POWERED BY

University Cup Preview: UQTR Patrioites

Tue Mar 18, 2003
Written by Mike Aylward
Photo by James Mirabelli

Les Patriotes de UQTR are a formidable team again this year. They are five time defending Queen's Cup Champions and this is their sixth consecutive CIS University Cup Tournament appearance.

This season, No. 2 UQTR posted a regular season record of 20-2-2 and were 24-6-3 overall. They qualified by sweeping the Ottawa Gee Gees in the OUA Far East Finals and then defeating Toronto and York to claim the Queen's Cup. 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.

Head Coach Jacques Laporte said his team is ready for what he knows will be a tough competition. "We are very proud to represent the OUA for the 6th time in a row at the Nationals. Like our last appearance at the University Cup, it will be a great challenge for our team. All of us remember the 2 last finals in overtime. We will do our best to play our best hockey of the season."

Coach Laporte also said that UQTR doesn't take either Lakehead or UNB lightly. "We have a great respect for both teams in our pool. We've never played at the Nationals against UNB or Lakehead but in pre-season games in October 2002, we lost 7-4 against the Reds and lost 4-0 and 4-2 against the Thunderwolves.

Players To Watch:
Les Patriotes are a big, fast, skilled team 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 All-Stars Jean-Philippe Glaude and dangerous sniper Jean-Philippe Pare. First year goaltender Dany Dallaire is also tough to beat.

For the UQTR Roster, click here.

UQTR vs. University Cup Opposition 2002-2003 (Record: 2-3)
Mar 9 UQTR 7 York 4
Nov 15 UQTR 7 York 3
Oct 12 Lakehead 4 UQTR 2 NC
Oct 11 Lakehead 4 UQTR 0 NC
Oct 4 UNB 5 UQTR 2 NC

Historical Highlights:
1) CIS National Championships: 3
2) Queen's Cup Championships: 7

Lakehead and 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

UQTR 2002-2003 Results:
Sun Mar 9 QUTR 7 York 4
Sat Mar 8 UQTR 6 Toronto 3
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

For more info on UQTR Sports (en francais), click here.