Three Stars: Currie, Gordon, Chabot earn honours
January 27, 2026

Three Stars: Currie, Gordon, Chabot earn honours

MacEwan Athletics

EDMONTON – Women's hockey student-athlete Taya Currie is the MacEwan Athletics first star of the week after stopping 73 of 77 shots sent her way in a weekend series at Manitoba.

Her coup de grâce came on Friday when the Griffins were outshot 42-12, but won 3-2 after she refused to lose, stopping 40 shots.

Women's basketball guard Toni Gordon and men's hockey forward Kadyn Chabot are the second and third stars, respectively.

It's the second time in 2025-26 that Currie has made the Three Stars, having previously been named first star on Nov. 4 when she was also Canada West women's hockey player of the week.

Chabot is making the list for the fourth time this season after being named first star on Nov. 12 and Jan. 13 and second star Nov. 18. The latter two also came with Canada West men's hockey player of the week honours.

Gordon is making the list for the first time in 2025-26. 

Taya Currie stretches out to make one of her 73 saves on the weekend at Manitoba (Zachary Peters photo).

1st STAR: Taya Currie, G, women's hockey

Parkhill, ON, second-year, Arts

With the Griffins being badly outshot in Friday's contest at Manitoba, Currie slammed the door shut on the Bisons with a sizzling 40-save effort that led MacEwan to a 3-2 win. 

They were outshot 42-12, so it's the true definition of stealing a game. Currie was aptly named first star of the contest.

Making back-to-back starts for the first time this season, Currie made 33 saves on 35 shots in Saturday's rematch as the Griffins were again outshot big time (36-13) but were only a goal down until the Bisons hit an empty net with 1:40 left. She earned third star honours.

For the season, Currie has a 2.38 GAA and .930 save percentage, which is tied for eighth in Canada West. But she's the only goalie in the conference's top-10 in save percentage who has faced more than 400 shots (413) and one of only four who has even faced more than 300.

The Griffins are back home this weekend as they host UBC on Friday (7 p.m.) and Saturday (3 p.m., both Downtown Community Arena, Canada West TV).

Toni Gordon, seen in action against Calgary earlier this month, produced a double double in the first half of Friday's game at Manitoba (Husain Dhooma photo).

2nd STAR: Toni Gordon, G, women's basketball

Edmonton, AB, fourth-year, Science

In perhaps her finest effort as a Griffin, Gordon recorded a double double in the FIRST HALF in Friday's game at Manitoba.

She recorded 17 of her 21 points and 11 of her 15 rebounds in the first 20 minutes, adding two assists, two steals and two blocks in a huge effort for the Griffins in an 81-72 loss. It was the sixth double double of her career.

In Saturday's rematch, Gordon narrowly missed another one with 10 points, eight boards, three steals and an assist. 

For the season, she's second on the Griffins in scoring with an 8.2 points/game average and second in rebounding (5.6).

The Griffins are back on the road this weekend as they travel to Brandon to meet the Bobcats on Friday (5 p.m. MT) and Saturday (4 p.m. MT, both Canada West TV).

Kadyn Chabot picked up three more points in a weekend series vs. Manitoba to run his season total to 29, eclipsing the program's single Canada West season record (James Maclennan photo).

3rd STAR: Kadyn Chabot, F, men's hockey

Cranbrook, BC, third-year, Arts

In what's been a record-breaking season for Chabot, he toppled another one on Saturday when he eclipsed Ethan Strang's mark for the most points by a Griffin in a Canada West season.

With his first period power-play goal, Chabot went past Strang's 27-point effort from 2023-24.

He also had an assist in the Griffins' 4-3 overtime loss to Manitoba, which marks the 10th time this season that Chabot has produced a multi-point game.

With an assist, also, in MacEwan's 4-3 OT defeat to the Bisons on Friday, Chabot had a three-point weekend.

For the season, his 16 goals are tied for first in Canada West, while his 29 points is tied for eighth.

The Griffins hit the road this weekend for a two-game series at UBC (Friday, 8 p.m. MT and Saturday, 4 p.m. MT, both Canada West TV).