Fourth year X-Men hockey forward Jason Bast has signed a professional contract with the Idaho Steelheads of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) out of Boise, Idaho.
X-Men hockey fifth year forward Murdock MacLellan was honored as the recipient of the AUS Godfrey award, given annually to the player who best represents the spirit of intercollegiate hockey by his leadership both on and off the ice and by his conduct throughout the season.
Keyed by a three-goal explosion in the opening 10 minutes of the first period, the Universite de Moncton Aigles Bleus skated to a 6-1 win over the StFX X-Men in 2014 Subway AUS hockey quarter-final playoff action Friday night at the Keating Centre in Antigonish.
The StFX X-Men will be playing the Aigles Bleus de Moncton in the best 2-of-3 AUS quarterfinal playoff series beginning Wednesday, Feb. 19th in Moncton.
The StFX X-Men closed out AUS regular season play with a 4-1 loss to the UPEI Panthers Saturday evening. With a 12-13-3 record, StFX winds up in sixth place in the AUS standings with 27 points.
The Saint Mary’s Huskies (12-14-0) snapped a three game losing streak against the X-Men (11-12-3) as they defeated the X-Men 7-3 at the Forum. Lucas Bloodoff scored twice and picked up an assist while Stephen MacAulay notched three helpers.
The StFX X-Men dropped a 4-2 decision to the Moncton Aigles Bleus Saturday night, their second loss in two days and their fourth consecutive in AUS play.
Philippe Halley was the hero Friday night at the Aitken Centre, bringing the 1900 fans to their feet as he scored the OT winning goal, giving UNB a 3-2 win over StFX in AUS men’s hockey action.
Mike Cazzola continued his strong offensive play for the Acadia Axemen, who had to hold off a StFX X-Men comeback to escape with a 4-3 victory Saturday night.
StFX Athletics is looking to find the lucky winner of $1062. The 50/50 draw from the X-Men hockey game held Friday, January 24th at the Keating Centre went unclaimed.
The X-Men hockey team made a quick trip south of the border Tuesday evening to play an exhibition game against the University of Maine Black Bears in Orono and ended up on the short end of a 4-1 game.
The Dalhousie Tigers (2-15-1) picked up only their second win of the season Friday night in Halifax at the expense of the StFX X-Men (9-7-1), skating to a 5-3 victory. The loss came after the X-Men posted two victories last weekend at home.
Jason Bast of the St. Francis Xavier X-Men’s hockey team is the Subway Atlantic University Sport male Athlete of the Week for the week ending Jan. 5, 2014.
Michael Kirkpatrick scored two goals, including the game winner, as the StFX X-Men (9-6-1) skated to a 4-2 win over the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus (8-6) in AUS men’s hockey action Sunday afternoon at the Keating Centre in Antigonish.
Keyed by four consecutive goals in the second period, the StFX X-Men skated to a 7-2 win over the defending CIS champion and nationally ranked No. 4 UNB Varsity Reds Saturday night in AUS hockey at the Keating Centre in Antigonish.
The X-Men hockey team hit the ice Sunday evening in CIS non-conference exhibition action, defeating the visiting Guelph Gryphons 4-1 after a month lay-off from game action.
X-Men forwards Rob Slaney and Michael Kirkpatrick, along with defenseman Josh Day were part of the gold medal winning team in Italy Saturday at the World University Games as Canada defeated Kazakhstan 6-2 in the championship game. Day tallied a goal and an assist in the victory.
Tyler Carroll from the University of New Brunswick had a goal and an assist as the Canadian men’s hockey team advanced to the gold-medal final at the Winter Universiade thanks to a 2-1 semifinal victory over defending two-time champion Russia, Friday afternoon.