The Ooks seasons are winding down, and here is how each team did this weekend. Men's Hockey The men's hockey team split a pair of games, with the Briercrest Clippers losing 3-2 in overtime on Friday before responding with a 5-3 win on Saturday. On Friday, it took...
Ooks playoff outlook
With the regular season winding down for the Ooks, here is a look at the playoff outlooks of each team. Men's Hockey The men's hockey team sits right in the middle of the pack with nine wins, six regulation losses and three overtime losses. With six games left, they...
‘We’re figuring out how to play together’: The women’s basketball team’s road to success
How well a team gels together is a huge factor to a season’s success, and the women’s team just couldn’t get things rolling in the early part of the 2022-23 season. After they won last year’s ACAC Championship, the team saw considerable turnover–the entire roster has...
Inexpensive ways to stay in shape around NAIT
Do you find it challenging to stay in shape or keep moving due to the cost of certain sports or gym memberships? If this sounds like you, don’t worry because you’re not alone in this struggle. Luckily, being a NAIT student has many benefits when it comes to having...
Men’s basketball flying down home stretch, into playoffs
Ooks men’s Head Coach Jordan Baker had a conversation with his team at the start of the 2022-23 season about what it would take, to meet their goal of an ACAC championship. They’ve demonstrated their dedication to that goal throughout this season. The...
John Utendale: A legacy of breaking barriers
Willie O’Ree was the first black player to play in the NHL. But did you know that another black player almost did it first? John Utendale started his professional hockey career with the first iteration of the Edmonton Oil Kings as an 18-year-old in the 1954-55...
Support your student athletes
NAIT has some talented student athletes across multiple different sports. Of the three team sports still in progress— volleyball, basketball and hockey—all NAIT's men's and women's teams sit in a playoff spot, and four of the six have winning records. NAIT students...
Ooks weekend recap: Men’s teams surge while women’s teams struggle
The men’s teams had another strong weekend, winning five of their six games. However, the women struggled, losing all six of their games. Here’s how each team did. Men’s Hockey The men’s hockey team was the only men’s team to lose a game this weekend. They split what...
NAIT Ooks bring on former FC Edmonton assistant coach
NAIT Athletics have announced that Dhee Govender will be the new head coach for the 2023/24 women’s soccer/futsal season. This is Govender’s first head coach role, but he brings over 20 years of experience in coaching. In fact, he’s a former Ook. In 2018, Govender was...
Esports in Alberta continue to grow
Esports, short for electronic sports, have been around for over 20 years. During the pandemic, though, esports hit a new level of popularity. With people suddenly spending a lot more time at home, this led to a lot more time for video games. Thus, the Alberta Esports...