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      2009
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      PANTHER
      POST
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      FIGHTING
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      five
      games
      as
      he
      was
      coach-
     
     
      ing.
     
    

    
     
      The
      brawl
      resulted
      in
      the
     
     
      league
      changing
      numerous
     
     
      rules,
      specifically
      rules
      per-
     
     
      taining
      to
      goalies
      fighting.
     
    

    
     
      Most
      recently,
      NHL
      com-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      missioner
      Gary
      Bettman
      was
     
     
      questioned
      about
      applying
     
     
      some
      rule
      changes
      to
      fight-
     
     
      ing’s
      place
      in
      hockey.
     
    

    
     
      He
      stated
      that
      the
      issue
      of
     
     
      fighting
      in
      the
      game
      is
      not
      up
     
     
      for
      debate,
      but
      player
      safety,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      especially
      with
      the
      increase
     
     
      in
      player
      size,
      will
      be
      exam-
     
     
      ined.
      an
     
     
      Regardless
      of
      any
      possible
     
     
      changes,
      most
      hockey
      ana-
     
     
      lysts
      feel
      fighting
      is
      probably
     
     
      here
      to
      stay.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      Lady
      Panthers
      to
      host
      AUS
      |
     
     
      hockey
      championship
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Kate
      VanGerven
     
     
      Panther
      Post
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      if
      the
      end
      of
      a
      school
      year
     
     
      approaching
      isn’t
      exciting
     
     
      enough,
      our
      Lady
      Panthers
     
     
      hockey
      team
      is
      bringing
      a
      lit-
     
     
      tle
      something
      of
      their
      own.
     
    

    
     
      The
      AUS
      women’s
      hockey
     
     
      championship,
      —
      sponsored
     
     
      by
      Subway,
      is
      being
      held
      at
     
     
      UPEI
      from
      March
      6-8.
     
    

    
     
      Friday
      will
      be
      the
      quarter
     
     
      final
      games
      at
      4
      p.m.
      as
      well
     
     
      as
      7
      p.m.
      on
      Saturday.
      The
     
     
      semi
      finals
      will
      take
      place
     
     
      at
      3
      and
      6
      p.m.,
      and
      finally
     
     
      on
      Sunday
      the
      Champion-
     
     
      ship
      game
      will
      be
      played
      at
     
     
      2p.
     
    

    
     
      As
      the
      hosts
      of
      this
      cham-
     
     
      pionship,
      the
      Lady
      Panthers
     
     
      are
      instantly
      entered
      regard-
     
     
      less
      of
      their
      ranking
      in
      the
     
     
      AUS
      league.
      When
      speak-
     
     
      ing
      to
      Stefanie
      Panontin,
      a
     
     
      rookie
      to
      the
      team
      this
      year,
     
     
      she
      was
      passionate
      about
      the
     
     
      Panthers’
      place
      in
      the
      tour-
     
     
      nament.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      want
      to
      make
      it
      into
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      championship
      by
      quali--
     
    
   
   
    
     
      fying
      for
      it,
      not
      just
      because
     
     
      we’re
      hosting
      it.
      We
      want
      to
     
     
      prove
      our
      spot.”
     
    

    
     
      Immediately
      .
      after
      Panon-
     
     
      tin
      expressed
      this,
      the
      Lady
     
     
      Panthers
      secured
      a
      3-2
      win
     
    
   
   
    
     
      against
      Dalhousie
      that
      has
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hopefully
      started
      them
      off
      on
     
     
      the
      path
      of
      victory.
     
    

    
     
      Surely
      we’re
      all
      slightly
     
     
      biased
      in
      that
      we
      want
      to
     
     
      watch
      our
      own
      school
      play,
     
     
      and
      win,
      but
      even
      if
      the
      Pan-
     
     
      thers
      don’t,
      this
      champion-
     
     
      ship
      will
      be
      something
      no-
     
     
      body
      should
      miss.
     
    

    
     
      AUS
      is
      the
      highest
      level
      of
     
     
      hockey
      in
      Eastern
      Canada
     
     
      and
      this
      is
      a
      prime
      opportu-
     
     
      nity
      to
      showcase
      the
      devel-
     
     
      opments
      each
      team
      and
      each
     
     
      individual
      player
      have
      made.
     
     
      On
      an
      even
      more
      impressive
     
     
      note,
      the
      championship
      will
     
     
      provide
      spectators
      the
      op-
     
     
      portunity
      to
      see
      three
      of
      the
     
     
      players
      who
      will
      represent
     
     
      Canada
      at
      the
      2009
      Winter
     
     
      Universiade
      in
      Harbin,
      Chi-
     
     
      na
      from
      February
      18-28.
     
    

    
     
      Bruce
      Donaldson,
      head
     
     
      coach
      of
      the
      Lady
      Panthers
     
     
      hockey
      team
      is
      undoubtedly
     
     
      proud
      to
      be
      hosting
      such
      a
     
     
      championship.
     
    

    
     
      “Our
      objective
      is
      to
      ensure
     
     
      that
      players
      and
      fans
      have
      a
     
     
      memorable
      experience
      and
     
     
      to
      give
      all
      the
      young
      female
     
     
      players
      in
      PEI.
      a
      goal
      to
     
     
      work
      towards
      someday,
      in
     
     
      that
      they
      too
      may
      play
      var-
     
     
      sity
      hockey
      for
      UPEI,”
      he
     
     
      said.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      championship
      will
      pro-
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
      vide
      a
      magnificent
      weekend
     
     
      of
      entertainment
      for
      UPEI
     
    
   
   
    
     
      students
      and
      citizens
      of
      P.E.I.
     
     
      Luckily
      for
      students,
      admis-
     
     
      sion
      comes
      in
      the
      form
      of
      a
     
     
      little
      plastic
      ID
      card.
      Flash
     
     
      that
      and
      you’re
      in.
     
    

    
     
      For
      those
      people
      who
      aren’t
     
     
      so
      lucky,
      don’t
      fret.
      Tourna-
     
     
      ment
      passes
      are
      on
      sale
      now
     
     
      for
      a
      low
      price
      of
      $20.
     
    

    
     
      Those
      interested
      in
      pur-
     
     
      chasing
      these
      passes
      should
     
     
      contact
      Carol
      Heartz
      at
      566-
     
     
      0432
      or
      at
      heartz@upei.ca.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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