The Kellogg/Schulich hockey team participated in the first annual EMBA Hockey Challenge in March. Back, from left: Mike Armstrong KS-01, Jixing Wang KS-02, Scott McIntyre KS-04, Dave Colebrook KS-01, Chris Maliki KS-04, Chris McColl KS-05, James Wildish KS-04, Paul Lobb KS-01. Front, from left: Chad Fleck KS-01, Tim Scott KS-04, Chris Chanyi, Doug Halls KS-01. Not pictured: Yvan Champagne KS-03, Jordan Berman KS-04

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On Feb. 21, the Kellogg-Schulich Alumni Association brought KS cohorts and guests to the final dress rehearsal of the National Ballet of Canada's performance of George Balanchine's famous "Jewels."

Jewels is a three-act, plotless ballet. The first act is Emeralds, with music by Gabriel Faure; the second act is Rubies, with music by Igor Stravinsky; and the third act is Diamonds, with music by Peter Ilyitch Tschaikovsky.

The evening brought to the forefront, for the second year, the superb artistry of Canada's internationally renowned ballet company, showcasing the talented dancers that continue to dazzle audiences in Canada and around the world. A dress rehearsal attendance affords a peek into the creative process.

	A view from the Kellogg/Schulich bench at the first annual EMBA Hockey Challenge

This is the second year we bring together two extraordinary organizations: the National Ballet of Canada and the Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA Program. As in the previous year, a wonderful time was had by all.

Stay tuned for cultural events in 2006-2007, in which we will showcase the best Toronto has to offer in music, dance, theatre and the visual arts.

Kellogg-Schulich was well represented at the first annual EMBA Hockey Challenge — the "Telus Cup" — on March 19. There were alumni and current class participants from each of the class cohorts since the beginning of the Kellogg/Schulich program.

The KS team defeated University of Toronto-Rotman 3-2 in game one with a strong showing holding on to an early lead. The next game was against the University of Western Ontario-Ivey, where KS played to a draw 2-2 final score. The final round-robin game was against Queen's University that finished in a disappointing 3-0 loss. The round-robin tournament final had Queen's facing off with the KS team. A hard-fought battle resulted in a 3-1 loss to Queen's, crowning the Kingston business school with the championship Telus Cup for 2006. The KS team played a very tough final game, beating the Queen's goalie (formal professional) in the dying minutes of the final period after more than 35 shots on net. Second best will have to do for 2006.

Playing four games in less than 12 hours did take its toll on many of the players. Most of the boys were quite sore the next day.