2024-25 Manitoba Bisons/USports

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OUT EAST

Wed Nov 27 R.M.C. 1 Ottawa 5
Fri Nov 29 Toronto Metropolitan at Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Waterloo at R.M.C. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Lakehead at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Carleton at Ottawa 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 York at McGill 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Fri Nov 29 U.Q.T.R. at Queen's 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Nov 30 Laurier at Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 York at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 U.Q.T.R. at R.M.C. 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Waterloo at Queen's 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Sat Nov 30 Toronto at McGill 3:30 EST/2:30 CST
Sat Nov 30 Ottawa at Carleton 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Toronto Metropolitan at Windsor 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Western Ontario at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Windsor at Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Nipissing at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Laurier at Guelph 2:30 EST/1:30 CST

Wed Nov 27 Dalhousie 2 St. F.X. 6
Wed Nov 27 Saint Mary’s 3 Moncton 1
Fri Nov 29 Acadia at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 St. F.X. at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Saint Mary’s at New Brunswick 4:00 AST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Acadia at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Fri Nov 29 Portage College at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Briercrest College at S.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 N.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Portage College at Red Deer Poly 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Briercrest College at S.A.I.T. 2:45 PM MST
Sat Nov 30 UA-Augustana at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST/7:00 CST

Fri Nov 29 Vancouver Island at Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Vancouver Island at Okanagan 6:00 PST/8:00 CST

Non-Conference Games
Fri Nov 29 Victoria at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 7:00 PST/9:00 CST EX

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

 

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November 29, 2024: FIRST PERIOD KILLS BISON HOPES

MANITOBA BISONS 2
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 7

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UBC: T-Birds overpower Bisons for fifth straight win (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Man: J. Arpin (16:07 2nd) , J. Hooker (00:32 3rd)
UBC: T. Rask (02:20 1st) , J. Wright (04:11 1st) , J. Wright (08:03 1st) , S. Huo (14:36 1st) , S. Atkinson (16:39 1st) , C. Latimer (12:10 2nd) , J. Form (19:59 3rd)
Goal: Man: Holt (L) (16 shots, 11 saves), Thornton (22 shots, 20 saves), UBC: Schwebius (19 shots, 17 saves)

This was a rough start for the Herd. The T-irds scored on their first two shots (which took four minutes) and by the end of the 1st period had five goals on 16 shots. That spelled the end of the night for starting goalie, Braden Holt. Kolby Thornton only gave up one goal per period thereafter, the last one with just one second left. However, when down 5-0 it is hard to see the result being in doubt. The other three Friday night CW games were all 3-0 after the 1st period.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 0
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 6

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ MacU: Griffins can't dig out of early hole in tough 6-0 loss to Saskatchewan (with boxscore)
➤ UofS: Vince Loschiavo's Hattrick Leads Dogs to Lopsided Win Over Griffins (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: A Ross shutout and a Loschiavo hat trick make the difference

Quick Summary
MacU: none
Sask: V. Loschiavo (02:42 1st) , V. Loschiavo (05:43 1st) , D. Holt (16:18 1st) , K. Sorensen (16:38 2nd) , L. Keeler (10:05 3rd) , V. Loschiavo (15:02 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Epp (30 shots, 24 saves), Sask: Ross (22 shots, 22 saves)

Similar to the Bison game, this was (almost) over at the end of the 1st period. The Family Guys could not be expected to rally against the Banjo-Mutts. The Bisons will be happy that they lost no ground, at least.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 0
CALGARY DINOSAURS 7

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ TWU: Spartans Fall to Calgary Dinos on the Road (with boxscore)
➤ UofC: Dinos ride power play to 7-0 rout of Spartans (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
TWU: none
Calg: J. Gricius (07:58 1st) , C. Gengenbach (08:53 1st) , J. Gricius (17:52 1st) , Z. Wytinck (03:37 2nd) , D. Sydor (10:00 2nd) , N. King (11:19 3rd) , L. Hauer (13:50 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Sommer (L) (42 shots, 36 saves), Savage (5 shots, 4 saves), Calg: Martin (25 shots, 25 saves)

