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Page 2 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS Link: https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/10071/mount-royal-univ/2026-2027 Zach Zahara - G - Brooks (BCHL) [prior: Medicine Hat & Wenatchee (WHL)] https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/642590/zach-zahara WHL: 19-15-3, 3.54 GAA, .886 S% BCHL: 38-14-4, 3.02 GAA...

July 14, 2026 - CANADA WEST TRANSACTIONS SUMMARY At this time last year I did a review of arrivals and departures due to the unusually high volume of NCAA transfers. This year is not so dramatic, so I am doing a summary of the recruits-to-date as listed at Elite Prospects. For each entry I...

July 8, 2026: BISONS HAVE THREE LOI PLAYERS The Bisons have three new recruits listed on the LOI, but none are confirmed at Elite Prospects nor on the team website. They were all in the last Centennial Cup. The Bisons are heavy on players who hoisted trophies last spring. Here's the...

July 2, 2026: T-IRDS RECRUITS & MONKEY MERCHANDISE Recruiting news from around the loop has gone stale for a month now. The T-irds broke that slump with four new names, two of which are at Elite Prospects. The players are: - Brendan Gee (G - Fort McMurray of AJHL & Vernon of BCHL); - Carter...

July 1, 2026: 7TH BISON RECRUIT IS A D-MAN COLE UNGER - D - Melfort (SJHL) There have been no recruiting announcements since the schedule release, and the LOI update has been stalled for Canada Day, but we have news from Elite Prospects. The Bisons have recruited Cole Unger, the first...

June 29, 2026: SCHEDULING DEBACLE CONTINUES The CW released its hockey schedules last week and there are some anomalies. I was hoping that there would be an announcement of some sort to explain things, but not yet. To start the discussion, here's the schedule: Oct 09-10 at U.B.C. Oct...

June 19, 2026: CONCORDIA DIV 2 GONE? The RSEQ website is under redevelopment (which is a good thing), and no announcements have been made. However, I followed the links to a schedule page, and Concordia has no scheduled games in Men's Div 2. There are also no games for CMRSJ nor any other...

June 19, 2026: LOGAN LAKE MINERS JOINING THOMPSON RIVERS The Logan Lake Miners are transitioning to Thompson Rivers University (TRU) to revive The Wolfpack. TRU is a member of the CWUAA and USports in other sports. The team will still play in Logan Lake. The Miners were an "independent...

June 16, 2026: BISONS ANNOUNCE 6TH RECRUIT The Bison website has again issued a recruiting announcement before Elite Prospects or the LOI page. NOLAN CHASTKO - F - Everett (WHL) Chastko is a Brandon boy coming off a WHL championship with the Everett Silvertips. He came up through the...

June 12, 2026: BISONS RECRUIT ONE MORE The Bison website has a new recruiting announcement, which is not yet listed at Elite Prospects or the LOI page. They still need a few defencemen. HAYDEN WHEDDON - F - Niverville (MJHL) Here we have a Stonewall boy coming to the Bisons after winning...

June 11, 2026: CROSS-COUNTRY NEWS ROUND-UP The CWUAA held their AGM and the big news is that the 2-division format in men's and women's hockey is being shelved after the 2026-27 season. Thank God! This upcoming season is the third and final one in a rotating format. One division had 5 teams...

June 2, 2026: NEWS FROM BANJOLAND The Banjo-Cats have now announced that they have completed their 13-player recruiting class. I believe that this is the largest turnover I have seen in my years following the CW. There are 9 forwards and 4 defencemen in that group. The latest additions are...

May 20, 2026: NEWS UPDATE The Bisons have now posted their story on recruit Teague McAllister, thus “making it official” on the four recruits listed at Elite Prospects and the Letters of Intent page. For what it’s worth, neither Elite Prospects nor the LOI page have anything new since the...

May 18, 2026: NEWS UPDATE A story on new recruit Brandon Funk has now been uploaded to the Bisons’ website. That leaves just Teague McAllister awaiting his news release. All four new recruits have now been added to the Bison roster page at Elite Prospects. The story did not mention his...

May 14, 2026: NEWS UPDATE The Bisons’ website has uploaded a story on new recruit Erik Pastro. There was nothing mentioned about last year’s recruitment to the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks before he moved on to the Trail Smoke Eaters. They do add that he was an honour-roll student...