Aigles Bleus Hockey Team Has Long, Winning Tradition
15 oct 2014 – Times & Transcript Aigles Bleus hockey teAm hAs long, winning trAdition Eddie St. Pierre LOOKING BACK The Université de Moncton Aigles Bleus teams have given hockey fans in Metro Moncton a lot to cheer about over the years. The induction of the 1982 and 1995 Aigles Bleus teams into the Moncton Sports Wall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Capitol Theatre will complete the list of the four teams into the shrine that won the Canadian university sports men’s hockey championships. The Aigles Bleus captured the national title in 1981, 1982, 1990 and 1995. The 1981-82 team was inducted to the wall in 1987 and the 1989-90 club in 2011.Meanwhile, the 1980-81 and 1981-82 teams are also honoured members of the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame (2004). In 1981, goals by Francois Bessette, his first with nine seconds left in the third period and second into an empty net at 19:59, gave the Jean Perron-coached Aigles Bleus a 4-2 win over the Dave King-coached Saskatchewan Huskies at Calgary. After Bessette’s goal broke the tie, King requested a stick measurement.The stick,which would have nullified the goal had it been illegal, was determined to be legal and the Huskies were penalized. Bessette then scored his second goal.Jean Sansfacon (6:08) and Michel Bechard (14:54) gave UdeM a 2-1 first period lead. The second period was scoreless, thanks to the sharp goaltending of Benoit Fortier,who faced 40 shots.Bob Dougall of the Huskies faced 33.
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