2024-25 Manitoba Bisons/USports

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September 13, 2024: Bisons Sit Out the First Big Friday Night

The Bisons had one last night of rest before heading to Saskatown for a game on Saturday, and Regina for a game on Sunday. This was a night of one-sided games. A portent of things to come?

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 9
REGINA COUGARS 1
(at Big River First Nation)

Links:
➤ UofR: Schedule & Results
➤ UofS: Schedule & Results

This Battle-of-Banjoland was on neutral ground, on the Big River First Nation. They have a two-year old arena called the Jim Neilson Sports Complex. It looks like a nice rink, surely better than the small town rinks of the past. No stats on this one, but the Canines must have dominated the Felines. Sask is now 2-1-0 and this was Regina’s first game.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 1
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 8

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ UofA: Team Website

Quick Summary
Mac: B. Tallman (12:34 3rd)
Alta: A. Thacker (00:21 1st) , T. Preziuso (07:53 1st) , A. Thacker (13:26 1st) , J. Prokop (19:56 1st) , J. Hall (01:37 2nd) , A. Thacker (07:03 2nd) , M. Ward (14:58 2nd) , B. MacGregor (08:37 3rd)
Goal: Mac: Ward L (33 shots, 26 saves) Epp (18 shots, 17 saves); Alta: Palmer (21 shots, 20 saves)

This wasn’t on CWTV, but at least the U of A is diligent about uploading games to live stats. The Evil Monkeys had period leads of 4-0 and 7-0. The Family Guys will blame Meg. Although, this was Alberta’s 4th game and Mac’s 1st of this pre-season.

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 4
SIMON FRASER RED LEAFS 3

Links:
➤ SFU: Red Leafs hockey returns to the ice for four games in September, including three home games at Bill Copeland Sports Centre
➤ YouTube: SFU Hockey Channel
➤ UBC: Schedule & Results

This one was streamed on YouTube. The T-irds led 1-0 after the 1st, and 4-3 after the 2nd. The goaltenders would like to erase the tape of that 2nd period. This game looked very “exhibitiony”. SFU has no Schedule & Results page, hence no boxscore availability as is the case with regular BCIHL teams. This was the opener for both sides.


NEXT UP
Sat Sep 14 Alberta at MacEwan 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Sat Sep 14 Manitoba at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT EX : CWTV
Sat Sep 14 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Sat Sep 14 Simon Fraser at Okanagan 6:15 PDT/8:15 CDT EX
Sun Sep 15 Manitoba at Regina 2:00 CST/3:00 CDT EX


OUT EAST

Thu Sep 12 Toronto 3 Guelph 2
Fri Sep 13 Lakehead 6 York 2
Fri Sep 13 Waterloo 0 Western Ontario 6
Fri Sep 13 Windsor 0 Guelph 5
Fri Sep 13 Toronto Metropolitan 3 Toronto 5
Sat Sep 14 Lakehead at Toronto Metropolitan 1:00 EDT/12:00 CDT EX
Sat Sep 14 Queen's at Windsor 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT EX
Sat Sep 14 Laurier at Waterloo 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT EX
Sat Sep 14 York v Brock (at Beamsville, Ont.) 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT EX
Sat Sep 14 McGill at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT EX

Fri Sep 13 St. F.X. 3 Saint Mary's 5 : boxscore
Fri Sep 13 Moncton 7 U.P.E.I. 4
Sat Sep 14 Dalhousie at U.P.E.I. 2:00 ADT/12:00 CDT EX

OUA-AUS INTERLOCKING GAMES
Fri Sep 13 Ontario Tech 2 New Brunswick 5 : boxscore
Sat Sep 14 Ontario Tech at Saint Mary’s 4:00 ADT/2:00 CDT EX

Links:
➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ OUA: Schedule & Results
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results

OUT WEST

Fri Sep 13 Jamestown 1 Briercrest College 6
Sat Sep 14 Jamestown at Briercrest College 2:00 CST/3:00 CDT

Sat Sep 14 Simon Fraser at Okanagan 6:15 PDT/8:15 CDT EX

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube

 

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September 14: MORE ROSTER NEWS

Before I update the evening results, there is even more roster news for the Herd. The Bisons updated their roster page today. There were two more additions, both of whom are CW transfers. One went to high school at Shaftesbury and the other right beside at St. Paul’s, both just south of the Zoo!

MITCHELL JOSS - F - Trinity Western (CWUAA)

Joss is a Winnipegger coming home. He shoots right and usually plays the wing. He is the Shaftesbury grad of the latest additions. He started his junior career in Dauphin. His junior stats peaked in 2020 when he had 71 points in 57 games for the Winnipeg Blues in the MJHL. During the Covid season, he had just 6 games in the NAHL, then it was off to Sherwood Park of the AJHL in 2021-22, where he had 50 points in 58 games. He played the last two seasons with Holy Trinity, amassing a respectable 25 points in 55 games. In comparison, Jonny Hooker and Hayden Ostir are the only Bison returnees with superior offensive stats in the CW.

Links:
➤ Elite Prospects: Mitchell Joss Career Stats
➤ YouTube: Best of Mitchell Joss 2019-21
➤ Free Press: Sartor, Joss reunited in Wilderness
➤ 730 CKDM: Winning Ways With Kings' Joss
➤ AJHL: Joss, McKinley and Hauer Receive Player of the Week Honours
➤ TWU: Profile Page

COLBY JAQUET - D - Saskatchewan (CWUAA)

Jaquet is a right-shooting defenceman who had 11 points in 12 games for the Banjo-Mutts a year ago. This is the St. Paul’s grad of the pair. He played for the Selkirk Steelers and Dauphin Kings in the MJHL. In his last junior season (2021-22), he wore an “A” for Dauphin and had 62 points in 54 regular season games, 16 points in 18 playoff games, and 5 points in 5 games in the Centennial Cup. He is now one of the We Three Kings on the blueline, with Parker Malchuk and Owen Wareham also grads of the Dauphin Kings.

Links:
➤ Elite Prospects: Colby Jaquet Career Stats
➤ Dauphin: Getting to know Jaquet, a man on a mission
➤ Dauphin: Calder makes top 3, Jaquet and Bryant join
➤ Dauphin: Jaquet commits to U of S
➤ MJHL: Colby Jaquet commits to University of Saskatchewan
➤ UofS: Profile Page

There were also a lot of number changes from the CW and LeagueStat data:

Veterans (19)
4 Parker Malchuk D
5 Brandon Casey D
6 Lucas Fry D
8 Evan Toth D
10 Josh Paulhus F
11 Hayden Ostir F
12 Cameron Trimble F
13 Andre Sutter F
14 Riley Zimmerman F
18 Jonny Hooker F
19 Jackson Arpin F
24 Owen Wareham D
25 Kian Calder D
26 Andrew Boucher F
27 Ryan Gottfried D
28 Codey Behun F
29 Michael King F
30 Kolby Thornton G
34 Ross Hawryluk G

Rookies and Transfers (11)
2 Dexter Whittle D - Everett Silvertips (WHL)
3 Colby Jaquet D - Saskatchewan (CWUAA)
9 Eric Alarie F - Moose Jaw & Seattle (WHL) and Adirondack (ECHL)
15 Ben Bonni D - Spokane Chiefs (WHL)
16 Mitchell Joss F - Trinity Western (CWUAA)
17 Skyler Bruce F - Vancouver & Edmonton (WHL)
20 Caden Zaplitny F - Everett Silvertips (WHL)
21 Dawson Pasternak F - Victoria Royals (WHL)
22 Riley Stotts F - Calgary (CWUAA)
23 Grady Lane F - Victoria Royals (WHL) and Virden Oil Capitals (MJHL)
35 Braden Holt G - Victoria Royals (WHL)

A roster of 30 would be larger than the usual 25 or 26 carried in past seasons. Will some returnees be moved to the taxi squad? I don’t see any of the recruits or transfers being healthy-scratched from a regular season game-day roster.

 

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September 14, 2024: BISONS EDGED IN SASKATOWN

MANITOBA BISONS 1
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results
➤ UofS: Schedule & Results

Quick Summary
Man: J. Arpin (17:13 3rd)
Sask: C. Petruic (14:59 2nd), L. Keeler (09:10 3rd)
Goal: Man: Thornton (40 shots, 38 saves); Sask: Kooy (21 shots, 20 saves)

I had planned on an evening of streaming this game and the Goldeyes’ baseball game on alternative screens, but this one was dropped from the CWTV broadcast schedule. (I did see the afternoon football, though.) At least they updated the live links to LeagueStat and the CW Hockey Tech page. (See the links.) I have always preferred LeagueStat, but the new “Game Centre” format at Hockey Tech is nice when following out-of-town games in progress.

The Bisons gave some ice time to their “bubble” players. Kolby Thornton went the distance in goal, and stopped 38 of 40 shots. He was backed up by newcomer Braden Holt. Last year’s backup, Ross Hawryluk, did not suit up.

The scratched veterans were: Parker Malchuk D, Evan Toth D, Josh Paulhus F, Hayden Ostir F, Jonny Hooker F, Ryan Gottfried D.

The scratched newcomers were: Colby Jaquet D, Mitchell Joss F, and Dawson Pasternak F.

The veterans who dressed were: Brandon Casey D, Lucas Fry D, Cameron Trimble F, Andre Sutter F, Riley Zimmerman F, Jackson Arpin F, Owen Wareham D, Kian Calder D, Andrew Boucher F, Codey Behun F, and Michael King F.

The newcomers who dressed were: Dexter Whittle D, Eric Alarie F, Ben Bonni D, Skyler Bruce F, Caden Zaplitny F, Riley Stotts F, and Grady Lane F.

The scratched veterans were the ones who had the most ice time last year. I do not know what the pairings and line combos were.

