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Concordia Stingers Fall Short in U Sports Final

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Concordia Universitys womens hockey team had a remarkable run at the 2026 U Sports national championship, reaching the final after defeating the University of Guelph Gryphons in overtime. However, they fell short against the Université de Montréal Carabins, losing 5-2. The championship game was an all-Quebec showdown, the first since 2014, and drew significant fan excitement. Despite a strong start with two early goals, Concordia couldnt hold off UdeM, who scored key goals, including an empty-netter, to secure the win. The Stingers conclude their successful 28-3 season as national runners-up and conference leaders, bidding farewell to six graduates, including captain Jessymaude Drapeau and goaltender Jordyn Verbeek, as they look ahead to the next season.

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Concordia Stingers Fall Short in U Sports Final

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Canada News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Concordia Stingers Fall Short in U Sports Final. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

Concordia University's women's hockey team made a strong run at the 2026 U-Sports National Championship, beating the University of Guelph Griffins 2, to one in overtime during the semifinal on March 21st, but falling 5-2 to the University de Montreal caribins in the final, the next. Day. Earlier this week, the singers first topped the University of Manitoba in the opening round, hitting up their clash with the Ontario champions from Guelph, who had knocked out the host water the Warriors. The final turned into an all-quabec showdown, the first since 2014, when two teams from the same conference met for the title, Drawing Big, excitement from fans in the stands. In the championship game, U-Dem struck fast just 13 seconds in and pulled ahead late with key goals, including an empty netter to seal the win. Despite Concordia's early two-goal burst in the first period, the singers wrap up a stellar 28-3 season as national runners up and conference leaders, though they'll say goodbye to six.

Graduates like Captain Jesse Maudet-Japot and Goldtender Jordan Verbeak gearing up for a new chapter next year. Local news, powered by AI. This is Canada News Today.

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