University Cup 2025

The hockey isn’t as good but you could go play club hockey in the states and get a better hockey experience …
I’ve played Midget B games in-front of bigger crowds than we are seeing at a f***ing national championship… That’s pretty Busch League….

Exactly. We had a bigger and livelier crowd when I coached my son's U9 team to a city championship. If you're at a Div III program where it's the only show in town, the experience is infinitely better than most USports arenas.
 
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Exactly. We had a bigger and livelier crowd when I coached my son's U9 team to a city championship. If you're at a Div III program where it's the only show in town, the experience is infinitely better than most USports arenas.
It definitely is weird to see what is essentially pro level hockey played in front of girlfriends and family…

I know of one ex OUA player who talked about how Junior.C was getting supported better than they were…

I get it’s not the NCAA and doesn’t have the sex appeal of the CHL but it’s a product you think SOMEONE would appreciate …
 
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As much as I don’t like them…hopefully St. FX makes it. Their fans made the 2016 tournament.
I love to hate them lol.
Deep down I’ve got nothing but respect for the program, Peddle is a great coach , time and time again he seems to be the one guy who can push all the right buttons against UNB.

Time to hand in my UNB fan card
 
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I love to hate them lol.
Deep down I’ve got nothing but respect for the program, Peddle is a great coach , time and time again he seems to be the one guy who can push all the right buttons against UNB.

Time to hand in my UNB fan card
I will say...he has gotten more out of some of those rosters over the years than I would have imagined.
 
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At the 2001 U-Cup I was "invited" to a reception for the SFX team. I knew a few guys from summer hockey league at SMU and they knew me as a SMU guy. I got to meet all the guys I "hated" over the year - Evola, Loranger, Andrea, Grandmaitre and others. My takeaway was that these guys would fit in a Maroon or any other sweater and still be the same person.

I had a similar experience in 2007, Torino with all the UNB and STU guys on the team. Again, when you meet them they are "normal" guys.

Regarding SFX fans, without them the rink in Kitchener would have been almost empty.
 
At the 2001 U-Cup I was "invited" to a reception for the SFX team. I knew a few guys from summer hockey league at SMU and they knew me as a SMU guy. I got to meet all the guys I "hated" over the year - Evola, Loranger, Andrea, Grandmaitre and others. My takeaway was that these guys would fit in a Maroon or any other sweater and still be the same person.

I had a similar experience in 2007, Torino with all the UNB and STU guys on the team. Again, when you meet them they are "normal" guys.

Regarding SFX fans, without them the rink in Kitchener would have been almost empty.
At the end of the day everyone involved are just people who love hockey .
My cousins husband played hockey for SMU 15 years back and it completely changed my view on Mike Danton hearing him talk about the actual person .
 
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