UPDATE: The press release from the Varsity Reds announcing the addition of Duffy can be found here. It was also mentioned that defenceman Ben Shutron and captain Chris Culligan will both be returning for their 5th, and final, year of eligibiltiy next season.
According to The Guardian forward Ben Duffy, the PEI Rockets all-time leading scorer, has committed to play for the Varsity Reds next season, barring a pro offer. The native of Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia will certainly provide some fire power to UNB's line-up as he has amassed at least 81 points in each of the last three seasons, including a QMJHL-leading 110 points (39 goals, 71 assists) this past year.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Defenceman Jordan Murray Commits To V-Reds
It appears that the Varsity Reds have filled one of their openings on the blue line as defenceman Jordan Murray announced via Twitter that he will be suiting up for the V-Reds this upcoming season.
Murray, a native of Riverview, spent the last three seasons playing in the QMJHL - the first two with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan and then this past season with the Drummondville Voltigeurs. He capped his junior career with a career best 13 goals and 43 assists in 64 games.
Murray, a native of Riverview, spent the last three seasons playing in the QMJHL - the first two with the Acadie-Bathurst Titan and then this past season with the Drummondville Voltigeurs. He capped his junior career with a career best 13 goals and 43 assists in 64 games.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
News And Notes: Henderson To The NHL, Todd, Fullerton, Pridham
Here are a few noteworthy articles concerning some former Varsity Reds:
- The Nashville Predators blog Fang Faction is reporting that former V-Red Kevin Henderson will make his NHL debut tomorrow night against the Blackhawks. Henderson, of course, spent two seasons at UNB, winning a University Cup title in 2009.
- The Texas Stars, affiliate of the NHL's Dallas Stars, announced the signing of Daine Todd to an amateur try-out contract today, ending any speculation that Todd might be back for his 5th and final year of eligibility next season.
- The San Francisco Bulls of the ECHL have released goaltender Travis Fullerton from his amateur try-out, despite Fullerton posting a 1.59 GAA and 0.941 save percentage in two games (76 minutes) while with the team.
- In some older news the Fort Worth Brahmas of the CHL signed Colby Pridham to a contract at the end of March. Pridham got off to a good start with his new team as he picked up an assist in each of his first two games, both of which were playoff contests. This included helping set up the overtime winner in his 2nd game. Unfortunately for Pridham, he suffered a gruesome laceration (WARNING: Picture is graphic in nature) to his leg due to an errant skate blade in his 3rd game and will be out for a significant amount of time rehabilitating.
- The Nashville Predators blog Fang Faction is reporting that former V-Red Kevin Henderson will make his NHL debut tomorrow night against the Blackhawks. Henderson, of course, spent two seasons at UNB, winning a University Cup title in 2009.
- The Texas Stars, affiliate of the NHL's Dallas Stars, announced the signing of Daine Todd to an amateur try-out contract today, ending any speculation that Todd might be back for his 5th and final year of eligibility next season.
- The San Francisco Bulls of the ECHL have released goaltender Travis Fullerton from his amateur try-out, despite Fullerton posting a 1.59 GAA and 0.941 save percentage in two games (76 minutes) while with the team.
- In some older news the Fort Worth Brahmas of the CHL signed Colby Pridham to a contract at the end of March. Pridham got off to a good start with his new team as he picked up an assist in each of his first two games, both of which were playoff contests. This included helping set up the overtime winner in his 2nd game. Unfortunately for Pridham, he suffered a gruesome laceration (WARNING: Picture is graphic in nature) to his leg due to an errant skate blade in his 3rd game and will be out for a significant amount of time rehabilitating.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
9 V-Reds Invited To Team Canada Evaluation Camp This Weekend
OTTAWA (CIS & AUS) – Canadian Interuniversity Sport and Atlantic
University Sport announced Wednesday that the coaching staff of the
Canadian men's hockey team, led by head coach Gardiner MacDougall, will
host an evaluation camp March 29-31 in Fredericton to help identify the
22 student-athletes who will represent the country in December at the
2013 Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy.
Gardiner MacDougall, head coach of the CIS and AUS champion UNB Varsity Reds, will serve as Team Canada bench boss in Trentino. He will be assisted by St. Francis Xavier's Brad Peddle and UPEI's Forbes MacPherson.
At the biennial multi-sport event, which will run from December 11-21, Canada will be represented in men's hockey by a team comprised entirely of players from the AUS conference. Since 1997, selections from each of three CIS leagues have sported the Maple Leaf jersey on a rotating basis.
