The Saskatchewan Huskies men’s hockey team has some unfinished business as they get ready for the puck to drop at the national championship.
After falling short in winning a second-straight Canada West championship, the Dogs have a shot at redemption, and a much bigger prize, as they get set to open the University Cup.
Despite going in as the No. 6 seed, the Huskies are a legitimate contender to win it all after being ranked second in the country for much of the season.
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A national title would certainly take the sting out of their CanWest final loss to the Alberta Golden Bears.
“I think if we go out there and we win a national championship no one’s going to worry if we won the CanWest title this year,” Huskies forward Michael Sofillas said.
“It would have been nice to have it but that’s not what we’re playing for.”
Huskies goaltender Jordon Cooke said the team has something to prove this year.
“We were pretty close to going all the way (last year). We won CanWest but we weren’t able to win that national championship,” Cooke said.
“That’s something I’ve always wanted, is to be number one in the country, and this week were are going to show it.”
Cooke picked up some hardware on Wednesday prior to the start of the tournament.
He was named U Sports goaltender of the year for a second-straight season. Cooke had 19 wins in the regular season while posting a 1.94 goals against average and a .929 save percentage.
Head coach Dave Adolph was named the national coach of the year for the first time in his 24 years with the Huskies.
Adolph has led the Dogs to 20 consecutive postseason appearances and his 421 conference wins are the most all-time.
The University Cup gets underway Thursday in Fredericton with the Huskies facing the York Lions in a quarterfinal matchup on Friday.
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