It’s well-established that the revolving door of U SPORTS eligibility poses serious challenges for teams, requiring them to always stay one step ahead within their recruitment programs. Recently, however, it hasn’t been the athlete’s age that has forced them to depart from Queen’s, but higher opportunities south of the border.
Throughout this offseason, the Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams were challenged to fill the massive holes in vital roles left by graduating players on their respective rosters. Tracking roster changes can be challenging, so here’s a condensed list of players to watch this upcoming season.
With the Gaels’ OUA season well behind us and the Toronto Maple Leafs having lost their sixth consecutive game seven, there’s no better time to apply some of the lessons the Leafs have struggled to realize, or accept, to our men’s hockey team here at Queen’s.