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March 12, 2023 | Hockey (M)

Stingers men's hockey team seeded No. 6 for U Sports nationals

The Concordia Stingers have been ranked No. 6 by the U Sports Men's Hockey Championship committee ahead of the eight-team Cavendish Farms University Cup tournament which runs from Thursday to Sunday in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

The OUA bronze medallist Stingers will meet the No. 3-seeded UNB Reds in a quarter-final matchup on Thursday at 7 p.m. (ADT). The Reds won the AUS, eliminating the Saint Mary’s Huskies in the third-and-deciding game of their championship series last Thursday.

In 2018, which was the last time Concordia qualified for the nationals, the Stingers also ran into UNB in the quarter-finals and lost 8-1. 

Seedings:

1.   Calgary – Canada West champion – 25-3 - 1st Canada West

2.   UQTR – OUA champion – 21-4-1 – 1st OUA East

3.   UNB – AUS champion – 24-4-2 – 1st AUS

4.   Windsor – OUA finalist – 18-6-3 – 2nd OUA West

5.    Alberta – Canada West finalist – 20-5-3 – 2nd Canada West

6.   Concordia – OUA bronze – 19-7 – 2nd OUA East

7.   Saint Mary’s – AUS finalist – 20-9-1 – 2nd AUS

8.   UPEI – Host – 17-10-3 – 3rd AUS

The quarter-finals will take place Thursday and Friday. The semifinals are scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. On Sunday, the bronze medal game is set for 1 p.m. and the championship game is at 7 p.m. (All times Atlantic).

All eight games from the competition will be webcast live on CBC Sports digital platforms (English) and USPORTS.ca (French).

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