The University of New Brunswick Reds are the new golden boys of U Sports men's hockey.

The Reds defeated the Alberta Golden Bears 3-0 on Sunday in the championship final of the eight-team tourney at the Eastlink Centre.

Cody Morgan, Cole Mackay and Austen Keating scored for the Reds, while Samuel Richard stopped 17 shots for the shutout. Morgan, named the game's top star, also added an assist.

Ethan Kruger stopped 29 of 32 shots for the Golden Bears.

UNB to face U of Alberta in U Sports men's hockey final after dispatching defending champ UQTR

The University of New Brunswick Reds will be playing the Alberta Golden Bears for a national title after defeating the defending champion University of Quebec in Trois-Rivieres Patriotes 6-3 on Saturday at the U Sports men's hockey championship tournament in Charlottetown.

A UNB male hockey player raises his arm in celebration as a UQTR goalie and defender look dejected in the background.

University of New Brunswick Reds' Isaac Nurse, left, celebrates his goal during a 6-3 win over the Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres Patriotes on Saturday in the U Sports University Cup men's hockey championship semifinal in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

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Canadian universities need to be more inclusive for Para athletes, says Paralympic Athletes' Council chair

There's a yawning chasm between committing to inclusion and acting on it. That's the assertion of Erica Gavel, a Paralympic athlete and the new chair of the Canadian Paralympic Athletes' Council. In particular, she's concerned that true inclusion for Para athletes isn't happening at the university level in Canada.

A woman snips the strings on a basketball net.

Erica Gavel says Canadian universities need to make it a priority to provide Para athletes with better access to facilities, sports science, therapy, coaching, accommodations and tutors for academic support.

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It is the ninth time the Reds have won the University Cup in its 60-year national tournament history.

The Reds defeated UQTR Patriotes 6-3 in Saturday's semifinal, while Alberta got past the UPEI Panthers 4-1.

Meanwhile, in the bronze-medal final, the University of Quebec in Trois-Rivieres Patriotes defeated the host UPEI Panthers 3-2 in the Cavendish Farms University Cup.

UNB crowed U Sports men's national hockey champions

UNB's Cody Morgan led the Reds to a 3-0 win over Alberta to claim the U Sports men's national hockey championship title Sunday in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

First-period goals by David Noel (6:03) and Mathieu Boucher (8:16) gave the Patriotes an early lead, but second-period goals by the Panthers' Kaleb Pearson (2:20) and Ian Smallwood (15:40) made it a 2-2 game.

With 55 seconds left in the second period, Vincent Milot-Ouellet scored what proved to be the winning goal for the Patriotes. Samuel L'Italien and Boucher drew the assists.

The Patriotes held period leads of 2-0 and 3-2, but were outshot 24-23.

U Sports Men’s Hockey National Championships: Bronze - UPEI vs. UQTR

Watch the UPEI Panthers take on the UQTR Patriotes in the bronze medal game of the U Sports Men’s Hockey National Championships in Charlottetown.

Members of the University of New Brunswick Reds pose after defeating the University of Alberta Golden Bears to win the gold medal in the 2023 U Sports University Cup men’s hockey championship in Charlottetown.

UNB shut out U of Alberta to win U Sports men's hockey title

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