Surprise visit from Tragically Hip motivates Queen’s ahead of University Cup
When Queen’s head coach Brett Gibson wanted to provide an extra boost for his team leading into the U Sports men’s hockey championship, he turned to his golfing buddies for help.
Gord Sinclair and Paul Langlois, members of legendary Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip, answered the call and suited up to skate with the Gaels, who will try to claim the Kingston, Ont., school’s first University Cup title this weekend in Fredericton.
“The boys, eyeballs were popping out of their heads,” Gibson said. “It was just a good motivator.”
The Tragically Hip was formed in Kingston in 1983, and Gibson has become friends with the band members through golfing at the same country club. He got the idea of reaching out to Hip for inspiration after seeing guitarist Rob Baker at a playoff game against McGill earlier this month.