Saint Mary’s Huskies beat the Windsor Lancers 4-1 on Saturday in Halifax to advance to the usports hockey championship final. Ben Boyd scored twice, while Matthew MacDonald and Reid Valade also found the net as the Huskies built a decisive three-goal first period and outshot Windsor 26-25. The Huskies will meet the UQTR Patriotes in Sunday’s final after UQTR defeated the University of New Brunswick Reds 7-4.
Game snapshot: Saint Mary’s closes out Windsor
The host Huskies opened the semifinal with three unanswered goals in the first period and maintained control through the middle frames. Ben Boyd, named player of the game, scored twice, including an empty-netter at 18: 35 of the third period that ended Windsor’s comeback bid. Matthew MacDonald and Reid Valade supplied the other Saint Mary’s goals. Windsor’s lone marker came on a power play from Ray Hamlin in the third period.
UQTR’s surge and semifinal lineups
The UQTR Patriotes advanced after a high-scoring semifinal performance in which they scored four unanswered goals early and then coasted to a 7-4 victory over the University of New Brunswick Reds. Conor Frenette produced a three-goal, three-assist game for UQTR, with Felix Lafrance, Kassim Gaudet, Pier-Olivier Roy and Charles Beaudoin also scoring singles. For UNB, Braeden MacPhee scored twice and Cody Morgan and Thomas Larouche added goals. Earlier quarterfinal play saw UQTR blank the Moncton Aigles Bleus 4-0, with William Grimard recording a 27-save shutout and first-period goals from Kassim Gaudet, Charles Beaudoin and Mathis Cloutier.
Path to the Usports Hockey Championship final
Host status for Saint Mary’s was clear in Halifax as the Huskies used an early push to seize momentum and protect a one-goal cushion into the final minutes. UQTR’s multi-goal first period in their semifinal carried them to a decisive win and set the bracket for the championship game. In the other quarter- and semifinal action that shaped the weekend, UNB produced individual contributions from Cole Huckins, Cody Morgan and Jax Dubois in earlier play, with Stuart Rolofs adding three assists in UNB’s run to the semifinal stage.
What’s next and timing
The final between Saint Mary’s and the UQTR Patriotes is set for Sunday; the winner will take the University Cup title at the culmination of the tournament. No direct player or coach quotes were included in the available accounts of the semifinal games. Timeline and results were published March 20–21, 2026 ET and further game coverage and final statistics will follow after the championship game at the usports hockey championship.