Sask is now 3-1-0, and the Bisons are 0-1-0.


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 6
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3

Links:
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ UofA: Canada West Hall of Fame announces Class of 2024-25

The Family Guys did not upload this to LeagueStat or CW Hockey Tech. Alberta’s site links a story on Billy Moores’ CW Hall of Fame induction. The Apes are now 3-2-0 and MacEwan is 0-2-0.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 4
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2

Links:
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ MRU: Team Website

I just discovered that this game was moved to Friday. I have nothing but the score. Neither side has a 2024-25 roster posted. Mount Royal is 1-1-0 (with two cancellations) and Calgary is 2-1-0.


NEXT UP

Sun Sep 15 Manitoba at Regina 2:00 CST/3:00 CDT EX
Thu Sep 19 U.B.C. at Trinity Western 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT EX
Thu Sep 19 Minot State (ACHA) at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 20 Alberta at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 20 Regina at Manitoba 7:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 20 Concordia-Edmonton (ACAC) at MacEwan 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 20 Trinity Western at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT EX

OUT EAST

Fri Sep 13 Carleton 3 Concordia 2 (late report)
Sat Sep 14 Lakehead 4 Toronto Metropolitan 2 : boxscore
Sat Sep 14 Queen's 4 Windsor 3
Sat Sep 14 Laurier 1 Waterloo 4
Sat Sep 14 York 0 Brock 3 (at Beamsville, Ont.)
Sat Sep 14 McGill 3 U.Q.T.R. 1 : boxscore
Sat Sep 14 Concordia 3 Carleton 1
Wed Sep 18 York at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT EX
Thu Sep 19 Queen's at Laurier 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT EX
Thu Sep 19 Brock at Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EDT/5:15 CDT EX
Fri Sep 20 Guelph at Brock 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 20 Windsor at Ontario Tech 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 20 R.M.C. at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 20 Queen’s at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 20 York at Nipissing 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT EX

Sat Sep 14 Dalhousie 2 U.P.E.I. 3
Tue Sep 17 Dalhousie at Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 20 U.P.E.I. at St. F.X. (at Antigonish) 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT EX

OUA-AUS INTERLOCKING GAMES
Sat Sep 14 Ontario Tech 2 Saint Mary’s 6 : boxscore
Fri Sep 20 New Brunswick at Toronto 7:00 EDT/6:00 EDT EX
Fri Sep 20 Waterloo at Saint Mary’s 1:00 ADT/11:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 20 Concordia at Dalhousie 4:00 ADT/2:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 20 Acadia at McGill 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT EX

Links:
➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ OUA: Schedule & Results
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results

OUT WEST

Sat Sep 14 Jamestown 2 Briercrest College 10
Fri Sep 20 UA-Augustana at Portage College 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 20 Minot State (ACHA) at Briercrest College 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT EX

Sat Sep 14 Simon Fraser 3 Okanagan 4
Fri Sep 20 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 20 Montana State (ACHA) at Logan Lake 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT EX

ACAC-BCIHL INTERLOCK
Fri Sep 20 Okanagan at S.A.I.T. 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube

 

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September 15, 2024: REGINA’S ROSTER UPDATED

Veterans (17)
3 Ayden Third D
4 Christian Riemer D
5 Carson Sass D
8 Jakob Brook F
9 Kolton Shindle F
11 Kade Runke F
12 Eric Houk F
14 Matt Culling F
16 Randen Schmidt D
18 Carson Whyte F
19 Paycen Bjorklund
20 Leyton Holoien D
21 Jordan Borysiuk F
23 Eric Pearce F
27 Logan Barlage F
29 Jackson Doucet F
39 Adam Evanoff G

Rookies (11) - names link to Elite Prospects' player page
2 Aidan Brook D - Dauphin & Portage (MJHL)
10 Ashton Fishley D - Swan Valley & Portage (MJHL)
15 Steven Kesslering F - Niagara University (NCAA)
17 Turner McMillen F - Estevan (SJHL), Kelowna & Prince Albert (WHL)
22 Adam McNutt D - Swift Current (WHL) & Flin Flon (SJHL)
24 Noah Wills RW - Sherwood Park (AJHL/BCHL)
28 Blake Heward D - Estevan (SJHL), previous seasons with Edmonton & Calgary (WHL)
32 Jaxon Steele F - Red Deer Poly (ACAC)
35 Jackson Fellner G - Alvernia University (NCAA III)
37 Carter Belitski F - Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA)
44 Chase Friedt-Mohr D - Melfort (SJHL), previously with Tri-City (WHL).

Departures (10)
10 Jayden Davis F
17 Ty Barnstable F
22 Griffin Asham-Moroz F
2 Austin King-Cunningham D
3 Dylan McCabe D
7 Carson Sass D
16 Randen Schmidt D
28 Ben Christian D
31 Ethan Anders G
35 Curtis Meger G

The Banjo-Cats used to stock up on recruits from the SJHL. Not so much this year. They do have three recruits from state-side, though. There is a big turnover on defence. On paper, the players recruited seem to be equivalent to those they are replacing. But so many rookie blue-liners could be a problem.

Links:
➤ UofR: Roster Page
➤ Elite Prospects: Regina Cougars

 

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September 15, 2024: ALBERTA’S ROSTER UPDATED

Veterans (17)
3 Joel Sexsmith D
4 Blake Gustafson D
6 Aidan de la Gorgendiere D
9 Justin Hall F
10 Josh Prokop F
11 Tyler Preziuso F
12 Adam Hall F
14 Eric Florchuk F
17 Alex Thacker F
18 Connor McClennon F
19 Bruce MacGregor F
21 Noah Boyko F
23 Jakin Smallwood F
24 Mason Ward D
30 Ethan Kruger G
52 Konrad Belcourt D
64 Alonso Tapia Ruiz F

Rookies (10) - names link to Elite Prospects' player page
1 Ethan Lawczynski G - Castelgar Rebels (KIJHL)*
8 Elias Carmichael D - Red Deer Rebels (WHL)*
13 Ty Nash F - Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
15 Tyson Laventure F - Swift Current & Victoria (WHL)
16 Sean Tschigerl F - Calgary & Lethbridge (WHL)
20 Vincent Lamanna F - Fort McMurray (AJHL), previously Everett (WHL)
26 Sam Popowich F - Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
27 Marc Lajoie D - Edmonton (WHL) & Bakersfield (AHL)
31 Tyler Palmer G - Everett Silvertips (WHL)
37 Chase Leslie D - UA-Augustana Vikings (ACAC)*

* Denotes player not listed at Alberta’s Elite Prospects page.

Departures (13)
1 Jake Bennett G
7 Dylan Plouffe D
8 Wyatt McLeod D
13 Tanner Fincaryk F
15 Daneel Lategan F
16 Cam Wiebe F
22 Ethan Sakowich D
25 Jacob Herauf D
26 Jacob Kendall F
27 Dilan Savenkov D
29 Josh Paterson F
35 Matt Berlin G
40 Hayden Platz D

The Monkeys’ Elite Prospects page has just seven of the ten new recruits listed on their team page. All names were added on the Roster page of their website. On paper, the Apes should be stronger this year. They return most of the top players and the recruits are highly touted. Thus far, all I saw were a game against Carleton and highlights against the Belfast Giants. They seemed a bit weak in front of their own net, IMO.

Links:
➤ UofA: Roster Page
➤ Elite Prospects: Alberta Golden Bears

 

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September 15, 2024: BISONS WINLESS TREK THROUGH BANJOLAND

MANITOBA BISONS 2
REGINA COUGARS 6

Links:
➤ UofR: Schedule & Results

All that the Banjo-Cats posted on this was the following Tweet (at 12:52 pm Monday):

6-2 non-conference win over Manitoba last night in Wilcox!

Two goals by Eric Pearce and Turner McMillen, Eric Houk, Paycen Bjorklund, and Logan Barlage all scored one. Jackson Fellner and Adam Evanoff split the netminding duties.

Thanks for hosting us, @NDHoundsHockey

The Bisons have nothing up yet. The start time and location for this game were moved, announced on social media only with the picture below. It is a bit annoying that teams do not update their website first. I am planning on being at the rematch double-header between these sides on Friday and Saturday. So there will be some kind of report.

BASEBALL NOTE:
The Goldeyes were also swept on the weekend, losing 2-1 in 11 innings and then 1-0. They need to win the remaining three games of the cham[pionship series, slated for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

FOOTBALL NOTE:
The Bisons beat the Evil Monkeys 24-23 in a battle for first place. That’s a 3-0 start for the Herd. The Apes could have tied the game late in the 4th quarter, but went for a 2-point convert.

 

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Preview: September 20-21: REGINA at MANITOBA

REGINA COUGARS (2023-24: 6-20-2, OHT35 #27, 2024: 1-1-0)
MANITOBA BISONS (2023-24: 5-22-1, OHT35 #31, 2024: 0-2-0)

Friday, Sept 20th at 7:00 CDT at Jonathan Toews Arena, Winnipeg
Saturday, Sept 21st at 2:00 CDT at Jonathan Toews Arena, Winnipeg

Live Links:
➤ TBD: Hockey Tech ∞ LeagueStat

Team Links:
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UofR: Team Website

I do not expect there to be any preview stories posted. Thus far, there are no live links pending for any CW games this coming weekend. God willing, I shall be at both games this weekend and plan on providing summaries with rosters and observations. The Bisons suffered a 6-2 loss to the Banjo-Cats last weekend. This after the Banjo-Mutts beat them 9-1 and the Bisons 2-1. I have no clue what sort of rosters lined-up against Regina.


ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (2023-24: 22-4-2, OHT35 #3, 2024: 1-0-0)
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2023-24: 4-23-1, OHT35 #33, 2024: 2-0-0)
SIMON FRASER RED LEAFS (2023-24: NCAA 5-11-2, 2024: 0-1-0)

Links:
➤ UBC: Team Website
➤ TWU: Team Website
➤ SFU: Team Website
➤ Elite Prospects: S.F.U. Red Leafs (Non-Conference Team)
➤ Elite Prospects: U.B.C. Thunderbirds (3)
➤ Elite Prospects: Trinity Western Spartans (9)
➤ YouTube: Friday Game
➤ YouTube: Saturday Game

Holy Trinity faces the T-irds on Thursday, and then play SFU’s Globetrotters Friday and Saturday. UBC has a 4-3 win over SFU already. Though neither TWU nor UBC have rosters uploaded on their websites or Elite Prospects as I post, I suspect that one or both will do so by the weekend. Both games are slated to be streamed on SFU’s YouTube channel.

MINOT STATE BEAVERS (2023-24 ACHA: 30-7-0, OHT35 n/a, 0-0-0)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (2023-24: 20-6-2, OHT35 #7, 2024: 3-1-0)
BRIERCREST CLIPPERS (2023-24 ACAC: 17-6-1, OHT35 n/a, 2-0-0)

Links:
➤ MSU: Team Website
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ BC: Team Website
➤ Video: CanadaWest TV

The Banjo-Mutts are involved in a 3-team round-robin against ACHA and ACAC competition, with games going Thursday through Saturday.

This is Minot’s opening series. In recent years they are 2-1-0 against Briercrest, and beat Regina last year. They are a highly ranked ACHA team, and usually qualify for the nationals.

Briercrest whipped Jamestown (a Minot rival in the ACHA) 6-1 and 10-2 last weekend. They are usually ACAC doormats but their program has really turned around the last two years. Last year they finished first in the regular season, but couldn’t get it done in the playoffs.

Sask is off to a good start, at 3-1-0 against CW opposition. At one time these games and their game with Manitoba last weekend were slated for CWTV. But as I post, these are no longer posted. I’ll check in later again.


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ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (2023-24: 18-8-2, OHT35 #8, 2024: 3-2-0)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (2023-24: 21-5-2, OHT35 #6, 2024: 2-1-0)

Links:
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ Elite Prospects: Calgary Dinosaurs (1)

This is a traditional home-and-home series between Alberta’s traditional rivals. Calgary still has no roster page update, and just one recruit noted at Elite Prospects. The Evil Monkeys usually have live updates for exhibition games, so check LeagueStat and the CW Hockey Tech links.

CONCORDIA EDMONTON THUNDER (2023-24 ACAC: 9-13-2, OHT35 N/A, 0-0-0)
MACEWAN GRIFFINS (2023-24: 9-17-2, OHT 35 #23, 2024: 0-2-0)

Links:
➤ CUE: Team Website
➤ MacU: Team Website

The Family Guys return to their ACAC roots for this cross-town home-and-home series. I don’t think these teams have played since those ACAC days.

RED DEER POLY KINGS (2023-24 ACAC: 15-7-2, OHT35 n/a, 0-0-0)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (2023-24: 21-6-1, OHT35 #2, 2024: 1-1-0)

Links:
➤ RDP: Team Website
➤ MRU: Team Roster

This was slated to be the Bluegars’ 3rd straight one-game weekend. But I see that it has been removed. Strange! What’s up? I see that they have uploaded a roster page, so I’ll have to break it down soon.


COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Thu Sep 19 U.B.C. at Trinity Western 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Thu Sep 19 Minot State (ACHA) at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Regina at Manitoba 7:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Alberta at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Concordia-Edmonton (ACAC) at MacEwan 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Trinity Western at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Regina at Manitoba 2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Calgary at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Briercrest (ACAC) at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 MacEwan at Concordia-Edmonton (ACAC) 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Red Deer Poly (ACAC) at Mount Royal - cancelled
Sat Sep 21 Trinity Western at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT


OUT EAST

Wed Sep 18 York 1 Laurier 0
Thu Sep 19 Queen's at Laurier 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Thu Sep 19 Brock at Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EDT/5:15 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Windsor at Ontario Tech 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Guelph at Brock 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 R.M.C. at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Queen’s at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 York at Nipissing 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Toronto Metropolitan at Ontario Tech 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Laurier at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sun Sep 22 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 3:30 EDT/2:30 CDT

Tue Sep 17 Dalhousie 3 Acadia 4 (ot)
Fri Sep 20 U.P.E.I. at St. F.X. (at Antigonish) 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 St. F.X. at Moncton 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

OUA-AUS INTERLOCKING GAMES
Fri Sep 20 Waterloo at Saint Mary’s 1:00 ADT/11:00 am CDT
Fri Sep 20 Concordia at Dalhousie 4:00 ADT/2:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 New Brunswick at Toronto 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Acadia at McGill 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Waterloo at Dalhousie 3:00 ADT/1:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Concordia at Saint Mary’s 4:00 ADT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Acadia at U.Q.T.R. 5:00 ADT/3:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 New Brunswick at Toronto 7:00 EDT/6:00 EDT

Links:
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ OUA: Hockey Tech Schedule & Results
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results


OUT WEST

Fri Sep 20 UA-Augustana at Portage College 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Minot State (ACHA) at Briercrest College 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Portage College at UA-Augustana 6:00 MDT/7:00 CDT

Fri Sep 20 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Montana State (ACHA) at Logan Lake 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Victoria at Vancouver Island 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Montana State (ACHA) at Logan Lake 5:30 PDT/7:30 CDT

ACAC-BCIHL INTERLOCKING GAMES
Fri Sep 20 Okanagan at S.A.I.T. 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Okanagan at S.A.I.T. 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: YouTube Channel


BASEBALL NOTE
The Goldeyes lost the AA championship series to Kane County 3-0, by scores of 2-1 in 11 innings, 1-0, and 5-3. They had what looked like a sell-out crowd.

 

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September 19, 2024: OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

MINOT STATE BEAVERS 2
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 6

Links:
➤ MSU: Schedule/Results
➤ UofS: Schedule/Results

Nothing but the score on this one. The Mutts are now 4-1-0 on the pre-season, and the Beavers are 0-1-0.

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 5
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 2

Links:
➤ UBC: Schedule/Results
➤ TWU: Schedule/Results

Also just the score for this one. This was the first game against a CW team for both. UBC is now 2-0-0 and TWU is now 2-1-0.

NEXT UP

Fri Sep 20 Regina at Manitoba 7:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Alberta at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Concordia-Edmonton (ACAC) at MacEwan 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Trinity Western at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Regina at Manitoba 2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Calgary at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Briercrest (ACAC) at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 MacEwan at Concordia-Edmonton (ACAC) 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Trinity Western at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT


OUT EAST

Thu Sep 19 Queen's 3 Laurier 1
Thu Sep 19 Brock 2 Toronto Metropolitan 3
Fri Sep 20 Windsor at Ontario Tech 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Guelph at Brock 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 R.M.C. at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Queen’s at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 York at Nipissing 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Toronto Metropolitan at Ontario Tech 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Laurier at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sun Sep 22 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 3:30 EDT/2:30 CDT

Fri Sep 20 U.P.E.I. at St. F.X. (at Antigonish) 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 St. F.X. at Moncton 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

OUA-AUS INTERLOCKING GAMES
Fri Sep 20 Waterloo at Saint Mary’s 1:00 ADT/11:00 am CDT
Fri Sep 20 Concordia at Dalhousie 4:00 ADT/2:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 New Brunswick at Toronto 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 20 Acadia at McGill 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Waterloo at Dalhousie 3:00 ADT/1:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Concordia at Saint Mary’s 4:00 ADT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Acadia at U.Q.T.R. 5:00 ADT/3:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 New Brunswick at Toronto 7:00 EDT/6:00 EDT

Links:
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ OUA: Hockey Tech Schedule & Results
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results

 

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September 20, 2024: MOUNT ROYAL & TRINITY ROSTER UPDATES

The Bluegars lost two of their top five players (Connor Blake and Jaden Senkoe). The recruiting class is not earth-shaking (two from the dub, four from Junior A, and one from a AA local league. With the return of Connor Bouchard (CW’s leading scorer with 57 points in 26 games), and Clay Hanus and Robbie Holmes both point-per-game players, they should be a strong team.

Veterans (19)
2 Kyle Walker D
4 Kurtis Smythe D
5 Michael Ladyman D
7 Robbie Fromm-Delorme F
8 Spencer Moe F
10 Robbie Holmes F
11 Jaxon Martens F
12 Connor Bouchard F
13 Tim Gould D
18 Blake Stevenson F
19 Dawson Milliken F
20 Tristan Zandee F
21 Clay Hanus D
22 Zafir Rawji F
23 Josh Tarzwell F
24 Ethan Rowland F
25 Remy Aquilon D
31 Shane Farkas G
35 Riley Sims G

Rookies (7) - names link to Elite Prospects' player page
6 Leith Olafson D - Melfort Mustangs (SJHL)
9 Teague Patton F - Everett Silvertips (WHL)
14 Jayden Wiens F - Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
15 Robbie Anhorn F - CBHA Rangers (HC U21)
16 Justin Lies F - Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL)
26 Connor Poffenroth F - Drumheller Dragons (AJHL)
33 Harmon Laser-Hume G - Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL)

Departures (8)
3 Tim Gould D
9 Kasey Hiemstra F
16 Connor Blake D
17 Daniel Kernaghan F
22 Moe Hakim F
27 Jaden Senkoe F
28 Zafir Rawji F
33 Demaine Wray G

Links:
➤ MRU: Roster Page
➤ Elite Prospects: Mount Royal Cougars

Holy Trinity is losing 5 of their top 10 scorers from a year ago. (It only took 7 points to get in that top 10!) Most of the recruits are Junior A and B players. Four players are listed at Elite Prospects but not on the official roster, all coming from non-Russian former parts of the USSR. Also, abused former Black Hawk Kyle Beach has retired and is now an assistant coach.

