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Dec 17, 2012 -story courtesy of David Salter – thepacket.caphoto_2015046_resize_articleAcadia coach Darren Burns speaks in glowing terms when discussing the Newfoundland triumvirate wearing Axemen colours in the Atlantic Universities Hockey Conference (AUHC) this season.

Defenceman Chris Owens of St. John’s is regarded as one of the conference’s best players, goaltender Evan Mosher of Conception Bay South has struggled but still has a fan in Burns, and freshman Travis Randell has exceeded expectations.

Owens, in his third year with the Wolfville, Nova Scotia program, was off to an MVP-type season until Nov. 30th when he was sidelined indefinitely with a concussion by a dirty hit that resulted in a 12-game suspension for the University of Prince Edward Island perpetrator. Apparently, UPEI’s Mason Wilgosh skated in from the blueline to check Owens who had just dished off a pass behind his team’s net and was looking the other way. The suspension is very significant considering AUHC teams only play a 28-game schedule.Read more »

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By Kirk Starratt, November 29, 2012

kstarratt@kingscountynews.ca

NovaNewsNow.com

Colin Archer has two sisters and it’s important to him that sexism and violence toward women become a thing of the past.

photo_2226036_resizeArcher, a member of the Acadia Axemen hockey team, was among a group of about two dozen protesters who converged on the streets of downtown Wolfville Nov. 25 to take part in a march linking the Real Men Wear Heels and the Take Back the Night movements. The message was clear: protesting sexism and violence toward women. Those taking part carried colourful signs and chanted slogans such as “no means no” and “stop the silence, stop the violence.”

“It has to be a thing of the past,” Archer said. “We have to grow to progress.”

He said there were a few members of the hockey team there to take part. Archer said it was important to him to participate because “if you can’t take the initiative, you can’t expect others to.”Read more »

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photo_2218720_resize_articleAcadia Director of Varsity Athletics Kevin Dickie has a lot to be proud of right now, from the successes of the Axemen and Axewomen in the field, rink and gym to Acadia’s successful blending of academics, athletics and community services.Published on November 19, 2012 The Register/Advertiser

By John DeCoste

jdecoste@kingscountynews.ca

Acadia University ended last week with four of its varsity teams ranked in their respective CIS national Top-10s – which, according to Director of Athletics Kevin Dickie, is an unprecedented number for the Wolfville school.Read more »

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Acadia at Quinnipiac
at Hamden, Conn.
10/4/2014 at 7:00 PM
Acadia
4		 Quinnipiac
1

 

Scoring Summary
— 1st —
Quinnipiac 02:05 Clifton, Tim ( Tiefenwerth, K.J. & Smith, Derek )
— 2nd —
Acadia 07:56 SH – Liam Heelis ( unassisted)
Acadia 09:30 PP – Boston Leier ( Mike Cazzola & Liam Heelis )
Acadia 13:55 PP – Zachary Franko ( Matthew Pufahl & Mike Cazzola )
— 3rd —
Acadia 14:24 Mike Cazzola ( Boston Leier & Zachary Franko )
Three Stars
Mike Cazzola – Acadia
Boston Leier – Acadia
Zachary Franko – Acadia

Acadia
# Skaters POS G A +/- S FO PIM
2 Stephen Woodworth 0 0 0 0 0-0 2
7 Remy Giftopoulos 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
9 Scott Trask 0 0 -1 2 3-10 0
10 Zachary Franko 1 1 +1 4 0-1 0
13 Mike Cazzola * c 1 2 +1 3 7-19 0
14 Daniel Poliziano 0 0 0 2 0-0 0
17 Liam Heelis * rw 1 1 +1 3 2-3 0
19 Joel Ridgeway 0 0 0 2 0-0 4
20 Chris Buonomo 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
23 John Girman 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
24 Alex Beaton * lw 0 0 0 1 0-0 0
25 Sam Forietti 0 0 0 0 2-10 0
26 Boston Leier 1 1 +2 5 0-0 0
27 Geoff Schemitsch 0 0 -1 0 0-0 0
29 Brandon Glover * g 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
32 Tyler Ferry * d 0 0 0 1 0-0 0
37 Taylor Makin 0 0 0 1 1-1 0
44 Matthew Pufahl 0 1 +1 0 0-0 0
45 Travis Gibbons * d 0 0 +1 3 0-0 0
55 Dylan Anderson 0 0 -1 0 5-6 0
61 Travis Randell 0 0 0 1 0-0 0
Totals 4 6 28 20-50 6
# Goalies GA Min SV S PIM
29 Brandon Glover 1 60:00 19 20 0

