Rookie university football season ends for Six Nations member

Brody Thomas

By Sam Laskaris Writer For Six Nations member Brody Thomas it was a year of paying his dues. Thomas, a defensive lineman, was a rookie with the Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks’ football squad. Though he was a star at Caledonia’s McKinnon Park Secondary School, Thomas did not dress for any of the Golden Hawks’ matches this season. Laurier’s 2025 campaign came to an end this past Saturday. The Golden Hawks were downed 30-27 by the visiting Queen’s Gaels of Kingston in the Yates Cup, the Ontario university championship match. Laurier had won the Yates Cup last year and also advanced to the national Vanier Cup final, which was captured by the Laval Rouge et Or. The Golden Hawks had more than 100 players on their roster this season. Thus,…

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