Veterans (16)
2 Donat Matthys D
5 Jake Jurgeneit D
6 Landon Fuller D
9 Daine Dubois F
10 Jonathan Krahn C
11 Kade McMillen D
16 Aidan Steinke F
21 Jeremy Klessens F
22 Adam Oates D
24 Michael Spafford F
31 Leon Sommer G
35 Raphael Audet G
43 Jesse Pomeroy D
44 Skyler Cameron D
91 Christian Lowe F
93 Luke Spadafora F

Rookies (7)
1 Cole Savage G Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) & WB/Scranton Knights (NCDC)
7 Lleyton Shearon F - LaRonge Icewolves (SJHL)
8 Samuel May D - Drayton Valley (AJHL) previous seasons with Saskatoon & Vancouver (WHL)
14 Tyler Schweitzer F - Renfrew Wolves (2021-22)
20 Matteo Lamoureux F - Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL)
27 Connor Farren F - Bismarck & Minnesota (NAHL) & Drayton Valley (AJHL)
94 Zack Whittaker D - Castleton University (NCAA III)

Rookies - listed at Elite Prospects only (4)
- Ricards Landmanis D - Grand Canyon (ACHA)
- Artem Hrabovetskyi F - Nipawin (SJHL) & Spruce Grove (AJHL)
- Zakhar Polshakov C - Corpus Christi (NAHL)
- Mikhail Simchuk F - Grand Canyon University (ACHA)

Departures (11)
1 Isaac LaBelle G
14 Jarrett Penner F
17 Josh Borynec F
18 Mikol Sartor F
19 Josiah Vanderhooft F
20 Joshua Bruce F
26 Reid Perepeluk F
27 Mitchell Joss F
42 Tanner Hopps F
90 Berk Berkeliev G
94 Kolby Johnson

Links:
➤ TWU: Roster Page
➤ Elite Prospects: Trinity Western Spartans

 

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September 20, 2024: BISONS HIT THE WIN COLUMN

REGINA COUGARS 2
MANITOBA BISONS 4

Links:
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results
➤ UofR: Schedule & Results

First off, with no links likely to be uploaded, here’s how they lined up:

MANITOBA
Goal:
31 Holt (34 Hawryluk)

Defence:
8 Toth - 4 Malchuk
15 Bonni - 2 Whittle
25 Calder - 6 Fry

Forwards:
20 Zaplitny - 22 Stotts - 17 Bruce
9 Alarie - 28 Behun - 11 Ostir
29 King - 19 Arpin - 13 Sutter
14 Zimmerman - 12 Trimble - 26 Boucher

Scratches:
G: 30 Thornton
D: 5 Casey - 24 Wareham
F: 10 Paulhus - 16 Joss - 18 Hooker - 21 Pasternak - 23 Lane

Not listed:
D: 3 Jaquet - 27 Gottfried

REGINA COUGARS
Goal:
35 Fellner (35 Evanoff)

Defence:
4 Reimer - 5 Sass
3 Third - 22 McNutt
10 Fishley - 20 Holoien

Forwards:
8 J Brook - 23 Pearce - 21 -Borysiuk
9 Shindle - 11 Runke - 24 Wills
17 McMillen - 14 Culling - 15 Kesslering
29 Doucet - 27 Barlage - 32 Steele

Scratches:
G: none
D: 16 Schmidt - 28 Heward - 44 Friedt-Mohr
F: 12 Houk - 18 Whyte - 19 Bjorklund - 37 Belitsky

Not listed:
D: 2 A Brook

Goals by period:
UM 2 0 2 - 4
UR 0 2 0 - 2

Shots by period:
UM 10 11 7 - 28
UR 12 9 7 - 28

It has been a while since I went to the Dak for Friday night hockey. The evening got off to a shaky start when the music system crashed mid-way through O Canada. But the scoreboard and PA were working, and the game was pretty good for exhibition play, so one cannot complain.

The Bisons’ new line of Zaplitny - Stotts - Bruce was incredible. Bruce scored on the opening shift, and then again mid-1st period. Stotts scored the winner early in the 3rd period. I believe that each player on the line had 3 points.

The Bison 4th line (Zimmerman - Trimble - Boucher) got a lot of ice time, and looked pretty good. They did surrender the first Regina goal. They were putting pressure on the Banjo-Cats and after the goalie made his saves, they should have pressed for a face-off and line change. Instead, the Cats broke out and Matt Culling made it a 2-1 game. The Cats tied the game when defenceman Kian Calder bobbled a puck at the blueline and gave up a 2-on-1 breakaway, converted by Jackson Doucet.

After Stotts gave the Herd a 3-2 lead early in the 3rd, Parker Malchuk made it 4-2 when that 4th line was crashing the net. 4th liner Andrew Boucher had a couple of chances to score. A Cats’ turnover gave him a Showdown-in-the-NHL breakaway where he was foiled by goalie Jackson Fellner. He also hit the post on an attempted empty-netter.

Two Bison defencemen, Cody Jaquet and Ryan Gottfried, were not on the roster page. The Bisons need another high quality defenceman, IMO.

Both teans are now 1-2-0 heading into Saturday’s rubber match.

MINOT STATE BEAVERS 1
BRIERCREST CLIPPERS 8

Links:
➤ MSU: Beaver men’s hockey hits the ice this weekend
➤ MSU: Beaver men’s hockey finishes exhibition slate in Canada
➤ YouTube: Briercrest Channel
➤ Live updates: Saturday’s Game Centre

Beaver fans must be bitterly disappointed with this road-trip to Banjoland. After whipping Jamestown twice, and now Minot State, Briercrest could be ready to step up from ACHA competition and face the Banjo-Mutts on Saturday to wrap up this round-robin.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 4
SIMON FRASER RED LEAFS 6

Links:
➤ YouTube: Simon Fraser Page
➤ TWU: SPARTANS DROP FIRST GAME TO UBC (Thursday late)
➤ TWU: Schedule/Results

I saw the ending on YouTube. TBH, it was not much of a game. But it was close, at least. This is SFU’s travelling non-conference team. Holy Trinity is now 2-2-0.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 2
CALGARY DINOSAURS 4

Links:
➤ UofA: Schedule & Results
➤ UofC: Schedule/Results
➤ Live updates: Saturday’s Game Centre

Bedrock U trails the CW in terms of website and information updates this year, which is peculiar. The Evil Monkeys are slated to have live updates on Saturday, though, at the link. The Dinos are now 3-1-0 and the Apes are 3-3-0.

CONCORDIA EDMONTON THUNDER 1
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: CW Game Centre : LeagueStat
➤ CUE: Schedule & Results
➤ MacU: Griffins goaltender Ward relishes experience representing Chile in Amerigol Latam Cup

The Family Guys faced a former ACAC cross-town rival. They dominated the game, with a 55-18 edge in shots. They also uploaded the stats at the links. Mac is now 1-2-0, and this was CUE’s first game.


NEXT UP

Sat Sep 21 Regina at Manitoba 2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Calgary at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Briercrest (ACAC) at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 MacEwan at Concordia-Edmonton (ACAC) 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Trinity Western at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT


OUT EAST

Fri Sep 20 Windsor 0 Ontario Tech 3
Fri Sep 20 Guelph 6 Brock 2
Fri Sep 20 R.M.C. 2 Ottawa 9
Fri Sep 20 Queen’s 1 Western Ontario 2
Fri Sep 20 York 2 Nipissing 3
Sat Sep 21 Toronto Metropolitan at Ontario Tech 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Laurier at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sun Sep 22 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 3:30 EDT/2:30 CDT

Fri Sep 20 U.P.E.I. 1 St. F.X. 4
Sat Sep 21 St. F.X. at Moncton 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

OUA-AUS INTERLOCKING GAMES
Fri Sep 20 Waterloo 4 Saint Mary’s 3 (ot)
Fri Sep 20 Concordia 4 Dalhousie 0
Fri Sep 20 New Brunswick 5 Toronto 1
Fri Sep 20 Acadia 2 McGill 1 (so)
Sat Sep 21 Waterloo at Dalhousie 3:00 ADT/1:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Concordia at Saint Mary’s 4:00 ADT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Acadia at U.Q.T.R. 5:00 ADT/3:00 CDT
Sat Sep 21 New Brunswick at Toronto 7:00 EDT/6:00 EDT

Links:
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ OUA: Hockey Tech Schedule & Results
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results


OUT WEST

Fri Sep 20 UA-Augustana 3 Portage College 0
Fri Sep 20 Minot State (ACHA) 1 Briercrest College 8
Sat Sep 21 Portage College at UA-Augustana 6:00 MDT/7:00 CDT

Fri Sep 20 Vancouver Island 2 Victoria 5
Fri Sep 20 Montana State (ACHA) 2 Logan Lake 8
Sat Sep 21 Victoria at Vancouver Island 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT
Sat Sep 21 Montana State (ACHA) at Logan Lake 5:30 PDT/7:30 CDT

ACAC-BCIHL INTERLOCK
Fri Sep 20 Okanagan at S.A.I.T. - TBD
Sat Sep 21 Okanagan at S.A.I.T. 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube

 

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September 21, 2024: UGLY WINS ARE STILL WINS

REGINA COUGARS 7
MANITOBA BISONS 8
(in a shootout)

Links:
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results
➤ UofR: Schedule & Results

If you like goals, this was for you. The most disappointing thing was that the Bisons had few line-up changes. Brandon Casey replaced Lucas Fry on defence, the forward lines were the same as on Friday, and Ross Hawryluk started in goal, backed up by Kolby Thornton. Thus, there remain a host of new recruits whose play remains a mystery to me. I infer that there is an injury bug affecting the Bisons, otherwise they’d give everybody at least a game.