Quinnipiac
# Skaters POS G A +/- S FO PIM
2 Sherbinin, Brayden 0 0 0 1 0-0 0
3 Fiala, Joe 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
4 Clifton, Connor 0 0 -1 0 0-0 5
6 Toews, Devon 0 0 -1 0 0-0 2
7 Anas, Sam 0 0 -1 2 0-1 0
8 Barron, Alex 0 0 +1 0 0-0 0
10 Pieper, Cannon 0 0 0 2 6-7 0
11 Clifton, Tim 1 0 +1 2 5-11 0
12 Agosta, Justin 0 0 -1 1 0-0 0
13 Renouf, Jonah 0 0 0 0 1-1 2
14 Smith, Derek 0 1 0 2 0-0 0
15 Renouf, Nathan 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
16 Smith, Landon 0 0 -1 2 0-0 0
17 Tiefenwerth, K.J. 0 1 0 1 0-0 0
18 Jonzzon, Soren 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
19 MacMaster, Tanner * rw 0 0 0 1 0-0 0
22 Federico, Danny * d 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
23 Schutt, Tommy 0 0 0 2 3-5 0
24 Pieper, Bo 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
25 Hilbrich, Tom * d 0 0 0 0 1-1 0
26 St. Denis, Travis * c 0 0 -1 2 5-14 0
27 McKernan, Kevin 0 0 0 1 0-0 2
28 Lemire, Matt 0 0 -1 0 7-8 0
29 Lawrence, Sean * g 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
35 Meyers, Jacob 0 0 0 0 0-0 0
39 Taverner, Andrew * lw 0 0 0 1 2-2 0
Totals 1 2 20 30-50 11
# Goalies GA Min SV S PIM
29 Lawrence, Sean 3 40:00 14 17 0
35 Meyers, Jacob 1 20:00 10 11 0
Totals 4 60:00 24 28 0
Penalty Summary
— 1st —
(no penalties)
— 2nd —
Acadia 06:18 Joel Ridgeway: UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT MINOR 2 minutes
Quinnipiac 09:13 Renouf, Jonah: TRIPPING MINOR 2 minutes
Quinnipiac 10:02 Clifton, Connor: INTERFERENCE MAJOR 5 minutes
Quinnipiac 12:09 McKernan, Kevin: TRIPPING MINOR 2 minutes
Acadia 15:31 Stephen Woodworth: BOARDING MINOR 2 minutes
Acadia 17:59 Joel Ridgeway: CROSS-CHECKING MINOR 2 minutes
— 3rd —
Quinnipiac 10:06 Toews, Devon: BOARDING MINOR 2 minutes
Penalty Totals
Acadia: 6 minutes on 3 infraction(s) Quinnipiac: 11 minutes on 4 infraction(s)
Shots 1 2 3 Total
Acadia 7 10 11 28
Quinnipiac 5 8 7 20
Power Plays
Acadia: 2 for 4 ( 0.500 ) Quinnipiac: 0 for 3 ( 0.000 )
Other Information
Game Length: 1:59
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Harrop
Linesman: Mike Baker
Linesman: Glen Cooke
Goal judge: Chad Gouin
Goal judge: Len Mirto
Pen timekeeper: Mike Cusano
Game timekeeper: John Manzi
Scorer: Rueul Belcher
* Starter

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FORMER ECHL MVP ADDED TO SOLAR BEARS ROSTER

Orlando, FL – The Orlando Solar Bears announced today that they have agreed to terms with forward Kevin Baker.

player-bakerBaker (6’1”, 192 lbs.) brings proven goal-scoring ability to the Solar Bears. The Kingston, Ontario, native was a member of the Stockton Thunder last season and led his team in goals (27) and points (56) while finishing fourth in assists (29). He posted 39 points in 39 games in Italy two seasons ago, and spent both 2008-09 and 2009-10 as a member of the Florida Everblades. During the 2008-09 season, Baker led the ECHL with 57 goals and 102 points while being named the league’s MVP and was selected as an ECHL First Team All-Star.