This was the third one-sided game of the evening. (Good thing last-placed Regina had the bye!) Holy Trinity yanked goaltender Leon Summer 11 minutes into the 3rd period after he gave up his 6th goal of the game. Rookie Cole Savage then came on to play his first 8 minutes of CW hockey. The Spartans, rather than Bedrock U, were the ones to play a man short in this one.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 1
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ MRU: MHKY: Cougars play best game of the year, defeat Golden Bears at home (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Alta: J. Prokop (00:57 2nd)
MRU: J. Wiens (01:30 1st) , J. Lies (04:26 1st) , J. Tarzwell (09:35 1st) , B. Stevenson (18:28 3rd)
Goal: Alta: Kruger (39 shots, 36 saves), MRU: Farkas (25 shots, 24 saves)

This was the feature game of the nght, but it was also 3-0 after the 1st period. This is a big win for the Bluegars. The fact that they outshot the Evil Monkeys by such a large margin is something that would not have happened to the Apes of the past. In any event, it seems to me that the more games the CW’s top tier teams play against one another, the more they will condense in the standings.

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Sat Nov 30 MacEwan at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Manitoba at U.B.C. 3:00 PST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Trinity Western at Calgary 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Mount Royal at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

STANDINGS

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Fri Nov 29 Toronto Metropolitan 1 Western Ontario 3
Fri Nov 29 Waterloo 2 R.M.C. 1 (ot)
Fri Nov 29 Lakehead 0 Ontario Tech 3
Fri Nov 29 Carleton 6 Ottawa 3
Fri Nov 29 York 3 McGill 7
Fri Nov 29 U.Q.T.R. 2 Queen's 3
Sat Nov 30 Laurier at Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 York at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 U.Q.T.R. at R.M.C. 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Waterloo at Queen's 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Sat Nov 30 Toronto at McGill 3:30 EST/2:30 CST
Sat Nov 30 Ottawa at Carleton 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Toronto Metropolitan at Windsor 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Western Ontario at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Windsor at Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Nipissing at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Laurier at Guelph 2:30 EST/1:30 CST

Fri Nov 29 Acadia 3 New Brunswick 5
Fri Nov 29 St. F.X. 6 U.P.E.I. 1
Sat Nov 30 Saint Mary’s at New Brunswick 4:00 AST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Acadia at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Fri Nov 29 Portage College 3 Red Deer Poly 7
Fri Nov 29 Briercrest College 5 S.A.I.T. 2
Fri Nov 29 N.A.I.T. 3 UA-Augustana 5
Sat Nov 30 Portage College at Red Deer Poly 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Briercrest College at S.A.I.T. 2:45 PM MST
Sat Nov 30 UA-Augustana at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST/7:00 CST

Fri Nov 29 Vancouver Island 8 Logan Lake 1
Fri Nov 29 Victoria 1 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 5 (EX)
Sat Nov 30 Vancouver Island at Okanagan 6:00 PST/8:00 CST

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

 

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November 30, 2024: BIRDS EDGE BISONS IN GOAL-FEST

MANITOBA BISONS 5
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 7

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UBC: ‘Birds and Bisons put on offensive show as UBC holds on for sixth straight win (with boxscore & video)

Quick Summary
Man: A. Sutter (03:21 2nd) , J. Hooker (10:05 2nd) , P. Malchuk (11:10 2nd) , E. Alarie (17:49 2nd) , A. Sutter (03:12 3rd)
UBC: J. Lee (00:56 1st) , C. Latimer (01:51 1st) , C. Douglas (02:00 2nd) , J. Wright (05:34 2nd) , S. Huo (08:29 2nd) , B. Keon (14:47 2nd) , C. Douglas (12:40 3rd)
Goal: Man: Holt (30 shots, 25 saves), Thornton (L) (16 shots, 14 saves), UBC: Mirwald (21 shots, 16 saves)

Once again, the Bisons fell behind early. However, this time they fought back gamely and could have stolen a point with any breaks. Braden Holt started in goal, again. On Friday he was pulled in the 1st intermission down 5-0. In this game, he was pulled mid-2nd period down 5-1.

