2017-18 ACAC Men's Hockey News

Former Briercrest Player Part of Humboldt Tragedy
Former Briercrest Player Part of Humboldt Tragedy

April 18, 2018

April 6, 2018 around 5 p.m. (CST) a bus transporting the Humboldt Broncos, members of Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, collided with a semi-trailer truck at the intersection of Saskatchewan Highway 35 and Saskatchewan Highway 335 near Armley, Saskatchewan.

From Here to NHL Eternity
From Here to NHL Eternity

March 29, 2018

When skating on Planet Ice, things can be out of this world. Such was the case with the scoring prowess of two former Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) men’s hockey alumni at this aptly named hockey arena in Peterborough, England.

ACAC Men's Hockey Championship
ACAC Men's Hockey Championship

March 20, 2018

Last year in the 2016-2017 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Men's Hockey Championships, the best-of-three series pitting the MacEwan Griffins against the NAIT Ooks went in favour of the Griffins 2-1 with two overtime victories 3-2 an 4-3 while the Ooks sole win was a convincing 4-1 final.

MacEwan Griffins’ Brett Njaa battles for the puck against Red Deer College in Game 1 on Friday. The Griffins won 4-1 then and 4-2 on Saturday night to sweep the Kings and advance back to the ACAC final that they won a year ago (Matthew Jacula photo)
Men's Championship Hockey Update

March 12, 2018

The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) men’s hockey semi-finals are over and there were no real surprises as the No. 1 seeded NAIT Ooks and No. 2 seeded MacEwan Griffins disposed of their opponents two straight in the best-of-three semi-finals.

ACAC Men's Semi Final  Review
ACAC Men's Semi Final Review

March 09, 2018

The Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) men’s hockey semi-finals are set with a best-of-three series starting this Friday.

Red Deer Kings captain Tanner Butler photo Tony Hansen
ACAC Men's Hockey Quarter-finals

February 28, 2018

The puck drops on the 2017-2018 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) men's hockey postseason this Friday in two best-of-three quarter finals.

Concordia Hockey Player Adam Wheeldon
Concordia Hockey Player Adam Wheeldon

February 01, 2018

Four years before he was born, Adam Wheeldon’s father Simon Wheeldon was playing professional hockey for the Winnipeg Jets in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Photo by Pro Sports Photography
Augustana hockey player Mitch McMullin

January 24, 2018

Mitch McMullin’s skates were literally pulled out from under him April 21, 2016, when it was announced that due to budget cuts, the Keyano Huskies men’s hockey program would be discontinued at Keyano College.

NAIT Ooks hockey player Jake Mykitiuk
NAIT Ooks hockey player Jake Mykitiuk

December 01, 2017

At the age of 16, Jake Mykitiuk packed his suitcase and left home. Home had been St. Albert, Alberta. For the next two years he would call Prince George, British Columbia his “Home Away From Home.”