His ECHL experience includes stops in Florida, Texas, and Johnstown, totaling 168 goals, 185 assists, and 353 points in 317 games played. Along with his First-Team All-Star selection in 2008-09, Baker was chosen as a First-Team All-Star in 2006-07 when he picked up 81 points (35 goals, 45 assists) in 62 games with the Texas Wildcatters.    Read more »

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Randell Among 5 Axemen Recruits

story courtesy of hockeyscene.com

WOLFVILLE, NS, August 13, 2012 – Only losing three players to graduation from last year’s roster, the Acadia University Axemen hockey team are pleased to announce commitments by two Ontario Hockey League seniors, two Quebec Major Junior Hockey League players and one Western Hockey League defenceman.

“Overall we are extremely excited with our recruiting class”, said 11 year veteran head coach Darren Burns. “We felt we needed to improve offensively as well as adding to our overall grit and physical play which with these additions we feel we have accomplished”.

After five seasons with the Halifax Mooseheads, Twillingate, N.L. native Travis Randell joins the neighbouring Axemen. A forward who has also been tested as a defenceman is noted as an intelligent player.Read more »

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UPEI PANTHERS LOSE ASSISTANT TO NOTRE DAME

Story courtesy of hockeyscene.com CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, July 20, 2012

Kris MacdonaldMidget and junior hockey programs are accustomed to losing top players to the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame in Saskatchewan and it’s Hounds and Argos hockey teams. Now a university men’s hockey team has lost a coach to the hockey factory.
University of Prince Edward Island Panthers assistant coach Kris MacDonald has accepted an offer to work with the midget hockey teams and teach at the co-educational, Catholic, college preparatory boarding school for students in Grades 9-12.Read more »

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PaulMcFarlandJuly 19, 2012 (WOLFVILLE, N.S.) – Former Axemen hockey player Paul McFarland was appointed as an assistant coach for the OHL’s Oshawa Generals on Wednesday.McFarland, who will work under newly appointed head coach DJ Smith, left a previous profession in accountancy to complete an Education degree at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY, before landing the coaching position with the Generals.While at Acadia from 2007 to 2010, McFarland captained the Axemen for three of his four seasons. His experience at Acadia has guided his aspirations to enter field coaching of Canadian hockey.

“Acadia has given me so much, and is a big part of who I am today. I am forever grateful for the leadership opportunities and responsibility Coach Darren Burns gave me being at Acadia. The skills I was able to develop will hopefully make me a better coach”.Read more »

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story courtesy of chronicleherald.ca

Darren_Burns_05Hockey coach Darren Burns and football coach Jeff Cummins will remain at the helm of their Acadia University teams.

The university on Thursday announced contract extensions for Burns and Cummins, the longest-serving coaches on the Wolfville campus.

Burns, who played for the Axemen from 1990 to 1995, is heading into his 12th year behind the bench. Cummins, the former CFLer starting his 10th campaign, joined the program as an assistant and took over the reins when longtime head coach Sonny Wolfe retired in 2003.

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Former Islanders great treats dinner guests to stories and music

story courtesy of acadiau.ca 15/06/2012 4:17 pm

trottier_celebrity_dinner

Hall of Famer Brian Trottier

WOLFVILLE, NS – For the 15th consecutive year, the Axemen Hockey Celebrity Dinner, presented by local barristers Boyne Clarke, drew the attention of the Annapolis Valley sporting fan with this year’s headliner NHL hockey Hall of Famer Brian Trottier.

With over 400 in attendance, Trottier grabbed the attention of a appreciative crowd with his stories of past glory with the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins along with a request by emcee and local CTV news anchor Paul Hollingsworth to play a little guitar for those in attendance. Trottier, known for his musical talent, did not disappoint all with a rendition of Johnny Cash’s I walk the Line.Read more »