2025-26 Manitoba Bisons/USports

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Preview: September 5-6, 2025: BISONS OFF FOR THE LAST TIME

The Bisons will not be starting until next weekend. In fact, almost everybody is. Two CW teams play an interlock, and two OUA teams play one another out east.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

MACEWAN GRIFFINS (10-15-3, 13-18-3, OHT35 #18)
RED DEER POLY KINGS (ACAC: 13-11-0, 20-13-0, ACAC #3)

Links:
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ RDP: Team Website

MacEwan was at one time a member of the ACAC. They won the conference titles in 2017, 2018, and 2019. In 2020 they finished 3rd, beat Concordia 2 games to 1 in the quarter-finals, and then came covid. This was the last time these teams shared a conference. RDP was 20-6-2 and MacEwan was 20-7-1. RDP is on a 3-peat streak of their own, winning the titles in 2023, 2024, and 2025.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS
Link: Grant MacEwan Univ. - Roster, News, Stats & more
Link: 2025-26 MacEwan Griffins Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Arrivals (10)

Zac Onyskiw - G - Whitecourt (AJHL [prior Spruce Grove (AJHL)]
Link: Zac Onyskiw - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 100 GP - 64-23-9 - .921 S% - 2.22 GAA

Brett Bamber - D - American International (NCAA) [prior Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA)] & Drayton Valley (AJHL)]
Link: Brett Bamber - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
NCAA: 96 GP - 14 G - 27 A - 41 Pts
AJHL: 176 GP - 24 G - 51 A - 75 Pts

Harrison Aldridge - D - Yorkton Terriers (SJHL)
Link: Harrison Aldridge - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
SJHL: 95 GP - 8 G - 25 A - 33 Pts

Dylan Bidyk - D - Camrose (AJHL) [prior Canmore, Calgary, Fort McMurray, & Devon (AJHL) & Sherwood Park (BCHL)]
Link: Dylan Bidyk - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 188 GP - 18 G - 52 A - 70 Pts
BCHL: 16 GP - 0 G - 2 A - 2 Pts

Keaton Dowhaniuk - D - Red Deer & Moose Jaw (WHL) & Vernon (BCHL) [prior Prince George (WHL)] - was committed to Alaska-Fairbanks (NCAA)
Link: Keaton Dowhaniuk - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
WHL: 274 GP - 10 G - 77 A - 87 Pts
BCHL: 5 GP - 2 G - 2 A - 4 Pts

Rhett Dekowny - F - Canmore (AJHL)
Link: Rhett Dekowny - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 168 GP - 52 G - 64 A - 116 Pts

Colin Doherty - F - Grande Prairie (AJHL) [prior Spruce Grove (BCHL)]
Link: Colin Doherty - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 65 GP - 26 G - 28 A - 54 Pts
BCHL: 33 GP - 6 G - 4 A - 10 Pts
* not on team roster

Myles Gauld - F - Okotoks (BCHL) & Bonnyville (AJHL) [prior Cowichan (BCHL) & Camrose (AJHL)]
Link: Myles Gauld - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
BCHL: 26 GP - 4 G - 7 A - 11 Pts
AJHL: 143 GP - 51 G - 67 A - 118 Pts

Nathan MacPherson-Ridgewell - F - Canmore (AJHL) [prior Kamloops (WHL)]
Link: Nathan MacPherson-Ridgewell - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
WHL: 67 GP - 1 G - 4 A - 5 Pts
AJHL: 85 GP - 22 G - 28 A - 50 Pts

Dwayne Jean Jr. - F - Whitecourt (AJHL) & Chilliwack (BCHL) [prior Tri-City & Red Deer (WHL)]
Link: Dwayne Jean - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
WHL: 179 GP - 14 G - 29 A - 43 Pts
AJHL: 40 GP - 12 G - 22 A - 34 Pts

Returnees (18)
4 Carson Haynes D
10 Ethan Sundar F
11 Tanner Fincaryk F
16 Jack Parker D
17 Blake Eastman F
18 Kadyn Chabot F
19 Liam Hughes F
21 Tyson Kowaluk D
22 Vincent Scott F
23 Sam Simard F
24 Logan Dowhaniuk D
31 Eric Ward G
35 Carson Ironside G
38 Brendan Boyle F
44 Brody Tallman D
91 Ethan Mercer F
93 Caden Cabana F
96 Carter Chorney F

Destination Unknown (7)
5 Hunter Donohoe D
11 Samuel Simard F
12 Spencer McLean F
13 Loeden Schaufler D
24 Liam Ryan F
27 Marc Pasemko F
29 Brett Epp G

Departures (2)
Link: Elite Prospects - Transactions and Rumours for Grant MacEwan Univ.
Sean Comrie (D) Guildford Flames (EIHL)
Ryley Appelt (F) Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)

The Family Guys have lost their 1st, 2nd, 7th, and 8th leading scorers from a year ago. The recruits are not a bad group, so maybe just a slight tick down on paper.

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (0-0-0, (2-0-1), OHT35 #n/a)
HK SPISSKA NOVA VES (2024-25: 27-13, OT 9-5, )

Links:
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ Spisska: Our city is waiting for a small hockey holiday, Rapáč: I believe we will enjoy it as much as possible
➤ Eurohockey: HK Spisska Nova Ves
➤ Elite Prospects: Spisska Team Page
➤ Elite Prospects: Anthony Salinitri Player Page

The Banjo-Mutts are 2-0-1 on their European tour heading into this wrap-up game. Spisska finished first in the Slovak Extraliga last year, before losing in the quarter-finals. After scouring their roster, I see one USports grad, Anthony Salinitri, from the Windsor Lancers. He now also plays for Italy in international competitions.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Sep 5 Saskatchewan at HK Spisska Nova Ves 9:30am CST/10:30 CDT
Fri Sep 5 MacEwan at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 6 Red Deer Poly at MacEwan 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 6 R.M.C. v Queen's (at Gananoque) 2:30 EDT/1:30 CDT

 

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September 5, 2025: MAC WINS, SASK LOSES

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 0
HK SPIŠSKÁ NOVÁ VES 2

Links:
➤ Spišská: Team Website
➤ UofS: Schedule/Results

There was a pre-game preview story posted, but nothing post-game. I waited, but no luck. So the Banjo-Mutts go (in European standings format) 1-1-1-1, or (in North American format) 2-1-1.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 5
RED DEER POLYTECHNIC KINGS 3

Links:
➤ MacEwan: Schedule/Results
➤ RDP: Schedule/Results

No stats etc. on this game. Looks like a fairly standard score for this CW-ACAC interconference match-up.

NEXT UP

Sat Sep 6 Red Deer Poly (ACAC) at MacEwan 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 6 R.M.C. v Queen's (at Gananoque) 2:30 EDT/1:30 CDT

 

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September 6, 2025: FAMILY GUYS AND ARMY BOYS REGISTER WINS

RED DEER POLYTECHNIC KINGS 1
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 7

Links:
➤ MacEwan: Schedule/Results
➤ RDP: Schedule/Results

The Family Guys were cookin’ on home ice. They are the only team in the CW to have a bye week next weekend. I'm not sure why they didn't schedule this series for next weekend, when neither team plays and it's the normal start weekend for the rest of the CW.

NEXT UP

Fri Sep 12 Alberta at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Calgary at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Manitoba at Regina 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at U.B.C. 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT*
Fri Sep 12 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at Trinity Western 8:15 PDT/10:15 CDT*

OUT EAST

OUA
Sat Sep 6 R.M.C. 4 Queen's 3 (at Gananoque) : X
Thu Sep 11 Carleton at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Sep 11 Guelph at Toronto 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Sep 11 York at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Ontario Tech at Toronto Metropolitan 1:00 EDT/12:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 York at Nipissing 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Brock at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Laurier at Toronto 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Ottawa at Carleton 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 U.Q.T.R. at Concordia 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT

AUS
Fri Sep 12 Moncton at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Saint Mary's at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

OUT WEST

ACAC
no games

BCIHL
Fri Sep 12 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT

 

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September 10, 2025: REGINA AND UBC ROSTER UPDATES

Regina posted their roster page a while back, and UBC has now followed suit. So here is the complete breakdown of returnees, arrivals, and departures for each team.

When the Banjo-Cats first posted their roster, I was awaiting an update. They had four new recruits listed without jersey numbers. They also had six recruits listed at Elite Prospects who were not on the website roster page at all. Now I see that the roster page has added Benjamin Stewart, who is not listed at Elite Prospects and has no position noted on the website. I cannot imagine 34 players sticking on the roster, so this is likely a training camp roster only. Looking at this, Regina should be maybe just a tick better than last year IF they can choose their final 26 or 27 players from this entire list.

The T-irds appear to have adequately replaced their departures, so I would say they look (on paper) to be similar to last year.

REGINA COUGARS
Link: Univ. of Regina - Roster, News, Stats & more
Link: 2025-26 Men's Hockey Roster - University of Regina Athletics

Arrivals - Listed at Elite Prospects and Website (4)

- Rylan Silzer - D - LaRonge (SJHL)
Link: Rylan Silzer - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
SJHL: 156 GP - 24 G - 59 A - 83 Pts

- Brayden Barnett - F - Steinbach (MJHL) [prior Regina (WHL)]
Link: Brayden Barnett - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
MJHL: 54 GP - 10 G - 14 A - 24 Pts
WHL: 104 GP - 9 G - 7 A - 16 Pts

- Jaron Desnoyers - F - Yorkton (SJHL) [prior Yorkton (SJHL), Fort McMurray & Sherwood Park (AJHL)]
Link: Jaron Desnoyers - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
SJHL: 103 GP - 48 G - 77 A - 125 Pts
AJHL: 88 GP - 11 G - 19 A - 30 Pts

- Landon Gulutzan - F - Swan Valley (MJHL)
Link: Landen Gulutzan - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
MJHL: 143 GP - 41 G - 71 A - 112 Pts

Arrivals - Listed at Website Only (1)

- Benjamin Stewart - ? - ?
Link: none
Stats: ?