Back-to-back powerplay goals mid-2nd period got the Bisons back in the game, at 5-3. The period ended 6-4 for the T-irds, that’s four goals each in a wild period. Andre Sutter scored early in the 3rd period (his 2nd of the night and season) and suddenly it was a 6-5 game. However, the period was fairly uneventful in comparison to the 2nd. UBC had an insurance goal but there were no penalties, nor any rambunctious behaviour.

Of note, Dexter Whittle returned to the Bison blueline. He was injured in pre-season against the Manitoba Moose. They could still use a 6'4" 225 lbs. blueliner going forward.

The Herd have now become the last team in the CW to hit the mid-way mark. They have just three series against Tier 1 teams (home and away against Sask and at home against Alberta) and four series against Tier 2 teams (home and away against Regina, and at home against MacEwan and Trinity).

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 2
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 10

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ UofS: Dogs Dominate in 10-2 Trouncing of Griffins (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: Entering 2025 on a high note

Quick Summary
MacU: K. Chabot (12:15 1st), C. Chorney (12:37 1st)
Sask: L. Keeler (00:31 1st), B. Tkachuk (11:10 1st), C. Stebbings (15:16 1st), L. Keeler (00:16 2nd), K. Sorensen (04:23 2nd), V. Loschiavo (07:57 2nd), J. Ball (09:55 2nd), C. Petruic (17:19 2nd), R. Pelletier (01:34 3rd), B. Tkachuk (10:58 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Epp (L) (19 shots, 12 saves), Ironside (11 shots, 8 saves), Sask: Ross (25 shots, 23 saves)

Were the Banjo-Mutts that good? Or were the Family Guys that bad? This game overlapped the Bison game so I missed it. Here the interesting observations from the summary:
1. MacEwan played one man short.
2. Roddy Ross started both games in the Mutts’ goal this weekend, ending their rotation system for the first time this season.
3. The shots were just 30-25 in favour of the Mutts.
4. There was a brouhaha 4:49 into the 2nd period, where three players on each side had 10-minute misconducts.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 2
CALGARY DINOSAURS 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ TWU: Spartans Battle Calgary Dinos in One-goal Loss (with boxscore)
➤ UofC: Team Website

Quick Summary
TWU: . Klessens (07:04 1st) , L. Spadafora (19:59 1st)
Calg: Z. Wytinck (14:33 2nd) , M. Stewart (12:42 3rd) , C. Gengenbach (13:27 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Sommer (38 shots, 35 saves), Calg: Tetachuk (19 shots, 17 saves)

Holy Trinity threw a major scare into Bedrock U in this one. They outshot the Dinos 13-6 in the 1st period, and held a 2-0 lead. However, the Dinos wore down the short-staffed Spartans (they were down two men), out-shooting them 16-2 in the 2nd period and 16-4 in the 3rd to rally for the win. The tying and winning goals were scored less than a minute apart, at 12:42 and 13:27 of the 3rd period.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofA (Friday late): Cougars earn first blood in battle of division leaders (boxscore)
➤ UofA: Palmer, Preziuso star in 5-2 Alberta win (boxscore)
➤ MRU: Team Website

Quick Summary
MRU: J. Tarzwell (00:49 2nd), J. Wiens (04:24 3rd)
Alta: T. Preziuso (05:22 1st), T. Preziuso (18:11 1st), J. Prokop (19:56 1st), A. Thacker (09:36 3rd), T. Laventure (10:46 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Farkas (26 shots, 21 saves), Alta: Palmer (34 shots, 32 saves)

I saw a large portion of this game and it was worthy of the status of a game between division leaders. The Evil Monkeys were led by their powerplay. They were outshot 34-26 on the evening, but when you go 3-for-7 on the PP, with a short-handed goal for good measure, you usually win. It was kind of a streaky game. The Monkeys led 3-0, the Bluegars made it 3-2, then a quick pair in the 3rd made it 5-2 final.

