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StFX FITNESS & RECREATION INTRAMURALS SPORTS CLUBS COMMUNITY BOX OFFICE FACILITIESBASKETBALL CROSS COUNTRY FOOTBALL HOCKEY SOCCER TRACK & FIELD BASKETBALL CROSS COUNTRY HOCKEY RUGBY SOCCER TRACK & FIELD VOLLEYBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK ATHLETE INFO ATHLETIC NEWS CONTACTS CORPORATE PARTNERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES HALL OF FAME LINKS PROGRAMS SCHEDULES SPORTS CAMPS TRADITION OF XCELLENCE WEBCASTING XMen hockey yields Caper connections The 200910 XMen hockey team has a definite local Maritime flavor this year as 11 of its 25 members hail from Canadas ocean playground here in Nova Scotia Of those 11 team members seven grew up on Cape Breton Island There have been some strong Cape Breton talent coming out of junior hockey in recent years and we have made it a priority in the XMen hockey program to focus on adding as many of these players as possible comments XMen head coach Brad Peddle We consider them locals in our northeastern Nova Scotia region that we must key in on and bring them close to home for their university hockey careers Having a strong Nova Scotia flavor is important to our program and speaks volumes of the quality of players being developed through the minor and junior levels throughout the province This season we have a very strong Cape Breton presence on our team which we hope to continue into the future providing both outstanding academic and hockey opportunities at StFX UniversityA pair of XMen veterans and coassistant captains Sean Donovan and Ryan Desrosiers lead the Caper force on the StFX squad this year Donovan is in his fourth year hailing from Glace Bay and currently enrolled in the first year of an Education degree Desrosiers a first year Education student and a New Waterford native is currently in his fifth and final year of eligibility with the XMen He graduated from StFX last May with a Human Kinetics degree Both Donovan and Desrosiers played in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League prior to coming to StFX Donovan with the Antigonish Bulldogs and Desrosiers with the Amherst Ramblers Donovan is a stalwart on the StFX blue line and is among the top ten in the AUS conference in plusminus at 9 and also has 6 assists on the season He received the XMens Unsung Hero Award last season Desrosiers is a centerman who has 2 goals and 2 assists in 15 AUS regular season games played to date and was a CIS Academic AllCanadian last year In their second season with the XMen are two QMJHL graduates Brett Morrison from Howie Centre and Bryce Swan from Alder Point Morrison a former member of the Rouyn Noranda Huskies is an Arts student and plays center for the XMen He is currently their fourthleading point getter with 8 goals and 5 assists Brett led the XMen in scoring last year in his rookie season with 31 points (12 goals 19 assists) and was named their Rookie of the Year Swan a B...