Guelph, ON – Wednesday night (Feb. 25) the Gryphons women's hockey team will open up their OUA semi-final, best-of-three series against the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. The winner of this series will book a spot in the OUA Championship, as well as qualify for the CIS Championships to be held in Calgary (March 12-15). Here are some fast facts to get your ready for the Gryphons-Varsity Blues matchup.
Series Schedule:
Game 1: Wednesday, February 25
th – 7:30pm (Gryphon Centre)
Game 2: Friday, February 27
th – 7:30pm (Varsity Arena)
Game 3 (if necessary): Sunday, March 1
st – 2pm (Gryphon Centre)
How they got here:
OUA QUARTER-FINAL
(2) GUELPH
vs
Gryphons won series 2-0
(7) RYERSON
(4) TORONTO
vs
Varsity Blues won series 2-0
(5) WINDSOR
Guelph-Toronto regular season head-to-head meetings:
October 18, 2014:
Toronto 3 - Guelph 2 (shootout)
January 15, 2015:
Guelph 2 – Toronto 1 (shootout)
CIS Top 10 (final rankings of 2015)
1. McGill (15-4-0)
2. Montreal (15-4-0)
3. Western (20-1-3)
4. Alberta (20-7-1)
5. Guelph (18-3-3)
6. Queen's (16-5-3)
7. UBC (18-6-4)
8. StFX (20-4-0)
9. Manitoba (19-7-2)
10. Toronto (16-5-3)
Last time winning the OUA Championship
Guelph: 1997-1998
Toronto: 2002-2003
Other notes:
- The top two teams in the OUA qualify for the CIS Championships in Calgary (March 12-15)
- The other OUA semi-final has (1) Western facing (6) Laurier