Huskies to begin season in Edmonton against U of A

“The ability to stay home and be in one place will be great for hopefully creating a nice little bit of success, buzz, momentum and trying to make our gym a tough place to play,” said Jaime Campbell, the men’s head coach. “Getting three home weekends in a row definitely allows us to have that opportunity, so we’re excited.”

The second half of the season will be a little more difficult down the stretch. In six 2024 matchups (12 games), the Dogs will only be home twice (four contests).

“Those trips in January, definitely a bit of a long haul, the Brandon bus trips are never easy,” added Campbell. “Flights are a little bit easier on the travel, but not too easy places to play at Victoria and UNBC, and even that sandwiched in with a home weekend with Regina, which are always tough games, there’s just not a lot of easy weekends in our season.”

The men will be working all year to bounce back from their 2022/23 season, in which they missed the playoffs after posting a 5-15 record, which included a 1-9 start (after winning their first game) and a four-game losing streak to end the year.

As for the women, they finished first in the Canada West regular-season standings last year with a 17-3 record, before eventually losing to the Pandas in the semi-finals.

The championship tournaments will run from February 21-25 in 2024.

Neither U of S team has the championship hosts on their schedule this year, but are hoping to book a ticket to their respective arenas.

“I think we’re gonna have a team that’s going to be ready to compete with all those teams,” Campbell told HuskieFAN.

“That’s always the goal, you want to get there and you want to get to play at the championship sites. With the new tournament format in one location that does make it a little bit easier travel-wise… and you know that no matter what, you’re gonna have to go on the road and win three or four games in a row if you ever want to have that chance go to Nationals this year.”

~ HuskieFAN also reached out to women’s head coach Lisa Thomaidis for comment, however, she was unavailable as she was busy coaching the German National Team.

Schedule

Alberta Nov. 3 (Fri) Edmonton, AB Saville Sports Centre

Alberta Nov. 4 (Sat) Edmonton, AB Saville Sports Centre

MacEwan Nov. 10 (Fri) Saskatoon, SK Physical Activity Complex (PAC)

MacEwan Nov. 11 (Sat) Saskatoon, SK Physical Activity Complex (PAC)

UBC Nov. 17 (Fri) Saskatoon, SK Physical Activity Complex (PAC)

UBC Nov. 18 (Sat) Saskatoon, SK Physical Activity Complex (PAC)

Calgary Nov. 24 (Fri) Saskatoon, SK Physical Activity Complex (PAC)

Calgary Nov. 25 (Sat) Saskatoon, SK Physical Activity Complex (PAC)

Winnipeg Dec. 1 (Fri) Winnipeg, Manitoba Duckworth Centre

Winnipeg Dec. 2 (Sat) Winnipeg, Manitoba Duckworth Centre

UBCO Jan. 12 (Fri) Saskatoon, SK Physical Activity Complex (PAC)

UBCO Jan. 13 (Sat) Saskatoon, SK Physical Activity Complex (PAC)

Brandon Jan. 19 (Fri) Brandon, Manitoba Healthy Living Centre

Brandon Jan. 20 (Sat) Brandon, Manitoba Healthy Living Centre

Victoria Jan. 26 (Fri) Victoria, British Columbia CARSA Performance Gym

Victoria Jan. 27 (Sat) Victoria, British Columbia CARSA Performance Gym

Regina Feb. 2 (Fri) Saskatoon, SK Physical Activity Complex (PAC) – U Prairie Challenge

Regina Feb. 3 (Sat) Saskatoon, SK Physical Activity Complex (PAC) – U Prairie Challenge

UNBC Feb. 9 (Fri) Prince George, BC Northern Sport Centre

UNBC Feb. 10 (Sat) Prince George, BC Northern Sport Centre

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by Ben Tompkins

Huskies to begin season in Edmonton against U of A

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