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Articles by Ryan Bradbury
The AUS to ACAA pipeline
The landscape of collegiate sports is changing in Canada. Tempted by the allure of a fresh start with a new team, students are beginning to enter the transfer portal more regularly. Athletes like Ben Power, a basketball player at the University of New Brunswick, have been temporarily transferring from Atlantic University Sport for opportunities in the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association. AUS is the Atlantic division of U Sports, the highest-level Canadian collegiate athletics league.
Soccer, community fundraising and effigy-stomping at first ‘solidarity cup’
Over 50 people gathered at the Halifax Common for a day of soccer, fundraising and the surprise destruction of an effigy at the first-ever Great Harbour Solidarity Cup on Sept. 20. The soccer tournament was organized to build community connections and raise funds for Mutual Aid Mi’kma’ki, a community care network which directly provides money to marginalized families in Halifax.
Science and sport unite for the betterment of hockey athletes
Dalhousie University researchers made a splash in the sports science world, addressing decades of stagnant research and persisting problems with athletes. Ryan Frayne, an associate professor of kinesiology, has studied the wear and tear of hockey goaltenders for decades. Frayne, a former goalie himself, is familiar with the stresses of the position. Frayne works in kinematics, a branch of classical mechanics that generally studies motion.
Wanderers propose new $100M stadium in downtown Halifax
Halifax Wanderers FC founder and managing partner, Derek Martin, presented a proposal to city council on Sept. 15 to build a new stadium and training facility. The proposal outlines replacing the current stadium, the Wanderers Grounds, with a permanent one by 2028 and constructing a training facility in Dartmouth by 2027. The proposal projects a total capital investment of $100 million funded by the Wanderers owners, who are asking the city for a 99-year lease of the land they plan to build on.
NHL Street Harbour Fest debuts in Halifax
The National Hockey League took over the Emera Oval on Sept. 12 and 13 to continue promoting accessible hockey in the Maritimes. The main event of NHL Street Harbour Fest was a three-on-three ball hockey tournament held over both days. There were six rinks for games, assorted booths — including the Halifax Mooseheads, the Halifax Tides FC and Hockey Fights Cancer — and mascots from the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Canadiens.
Tigers take on the Baha Mar Hoops Summer League
The Dalhousie University Tigers men’s basketball team prepared for their 2026-27 campaign by competing at the Baha Mar Hoops Summer League, facing new and competitive National Collegiate Athletic Association teams in Nassau, the capital city of the Bahamas. The Tigers went 1-2 over a span of three days, while taking on Division 1 schools such as Valparaiso University and Georgia Tech. Dalhousie fell to Valparaiso 90-70 before defeating the Nassau-based Commonwealth Bank Giants 113-72.
Anna Pendergast-Stammberger inducted into Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame
On Aug. 20, Anna Pendergast-Stammberger was inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame, putting an exclamation mark on an incredible career as a player and a coach. Pendergast-Stammberger, a Kensington, P.E.I., native, had an illustrious career.
Former Tigers basketball star adapts to NCAA career
From the U Sports Final 8 to March Madness, Nginyu Ngala has played for three different university basketball programs. The fifth-year guard previously hooped for Dalhousie University and Laurentian University before making his way to the University of Kansas Jayhawks. During his time at Dal, the Montreal native was named a 2022-23 Atlantic University Sport first team All-Star and 2023-24 AUS Tournament All-Star. Ngala won two AUS championships as a Tiger.
Mooseheads fall to Saguenéens in first round of the playoffs
The Chicoutimi Saguenéens brought the Halifax Mooseheads’ season to an end on April 1, in the first round of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs. After starting the season with seven wins and three losses, the Mooseheads had their eyes on their second Gilles-Courteau Trophy, formerly known as the President Cup. Contributions from standout players Oleg Kulebyakin and Shawn Carrier were key to the team’s early success.
