Written by: Duncan Forbes
It was a tough season for the Tigers as they struggled with consistency and injuries all season long. They began the season with a big win at the Don Wells Memorial Tournament in Acadia with victories against Saint Mary’s and StFX, who they beat in overtime to win the tournament.
In November, Pierre Vandall was named to Team Canada’s men’s hockey team that would compete at the Winter Universiade in Trentino, Italy. He helped Team Canada win gold as they went 5-0 in the tournament, defeating Kazakhstan in the final 6-2 in December.
The Tigers were in the win column twice in the second half, and found themselves on the outside looking in when it came to the AUS playoff picture for the third straight year.
“It was a tough year in the standings, however, under the circumstances we were very optimistic that our guys continued to compete every night,” says Donnelly. “Our team lost over 10 games by just one goal, despite playing without a full lineup in almost every game.”
It was also a great learning experience for a Tigers team that sported 12 first and second year players.
Donnelly also credits the Tigers alumni for supporting the Tigers while the going was tough.
The Tigers will be saying goodbye to some great individuals in Brett Plouffe, Francois Gauthier and Bobby Nadeau who will all move on next season. Brett will head west as he pursues his studies in medicine, while Francois will graduate from the engineering program and Bobby will be in his final year of dentistry here at Dalhousie.