SEPTEMBER
      13,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tryouts
     
    
   
   
    
     
      1.
      Men’s
      basketball
      tryouts
     
     
      kick
      off
      with
      a
      meeting/practice
     
     
      Monday,
      September
      12
      at
      4
     
     
      PM
      in
      the
      boardroom
      of
      the
     
     
      sports
      centre.
      Tryouts
      continue
     
     
      throughout
      this
      week
      with
      4:30
     
     
      practices
      daily.
     
    

    
     
      a
      Women’s
      hockey
      on-ice
     
     
      tryouts
      begin
      Tuesday,
     
     
      September
      13
      with
      a
      practice
     
     
      from
      9:30-11:30
      PM.
      Another
     
     
      practice
      will
      be
      held
      Thursday,
     
     
      September
      15
      at
      the
      same
     
     
      time,
      and
      an
      inter-squad
      game
     
     
      will
      take
      place
      Friday,
     
     
      September
      16
      from
      4:30-5:30
     
     
      PM.
      The
      same
      schedule
      will
     
     
      run
      for
      the
      following
      two
     
     
      weeks,
      with
      practices
      held
     
     
      Tuesdays
      and
      Wednesdays
      at
     
     
      9:30
      PM
      and
      inter-squad
     
     
      games
      on
      Fridays
      at
      4:30.
     
    

    
     
      3.
      Women’s
      volleyball
      tryouts
     
     
      begin
      Monday,
      September
      12
     
     
      and
      will
      run
      for
      the
      next
      two
     
     
      weeks.
      Tryouts
      will
      be
      held
     
     
      Monday
      through
      Thursday
     
     
      from
      4:30-6:30
      PM,
      and
     
     
      Friday
      from
      1:30-3:30
      PM
     
    

    
     
      4.
      Women’s
      basketball
      tryouts
     
     
      began
      Wednesday,
      September
     
     
      I
     
    

    
     
      x
      Men’s
      rugby
      tryouts
      were
     
     
      held
      last
      week,
      on
      the
      6"
      and
     
     
      8"
      of
      September.
     
    

    
     
      6.
      The
      Women’s
      Rugby
      team
     
     
      plays
      their
      first
      game
      on
      the
     
     
      road
      at
      Acadia
      on
      Saturday,
     
     
      September
      10".
     
    

    
     
      7
      Both
      the
      Men’s
      and
     
     
      Women’s
      Soccer
      teams
      are
     
     
      on
      the
      road
      this
      coming
     
     
      weekend,
      kicking
      off
      against
      St
     
     
      FX
      on
      the
      10"
      and
      Cape
     
     
      Breton
      University
      the
      11°.
      The
     
     
      teams
      also
      recently
      came
      from
     
     
      a
      successful
      tournament
      in
     
     
      Concordia,
      with
      the
      men
     
     
      recording
      a
      record
      of
      2-1-0
     
     
      and
      the
      women
      playing
      to
      1-
     
     
      0-2.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SPORTS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Panther
      Profile:
      Carolyn
      MacLeod
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Josh
      Lewis
     
     
      Reporter
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      returning
      students
      get
     
     
      settled
      back
      into
      the
      old
      routine
      and
     
     
      first-years
      get
      used
      to
      a
      new
      one,
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      sports
      scene
      is
      also
      kicking
      into
     
     
      gear
      and
      that
      includes
      field
      hockey.
      Last
     
     
      week
      I
      had
      the
      pleasure
      of
      sitting
      down
     
     
      with
      field
      hockey
      newcomer
      Carolyn
     
     
      McLeod.
      Carolyn,
      a
      fourth-year
     
     
      biology
      major,
      is
      beginning
      her
      second
     
     
      year
      at
      UPE]
      after
      spending
      two
      playing
     
     
      field
      hockey
      at
      Carleton.
      In
      accordance
     
     
      with
      CIS
      (what
      is
      CIS?)
      transfer
      rules,
     
     
      she
      was
      forced
      to
      sit
      out
      last
      season
     
     
      after
      transferring
      to
      UPEI.
      Originally
     
     
      from
      Stratford,
      MacLeod
      attended
      high
     
     
      school
      at
      Rural.
      A
      sweeper,
      she
      began
     
     
      playing
      field
      hockey
      in
      grade
      seven
      and
     
     
      now
      has
      10
      years
      of
      experience
      in
      the
     
     
      sport.
      She
      has
      also
      played
      soccer
      in
     
     
      past
      summers,
      but
      field
      hockey
      became
     
     
      the
      first
      and
      only
      priority
      when
      it
      came
     
     
      to
      sports.
     
    

    
     
      MacLeod
      moves
      from
     
     
      Carleton,
      where
      she
      faced
      stiff
     
     
      competition
      such
      as
      U
      of
      T,
      to
      a
     
     
      youthful
      UPEI
      squad
      which,
      due
      to
      lack
     
     
      of
      funding,
      has
      only
      club
      status.
      This
     
     
      means
      that
      the
      team
      is
      ineligible
      to
     
     
      compete
      in
      the
      CIS
      championship.
      The
     
     
      team
      has
      a
      mix
      of
      veterans
      and
      young
     
     
      players
      and
      despite
      its
      club
      status,
     
     
      hopes
      to
      finish
      on
      top
      and
      show
      they
     
     
      are
      capable
      of
      winning.
      MacLeod
      is
     
     
      positive
      about
      the
      upcoming
      season
      and
     
     
      looks
      forward
      to
      playing
      with
      a
      young
     
     
      team
      with
      lots
      of
      potential.
      The
      team
     
     
      competes
      in
      three
      round-robin
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tournaments
      against
      four
      other
      teams.
     
     
      Regardless
      of
      the
      final
      standings,
      St.
     
