X-Women & X-Men hockey teams ranked in CIS Top Ten

X-Women & X-Men hockey teams ranked in CIS Top Ten

CIS TOP TEN TUESDAY (#21)
McGill back at No. 1 in women’s hockey

OTTAWA (CIS) – The reigning national champion McGill University Martlets are back atop the CIS women’s hockey rankings following an impressive win over their archrivals, the Montreal Carabins, who fall to No. 2 in the final coaches’ poll of the campaign.

In other CIS sports, Windsor (women’s basketball), Carleton (men’s basketball), Alberta (men’s hockey), UBC (women’s & men’s swimming), Toronto (women’s track & field) and Windsor (men’s track & field) all hold on to their No. 1 status.

In women’s hockey, McGill overcame an early 3-0 deficit to defeat Montreal 6-3 on Sunday, a result which evened the season series at two apiece and created a deadlock atop the RSEQ standings with one league game remaining for both teams. Should the cross-town rivals finish with identical records, Montreal would earn first place thanks to a positive goal differential in head-to-head competition. The Martlets (15-4) wrap up conference play on Friday against Ottawa (7-11), while the Carabins (15-4) visit Concordia (6-7-5) on Sunday.

McGill welcomed Olympic gold medallist Mélodie Daoust back to its lineup this past weekend and it quickly paid dividends. The former CIS rookie of the year and MVP had six points (2-4-6) in two contests - including three assists against Montreal - in her return to action after a six-month rehab from a pre-training-camp injury.

The CIS winter championship season kicks off on Thursday with swimming in Victoria (Feb. 19-21).

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous ranking)

1. Windsor (17-1) / 516 points (43) / (1)
2. UBC (17-3) / 469 / (2) 
3. Saskatchewan (17-3) / 431 / (3)
4. McGill (12-1) / 385 / (4)
5. Alberta (16-4) / 340 / (5)
6. Wilfrid Laurier (16-2) / 309 / (6)
7. Ryerson (15-3) / 259 / (7)
8. Lakehead (13-4) / 215 / (8)
9. McMaster (13-4) / 172 / (9)
10. Winnipeg (14-6) / 82 / (NR)  

Other teams receiving votes: Thompson Rivers (56), UQAM (51).

MEN’S BASKETBALL

(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous ranking)

1. Carleton (15-2) / 437 points (41) / (1)  
2. Ottawa (16-1) / 399 (3) / (2)  
3. Ryerson (16-2) / 352 / (3)  
4. McMaster (14-3) / 308 / (4)  
5. Windsor (13-5) / 261 / (5)  
6. Saskatchewan (15-5) / 220 / (6)  
7. Victoria (15-5) / 173 / (7)
8. UNB (14-4) / 130 / (8)
9. UBC (14-6) / 86 / (9)  
10. Alberta (14-6) / 44 / (10)    

Other teams receiving votes: UPEI (9), Fraser Valley (1).

WOMEN’S HOCKEY (final ranking of season)

(regular season record) / (votes) / (previous ranking)

 1. McGill (15-4-0) / 39 points / (2)
2. Montreal (15-4-0) / 37 / (1)
3. Western (20-1-3) / 32 / (3)
4. Alberta (20-7-1) / 28 / (4)
5. Guelph (18-3-3) / 23 / (6)
6. Queen’s (16-5-3) / 21 / (5)
7. UBC (18-6-4) / 15 / (7)
8. StFX (20-4-0) / 12 / (8)
9. Manitoba (19-7-2) / 9 / (9)
10. Toronto (16-5-3) / 3 / (10) 

Other teams receiving votes: Moncton (1).

MEN’S HOCKEY

(regular season / playoff records) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous ranking)

1. Alberta (24-3-1) / 150 points (15) / (1)
2. UNB (22-4-2) / 134 / (2)
3. Acadia (20-5-3) / 112 / (3)
4. Calgary (20-8-0) / 103 / (4)
5. Saint Mary’s (20-7-1 / 2-1) / 87 / (5)
6. McGill (21-5-0 / 2-1) / 68 / (6)
7. UQTR (19-4-3 / 2-0) / 54 / (8)
8. Windsor (22-4-1 / 2-1) / 48 / (7)
9. Carleton (20-5-1 / 2-0) / 37 / (9)
10. StFX (17-9-2 / 2-0) / 16 / (NR) * 

* StFX is ranked higher than Mount Royal based on number of higher-placed votes.

