𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 🐻 🏒
The Golden Bears are off to the National Final!!
Alberta gets past St.FX 7-3 on Saturday, and will play either Ryerson or UQTR in the University Cup Final at 4:30 pm MT on Sunday.
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𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 | 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗡
For the 24th time in program history, the Bears will play in the University Cup Final!
A 4-1 win over the host UPEI Panthers, and now Alberta will meet UNB tomorrow in the national final (4:00 pm MT).
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The news of Coach Drake’s passing has left so many of us with heavy hearts. What the man did for the sport of hockey is truly staggering. Golden Bears Hockey would like send our condolences to Clare’s wife Dolly and the rest of his family. You will never be forgotten Coach.
#goat
This is devastating news. The collective hearts of Golden Bears hockey go out to all those affected by this accident. Stay strong Humboldt. We are praying for the Broncos.
𝘾𝘼𝙉𝘼𝘿𝘼 𝙒𝙀𝙎𝙏 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙈𝙋𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎 🏆
The Bears extended their reign atop
@CanadaWest
, beating UBC 7-0 in Game 2 of the CW Final, capturing their fourth conference title in five seasons, and 29th Canada West title overall!
𝙁𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙇 🐻 🏒
Tough end to a remarkable season for the Bears. A 5-4 double overtime loss to UQTR in the University Cup Final. Congrats to the Patriotes on an incredible final and championship win!
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𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 | 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗪𝗜𝗡!
Bears get goals from 7 different players as they cruise to a 7-0 win over host Acadia in their University Cup Quarter-final matchup.
Next up, a Saturday 10am MT match up with St. FX.
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𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 | 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗡
What a way to end a night!!
Bears force game 3 of the Canada West Final after a 5-4 overtime win over Calgary.
Gave up a 4-0 lead in the 3rd, but were able to answer back in overtime!
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𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 | 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗡
Off to the
@USPORTSca
semifinal!! A dominant 7-0 win over Windsor on Friday morning for the Bears.
Alberta will now play either Calgary or UPEI tomorrow at 4:00 pm MT.
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𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 | 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗡
A Game 3 win, and the Bears are off to the
@CanadaWest
Final! Alberta will visit Calgary next weekend, as they look for a 57th conference title.
The win also secures a spot for Alberta at the
@USPORTSca
Championship.
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A little over three years ago this guy shut the door and helped us win a National Championship. Today he signed an ELC with the
@SanJoseSharks
Congrats
@Chunko_31
Keep climbing the ladder buddy!
Although it's tough to see you go, we knew their was a very small chance someone wouldn't snap you up. Great signing
@NHLFlames
you have an amazing player and person in
@lukephilp
We see a lot of similarities between him & the current Bears alum on your squad!
#stud
3-0 final!
@Chunko_31
goes three straight games against the Huskies without allowing a goal! Off to the big dance tomorrow night! We will wait to see who wins the UNB St.FX semi final tonight to find out who we play.
What an incredible celebration for an incredible man. It never gets old hearing stories about Coach Drake, especially coming from guys like Hitchcock and Renney. Also great to see all these alumni out to remember the coach that built the great culture they are all a part of.
Another one that's hard to see go, but we are very happy for
@Chunko_31
and the excellent pro opportunity he has been given by the
@sjbarracuda
Thanks for a great two years Sawch, enjoy the California winters! 😎🌴
BREAKING| GBH🐻🏒
Golden Bears goalie
@Chunko_31
has signed a two-year contract with the AHL’s
@sjbarracuda
!
Sawchenko was named a
@CanadaWest
All-Star in 2019 after going 16-2-0, setting a new single season record with 5 shutouts.
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Congrats to these six who will be traveling to Toronto next week to take on our World Junior hopefuls in a couple of friendly exhibition games. Well deserved fellas!
GBH 🐻🏒| BREAKING
Six members of the
@GBHKY
program have been named to the 2019
@USPORTSca
All-Star squad!
D - Clayton Kirichenko
D - Ryan Rehill
F - Steven Owre
F - Cole Sanford
F - Trevor Cox
F - Grayson Pawlenchuk
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Shutty... dust off the record books. Berlin gets the shut out in 1st
@CanadaWest
regular season game. Congrats Berlin. Solid team defence for Bears. 5-0 win 38-20 shots. PK 5 for 5. PP 2 for 6. Good start to the year.
𝙁𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙇 🐻 🏒
It's a sweep for the Bears, who eliminate the Dinos 2-0!! 🧹🧹
Noah Philp adds three more points on Saturday, as the Bears clinch their spot in the 2022 CW Final!
The Bears will host the Final March 18-20 at the Drake!
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𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟 🚨🚨
Jared Freadrich ties the game at 1-1!!
His point shot on the powerplay makes it way through a screen, and the Bears and X-Men are tied late in the first.
Big 5-3 win in Duluth! Very solid effort from the guys.
@nickles_7
takes player of the game honors. Off the St. Cloud now to take on
@stcloudstate
at 5 PM tomorrow.
Congrats to alum Travis Toomey on getting the call up to the big leagues! Tooms has been working hard to make a career out of wearing the stripes and couldn't deserve this opportunity more. Awesome!
#toomstone
#alumni
Golden Bears Hockey would like to extend their deepest condolences to the family, friends and
@MacEwanHockey
teammates of Nakehko Lamothe. We are so sorry for your loss.
We are heartbroken at the passing of Nakehko Lamothe, a member of the Griffins men’s hockey team. We have lost an exceptional leader and role model, both on and off the ice. Our deepest sympathies go out to his family and all those who knew him.
