Seven McGill teams in action over holiday break

MONTREAL - Seven varsity sports teams from McGill University will be active over the holiday break.

The No.1-ranked hockey Martlets have an unblemished 13-0 record against Canadian university teams and will be gunning to establish a national record when they play the Toronto Varsity Blues on Dec. 28 (6:30 p.m.) at Concordia's Theresa Humes tournament. The McGill women have won 67 consecutive games against CIS opponents and a victory over U of T will surpass the CIS record set by Alberta in 2005. McGill is also slated to play Guelph on Dec. 29 at 6 p.m. and Manitoba on Dec. 30 at 4 p.m.

The No.5-ranked hockey Redmen are 16-4-1 overall and will play four games in western Canada, beginning with a pair of exhibition contests against No.2-Alberta in Edmonton on Dec. 28 and 29. Following brief visits to Banff, Jasper and Kamloops, B.C., the Redmen will celebrate New Year's in Vancouver and wrap up their tour with two exhibition affairs at UBC on Jan. 2 and 3.

Links to live results for all McGill hockey games, both men and women, can be found online at: www.mcgill.ca/athletics/varsitysports

Both McGill basketball teams will be in action in the Montreal area.

The Redmen cagers own a 5-9 record against CIS teams and will take on Brandon, Waterloo and Brock at the Citadins Classic, a 12-team men's and women's tournament hosted by UQAM, Dec. 27-29. More details about the tourney schedule is available online at: www.sports.uqam.ca/classique.

The Martlet hoopsters are 4-7 overall and will be playing at the Concordia Reebok Invitational, Dec. 29-31. McGill opens against Carleton on Dec. 29 at 4 p.m. More details about the tourney schedule is available online at:
http://athletics.concordia.ca/intercollegiate/wbasketball/wbasketball_to...

Three other McGill squads will be taking part in holiday training camps, including the men's and women's swim teams, who will be in Barbados from Dec. 26 to Jan. 9.

Also, the No.10-ranked volleyball Martlets, who posted an impressive 22-7 overall record during the first semester, will be holding their camp in Langley, B.C., Dec. 28 to Jan. 3.

SOURCE:
Earl Zukerman
Communications Officer
McGill Athletics & Recreation
514-398-7012
earl.zukerman [at] mcgill.ca