Regina had three unidentified players. They do not have names on jerseys yet, and had a goaltender wearing #30, a defenceman wearing #7, and a forward in #13, none of whom were listed on their roster page. I suppose it is possible that some players listed as “scratches” could have been cleverly disguised in those numbers. They also made some switches:

REGINA COUGARS
Goal:
30 ????? (35 Fellner)

Defence:
7 ????? - 5 Sass
16 Schmidt - 22 McNutt
10 Fishley - 28 Heward

Forwards:
17 McMillen - 14 Culling - 24 Wills
9 Shindle - 13 ????? - 11 Runke
29 Doucet - 23 Pearce - 15 Kesslering
18 Whyte - 21 -Borysiuk - 19 Bjorklund

Scratches:
G: 39 Evanoff
D: 3 Third - 4 Reimer - 20 Holoien - 44 Friedt-Mohr
F: 8 J Brook - 12 Houk - 27 Barlage - 32 Steele - 37 Belitsky

Not listed:
D: 2 A Brook

Goals by period:
UM 1 4 2 0 1- 8
UR 4 0 3 0 0 - 7

Shots by period:
UM 11 12 6 4 -33
UR 19 7 14 2- 42

Main observations:

1. The so-called 4th line remained intact (Zimmerman-Trimble-Boucher) and again were a pleasant surprise. Boucher notched a hat-trick, and had the final goal in the shoot-out. Last year, he had no goals and one assist in 19 games. Zimmerman had 3 goals and 1 assist in 24 games, and Trimble had 2 goals and 0 assists in 23 games.

2. The first line (Zaplitny-Stotts-Bruce) was once again dominant. They will be worth watching throughout the season.

3. Hawryluk appears to be #3 on the goaltender depth chart.

At times it was hard to make out the names of the goal-scorers over the PA, but here’s my best shot:

1st period:
Regina: 10 Fishley
Regina: 15 Kesslering
Manitoba: 11 Ostir
Regina: 18 Whyte (may be wrong name)
Regina: 19 Bjorklund

2nd period:
Manitoba: 17 Bruce (short-handed)
Manitoba: 15 Bonni (this was a wrap-around and they announced 11 Ostir instead)
Manitoba: 26 Boucher (tied the game)
Manitoba: 17 Bruce (5-on-3 powerplay)

3rd period:
Manitoba: 26 Boucher (on a centring pass)
Regina 17 McMillen (nobody on the Bisons played the body for a whole shift)
Manitoba: 26 Boucher (on a breakaway)
Regina: 11 Runke (just seconds after the 7-5 goal)
Regina: 14 Culling (with empty net where Zaplitny skated beside him without checking him, 27 seconds left)

Shootout:
Manitoba: 22 Stotts - saved
Regina: 23 Pearce - fanned and never got a shot on goal
Manitoba: 17 Bruce - scored
Regina: 29 Doucet - saved
Manitoba: 26 Boucher - scored

Thus, the Bisons are now 2-2-0 and Regina is 1-2-1.

BRIERCREST CLIPPERS 0
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 7

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre

Quick Summary
Briercrest: none
Sask: B. Buckberger (05:25 1st) , J. Pillar (12:38 1st) , C. Hayes (15:15 2nd) , C. Hayes (15:32 2nd) , L. Kosior (04:08 3rd) , C. Hayes (04:56 3rd) , B. Buckberger (10:39 3rd)
Goal: Brier: Rattai (47 shots, 40 saves); Sask: Kooy (27 shots, 27 saves)

After both sides whipped Minot State, one could be forgiven for hoping that this would be a real battle. Instead, we got this. Sask is now 5-1-0 and Briercrest falls to 1-1-0 on the pre-season.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 7
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 6
(in overtime)

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre

Quick Summary
Calg: D. Sydor (08:40 1st) , M. Stewart (19:43 1st) , A. Kydd (16:47 2nd) , M. Patterson (03:56 3rd) , A. Kydd (10:01 3rd) , A. Kydd (15:58 3rd) , D. Sydor (01:07 1st OT)
Alta: J. Hall (08:04 1st) , N. Boyko (10:38 1st) , V. Lamanna (15:16 1st) , A. Thacker (00:43 2nd) , J. Hall (12:17 2nd) , J. Hall (17:45 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (36 shots, 30 saves); Alta: Kruger (33 shots, 26 saves)

The Evil Monkeys blew a 5-2 lead in this one, and needed a late goal to force overtime. The Dinos are now 4-1-0 and the Apes are 3-3-1. Yes, this is “only exhibition” but the folks in Saudi Alberta must have had higher hopes for that highly-touted recruiting class.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3
CONCORDIA EDMONTON THUNDER 0

Links:
➤ CUE: Schedule & Results

This was a home game for the Thunder so nothing was uploaded but the score. This evens the Family Guys’ record at 2-2-0, and Concordia is 0-2-0.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 2
SIMON FRASER RED LEAFS 7

Links:
➤ YouTube: Simon Fraser Page
➤ TWU: Schedule/Results

I saw a bit of this one, and Holy Trinity looked like a team playing a 3rd game in three nights. They are now 2-3-0, and not looking like they have made any progress. The Clown are now 2-1-0, with their travelling team.


NEXT UP

Fri Sep 27 Lakehead (OUA) at Manitoba 7:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 27 Alberta v Saskatchewan (at Cold Lake) 6:00 MDT/7:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 27 MacEwan at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 27 Regina at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 27 Trinity Western at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT EX


OUT EAST

Sat Sep 21 Toronto Metropolitan 4 Ontario Tech 2
Sat Sep 21 Laurier 1 Western Ontario 3
Sun Sep 22 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 3:30 EDT/2:30 CDT
Thu Sep 26 Laurier at Ontario Tech 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 27 Toronto at Windsor 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Sep 27 Queen’s at Toronto Metropolitan 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 27 R.M.C. at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 27 McGill at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT

Sat Sep 21 St. F.X. 0 Moncton 8
Thu Sep 26 Acadia at Moncton (at Richibucto, N.B.) 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 27 Saint Mary's at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 27 Acadia at U.P.E.I. (at Eliyahu Wellness Centre, Rustico) 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

OUA-AUS INTERLOCKING GAMES
Sat Sep 21 Waterloo 5 Dalhousie 2
Sat Sep 21 Concordia 6 Saint Mary’s 3
Sat Sep 21 Acadia 5 U.Q.T.R. 0
Sat Sep 21 New Brunswick 2 Toronto 0

Links:
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ OUA: Hockey Tech Schedule & Results
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results


OUT WEST

Sat Sep 21 Portage College 3 UA-Augustana 6

Sat Sep 21 Victoria 2 Vancouver Island 3
Sat Sep 21 Montana State (ACHA) 10 Logan Lake 4

ACAC-BCIHL INTERLOCK
Fri Sep 20 Okanagan at S.A.I.T. - TBD
Sat Sep 21 Okanagan at S.A.I.T. - TBD
Thu Sep 26 Vancouver Island at UA-Augustana 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT* EX
Fri Sep 27 Victoria at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Fri Sep 27 Vancouver Island at N.A.I.T. 7:15 MDT/8:00 CDT EX

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube

 

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September 22, 2024: SUNDAY MORNING LINKS

OUT WEST

ACAC-BCIHL INTERLOCK
Sat Sep 21 Okanagan 1 S.A.I.T. 6
Sun Sep 22 Okanagan at S.A.I.T. 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT

NOTE: The BCIHL schedule/results page did not update on the weekend. The ACAC schedule/results page shows this series as Saturday/Sunday instead of the original Friday/Saturday.

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube

 

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Preview: Sept 27-28, 2024: LAKEHEAD at MANITOBA

LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES (2023-24: 14-12-2, OHT35 #17, 2024: 2-0-0)
MANITOBA BISONS (2023-24: 5-22-1, OHT35 #31, 2024: 2-2-0)

Friday, Sept 27th at 7:00 CT at Jonathan Toews Arena, Winnipeg
Saturday, Sept 28th at 2:00 CT at Jonathan Toews Arena, Winnipeg

Links:
➤ UofM: Roster Page
➤ Elite Prospects: Manitoba Bisons Team Page
➤ LU: Lakehead to play 4 Exhibition games on the road
➤ LU: Lakehead opens preseason with win over York
➤ LU: Lakehead completes weekend road sweep
➤ USports: Schedule/Links
➤ CW Hockey Tech: -Daily Schedule
➤ CW LeagueStat: Media Stats ∞ Daily Schedule

We are on the eve of the final pre-season week of exhibition/non-conference games. (And my last weekend with old and alternate logos!) After this there are still in-season exhibition/non-conference games, especially for the Bisons with seven such games.

The Bisons have lost four straight games to the former-Nor’westers, now Thunderwolves, over the last two seasons. In 2022 and 2023 the two teams had a 3-way round-robin with Regina in a GPAC-reunion weekend. In both seasons, the Herd had just one home weekend in the pre-season. (In addition to games against the Manitoba Moose.)

I would like to see some of the Bisons who were scratched twice last weekend hit the ice this weekend, and to see if defencemen Colby Jaquet and Ryan Gottfried are even on the roster. Both are listed at Elite Prospects, but not at GoBisons.ca.

Of those who played last weekend, the premium newcomer line of Zaplitny-Stotts-Bruce was extremely impressive, and the sophomore line of Zimmerman-Trimble-Boucher was beyond all hopes. Last year they combined for five goals and two assists. Boucher himself had a hat-trick last Saturday, and defenceman Parker Malchuk scored with that line on Friday. The assists on those four goals gave those players more points on one weekend than they had last year!