NEXT UP

Thu Dec 5 U.B.C. at Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Dec 6 Regina at Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Dec 6 Trinity Western at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Dec 7 Regina at Manitoba 5:00 CST
(end of 1st semester)

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Sat Nov 30 Laurier 2 Brock 4
Sat Nov 30 York 1 Concordia 6
Sat Nov 30 U.Q.T.R. 5 R.M.C. 0
Sat Nov 30 Waterloo 2 Queen's 3
Sat Nov 30 Toronto 3 McGill 6
Sat Nov 30 Ottawa 4 Carleton 5 (ot)
Sat Nov 30 Toronto Metropolitan 3 Windsor 2
Sat Nov 30 Western Ontario 1 Ontario Tech 4
Sun Dec 1 Windsor at Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Nipissing at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Laurier at Guelph 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Wed Dec 4 Western Ontario at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Thu Dec 5 Laurier at Waterloo 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
(end of 1st semester)

Sat Nov 30 Saint Mary’s 3 New Brunswick 7
Sat Nov 30 U.P.E.I. 5 Dalhousie 1
Sat Nov 30 Acadia 4 Moncton 5
Wed Dec 4 Saint Mary's at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
(end of 1st semester)

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

OUT WEST

Sat Nov 30 Portage College 2 Red Deer Poly 5
Sat Nov 30 Briercrest College 1 S.A.I.T. 2
Sat Nov 30 UA-Augustana 3 N.A.I.T. 6
(end of 1st semester)

Sat Nov 30 Vancouver Island 2 Okanagan 4
(end of 1st semester)

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

 

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December 1, 2024: SUNDAY MORNING LINKS

GoBisons.ca has not posted anything about the UBC series. But there are a couple of late links shared here, along with some All-Star news.

Links:
➤ MacU: Special teams play, penalties cost Griffins in rough 10-2 loss to Huskies (with boxscore & video)

Links:
➤ UofC: Persistence pays off as Dinos finish off sweep of Spartans (with boxscore & video)

NEWS

The almost-annual USports Selects v Team Canada Juniors series is now announced for December 12th and 13th. Daytime weekday games are not exactly what I'm looking for, but there you go.

The results since 2000 are as follows:
Dec 16, 2000 at Toronto: Team Canada 5, OUA All-Stars 3
Dec 17, 2000 at Toronto: Team Canada 6, OUA All-Stars 5 (so)
Dec 13, 2001 at Toronto: OUA All-Stars 4, Team Canada 3
Dec 14, 2001 at Toronto: Team Canada 5, OUA All-Stars 0
Dec 14, 2002 at Halifax: Team Canada 5, AUS Selects 2
Dec 15, 2002 at Halifax: Team Canada 3, AUS Selects 2
Dec 14, 2003 at Kitchener: Team Canada 2, OUA All-Stars 0
Dec 15, 2003 at Kitchener: Team Canada 9, OUA All-Stars 1
Dec 14, 2004 at Winnipeg: Manitoba Bisons 4, Team Canada 2
Dec 15, 2004 at Winnipeg: Team Canada 6, Manitoba Bisons 3
Dec 15, 2005 at Vancouver: Team Canada 8, UBC Thunderbirds 1
Dec 15, 2006 at Calgary: Calgary/Lethbridge 5, Team Canada 4
Dec 13, 2007 at Calgary: Team Canada v Calgary Dinosaurs (cancelled, mumps)
Dec 15, 2009 at Saskatoon: Sask/Regina 4, Team Canada 2
Dec 14, 2010 at Toronto: Team Canada 6, OUA Selects 2
Dec 17, 2011 at Calgary: Team Canada 7, Calgary/Lethbridge 4
Dec 12, 2012 at Edmonton: Alberta Golden Bears 4, Team Canada 1
Dec 13, 2012 at Calgary: Team Canada 2, Calgary/Lethbridge/MRU 0
Dec 14, 2013 at Toronto: Team Canada 3, Toronto Selects 0
Dec 13, 2014 at Toronto: Team Canada 10, Toronto Selects 3
Dec 14, 2014 at Toronto: Team Canada 3, Toronto Selects 0
Dec 12, 2015 at Toronto: CIS 5, Team Canada 4 (so)
Dec 13, 2015 at Toronto: Team Canada 5, CIS 0
Dec 12, 2016 at Boisbriand: Team Canada 5, USports 3
Dec 13, 2016 at Boisbriand: Team Canada 3, USports 0
Dec 13, 2017 at St. Catharines: USports 3, Team Canada 0
Dec 14, 2017 at St. Catharines: USports 4, Team Canada 3
Dec 12, 2018 at Victoria: Team Canada 3, USports 2 (so)
Dec 13, 2018 at Victoria: USports 5, Team Canada 3
Dec 14, 2018 at Victoria: USports 5, Team Canada 1
Dec 11, 2019 at Oakville: Team Canada 4, USports 3
Dec 12, 2019 at Oakville: USports 2, Team Canada 1
Dec 2020 at Edmonton and Calgary: Games against Alberta Golden Bears, Mount Royal Cougars, and Calgary Dinosaurs were cancelled due to Covid lockdowns.
Dec 11, 2021 at Calgary: Team Canada 3, UofA/UofC/MRU/GMU 0
Dec 12, 2021 at Calgary: Team Canada 7, UofA/UofC/MRU/GMU 2
Dec 11, 2022 at Moncton: Team Canada 5, AUS Selects 2
Dec 12, 2022 at Moncton: Team Canada 3, AUS Selects 2
Dec 12, 2023 at Oakville: Team Canada 4, USports 2
Dec 13, 2023 at Oakville: USports 6, Team Canada 1

