2025-26 Manitoba Bisons/USports

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November 8, 2025: NO MIRACLE FINISH FOR THE HERD

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 7
MANITOBA BISONS 4

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre : Game Report
➤ UBC: ‘Birds run win streak to nine with another offensive showcase in Winnipeg (with boxscore)
➤ UofM: Bisons show late spark, but Thunderbirds complete sweep (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
UBC: M. Smith (02:51 1st) , K. Sadhra-Kang (17:39 1st) , C. Douglas (04:09 2nd) , C. McNabb (13:39 2nd) , S. Mutala (18:57 2nd) , N. Sullivan (19:42 2nd) , S. Mutala (18:59 3rd)
Man: Z. Turner (06:21 3rd) , B. Bonni (13:59 3rd) , E. Alarie (14:11 3rd) , L. Brenton (16:39 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Schwebius (21 shots, 17 saves), Man: Kieper (41 shots, 35 saves)

This was nearly the most miraculous comeback since Lazarus. Alas, it was not to be.

First up, the line-up changes from Friday for the Bisons were: Kieper replaced Holt as starting goaltender, Turner for Coyle on defence, and Dekay for Pasternak up front. I believe that Pasternak (the Friday night goal scorer) was injured. Joss was injured a couple weeks back. For the T-irds it was Schwebius for Mirwald in net, and Disher for Kotylak up front.

Late in the 2nd period, the T-irds held a 4-0 lead and things looked secure for them. Then, however, a pair of late powerplay goals made it 6-0 heading into the final frame. The shots were 35-8 and there was no reason to believe that the Bisons had the slightest hopes of salvaging a point.

But wait! The Bisons picked up the pace, rookie defenceman Zach Turner scored his 1st goal, and the T-irds started taking penalties. Those penalties turned into powerplay goals - three of them in two-and-a-half minutes. Defenceman Ben Bonni had his 1st, forward Eric Alarie had his 2nd, and defenceman Luke Brenton had his 2nd. Try as they might, the Bisons could get no closer. An empty-netter finally dashed their hopes.

In this game, the Bison forwards scored just once, making it two goals from them on the weekend. They will need to pick up the pace going forward.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 6
REGINA COUGARS 1

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ MacU (Friday late): Griffins fall in a shootout 4-3 after being outworked by hungry Cougars (with boxscore & video)
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ UofR: Team Website

Quick Summary
MacU: L. Dowhaniuk (10:33 1st) , K. Chabot (16:26 1st) , B. Tallman (16:33 1st) , K. Chabot (06:13 2nd) , M. Gauld (06:39 2nd) , C. Chorney (10:30 3rd)
Reg: C. Wirun (10:14 2nd)
Goal: Mac: Onyskiw (19 shots, 18 saves), Reg: Cunningjam (30 shots, 24 saves)

This one evaded my radar, I must admit. I had four screens going and the one on the U of R was showing their football game against the Banjo-Mutts. I guess that Regina is happy to at least have something in the win column at long last. The Family Guys thus keep their 50/50 going, now at 5-5-2.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 1
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 5

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ MRU: MHKY: Cougars score five to beat Golden Bears (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Alta: O. Pederson (16:55 2nd)
MRU: J. Martens (02:29 1st) , T. Patton (09:57 1st) , V. Watterodt (09:57 2nd) , V. Watterodt (12:12 2nd) , J. Lies (14:11 2nd)
Goal: Alta: Barthwick (33 shots, 28 saves), MRU: Sims (20 shots, 19 saves)

The Bluegars must have been feeling the heat after Friday’s loss, and rebounded in fine fashion. The Evil Monkeys continue to chip away but I really don’t see them returning to dynastic status this year. The rebuild is on, I reckon. The Monkeys are now 7-4-1, and the Bluegars are 5-5-0, one point ahead of the Bisons.

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2
CALGARY DINOSAURS 3
(in a shootout)

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofS (Friday late): Huskies Suffer Comeback Loss to Dinos in Meeting of Top 10 Teams (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan (Friday late): Dinos erase early deficit to defeat Huskies
➤ Huskie Fan (Saturday): Huskies settle for single point in shootout loss to Dinos
➤ UofC (Friday late): Four unanswered sends No. 5 Dinos past No. 3 Huskies (with boxscore & video)
➤ UofC (Saturday): Dinos rally again to sweep Huskies (with boxscore & video)

Quick Summary
Sask: B. Buckberger (13:14 1st) , R. Rhinehart (17:44 1st)
Calg: T. Fouquette (06:22 2nd) , H. Pakkala (18:37 3rd)
Goal: Sask: Kooy (28 shots, 26 saves), Calg: Stankowski (28 shots, 26 saves)

This one lived up to its billing. Too bad for the Banjo-Mutts that they could not hang on to a 2-0 1st period lead. At least they salvaged a point. Bedrock U is now 10-2-0, and have opened some space ahead of the 2nd place Mutts, who are 6-3-1.