Arrivals - Listed at Elite Prospects Only (6)

Spencer Borsos - G - Notre Dame (SJHL) [prior Calgary (AJHL)]
Link: Spencer Borsos - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
SJHL: 56 GP - 15-36-4 - .895 S% - 3.99 GAA
AJHL: 52 GP - 11-28-6 - .868 S% - 4.60 GAA
* not on team roster

Damon Cunningham - G - Aberdeen (NAHL) [prior Nipawin (SJHL)]
Link: Damon Cunningham - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
NAHL: 39 GP - 21-17-0 - .914 S% - 2.55 GAA
SJHL: 48 GP - 18-22-2 - .913 S% - 3.08 GAA
* not on team roster

Jaren Brinson - D - Canmore (AJHL) [prior Victoria, Regina, Spokane, Winnipeg, Prince George (WHL)]
Link: Jaren Brinson - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 35 GP - 1 G - 13 A - 14 Pts
WHL: 202 GP - 9 G - 23 A - 32 Pts
* not on team roster

Matthew Gallant - D - Whitecourt/Drayton Valley (AJHL) Seattle/Edmonton (WHL) [prior Edmonton & Moose Jaw (WHL)]
Link: Matthew Gallant - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 26 GP - 2 G - 13 A - 15 Pts
WHL: 179 GP - 8 G - 39 A - 47 Pts
* not on team roster

Matt Kjemhus - D - Melville (SJHL)
Link: Matt Kjemhus - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
SJHL: 140 GP - 14 G - 30 A - 44 Pts
* not on team roster

Cole Wirun - LW - North Iowa (NAHL) [prior Notre Dame (SJHL) Canmore (AJHL)]
Link: Cole Wirun - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
NAHL: 59 GP - 19 G - 38 A - 57 Pts
SJHL: 44 GP - 19 G - 25 A - 44 Pts
AJHL: 25 GP - 4 G - 8 A - 12 Pts
* not on team roster

Returning - Listed on Website (23)
3 Ayden Third (D)
5 Ashton Fishley (D)
8 Jakob Brook (F)
9 Kolton Shindle (F)
11 Kade Runke (F)
12 Eric Houk (F)
14 Matt Culling (F)
15 Steven Kesslering (F)
17 Turner McMillen (F)
18 Carson Whyte (F)
19 Paycen Bjorklund (F)
20 Leyton Holoien (D)
21 Jordan Borysiuk (F)
22 Adam McNutt (D)
23 Eric Pearce (F)
24 Noah Wills (F)
27 Logan Barlage (F)
28 Blake Heward (D)
29 Jackson Doucet (F)
32 Jaxon Steele (F)
35 Jackson Fellner (G)
37 Carter Belitski (F)
39 Adam Evanoff (G)

Destination Unknown
4 Christian Reimer (D)
7 Carson Sass (D)
44 Chase Friedt-Mohr (D)

Departures (0)
Link: Elite Prospects - Transactions and Rumours for Univ. of Regina
None

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS
Link: www.eliteprospects.com/team/1138/univ.-of-british-columbia/2025-2026
Link: https://gothunderbirds.ca/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster

Arrivals - Listed at Elite Prospects & Website (7)

7 Wolfgang Govedaris - D - Northern Michigan (NCAA) [prior Danbury & Corpus Chrsiti (NAHL) & Aurora (OJHL)]
Link: Wolfgang Govedaris - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
NCAA: 30 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 Pts
OJHL: 17 GP - 3 G - 8 A - 11 Pts
NAHL: 83 GP - 9 G - 25 A - 34 Pts

11 Jaxson Ruthven - F - Weyburn (SJHL) [prior Nanaimo (BCHL), Sherwood Park & Grande Prairie (AJHL)]
Link: Jaxson Ruthven - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
SJHL: 97 GP - 43 G - 58 A - 101 Pts
BCHL: 2 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 Pts
AJHL: 33 GP - 8 G - 4 A - 12 Pts

27 Jace Weir - D - Red Deer (WHL)
Link: Jace Weir - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
WHL: 279 GP - 13 G - 74 A - 87 Pts

28 Quinn Disher - F - Michigan Tech (NCAA) [prior Penticton, Trail, Cowichan & Prince George (BCHL), Brooks (AJHL), & Wisconsin (NAHL)]
Link: Quinn Disher - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
NCAA: 1 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 Pts
BCHL: 123 GP - 32 G - 49 A - 81 Pts
AJHL: 8 GP - 0 G - 2 A - 2 Pts
NAHL: 29 GP - 11 G - 9 A - 20 Pts

31 Nicholas Jones - G - Grande Prairie (AJHL) [prior Brandon (WHL) & Camrose (AJHL)]
Link: Nicholas Jones - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 80 GP - 40-29-10 - .912 S% - 2.54 GAA
WHL: 27 GP - 4-15-4 - .860 S% - 4.28 GAA

43 Reilley Kotai - F - Melfort (SJHL) [prior Austin (NAHL), Langley & Coquitlam (BCHL]
Link: Reilley Kotai - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
SJHL: 53 GP - 39 G - 38 A - 77 Pts
NAHL: 19 GP - 1 G - 3 A - 4 Pts
BCHL: 58 GP - 5 G - 8 A - 13 Pts

44 Nathan Sullivan - F - RPI (NCAA) [prior Camrose AJHL)]
Link: Nathan Sullivan - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
NCAA: 42 GP - 2 G - 3 A - 5 Pts
AJHL: 70 GP - 15 G - 21 A - 36 Pts

Returning - Listed on Website (20)
4 Ty Thorpe (F)
8 Chris Kobelka (D)
9 Matthew Smith (D)
10 Logan Doust (F)
12 Ben Keon (D)
14 Josh Williams (F)
15 Scott Atkinson (F)
17 Liam Kindree (F)
18 James Form (F)
24 Jake Lee (D)
25 Jake Wright (F)
26 Jonny Lambos (D)
29 Cyle McNabb (F)
33 Brett Mirwald G
34 Sasha Mutala (F)
37 Chris Douglas (F)
38 Ben Kotylak (F)
39 Alex Serraglio (D)
41 Kayden Sadhra-Kang (D)
60 Cole Schwebius (G)

Destination Unknown (3)
13 Jack Wismer (F)
23 Tian Rask (F)
31 Dorrin Luding (G)

Departures (3)
Link: Elite Prospects - Transactions and Rumours for Univ. of British Columbia
7 Carson Latimer (F) Michigan Tech (NCAA)
21 Samuel Huo (F) Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA)
27 Conner McDonald (D) Laval Rocket (AHL)

 

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September 11, 2025: EVIL MONKEYS ROSTER

The Hockey Tech segment of the CW site has links set up for the exhibition games scheduled at Alberta and UBC on Saturday. The Alberta link leads to a training camp roster. Mount Royal and UBC are also linked up by that route. The returning players are often those who seldom, or never, played last year. I added their team scoring rank from last year.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS
Link: Univ. of Alberta - Roster, News, Stats & more
Link: Canada West Men's Hockey

Arrivals - Elite Prospects & Hockey Tech (2)

22 Ty Thornton - D - Melfort (SJHL)
Link: Ty Thornton - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
SJHL: 131 GP - 9 G - 58 A - 67 Pts

36 Dylan Ruptash - F - Whitecourt (AJHL) [prior Yorkton (SJHL) & Spruce Grove (AJHL/BCHL)]
Link: Dylan Ruptash - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 56 GP - 25 G - 22 A - 47 Pts
BCHL: 19 GP - 6 G - 9 A - 15 Pts
SJHL: 86 GP - 31 G - 33 A - 64 Pts

Arrivals - Listed at Hockey Tech Only (12)

5 Dawson Davidson - D - Rungsted Seier Capital (Denmark) [prior Alberta (CW), Kamloops, Regina, Saskatoon (WHL)]
Link: Dawson Davidson - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Denmark: 44 GP - 2 G - 7 A - 9 Pts
CW: 62 GP - 11 G - 47 A - 58 Pts
WHL: 301 GP - 37 G - 154 A - 191 Pts

7 Owen Pederson - F - Maine Mariners (ECHL) [prior Kootenay/Winnipeg (WHL), Providence (AHL), Lloydminster (AJHL)]
Link: Owen Pederson - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
ECHL: 79 GP - 20 G - 19 A - 39 Pts
AHL: 2 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 Pts
WHL: 237 GP - 94 G - 111 A - 205 Pts
AJHL: 2 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 Pts

13 Chase Visser - F - Jamestown (ACHA 1 & 2) [prior Nipawin (SJHL), Lloydminster (AJHL)
Link: Chase Visser - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
ACHA 1: 21 GP - 3 G - 6 A - 9 Pts
ACHA 2: 3 GP - 1 G - 2 A - 3 Pts
SJHL: 83 GP - 15 G - 19 A - 34 Pts
AJHL: 86 GP - 11 G - 16 A - 27 Pts

14 Rhett Melnyk - F - Calgary (AJHL) [prior Saskatoon, Edmonton & Tri-City (WHL)]
Link: Rhett Melnyk - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 54 GP - 22 G - 31 A - 53 Pts
WHL: 220 GP - 26 G - 43 A - 69 Pts

16 Jayden Joly - F - Calgary (AJHL) [prior Blackfalds (AJHL/BCHL)]
Link: Jayden Joly - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 192 GP - 62 G - 94 A - 156 Pts
BCHL: 44 GP - 9 G - 19 A - 28 Pts

18 Ryan Duguay - F - Northern Michigan (NCAA) [prior Melfort (SJHL), Drumheller, Bonnyville, Whitecourt (AJHL)]
Link: Ryan Duguay - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
NCAA: 24 GP - 6 G - 2 A - 8 Pts
SJHL: 73 GP - 39 G - 50 A - 89 Pts
AJHL: 56 GP - 5 G - 5 A - 10 Pts

23 Gleb Tkach - ?
Link: Hlib Tkach - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
Elite Prospects has a goaltender from Sweden by this name who never played last year, and Alberta lists him as a forward. I sense a mistake.

25 Jacob Dewitt - D - Devon (NCHL) [prior Olds (AJHL), Kindersley (SJHL), Regina (WHL), Merritt (BCHL)]
Link: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/641465/jacob-dewitt
NCHL: 10 GP - 2 G - 2 A - 4 Pts
AJHL: 20 GP - 0 G- 1 A - 1 Pts
SJHL: 17 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 Pts
WHL: 10 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 Pts
BCHL: 43 GP - 2 G - 8 A - 10 Pts

29 Marcus Pacheco - F - Medicine Hat (WHL) [prior Kelowna (WHL)]
Link: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/588611/marcus-pacheco
WHL: 219 GP - 29 G - 45 A - 74 Pts

31 Drew Sim - G - Concordia-Edmonton (ACAC) [prior Summerside (MHL), Regina & Vancouver (WHL)]
Link: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/481765/drew-sim
ACAC: 12 GP - 4-5-0 - 4.51 GAA - .898 S%
MHL: 17 GP - 12-2-0 - 2.68 GAA - .920 S%
WHL: 90 GP - 38-37-6 - 3.76 GAA - .879 S%

35 Ethan Barwick - G - Northern Michigan (NCAA) [prior Lindenwood (NCAA), Brooks (AJHL)]
Link: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/422098/ethan-barwick
NCAA: 6 GP - 0-2-0 - 4.33 GAA - .869 S%
AJHL: 111 GP - 98-9-2 - 2.08 GAA - .913 S%

40 Nikita Liberman - D - New York (EHL) [prior all Junior B]
Link: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/714806/nikita-liberman
EHL: 28 GP - 1 G - 3 A - 4 Pts

Returning (15)
1 Ethan Lawczynski (G) 0 GP
3 Joel Sexsmith (D) 25th
4 Blake Gustafson (D) 21st
8 Noah Boyko (F) 18th
9 Justin Hall (F) 10th
12 Adam Hall (F) 16th
15 Tyson Laventure (F) 14th
17 Alex Thacker (F) 4th
19 Bruce MacGregor (F) 20th
20 Vincent Lamanna (F) 24th
24 Mason Ward (D) 12th
26 Sam Popowich (F) 19th
30 Ethan Kruger (G) backup
52 Konrad Belcourt (D) 17th
64 Alonso Tapia Ruiz (F) 23rd