FWIW, going back to the 1990s, Team Canada leads CW opponents 10-5, and lead the OUA and AUS 17-2-1. However, the combined USports/CIS all-stars hold a 7-6 edge.

The former USports historical link has disappeared from their newly designed and downgraded website. I included the Web Archive link for it. The Fandom/Wikia link has all the games, plus links to stories and summaries where available.

Links:
➤ USports (Web Archive): U SPORTS Men's Hockey All Star Game
➤ Fandom/Wikia: All-Star Games
➤ Hockey Canada: World Juniors hopefuls take on U SPORTS All-Stars in two games at selection camp

The BCIHL All-Stars will face both UBC and Holy Trinity to end the holiday break. Both games are scheduled for Nanaimo (home of the VIU Mariners, and several Nanaimo Bars). On January 3rd they play UBC at 7:15 p.m. and on January 4th they play former BCIHL opponent, the TWU Spartans at 4:30 p.m. The BCIHL's last All-Star Game was against the Kazakhstan Juniors in December 2018, a 2-0 loss.

Links:
➤ BCIHL: BCIHL All-Stars to Face Off Against UBC Thunderbirds and TWU Spartans
➤ BCIHL: BCIHL Names First Ten All-Star Roster Players

 

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Preview: December 6-7, 2024: REGINA at MANITOBA

REGINA COUGARS (2-12-0, 3-16-1, OHT35 #35)
MANITOBA BISONS (2-10-2, 5-17-2, OHT35 #26)

Friday, December 6th at 7:00 CST at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Saturday, December 7th at 5:00 CST at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg

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

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: Team Website
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Other Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ USports: Canada ready to chase gold at 2024 FISU Winter World University Games in Torino
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page ∞ Top 10
➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings
➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Daily Schedule
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats ∞ Daily Schedule
➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Last series:
➤ Oct 18/24: UR 3 UM 6: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore)
➤ Oct 19/24: UR 6 UM 4: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore)

This weekend marks the end of the first semester, and is a “mini-week” with just two conference series. The weekend of January 3-5 is similarly a “mini-week”, with both weekends featuring non-conference games as well.

The schedule this year is weird. These teams play for the 2nd time, with both series in Manitoba. The Bisons will travel to Banjoland for the 3rd series in the new year. It is odd that the Bisons are once again playing a team coming off a bye week.

