By Earl Zukerman

McGill TO MEET STINGERS AT BELL CENTRE FOR 21st ANNUAL COREY CUP CLASH

MONTREAL -- The McGill Redmen and Concordia Stingers will meet in the 21st annual Ronald Corey Cup game at the Bell Centre on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 3 p.m.

Tickets for the Corey Cup, an annual challenge match for university hockey supremacy in Montreal, are now on sale for $10 dollars, if purchased in advance at either institution. They are available at the McGill Redbird Sports Shop, 475 Pine Avenue W. or at the Concordia Department of Recreation and Athletics, 7200 Sherbrooke St. W.

The game, which will also close out Homecoming Week on the McGill campus, marks the second time this season that the Redmen will play in a National Hockey League Arena. McGill, in the midst of their 132nd season, is also slated to faceoff against the Ottawa Gee-Gees at Scotiabank Place on Nov. 3.

Although it marks the first time that the Corey Cup classic will be held in the newest home of the Montreal Canadiens, it won’t be the first time that the Sherbrooke Street rivals played for the Cup in an NHL arena.

From 1989 to 1994, the Redmen and Stingers clashed for the Cup for six consecutive years at the old Montreal Forum.

McGill leads the Corey Cup series with a 9-6-3 record, while Concordia is 7-10-3 and UQTR is 1-1-0. In 168 lifetime games between the two archrivals, Concordia leads the all-time series with an 87-67-14 record, outscoring the Redmen by a 741-612 margin. The Redmen, however, own an 11-1-1 record in their last 13 meetings against the Singers.

Ronald Corey, then president and governor of the National Hockey League’s Montreal Canadiens, donated the Cup in 1988. With over 60,000 students enrolled at the two institutions, organizers are hoping for a turnout of over 10,000, which would establish a record for a university hockey game in Quebec.

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Corey Cup Game-by-Game Results
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1. Feb. 18, 1988 McGill 6 Concordia 5 Meagher Arena
2. Feb. 10, 1989 McGill 5 Concordia 5 Montreal Forum
3. Feb. 9, 1990 Concordia 5 McGill 2 Montreal Forum
4. Feb. 8, 1991 UQTR 4 Concordia 1 Montreal Forum
5. Feb. 7, 1992 McGill 4 Concordia 2 Montreal Forum
6. Feb. 15, 1993 Concordia 5 UQTR 2 Montreal Forum
7. Feb. 8, 1994 Concordia 6 McGill 3 Montreal Forum
8. Feb. 14, 1995 McGill 7 Concordia 2 Meagher Arena
9. Jan. 18, 1996 Concordia 8 McGill 7 Meagher Arena
10. Feb. 22, 1997 McGill 6 Concordia 0 Meagher Arena
11. Feb. 22, 1998 Concordia 4 McGill 1 McConnell Arena
12. Feb. 20, 1999 Concordia 5 McGill 3 Meagher Arena
13. Feb. 18, 2000 McGill 4 Concordia 1 Meagher Arena
14. Feb. 11, 2001 Concordia 3 McGill 3 OT Meagher Arena
15. Feb. 11, 2002 Concordia 3 McGill 1 McConnell Arena
16. Feb. 14, 2003 McGill 5 Concordia 2 Meagher Arena
17. Feb. 21, 2004 McGill 5 Concordia 3 McConnell Arena
18. Feb. 9, 2005 McGill 3 Concordia 2 Meagher Arena
19. Jan. 20, 2006 McGill 4 Concordia 2 McConnell Arena
20. Feb. 9, 2007 McGill 3 Concordia 3 OT Meagher Arena

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All-time Corey Cup Standings
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TEAM W L T
McGill 9 6 3
Concordia 7 10 3
UQTR 1 1 0