Atlantic University Sport all-stars have fared very well in two previous appearances at the competition, capturing gold in 2007 in Turin, Italy, and silver in 2001 in Zakopane, Poland. Canada goes into this year's tourney as reigning bronze medallist as a squad of Ontario University Athletics standouts defeated Kazakhstan 3-1 in the third-place game in 2011 in Erzurum, Turkey.
This weekend's three-day evaluation camp will serve as the first step in selecting the 22-man roster that will travel to Italy. Standouts from all eight AUS teams have been invited, including five goalies, 14 defencemen and 25 forwards.
Players will arrive in Fredericton on Friday and will take part in a number of on-ice and off-ice sessions that afternoon and evening. The weekend will also feature three inter-squad games where fans of AUS hockey can see many of the conference's top players compete against each other at the Grant Harvey Centre.
The inter-squad matches are open to the general public and are scheduled for Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Atlantic Time and 9 p.m., with a third contest set to take place at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
MacDougall, a native of Bedeque, P.E.I., will be making his second trip to the Universiade, after serving as an assistant to Saint Mary's Trevor Stienburg on the gold medal-winning team in 2007. MacDougall has also guided the Varsity Reds program to four University Cup triumphs (2013, 2011, 2009, 2007) and a pair of CIS silver medals (2008, 2004), while claiming three AUS and one CIS coach-of-the-year awards.
"It is both an honour and privilege to again represent Team Canada at the World University Games," said MacDougall. "This event is one of the very, very special opportunities for CIS hockey and will provide lifetime moments for all of our participants. Our coaching staff is excited about the challenge of selecting the best team possible to represent our country and our conference at the highest possible level."
In addition to the title won by the all-AUS team in 2007 in Italy, Canada was crowned in 1991 in Sapporo, Japan, while represented by the senior national squad, and in 1981 in Jaca, Spain, when the University of Alberta Golden Bears wore the Maple Leaf uniform.
Russia is the reigning two-time Universiade champion.
AUS PLAYERS INVITED TO 2013 EVALUATION CAMP
Name, School (Year of Eligibility - Hometown)
Goaltenders:
Anthony Peters, Saint Mary's (2nd - Blyth, Ont.)
Wayne Savage, UPEI (3rd - St. Thomas, Ont.)
Drew Owsley, StFX (1st - Lethbridge, Alta.)
Charles Lavigne, UNB (4th - Hawkesbury, Ont.)
Jon Groenheyde, St. Thomas (1st - Surrey, B.C.)
Defencemen
Cullen Morin, Acadia (3rd - Meadow Lake, Sask.)
Chris Owens, Acadia (3rd - St. John's , Nfld.)
Matt Maoine, UPEI (3rd - Unionville, Ont.)
Samuel Groulx, Moncton (2nd - Gatineau, Que.)
Josh Day, StFX (4th - St. John's Nfld.)
Simon Lacroix, Moncton (3rd - Orleans, Ont.)
Alex Wall, UPEI (2nd - Mount Pearl, Nfld.)
Marc-Antoine Desnoyers, UNB (3rd – St. Jerome, Que.)
Ben Shutron, UNB (4th - Orleans, Ont.)
Adrian Robertson, UNB (1st - Mississauga, Ont.)
Daine Todd, UNB (4th - Red Deer, Alta.)
Reg Traccitto, UPEI (3rd - Oakville, Ont.)
Spencer McAvoy, StFX (4th - St. Albert, Alta.)
Mike D'Orazio, Saint Mary's (2nd - Richmond Hill, Ont.) - Injured
Forwards
Liam Heelis, Acadia (2nd - Georgetown, Ont.)
Cam Braes, UNB (1st - Shawnigan Lake, B.C.)
Dylan Anderson, Acadia (1st - Ottawa, Ont.)
Eric Faille, Moncton (3rd - Lachine, Que)
Jordan Knox, UPEI (4th - Skinners Pond, P.E.I.)
Brett Thompson, Acadia (1st - Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.)
Alex Emond, Moncton (1st – Riviere-du-Loup, Que.)
Brennan Wray, StFX (4th - Moose Jaw, Sask.)
Stephen Sanza, St. Thomas (2nd - London, Ont.)
Chris Desousa, UPEI (2nd - Mississauga, Ont.)
Dana Fraser, UPEI (3rd - Tamagouche, N.S.)
Chris Culligan, UNB (4th - Howie Centre, N.S.)
Nick Mac Neil, UNB (3rd - Creignish, N.S.)
Pierre-Alexandre Vandall, Dalhousie (3rd - St. Louis, Que.)
