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SportsStingers Hockey Earns All-Star Nominations
The Concordia Stingers may not have had a deep playoff run or a trip to nationals like last year, but several players do have something to celebrate.
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SportsThe Montreal Shamrocks Are Giving the City Gaelic Sports
Quebec and Montreal have a rich Irish background, with Montreal’s Irish population making up about six per cent of the city’s total population. With such a high number of people with Irish heritage, the culture is definitely alive and well in Montreal.
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SportsStingers Women’s Basketball Has Climbed Back to the Top
On Saturday Feb. 24, 2018, the Concordia Stingers women’s basketball team lost 62-61 to the Laval Rouge et Or. It was the end of their worst season in recent memory, winning just four games. It was also the first time they found themselves at the bottom of the RSEQ standings since the 2009-2010 season. Any team that comes off a 4-12 record is going to have to undertake a massive rebuild.
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SportsSimon Bourque Planning for Future After a Tough Year
It was late in the second period of a clash between the Concordia Stingers and the Queen’s Golden Gaels when it happened. Queen’s, a top team in the Ontario University Athletics, found themselves up 2-1, but on the penalty kill thanks to a tripping call.
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SportsConcordia 73, UQAM 69: Stingers Men’s Basketball Takes Home RSEQ Championship
The Quebec university basketball season is over, ending on a high note for the Stingers who defeated the Université du Québec a Montréal Citadins on Saturday night by a score of 73-69.
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SportsConcordia 79, Bishop’s 71: Stingers Men’s Basketball Punches Ticket to Finals
“Is not over until we get to nationals,” said Sami Ghandour after his team secured a spot in the RSEQ final game beating the Bishop’s Gaiters on Wednesday.
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SportsStingers 62, McGill 55: Concordia Women’s Basketball Advance to RSEQ Title Game
Wednesday night, after a sea of Stingers fans hurried into the gym for the first game of a double header, McGill vs. Concordia basketball playoff magic was recaptured. This time, with electrifying energy and loud crowd chants, Concordia was able to break McGill’s seven year run to the finals, defeating the Martlets 62-55.
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SportsCanadiennes 2, Thunder 1: Montreal Pulls Off a Win in Annual Charity Game
Fans gathered at Place Bell on Saturday night to see Les Canadiennes take on the Markham Thunder for the ninth annual Pink in the Rink fundraiser game.
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SportsMcGill 5, Concordia 3: Stingers Women’s Hockey Season Ends On a Heartbreaking Note
After a crushing 6-2 defeat on Thursday night, Concordia’s women’s hockey team had the chance to even up their semifinal series against the McGill Martlets.
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SportsStingers Men’s Hockey: ‘A Year of Adversity’
“This was a year of adversity. I think we’ll be better, even the coaching staff, because of the adversity we faced. It’s not an excuse for not going far [in the playoffs though],” said Stingers men’s hockey coach Marc-André Élement.
