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2018-19 AUS winter sport schedules announced
2018-19 AUS winter sport schedules announced

Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2018-19 regular season sport schedules for hockey, basketball and volleyball, as well as the hosts for the 2019 AUS winter championships.

Jagger Dirk signs one year contract with AHL’s Utica Comets
Jagger Dirk signs one year contract with AHL’s Utica Comets

StFX X-Men hockey defenseman Jagger has signed a one year contract with the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL), as announced by the club this week.  

Chase Marchand named Subway AUS male athlete of the week
Chase Marchand named Subway AUS male athlete of the week

Chase Marchand of the U SPORTS silver medalist StFX X-Men is the Subway Atlantic University Sport male athlete of the week for the week ending March 18, 2018.

Jagger Dirk signs amateur contract with AHL’s Binghamton Devils
Jagger Dirk signs amateur contract with AHL’s Binghamton Devils

StFX X-Men hockey defenseman Jagger has signed an amateur tryout with the Binghamton Devils of the American Hockey League (AHL), as announced by the club earlier today.  

Marchand and Dirk receive national hockey honours
Marchand and Dirk receive national hockey honours

Chase Marchand was named the U SPORTS goaltender of the year Wednesday night, along with being named as a U SPORTS 1st team All-Canadian. Teammate Jagger Dirk was also singled out as a U SPORTS 1st team All-Canadian on defense.

Men's hockey championship playoff series schedule set
Men's hockey championship playoff series schedule set

The 2018 Subway AUS Men’s Hockey Championship best-of-three final playoff series schedule between StFX and UNB has been set.

Chase Marchand named AUS men's hockey MVP
Chase Marchand named AUS men's hockey MVP

The StFX X-Men received multiple AUS accolades for thier performances on the ice during the 2017-18 season. Goaltender Chase Marchand was named the conference most valuable player and was an AUS first team all-star, while head coach Brad Peddle received the AUS Coach of the Year award. Defenseman Jagger Dirk and forward Michael Clarke were honored as AUS first team all-stars, defenseman Cole MacDonald was an AUS second team all-star and Santino Centorame was named to the AUS all-rookie team on defense.

Subway AUS men's hockey playoff schedules set
Subway AUS men's hockey playoff schedules set

The schedules for the 2018 Subway AUS Men’s Hockey Playoffs semi-final rounds have been set.

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X-Men wrap up AUS regular season play

The U SPORTS No. 3 ranked StFX X-Men wrapped up AUS regular season play with a 5-0 loss to the UPEI Panthers Saturday night.  

Photo courtesy Kyle Lamkin
UNB clinch first place with win over X-Men

Tyler Boland (St.John’s, NL), Oliver Leblanc (Quebec City, QC) and Kris Bennett (Brampton, ON) each had two points as the UNB Varsity Reds defeated the StFX X-Men 5-2 Friday night, clinching first place in the Atlantic University Sport standings.

X-Men and X-Women hockey playoff tickets now on sale  
X-Men and X-Women hockey playoff tickets now on sale  

StFX Athletics is pleased to announce that tickets for Game 1 of the AUS men’s hockey semifinal playoff series and Game 1 of the AUS women’s hockey playoff series are now on sale.

Photo courtesy Lauren Tidd
X-Men best Aigles Bleus 5-2 in final regular season home game

The U SPORTS No. 1 ranked StFX X-Men (22-2-4) bested the Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus (3-22-2) by a 5-2 score Saturday night at the Charles V. Keating Centre. The crowd of over 500 were treated to a very fast paced and physical 60 minutes of play.

Photo courtesy Lauren Tidd
Tigers upset U SPORTS No. 1 X-Men 7-3

The visiting Dalhousie Tigers (9-18-1) extended their winning streak to five games with a 7-3 upset over the U SPORTS No. 1 ranked StFX X-Men (21-2-4) Friday evening at the Charles V. Keating Centre. Seven different Tigers found the back of the X-Men net.

X-Men hockey back on top of U SPORTS national rankings, X-Women hockey ranked No. 3
X-Men hockey back on top of U SPORTS national rankings

The StFX X-Men hockey team are back atop the U SPORTS Top Ten national rankings, while the X-Women hockey team move up a spot to No. 3 in the country.

Photo courtesy Nick Pearce
X-Men edge Huskies 3-2 in overtime

The StFX X-Men (21-1-4) scored quickly in overtime to edge the Saint Mary’s Huskies (16-8-2) by a 3-2 score in a tight Friday night game at the Halifax Forum.

Photo courtesy Lauren Tidd
X-Men on three-game win streak after 4-1 victory over Axemen

In a battle of U SPORTS top ten ranked teams, the No. 2 StFX X-Men defeated the No. 7 Acadia Axemen by a 4-1 score Wednesday evening at the Charles V. Keating Centre on Bell Let’s Talk night.