𝙁𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙇 🐻🏒
Game 1 of the
@CanadaWest
Final goes to the Bears!!
Luc Smith leads the way with a pair of goals and five shots.
Game 2 goes tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m!
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It should be noted that tonight's game marks the 27th time that the Golden Bears have hoisted a Can West Championship! The 5th one in the last 6 years!
#prettynottoobad
A little ugly at the end, but we’ll take it! Final score 8-6 Golden Bears over Axemen. Final shots 38-29. Captain Riley Kieser is the U of A’s player of the game. What a game from that young man!
𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 | 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗡
The Bears force Game 3!!
Jakin Smallwood scores the game-winner with 90 seconds left in the third, leading the Bears to a 4-3 win in Game 2.
Series finale goes tomorrow night at 7:00 pm at the Drake.
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FINAL | Bears take Game 2!
Curtis Miske and Cole Linaker each score twice, as the Bears level the semifinal at 1-1 with a 6-1 win in Game 2!
Winner-take-all Game 3 goes tomorrow night at 7:00 pm at Clare Drake Arena.
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Another tough piece of news to read. Our thoughts and prayers or with the Tobin family and friends. Parker will not be forgotten.
#greenandgoldbrothers
#humboltstrong
The news of you passing this morning is unimaginable. You were a best friend, a goalie partner for so many years and an amazing person to be around. Rest In Peace Tobs, love you forever buddy, one day we will meet again ❤️
#PrayersForHumbolt
First leg of the journey east is about to start. Next stop Toronto, then on to Halifax. The boys will have a skate tomorrow morning in Halifax before hopping on a bus to Fredericton.
#travelday
#eastboundanddown
UBC takes the 3rd and deciding game. We could not solve Toth in the final minutes. Tough way to end the season, but a well fought series by the
@UBCMHKY
Best of luck in the Finals and at nationals.
OVERTIME WINNER!! Trevor Cox scores 34 seconds into double overtime, giving the Bears a 3-2 win over Saskatchewan!
The win is the Bears sixth-straight over the Huskies, and fourth-straight to start the
@CanadaWest
season!
@BearsandPandas
Reunited once again - 5th National Championship 1 as a player 92 -1 As Ass. Coach 08 - and 3 as GM 14-15-18 thank you
@GBHKY
and coach Moores and Coach Drake ! Thank you to my Coaching -Training - & Medical Staff and of course my boyz ! Our Awesome players - Thank you !
BEARS WIN!! 🚨🐻
Series sweep vs Manitoba - ✔️
Clinched No. 1 seed in
@CanadaWest
- ✔️
The Bears finish the regular season with a 23-5-0 record, and will host a conference semifinal in two weeks at Clare Drake Arena!
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𝙁𝙄𝙉𝘼𝙇 🐻 🏒
An all-time great performance from Noah Philp, and the Bears take a 1-0 series lead over the Calgary Dinos!
Luc Smith also adds a pair of goals in tonight's 6-2 win.
Game 2 goes tomorrow night at 7:00 PM at Clare Drake Arena!
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With 9 seconds remaining the Huskies manage to get one and spoil Sawchenko's shut out. That's okay though, Bears win 5-1 and capture the Can West Championship!
Thank you for all of the heart felt messages about Coach Drake. It is astonishing to see how many lives he has touched and the legacy he leaves behind.
#legend
The President’s Trophy for sportsmanship, leadership and integrity goes to a man that lives by those three qualities. Our captain Riley Kieser. Bravo Kies!
I hope everyone has realized this now, but in case not
@WilTomchuk
scored the GWG for us tonight! So fitting that a workhorse like that kid contributes in a huge way!
#tommy
COACHING MILESTONE 🚨🚨
Congrats to
@PandasHockey
head coach Howie Draper, who has become the first women’s hockey coach in the
@USPORTSca
era to win 600 career games!
@UACoachDraper
now owns a 600-160-11 record in 23 years with the Pandas.
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2 hard fought wins this weekend for
@GBHKY
vs. a very hard working
@RDPKingsHockey
team. 4-1 Friday and 6-3 Saturday - great crowd Friday at the Drake, thank you 4 your attendance
@UAlberta
students.
@BearsandPandas
put on a great event for all our fans
#thankyou
A celebration of life for our beloved Coach Drake will take place on Thursday June 14th @ 1:30pm in the Universiade Pavilion. See the tweet below and rsvp if you plan on attending. Please come join us as we give a proper send off to the greatest University Hockey Coach ever!
The Celebration of Life in honour of Clare Drake will be available to view via live stream on and open to the public if you wish to attend. Please RSVP here:
Thursday, June 14 @ 1:30pm
Universiade Pavilion
𝙵𝙸𝙽𝙰𝙻
The Bears open conference play with a 'W'!
Six different Bears scored on Friday night, including Jakin Smallwood's first as a Bear.
Pick drop at 7:00 pm tomorrow night at the Drake!
𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟 🚨🚨
The Bears are on the board in the Canada West Final!!
A goal from Ryan Hughes just 1:47 into the first period of Game 1 gives Alberta a 1-0 lead!
With so many graduating and/or signing pro deals it made room for all of these fellas. Read up on the 14 fresh new faces joining us this season below! 👇
#recruits
#rookies
The
@GBHKY
program has announced a record-breaking recruit class, as 14
@TheWHL
graduates are set to join the defending
@CanadaWest
champions.
This years class combined for 642 goals, 1,759 points and 137 goalie wins in 3,589 WHL games.
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