Alumni in University Cup

A few former Halifax Mooseheads players will be participating in the University Cup this weekend in Wolfville, NS. 

Eight schools play in the tournament for the chance to become champions. The last completed tournament was in 2019 where UNB defeated Alberta for the trophy. The 2020 University Cup was cancelled after the opening day because of the original COVID-19 sports shutdown. 

The Alberta Golden Bears once again find themselves ranked first and will take on the host Acadia Axemen this evening at 7pm. The quarter-finals, semis, bronze and gold medal games will all be played at the Andrew H. McCain Arena. Other schools that qualified include the UBC Thunderbirds (CW finalists, #6), UQTR Patriotes (OUA champions, #3), Brock Badgers (OUA finalists, #4), Ryerson Rams (OUA third-place, #7), UNB Reds (AUS champions, #2) and StFX X-Men (AUS finalists, #5). 

In total, seven Mooseheads alumni are on rosters for teams that qualified for the University Cup. Olivier DesRoches (Brock), Alexis Gravel (UQTR), Kevin Gursoy (Ryerson), Patrick Kyte (StFX), Jordan Lepage (UQTR), Blade Mann-Dixon (StFX) and Morgan Nauss (Acadia). DesRoches did not play in any games with Brock this season but is still listed on their roster.

Below you will find the full schedule
March 31
1 p.m.  Quarter-final #1 - No. 5 StFX vs. No. 4 Brock
7 p.m.  Quarter-final #2 - No. 1 Alberta at No. 8 Acadia

April 1
1 p.m.  Quarter-final #3 - No. 7 Ryerson vs. No. 2 UNB
7 p.m.  Quarter-final #4 - No. 6 UBC vs. No. 3 UQTR

April 2
1 p.m.  Semifinal #1 - Winner QF 1 vs. Winner QF 2
7 p.m.  Semifinal #2 - Winner QF 3 vs. Winner QF 4

April 3
1 p.m.  Bronze Medal game
7:30 p.m.  Gold Medal game

Good luck to all teams and especially the former Mooseheads participating. 

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