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (2023-24: 18-8-2, OHT35 #8, 2024: 3-3-1)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (2023-24: 20-6-2, OHT35 #7, 2024: 5-1-0)

Links:
➤ UofS: Huskie Happenings (Sept. 26-29, 2024)
➤ Elite Prospects: Saskatchewan Team Page
➤ UofA: Team Website

This series is on neutral ice, at the military establishment in Cold Lake, Alberta. There are no live links set up as I post. The pre-season records may be a bit deceiving. Against U-Sports teams, the Evil Monkeys are 3-2-1 and the Banjo-Mutts are 3-1-0. Nevertheless, the Monkeys have not been burying teams as many expected with their blue-ribbon recruiting class. Sask does not have a roster page up yet, but Elite Prospects has a 30-man roster listed for this year. I’ll have to break that down soon.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS (2023-24: 9-17-2, OHT 35 #23, 2024: 2-2-0)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (2023-24: 21-6-1, OHT35 #2, 2024: 1-1-0)

Links:
➤ MacU: Road Preview: Six Griffins teams fanning out to four different provinces this weekend
➤ MRU: Team Website

While both sides are .500 so far, the Family Guys’ only wins were over Concordia-Edmonton of the ACAC. The Bluegars have already had two games cancelled, and last weekend’s series against Red Deer Poly was scrubbed altogether. This is a home-and-home.

REGINA COUGARS (2023-24: 6-20-2, OHT35 #27, 2024: 1-2-1)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (2023-24: 21-5-2, OHT35 #6, 2024: 4-1-0)

Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ UofC: Team Website

In the Town of Bedrock, they have no roster page uploaded yet, and have just one player listed at Elite Prospects. However, the Monkeys uploaded the stats of their home game last weekend, so we know about 20 players on their roster. Hopefully we’ll get some updates before the weekend is out. Both sides opened their pre-season getting crushed by Sask, Calgary by 6-1 and Regina by 9-1. The Dinos have rallied with wins over Sask and MRU, and two wins over Alberta. Meanwhile, Regina went 1-1-1 against Manitoba.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2023-24: 4-23-1, OHT35 #33, 2024: 2-3-0)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (2023-24: 22-4-2, OHT35 #3, 2024: 2-0-0)
SIMON FRASER RED LEAFS (2023-24: NCAA2 5-11-2, 2024: 2-1-0)

Links:
➤ TWU: this Week in Sparta
➤ CW: Game Centre
➤ UBC: WHL Goaltender of the Year Brett Mirwald joins the blue and gold
➤ UBC: Team Roster Page
➤ Elite Prospects: UBC Team Page
➤ YouTube: SFU Hockey Channel

The T-irds host Holy Trinity on Friday and StFU on Saturday. The schedules announced early on underwent some revision.

A Game Centre live link for Friday is uploaded. Thus far, The Clown have no live video link on their YouTube channel. The T-irds have one win over each of these teams already, and StFU beat Holy Trinity twice last weekend. This relatively low level of opposition makes it hard to gauge the T-irds. However, they have just uplodaded their roster to their website, although Elite Prospects still has just three names.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Sep 27 Lakehead (OUA) at Manitoba 7:00 CDT
Fri Sep 27 Alberta v Saskatchewan (at Cold Lake) 6:00 MDT/7:00 CDT
Fri Sep 27 MacEwan at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 27 Regina at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 27 Trinity Western at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Lakehead (OUA) at Manitoba 2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Regina at Calgary 3:00 MDT/4:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Mount Royal at MacEwan 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Saskatchewan v Alberta (at Cold Lake) 6:00 MDT/7:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT

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OUT EAST

Thu Sep 26 Laurier 1 Ontario Tech 2
Fri Sep 27 Toronto at Windsor 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Sep 27 Queen’s at Toronto Metropolitan 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 27 R.M.C. at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 27 McGill at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Brock at Ontario Tech 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Waterloo at Nipissing 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Guelph at Windsor 4:00 or 5:00 EDT/3:00 or 4:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Queen’s at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 R.M.C. at Western Ontario (at St. Thomas, Ont.) 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT

Thu Sep 26 Acadia 3 Moncton 2 (at Richibucto, N.B.)
Fri Sep 27 Saint Mary's at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 27 Acadia at U.P.E.I. (at Eliyahu Wellness Centre, Rustico) 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 New Brunswick v Moncton (at Tracadie, NB) 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

Links:
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ OUA: Hockey Tech Schedule & Results
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results


OUT WEST

only interlocking

Sat Sep 28 Logan Lake at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT EX
Sun Sep 29 Simon Fraser at Logan Lake 12:30 PDT/2:30 CDT RS

According to the schedule, Saturday is an exhibition game, and Sunday is a regular season game.

ACAC-BCIHL INTERLOCKING GAMES
Thu Sep 26 Vancouver Island at UA-Augustana 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 27 Victoria at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 27 Vancouver Island at N.A.I.T. 7:15 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Victoria at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Vancouver Island at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sun Sep 29 Victoria at UA-Augustana 2:00 MDT/3:00 CDT

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: YouTube Channel

 

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September 27, 2024: LAKEHEAD TAKES THE OPENER

LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES 4
MANITOBA BISONS 2

Links:
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results
➤ LU: Team Website

Not a bad exhibition game. The Bisons shuffled the deck a bit, and the changes didn’t really work. Here’s how they lined up:

MANITOBA
Goal:
31 Holt (30 Thornton)

Defence:
8 Toth - 25 Calder
24 Wareham - 4 Malchuk
5 Casey - 6 Fry

Forwards:
20 Zaplitny - 22 Stotts - 17 Bruce
9 Alarie - 18 Hooker - 11 Ostir
14 Zimmerman - 19 Arpin - 26 Boucher
12 Trimble - 29 King - 13 Sutter

Scratches:
G: 34 Hawryluk
D: 2 Whittle - 15 Bonni
F: 10 Paulhus - 16 Joss - 21 Pasternak - 23 Lane - 28 Behun

LAKEHEAD
Goal:
1 Cicigoi (30 Vanska)

Defence:
2 Borbely - 5 Turpin
8 Murphy - 22 Izyk
6 Porter - 15 Fasciano
26 Cook

Forwards:
25 Massie - 9 Paul - 10 - Badalamenti
11 DeGrazia - 17 Gerrie - 14 Van Unen
4 Hasselgren - 12 R Whittaker - 21 Pouliot
20 Campbell - 28 Sharun - 13 Crane

Scratches:
G: 31 Cherepak
D: 23 Massie - 3 L Whittaker
F: 16 Blackwell - 27 Mack

Goals by period:
UM 0 2 0 - 2
LU 1 2 1 - 4

Shots by period:
UM 8 11 7 - 26
LU 10 15 10 - 35

The Thundermutts scored the only goal of the 1st when Alex Izyk scored unassisted with no defencemen laying the body on him. Lakehead goaltender Christian Cicigoi stopped a 2-on-1 break, otherwise not much for good chances.

The sides exchanged goals in the 2nd. Riley Stotts scored a powerplay goal to tie the game, Ben Badalamenti restored Lakehead’s lead (on a shot Braden Holt would like to have back), Hayden Ostir again tied it on a powerplay, the Justin Paul put the Wolves ahead to stay (converting a 2-on-1 on a Bison turnover).

The 3rd period was fairly uneventful, with Malte Hasselgren scoring an unassisted powerplay goal. Like the opening goal, no Bison played the body.

One oddity was the three delay-of-game calls, two on Lakehead. The glass at the Dak is not very high.

The Bisons fall to 2-3-0 and Lakehead is 3-0-0.


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 1
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3

Links:
➤ UofA: Schedule/Results
➤ Instagram: Golden Bears’ Page

All we have is the score from this Cold Lake encounter. The Evil Monkeys’ Instagram page had updates. The Banjo-Mutts are now 6-1-0 and looking good, and the Monkeys are 3-4-1.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS -
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS -

Links:
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ MRU: Team Website


No report on this game.

REGINA COUGARS 0
CALGARY DINOSAURS 7

Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ UofC: Schedule & Results
➤ UofC: Roster Page

All we have here is the score. However, Bedrock U has uploaded their 2024-25 roster page. I’ll have to review that. The Dinos are now 5-1-0 and Regina are 1-3-1.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 1
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 7

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ TWU: Spartans Drop Road Preseason Game at UBC
➤ UBC: Boxscore

Quick Summary

TWU: L. Fuller (14:17 2nd)
UBC: J. Williams (06:18 1st) , J. Wismer (06:53 1st) , S. Huo (11:49 1st) , J. Wright (19:20 1st) , C. McNabb (15:36 2nd) , K. Sadhra-Kang (08:00 3rd) , S. Huo (11:07 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Sommer (50 shots, 43 saves); UBC: Schwebius (12 shots, 11 saves)

I hate to say it, but I fear that Holy Trinity may be on the decline this year. They have lost a lot of talent and the recruiting class is well below average. They finish the pre-season at 2-4-0, with both wins against BCIHL teams. The T-irds are 3-0-0, but their opponents have been just Holy Trinity and Simon Fraser.


