The Ottawa Citizen recaps for those games can be found on the "Panda Game" page above but in locating those I came across another game recap which might be of interest.
There is so much attention given to the Panda Game that it is sometimes easy to forget that not every game between these two teams is a Panda Game. They often played twice a year with one of those games designated as the Panda Game.
The recap below is for an early season game in 1993 between U. of O. and Carleton in which Carleton finally snapped a lengthy losing streak. It sounds like it was generally sloppy but with a big finish.
As stated in that final paragraph, Carleton headed to Queen's the following weekend and pulled that one off too, in slightly more convincing fashion.
And...that would be that. They did not win a game the rest of the season, closing it out with a 2-5 record which included a Panda Game loss.
Not that the Gee-Gees fared much better; they ended up 3-4 and one-and-done in the playoffs. I doubt tying that first game against Carleton would have given them a much better playoff seeding and altered their fate much but that missed kick gave Carleton a little timely positivity.
Not that the Gee-Gees fared much better; they ended up 3-4 and one-and-done in the playoffs. I doubt tying that first game against Carleton would have given them a much better playoff seeding and altered their fate much but that missed kick gave Carleton a little timely positivity.
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