Men's Hockey The men's hockey team is moving on to the finals after sweeping the University of Alberta Augustana, winning 4-2 and then 3-1. On Friday, it was Augustana opening the scoring at the 10:30 mark of the first period. Augustana carried the 1-0 lead to the...
The journey of a NAIT student athlete
As the Ooks men's basketball team is soaring down the final stretch of their regular season, it is incredible to see the talent the team has assembled this season. But when you watch student athletes participating in a sport, there is another side often forgotten...
NAIT Coach named ACAC Badminton Coach of the Year
Alan Chow, Head Coach for the NAIT Ooks Badminton team has been named ACAC Badminton Coach of the year. This is his second year of coaching for the team. During his first, he coached multiple athletes into the CCAA Nationals “Last year was my first year and we had a...
High-flying playoff games punctuate stellar men’s basketball season
The 2022-23 season is now over for the NAIT Ooks men’s basketball team. This year was a season full of memorable moments and learning curves that provided quite the experience for all. After a 13-7 regular season, the Ooks placed third in the ACAC North Division,...
The men’s volleyball teams journey to playoffs
The NAIT Ooks men’s volleyball team travelled north to Fort McMurray for the 2023 ACAC men’s volleyball playoffs.. The team was ranked third in the north coming into the weekend and was ready to make a run for the title. Game 1: #3 NAIT Ooks vs. #2 Lethbridge Kodiaks...
Ooks weekend recap: March 3-6
Only two teams remain playing this upcoming weekend. Here's how the remaining teams did. Men's Hockey The men's hockey team is moving on to the semi-finals after defeating Briercrest 2-1 in the best of three. NAIT lost the first game 6-5 before rebounding to win the...
The NHL trade deadline in a “flat” salary cap era
Since the beginning of the 2005-2006 season, the NHL introduced a limit to how much money teams are able to spend on players. This rule was introduced to increase the competitiveness of the league and to even out the salaries. Without this, teams were able to pay...
2023 World Baseball Classic Preview
The fifth edition of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) has the potential to be the greatest one yet, with even more stars participating in this year’s tournament than ever before. As baseball fans eagerly await the first pitch of the 14-day journey to crown a champion...
Ooks weekend recap: Feb. 24-27
Seasons are starting to wrap up in the ACAC. Here's how the Ooks did in their games last weekend. Men's Hockey The men's hockey team wrapped up their regular season with a pair of games against the University of Alberta-Augustana. They lost 4-3 in overtime on the road...
Former Ook signs first professional contract
Former Ook men’s hockey player, Nick Leyer, has signed his first professional contract for Kalix HC of HockeyEttan. Kalix is located in Sweden–it’s the team located the closest to Finland. HockeyEttan is built into four geographically split groups and serves as the...