Destination Unknown (1)
37 Chase Leslie (D) 22nd

Departures (12)
Link: Elite Prospects - Transactions and Rumours for Univ. of Alberta
13 Ty Nash (F) Arizona State (NCAA)
31 Tyler Palmer (G) Bowling Green State (NCAA)
8 Elias Carmichael (D) HK Nitra (Slovakia)
36 Brett Hyland (F) Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA)
27 Marc Lajoie (D) Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA)
5 Aidan De La Gorgendiere (D) Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA)
16 Sean Tschigerl (F) Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA)
14 Eric Florchuk (F) Pioneers Vorarlberg (ICEHL)
10 Josh Prokop (F) Herning Blue Fox (Denmark)
11 Tyler Preziuso (F) Guildford Flames (EIHL)
23 Jakin Smallwood (F) ERC Ingolstadt (Germany)
18 Connor McClennon (F) Bemidji State (NCAA)

 

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Preview: September 12-13, 2025: MANITOBA at REGINA

MANITOBA BISONS (2024-25: 8-18-2, 11-29-2, 2025 OHT35 #27)
REGINA COUGARS (5-22-1, 8-26-2, 2025 OHT35 #32)

Friday, September 12th at 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT at Co-operators Centre, Regina
Saturday, September 13th at 2:00 CST/3:00 CDT at Co-operators Centre, Regina

Live Links:
➤ Video: CanadaWest TV (Saturday only)
➤ Friday: Hockey Tech
➤ Saturday: Hockey Tech

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

Other Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page
➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Daily Schedule
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Last series:
➤ Jan 31/25: UM 3 UR 0: Boxscore
➤ Feb 1/25: UM 3 UR 1: Boxscore

This is the first of ten games between two teams with new logos. My practice has been to use old or alternate logos in the pre-season, so behold the vintage look while it lasts.

Last year, the Bisons went 2-1-0 against the Banjo-Cats in the pre-season, and 4-2-0 in the regular season.

With the demise of LeagueStat, I don’t know what to expect in the pre-season. In the past, some home teams uploaded rosters and summaries on occasion. Regina was not generally one such team. There used to be three “paths” to CW stats and information: LeagueStat, Hockey Tech (via the website at LINK), and the regular website LINK. LeagueStat and Hockey Tech were both good for the regular season. We’ll soon find out, I guess.

CanadaWest.tv shows the Saturday game on their “upcoming games” schedule. That would be nice to see. Hopefully, this will include roster uploads for both sides.

Regina has a roster page uploaded right now and Manitoba does not. Despite the exodus to the NCAA, neither team has been affected so far. Regina appears to have a marginally better-than-average recruiting class by their standards. Manitoba appears to have addressed their blue line weaknesses with solid recruits. Their only confirmed losses are Andre Sutter, a frequent healthy scratch with 4 goals in 3 years, and Brandon Casey, 3rd pair defenceman with 2 assists last year.


ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (2024-25: 21-6-1, 24-10-2, 2025 OHT35 #5, lost CW semi-final)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (2024-25: 22-6-0, 24-7-1, 2025 OHT35 #3, lost CW final)

Links:
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ MRU: Team Website
➤ Hockey Tech: Alberta Exhibition Roster

This home-and-home series is a rematch of last year’s CW semi-final, won by the Bluegars in three games. The Missing Monkeys have suffered a mass exodus of a dozen players. Seven of those have gone to the NCAA, and five to European pro leagues. They have a lot of returning players who were seldom dressed a year ago. They have some unexpectedly good recruits, but this year’s recruiting class is way below their standard.

The Bluegars finally broke through to qualify for the U-Cup for the first time, where they lost a mega-overtime game to the TMU Bald in the opening round. They have lost Clay Hanus, the Bobby Orr of U-Sports defencemen, but otherwise look to have a roster similar to last year, roster review pending.

Meanwhile, it used to be that the Evil Monkeys could book their U-Cup flights and hotel rooms in pre-season. They qualified for 20 out of 22 U-Cups in the 2000s, until missing the last two years and having the Covid season cancelled. The Saturday game is slated to be in Hockey Tech’s “live links” noted above.

CALGARY DINOSAURS (2024-25: 16-10-2, 22-11-2, 2025 OHT35 #11, lost CW quarter-final)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (2-1-1, 2024-25: 23-5-0, 28-6-0, 2025 OHT35 #2, won CW final, U-Cup bronze)

Links:
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ Huskie Fan: Men’s Hockey

While the Missing Monkeys have grabbed all the attention in U-Sports circles, Bedrock U has a host of players headed elsewhere. They have lost five to the pros, and three to the NCAA. The replacements are largely Junior A players. I suspect a minor down-tick for them. (Roster review pending, of course!)

On the other hand, the defending champion Banjo-Mutts appear to have adequately replaced their departures. They did reasonably well in Slovakia and Hungary. The big question is in goal, where the Ross-Kooy partnership was best in the conference a year ago.

SIMON FRASER RED LEAFS (BCIHL 2024-25: 5-13-1, 5th, lost quarter-final; Indy: 5-14-1)
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2024-25: 3-22-3, 3-24-3, 2025 OHT35 #29)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (2024-25: 17-8-3, 19-8-3, 2025 OHT35 #9, lost semi-final)

Links:
➤ SFU: Team Website
➤ TWU: This Week In Sparta
➤ UBC: Team Website

In an odd scheduling twist, on Friday night Holy Trinity will host SFU’s BCIHL squad whilst the T-irds host SFU’s Indy Globetrotters squad. Then on Saturday, it is TWU v UBC.

While UBC lost two good players to the NCAA and one more to the AHL, it looks like they did a fair job finding replacements. None of them jump out as a scoring champion type of player, though.

For Trinity, I really need to see a roster page. Right now it looks like more of the same.


COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Sep 12 Alberta at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Calgary at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Manitoba at Regina 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at U.B.C. 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT*
Fri Sep 12 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at Trinity Western 8:15 PDT/10:15 CDT*
Sat Sep 13 Calgary at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 13 Manitoba at Regina 2:00 CST/3:00 CDT
Sat Sep 13 Mount Royal at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 13 Trinity Western at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT

cont. ....

 

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Part 2

OUT EAST

Thu Sep 11 Carleton at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Sep 11 Guelph 2 Toronto 3
Thu Sep 11 York at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Ontario Tech at Toronto Metropolitan 1:00 EDT/12:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 York at Nipissing 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Brock at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Laurier at Toronto 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Ottawa at Carleton 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 U.Q.T.R. at Concordia 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 13 Windsor at Brock 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Sep 13 Queen's at Toronto Metropolitan 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT
Sat Sep 13 Nipissing v Waterloo (at Bracebridge) 3:30 EDT/2:30 CDT
Sun Sep 14 Carleton at Concordia 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT
Sun Sep 14 Guelph at Laurier 5:00 EDT/4:00 CDT

Fri Sep 12 Moncton at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Saint Mary's at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Sep 13 Acadia at Dalhousie 2:00 ADT/12:00 CDT

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

OUT WEST

Sat Sep 13 Red Deer Poly at UA-Augustana 1:00 MDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 13 N.A.I.T. at S.A.I.T. 1:45 MDT/2:45 CDT
Sun Sep 14 S.A.I.T. at N.A.I.T. 2:00 MDT/3:00 CDT

Fri Sep 12 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT
Sat Sep 13 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at Victoria 1:00 PDT/3:00 CDT

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

 

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September 12, 2025: BISONS OPEN WITH OTW

MANITOBA BISONS 6
REGINA COUGARS 5
(in overtime)

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

No details on this game. However, Saturday’s rematch is scheduled for CanadaWest.tv.


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 2
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 8

Links:
➤ UofA: Schedule & Results
➤ MRU: Robbie Holmes signs with Idaho Steelheads
➤ MRU: Schedule & Results
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Saturday Game Centre

The Bluegars devastated the Mystery Monkeys in the pre-season opener for both sides. All we have is the score, but Alberta has a link for live updates in Saturday’s rematch.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 3
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4
(in a shootout)

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofC: Schedule & Results
➤ UofS: Schedule & Results
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Calgary Exhibition Roster
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Saskatchewan Exhibition Roster

Quick Summary
Calg: T. Fouquette (15:24 1st) , H. Pekkala (19:11 2nd) , D. Fry (06:48 3rd)
Sask: C. Bertholet (04:48 2nd) , R. Pelletier (15:52 2nd) , D. Holt (18:05 2nd)
Goal: Calg: Stankowski (11 shots, 12 saves) & Kykkanen (17 shots, 19 saves), Sask: (33 shots, 36 saves)

Shootout:

Calgary
# Skater Goal?
38 Adam Kydd No
25 Gavin Schmidt No
29 Jake Poole Yes
23 Hayden Pekkala Yes
24 Stephen Kirkpatrick No
18 Andrej Kovacevic No
27 Davis Fry No
42 Mack Stewart No
Total: 2

Saskatchewan
# Skater Goal?
27 Raphael Pelletier No
11 Chantz Petruic Yes
13 Ethan Regnier No
10 Liam Keeler Yes
15 Carter Stebbings No
3 Landon Kosior No
16 Dawson Holt No
17 Cade Hayes Yes
Total: 3

There was no game story on this one, but Sask uploaded everything onto the Game Centre page, including line-ups. The teams also added (earlier on Friday) their exhibition rosters. Calgary has just 22 names, so I suspect they’ll add more as they appear in a game. Meanwhile, Sask has 30 names, leading me to believe that cuts could happen.

The shoot-out took eight rounds before the Banjo-Mutts claimed victory. They are now 3-1-1 in the pre-season. This was Bedrock U’s first game.

SIMON FRASER RED LEAFS (BCIHL) 0
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 8

Links:
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results
➤ TWU: Schedule & Results
➤ CW Hockey Tech: TWU Exhibition Roster Page

I saw a brief glimpse of this on Holy Trinity’s IG page, but it has now disappeared. This game was held at a practice facility.

SIMON FRASER RED LEAFS (NCAA2) 4
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3
(in a shootout)

Links:
➤ SFU: X-Twitter : Instagram : Facebook
➤ UBC: Schedule & Results
➤ CW Hockey Tech: UBC Exhibition Roster Page
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Saturday Game Centre

StFU gets a big thrill out of wins over UBC, so happy days for the Globetrotters. UBC has a Game Centre link set up for only Saturday’s game against Holy Trinity.


NEWS

After sweeping Red Deer Poly last weekend, The Family Guys have the weekend off. Their athletics department issued 3 stars covering all sports, and included hockey player Caden (Copa) Cabana.