NEXT UP

Sat Sep 28 Lakehead at Manitoba 2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Regina at Calgary 3:00 MDT/4:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Mount Royal at MacEwan 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Saskatchewan v Alberta (at Cold Lake) 6:00 MDT/7:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Simon Fraser at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT


OUT EAST

Fri Sep 27 Toronto 4 Windsor 2
Fri Sep 27 Queen’s 2 Toronto Metropolitan 3 (so)
Fri Sep 27 R.M.C. at Western Ontario - no result
Fri Sep 27 McGill 0 Ottawa 2
Sat Sep 28 Brock at Ontario Tech 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Waterloo at Nipissing 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Guelph at Windsor 4:00 or 5:00 EDT/3:00 or 4:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Queen’s at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 R.M.C. at Western Ontario (at St. Thomas, Ont.) 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT

Fri Sep 27 Saint Mary's 4 St. F.X. 2
Fri Sep 27 Acadia 1 U.P.E.I. 7 (at Eliyahu Wellness Centre, Rustico)
Sat Sep 28 New Brunswick v Moncton (at Tracadie, NB) 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

Links:
➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ OUA: Schedule & Results
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results


OUT WEST

no games

Sat Sep 28 Logan Lake at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT EX
Sun Sep 29 Simon Fraser at Logan Lake 12:30 PDT/2:30 CDT RS

ACAC-BCIHL INTERLOCKING GAMES
Thu Sep 26 Vancouver Island 2 UA-Augustana 6 (late)
Fri Sep 27 Victoria 4 Concordia-Edmonton 0
Fri Sep 27 Vancouver Island 5 N.A.I.T. 4 (ot)
Sat Sep 28 Victoria at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 28 Vancouver Island at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sun Sep 29 Victoria at UA-Augustana 2:00 MDT/3:00 CDT

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube

 

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September 28, 2024: BISONS WIN A CHIPPY ENCOUNTER

LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES 2
MANITOBA BISONS 3

Links:
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results
➤ LU: Team Website
➤ Moose: 2024 Training Camp Schedule

There were only three Friday night scratches who entered the Saturday line-up, one goaltender, a defenceman, and a forward. However, lines and pairings did change. Here’s how they lined up:

MANITOBA
Goal:
30 Thornton - 34 Hawryluk

Defence:
15 Bonni - 2 Whittle
8 Toth - 6 Fry
25 Calder - 4 Malchuk

Forwards:
20 Zaplitny - 22 Stotts - 17 Bruce
9 Alarie - 28 Behun - 11 Ostir
14 Zimmerman - 19 Arpin - 13 Sutter
12 Trimble - 29 King - 26 Boucher

Scratches:
G: 31 Holt
D: 5 Casey - 24 Wareham
F: 10 Paulhus - 16 Joss - 18 Hooker - 21 Pasternak - 23 Lane

LAKEHEAD
Goal:
31 Cherepak (30 Vanska)

Defence:
26 Cook - 15 Fasciano
2 Borbely - 5 Turpin
8 Murphy - 3 L Whittaker

Forwards:
10 Badalamenti - 9 Paul - 25 Massie
11 DeGrazia - 17 Gerrie - 14 Van Unen
4 Hasselgren - 12 R Whittaker - 21 Pouliot
20 Campbell - 28 Sharun - 13 Crane

Scratches:
G: 1 Cicigoi
D: 6 Porter - 22 Izyk - 23 Massie
F: 16 Blackwell - 27 Mack

Goals by period:
UM 0 2 1 - 3
LU 0 1 1 - 2

Shots by period:
UM 15 9 1 - 25
LU 9 9 10 - 28

The Bisons dominated the 1st period, however Thundermutt goaltender Carson Cherepak was on his game and kept it scoreless. However, as the period closed Ben Badalamenti took a double minor for high-sticking Kian Calder in the face, giving the Bisons a powerplay to start the 2nd.

Once the 2nd period started, Bison Riley Stotts opened the scoring in 32 seconds. The Mutts tied it up when Malte Hasselgren chipped one in on a goalmouth scramble mid-period.

Cade Zaplitny scored similar goals in the 2nd period (to make it 2-1) and then early in the 3rd (to make it 3-1). The 2nd period goal saw him exchange passes with Skylar Bruce and the 3rd period saw those two and Stotts throw it around.

The balance of the 3rd period saw precious few good (or any) scoring chances. At 12:25 Lakehead used the pile-up in the crease tactic. There were a couple of coincidental minors called but Bison goaltender Kolby Thornton was tossed. So Ross Hawryluk finished the game in net. Then Bison d-man Parker Malchuk was cross-checked from behind and retaliated with a two-handed cross-check to the face/neck of a Mutt forward and got a 5-minute major. With barely a minute left, Lakehead did come within a goal using the pile into the crease method. The goal counted, but they never did announce which player was awarded the goal.

The result means that the Bisons end their USports pre-season with a 3-3-0 record, and Lakehead finishes at 3-1-0.

The Manitoba Moose have uploaded their training camp schedule (linked) and their games against the Bisons are, as scheduled, on October 3rd and 8th. We now have confirmation that those games are at the “Hockey for All Centre” and will start at 6:00 p.m.


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 2

Links:
➤ UofA: Instagram
➤ UofS: Schedule & Results

The Cold Lake series is a sweep for the Banjo-Mutts, who end their pre-season at an impressive 7-1-0, which includes that 2-1 win over the Bisons. Meanwhile, the Evil Monkeys drop to 3-5-1.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 4
(in a shootout)

Friday (late report):
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 9

Links:
➤ MacU: Schedule & Results
➤ MRU: Team Website

The Bluegars haven’t posted anything about the series. The Family Guys had links for live stats and boxscores, but those were never activated. MacEwan is now 3-3-0 (this was their first win against a USports team) and MRU is 2-1-1.

REGINA COUGARS 3
CALGARY DINOSAURS 4

Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ UofC: Schedule & Results

Bedrock U won their 6th straight exhibition game, to finish at 6-1-0. They started with a 6-1 loss to Sask! The Banjo-Cats finish at 1-4-1.

SIMON FRASER RED LEAFS 2
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 8

Links:
➤ UBC: Schedule & Results
➤ SFU: YouTube Channel

Although not the home team, the SFU TV crew went cross-town to the FDB Arena to stream this debacle. You can watch at the link. UBC did not provide live stats for this one.

This was a very one-sided game, as the score would indicate, and elevates the T-irds to 4-0-0 on the pre-season. That is two wins each against Holy Trinity and SFU. While this is not great preparation, it probably does not take much to get a playoff berth for them. Three out of four teams in a division which includes Holy Trinity will qualify for the playoffs this year. SFU’s travelling squad will now play most of the rest of the season on the road, playing nothing but exhibition games.


NEXT UP

Thu Oct 3 Manitoba at Manitoba Moose (AHL) 6:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 5 Manitoba at St. Thomas (NCAA) 1:07 CDT EX
Sun Oct 6 Manitoba at Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) 2:07 CDT EX

Regular Season Games:
Fri Oct 4 Regina at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Alberta at MacEwan 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Calgary at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Mount Royal at Trinity Western 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT


OUT EAST

Fri Sep 27 R.M.C. 0 Western Ontario 8 (late)
Sat Sep 28 Brock 4 Ontario Tech 1
Sat Sep 28 Waterloo 4 Nipissing 1
Sat Sep 28 Guelph 2 Windsor 0
Sat Sep 28 Queen’s 1 Ottawa 3
Sat Sep 28 R.M.C. 4 Western Ontario 2 (at St. Thomas, Ont.)

Regular Season Games:
Thu Oct 3 Western Ontario at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 3 Windsor at Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Toronto at Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Brock at Waterloo 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Toronto Metropolitan at Carleton 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Ontario Tech at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 York at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 McGill at Nipissing 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Concordia at Queen's 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT

Sat Sep 28 New Brunswick 3 Moncton 2 (so) (at Tracadie, NB)

Regular Season Games:
Wed Oct 2 Saint Mary's at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 St. F.X. at Moncton 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Acadia at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Dalhousie at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

Links:
➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ OUA: Schedule & Results
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results


OUT WEST

ACAC-BCIHL INTERLOCKING GAMES
Sat Sep 28 Victoria 5 N.A.I.T. 6
Sat Sep 28 Vancouver Island 2 Concordia-Edmonton 3 (ot)
Sun Sep 29 Victoria at UA-Augustana 2:00 MDT/3:00 CDT EX

Fri Oct 4 Portage College at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Fri Oct 4 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX

Sat Sep 28 Logan Lake 4 Simon Fraser 8 (exhibition)

Regular Season Games:
Sun Sep 29 Simon Fraser at Logan Lake 12:30 PDT/2:30 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Okanagan at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Logan Lake at Victoria 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube

 

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Preview: Oct 3-6, 2024: MANITOBA at MOOSE, ST. THOMAS, & MINNESOTA-DULUTH

MANITOBA BISONS (2023-24: 5-22-1, OHT35 #31, 3-3-0)
MANITOBA MOOSE (2023-24: 34-35-3 (AHL), 5th Central, 0-0-0)
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (2023-24: 15-20-2 (NCAA), CCHA #1, 0-0-0)
MINNESOTA-DULUTH BULLDOGS (2023-24: 12-20-5 (NCAA), USCHO #18, 0-0-0)

Thursday, October 3rd at 6:00 CDT v Moose at Hockey-for-All Centre
Saturday, October 5th at 1:07 CDT v St. Thomas at St. Paul, MN
Sunday, October 6th at 2:07 CDT v Minnesota-Duluth at Duluth, MN

Links:
➤ GoBisons: Schedule & Results
➤ Moose: 2024 Training Camp Roster
➤ Moose: 2024 Training Camp Schedule
➤ Moose: Listen Live
➤ Fandom/Wiki: Bisons v Moose Links
➤ St. Thomas: Schedule & Results
➤ USCHO: St. Thomas Schedule & Results
➤ USCHO: St. Thomas sits atop 2024-25 CCHA coaches poll, while Tommies share top spot with Bemidji State in CCHA media poll
➤ UMD: Schedule & Results
➤ USCHO: Minnesota-Duluth Schedule & Results
➤ KDAL: Live Radio

While the rest of the CW starts the regular season on Friday, October 4th, the Bisons have a stretch of four exhibition games in six days, starting Thursday.

