Concussions aren’t uncommon with the NAIT Ooks. To keep players safe, they go through rigorous concussion protocol.
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First-year women’s hockey player sets records
By Jordan Tougas Photo by Railene Hooper Most of the Ooks records that have been broken this year have been done so by fourth or fifth-year players, but a first-year women’s hockey goalie has made her mark with the Ooks. Kaitlyn Slator broke the ACAC record on...
Sex before the game?
By Moira Bryan Whether they’re taking part in a drop-in game of basketball, playing for the NAIT Ooks or representing your country at the Olympics, the topic of whether or not you should be getting in some pre-game action can come up. One study published in Biological...
Ooks Hockey Gala
By Jordan Tougas The Ooks Men’s and Women’s Hockey teams are looking to bring in some extra money near the end of the season. The NAIT Ooks Hockey Gala is hosted by Ernest’s and aims to raise money for both hockey teams. The Ooks are working through the last few weeks...
Ooks petition to stop budget cuts
By JORDAN TOUGAS A NAIT Ooks Men’s Hockey player is stepping up to tell NAIT that he wants athletes involved in budget discussions. Brendan Jensen is the starting goalie for the Ooks’ Men’s Hockey team. In December, he started a petition asking NAIT’s Board of...
The Final Push
Entering the new year in 2nd place, the Men’s Hockey team plans to carry the momentum from 2018 throughout the rest of the spring. Featuring Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s Volleyball and Men’s and Women’s Hockey.
So close … once again
The mens Ooks hockey team has seen another strong season come to a disappointing close after losing 4-1 in a do-or-die Game 3 final playoff to the MacEwan Griffins last Sunday in the ACAC championships. Griffins goaltender Marc-Olivier Daigle was voted playoff MVP for...
Women’s hockey team play Red Deer in ACAC semi-finals
Image courtesy of NAIT Athletics flickr account The 2017-18 ACAC Women’s Hockey playoffs start at 7:00 pm on February 23 at the NAIT arena. The third seeded Red Deer College Queens are playing the second seeded NAIT Ooks in a best of three series to determine who will...
Ooks no match for Golden Bears
Face-Off 2017 is over, and the U of A trumps the NAIT Ooks again in a charity classic game. Having an 11-1-1-1 record in the ACAC, the Ooks are the best the ACAC can offer, but the first place Golden Bears proved to be better beating NAIT 4-0 during the charity hockey...
Last game at Northlands?
On Saturday Dec. 9 at 7 p.m, the NAIT men’s hockey team will face off against the University of Alberta Golden Bears at Northlands Coliseum, the former home of the Edmonton Oilers, known back then as Rexall Place. The game is a charity event, with 20 per cent of the...