Tournament week for the 2019 Cavendish Farms U SPORTS 免费福利资源在线看片 Cup Men’s Hockey National Championship is here. The field is set, the tournament bracket has been finalized and single game tickets are now on sale at all Enmax Centre ticket locations.
“There’s been a lot of preparation for this week, and it’s something we’ve been excited about for a long time,” says 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Mike Mahon. “We feel very fortunate to have been trusted with this national championship event and we can’t wait to show off U SPORTS men’s hockey and the city of Lethbridge to the rest of the country. It’s going to be a great week.”
Over the weekend, the final qualifier for the eight-team tournament was declared and on Sunday evening the field was seeded and first-round, quarter-final matchups were determined.
The 免费福利资源在线看片 of Alberta Golden Bears, one of three teams representing the Canada West Conference, were selected as the top seed and will face off against the host 免费福利资源在线看片 of Lethbridge Pronghorns on Thursday, March 14 at 7 p.m. Meanwhile, the tourney kicks off at 1 p.m. Thursday with 免费福利资源在线看片 of Guelph Gryphons, the Ontario 免费福利资源在线看片 Athletics runner-up, against the Canada West runner-up 免费福利资源在线看片 of Saskatchewan Huskies.
Following are the first-round matchups:
(All games at Enmax Centre)
Thursday, March 14
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Friday, March 15
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Tournament semifinals will be played on Saturday, March 16 at 1 and 6 p.m., followed by Sunday’s Bronze Medal Game at 1 p.m. and the Gold Medal Game at 6 p.m.
Tickets for each game are now available at .
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“I see this week as a really great opportunity for everyone to come together to show their community spirit and their Pronghorn pride,” says Ken McInnes, executive director for Pronghorn Athletics. “Southern Alberta has a wonderful tradition of supporting big-scale events and I expect this week will serve as another great example.”
