Canada West Record Book Took a Hit Over The Weekend
+ Logan Thompson’s first Olympic start, three questions for the U SPORTS MVB playoffs, curling controversy, Canadian hockey GOATS & Quick Hits
Three milestones. One historic weekend. Let’s break it down.
Kaylee Plouffe hits history
The fifth-year outside hitter from Trinity Western broke the all-time Canada West career hitting percentage record this past weekend against Mount Royal. After the weekend, Plouffe has a career hitting percentage of .375 (minimum 800 attempts), which puts her atop the all-time Canada West ranks. She passed former Spartan Liz Spear (2005–08), who had a career hitting percentage of .360.
Take a bow, Kaylee Plouffe.
Mason Greves sets a new milestone
Following his UBC Thunderbirds squad’s weekend sweep of the UBC Okanagan Heat, fifth-year setter Mason Greves is now second on the all-time Canada West assists list with 3,819 career assists. Greves surpassed former Manitoba Bison and current national team setter Luke Herr en route to becoming the second all-time in Canada West assists.
Greves assist breakdown by season:
2021–22: 457
2022–23: 927
2023–24: 962
2024–25: 779
2025–26: 694
Greves is simply one of the best to ever do it.
Feeling the heat 🔥
The UBC Okanagan Heat have put together the best season in its program’s history. In a season that saw them reach their first-ever national ranking, they finished the season 15–5, their best record in program history. The Heat have gone from a 3–21 record two seasons ago to entering the Canada West playoffs as the No. 4 seed, with a shot at a national championship bid. They will now face the Manitoba Bisons in the Canada West quarterfinals.
Playoffs can’t start soon enough.
Olympic Nod: Logan Thompson Makes His First Career Olympic Start 🇨🇦
Quick rundown: Former Brock Badgers goaltender Logan Thompson made his first career Olympic start against Switzerland in the preliminary round, backstopping Canada to a 5–1 win. The former OUA West rookie of the year made 24 saves in Canada’s victory.
And while we’re on the subject, Thompson’s career timeline to get to this point is insane.
Prior to his time at Brock, Thompson considered quitting the game for good. In a recent Sportsnet interview, Thompson said his time at Brock reignited his love for the game.
“I fell in love with the game again. I was having a lot of fun.”
Nearly quitting the sport ➡️ rediscovering joy at Brock ➡️ reaching the National Hockey League ➡️ lifting the Stanley Cup ➡️ and now, the Olympic stage.
Logan Thompson’s story will go down as one of the greatest U SPORTS stories ever told.
Three Conferences, Three Questions 🏐
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OUA
Question: Will this finally be the year we see a team other than Queen’s or McMaster win an OUA men’s volleyball championship?
Context: The OUA men’s volleyball playoff picture has been dominated by McMaster and Queen’s over the past two decades. Since 2006, no team outside of those two programs has captured an OUA championship. With the Toronto Varsity Blues and Windsor Lancers both sitting atop the conference with 18–2 records, they are heavy favourites to meet in the OUA final — setting up what could be the first time in two decades that a program not named Queen’s or McMaster claims the title.
RSEQ
Question: Is this UQAM’s comeback year?
Context: The past two seasons have seen Montreal go 5-9 and 5-11, finishing in the bottom half of the conference. They now sit in first place in the RSEQ with a 14-2 record. The RSEQ championship landscape over the past two decades has been much of the same as the OUA, with 17 of the past 19 championships belonging to either Sherbrooke or Laval, with Montreal winning in 2017-18 and 2019-20. After two losing seasons, and a five year span that has seen Sherbooke dominate the RSEQ, we’ll say it again, is this UQAM’s comeback year?
Canada West
Question: Will the UBC Thunderbirds win their first Canada West title in 40 years?
Context: UBC finished the regular season with the best record in Canada West at 19–1, with its only loss coming against the Trinity Western Spartans in a five-set battle in the first semester. The Thunderbirds have not won a Canada West championship since the 1985–86 season (though they did win a national championship in 2018). After an up-and-down stretch in recent years — including a third-place national finish in 2024 and missing the national championship last year — UBC has returned to championship form and will be the team to beat.
Canadian Curling Controversy 🇨🇦
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Quick rundown: One of the bigger stories to come out of the 2026 Winter Olympics this past week was the accusation made against Canadian curler and former Brandon Bobcat Marc Kennedy. In their Friday matchup, Swedish curler Oskar Eriksson accused Kennedy of double-touching the stone after its initial release. Kennedy responded with an explicit remark back to the Swedish side. Canada went on to win the match 8–6, but was accused of the same infraction the following day in its match against Switzerland, which it lost 9–5. Footage has surfaced on social media showing Kennedy appearing to have touched the stone after his release, yet he still denied all claims. Team Jacobs has gone 7–1, with its final round-robin matchup set for tomorrow against Norway.
The controversy didn’t stop with the men’s team.
Team Homan, which includes two former U SPORTS athletes — Tracy Fleury (Laurentian) and Sarah Wilkes (Laurier) — was accused of the same violation in their Saturday match against Switzerland. Like her male counterpart, Homan denied all allegations, but still had her stone removed from play. The Canadians lost 8-7. They will be facing off against Italy later today (1:05pm EST) with their final round robin matchup coming tomorrow (8:05am EST) against Republic of Korea.
GOAT Status Activated: Crosby & Poulin Break Olympic Records 🏒
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The GOATS have revealed themselves.
Quick rundown: Two Canadian hockey icons proved exactly why they bear that label this past weekend when both Sidney Crosby and Marie-Philip Poulin broke Olympic records.
Crosby tallied 1 goal and 2 assists in Canada’s dominant 10–2 victory over France. That performance brought him to 16 career Olympic points, surpassing Jarome Iginla for the most of any Canadian male hockey player.
Canadian women’s captain and former McGill women’s hockey coach Marie-Philip Poulin recorded her 19th career Olympic goal in Canada’s 2–1 win over Switzerland, surpassing Canadian legend and former teammate Hayley Wickenheiser.
With Crosby (38) and Poulin (34) in the latter stages of their careers, this could be the last time we see them in an Olympic uniform.
Is this truly the final Olympic chapter for Sidney Crosby and Marie-Philip Poulin?