The USask Huskies attempt to put Canada West’s women’s hockey postseason lady in the backseat. 

The University of Saskatchewan Huskies women’s soccer training is coming off their first trip of enjoy for the 2025-26 Canada West time, and sound and optimism are great. Given that the Huskies are just beginning a new year up, it shouldn’t come as a surprise. ” Truthfully, we’re looking very good so much,” said Huskies commander Sara Kendall. ” The work ethic is it, the communication is it, and the associations are being made. The Huskies are putting the best of last year behind them, a year that put the team’s resilience to the test and saw a unique freefall in the Canada West status for the program that is typically steady out of Saskatoon. The Huskies saw a significant portion of their 2023-24 squad leave the organization, starting a rookie-heavy lineup for the 2024-25 promotion. Having just hosted the U Sports National Women’s Hockey Championship. Before the Huskies finally won their first game against the MacEwan Griffins on November 29, the Huskies suffered 14 straight losses to begin the time. After coming so far in the winter and never having a second win, or anything else going our means that time, it was difficult for us to discover the joy in it, Kendall said. We’re attempting to connect the team this year by trying to bring the emotions. The Huskies may just win five of their 28 regular-season game, leaving Canada West finals for the first time in almost 20 years, with a disappointing 5-17-6 record to end second-last in the event. Head coach Steve Kook spent the off-season looking for solutions to stop the script from repeating itself this fall. He claimed that it was a season that put the entire program under the microscope. ” It was a big wake up call, let’s be honest,” Kook remarked. We had a chance to sort of evaluate everything we do, according to “for]players] and the coaching staff.” We looked at the items and said,” Are we doing these things because that’s what we do?” Or do we do these things because they work? ” That process involved a lot of soul-searching for a young Huskies roster, with several players only being introduced to Canada West competition months earlier. 2: 09
In order for the champion USask Huskies to win the Canada West men’s hockey title, Kook wanted to instill in his players in 2025-26 the distinction between U18 and U Sports, with his locker room taking the note seriously. ” Hockey day in and day out means something here,” said Kook. It’s a little different from where they were originally. There are jobs available, money on the table, and a reputation for universities. The Huskies struggled in their opener last Friday, falling 3-1, which Kook said could have been much worse if not for Colby Wilson’s 30-save performance. They also had a little bit of an awakening by making sure we got to take care of business here. The Huskies faced Mount Royal on a different night, winning 1-0 off a 23-save shutout night from backup goalie Clara Juca and the game-winning goal scored by veteran Bronwyn Boucher midway through the second period. We’re already on time from the previous year, Boucher said. We have a win in mind before December, and I believe that will give us a lot of positive energy and momentum to start the second half. There is still much work to do, but Boucher is very excited about this.” For Boucher, breaking the deadlock was a significant achievement in her 100th career Canada West game. According to Wilson, splitting their first series of matches against Mount Royal marked a step in the right direction, with the goal of putting together victories much more consistently than last year. Everyone is in the lineup, according to Wilson, who is a relatively young team. It’s really awesome to get people used to thinking,” Oh, I can do this,” and getting them to do it. The Huskies ‘ ability to change the standings they’re anticipating this winter will depend on it, according to Wilson, who aims to return to the playoffs in her final Canada West campaign. It makes no difference whether you’re a first- or fifth-year player, Wilson said. ” We all have a role to play, and I believe that’s how we’re currently doing. The Huskies (1-1 ) are going on a bye week after their season-opening loss to Mount Royal because we know what we’re trying to achieve. The Trinity Western Spartans (2-0-0 ) host them in their home opener on October 17th.