With some help from a pair of Sault products, the University of New Brunswick Reds men’s hockey team capped off a historic perfect season over the weekend with a national championship.
For Cole MacKay and Camaryn Baber, a pair of childhood friends from the Sault who joined UNB’s team last season, it’s their second consecutive national championship.
UNB capped off the USPORTS national championship win on Sunday with a 4-0 win over UQTR.
➡️ UNB defeats UQTR 4-0 to take the 2024 U Cup
— U SPORTS Hockey (@USPORTS_Hockey) March 18, 2024
➡️ L’UNB bat l’UQTR 4 à 0 pour remporter la Coupe Universitaire 2024#ChaseTheGlory | #ViserHaut
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In Sunday’s win, MacKay had four shots on goal for the Reds while Baber was busy in the faceoff circle, taking 19 draws and winning eight of them.
UNB went 3-0 in the national championship tournament.
The Reds advanced to Sunday’s final by winning their semi-final game on Saturday by a 7-0 margin over Toronto Metropolitan. Baber had a goal in the win while MacKay had seven shots on goal.
UNB opened the tournament on Thursday with a 4-0 win over the Brock Badgers in quarterfinal play.
UNB won the Atlantic University Sport playoff title by running the table, first sweeping Saint Mary’s in a best-of-five semi-final series and then sweeping Moncton in a best-of-three championship series.
The Reds went 30-0 in regular season play and 38 straight including the playoffs and national championship tournament. The school’s winning streak dates back to last season’s AUS championship series when the team dropped a double-overtime decision in game two against Moncton.
UNB’s winning streak currently stands at 42 games. The team also won five exhibition games this season.
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