CCAA & ACAC

ALL CONFERENCE AWARDS

Hockey Headed

To ACAC FINALS!!

In Every Issue In This Issue

Hockey Finals Schedule

Color Night

Cole McCartney Named CCAA All Conference

Hockey All Conference Athletes

Hockey Headed to Finals!

Adopt a Viking

Curling ACAC All Conference

Photo of the Week

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Basketball ACAC All Conference

Athlete Q & A: Adam Johnson

Playoff Hockey Tickets Sales and Faculty/Staff Contest!

Final Word by Josh Ryan

Edgeworth Fitness Centre

Cole McCartney Named CCAA All Conference

Trust the Midas touch.

On Friday night in front of a huge hometown crowd the Vikings played another fast paced playoff game. Captain Torrie Dyck would score late in the first period in answer the a earlier goal scored by the SAIT Tro-jans. In the second and third period the Vikings were able to capitalize on two power play opportunities with Kenny Bradley and Adam Johnson adding two more goals to the score clock. The SAIT Trojans would score one more goal on a power play, which would be answered with a short handed goal by Scott Aucoin in the

final minutes of the third period. Goaltender Joel Danyluk also had an standout night making 45 saves.

After the Vikings Friday night win the SAIT Trojans found themselves in a must win Game 4 down in Calgary. The Vikings lead the series 2-1. The team played a fast paced game feeding off the momentum from Friday night’s win at home.

After a scoreless first and second period Adam Johnson was able to notch a goal early in the third. The Trojans answered tying the game up on a penalty shot by Matt Stefanishion with 8:41 left in the period. The game would remain tied sending it into overtime. With the overtime winding down Captain Torrie Dyck scored short handed and unassisted to win the game.

The Vikings are headed to the ACAC Finals for the first time since 1976. “I cant put into words how proud I’ am of this team and how hard they’ve worked for this. Great series, great win, and now its time to focus on the next challenge…finals” said Head Coach Blaine Gusdal.

The Vikings will take on the NAIT Ooks from Edmonton in a best of 5 series.

Game 1 - March 1, 2012

Vikings 5 ~ SAIT Trojans 6

Game 2 - March 3, 2012

Vikings 8 ~ SAIT Trojans 3

Game 3 - March 9, 2012

Vikings 4 ~ SAIT Trojans 2

Game 4 March 10, 2012

Vikings 2 ~ SAIT Trojans 1

Overtime

Series 3-1 for the Vikings

Game 1 - March 1, 2012

Vikings 5 ~ SAIT Trojans 6

Game 2 - March 3, 2012

Vikings 8 ~ SAIT Trojans 3

Game 3 - March 9, 2012

Vikings 4 ~ SAIT Trojans 2

Game 4 March 10, 2012

Vikings 2 ~ SAIT Trojans 1

Overtime

Series 3-1 for the Vikings

ACAC HOCKEY FINALS

Game 1 - Friday, March 16 @ 7:30 Encana Arena

Game 2 - Saturday, March 17 @ 7:00 NAIT Arena

11762 106 St. Edmonton

Game 3 - Thursday, March 22 @ 7:30 Encana Arena

Game 4 - Friday, March 23 @ 7:00 NAIT Arena

Game 5

(if necessary)

Saturday, March 24 @ 7:30 Encana Arena

ACAC HOCKEY FINALS

Game 1 - Friday, March 16 @ 7:30 Encana Arena

Game 2 - Saturday, March 17 @ 7:00 NAIT Arena

11762 106 St. Edmonton

Game 3 - Thursday, March 22 @ 7:30 Encana Arena

Game 4 - Friday, March 23 @ 7:00 NAIT Arena

Game 5

(if necessary)

Saturday, March 24 @ 7:30 Encana Arena

First Team

Goaltender *Joel Danyluk (Augustana)

Defense *Harrison Tribble (Augustana) Andy Willigar (NAIT)

Forwards *Torrie Dyck (Augustana) Andre Herman (Concordia)

Second Team

Goaltender Travis Rolheiser (MacEwan)

Defense *Brad Bourke (Augustana) Justin Daigle (MRU)

Forwards Steele Boomer (NAIT) *Dan Hope (Augustana) Tyler Jewitt (MRU)

Second Team

Goaltender Travis Rolheiser (MacEwan)

Defense *Brad Bourke (Augustana) Justin Daigle (MRU)

Forwards Steele Boomer (NAIT) *Dan Hope (Augustana) Tyler Jewitt (MRU)

March 7, 2012 - The CCAA has proudly an-nounced the CCAA All Canadians at the 2012 CCAA Men’s Volleyball National Championship Awards Banquet hosted by the CBC Bearcats in

Abbotsford, B.C.

