Lakehead Thunderwolves Hockey is very proud to announce the new schedule for the 2007-08 mens hockey season; the Thunderwolves seventh OUA campaign. Seasons tickets will go on sale at the Fort William Gardens Box Office on August 7th and current season ticket holders seats will be held until Sep. 14th.
Thunderwolves Hockey Executive Director Jason Mallon said this will be a very thrilling season of top CIS hockey for the Lakehead faithful at the Fort William Gardens. The 2007-2008 season will be the toughest the Thunderwolves have ever faced. Hosting the University of Alberta to start the season and with the increased strength of the Far West Division, we will have our work cut out for us. Our fans are in for a very exciting season, where every game will be a hard-fought battle.
The Wolves enter the 07-08 campaign full of optimism and this season will be the teams first under new Head Coach Don McKee. Gone from last years team is team captain and all-time goal scoring leader Jeff Richards; but the Wolves have brought in excellent recruits like Kris Hogg, Kyle Moir, Pierre Marc Guilbault, and Devin Welsh. These recruits will join an already strong squad of players like Mike Wehrstedt, Chris Whitley, Tobias Whelan, Mark Soares, and Matt Jacques.
The Wolves open up the home season against perennial CIS powerhouse Alberta in what should be a thrilling start to the year. Next the Wolves host a very improved Regina Rams squad from Canada West followed by two games against top divisional rival Waterloo.
Early November brings in arch-rival Western for two games and the middle of November will see the Wolves play one of the OUAs two new teams; the OUIT Ridgebacks. The Wolves close out the first half of the season with two tough games against the Brock Badgers; coached by Thunder Bays Murray Nystrom.
The Christmas/New Year holidays means its time for the annual TBayTel Varsity Cup tourney; and this season will be a thriller as the Wolves welcome defending tourney champs Toronto, Manitoba from Canada West, and conference rivals York.
The second half of the season sees the RMC Paladins come to the Gardens in the first week of January. The next weekend will be very interesting as former Lakehead Head Coach Pete Belliveau returns to the Gardens behind the bench of the Windsor Lancers.
The beginning of February will see the final regular season homestand series as the Wolves will host new divisional foes Laurier in what has become a very tough rivalry. Playoffs begin in mid-February and the Wolves look to be in the hunt for their second Queens Cup championship and a berth at the national championships in Moncton in March.
LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES HOCKEY SCHEDULE 2007-08
(Home games in Bold Caps)
Date Time Opponent
Fri. Sep 287:30VS ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS
Sat. Sep 297:30VS ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS
Fri. Oct 57:05at Windsor Lancers
Sat. Oct 67:05at Windsor Lancers
Fri. Oct 127:30VS REGINA COUGARS
Sat. Oct 137:30VS REGINA COUGARS
Fri. Oct 197:30VS WATERLOO WARRIORS
Sat. Oct 207:30VS WATERLOO WARRIORS
Sat. Oct 277:30at Laurier Golden Hawks
Sun. Oct 282:00at Laurier Golden Hawks
Fri. Nov 27:30VS WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS
Sat. Nov 37:30VS WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS
Fri. Nov 97:00at York Lions
Sat. Nov 102:00at York Lions
Fri. Nov 167:30VS ONTARIO TECH RIDGEBACKS
Sat. Nov 177:30VS ONTARIO TECH RIDGEBACKS
Fri. Nov 237:30at Guelph Gryphons
Sat. Nov 242:00at Guelph Gryphons
Fri. Nov 307:30VS BROCK BADGERS
Sat. Dec 17:30VS BROCK BADGERS
T BayTel Varsity Cup:
Date Time Opponent
Thu. Dec 274:00Manitoba Bisons vs York Lions
Thu. Dec 277:30VS TORONTO VARSITY BLUES
Fri. Dec