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  Inside the Hinse

  Laura Lalonde – Updated March 2, 2015 at 11:40pm

  Olivier Hinse is the kind of person you’d want to be stranded on a desert island with. “He’s a stand-up guy,” says Kevin Figsby, head coach of the Concordia Stingers men’s hockey team. “And he’s got that glow.”

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  Stepping Away from the Sidelines

  Michelle Pucci – Updated March 2, 2015 at 11:33pm

  Stingers basketball players probably see him more often than they see their parents. John Dore has been the man on the sidelines of every men’s basketball game for the past 26 years, as well as the man behind the never-frowning but stern lips and eyes permanently pinched from smiling, or maybe exhaustion.

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  Release the Cage Fighters

  Patrick Mocella – Updated March 2, 2015 at 11:20pm

  Ten months ago the war drums of promotion for UFC 173 began to sound, and UFC president Dana White boldly claimed that Renan Barao, his then-bantamweight champion, was the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world.

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  Stingers Left Feeling The Blues

  David S. Landsman – Updated February 28, 2015 at 5:38pm

  Despite beating the Carabins in their season finale, the Stingers couldn’t muster enough energy and were blanked 2-0 at the CEPSUM in the first game of their playoffs series last Thursday.

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  Ready. Set. Game.

  Vince Morello – Updated February 24, 2015 at 9:26pm

  As students celebrate the beginning of reading week, a group of hardcore video gamers remain on the 7th floor of Concordia’s Hall building, competing against each other for League of Legends supremacy.

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  Next Stop: Playoffs

  David S. Landsman – Updated February 24, 2015 at 8:59pm

  Their game plan was simple: go out, play hard, and come away with some added confidence before the first round of the playoffs this Thursday. From the looks of things, the Concordia Stingers women’s hockey team brought their work ethic, confidence, and a much needed goal-scoring punch at the right time.

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  Long-Term Stability Between The Pipes

  David S. Landsman – Updated February 24, 2015 at 5:54am

  For a hockey team to succeed on and off the ice, they need a core group of leaders. A solid and stable lineup with a balanced attack, a strong defensive core and, behind all lines of defense, a goaltender. When you have one, you’re good. But when you have two, you’re set.

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  Women’s Basketball: Final Home Game

  Julien Assouline – Updated February 22, 2015 at 8:02pm

  The Concordia Stingers could not overcome the McGill Martlets’ physical play in five-year veteran Kaylah Barrett’s final home game, losing 65-53 and giving them a 6-9 record on the season.

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  Swarming the Redmen

  Jeff Tibbins – Updated February 22, 2015 at 7:57pm

  Trailing by four heading into the fourth quarter, the Concordia Stingers rallied to beat their longtime rival, the McGill Redmen, 69-61 on Saturday afternoon, clinching their ticket to the postseason.

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  A New Team in Town

  Tristan D’Amours – Updated February 21, 2015 at 8:35pm

  This spring, Montreal will gain another professional soccer team. FC Montreal will play in the United Soccer League, the league the Montreal Impact used to compete in during the early 2000s. The Link spoke to Phillippe Eullaffroy, the Montreal Impact Academy director and head coach of FC Montreal, about the creation of the new club.