Links:
➤ MacU: Three Stars: Fayia, Alexander, Cabana earn honours


NEXT UP

Sat Sep 13 Manitoba at Regina 2:00 CST/3:00 CDT LIVE
Sat Sep 13 Calgary at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 13 Mount Royal at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 13 Trinity Western at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT


OUT EAST

Thu Sep 11 Carleton 3 Ottawa 4
Thu Sep 11 Guelph 2 Toronto 3
Thu Sep 11 York at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Ontario Tech 1 Toronto Metropolitan 2
Fri Sep 12 York at Nipissing 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Brock at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 12 Laurier 2 Toronto 4
Fri Sep 12 Ottawa 3 Carleton 5
Fri Sep 12 U.Q.T.R. 3 Concordia 4
Sat Sep 13 Queen's at Toronto Metropolitan 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT
Sat Sep 13 Nipissing v Waterloo (at Bracebridge) 3:30 EDT/2:30 CDT
Sat Sep 13 Windsor at Brock 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sun Sep 14 Carleton at Concordia 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT
Sun Sep 14 Guelph at Laurier 5:00 EDT/4:00 CDT

Fri Sep 12 Moncton 1 New Brunswick 3
Fri Sep 12 Saint Mary's 4 St. F.X. 3
Sat Sep 13 Acadia at Dalhousie 2:00 ADT/12:00 CDT

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

OUT WEST

Sat Sep 13 Red Deer Poly at UA-Augustana 1:00 MDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 13 N.A.I.T. at S.A.I.T. 1:45 MDT/2:45 CDT
Sun Sep 14 S.A.I.T. at N.A.I.T. 2:00 MDT/3:00 CDT

Fri Sep 12 Vancouver Island 1 Victoria 3
Sat Sep 13 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at Victoria 1:00 PDT/3:00 CDT

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

 

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September 13, 2025: BISONS SWEEP IN A SHOOTOUT

MANITOBA BISONS 2
REGINA COUGARS 1
(in a shootout)

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

Quick Summary
Man: Swetlikoff (13:25 2nd)
Reg: Bjorklund (1:19 2nd)
Goal: Man: Plowman W, Reg: Maric, Cartwright L

There were no stats (like shots on goal) available.

Shoot-out:
Reg: 19 Bjorklund missed, 11 Runke missed, 23 Pearce missed, 27 Barlage missed
Man: 17 Bruce missed, 24 Brennan scored, 16 Joss missed, 25 Dekay scored

This game time was moved back a half-hour, yet it wasn’t until the first intermission that I saw the Bisons post an IG picture with their line-up on it. Here it is:

Goal:
34 Plowman (30 Kieper)

Defence:
2 Brenton - 3 Boroschawa
4 Bonni - 6 Coyle
27 Turner - 22 Willick
5 Bielik

Forwards:
9 Alarie - 20 Zaplinksy - 17 Bruce
25 Dekay - 14 Swetlikoff - 24 Brennan
29 King - 28 Behun - 16 Joss
12 Trimble - 11 Purdom - 26 Boucher
23 Lane - 19 Arpin - 10 Bouvier

Recruits not listed:
- Aiden Litke - F

Departures
5 Brandon Casey D - transferred
8 Evan Toth D - medical school
11 Hayden Ostir F - graduated
13 Andre Sutter F - to Switzerland
34 Ross Hawryluk G - transferred

Potential returnees not dressed:
4 Parker Malchuk D *
6 Lucas Fry D *
10 Josh Paulhus F *
14 Riley Zimmerman F *
18 Jonny Hooker F
21 Dawson Pasternak F
22 Riley Stotts F
24 Owen Wareham D *
25 Kian Calder D *
30 Kolby Thornton G *
31 Braden Holt G

* Indicates that a new player was using this number.

Also, I thought I saw a defenceman wearing #13. That appears to be an error on my part.

The Bisons were wearing last year’s jerseys and the name bars were removed. So it is possible that some returnees who were not dressed are nevertheless in camp. Those whose number was “taken” are more likely to not be returning. I do see that Ben Bonni (who was #15 last year) was wearing Parker Malchuk’s #4, and nobody was wearing #15. Also, 3rd string goaltender Ross Hawryluk is now on Regina’s roster page.

They rotated five lines of forwards which kept the game looking very much like an exhibition tilt. The Pasternak-Hooker-Stotts line was not dressed, so there’s 6 lines, plus Litke. Six of the seven defencemen dressed are new recruits. I don’t know if any other defencemen are in camp. IMO you can’t rely on a defence with just seven bodies on it. Malchuk was one of the top defencemen last year, and Calder was a fiesty addition.

The Bison roster contained two previously unannounced recruits.

BLAKE SWETLIKOFF - F - Idaho (ECHL) [prior Kamloops, Lethbridge, Spokane (WHL)]

Swetlikoff is coming from the ECHL, where he played one season after a WHL career where he was twice an assistant captain. He only played 32 games in the “E”, but in prior seasons he played 225 games in the Dub, where he had a 39-76-116 stats line.

Links:
➤ Elite Prospects: Blake Swetlikoff Career Stats
➤ WHL: Hurricanes Acquire Swetlikoff from Chiefs : re-post Our Sports Central
➤ Lethbridge Herald: Canes secure forward Swetlikoff from Chiefs
➤ CHL: Hurricanes Trade Swetlikoff, Picks to Blazers for Sydor : re-post Our Sports Central
➤ Lethbridge News Now: Hurricanes trade Blake Swetlikoff to Kamloops for Dylan Sydor
➤ ECHL: Player Profile

DAVID BIELIK - D - Virden (MJHL)

It is always helpful to pick up a solid local boy from the MJHL. He is only 5’7” but did have fairly good stats for a d-man, with 12-73-85 in 164 games. He also once wore an “A”.

Links:
➤ Elite Prospects: David Bielik Career Stats
➤ Facebook: Video 2023-04-14
➤ Oilcaps Hockey: 2023-24 Leadership Group
➤ MJHL: Original 16 Stars of the Week | Week 15
➤ MJHL: Player Profile


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 5
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3

Links:
➤ Summary: Hockey Tech Game Centre
➤ UofA: Schedule & Results
➤ MRU: Schedule & Results

Quick Summary
MRU: J. Lies (10:10 1st) , T. Patton (17:50 1st) , R. Fromm-Delorme (18:51 2nd) , T. Patton (13:55 3rd) , B. Stevenson (19:17 3rd)
Alta: A. Hall (15:02 2nd) , J. Sexsmith (08:30 3rd) , A. Thacker (17:47 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Sims (22 saves, 25 shots); Alta: Lawczynski (14 saves, 16 shots), Sim L (11 saves, 13 shots)

This was a one-goal game, with an empty-netter. In the net, Sims beat Sim! Based on the numbers, it looks like the Evil Monkeys are an underdog this year when they face top level teams.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 3
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2
(in a shootout)

Links:
➤ Summary: Hockey Tech Game Centre
➤ UofC: Schedule & Results
➤ UofS: Schedule & Results

Quick Summary
Calg: J. Hungle (01:39 2nd) , S. Kirkpatrick (08:44 2nd)
Sask: Z. Somers (02:41 1st) , B. Tkachuk (18:52 2nd)
Goal: Calg: Kykkanen (9 saves, 10 shots), Stankowski (14 saves, 15 shots); Sask: Kooy (37 saves, 39 shots)

Shoot-out:
Sask: Pelletier missed, Petruic missed, Regnier missed
Calg: Steinke scored, Poole missed

I guess that a split was warranted here, with two shoot-outs. These were becoming a rarity. But this weekend, they were abundant.

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

Links:
➤ Summary: Hockey Tech Game Centre
➤ TWU: Schedule & Results
➤ UBC: Schedule & Results

Quick Summary
TWU: J. Krahn (00:59 1st) , M. Simchuk (09:56 2nd)
UBC: T. Thorpe (07:03 1st) , S. Atkinson (11:34 1st) , B. Keon (04:30 2nd) , J. Williams (13:29 2nd) , J. Williams (14:06 2nd)
Goal: TWU: Audet (39 saves, 44 shots); UBC: Mirwald (10 saves, 12 shots), Jones (8 saves, 8 shots)

After an embarrassing loss to The Clown, the T-irds bounced back with a reasonable victory on the stats sheet. The T-irds play SFU and Holy Trinity again next weekend, then visit Bedrock U to wrap the pre-season. Until then, we cannot really gauge the T-irds.

NEXT UP

Fri Sep 19 N.A.I.T. (ACAC) at Saskatchewan 2:00 CST/3:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 Regina at Manitoba 7:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 MacEwan at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 U.B.C. at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 Okanagan (BCIHL) at Trinity Western 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT

cont. ....

 

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Cont. ....



OUT EAST

The OUA teams are off to a poor start reporting results.
Thu Sep 11 York at Western Ontario - no report
Fri Sep 12 York at Nipissing - no report
Fri Sep 12 Brock at Western Ontario - no report
Sat Sep 13 Queen's 3 Toronto Metropolitan 2
Sat Sep 13 Nipissing 4 Waterloo 1 (at Bracebridge)
Sat Sep 13 Windsor 2 Brock 3
Sun Sep 14 Carleton at Concordia 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT
Sun Sep 14 Guelph at Laurier 5:00 EDT/4:00 CDT
Thu Sep 18 Toronto at Toronto Metropolitan 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Thu Sep 18 Carleton at Queen's 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT*
Thu Sep 18 Laurier at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT

Sat Sep 13 Acadia 6 Dalhousie 3
Wed Sep 17 Moncton at Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

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

OUT WEST

Sat Sep 13 Red Deer Poly 3 UA-Augustana 4
Sat Sep 13 N.A.I.T. 6 S.A.I.T. 2
Sun Sep 14 S.A.I.T. at N.A.I.T. 2:00 MDT/3:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 Jamestown (ACHA) at Briercrest College 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT

Sat Sep 13 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) 5 Victoria 7
Fri Sep 19 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT

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

 

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September 15, 2025: SUNDAY SCORES & OUA CATCH-UP

OUT EAST

Thu Sep 11 York at Western Ontario - no report
Fri Sep 12 York at Nipissing - no report
Fri Sep 12 Brock 3 Western Ontario 2 (ot)
Sun Sep 14 Carleton 2 Concordia 5
Sun Sep 14 Guelph 3 Laurier 4 (ot)

OUT WEST

Sun Sep 14 S.A.I.T. 1 N.A.I.T. 2

 

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September 17, 2025 - BISONS ADD ROSTER PAGE

MANITOBA BISONS
Link: Univ. of Manitoba - Roster, News, Stats & more
Link: 2024-25 Men's Hockey Roster - University of Manitoba Athletics

Arrivals (13)

3 Samuel Borschowa - D - Kamloops (WHL) [prior Moose Jaw (WHL)]
Link: Samuel Borschowa - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
WHL: 116 GP - 3 G - 12 A - 15 Pts

5 David Bielik - D - Virden (MJHL)
Link: David Bielik - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
MJHL: 164 GP - 12 G - 73 A - 85 Pts

6 Kaycee Coyle - D - Salmon Arm (BCHL) & Fairbanks (NAHL) [prior LaRonge (SJHL) & Niverville (MJHL)] - Tennessee State (NCAA) - de-commit
Link: Kaycee Coyle - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
BCHL: 31 GP - 1 G - 10 A - 11 Pts
NAHL: 19 GP - 1 G - 11 A - 12 Pts
SJHL: 32 GP - 7 G - 11 A - 18 Pts
MJHL: 57 GP - 16 G - 36 A - 52 Pts

10 Miguel Bouvier - F- NorMan/OCN Blizzard (MJHL)
Link: Miguel Bouvier - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
MJHL: 167 GP - 62 G - 69 A - 131 Pts