At one time, an exhibition matchup between the Moose and Bisons was almost annual. After a break, the rivalry resumed last year. The Moose dominated last year’s games, but the earlier games were quite good. In fact, the Bisons won two-out-of six. The scores were:

October 8, 2002: Moose 6 Bisons 3
September 29, 2005: Bisons 3 Moose 1
October 4, 2005: Moose 6 Bisons 4
September 26, 2007: Moose 7 Bisons 1
September 30, 2008: Bisons 6, Moose 2
September 29, 2010: Moose 2, Bisons 1
October 5, 2023: Moose 5, Bisons 1
October 9, 2023: Moose 5, Bisons 1

I’m not fussy about that 6:00 p.m. start time, but I’ll try to get there as close to face-off as possible. The Moose roster and training camp schedule pages are linked. The teams also play on Tuesday, October 8th, and the Moose start their season on October 12th in Iowa.

Of note, the Bison starting goaltender from last Friday night, Braden Holt, is on the Moose try-out roster.

On the weekend, the Herd is off to the Excited States to face two new opponents - the St. Thomas Tommies and the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs. This version of the Tommies is based in St. Paul, Minnesota, not to be confused with their namesakes from New Brunswick who once toiled in the AUS. These are the first two of five games the Bisons will play against NCAA teams.

Both sides were sub-.500 last year but are highly touted by the pollsters. St. Thomas is first in a CCHA coaches’ poll, and UMD is ranked 18th nationally in the USCHO poll. The Bulldogs play in the very high-calibre NCHC.

The Tommies have a “live stats” link on their schedule page, but no on-line audio or video. The Bulldogs, however, have the above radio link.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

Live Links:
➤ Video: CanadaWest TV
➤ Friday: LeagueStat Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech Game Centre
➤ Saturday: LeagueStat Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech Game Centre

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (2023-24: 18-8-2, OHT35 #8, 2024: 3-5-1)
MACEWAN GRIFFINS (2023-24: 9-17-2, OHT 35 #23, 2024: 3-3-0)

Links:
➤ UofA: Golden Bears Hockey adds 11 in loaded recruiting class
➤ MacU: Three Stars: Harper, Popravka, Epp earn honours

This is the Battle of Edmontown. They played twice in pre-season, with the Evil Monkeys winning 8-1 and 6-3. Other than those two wins, the Apes were 0-4-1 against the CW. Meanwhile, the Family Guys were 1-3-0 against CW competition. One would think that the Monkeys were saving a few bananas for the regular season.

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REGINA COUGARS (2023-24: 6-20-2, OHT35 #27, 2024: 1-4-1)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (2023-24: 20-6-2, OHT35 #7, 2024: 7-1-0)

Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ UofS: Huskie Happenings (Oct. 3-6, 2024)

The Battle of Banjoland is the battle of Canine v. Feline. In the pre-season, the Banjo-Mutts whipped the Banjo-Cats 9-1. To be fair, the Kittens had their usual record for the remainder of the pre-season. The Mutts treated their opponents like a series of fire-hydrants. Their only loss was against the Dinos (by 3-1), the night after beating them 6-1.

CALGARY DINOSAURS (2023-24: 21-5-2, OHT35 #6, 2024: 6-1-0)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (2023-24: 22-4-2, OHT35 #3, 2024: 4-0-0)

Links:
➤ UofC: Howell to lead Canadian men's hockey at 2025 FISU Winter World University Games
➤ UBC: Defending champion T-Birds host Calgary to open new season Friday night in CW Final rematch

A rematch of last year’s championship series is quite a way to start the season. The Bedrock Dinos had a good pre-season, winning six straight after an opening 6-1 loss to Sask.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (2023-24: 21-6-1, OHT35 #2, 2024: 2-1-1)
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2023-24: 4-23-1, OHT35 #33, 2024: 2-4-0)

Links:
➤ MRU: Supplement World sponsorship announcement
➤ TWU: Team Website

This is the second of two match-ups where a team from Cowtown visits British California. The Bluegars only had four pre-season games, due to a pair of cancellations. Their only mild surprise was a shoot-out loss to MacEwan. Holy Trinity’s only wins were against BCIHL squads. I honestly fear for them right now.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Thu Oct 3 Manitoba at Manitoba Moose (AHL) TBA EX
Fri Oct 4 Regina at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Alberta at MacEwan 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Calgary at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Mount Royal at Trinity Western 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Manitoba at St. Thomas (NCAA) 1:07 CDT EX
Sat Oct 5 Mount Royal at Trinity Western 2:00 PDT/4:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Calgary at U.B.C. 3:00 PDT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Saskatchewan at Regina 7:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 MacEwan at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sun Oct 6 Manitoba at Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) 2:07 CDT EX

OUT EAST

Thu Oct 3 Western Ontario at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 3 Windsor at Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Toronto at Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Brock at Waterloo 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Toronto Metropolitan at Carleton 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Ontario Tech at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 York at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 McGill at Nipissing 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Concordia at Queen's 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Concordia at R.M.C. 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Toronto Metropolitan at Ottawa 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Western Ontario at Waterloo 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 U.Q.T.R. at Nipissing 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Toronto at Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Brock at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Ontario Tech at Carleton 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Guelph at Windsor 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sat Oct 5 York at Queen's 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sun Oct 6 McGill at Vermont (NCAA) 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT EX

Wed Oct 2 Saint Mary's 5 U.P.E.I. 1
Fri Oct 4 St. F.X. at Moncton 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Acadia at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Dalhousie at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 St. F.X. at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Dalhousie at Moncton 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Acadia at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

Links:
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ OUA: Hockey Tech Schedule & Results
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results

OUT WEST

Fri Oct 4 Portage College at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Fri Oct 4 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 5 Concordia-Edmonton at Portage College 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 5 Briercrest at Colorado College (NCAA) 6:00 MDT/ 7:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 5 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 2:00 MDT/3:00 CDT EX

Fri Oct 4 Okanagan at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Logan Lake at Victoria 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Simon Fraser at Okanagan 6:15 PDT/8:15 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Logan Lake at Vancouver Island 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT

Non-Conference
Sat Oct 5 Simon Fraser at Long Island 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT EX
Sun Oct 6 Simon Fraser at Sacred Heart 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT EX

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: YouTube Channel

 

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October 3, 2024: MOOSE TRAMPLE SHORT-STAFFED BISONS

MANITOBA BISONS 0
MANITOBA MOOSE 7

Links:
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ Moose: Team Website

There are no links about the game anywhere. I got there mid-way through the 1st period when the Moose led 1-0. The Bisons had just five defencemen dressed, an dlost one in the 2nd period. Here’s how they lined up:

MANITOBA BISONS
Goal:
31 Holt (34 Hawryluk)

Defence:
24 Wareham - 25 Calder
5 Casey - 6 Fry
29 King - 2 Whittle

Forwards:
20 Zaplitny - 22 Stotts - 17 Bruce
9 Alarie - 18 Hooker - 11 Ostir
10 Paulhus - 28 Behun - 26 Boucher
14 Zimmerman - 12 Trimble - 13 Sutter

Scratches:
G: 30 Thornton
D: 4 Malchuk - 8 Toth - 15 Bonni
F: 16 Joss - 19 Arpin - 21 Pasternak - 23 Lane

MANITOBA MOOSE
Goal:
50 DiVencentiis (33 Neaton)

Defence:
58 Louis-Jean - 57 McLean
43 Sward - 8 Zloty
3 Musser - 36 McDougall

Forwards:
10 Conley - 29 Chyzowski - 51 Shin
48 Golder - 17 Zhilkin - 25 Ford
40 Torgersson - 14 King - 53 Montgomery
49 Liwiski - 37 Nikkanen - 20 Empey

The Bisons started the night with Michael King as a forward, and Dexter Whittle on defence. Whittle must have been injured in the 2nd period, whereupon King moved to the blueline. This meant that their only four defencemen were four 2nd year players who last year were competing to avoid being healthy scratches. Malchuk, Toth, Bonni, and Whittle have been their top four defencemen this season, and none were available. On a 2nd period powerplay, the Bisons even used a 5-forward alignment.

Braden Holt handled a lot of shots in the Bison goal, after participating in the Moose camp during the week. The Moose outshot the Bisons 59-9. The count may not have been completely accurate, but it was certainly one-sided. Those missing blueliners are definitely needed for the weekend games.

NEWS FROM ACROSS THE CW

Since I posted the weekend preview on Wednesday instead of Thursday, I did not have the links below from four teams, plus the CW coaches’ poll. The CW article is quite good and worth a read. In summary, here’s the poll:

Team - Points (First-place votes)

1 UBC Thunderbirds - 68 (6)
2 Alberta Golden Bears - 64 (2)
3 Saskatchewan Huskies - 56 (1)
4 Calgary Dinos - 56
5 Mount Royal Cougars - 46
6 Manitoba Bisons - 33
7 MacEwan Griffins - 30
8 Regina Cougars- 26
9 Trinity Western Spartans - 17

Links:
➤ CW: 2024-25 CW Mhky Pre-season Coaches Poll
➤ MacEwan: New captain Comrie leads Griffins into promising new season with a return to the playoffs on their mind
➤ MacEwan: CW Coaches Poll: Griffins voted seventh ahead of season opener vs. Golden Bears
➤ Sask: 2024-25 Season Preview: Huskie Men's Hockey
➤ MRU: MHKY: 2024-25 Season Preview
➤ TWU: This Week in Sparta

OUT EAST

Thu Oct 3 Western Ontario at Laurier - rescheduled to Friday
Thu Oct 3 Windsor 5 Guelph 3
Thu Oct 3 Brock 5 Waterloo 4 - rescheduled from Friday

Links:
➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ OUA: Schedule & Results