The StFX hockey teams are in AUS action.
The men’s team is in Fredericton to take UNB.
The X-Men (3-0-1), who have won three of their first four to start the 2019-20 season, are second in the seven-team conference with seven points, three points behind Acadia for top spot, and a point ahead of the Varsity Reds (3-1-0), who are tied with Saint Mary’s for third.
StFX is ranked fourth in the country; UNB is second.
It’s the first game in the five-game season series between the long-time rivals.
The women’s team hosts UPEI at the Keating Centre in Antigonish.
The X-Women (4-0-0), who are undefeated through their first four games, are in a three-way tie with the Panthers (4-1-0) and Saint Mary’s for top spot in their eight-team conference with eight points, two points up on fourth-place UNB.
It’s the first of four games between the teams.
Both games get underway at 7 p.m.
The two local Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League teams are on the ice.
The Strait Pirates visit the Valley Maple Leafs in Windsor.
The Pirates (4-2-0), winners of three of their last four, are tied with Antigonish for second in the six-team Sid Rowe Division with eight points, a point behind the Miners for top spot, and three points ahead of fourth-place Eskasoni; the Maple Leafs (3-1-0) are fourth in the Fred Fox Division with six points.
It’s the second and final regular season game between the teams- the Maple Leafs won the first 5-4 in Port Hawkesbury in September.
The Antigonish Bulldogs host the Cumberland Co. Blues at the Antigonish Arena.
The Bulldogs (4-2-0), winners of four of their last five, are tied with the Pirates for second in the six-team Sid Rowe Division with eight points, a point behind the Miners for top spot, and three points ahead of fourth-place Eskasoni; the winless Blues (0-7-0) are last.
The teams have yet to meet in the 2019-20 season.
Both games get underway at 7:30 p.m.
The first edition of the Battle of Nova Scotia of the 2019-20 Quebec Major Junior Hockey League season takes place in Sydney.
The Screaming Eagles (8-3-0), who have won back-to-back games, are tied with Quebec and Rimouski for second in the 10-team Eastern Conference with 16 points, a point behind Charlottetown for top spot, and two points ahead of the Mooseheads (7-4-0), who have won five straight and seven of their last eight, and are tied with Moncton for fifth.
It’s the first of nine regular season games between the provincial rivals.
Puck drop at Centre 200 is 7 p.m.
It’s the first half of a home-and-home series; the teams meet again in Halifax Saturday night.
The StFX soccer teams are in Sydney for AUS action.
They visit the Cape Breton Capers in the first and only regular season games between the teams.
The X-Men (7-1-1), undefeated in seven straight, are tied with the undefeated Capers (7-0-1) for top spot in the 10-team conference with 22 points, five points up on third-place UNB; both teams have already clinched playoff spots.
StFX is ranked eighth in the country; Cape Breton is first.
The X-Women (6-0-3), undefeated in 2019, are tied with the Capers (7-1-0), who are ranked third in the country, for second in their 10-team conference with 21 points, two points behind Acadia for top spot, and five points ahead of fourth-place Dalhousie; both teams have already clinched playoff spots.
The women get underway at 3 p.m.; the men start at 5:15 p.m.