11 Joel Purdom - C - Powell River & Sherwood Park (BCHL) [prior: Selkirk (MJHL)]
Link: Joel Purdom - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
BCHL: 51 GP - 11 G - 10 A - 21 Pts
MJHL: 103 GP - 28 G - 41 A - 69 Pts

13 Lucas Brenton - D - Indy Fuel (ECHL) [prior: Moose Jaw (WHL)]
Link: Lucas Brenton - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
ECHL: 68 GP - 4 G - 13 A - 17 Pts
WHL: 230 GP - 7 G - 46 A - 53 Pts

14 Blake Swetlikoff - F - Idaho (ECHL) [prior: Kamloops, Lethbridge, Spokane (WHL)
Link: Blake Swetlikoff - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
ECHL: 32 GP - 0 G - 7 A - 7 Pts
WHL: 225 GP - 39 G - 76 A - 115 Pts

22 Tanner Willick - D - American International (NCAA) [prior Blackfalds (AJHL/BCHL) & Drumheller (AJHL)]
Link: Tanner Willick - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
NCAA: 7 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 Pts
AJHL: 143 GP - 24 G - 104 A - 128 Pts
BCHL: 20 GP - 3 G - 9 A - 12 Pts

24 Lucas Brennan - F - Vernon & Sherwood Park (BCHL) [prior Cedar Rapids & Omaha (USHL) & Selkirk (MJHL)
Link: Lucas Brennan - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
BCHL: 51 GP - 17 G - 12 A - 29 Pts
USHL: 45 GP - 0 G - 9 A - 9 Pts
MJHL: 106 GP - 54 G - 58 A - 112 Pts

25 Ethan DeKay - F - Okotoks (BCHL) & Weyburn (SJHL) [prior Brooks (AJHL), Cowichan Valley (BCHL), & Wisconsin (NAHL)] - Michigan Tech (NCAA) de-commit
Link: Ethan DeKay - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
BCHL: 42 GP - 4 G - 8 A - 12 Pts
SJHL: 51 GP - 24 G - 34 A - 58 Pts
AJHL: 15 GP - 4 G - 0 A - 4 Pts
NAHL: 14 GP - 4 G - 3 A - 7 Pts

27 Zach Turner - D - Melfort (SJHL)/Swift Current (WHL) [prior Brandon (WHL)]
Link: Zach Turner - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
SJHL: 46 GP - 7 G - 23 A - 30 Pts
WHL: 111 GP - 4 G - 10 A - 14 Pts

30 Matthew Kieper - G - Flin Flon (SJHL) [prior Swift Current, Kamloops, Regina (WHL) & Canmore (AJHL)]
Link: Matthew Kieper - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
SJHL: 27 GP - 23-2-2 - .935 S% - 1.80 GAA
WHL: 77 GP - 38-25-4 - .881 S% - 3.69 GAA
AJHL: 8 GP - 3-5-0 - .875 S% - 4.00 GAA

34 Cole Plowman - G - Alaska-Fairbanks (NCAA) [prior Steinbach & Selkirk (MJHL)]
Link: Cole Plowman - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
NCAA: 1 GP - 0-0-0 - 1.000 S% - 0.00 GAA
MJHL: 95 GP - 60-26-3 - .914 S% - 2.48 GAA

Arrivals - Elite Prospects Only (1)

-- Aidan Litke - F - Wichita & Iowa (ECHL), Birmingham & Evansville (SPHL) [prior: OCN (MJHL), Portland & Edmonton (WHL)]
Link: Aidan Litke - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
SPHL: 26 GP - 7 G - 4 A - 11 Pts
ECHL: 8 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 Pts
WHL: 132 GP - 35 G - 43 A - 78 Pts
MJHL: 30 GP - 16 G - 13 A - 29 Pts

Returnees (15)

4 Ben Bonni D
8 Evan Toth D
9 Eric Alarie F
12 Cameron Trimble F
16 Mitchell Joss F
17 Skyler Bruce F
18 Jonny Hooker F
19 Jackson Arpin F
20 Caden Zaplitny F
21 Dawson Pasternak F
23 Grady Lane F
26 Andrew Boucher F
28 Codey Behun F
29 Michael King F
31 Braden Holt G

Destination Unknown (9)

4 Parker Malchuk D
6 Lucas Fry D
10 Josh Paulhus F
11 Hayden Ostir F
14 Riley Zimmerman F
22 Riley Stotts F
24 Owen Wareham D
25 Kian Calder D
30 Kolby Thornton G

Departures (3)
Link: Elite Prospects - Transactions and Rumours for Univ. of Manitoba

5 Brandon Casey D - St. F.X. (AUS)
13 Andre Sutter F - EHC Bulach (Switzerland)
34 Ross Hawryluk G - Regina (CW)

Overall, the Bisons have improved their line-up at a time when most rosters around the CW are treading water, or slipping somewhat. The Bisons gained a lot of NCAA players or de-commits, while losing nobody.

On the blueline, Malchuk was a regular (gone after three years). Then they lost those sophomore Junior A recruits (Fry, Wareham, Calder, and Casey) who came in together in 2023-24. I’ll miss Calder’s grit. The only returnees are Ben Bonni and Evan “Doc” Toth, who graduated but is now in med school. So that’s a bonus returnee.

The six recruits include a returning pro, one from the Dub, an NCAA transfer, an NCAA de-commit, and two star-quality Junior A grads. Including Bonni and Toth, seven of the eight were either in the WHL or played in or were committed to the NCAA. An overall huge upgrade.

Up front, Stotts is departed after one season (and three more at Calgary), and he was a reliable PPG player. Zimmerman had some grit, which I liked, but only had one goal and one assist last year. Ostir and Paulhus combined for four goals and six assists. Of the 12 returnees, 7 were in the WHL at one time, and 5 are Junior A.

Swetlikoff is the only ECHL/WHL forward coming in, after last year’s bumper crop. The other four forward recruits are Junior A grads who excelled at that level (which includes one NCAA de-commit). All together, 9 forwards (or 10 if Litke is around) are WHL or NCAA. There will be a lot of healthy scratches up front regardless.

In goal, Holt was #1 last year and is back. Thornton is gone after two seasons. IMO, he was a pretty good goaltender. Hawryluk, the 3rd stringer, is on Regina’s roster page. I thought their goaltending was fair. The replacements look solid. Kieper finished his overage career in Flin Flon after a WHL career, and posted stellar numbers. I saw Plowman on TV last weekend and he looks pretty good.

Using the WHL/NCAA metric to measure the team, the Bisons have 7 defencemen, 9 forwards, and 3 goaltenders of that grade. They’ll need it! They share a division with Saskatchewan, Mount Royal, and Calgary. Regina is also improved. It is by far the tougher of the CW’s two divisions. It could have the top four teams in the CW.

 

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September 17, 2025: CALGARY & MRU ROSTER UPDATES

CALGARY DINOSAURS
Link: Univ. of Calgary - Roster, News, Stats & more
Link: https://godinos.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster?view=2
Link: Canada West Men's Hockey

Arrivals - Elite Prospects & Website (6)

2 Tre Fouquette - D - Humboldt (SJHL) [prior Prince Albert & Brandon (WHL), Nipawin (SJHL)]
Link: Tre Fouquette - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
SJHL: 157 GP - 13 G - 59 A - 72 Pts
WHL: 37 GP - 2 G - 4 A - 6 Pts

14 Jacksenn Hungle - F - Victoria (BCHL) [prior Merritt (BCHL)]
Link: Jacksenn Hungle - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
BCHL: 150 GP - 32 G - 33 A - 65 Pts

18 Andrej Kovacevic - F - Coquitlam (BCHL) [prior Langley & Cowichan Valley (BCHL)]
Link: Andrej Kovacevic - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
BCHL: 224 GP - 66 G - 68 A - 134 Pts

19 Caden Steinke - F - Lloydminster (AJHL) [prior Brooks & Calgary (AJHL)]
Link: Caden Steinke - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 155 GP - 44 G - 60 A - 104 Pts

23 Hayden Pakkala - F - Lethbridge/Seattle (WHL) [prior Prince Albert (WHL)]
Link: Hayden Pakkala - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
WHL: 259 GP - 48 G - 56 A - 104 Pts

26 Kaiden Bugera - D - Grande Prairie (AJHL) [prior Blackfalds & Bonnyville (AJHL)]
Link: Kaiden Bugera - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 189 GP - 10 G - 41 A - 51 Pts

Arrivals - Website Only (6)

9 Pavel Bocharov - D - Green Bay (USHL) [prior Calgary, Tri-City, Medicine Hat, Saskatoon (WHL)]
Link: Pavel Bocharov - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
USHL: 53 GP - 2 G - 4 A - 6 Pts
WHL: 211 GP - 22 G - 33 A - 55 Pts

10 Kailus Green - F - Bonnyville & Grande Prairie (AJHL) [prior Powell River, Trail, West Kelowna (BCHL)]
Link: Kailus Green - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 40 GP - 12 G - 20 A - 32 Pts
BCHL: 96 GP - 12 G - 16 A - 28 Pts

17 Wyatt Wilson - D - Orlando & Kalamazoo (ECHL) [prior Vancouver, Winnipeg, Victoria (WHL)]
Link: Wyatt Wilson - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
ECHL: 31 GP - 0 G - 2 A - 2 Pts
WHL: 128 GP - 4 G - 20 A - 24 Pts

24 Stephen Kirkpatrick - F - Tennessee State (NCAA) [prior: Spruce Grove & Drayton Valley (AJHL)]
Link: Stephen Kirkpatrick - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
NCAA: 0 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 Pts
AJHL: 69 GP - 18 G - 27 A - 45 Pts

25 Gavin Schmidt - F - Calgary Canucks (AJHL) [prior: Calgary & Prince George (WHL), Vernon (BCHL)]
Link: Gavin Schmidt - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 101 GP - 28 G - 59 A - 87 Pts
WHL: 5 GP - 0 G - 1 A - 1 Pts
BCHL: 8 GP - 0 G - 1 A - 1 Pts

37 Jari Kykkanen - G - Vernon (BCHL) & Kelowna (WHL) [prior: Drayton Valley (AJHL)]
Link: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/565466/jari-kykkanen
BCHL: 27 GP - 8-15-2 - 4.36 GAA - .874 S%
WHL: 109 GP - 54-38-6 - 3.50 GAA - .893 S%
AJHL: 7 GP - 2-0-3 - 3.23 GAA - .896 S%

Returning (17)

1 Carl Stankowski G
4 Sean Strange D
5 Ranon Joseph D
11 Carter Massier F
15 Logen Hammett D
16 Logan Hauer F
20 Matt Corbet F
21 Dylan Anderson D
22 Connor Horning D
27 Davis Fry F
28 Riley Gannon F
29 Jake Poole F
35 Carl Tetachuk G
38 Adam Kydd F
39 Brendan Lee F
42 Mack Stewart F
44 Brody Maguire D

Destination Unknown (6)

