LANGLEY, British Columbia – This Week In Sparta sees just the Spartans men's and women's hockey teams in action, as the Spartans head into the Christmas break. The two teams will play the UBC Thunderbirds in a home-and-home series to finish off their fall schedule.
HOME/AWAY
MEN'S HOCKEY
Thursday, December 4 vs UBC Thunderbirds, Langley, B.C.
7 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre |
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Friday, December 5 at UBC Thunderbirds, Vancouver, B.C.
7 p.m. (PT) – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre |
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NOTABLE
- The Spartans are currently 3-12-1-0 in Canada West play, and in fourth spot in the West Division, while the UBC Thunderbirds are 13-1-1-1 and in top spot in the West Division.
- The Spartans are currently 1-33 lifetime against the UBC Thunderbirds. TWU is 0-2 against UBC this season in conference play.
- Last week, the Spartans swept the Alberta Golden Bears, winning 3-2 in a shootout and 7-3.
- Last week, the UBC Thunderbirds split with the Saskatchewan Huskies at Merlis Belsher Place in Saskatoon, Sask. UBC lost 3-2 on Friday, and then won 7-4 on Saturday night.
- Earlier this season, the Spartans lost 6-2 and 4-3 in the home-and-home series the second week of October.
- TWU's second-year forward Artem Hrabovetskyi (Kyiv, Ukraine) was named the Canada West Biosteel men's hockey player of the week after a five-point weekend in the Spartans' sweep of the Alberta Golden Bears.
WOMEN'S HOCKEY
Friday, December 5 vs UBC Thunderbirds, Langley, B.C.
1 p.m. (PT) – Langley Events Centre |
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Saturday, December 6 at UBC Thunderbirds, Vancouver, B.C.
3 p.m. (PT) – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre |
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NOTABLE
- The Spartans are currently 8-7-1-0 in Canada West play, and in second spot in the West Division, while the UBC Thunderbirds are 15-1-0-0 and in top spot in the West Division.
- The Spartans are currently 2-25 lifetime against the UBC Thunderbirds. TWU is 0-2 against UBC this season in conference play.
- Last week, the Spartans were swept by the Alberta Pandas, losing 2-1 and 5-3 at Clare Drake Arena in Edmonton, Alta.
- Last week, the UBC Thunderbirds swept the Saskatchewan Huskies at home in Vancouver, B.C. UBC won 4-1 and 1-0 at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre.
- Earlier this season, the Spartans lost 3-2 and 3-1 in the home-and-home series the second week of October.
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as in the NAIA in track and field and cross country as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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