Les Patriotes from UQTR are a formidable team again this year. They are four time defending Queen's Cup Champions and have been to the CIS University Cup Tournament five years in a row. This season, No. 2 UQTR posted a regular season record of 20-2-2 and were 22-6-3 overall.
They qualified by sweeping the Ottawa Gee Gees in the OUA Far East Finals. UQTR's high-powered offense was second in the OUA in goals for with 132, and they tied for second in goals allowed with 61. They face Toronto in the first semi-final Saturday at 4:00 p.m.
Head Coach Jacques Laporte said playing in the tough OUA Far East Division has been a good training ground for his young team. "Our team is very proud to attend Queen's Cup for the 15th time. In the Far East division, each team can aspire to win the playoffs and we think that we are very well prepared for the OUA championship after our two playoff games against Ottawa. With 11 rookies on our team we didn't expect, at the beginning of the season, to finish at the top of our well-balanced division. Our first goal was to rebuild our team and then to develop more cohesion for the second part of the season."
Coach Laporte said his opening game against Toronto should be a struggle since the team's split their two regular season matches. "We anticipate a really good game against the Toronto Blues. We won 7-1 in November at Trois-Rivires but they beat us 4-2 in February at Toronto. Each team at the Queen's Cup has the quality to win the final and we will try to win this prestigious title for the 5th time in a row."
UQTR vs. Queen's Cup Opposition 2002-2003 (Record: 1-3)
Sat Feb 8 Toronto 4 UQTR 2
Sat Nov 2 UQTR 7 Toronto 1
Sat Oct 12 Lakehead 4 UQTR 2 NC
Fri Oct 11 Lakehead 4 UQTR 0 NC
Lakehead vs. UQTR Head to Head History:
Lakehead and UQTR have met four times. Lakehead is 3-1 against UQTR, outscoring them 12-7. UQTR was the first CIS hockey team that Lakehead played against.
Lakehead vs UQTR Results:
Oct. 13, 2002: Lakehead 4 UQTR 2
Oct. 12, 2002: Lakehead 4 UQTR 0
Oct, 13, 2001: Lakehead 3 UQTR 1
Oct. 12, 2001: UQTR 4 Lakehead 1
Players To Watch:
UQTR is led by OUA East MVP and All-Star Alexandre Tremblay who led the CIS in scoring with an incredible 59 points. UQTR's potent offense also features fellow OUA East All-Stars Jean-Philippe Glaude and Jean-Philippe Pare.
Historical Highlights:
1) CIS National Championships: 3:
2) Queen's Cup Championships: 6:
UQTR 2002-2003 Results:
Fri Feb 28 UQTR 2 Ottawa 1 PL div f
Wed Feb 26 UQTR 11 Ottawa 2 PL div f
Sun Feb 16 UQTR 6 Concordia 1
Fri Feb 14 UQTR 7 Ottawa 3
Sun Feb 9 UQTR 7 Ryerson 4
Sat Feb 8 Toronto 4 UQTR 2
Sat Feb 1 UQTR 4 Ottawa 3
Fri Jan 31 UQTR 7 McGill 2
Sun Jan 26 UQTR 6 McGill 3
Sat Jan 25 UQTR 9 Ottawa 4
Fri Jan 17 UQTR 8 Concordia 3
Sat Jan 11 UQTR 6 RMC 3
Fri Jan 10 UQTR 5 Queen's 2
Sun Dec 1 UQTR 2 McGill 2 TIE OT
Fri Nov 29 Concordia 4 UQTR 1
Sat Nov 23 UQTR 4 Laurier 2
Fri Nov 22 UQTR 6 Brock 3
Sat Nov 16 UQTR 5 Guelph 2
Fri Nov 15 UQTR 7 York 3
Sat Nov 9 UQTR 7 RMC 1
Fri Nov 8 UQTR 5 Queen's 2
Sun Nov 3 Vermont 3 UQTR 1 EX
Sat Nov 2 UQTR 7 Toronto 1
Fri Nov 1 UQTR 10 Ryerson 1
Sat Oct 26 UQTR 3 Ottawa 3 TIE OT
Fri Oct 24 UQTR 4 McGill 3
Fri Oct 18 UQTR 4 Concordia 2
Sat Oct 12 Lakehead 4 UQTR 2 NC
Fri Oct 11 Lakehead 4 UQTR 0 NC
Sat Oct 5 UQTR 7 St. Thomas 7 NC TIE
Fri Oct 4 UNB 5 UQTR 2 NC
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