7 Noah King D
17 Marty Westhaver F
19 Caleb Wyrostock F
21 Dallon Melin F
37 Connor Martin G
-- Owen Albers G

Departures (8)
Link: Elite Prospects - Transactions and Rumours for Univ. of Calgary
Colson Gengenbach (F) Manitoba Moose (2024-25 AHL)
Max Patterson (F) Fort Wayne Komets (2024-25 ECHL)
Tyson Galloway (D) Lake Superior State (NCAA)
Zach Wytinck (D) IF Troja-Ljungby (Sweden)
Jadon Joseph (F) Indy Fuel (ECHL)
Dylan Sydor (F) Alaska-Fairbanks (NCAA)
Dallon Melin (F) Niagara (NCAA)
Jake Gracius (F) HC Slavia Praha (Czech)

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS
Link: Mount Royal Univ. - Roster, News, Stats & more

Arrivals - Elite Prospects & Website (2)

10 Tanner Komzak - D - North Dakota (NCAA) [prior Whitecourt (AJHL), Cowichan & Langley (BCHL)]
Link: Tanner Komzak - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
NCAA: 21 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 Pts
AJHL: 118 GP - 14 G - 46 A - 60 Pts
BCHL: 58 GP - 5 G - 7 A - 12 Pts

33 Ethan Buenaventura- G - Calgary (WHL)/Penticton (BCHL)
Link: Ethan Buenaventura - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
WHL: 114 GP - 40-53-15 - .893 S% - 3.52 GAA
BCHL: 18 GP - 13-1-1 - .904 S% - 2.11 GAA

Arrivals - On Elite Prospects Only

-- Bowden Singleton - F - Calgary (AJHL) [prior Vernon (BCHL), Okotoks & Sherwood Park (AJHL)]
Link: Bowden Singleton - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 185 GP - 77 G - 142 A - 219 Pts
BCHL: 16 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 Pts

Arrivals - On Website Only (3)

4 Adam Oates - D - Trinity Western (CW) [prior: Drayton Valley (AJHL)
Link: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/481561/adam-oates
CWUAA: 48 GP - 1 G - 10 A - 11 Pts
AJHL: 87 GP - 2 G - 18 A - 20 Pts

21 Alex Izyk - D - Lakehead (OUA) [prior: Battlefords (SJHL), Calgary & Fort McMurray (AJHL)]
Link: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/505630/alex-izyk
OUA: 25 GP - 1 G - 2 A - 3 Pts
SJHL: 70 GP - 21 G - 48 A - 69 Pts
AJHL: 79 GP - 2 G - 7 A - 9 Pts

22 Ryan Nolan - D - NWCAA (Junior B) [prior: Canmore (AJHL), Kamloops, Saskatoon, Medicine Hat (WHL)]
Link: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/560984/ryan-nolan
Junior B: 6 GP - 1 G - 10 A - 11 Pts
AJHL: 50 GP - 3 G - 6 A - 9 Pts
WHL: 50 GP - 1 G - 5 A - 6 Pts

Returning (21)

2 Kyle Walker D
5 Michael Ladyman D
6 Leith Olafson D
7 Robbie Fromm-Delorme F
8 Spencer Moe F
9 Teague Patton F
11 Jaxon Martens F
12 Connor Bouchard F
14 Jayden Wiens F
16 Justin Lies F
18 Blake Stevenson F
19 Dawson Milliken F
20 Tristan Zandee F
23 Josh Tarzwell F
24 Ethan Rowland F
25 Remy Aquilon D
26 Connor Poffenroth F
27 Layton Feist D
28 Vaughn Watterodt F
31 Shane Farkas G
35 Riley Sims G

Destination Unknown (4)

4 Kurtis Smythe D
13 Tim Gould F/D
22 Zafir Rawji F
33 Harmon Laser-Hume G

Departures (2)
Link: Elite Prospects - Transactions and Rumours for Mount Royal Univ.
Clay Hanus (D) Kalmar HC (Sweden)
Robbie Holmes (F) Idaho Steelheads (ECHL)

 

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September 17, 2025 - TRINITY WESTERN ROSTER UPDATE

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS
Link: Trinity Western Univ. - Roster, News, Stats & more
Link: https://gospartans.ca/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster

Arrivals (10)

9 James Swan - F - Valleyfield (QJHL) [prior Halifax/Blainville-Boisbriand/Charlottetown (QMJHL)/Greece National Team]
Link: James Swan - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
QJHL: 48 GP - 58 G - 31 A - 89 Pts
QMJHL: 211 GP - 47 G - 52 A - 99 Pts
Greece: 10 GP - 4 G - 7 A - 11 Pts

11 Matthias Bessey - F - Drayton Valley (AJHL)
Link: Matthias Bessey - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 160 GP - 14 G - 34 A - 48 Pts

15 Adam Leitch - D - Calgary (AJHL) [prior Cowichan Valley, Prince George, Victoria (BCHL)]
Link: Adam Leitch - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 83 GP - 2 G - 26 A - 28 Pts
BCHL: 73 GP - 0 G - 5 A - 5 Pts

21 Cyprus Smith-Davis - F - Weyburn (SJHL) [prior Grande Prairie (AJHL) Notre Dame (SJHL)]
Link: Cyprus Smith-Davis - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
SJHL: 113 GP - 34 G - 28 A - 62 Pts
AJHL: 15 GP - 4 G - 2 A - 6 Pts

22 Damian Metastasio - F - Notre Dame (SJHL) [prior: Grand Falls & Miramachi (MJAHL)]
Link: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/825380/damian-metastasio
SJHL: 41 GP - 10 G - 11 A - 21 Pts
MJAHL: 38 GP - 7 G - 12 A - 19 Pts

24 Danylo Korzhyletskyi - F - American International (NCAA) [prior Brooks (AJHL/BCHL), Amarillo (NAHL), Sokil (Ukraine)]
Link: Danylo Korzhyletskyi - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
NCAA: 0 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 Pts
AJHL: 94 GP - 24 G - 42 A - 66 Pts
BCHL: 20 GP - 8 G - 6 A - 14 Pts
NAHL: 23 GP - 7 G - 11 A - 18 Pts

25 Tristan Serrao - D - Drumheller (AJHL) [prior: Humboldt (SJHL)]
Link: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/570293/tristan-serrao
AJHL: 9 GP - 0 G - 1 A - 1 Pts
SJHL: 82 GP - 4 G - 13 A - 17 Pts

26 Nathan Ayotte - F - Logan Lake (BCIHL) [prior: Junior B & Senior]
Link: https://www.eliteprospects.com/player/521206/nathan-ayotte
BCIHL: 20 GP - 5 G - 12 A - 17 Pts

44 McLaren Paulsen - F - Dryden (SIJHL) [prior Humboldt (SJHL)]
Link: McLaren Paulsen - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
SIJHL: 111 GP - 60 G - 66 A - 126 Pts
SJHL: 17 GP - 0 G - 1 A - 1 Pts

93 Aiden Knutson - F - Olds (AJHL)/Yorkton (SJHL)
Link: Aiden Knutson - Stats, Contract, Salary & More
AJHL: 28 GP - 6 G - 8 A - 14 Pts
SJHL: 112 GP - 26 G - 34 A - 60 Pts

Returnees (16)

1 Cole Savage G
2 Donat Matthys D
4 Cameron Moger D
6 Eduard Wruck D
7 Lleyton Shearon F
8 Samuel May D
10 Jonathan Krahn C
17 Artem Hrabovetskyi F
19 Mykhailo Simchuk F
20 Matteo Lamoureux F
27 Connor Farren F
28 Ricards Landmanis D
31 Leon Sommer G
35 Raphael Audet G
91 Christian Lowe F
94 Zack Whittaker D

Destination Unknown (10)

5 Jake Jurgeneit D
9 Daine Dubois F
11 Kade McMillen D
14 Tyler Schweitzer F
16 Aiden Steinke F
21 Jeremy Klessens F
22 Adam Oates D
23 Yuji Akimoto F
24 Michael Spafford F
43 Jesse Pomeroy D

Departures (3)
Link: Elite Prospects - Transactions and Rumours for Trinity Western Univ.
Skyler Cameron (D) Åmåls SK (Sweden)
Luke Spadafora (F) Basingstoke Bison (EIHL)
Landon Fuller (D) Wichita Thunder (ECHL)

 

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Preview: September 19-20, 2025: REGINA at MANITOBA

REGINA COUGARS (0-0-0, 0-0-2, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 5-22-1)
MANITOBA BISONS (0-0-0, 2-0-0, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 8-18-2)

Friday, September 12th at 7:00 CDT at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Saturday, September 13th at 2:00 CDT at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg

Live Links:
➤ Video: none
➤ Friday: Hockey Tech
➤ Saturday: Hockey Tech

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: Schedule & Results
➤ CW: Manitoba Exhibition Roster * not yet active
➤ CW: Stats * not yet active ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Other Links:
➤ UofR: Schedule & Results
➤ CW: Regina Exhibition Roster * not yet active
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page
➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Daily Schedule
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ 3 Down Nation: U Sports changes transfer policy for next season
➤ Nanaimo Bulletin: U Sports eases transfer rules for student-athletes
➤ Canadian Running: U Sports announces major rule change to Canadian collegiate athlete eligibility
➤ CBC: CBC Sports Streaming Schedule

Last series:
➤ Sept 12/25: UM 6 UR 5 (ot): no boxscore
➤ Sept 13/25: UM 2 UR 1 (so): no boxscore

I will be at my first live hockey of the season on Friday night and Saturday afternoon, and cannot wait. I suspect that all players will suit up at least once on the weekend. Right now, there are no stats or stories from either team. Last Saturday’s game in Regina was the only one with a link on CanadaWest.tv as I post. The “live links” are currently slated to be active only for Alberta’s home game. That could change.

There are some interesting “other” links this week. The CBC Streaming has three men’s games (two including the Bisons) and three women’s games during October. This is a good combination to have with the paid CanadaWest.tv service. I also added three stories about the pending new athlete transfer rules. Check them at your will.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

N.A.I.T. OOKS (0-0-0, 2-0-0, 2024-25 ACAC: 10-11, OT 2-1, 4th, lost QF)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (0-0-0, 3-1-2, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25:23-5-0, bronze at U-Cup)

Links:
➤ UofS: Schedule & Results
➤ Huskie Fan: Men’s Hockey
➤ NAIT: Schedule & Results

I like inter-conference pre-season games, and he have one here. NAIT used to dominate the ACAC but have slid down the charts a little.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS (0-0-0, 2-0-0, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 10-15-3, lost QF)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (0-0-0, 0-2-0, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 21-6-1, lost SF)

Links:
➤ MacU: Schedule & Results
➤ UofA: Schedule & Results
➤ Edmonton Hockey Today: Bears’ Davidson aims to get ‘back on top’ this season

This is a home-and-home Battle of Edmontown. Friday at the Clare Drake Arena, Saturday at the Downtown Community Arena.

The Family Guys had a tidy sweep of Red Deer Poly a week ago, whilst the Evil Monkeys were torn apart by the Bluegars. I know it’s “only exhibition”, but after being the off-season’s biggest loser, a lot of eyes will be on this one to see where the Apes fit into the CW hierarchy.

