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Streaming Sports Network Canada Username Password Login Games Leagues Teams Venues Hockey Football Basketball Soccer Volleyball Blogs Ridlington on the Atlantic WatchAtlantic Conference representatives primed and ready March 26 2009The University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds and the Saint Marys University Huskies have a twoword message from the Atlantic Conference for the other teams attending this weeks mens hockey CIS national championship Watch Out! In the final national Top Ten UNB was No 1 and Saint Marys No 4 The Varsity Reds won the Atlantic regular season pennant with the Huskies four points back at No 2 Saint Marys won the AUS playoffs with a gritty comefrombehind effort winning games two and three of the Atlantic finals UNB is driven to atone for that surprise defeat after a solid regular season campaign The Huskies hope to ride the momentum of their first AUS banner since 200102 and a positive No 2 seeding in the Championships People shouldnt put a shadow over UNB though Think about it a national title in 2007 a silver medal in 2008 and theyre back again The pure advantage of that kind of experience under pressure has got to be the Varsity Reds extra ace in this hand The excitement will begin at the getgo for UNB as they replay last years title match in their first outing against the top seeded Alberta Golden Bears Albertas mentor Eric Thurston the 200809 CIS Coach of the Year is also anticipating the intensity Hes told the media Its like going right into the fire You have to bring energy to your game right from the start For the Saint Marys Huskies the opening game opponents are the fifth seeded McGill Redmen who are repeat visitors to the Nationals and stirred things up at the 2008 event in the role of spoilers setting up last years UNB versus Alberta final For the Huskies and their CIS MVP Marc Rancourt their peak has come at the ideal moment and the challenge will be to sustain their playoff success The other two teams in the tourney have their own things to prove The University of Western Mustangs were 65 in late November All the purple and silver did after that was win 13 of 16 to finish the regular season Then they went 71 in the playoffs to come out as the OUAs best For the Lakehead University Thunderwolves coming through the back door as hosts and being inactive gamewise since March 1 will put their No 6 seed status to the test against the circle of champions plus one The Varsity Reds are back at Nationals for the third time in three years For the Huskies its been six seasons UNB and Saint Marys each in their own right have something to prove The Atlantic Conference plays to a high calibre in the mens game that sometimes is given short shrift elsewhere The message from out east is short and to the point at the 2009 nationals Watch Out! On the Atlantic Watch Im Steve Ridlington...