     
      Mary’s
      gains
      the
      only
      CIS
      berth
     
     
      because
      they
      have
      the
      funding
      to
     
     
      compete.
     
    

    
     
      MacLeod
      was
      selected
      to
      the
     
     
      P.E.I.
      field
      hockey
      squad
      for
      the
      past
     
     
      two
      Canada
      Games.
      The
      2004
      team,
     
     
      which
      also
      included
      current
      UPEI
     
     
      coaches
      Tracey
      Gairns
      and
      Amber
     
     
      Gallant,
      placed
      eighth.
      This
      year
      it
     
     
      improved
      to
      a
      fifth-place
      finish,
      which
     
     
      represented
      the
      best
      result
      for
      an
      Island
     
     
      team
      at
      the
      2005
      Games
      and
      also
     
     
      matched
      P.E.I.’s
      best
      showing
      ever
      in
     
     
      field
      hockey.
      Unfortunately,
      the
      sport
     
     
      has
      since
      been
      dropped
      from
      the
     
     
      Canada
      Games
      roster.
      MacLeod
      calls
     
     
      that
      a
      shame,
      especially
      since
      the
      team’s
     
     
      recent
      results
      show
      that
      field
      hockey
      is
     
     
      still
      alive
      on
      the
      Island.
     
    

    
     
      There
      is
      hope
      yet
      for
      the
      sport
     
     
      on
      P.E.I..
      MacLeod
      believes
      that
     
     
      UPEI’s
      new
      artificial
      turf
      will
      attract
     
     
      more
      people
      to
      become
      involved
      as
     
     
      both
      spectators
      and
      participants.
      The
     
     
      turf
      will
      be
      less
      dangerous
      for
      new
      and
     
     
      existing
      players
      and
      it
      levels
      the
      playing
     
     
      field
      somewhat
      for
      UPEI.
      MacLeod
     
     
      suggests
      the
      creation
      of
      a
      men’s
      field
     
     
      hockey
      league
      on
      the
      Island,
      such
      as
     
     
      those
      in
      other
      parts
      of
      the
      Maritimes,
     
     
      in
      order
      to
      increase
      public
      awareness
     
     
      and
      knowledge
      of
      the
      sport.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      will
      be
      hosting
      a
     
     
      tournament
      Oct.
      22-23.
      Come
      on
      out
     
     
      and
      support
      UPEI
      field
      hockey.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      @
      8
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Back
      for
      the
      First
     
     
      Time:
      The
      New
      NHL
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Liam
      McKenna
     
     
      Sports
      Editor
     
    

    
     
      It
      has
      finally
      happened.
      The
     
     
      NHL
      is
      ready
      to
      begin
      a
      brand
      new
     
     
      season,
      offering
      a
      brand
      new
      game
      with
     
     
      brand
      new
      rules,
      a
      brand
      new
      system
     
     
      and
      brand
      new
      players.
      The
      only
      thing
     
     
      that
      isn’t
      new
      are
      the
      Toronto
      Maple
     
     
      Leafs,
      who
      actually
      had
      to
      order
      a
      slew
     
     
      of
      walkers
      along
      with
      their
      sticks
      to
     
     
      enable
      them
      to
      inevitably
      limp
      through
     
     
      the
      season
      to
      come.
     
    

    
     
      Other
      Canadian
      teams,
     
     
      however,
      are
      infinitely
      better
      off.
     
     
      Edmonton
      has
      landed
      Chris
      Pronger
      on
     
     
      the
      blue
      line
      and
      rough
      and
      tumble
     
     
      forward
      Michael
      Peca
      in
      front.
      Calgary
     
     
      has
      found
      themselves
      backing
      superstar
     
     
      Jarome
      Iginla
      with
      high
      calibre,
      (albeit
     
     
      older)
      players
      Tony
      Amonte
      and
      Darren
     
     
      McCarty.
      Vancouver
      has
      Bertuzzi
      back,
     
     
      although
      if
      you
      don’t
      count
      the
      playoffs,
     
     
      it
      was
      like
      he
      was
      never
      gone.
      Ottawa
     
     
      has
      Heatley
      in
      what
      was
      a
      bit
      of
      a
      head
     
     
      scratcher
      of
      a
      trade
      from
      the
      Atlanta
     
     
      perspective.
      And
      Montreal
      comfortably
     
     
      anticipates
      a
      game
      in
      Toronto
      having
      re-
     
     
      signed
      superstar
      Alexei
      Kovalev,
      as
      well
     
     
      as
      having
      traded
      for
      Radek
      Bonk
      at
      the
     
     
      end
      of
      last
      season
      and
      having
      signed
     
     
      almost
      all
      of
      their
      key
      players.
     
    

    
     
      But
      the
      most
      significant
      signings
     
     
      were
      south
      of
      the
      border.
      Under
      the
      new
     
     
      system,
      teams
      that
      have
      not
      made
      the
     
     
      playoffs
      in
      years
      have
      a
      much
      better
     
     
      chance
      of
      making
      them
      this
      year.
      The
     
     
      most
      highly
      touted
      of
      these
      teams,
      of
     
     
      course,
      are
      those
      perennial
      cellar-
     
     
      dwellers
      the
      Pittsburgh
      Penguins,
      who
     
     
      drafted
      Sidney
      Crosby
      so
      he
      could
      play
     
     
      with
      -
      who
      else?
      -
      Mark
      Recchi.
      These
     
     
      two
      greats
      will
      have
      Mario
      Lemieux,
     
     
      Zigmund
      Palffy,
      John
      LeClair,
      as
      well
     
     
      as
      Sergei
      Gonchar
      on
      defence
      to
     
     
      support
      them.
      It
      will
      be
      an
      interesting
     
     
      year
      in
      Steeltown
      indeed.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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