Ryan Hillier, Saint Mary's (3rd - Halifax, N.S.)
Mike Cazzola, Acadia (1st - Guelph ,Ont.)
Tyler Carroll, UNB (2nd - Strathroy, Ont.)
Robert Slaney, StFX (4th - Upper Island Cove, Nfld.)
Dustin Ekelman, Acadia (3rd - Whitby, Ont.)
Michael Kirkpatrick, StFX (2nd - North Sydney, N.S.)
Cory Tanaka, Saint Mary's (4th - Stouffville, Ont.)
Stephen Johnson, Saint Mary's (2nd - Guelph, Ont.) - Injured
Jason Bast, StFX (3rd - Regina, Sask.) - Injured
Lucas Bloodoff, Saint Mary's (3rd - Castlegar, B.C.) - Injured
Matt Tipoff, Saint Mary's (2nd - Toronto, Ont.) - Injured
TEAM CANADA COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Gardiner MacDougall, University of New Brunswick
Assistant Coach: Brad Peddle, St. Francis Xavier University
Assistant Coach: Forbes MacPherson, University of Prince Edward Island
Gardiner MacDougall, head coach of the CIS and AUS champion UNB Varsity Reds, will serve as Team Canada bench boss in Trentino. He will be assisted by St. Francis Xavier's Brad Peddle and UPEI's Forbes MacPherson.
At the biennial multi-sport event, which will run from December 11-21, Canada will be represented in men's hockey by a team comprised entirely of players from the AUS conference. Since 1997, selections from each of three CIS leagues have sported the Maple Leaf jersey on a rotating basis.
Atlantic University Sport all-stars have fared very well in two previous appearances at the competition, capturing gold in 2007 in Turin, Italy, and silver in 2001 in Zakopane, Poland. Canada goes into this year's tourney as reigning bronze medallist as a squad of Ontario University Athletics standouts defeated Kazakhstan 3-1 in the third-place game in 2011 in Erzurum, Turkey.
This weekend's three-day evaluation camp will serve as the first step in selecting the 22-man roster that will travel to Italy. Standouts from all eight AUS teams have been invited, including five goalies, 14 defencemen and 25 forwards.
Players will arrive in Fredericton on Friday and will take part in a number of on-ice and off-ice sessions that afternoon and evening. The weekend will also feature three inter-squad games where fans of AUS hockey can see many of the conference's top players compete against each other at the Grant Harvey Centre.
The inter-squad matches are open to the general public and are scheduled for Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Atlantic Time and 9 p.m., with a third contest set to take place at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
MacDougall, a native of Bedeque, P.E.I., will be making his second trip to the Universiade, after serving as an assistant to Saint Mary's Trevor Stienburg on the gold medal-winning team in 2007. MacDougall has also guided the Varsity Reds program to four University Cup triumphs (2013, 2011, 2009, 2007) and a pair of CIS silver medals (2008, 2004), while claiming three AUS and one CIS coach-of-the-year awards.
"It is both an honour and privilege to again represent Team Canada at the World University Games," said MacDougall. "This event is one of the very, very special opportunities for CIS hockey and will provide lifetime moments for all of our participants. Our coaching staff is excited about the challenge of selecting the best team possible to represent our country and our conference at the highest possible level."
In addition to the title won by the all-AUS team in 2007 in Italy, Canada was crowned in 1991 in Sapporo, Japan, while represented by the senior national squad, and in 1981 in Jaca, Spain, when the University of Alberta Golden Bears wore the Maple Leaf uniform.
Russia is the reigning two-time Universiade champion.
AUS PLAYERS INVITED TO 2013 EVALUATION CAMP
Name, School (Year of Eligibility - Hometown)
Goaltenders:
Anthony Peters, Saint Mary's (2nd - Blyth, Ont.)
Wayne Savage, UPEI (3rd - St. Thomas, Ont.)
Drew Owsley, StFX (1st - Lethbridge, Alta.)
Charles Lavigne, UNB (4th - Hawkesbury, Ont.)
Jon Groenheyde, St. Thomas (1st - Surrey, B.C.)
Defencemen
Cullen Morin, Acadia (3rd - Meadow Lake, Sask.)
Chris Owens, Acadia (3rd - St. John's , Nfld.)
Matt Maoine, UPEI (3rd - Unionville, Ont.)
Samuel Groulx, Moncton (2nd - Gatineau, Que.)
Josh Day, StFX (4th - St. John's Nfld.)
Simon Lacroix, Moncton (3rd - Orleans, Ont.)
Alex Wall, UPEI (2nd - Mount Pearl, Nfld.)
