CW Coaches Poll: Griffins voted seventh ahead of season opener vs. Golden Bears
MacEwan Athletics and Canada West Communications
EDMONTON – After making the Canada West playoffs for the first time last season, the Griffins men's hockey team will be looking to take the next step towards contender status in 2024-25.
Opposing bench bosses voted them to take a small step backward, instead, as Canada West revealed Thursday that the Griffins have been voted to finish seventh in their annual preseason coaches poll.
Defending champion UBC, Alberta and Saskatchewan took the top-three places in the poll.
MacEwan will open the season against cross-town rival Alberta this weekend as they host the Golden Bears on Friday (7 p.m., Downtown Community Arena) and travel across the river to meet them on Saturday (7 p.m., Clare Drake Arena, both Canada West TV).
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The regular season runs through Feb. 15, with the best of three Canada West Final scheduled to begin March 7.
Fans can catch all the action on CanadaWest.TV, which now allows fans to watch games on popular Connected TV apps like Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Roku. Regular season sport passes are available for $39.99.
U SPORTS nationals will be hosted by the University of Ottawa Gee Gees from March 20-23, 2025.
2024-25 CW MHKY PRE-SEASON COACHES POLL
Team - Points (First-place votes)
- UBC Thunderbirds - 68 (6)
- Alberta Golden Bears - 64 (2)
- Saskatchewan Huskies - 56 (1)
- Calgary Dinos - 56
- Mount Royal Cougars - 46
- Manitoba Bisons - 33
- MacEwan Griffins - 30
- Regina Cougars- 26
- Trinity Western Spartans - 17
MACEWAN GRIFFINS PREVIEW
Zack Dailey's Coach's Quote: "We will rely on defending hard and playing a structured game. Being hard to play against and having a consistent effort will be key."
Key Performer: Sean Comrie
Defence
5th Year
Hometown: Edmonton, Alta.
MacEwan's captain logs major minutes against the opposition's best players and plays in all situations for the Griffins. He's a complete defenceman, equally adept at defending and creating, playing a major role on both power play and penalty-killing units.
The former University of Denver and Kelowna Rockets rearguard will look to finish off his final university season by leading the Griffins back to the playoffs.