The low-point of the Bison season was their home ice loss to the Banjo-Cats in the 2nd game of that first series. For the Kittens, being swept by Holy Trinity is their low-point.

The Bisons have played just four games against Tier 2 opposition thus far (going 2-1-1). They need to put together a string of wins in the remaining eight games against Tier 2 teams (four with Regina, two each against MacEwan and Trinity).

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2-13-1, 4-17-1, OHT35 #28)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (10-5-1, 14-5-1, OHT35 #7)

Links:
➤ TWU: this Week in Sparta
➤ UBC: Academic All-Canadian Breakfast honours top Thunderbird student-athletes for outstanding success
➤ UBC: Red hot T-Birds battle Spartans in home-and-home series to close out 2024

This is an unusual Thursday-Friday home-and-home series. The T-irds host on Thursday, Holy Trinity on Friday. It is really hard to imagine Trinity winning a game here. Since entering the CW, UBC has won all 23 games, with one going into overtime. UBC also won all four non-conference games played before the 2020-21 season.

N.A.I.T. OOKS (5-6-1, 6-7-1, ACAC #5)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (13-3-0, 16-8-1, OHT35 #5)

Links:
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ NAIT: Schedule & Results

This Battle of Edmontown used to be very frequent, but according to the UofA site, they have not played since 2019. Lifetime, the Evil Monkeys are 23-4-1 (the “1" being a tie, the Monkeys ave 3 OTWs, and the Ooks have one OTW). NAIT are not dominating the ACAC as they once did. They are currently sitting 5th out of 7 teams in the ACAC. This is their first series against CW opposition this year, which is unusual.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Thu Dec 5 U.B.C. at Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Dec 6 Regina at Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Dec 6 Trinity Western at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Dec 6 N.A.I.T. at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST EX
Sat Dec 7 Regina at Manitoba 5:00 CST
Sat Dec 7 Alberta at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST EX

OUT EAST

Sun Dec 1 Windsor 2 Brock 1
Sun Dec 1 Nipissing 0 Concordia 5
Sun Dec 1 Laurier 1 Guelph 2
Wed Dec 4 Western Ontario 2 Windsor 6
Thu Dec 5 Laurier at Waterloo 7:00 EST/6:00 CST

Wed Dec 4 Saint Mary's 6 Acadia 3

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

 

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December 5, 2024: T-IRDS WIN THURSDAY NIGHT SPECIAL

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 6
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UBC: Mutala hat trick extends T-Birds’ win streak to seven with win over Spartans (with boxscore)
➤ TWU: SPARTANS BATTLE UBC IN LOSS TO THUNDERBIRDS (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
UBC: S. Mutala (13:05 1st) , S. Mutala (17:08 1st) , S. Huo (02:09 2nd) , S. Mutala (01:00 3rd) , S. Huo (05:48 3rd) , J. Wismer (18:54 3rd)
TWU: C. Lowe (04:31 2nd) , C. Farren (05:56 2nd) , L. Spadafora (18:38 2nd)
Goal: UBC: Mirwald (19 shots, 16 saves), TWU: Sommer (43 shots, 37 saves)

This was the only CW game of the evening, so it gets a post all to itself. Holy Trinity made it interesting. It was 3-3 after two periods. The Spartans were short-handed again, with just 16 skaters.

NEXT UP

Fri Dec 6 Regina at Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Dec 6 Trinity Western at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Dec 6 N.A.I.T. at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST EX
Sat Dec 7 Regina at Manitoba 5:00 CST
Sat Dec 7 Alberta at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST EX

OUT EAST

Thu Dec 5 Laurier 3 Waterloo 6
(End of the 1st semester.)