Marc-Antoine Desnoyers, UNB (3rd – St. Jerome, Que.)
Ben Shutron, UNB (4th - Orleans, Ont.)
Adrian Robertson, UNB (1st - Mississauga, Ont.)
Daine Todd, UNB (4th - Red Deer, Alta.)
Reg Traccitto, UPEI (3rd - Oakville, Ont.)
Spencer McAvoy, StFX (4th - St. Albert, Alta.)
Mike D'Orazio, Saint Mary's (2nd - Richmond Hill, Ont.) - Injured
Forwards
Liam Heelis, Acadia (2nd - Georgetown, Ont.)
Cam Braes, UNB (1st - Shawnigan Lake, B.C.)
Dylan Anderson, Acadia (1st - Ottawa, Ont.)
Eric Faille, Moncton (3rd - Lachine, Que)
Jordan Knox, UPEI (4th - Skinners Pond, P.E.I.)
Brett Thompson, Acadia (1st - Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.)
Alex Emond, Moncton (1st – Riviere-du-Loup, Que.)
Brennan Wray, StFX (4th - Moose Jaw, Sask.)
Stephen Sanza, St. Thomas (2nd - London, Ont.)
Chris Desousa, UPEI (2nd - Mississauga, Ont.)
Dana Fraser, UPEI (3rd - Tamagouche, N.S.)
Chris Culligan, UNB (4th - Howie Centre, N.S.)
Nick Mac Neil, UNB (3rd - Creignish, N.S.)
Pierre-Alexandre Vandall, Dalhousie (3rd - St. Louis, Que.)
Ryan Hillier, Saint Mary's (3rd - Halifax, N.S.)
Mike Cazzola, Acadia (1st - Guelph ,Ont.)
Tyler Carroll, UNB (2nd - Strathroy, Ont.)
Robert Slaney, StFX (4th - Upper Island Cove, Nfld.)
Dustin Ekelman, Acadia (3rd - Whitby, Ont.)
Michael Kirkpatrick, StFX (2nd - North Sydney, N.S.)
Cory Tanaka, Saint Mary's (4th - Stouffville, Ont.)
Stephen Johnson, Saint Mary's (2nd - Guelph, Ont.) - Injured
Jason Bast, StFX (3rd - Regina, Sask.) - Injured
Lucas Bloodoff, Saint Mary's (3rd - Castlegar, B.C.) - Injured
Matt Tipoff, Saint Mary's (2nd - Toronto, Ont.) - Injured
TEAM CANADA COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Gardiner MacDougall, University of New Brunswick
Assistant Coach: Brad Peddle, St. Francis Xavier University
Assistant Coach: Forbes MacPherson, University of Prince Edward Island
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Fullerton Signs With Bulls
UPDATE: Fullerton made his debut last night, holding the Idaho Steelheads scoreless during regulation before eventually losing 1-0 in OT.
Former University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds goaltender Travis Fullerton has signed an amateur try-out (ATO) with the San Francisco Bulls of the ECHL, according to Britney Milazzo of the Bleacher Report.
Fullerton, who just completed his 5th year of eligibility, will leave as undoubtedly the greatest goalie in school history. He finished his UNB career with a regular season record of 60-11-2 to go along with a school record 14 shutouts, a save percentage of 0.911, and a goals against average of 1.87. He also led the V-Reds to AUS Championships in 2011 and 2012 while backing up Dan LaCosta this season as UNB won their 3rd consecutive conference crown. Of course, he back-stopped the Varsity Reds to University Cup titles in both 2009 and 2011, running his record at Nationals to 7-0 before finally suffering a loss to Western Ontario in 2012. Fullerton backed up LaCosta this season as he won his 3rd career National Championship.
Former University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds goaltender Travis Fullerton has signed an amateur try-out (ATO) with the San Francisco Bulls of the ECHL, according to Britney Milazzo of the Bleacher Report.
Fullerton, who just completed his 5th year of eligibility, will leave as undoubtedly the greatest goalie in school history. He finished his UNB career with a regular season record of 60-11-2 to go along with a school record 14 shutouts, a save percentage of 0.911, and a goals against average of 1.87. He also led the V-Reds to AUS Championships in 2011 and 2012 while backing up Dan LaCosta this season as UNB won their 3rd consecutive conference crown. Of course, he back-stopped the Varsity Reds to University Cup titles in both 2009 and 2011, running his record at Nationals to 7-0 before finally suffering a loss to Western Ontario in 2012. Fullerton backed up LaCosta this season as he won his 3rd career National Championship.
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