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By Wray Morrison

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Huskies down Toronto Metropolitan in third place game in Ottawa

Mar 23, 2025 | 12:33 PM

What a difference a day makes. Hours after suffering a semi-final set back at the 2025 University Cup in Ottawa, the Huskie men’s hockey team rallied with a 4-1 win over Toronto Metropolitan in the bronze medal game at The Arena at TD Place. After not getting out of the arena until after 9:00 PM on Saturday night, following a 3-0 loss to Concordia in the semifinals, the Huskies were back in the building by 8:30 AM (local time) to prepare for the 11:00 AM clash with the TMU Bold.

It was a chippy game which led to some challenges for referees Dominic Cadieux and Tannner Dioron. Officials and scoreboard staff took over nine minutes to sort out penalties after a scrum at the 4:01 mark of the second period. In the end the Huskies were given an unusual nine-minute power play after Tyler Savard of the Bold came off the bench to instigate a fight.

Huskie captain Justin Ball opened the scoring on the ensuing man advantage midway through the middle frame. Huskie coach Brandon Cote was asked about Ball’s six-year contribution to the University of Saskatchewan program. “He’s been part of this for a long time. He’s had a lot of experience. I can’t say enough about his leadership and character.”

Saskatchewan went up by two, six minutes later when Landon Kosior let a drive go from the right face-off circle that beat Bold goaltender Kai Edmonds. TMU did respond before the end of the period on the power play as Kevin Gursoy scored with less than three minutes remaining to cut Saskatchewan’s lead to 2-1.

While attempting to press for the tying goal late in the third period, the Bold took an interference penalty with less than three minutes remaining. The Canada West top ranked power play then went to work as Vince Loschiavo scored from the left face-off circle to give Saskatchewan a 3-1 lead. Loschiavo put one in the empty net a short time later to seal the victory for the Huskies.

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After the disappointment of losing out on a chance to play for a University Cup gold medal, the Huskies made the most of a bronze medal celebration. “To our guys, it meant a lot”, said Cote. “We wanted to make sure we did everything in our power to get this because we have a lot of pride in our room. We had 29 wins. (23 in the regular season, four in the playoffs and two at the University Cup.) I’d say that’s a pretty good year. We are going to enjoy it.”

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