Each award recipient is selected by their individual conference based on their performance and contri-

bution to both their sport and their team.

Cole McCartney, of the Augustana Vikings

Cole is a former U18 Team Alberta player; his im-pressive stats in blocks and kills have earned him several Player of the Game awards and put him

near the top of the ACAC’s all-time block record.

Cole was also named to the ACAC All Conference

Team.

2nd Team North

Shayn Bruney - Men’s Basketball

1st Team North

Kelsey Lund - Women’s Basketball

Sarah McCrae

Women’s Team - 2nd

Alison Owens

Mixed - 3rd

Chad Szott

Mixed - 2nd

Vikings Photo Gallery

Captain Torrie Dyck receives a cheque from Colleen King from Camrose Minor Hockey for the teams many hours of coaching and

mentoring of Minor Hockey athletes.

2011/2012 Vikings Sponsors who donate $40, 000 plus to the Vikings Athletics programs Hockey Plus, Extreme Pita, Midas, Scotia Bank, East Side Mario's, Camrose Chrysler ,

Audio Video, Camrose Canadian, Boston Pizza, Comsec, Merchants Coffee & Tea, Pharmasave, Sports Factor, and ID Apparel.

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Balancing the books… Sleep, eat, classes, group projects, studying, team practice, strength training, travel, com-petition, eat, sleep, repeat… Not all days are like this, but our student-athletes, on average, dedicate 21 hours a week to training and performing in their chosen sport. Add in weekend travel to competitions, athletic therapy, and involvement in community initiatives and there is little to no time re-maining to take on part-time jobs to offset the costs of attending university. Financial assistance is crucial to the continuation of the proud tradition of sporting and academic excellence at Augustana. Invest in our athletes and their dreams will become reality. To Adopt an Athlete click on the link below and pick the sport your athlete participates in and honour them with a gift in their name. Adopt a Viking Online Giving Page Thank You Vikings Athletics

Why did you choose to attend Augustana?

What has been your best moment playing for the Vikings?

Do you have any rituals or superstitions?

What are you looking to accomplish in your time at Augustana? Who has been your biggest influence in your life thus far?

What has been the biggest accomplishment in sport?

What is the best advice you were ever given?

What is your favourite type of music/band?

What is your favourite food to eat before a game?

In all honesty I hadn’t thought about coming to Augustana at all before I talked to Gus. My plan

was to go to the states to play, however Gus somehow brainwashed me into coming and I

couldn’t be happier that he did. The fact that its close to home and family is an added bonus.

I am looking forward to winning multiple championships and getting a degree.

No crazy ones but if I have a good game I try and do the same things I did

that day, the next game day. The only one I do every time is write the initials

of my family and line mates on my stick.

For home games I always have tortellini and away games usually a Safeway

sub on the bus!

At the rink I mostly listen to techno or that kinda upbeat music but away from

the rink its usually just country.

Beating SAIT this past weekend to become the first Vikings hockey team to make the finals

since 1976 was definitely the best moment so far. Seeing how happy everyone was in the

dressing room after is something I’ll never forget.

From my teammates, were a close group and i would do anything for them

and I know they would do anything for me.

Winning 2 RAMHL Championships in midget was pretty special. Going to game seven In the

AJHL finals was probably the biggest accomplishment as well as the biggest disappointment

when we lost. Getting to this years ACAC finals will be number one when we win.

My Junior coach told me I wasn’t strong enough to get in battles in front of the net so I should

just stay away until the right opportunity comes and then be in the right place at the right time.

Seemed to work.

