This Week in Red Deer Polytechnic Athletics
This week, the Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) Kings Curling team will compete at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA)/Curling Canada College Championships. The Kings Hockey team will begin the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) Men's Hockey finals at home. The RDP Indoor Track team will vie for medals at the ACAC Indoor Track Championships.
Here is a summary of the games this week:
Curling
CCAA/Curling Canada College Championships | Fredericton, New Brunswick | March 12-16
The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings are among a deep pool of eight men's curling teams that are vying for a national gold medal in New Brunswick. As 2024 ACAC Men's Curling Champions, the Kings will face three familiar provincial opponents – the Concordia University Thunder, NAIT Ooks and SAIT Trojans. The Humber Hawks, Assiniboine College Cougars, Mohawk Mountaineers and Sault College Cougars round out the Men's Curling College Division.
The RDP Kings will open the championship against the Humber Hawks on Tuesday, March 12 at 9 pm. The last time that the Kings won a national curling medal was in 2017 when they earned bronze.
The curling schedule is available online.
Hockey
Kings vs. Thunder | Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre | Friday, March 15 | 7 pm
The RDP Kings will face-off against the Concordia University Thunder in the best-of-five ACAC Men's Hockey finals. In four meetings during the regular season, the Kings won all four games over the Thunder.
Sylvan Lake's Hayden Clayton ranks second in playoff scoring with three goals. Concordia's netminder Ashton Billesberger has the lowest goals against average in the playoffs (1.25). Kings' goaltender Arik Weersink follows in second (2.00).
In the quarter-finals, the Thunder defeated the NAIT Ooks two games to one. Then Concordia University upset the top seed Briercrest College Clippers in the semi-finals.
For your convenience, hockey tickets can be purchased online.
Holden Knights (74) against Concordia
Kings at Thunder | Saturday, March 16 | 7 pm
The Concordia University Thunder will host the RDP Kings in game two of the finals.
ACAC Indoor Track Championships
University of Alberta Pavilion | March 16-17
The RDP Kings and Queens will look to continue their remarkable performances at the ACAC Indoor Track Championships in Edmonton.
At Running Room Grand Prix #2, the Queens earned first place and the Kings were second on the Border Paving Running Track. There were also several impressive individual performances that placed RDP student-athletes in the top three.
More information about the ACAC Indoor Track Championships can be found online.
RDP Indoor Track team
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