On Saturday, March 2, at Columbia Ice Fields, the Engineering Student vs. Faculty Hockey Game brought professors and students together in an effort to promote camaraderie between the two groups. After a ceremonial puck drop by Engineering Dean Pearl Sullivan, and the singing of the National Anthem by Alessia Danelon, the action got underway. The first two periods were tight, with the students netting two goals, scored by Aren Patel and Zack MacLennan, and the faculty scoring three. The third period was dominated by the faculty, as they added six goals to their tally, for a score of 8-2. The final score however, was 8-8, due to a heavy bell curve. To settle the tie, the game proceeded to a shootout, where both teams shot simultaneously. Tremendous saves by goalies Keegan Skoretz and Dave Lowrie and a fantastic goal by Ben Selby made it appear as though the students would taste victory. The faculty however, emerged victorious by a narrow margin.
Making its first debut since 1977, the Student vs. Faculty Game even featured a Faculty member who participated as a student in the game thirty-six years ago. “I do remember scouring for equipment”, said Professor John Wright of his endeavors as goalie for the Student team in 1977. “I may be the only player to play back-to-back games”. A trophy from the 1977 game was found in storage and awarded to the faculty team for their win. “We want it delivered to each of our offices”, exclaimed one jovial professor after the game.
Donations of $200 each from the Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department, the Systems Design Engineering Department, the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and Dean Pearl Sullivan provided each player on the student and faculty teams with a customized jersey. Much thanks is given to each department for their contributions.
Special thanks go out to referees Ryan Jenken and Lindsay Brock as well as to announcer Cameron Winterink, timekeeper Mathieu Tremblay and photographers Jeff Luo and Kevin Veloso.
Faculty team members included: Bill Bauer, Mike Worswick, Oscar Nespoli, Jonathan Histon, Marc Aucoin, Karl Janzen, Gerry Schneider, Andrew Paquegnat, Gary Brock, David Clausi, John Wright, Scott Paterson, Tom Gawel, John Zelek, John McPhee, and Alex Bardelick.
Student team members included: Dave Lowrie, Keegan Skoretz, Haran Balaram, Mike Seliske, Curtis Strome, Tom Raso, Fady Methias, Brandon Van Asseldonk, David Janssen, Matt McMaster, Brad Carmichael, Aren Patet, Zack MacLennan, Greg Bolzon, Scott Wood, Farhan Panthaki, and Ben Selby.
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