The linked story is on the Evil Monkeys’ returnee, Dawson Davidson. He went to Denmark last year and is now back to continue his USports career.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (0-0-0, 2-0-0, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 22-6-0, lost U-Cup QF)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (0-0-0, 1-0-1, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 16-10-2, lost QF)

Links:
➤ MRU: Schedule & Results
➤ UofC: Schedule & Results

Not to be outdone by the neighbours to the north, in the Town of Bedrock they also have a crosstown home-and-home battle. Friday is at the Father David Bauer Arena, and Saturday at the Flames Community Arena.

Both sides had good weekends last week. The Dinos split a pair of shoot-out games in Saskatown. The Dinos were not hit as badly as Alberta with NCAA defections, but were still damaged. It appears that they may have done more to rebuild. Meanwhile, the Bluegars gave the Evil Monkeys a whipping. Too bad this isn’t on CanadaWest.tv. I’d like to see what these teams look like.

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U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (0-0-0, 1-0-1, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 18-8-2, lost SF)
SIMON FRASER RED LEAFS (0-0-0, 1-0-0, 2024-25: 5-14-1)
OKANAGAN LAKERS (0-0-0, 0-0-0, 2024-25: 6-11-3, lost QF)
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (0-0-0, 1-0-0, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 3-22-3)

Links:
➤ UBC: Schedule & Results
➤ SFU: Team Website
➤ TWU: Schedule & Results
➤ TWU: This Week In Sparta
➤ YouTube: BCIHL Channel
➤ Vancouver Province: Could NCAA men's and women's hockey thrive at SFU? This coach thinks so
➤ Vancouver Province: SFU learns from football PR fiasco, opens up about possible return to Canadian competition

British California has a mini-tournament of their own. On Friday, Simple Simon Fraser hosts UBC and Holy Trinity hosts the Okanagan Lakers. Then on Saturday, Holy Trinity hosts UBC in the “final”. Friday’s game at SFU is available on the BCIHL’s YouTube page, free of charge.

There are two linked stories from The Vancouver Province on the fiasco at SFU. They bolted from the CW to head to the NCAA largely due to football. Then their conference folded and the team was horrible, playing before crowds smaller than even the CW would draw elsewhere. This led to the demise of the program.

Coach Mark Coletta said in 2023 that they could be a Division 1 contender within 5 years if granted varsity status, and an annual budget would be $850k to $1 million. Of note, they almost never play at home and, when they do, draw flies. However, management appear to be making a plan to grovel their way back to the CW.

The school announced on its website Wednesday [September 18, 2025] that they’ve commissioned Bob Copeland of McLaren Global Sports Solutions to do a report on the impact of “joining U Sports and/or other Canadian competitive frameworks.”

Also:

Copeland listed in his football report application fees for Canada West at $313,000 and for U Sports at $55,000.

I don’t know if that fee is all-inclusive for an all-sport membership or not. The report is due in mid-November.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Sep 19 N.A.I.T. (ACAC) at Saskatchewan 2:00 CST/3:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 Regina at Manitoba 7:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 MacEwan at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 U.B.C. at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 Okanagan (BCIHL) at Trinity Western 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT
Sat Sep 20 Regina at Manitoba 2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 Alberta at MacEwan 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 Calgary at Mount Royal 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 N.A.I.T. at Saskatchewan 8:00 CST/9:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 U.B.C. at Trinity Western 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT

OUT EAST

OUA/AUS INTERLOCK
Fri Sep 19 New Brunswick at Ontario Tech 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 New Brunswick at Ontario Tech 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT

Thu Sep 11 York 2 Western Ontario 6 - posted late
Fri Sep 12 York 2 Nipissing 7 - posted late
Fri Sep 12 Brock 3 Western Ontario 2 (ot) - posted late
Thu Sep 18 Toronto 1 Toronto Metropolitan 3
Thu Sep 18 Carleton 2 Queen's 1
Thu Sep 18 Laurier 3 Western Ontario 8
Fri Sep 19 Waterloo at Queen's 1:00 EDT/12:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 Carleton at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 Guelph at Brock 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 Lakehead v York (at Nipigon) 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 McGill at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 Lakehead v York (at Nipigon) 12:00 EDT/11:00am CDT
Sat Sep 20 Waterloo at R.M.C. 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 Ottawa at Toronto Metropolitan 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 Concordia at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sun Sep 21 Laurier at Guelph 2:30 EDT/1:30 CDT
Sun Sep 21 Ottawa at Toronto 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT

Wed Sep 17 Moncton 1 Acadia 3
Fri Sep 19 Dalhousie at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 U.P.E.I. at Moncton 6:00 ADT/4:00 CDT

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

OUT WEST

Fri Sep 19 Jamestown (ACHA) at Briercrest College 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 UA-Augustana at Portage College 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 S.A.I.T. at Red Deer Poly 2:30 MDT/3:30 CDT*
Sat Sep 20 Jamestown (ACHA) at Briercrest College 5:30 CST/6:30 CDT

Fri Sep 19 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT
Sat Sep 20 Victoria at Vancouver Island 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT*
Sat Sep 20 Eastern Washington (ACHA) at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sun Sep 21 Eastern Washington (ACHA) at Logan Lake 12:00 PDT/2:00 CDT

Sat Sep 20 Bishop’s at E.T.S. 8:00 EDT/7:00 CDT

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: YouTube Channel
➤ RSEQ: Schedule & Results (contains just one game)

 

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September 19, 2025: TIC-TAC-TOE, THREE IN A ROWf

REGINA COUGARS 5
MANITOBA BISONS 6

Links:
➤ UofR: Schedule & Results
➤ GoBisons: Schedule & Results

Quick Summary
Reg: 1st Wills, 2nd Houk, Steele, 3rd Whyte, Holoein
Man: 1st Behun, Alarie, Boucher, 3rd Arpin, Swetlikoff, Bruce
Goal: Reg: Malic (24 shots, 18 saves), Holt (26 shots, 21 saves)

The first exhibition game of the season is always nice. Especially on a cool, wet evening. I downloaded roster pages in advance, which is handy in this era of reliance upon the “it’s online” excuse. This night, the Uof M Guest wifi was also not working. If it had been, I’d have seen the IG picture:

Why are teams doing stuff like this rather than putting out a tweet and a post on their website? Any reason why they can’t post it everywhere?

Anyhow, the scratches were forwards #21 Dawson Pasternak and #29 Michael King, and goaltender #34 Cole Plowman. Lucas Brenton switched from #13 to #2 and Braden Holt switched from #31 to #1. They are using last year’s uniforms for the exhibition games.

There are no boxscores, summaries, or reports on these games. Oddly, the Bisons had six different goal scorers, and the Banjo-Cats had five. The leading scorers for the Bisons were Skyler Bruce (1G 2A), Blake Swetlikoff (1G 1A), Jackson Arpin (1G 1A), Tanner Willick (2A), and Grady Lane (2A).

The Bisons rotated all five lines and all four d-pairs regardless of PP and PK, thus making momentum difficult to build. IMO, there were far too many players out there. The Bisons had a 5-3 lead and seemed to be putting things together. But the Kittens made it close when an offensive zone turnover by the Bisons resulted in a 2-on-1 going the opposite way, which was converted. No problem, it was soon 6-4. But with two minutes left, Regina had a PP, pulled their goalie, and made it 6-5 final.


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

N.A.I.T. OOKS 2
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 6

Links:
➤ UofS: Schedule & Results
➤ NAIT: Schedule & Results

The Ooks lost their first game of the pre-season, falling to 2-1-0 with two wins over SAIT. The Banjo-Mutts are now 4-1-2 over a variety of opponents.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 4

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ MacU: Schedule & Results
➤ UofA: Schedule & Results

Quick Summary
Mac: S. Simard (07:37 3rd) , D. Jean Jr. (08:31 3rd) , V. Scott (11:44 3rd)
Alta: D. Davidson (07:06 1st) , J. Hall (13:59 1st) , A. Thacker (15:31 2nd) , M. Ward (05:21 3rd)
Goal: Mac: Ironside (31 shots, 27 saves), Alta: Barwick (37 shots, 34 saves)

For some reason, the Hockey Tech summary describe the Evil Monkeys as “NAIT”. Well, why not? All these teams are from Edmontown.

The Monkeys built a 4-0 lead and then were left to cling to victory. The Family Guys scored three 3rd period PP goals to make it close. I would still call this a wobbly start for the Monkeys.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 5
CALGARY DINOSAURS 6

Links:
➤ MRU: Schedule & Results
➤ UofC: Schedule & Results

There are no reports on this game, which I would like to have seen. The Dinos’ pre-season is thus far better than expected. Bedrock U is now 2-0-1 and the Bluegars are 2-1-0.

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3
SIMON FRASER RED LEAFS 2
(in a shootout)

Links:
➤ UBC: Schedule & Results
➤ SFU: Team Website
➤ YouTube: BCIHL Channel

I saw the ending of this on YouTube after getting home from the Bison game. The T-irds did not appear to be in top form at all. Their series against the Dinos next week should be telling.

OKANAGAN LAKERS 2
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 9

Links:
➤ TWU: Schedule & Results

Holy Trinity is now 2-0-0 in pre-season! Both games were against BCIHL teams, so no need to plan a parade.

NEXT UP

Sat Sep 20 Regina at Manitoba 2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 Alberta at MacEwan 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 Calgary at Mount Royal 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 N.A.I.T. at Saskatchewan 8:00 CST/9:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 U.B.C. at Trinity Western 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT

OUT EAST

OUA/AUS INTERLOCK
Fri Sep 19 New Brunswick 5 Ontario Tech 2
Sat Sep 20 New Brunswick at Ontario Tech 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT

Fri Sep 19 Waterloo 5 R.M.C. 3
Fri Sep 19 Waterloo at Queen's 1:00 EDT/12:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 Carleton at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 19 Guelph 5 Brock 1
Fri Sep 19 Lakehead 5 York 4 (ot) (at Nipigon)
Fri Sep 19 McGill 1 U.Q.T.R. 3
Sat Sep 20 Waterloo at R.M.C. 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 Ottawa at Toronto Metropolitan 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 Concordia at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sun Sep 21 Laurier at Guelph 2:30 EDT/1:30 CDT
Sun Sep 21 Ottawa at Toronto 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT

Fri Sep 19 Dalhousie 3 St. F.X. 2
Sat Sep 20 U.P.E.I. at Moncton 6:00 ADT/4:00 CDT

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

OUT WEST

Fri Sep 19 Jamestown (ACHA) 4 Briercrest College 5 (ot)
Sat Sep 20 UA-Augustana at Portage College 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 20 S.A.I.T. at Red Deer Poly 2:30 MDT/3:30 CDT*
Sat Sep 20 Jamestown (ACHA) at Briercrest College 5:30 CST/6:30 CDT

Fri Sep 19 Vancouver Island 6 Victoria 5
Sat Sep 20 Victoria at Vancouver Island 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT
Sat Sep 20 Eastern Washington at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sun Sep 21 Eastern Washington at Logan Lake 12:00 PDT/2:00 CDT

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

 

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September 20, 2025: BANJO-CATS BREAK THE GOOSE-EGG

REGINA COUGARS 3
MANITOBA BISONS 2

Links:
➤ UofR: Schedule & Results
➤ GoBisons: Schedule & Results

As expected, there were no boxscores, summaries, or game reports for this series. So I compiled my own:

Quick Summary
Man: 1st 8:03 #8 Toth (#5 Bielik & #12 Trimble)
Reg: 1st 17:10 #89 Barnett (#8 Jasper & #21 Borysiuk)
Reg: 2nd 6:10 #23 Pearce (#32 Steele & #8 Jasper)
Man: 2nd 10:59 #14 Swetlikoff (#18 Hooker & #2 Brenton)
Reg: 3rd 15:50 #32 Steele (#23 Pearce)
Goal: Reg: Cunningham (22 shots, 20 saves), Man: Kieper (27 shots, 24 saves)

Once again, a handy line-up picture for the Bisons was uploaded to Instagram:

Brenton wore #2 again, #21 Pasternak, #28 Behun, and #31 Holt were scratched.