I have been very fortunate to have lots of great influences in my life; my family would have to

be the biggest though. They have been supportive of all my decisions and I wouldn’t be where I

am today without them!

Where do you draw your inspiration from?

Do you have any rituals or superstitions?

What are you looking to accomplish in your time at Augustana?

What is your favourite type of music/band?

What is your favourite food to eat before a game?

I am looking forward to winning multiple championships and getting a degree.

No crazy ones but if I have a good game I try and do the same things I did

that day, the next game day. The only one I do every time is write the initials

of my family and line mates on my stick.

For home games I always have tortellini and away games usually a Safeway

sub on the bus!

At the rink I mostly listen to techno or that kinda upbeat music but away from

the rink its usually just country.

From my teammates, were a close group and i would do anything for them

and I know they would do anything for me.

Where do you draw your inspiration from?

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First 10 people to respond via email to ahurley@augustana.ca will

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This past weekend I was in Calgary coaching 16U boys club volleyball. We had a decent tournament, inconsistent with flashes of brilliance. In

our pool we played one of the better teams in the province and beat them, our best showing of our season so far. We followed that up by playing average of

worse the rest of the way, going to a tiebreaker in the remaining matches. While I was disappointed we couldn't have had won our playoff game, it's ulti-

mately a good lesson for this group to learn this feeling of defeat and use to work towards the next tournament.

People are always so quick to get caught up over mistakes, failures, losses, but it's through failure that people succeed. To quote a basketball player by

the name of Michael Jordan, "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game win-

ning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." In sports, you cannot rise to the top without earning how

through mistakes first. An example that sticks out to me is the Edmonton Oilers of the 1980's. They lost a first round series to the Los Angeles Kings in 1982,

which featured a game remembered as the "Miracle on Manchester," after the name of the street the Kings arena sat. This upset began much scrutiny

around the Oilers who were expected to compete for the Stanley Cup. However, this loss spurred them to make 6 Stanley Cup Finals appearances in the

next 8 years, winning 5 times.

Last year, our volleyball teams were well out of the playoffs, our men's basketball team missed narrowly, our women's team came in as a wild card and

advanced to the quarters. This year, the women's team still struggled, but showed definite sings of improvement in the second half, our guys volleyball and

basketball teams lost out during wildcard playoffs, and the girls basketball team was a few points away form the final four. The hockey team lost in the semi's

the last two years, this year they have home ice advantage in the finals. Despite the low points that come with losing, these moments give athletes, and

coaches, the chance to build towards something better.

By: Josh Ryan

This past weekend I was in Calgary coaching 16U boys club volleyball. We had a decent tournament, inconsistent with flashes of brilliance. In

our pool we played one of the better teams in the province and beat them, our best showing of our season so far. We followed that up by playing average of

worse the rest of the way, going to a tiebreaker in the remaining matches. While I was disappointed we couldn't have had won our playoff game, it's ulti-

mately a good lesson for this group to learn this feeling of defeat and use to work towards the next tournament.

People are always so quick to get caught up over mistakes, failures, losses, but it's through failure that people succeed. To quote a basketball player by

the name of Michael Jordan, "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game win-

ning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." In sports, you cannot rise to the top without earning how

through mistakes first. An example that sticks out to me is the Edmonton Oilers of the 1980's. They lost a first round series to the Los Angeles Kings in 1982,

which featured a game remembered as the "Miracle on Manchester," after the name of the street the Kings arena sat. This upset began much scrutiny

around the Oilers who were expected to compete for the Stanley Cup. However, this loss spurred them to make 6 Stanley Cup Finals appearances in the

next 8 years, winning 5 times.

Last year, our volleyball teams were well out of the playoffs, our men's basketball team missed narrowly, our women's team came in as a wild card and

advanced to the quarters. This year, the women's team still struggled, but showed definite sings of improvement in the second half, our guys volleyball and

basketball teams lost out during wildcard playoffs, and the girls basketball team was a few points away form the final four. The hockey team lost in the semi's

the last two years, this year they have home ice advantage in the finals. Despite the low points that come with losing, these moments give athletes, and

coaches, the chance to build towards something better.