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It鈥檚 Alumni Weekend as both Panthers hockey teams pay homage to all the Panthers who came before them.
On Friday, the 69传媒Men鈥檚 Hockey team plays Acadia at 7:00 pm in the MacLauchlan Arena. Before the game will be a ceremony to honour the 1987 and 1988 championship teams.
鈥淭his is a big weekend for our team and program,鈥� said coach Forbes MacPherson. 鈥淓ach year our schedule is highlighted by our Alumni Weekend. This year is even more special with the celebration of the 1986-87 and 1987-88 Atlantic conference championships teams. Aside from that excitement, we are in a heated battle to retain a play-off spot and chase down home ice. We are on the home stretch of regular season play and are focused on trying to make the play-offs.鈥�
Saturday, the 69传媒Women鈥檚 Hockey team plays at 1:30 pm against Universit茅 de Moncton. 鈥淪aturday we finish up our back-to-back games against U de M,鈥� said coach Bruce Ferguson.
鈥淟ast game we were able to kill off a 5-on-3 opportunity early and score one of our own on the power play. All our games this year against U de M have been very close and have come down to a goal either a late in the third period goal or in overtime. Moncton will be ready, and it will be important for us to match their speed and intensity right from the start.鈥�
The men play again Saturday evening at 7:00 pm against Acadia University. Before the game, the Panthers will celebrate all 69传媒Men鈥檚 Hockey alumni with a small ceremony.
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