Other teams receiving votes: Mount Royal (16).

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

(points) / (previous ranking)

1. Toronto 145.5 points / (1)
2. Trinity Western 79.66 / (2)
3. Western 67.5 / (3)
4. Guelph 62 / (5)
5. York 60.5 / (4)
6. Saskatchewan 46 / (6)
7. Windsor 40 / (7)
8. Sherbrooke 33.5 / (9)
9. Alberta 25.33 / (8)
10. Calgary 21.83 / (NR) 

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD

(points) / (previous ranking)

1. Windsor 102 points / (1)
2. Guelph 77.33 / (2)
3. Toronto 76.5 / (3)
4. York 74.5 / (4)
5. Laval 52 / (5)
6. Western 46.33 / (8)
7. Victoria 44 / (7)
8. Trinity Western 42.5 / (6)
9. Sherbrooke 27 / (9)
10. Lethbridge 21 / (10)

CIS Men’s Hockey Top 10 (#17)
National leaders survive first round of playoffs

OTTAWA (CIS) – The reigning University Cup champion Alberta Golden Bears top the CIS men’s hockey rankings for the 17th time in as many national polls this season.

The Bears (24-3-1), who enjoy a bye this week as the Canada West playoffs get underway, swept the first-place votes from the media panel for the seventh straight week.

The only changes in the new media poll see the UQTR Patriotes (19-4-3 regular season / 2-0 playoffs) move ahead of the Windsor Lancers (22-4-1 / 2-1) in seventh place, while the St. Francis Xavier X-Men (17-9-2 / 2-0) replace Mount Royal at No. 10.

The rest of the Top 10 remains unchanged, including the No. 2 UNB Varsity Reds (22-4-2),  No. 3 Acadia Axemen (20-5-3), No. 4 Calgary Dinos (20-8), No. 5 Saint Mary’s Huskies (20-7-1 / 2-1), No. 6 McGill Redmen (21-5 / 2-1) and No. 9 Carleton Ravens (20-5-1 / 2-0).

The AUS and OUA conference playoffs kicked off this past week with UNB and Acadia enjoying a bye, Saint Mary’s, McGill and Windsor all surviving a scare, and UQTR and Carleton breezing through the opening round.

The Redmen (vs. Concordia) and Lancers (vs. Brock) both dropped Game 1 of their best-of-three OUA series before rebounding with back-to-back wins. Windsor needed overtime in Game 3 to eliminate a resilient Brock team and goaltender Adrian Volpe, who made 125 saves in the series.

In the Atlantic, the Huskies also found themselves in trouble against Moncton. After being dominated 5-1 in Game 2, they had to come from behind in the third period of their decisive contest to prevail 3-2.    

Meanwhile, the Patriotes were impressive in a 6-3, 10-3 sweep of Nipissing, while the Ravens dominated UOIT 5-2 and 6-1.

The matchups for the next round include:

Best-of-5 AUS semifinals:
No. 10 StFX vs. No. 2 UNB (Game 1: Thursday at UNB)
No. 5 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 3 Acadia (Game 1: Wednesday at Acadia) 

Best-of-3 OUA East semifinals:
Queen’s vs. No. 6 McGill (Game 1: Wednesday at McGill)
No. 9 Carleton vs. No. 7 UQTR (Game 1: Thursday at Carleton) 

Best-of-3 OUA West semifinals:
Lakehead vs. No. 8 Windsor (Game 1: Wednesday at Lakehead)
Guelph vs. Toronto (Game 1: Wednesday at Toronto) 

Best-of-3 Canada West quarter-finals (Bye: No. 1 Alberta, No. 4 Calgary):
Saskatchewan vs. Mount Royal (Game 1: Friday at Mount Royal)
Manitoba vs. UBC (Game 1: Thursday at UBC) 

CIS MEN’S HOCKEY TOP 10 (#17)

Voting is based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with a 1st place vote worth 10 points. The CIS Men’s Ice Hockey Top Ten Committee is made up of media members from across Canada.

(regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (previous ranking)

1. Alberta (24-3-1) / 150 points (15) / (1)
2. UNB (22-4-2) / 134 / (2)
3. Acadia (20-5-3) / 112 / (3)
4. Calgary (20-8-0) / 103 / (4)
5. Saint Mary’s (20-7-1 / 2-1) / 87 / (5)
6. McGill (21-5-0 / 2-1) / 68 / (6)
7. UQTR (19-4-3 / 2-0) / 54 / (8)
8. Windsor (22-4-1 / 2-1) / 48 / (7)
9. Carleton (20-5-1 / 2-0) / 37 / (9)
10. StFX (17-9-2 / 2-0) / 16 / (NR) * 

* StFX is ranked higher than Mount Royal based on number of higher-placed votes.

Other teams receiving votes: Mount Royal (16).

Scoreboard

  • Sat, 11/09 | Cross Country U SPORTS Championship
  • Sat, 10/26 | Football vs. Saint Mary's (2:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Sat, 10/26 | Cross Country AUS Championship W - 12pm, M - 1pm
  • Sat, 10/19 | Men's Soccer at UNB (7:15 PM ADT) LS
  • Sat, 10/19 | Women's Soccer at UNB (5:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Sat, 10/19 | Football at Mount Allison (2:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Fri, 10/18 | Men's Soccer at Moncton (7:15 PM ADT) LS
  • Fri, 10/18 | Women's Soccer at Moncton (5:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Sat, 10/12 | Women's Rugby vs. Acadia (2:00 PM ADT)
  • Fri, 10/11 | Football at Acadia (7:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Wed, 10/09 | Men's Soccer vs. Cape Breton (7:15 PM ADT) LS
  • Wed, 10/09 | Women's Soccer vs. Cape Breton (5:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Sun, 10/06 | Women's Rugby vs. Saint Mary's (2:00 PM ADT)
  • Sat, 10/05 | Football vs. Bishop's (3:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Sat, 10/05 | Cross Country Moncton Invitational W - 12pm, M - 1pm
  • Fri, 10/04 | Men's Soccer vs. Acadia (7:15 PM ADT) LS
  • Fri, 10/04 | Women's Soccer vs. Acadia (5:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Sun, 09/29 | Men's Soccer vs. Memorial (3:15 PM ADT) LS
  • Sun, 09/29 | Women's Soccer vs. Memorial (1:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Sat, 09/28 | Men's Soccer vs. Saint Mary's (3:15 PM ADT) LS
  • Sat, 09/28 | Women's Rugby at UPEI (2:00 PM ADT)
  • Sat, 09/28 | Women's Soccer vs. Saint Mary's (1:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Sun, 09/22 | Men's Soccer at Acadia (3:15 PM ADT) LS
  • Sun, 09/22 | Women's Soccer at Acadia (1:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Sat, 09/21 | Men's Soccer at Dalhousie (3:15 PM ADT) LS
  • Sat, 09/21 | Women's Rugby at Acadia (2:00 PM ADT)
  • Sat, 09/21 | Women's Soccer at Dalhousie (1:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Sat, 09/21 | Cross Country StFX Invitational W - 12pm, M - 1pm
  • Fri, 09/20 | Football at Saint Mary's (7:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Sun, 09/15 | Men's Soccer at UPEI (3:15 PM ADT) LS
  • Sun, 09/15 | Women's Rugby vs. UPEI (2:00 PM ADT)
  • Sun, 09/15 | Women's Soccer at UPEI (1:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Sat, 09/14 | Football vs. Mount Allison (2:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Fri, 09/13 | Men's Soccer vs. Mount Allison (7:15 PM ADT) LS
  • Fri, 09/13 | Women's Soccer vs. Mount Allison (5:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Sun, 09/08 | Men's Soccer vs. Dalhousie (3:15 PM ADT) LS
  • Sun, 09/08 | Women's Soccer vs. Dalhousie (1:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Sat, 09/07 | Football vs. Acadia (2:00 PM ADT) LS
  • Sat, 09/07 | Women's Rugby at Saint Mary's (2:00 PM ADT)
  • Sat, 09/07 | Cross Country Acadia Invitational W - 12pm, M - 1pm
  • Sat, 08/31 | Football at Bishop's (2:00 PM EDT) LS
  • Fri, 08/30 | Men's Soccer at Saint Mary's (7:15 PM ADT) LS
  • Fri, 08/30 | Women's Soccer at Saint Mary's (5:00 PM ADT) LS