The X-Men return to the Varsity Cup for their second appearance. The X-Mens game against Lakehead in the first Varsity Cup in 2002 (a close 5-3 X-Men victory settled with an empty netter) is still remembered as one of the best university games played at the Gardens. The X-Men are in sixth in the AUS this season with an 8-7 record (11-10 overall) and have been ranked in the CIS Top 10.
Interim Head Coach Brad Peddle will bring a young, but very talented and deep squad that executes very well. He said his team is looking forward to the challenge. We are very excited about playing at the Varsity Cup Tourney. We will get to test ourselves against three strong university programs and we are ready to play.
Key returning players are Captain Ryan Walsh (14 goals, 8 asssists; 7th CIS, 4th AUS), Stuart MacRae (6 goals, 18 assists; 5th CIS, 3rd AUS) and Ryan Armstrong (3 goals, 4 assists). Walsh is the sniper while MacRae is the playmaker and both are ranked among the top AUS and CIS scorers. Another scorer to watch is Colin Circelli (3 goals, 10 assists) while Justin Sudas is a very able blueliner. X has two excellent netminders in Ryan Aschaber (6-6-0, 2.99 GAA, 0.910 SV%) and Tyson Kellerman (2-1-2, 5.13 GAA, 0.830 SV%).
This years squad has added 10 freshman including defensemen Sam Roberts (1 goal, 8 assists) and Will Colbert (1 goal, 6 assists) and forwards Nick Lees (8 goals, 2 assists), Brett Trudell (2 goals, 6 assists), and Ryan Salvis (3 goals, 6 assists). Roberts, Lees, and Salvis have all been producing offensively for X in the first half of the regular season.
St. FX has won one Canadian Universities (CIS) National Championship (2004) and were CIS finalists in 2001 and 2003. They have won 24 Atlantic University Conference (AUS) titles: 1929, 36, 37, 41, 43-46, 50-52, 54-59, 63, 66-68, 76,78, and 2004.
St. FX 05 Results:
Wed Nov 30 Saint Mary's 1 StFX 0
Sat Nov 26 Acadia 6 StFX 1
Fri Nov 25 StFX 4 Dalhousie 1
Sat Nov 19 St. Thomas 5 StFX 1
Fri Nov 18 Moncton 3 StFX 1
Sat Nov 12 St. Thomas 4 StFX 3
Fri Nov 11 StFX 6 Moncton 2
Sat Nov 5 StFX 3 Acadia 1
Fri Nov 4 StFX 4 Dalhousie 3
Sun Oct 30 UNB 9 StFX 4
Sat Oct 29 StFX 7 UPEI 5
Sat Oct 22 UNB 3 StFX 2
Fri Oct 21 StFX 11 UPEI 2
Sun Oct 16 StFX 6 Dalhousie 3
Fri Oct 14 StFX 7 Saint Mary's 6
Sat Oct 8 UMass 5 StFX 2 EX
Fri Oct 7 Vermont 10 StFX 3 EX
Wed Oct 5 StFX 3 Moncton 0 NC
Fri Sep 30 StFX 2 UPEI 1 NC
Sat Oct 1 StFX 4 UNB 0 NC
Sun Oct 2 Moncton 3 StFX 2 NC Champ