JORDAN HARTSHORN
Sports Writer

The University of Saskatchewan will once again have a chance to host a collection of Canadian Interuniversity Sport national championships.

As first reported by Darren Zary of the StarPhoenix, on July 5, the University of Saskatchewan was officially awarded the men’s ice hockey championship — the University Cup — for 2013 and 2014, beating out bids from Alberta, Calgary, Dalhousie, Nipissing and Regina. The men’s volleyball championship will also roll into town in 2015. The Huskies bid for the 2014 men’s volleyball championship as well, but those hosting rights were granted to the University of Calgary.

The U of S previously hosted the University Cup on three occasions from 1998-2000, setting attendance records throughout. In 2000, the U of S set a single-year attendance record of 40,956. Meanwhile, the Huskies also played host to the men’s volleyball championships previously in 1980.

By virtue of their hosting duties, the Huskies are granted automatic qualification into the year-end tournaments. The Huskies have had success in these tournaments in the past. In 1983 the Huskies won their last University Cup, but have also been perennial participants in the event since. In men’s volleyball the
Huskies have won the national title four times, with their most recent coming in 2004.