Links:
➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results
➤ OUA: Schedule/Results

 

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December 6, 2024: THORNTON’S SHUT-OUT LEADS TO A W

REGINA COUGARS 0
MANITOBA BISONS 5

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: 'There’s no place I’d rather be than right here with my teammates playing hockey and playing the game I love'
➤ UofM: Bisons battle Cougars to conclude first half Canada West schedule
➤ UofM: Overcoming injury, Dawson Pasternak makes U SPORTS debut in major way, Bisons blank Regina 5-0
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ LeagueStat: Media Access (new link) : Monthly Schedule

Links note: LeagueStat’s “Daily Schedule” link is no longer working. The monthly calendar and season schedule work, and individual games can be accessed through those. The “Media Access” page has a new URL, as linked.

Quick Summary
Reg: none
Man: S. Bruce (05:13 2nd) , J. Hooker (09:55 2nd) , B. Bonni (12:24 2nd) , C. Zaplitny (04:17 3rd) , S. Bruce (08:21 3rd)
Goal: Reg: Evanoff (29 shots, 24 saves), Man: Thornton (31 shots, 31 saves)

The Bisons snapped their losing streak, paced by Kolby Thornton’s shut-out, Dawson Pasternak’s season debut, and Skylar Bruce’s four-point night (two goals and two assists). Here’s how they lined up:

MANITOBA BISONS
Goal:
30 Thornton (31 Holt)

Defence:
15 Bonni - 4 Malchuk
8 Toth - 25 Calder
5 Casey - 2 Whittle

Forwards:
9 Alarie - 22 Stotts - 11 Ostir
20 Zaplitny - 21 Pasternak - 17 Bruce
19 Arpin - 18 Hooker - 28 Behun
23 Lane- 29 King - 13 Sutter

Scratches:
G: 34 Hawryluk
D: 6 Fry - 24 Wareham
F: 10 Paulhus - 12 Trimble - 14 Zimmerman - 16 Joss - 26 Boucher

REGINA COUGARS
Goal:
39 Evanoff (35 Fellner)

Defence:
20 Holoien - 22 McNutt
7 Sass - 28 Heward
5 Fishley - 3 Third

Forwards:
18 Whyte - 23 Pearce - 12 Houk
17 McMillen - 14 Culling - 8 J Brook
29 Doucet - 15 Kesslering - 37 Belitsky
9 Shindle - 32 Steele - 27 Barlage

Scratches:
G: none
D: 4 Reimer - 44 Friedt-Mohr
F: 11 Runke - 19 Bjorklund - 21 Borysiuk - 24 Wills

The addition of Pasternak gave the Bisons a boost. They were able to move Captain Hooker (their leading scorer) to the 3rd line and generated a much more balanced attack in the process. Bruce’s first goal opened the scoring, and it was set up by a beautiful pass from Pasternak.

The Bisons were guilty of taking their foot off the gas in the 3rd period, allowing Regina to close the gap on the shot clock.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 3
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 6

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ TWU: Spartans Fall to No. 3-ranked Ubc in Final Game of Semester (with boxscore)
➤ UBC: Mutala hat trick extends T-Birds’ win streak to seven with win over Spartans (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
TWU: J. Klessens (01:36 1st) , C. Farren (02:54 2nd) , C. Farren (16:43 3rd)
UBC: S. Atkinson (02:05 1st) , S. Atkinson (11:29 1st) , J. Wismer (13:28 1st) , J. Lee (01:42 3rd) , C. Douglas (07:06 3rd) , S. Atkinson (15:01 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Sommer (38 shots, 32 saves), UBC: Schwebius (14 shots, 11 saves)

After attending the Bison game, I saw from the end of the 2nd period onward in this game. The T-irds led 3-2 after two, scored early in the 3rd to put Holy Trinity in trouble. A powerplay came the Spartans’ way but a short-handed goal put the game away. In the “Boys-Will-Be-Boys” department, there were a total of NINE roughing penalties (five to Holy Trinity), and a five-minute cross-checking major to the T-irds.

N.A.I.T. OOKS 2
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 10

Links:
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ UofA: Schedule & Results
➤ NAIT: Schedule & Results

This non-conference game was such a wipe-out that neither side uploaded anything about it. NAIT, and the ACAC in general, are not doing as well as they used to do against the CW.

