Athletes of the week Samuel Labrecque This is Labrecque’s second Tribune Athlete-of-the-Week honour, and deservedly so. The freshman defenceman has been a revelation this season and has been on fire of late, scoring seven goals in his past five games. Labrecque scored the game-winning goals in both of McGill’s weekend[Read More…]
Men’s Varsity
Know your coaches: Track and field, Martlet and Redmen soccer, Martlet volleyball
Dennis Barrett – Track and Field Dennis Barrett has had success as both an athlete and coach at McGill, and is currently in his 30th season as a coach. After transferring to McGill from the NCAA in 1981, Barrett led the Redmen to the Québec track and field title and[Read More…]
The week that was for McGill Athletics: February 3rd
Athletes of the week François Bourque Bourque, a 6’6” sophomore from Terrebonne, Quebec, was once again instrumental for the Redmen as an interior presence in their two games against the UQAM Citadins over the weekend, averaging 15.5 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. Bourque was efficient from the field as[Read More…]
Record-breaking weekend at McGill Team Challenge
McGill Martlets 9th McGill Redmen 6th Ten records were broken at the 20th McGill Team Challenge at the Richard Tomlinson Fieldhouse on Friday and Saturday. The indoor track meet lasted two days and is the largest indoor meet[Read More…]
Labrecque leads Redmen past Gaels
McGill Redmen 4 Queen's Gaels 1 Freshman defenceman Samuel Labrecque came out of the Redmen locker room after Friday night’s game and addressed the media outside in short, quiet sentences. “I was pretty lucky on all the goals,” Labrecque said, after ending a 22 game hat[Read More…]
The week that was for McGill Athletics: January 27th
Athletes of the week Samuel Labrecque Labrecque led the Redmen over the Queen’s Gaels this past weekend with a spectacular three-goal night, becoming the first McGill defenceman to score a hat trick in 19 years. In his first year with the Redmen, Labrecque has had an immediate impact, leading all[Read More…]
Hockey: Redmen turn up for Carnival Game, send Ravens packing
McGill Redmen 2 Carleton Ravens 0 Invigorated by the bumping capacity crowd, the McGill Redmen [16-5] secured a well-fought 2-0 victory over the Carleton Ravens [16-5] in this year’s Carnival game. McGill stretched their undefeated streak at Carnival games to 13, while improving their overall record against Carleton to 27-20-1.[Read More…]
Basketball: Bourque leads Redmen past Rouge et Or
McGill Redmen 73 Laval Rouge et Or 42 “Going into the game you always think you’re going to win—you have to be confident,” sophomore wing Michael Peterkin said. “We beat [Laval] two days ago, and we had a tough game when we won that so we thought if we stick[Read More…]
Know your coaches: Martlet and Redmen basketball and hockey
Peter Smith – Martlet Hockey There are very few teams in university sports that can claim to be as dominant as the Martlet ice hockey team has been in recent years. A large part of that success can be traced back to the steady hand of Peter Smith, who has[Read More…]
The week that was: January 20
Athletes of the week Francois Bourque Bourque, a towering 6’6” forward from Terrebonne, Quebec, carried the Redmen to two victories over the weekend against Laval. He notched a double double in both games and averaged 13.5 points, 13 rebounds, and 2.5 assists, proving to be too much to handle in[Read More…]
