Two UNB students have beaten out 143 other teams from across Canada to be named Canada’s next top ad executives.

Elizabeth-Anne McCleave and Matt Daigle, both students in the MBA program at UNB Fredericton, were given the title on March 31 for their bilingual ad campaign for Volkswagen’s new minivan, the Routan.

For their efforts the students will each receive a new Volkswagon Golf and will be offered internships with ad agencies for winning the competition, Canada’s Next Top Ad Executive.

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Making it to the NHL

The dream of almost every player on the University of New Brunswick Varsity Reds hockey team is to play in the National Hockey League (NHL) and this dream is finally becoming a reality for one player. Star forward, Kevin Henderson impressed scouts and fans alike this year with his spectacular performance on the ice.

Henderson just signed a NHL entry-level contract with the San Jose Sharks. He has played with UNB for the last two seasons and during this past season he scored 50 points (19 goals, 31 assists) in 28 games, tops on the team. He also added 28 penalty minutes and finished as a plus-31. Henderson’s 50 points ranked him 5th in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), in regular season scoring.

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