NEXT UP

Sat Dec 7 Regina at Manitoba 5:00 CST
Sat Dec 7 Alberta at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST EX

STANDINGS

OUT EAST

No games.

OUT WEST

No games.

 

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December 7, 2024: UNABLE TO HOLD A LEAD, BISONS END SEMESTER ON A DOWN NOTE

REGINA COUGARS 5
MANITOBA BISONS 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: Cougars battle back from two down to beat Bisons 5-3
➤ UofR: Team Website

Quick Summary
Reg: B. Heward (12:45 1st) , J. Brook (15:53 1st) , C. Whyte (09:05 2nd) , J. Borysiuk (12:17 2nd) , J. Doucet (18:53 3rd)
Man: M. King (07:17 1st) , J. Hooker (11:04 1st) , G. Lane (11:31 2nd)
Goal: Reg: Evanoff (21 shots, 18 saves), Man: Holt (22 shots, 18 saves)

I saw the game but was heading out on Saturday evening, hence a delayed recap.

MANITOBA BISONS
Goal:
31 Holt (30 Thornton)

Defence:
15 Bonni - 4 Malchuk
8 Toth - 25 Calder
5 Casey - 2 Whittle

Forwards:
9 Alarie - 22 Stotts - 11 Ostir
20 Zaplitny - 21 Pasternak - 17 Bruce
19 Arpin - 18 Hooker - 28 Behun
23 Lane- 29 King - 26 Boucher

Scratches:
G: 34 Hawryluk
D: 6 Fry - 24 Wareham
F: 10 Paulhus - 12 Trimble - 13 Sutter - 14 Zimmerman - 16 Joss

REGINA COUGARS
Goal:
39 Evanoff (35 Fellner)

Defence:
20 Holoien - 22 McNutt
7 Sass - 28 Heward
4 Reimer - 3 Third

Forwards:
18 Whyte - 23 Pearce - 8 J Brook
29 Doucet - 17 McMillen - 12 Houk
9 Shindle - 37 Belitsky - 27 Barlage
19 Bjorklund - 14 Culling - 21 Borysiuk

Scratches:
G: none
D: 5 Fishley - 44 Friedt-Mohr
F: 11 Runke - 15 Kesslering - 24 Wills - 32 Steele

For some reason, the Bisons replaced Kolby Thornton (and his 22 hour old shutout and .911 save percentage) with Braden Holt (and his .879 save percentage). In my opinion, they are relatively equal in calibre. So I would use the hot hand. Especially in a must-win game.

In any event, the Bisons had a 2-0 lead in the 1st period and this looked like a replay of Friday night’s win. Once the Bisons stopped skating, it became a chippy game where the teams swapped powerplays. Each side had two powerplay goals in the end. Captain Hooker scored his 10th of the season for the Bisons.

The Christmas break is now upon us. The Bisons play in the Excited States on Dec 28 & 29, and Jan 3 & 4. The next home series is against Holy Trinity on Jan 10 & 11. The Bisons must sweep both TWU and MacEwan in the new year.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3
N.A.I.T. OOKS 4

Links:
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ UofA: Schedule & Results
➤ NAIT: Schedule & Results

What a rebound by the Ooks! From a 10-2 loss, to a 4-3 win. Good for them!

NEXT UP

Sat Dec 28 Manitoba at Omaha 2:00 CST EX
Sun Dec 29 Manitoba at Minnesota State 3:00 CST EX
Fri Jan 3 MacEwan at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 3 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 3 Manitoba at Bemidji State 7:07 CST EX
Fri Jan 3 Red Deer Poly at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST EX
Fri Jan 3 U.B.C. v BCIHL All-Stars (at Nanaimo) 7:15 PST/9:15 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Alberta at MacEwan 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Jan 4 Calgary at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Jan 4 Manitoba at North Dakota 6:07 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Red Deer Poly at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Trinity Western v BCIHL All-Stars (at Nanaimo) 4:30 PST/6:30 CST EX

STANDINGS

OUT EAST

No games.

OUT WEST

No games.