Dal residences faceoff at new campus rink
The Oulton-Stanish Centre opened its doors at Dalhousie University on March 12 with the Residence Charity FaceOff hockey game in support of the IWK Foundation. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, Dalhousie’s residence buildings battled it out, with the Trojans (Howe Hall, Mini Residence and Gerard Hall) facing off against the Bighorns (Risley Hall, LeMarchant Place and Shirreff Hall). Dalhousie has raised money for the IWK through the FaceOff since 2006.
Engineering bests commerce in annual charity hockey game
For the fourth year in a row, Dalhousie University engineering students faced off against commerce students in a charity hockey match at the Halifax Forum. According to organizers, more than 2,370 Dal students attended the game on March 14, raising $75,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. The engineering beat the commerce team, evening the all-time series at two apiece. Signs, cut-out heads, and even bedsheets were done up in support of the teams.
University Cup recap: day four
By: Ryan Bradbury, Dylan Buckman and Ethan Hunt On the fourth and final day of the U Sports men’s hockey University Cup, the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Patriotes won its sixth national title in program history. The University of New Brunswick Reds won the bronze medal, while the tournament host, Saint Mary’s University, earned silver.
University Cup: recap day three
By: Dylan Buckman, Ryan Bradbury and Ethan Hunt Four teams took the ice on day three of the U Sports men’s hockey University Cup in Halifax, each battling for a place in the championship game. The Saint Mary’s University Huskies kept their Cinderella run going, and the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Patriotes continued their dominance. SMU defeated the University of Windsor Lancers 4-1 in an assertive semi-final game.
University Cup recap: day two
By: Dylan Buckman and Ryan Bradbury On the second day of the U Sports men’s hockey University Cup, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières Patriotes and the University of New Brunswick Reds moved on to the semifinal round. The day began with a game between third-ranked UQTR and the sixth-seeded Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus. The Patriotes dominated possession in the first period. Patriotes right winger Kassim Gaudet notched the game’s first goal off of a UdeM turnover.
U Sports University Cup recap: day one
By: Ethan Hunt, Dylan Buckman and Ryan Bradbury The U Sports Men’s Hockey University Cup kicked off its first day of action at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax on Thursday, with the University of Windsor Lancers and the Saint Mary’s Huskies advancing to the semifinals. The fourth-seeded Lancers outlasted the fifth-seeded Mount Royal University Cougars 4-3 in the first game of the tournament. The Lancers’ Max Donoso won player of the game, stopping 38 shots in the win.
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani makes Dalhousie stop on nationwide tour
By: Ryan Bradbury and Dylan Follett Jamil Jivani, a Conservative MP from Ontario, hosted an event at Dalhousie University’s Sexton campus on March 3 to discuss how to “restore the promise of Canada.” The event was part of Jivani’s nationwide Restore the North tour, which is modelled after campus tours held in the United States by Charlie Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA.
Dalhousie women’s volleyball team ends season with playoff loss to UNB
Despite a rocky start to the regular season, the Dalhousie University women’s volleyball team clawed its way back to the playoffs, sliding in as the fourth seed. After starting the season with a 3-7 record in the fall semester, the tides turned for the Tigers when their captain returned from injury. Patrick Murray, the team’s head coach, said Annik Boldon’s return revitalized the team and helped them power their way into the playoffs.
Dalhousie track and field dominates in AUS championships with nationals in sight
Editor’s note: Interviews for this article were conducted before the Dalhousie University track and field teams won the Atlantic University Sport championships on Feb. 21. Dalhousie University’s track and field team added to a jam-packed trophy case from Feb. 20-21 in Moncton, N.B., capturing the men’s and women’s titles at the Atlantic University Sport championships. Since 1990, the women’s team has been a force to be reckoned with, capturing 36 consecutive AUS championships.
Former Dal student turned bobsledder represents Canada at the Olympics
By: Ryan Bradbury and Ethan Hunt For some athletes, the Olympics are a lifetime achievement, rewarding decades of work in a sport. For Mike Evelyn O’Higgins, they are merely the next chapter in a fulfilling career on the ice. Between 2014 and 2019, O’Higgins played 127 games as a bruising left winger for the Dalhousie University men’s hockey team, scoring 22 goals and racking up 182 penalty minutes.
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