Regina lined up like this:

Goal: #1 Cunningham

Defence:
#3 Third - #7 Silzer
#20 Holcien - #28 Heward
#4 Kjemhus - #8 Jasper
#44 Brinson

Note: The Banjo-Cats used a 7-man rotation on the blueline, so these exact pairings were not necessarily used.

Forwards:
#18 Whyte - #27 Barlage - #19 Bjorklund
#29 Doucet - #37 Belitski - #11 Runke
#17 McMillen - #14 Culling - #12 Houk
#89 Barnett - #9 ? - #21 Borysiuk
#16 Desnoyers - #23 Pearce - #32 Steele

Scratches:
D #5 Fishley
F #13 Gulutzan - #22 Wirun - #24 Wills
G #35 Fellner - #39 Maric - #73 Hawryluk

Notes: #22 Wirun and #24 Wills played on Friday and sat out on Saturday to be replaced with #89 Barnett and #21 Borysiuk. #9 was never identified. There is no name on the roster page. The only forward not to have been listed is #13 Gulutzan, so maybe it was him.

Both sides had way too many players dressed to give the game any sort of feel. The fact that both sides did it is surprising. This must be a new pre-season technique at Hockey Canada coaching clinics.

In the 1st period it looked like the Bisons would run away with the game. The shots were 10-3 in their favour early on, but all they could build was a 1-0 lead. In the last three minutes of the period Banjo-Cat #89 Brayden Barnett scored a goal to tie the game, then took a penalty shortly thereafter, and then another penalty skating from the box to the bench.

There were no glaring errors, just a general disinterest and lack of urgency. Even after a pushing match early in the 3rd never prompted much enthusiasm. I hope that next week they use just four lines, use powerplay and penalty killing units, and just dress six defencemen per game.

I have now seen each of the three goaltenders once each, Plowman on video only last weekend. The two new goalkeepers seem satisfactory to me. The returning Braden Holt did well last year, but his game this weekend was the weakest of the three. I wouldn’t jump to any conclusions just yet.

The Bisons are now 3-1-0, and the Banjo-Cats are 1-1-2.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

N.A.I.T. OOKS 2
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3

Links:
➤ UofS: Schedule & Results
➤ NAIT: Schedule & Results

The Ooks had a stronger performance here. The IG picture says the shots were 36-25 in favour of the Banjo-Mutts. Sask is now 5-1-2 and NAIT is 2-2-0.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 6
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 0

Links:
➤ MacU: Schedule & Results
➤ UofA: Schedule & Results

Unlike the Evil Monkeys, the Family Guys do not upload stats. Nevertheless, Alberta finally got a Monkey-like result in this their 4th game of the pre-season to move to 2-2-0. MacEwan falls to 2-2-0.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 5
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 1

Links:
➤ MRU: Schedule & Results
➤ UofC: Schedule & Results

I wasn’t expecting a sweep here. Bedrock U split a pair against Sask in shoot-outs and now sweep the Bluegars.

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

Links:
➤ UBC: Schedule & Results
➤ TWU: Schedule & Results

Two games, one score. It was 5-2 last week as well. Holy Trinity’s objective must be to get a regular season victory over the T-irds this year.

NEXT UP

Thu Sep 25 Trinity Western at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Sep 26 Lakehead at Manitoba 2:00 CDT
Fri Sep 26 Saskatchewan v Alberta (at Cold Lake) 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 26 MacEwan at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 26 U.B.C. at Calgary 6:00 PDT/8:00 CDT

OUT EAST

OUA/AUS INTERLOCK
Sep 20 New Brunswick 3 Ontario Tech 2 (ot)

Sat Sep 20 Lakehead 5 York 2 (at Nipigon)
Sat Sep 20 Waterloo 4 R.M.C. 2
Sat Sep 20 Ottawa 1 Toronto Metropolitan 5
Sat Sep 20 Concordia at U.Q.T.R. - no report
Sun Sep 21 Laurier at Guelph 2:30 EDT/1:30 CDT
Sun Sep 21 Ottawa at Toronto 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT

Sat Sep 20 U.P.E.I. 3 Moncton 4 (ot)

Sat Sep 20 Bishop’s 1 E.T.S. 5

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

OUT WEST

Sat Sep 20 UA-Augustana 2 Portage College 3
Sat Sep 20 S.A.I.T. 2 Red Deer Poly 7
Sat Sep 20 Jamestown (ACHA) 4 Briercrest College 3

Sat Sep 20 Victoria 5 Vancouver Island 4 (so)
Sat Sep 20 Eastern Washington (ACHA) 1 Logan Lake 13
Sun Sep 21 Eastern Washington (ACHA) at Logan Lake 12:00 PDT/2:00 CDT

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

 

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September 21, 2025: SUNDAY MORNING LINKS

OUT EAST

Sat Sep 20 Concordia 0 U.Q.T.R. 4 : Tweet
Sun Sep 21 Laurier at Guelph 2:30 EDT/1:30 CDT
Sun Sep 21 Ottawa at Toronto 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT

Sat Sep 20 Bishop’s 1 E.T.S. 5
Sun Sep 21 E.T.S. at Bishop's : IG

 

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Preview: September 26-27, 2025: LAKEHEAD at MANITOBA

LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES (0-0-0, 2-0-0, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 15-11-2, lost West SF)
MANITOBA BISONS (0-0-0, 3-0-1, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 8-18-2)

Friday, September 26th at 2:00 CDT at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Saturday, September 27th at 10:00 am CDT at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg

Canada West Live Links:
➤ Video: CanadaWest TV
➤ Friday: Hockey Tech
➤ Saturday: Hockey Tech

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: Team Website
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ SJHL: Red Wings’ Dekay commits to Manitoba (USports)

Other Links:
➤ Lakehead: Lakehead Celebrating 25 years of Thunderwolves Hockey
➤ Lakehead: Lakehead wins thriller in Nipigon over York
➤ 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
➤ Martlet (UVic): Are we witnessing the death of U Sports hockey? (Dec 12/24)
➤ Fulcrum (UfO): U SPORTS announces increased eligibility for 2025-26 hockey season

Last series:
➤ Sept 27/24: Lakehead 4 Manitoba 2: no boxscore
➤ Sept 28/24: Manitoba 3 Lakehead 2: no boxscore

This is the 4th year in a row that the Thundermutts have ventured into Friendly Manitoba during the pre-season. Back when Lakehead was called the Nor’westers, these teams were GPAC rivals. In 2022 and 2023 the Regina Banjo-Cats made it a GPAC Revival in a 3-way dance.

The weird thing here is the peculiar start times, i.e. Friday at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday at 10:00 a.m. (Opposite the Canada v England Women’s Rugby World Cup final.) I have heard no reason for this. The Bombers are scheduled to be thrashed by the Tiger-Cats on Saturday afternoon, however in similar situations in the past they have played at Seven Oaks, The Rink, or Dakota’s Jonathan Toews Arena. I can’t imagine that too many people will be able to make it to these start times.

It will be nice to see the Bisons face somebody other than the Banjo-Cats. The Bisons and Mutts are a combined 5-0-1, but have faced just two teams. Both sets of cat-related opponents were non-playoff teams a year ago. The Banjo-Cats look to be improved, but are not expected to be in the playoffs. The Mutts took care of the York Lions in a 2-game series in Nipigon last weekend, winning 5-4 (ot) and 5-2. The mini-clips I saw showed an enthusiastic neutral ice crowd. It is still hard to gauge either side after just one opponent.

The Bison schedule has not updated to include the two games they already played in Regina, nor does it include two games already announced by NCAA opponents. Also no word on any games against the Manitoba Moose.

I also link a new story on Ethan Dekay (from the SJHL) and two (from UVic and UfO) on the impact of the new eligibility rules.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (0-0-0, 5-1-2, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 23-5-0, bronze at U-Cup)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (0-0-0, 2-2-0, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 21-6-1, lost SF)

Links:
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ Huskie Fan: Men’s Hockey
➤ UofA: Team Website

This is a neutral ice series to be played in Cold Lake, Alberta. This is becoming a tradition for these teams. The Banjo-Mutts played evenly against Calgary and then swept NAIT. The Evil Monkeys were dominated by MRU before sweeping MacEwan. This series will help us place the Monkeys in the CW pecking order. Are they still a top contender?

MACEWAN GRIFFINS (0-0-0, 2-2-0, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 10-15-3, lost QF)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (0-0-0, 2-2-0, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 22-6-0, lost U-Cup QF)

Links:
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ MRU: Team Website : Ticket Information

The Bluegars whipped Alberta and lost close games to Calgary, whilst The Family Guys swept Red Deer of the ACAC and were swept by Alberta. So I would make the Bluegars the favourites here.

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (0-0-0, 3-0-1, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 18-8-2, lost SF)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (0-0-0, 3-0-1, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 16-10-2, lost QF)

Links:
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ UBC: Team Website

Bedrock U has set up live links for these games. While these teams have the same record, Bedrock U has by far the tougher schedule. The Dinos have played Saskatchewan and MRU, very much top tier opponents. However, UBC has played just Holy Trinity and Simon Fraser. So, like Alberta, the T-irds’ place in the CW pecking order is largely to be decided here.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (0-0-0, 2-2-0, 2025 OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 3-22-3)
SIMON FRASER RED LEAFS (0-0-0, 1-0-1, NCAA2 2024-25: 5-14-1)
VANCOUVER ISLAND MARINERS (0-0-0, 1-2-0, BCIHL 2024-25: 17-1-1, lost final)

Links:
➤ VIU: Schedule & Results
➤ TWU: Spartans Drop Preseason Game to UBC Thunderbirds
➤ TWU: Spartans and Thunderbirds Battle in Preseason Play
➤ SFU: Team Website
➤ YouTube: BCIHL Channel

Holy Trinity has arranged a 3-team round-robin weekend against second tier opponents from British California. Simon Fraser hosts Holy Trinity on Thursday, then Vancouver Island on Friday. The weekend wraps with Vancouver Island visiting Holy Trinity on Saturday. I don’t really see this weekend shedding much light on the Spartans. They have had easy wins over BCIHL opponents, and decisive losses against UBC. I don’t see any of these games slated for BCIHL’s YouTube live streams, but that could change.

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