Cougars to Host Wisconsin-Eau Clarie Blugolds for the 2025 Winter Classic
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The Sault College Cougars Men’s Hockey team will host the Wisconsin-Eau Clarie Blugolds in their annual Winter Classic on January 11, 2025 at 7:00 p.m at the Northern Community Centre.
The Cougars enter the second half of the season ranked #7 in their conference and holding a 15-6-0 record. They will look to build on this start as they vie for a spot at the National Championship tournament.
“The Winter Classic, now in its fifth year, showcases some of the best varsity athletics the Sault has to offer, as well as top-tier college hockey.” Said Paul Orazietti, Director of Athletics & Student Experience. “We are excited to welcome the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire to the Winter Classic. Wisconsin presents a formidable challenge for our men’s hockey team, and we look forward to filling the NCC Arena with students and community supporters to help propel our team to victory.”
Tickets for the event are $10 and can be purchased in advance of the game at the Athletics Office located in the Health & Wellness Centre or at the door. (Sault College students and children under 12 are free).
About Sault College
The vision of Sault College is to provide a transformative life experience through empowering those who study with us to think and learn in progressive, innovative ways, including those we have not yet imagined. Sault College grants Ontario College certificates, diplomas, advanced diplomas, graduate certificates, and degrees to its graduates. The College is the largest deliverer of apprenticeship training in all of Northern Ontario. Sault College has a significant economic impact on the community. Over $2 million dollars in scholarships, bursaries and awards are distributed annually to students at the College. Located on the border to the United States and situated in the middle of three of the largest Great Lakes on the planet, in the traditional territory of the Anishnaabe, Sault College is one of 24 publicly-funded colleges in the province of Ontario.
Located in the Robinson Huron Treaty territory, we are grateful to Mother Earth for providing us the land, water, air, and food needed to sustain all life and we acknowledge Indigenous Peoples as the original stewards of this land who have lived in harmony and in respect with all Creation. As we are all relations, it is important to recognize this interconnected relationship with one another and our obligation to respect the land that has nourished, healed, protected, and embraced us. We honour Obadjiwan (Batchewana First Nation) and Ketegaunseebee (Garden River First Nation) as the original caretakers of the land that Sault College is situated on and acknowledge the contributions of the historical Metis Nation of SSM in the stewardship of this territory.
Source: Sault Cougars Athletics
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