-1 win over sixth-seeded Calgary. In the later game, second-seed UNB advanced with a 6-2 victory over the seventh-seeded Windsor Lancers.
Guelph and UNB will meet in the first of two semifinals March 15, with puck drop at noon.
Acadia’s game will be webcast at www.CIS-SIC.tv and called by Len Hawley on AVR 97.7
Schedule
Friday, March 13
1 p.m. Quarter-final 3: Acadia vs. UQTR (Eastlink TV / www.CIS-SIC.tv)
7 p.m. Quarter-final 4: StFX vsAlberta (Eastlink TV / www.CIS-SIC.tv)
Saturday, March 14
Noon Semifinal 1: Winner QF 1 vs. Winner QF 2 (Sportsnet 360 / www.CIS-SIC.tv) *
4 p.m. Semifinal 2: Winner QF 3 vs. Winner QF 4 (Sportsnet 360 / www.CIS-SIC.tv) *
Sunday, March 15
2 p.m. Bronze (Eastlink TV / www.CIS-SIC.tv)
6:30 p.m Final (Sportsnet 360 / www.CIS-SIC.tv) *
* The webcast of the semifinals and final are on pay-per-view basis.