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NEXT UP

Fri Nov 14 U.B.C. MacEwan 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Regina Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Calgary Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

Note: Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan have bye weeks.

OUT EAST

Sat Nov 08 Laurier 3 Waterloo 2
Sat Nov 08 Western Ontario 2 Brock 3
Sat Nov 08 Ontario Tech 0 U.Q.T.R. 3
Sat Nov 08 Guelph 3 Toronto Metropolitan 1
Sat Nov 08 Carleton 6 R.M.C. 5
Sat Nov 08 Lakehead 2 Windsor 1
Sun Nov 09 Ontario Tech Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Nov 09 Toronto York 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Nov 09 U.Q.T.R. Ottawa 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Toronto Metropolitan Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Guelph Toronto 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Windsor York 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Queen’s Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Ottawa Concordia 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 McGill Nipissing 7:30 EST/6:30 CST

Sat Nov 08 St. F.X. 5 Acadia 4 (so)
Sat Nov 08 U.P.E.I. 5 Moncton 2
Sat Nov 08 Dalhousie Saint Mary’s ppd to Jan 3
Wed Nov 12 St. F.X. Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Dalhousie Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Acadia New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Saint Mary’s U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Sat Nov 08 Portage 2 N.A.I.T. 6
Sat Nov 08 Concordia-Edmonton 5 Red Deer Poly 6
Sat Nov 08 UA-Augustana 2 S.A.I.T. 5
Wed Nov 12 N.A.I.T. UA-Augustana 7:00 MST
Fri Nov 14 S.A.I.T. Briercrest College 6:00 MST
Fri Nov 14 UA-Augustana N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST
Fri Nov 14 Portage Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST

Sat Nov 08 Victoria 1 Simon Fraser 5
Fri Nov 14 Vancouver Island Simon Fraser 7:00 PST
Sat Nov 15 Simon Fraser Okanagan 6:15 PST
Sat Nov 15 Vancouver Island Logan Lake 7:00 PST

Non-Conference Games
Sat Nov 08 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 2 Alaska-Fairbanks (NCAA) 1 (so)

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

 

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Preview: November 14-15, 2025: MANITOBA’S BYE WEEK

The Bisons, Evil Monkeys, and Banjo-Mutts all have byes this week. So, here are the weekend’s links with the series previews to follow. Not a lot of exciting matchups on offer. The weird thing here is that some teams will have four games in hand over others after this weekend.

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

Other Links:
➤ YouTube: CBC YouTube Channel
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page ∞ Top 10
➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings
➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Daily Schedule ∞ Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (9-1-0, 13-2-1, OHT35 #3)
MACEWAN GRIFFINS (5-5-2, 7-9-2, OHT35 #22)

Links:
➤ UBC: Team Website
➤ MacU: Three Stars: Chabot, Johnson, Presingular earn honours
➤ YouTube: CBC Sports Channel (Saturday only)

The Family Guys beat the T-irds to start the seasons, but then UBC won 9 straight games. MacEwan leads Trinity Western by 9 points, so any points here are a bonus towards wrapping up a playoff berth. This series will bring them to their half-way mark of their schedule.

The T-irds have five of the CW’s Top 20 scorers, and 11 of the Top 40. They have once again divided their goaltending between Brett Mirwald (5-0-0, 1.40 GAA, .938 S%) and Cole Schwebius (4-1-0, 2.61 GAA, .870 S%). While their stats are impressive, they have yet to play any of the CW’s upper crust, but for Alberta. After their opening series against MacEwan, they played Trinity, Alberta, Regina, and Manitoba.

REGINA COUGARS (1-9-0, 2-11-2, OHT35 #33)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (5-5-0, 9-7-0, OHT35 #8)

Links:
➤ UofR: Cougar Rewind: Nov. 7/8/9
➤ MRU: Team Website

There are likely a lot of Tik Tok/YouTube/Facebook short videos of Friday night Cougar fights. Don’t confuse those with potential highlights of this series.

The Bluegars have five series, and five splits thus far. In all five weekends so far, MRU has lost on Friday and won on Saturday, against all levels of opponent. For a conference finalist a year ago, they have not quite found their form. At times they have looked like the contenders they have been in recent seasons. They could use four points here. They are just one point ahead of the Bisons in the race for 3rd place and a playoff berth.

Meanwhile, the Banjo-Cats finally got a win last weekend. Hopefully, they were easy on the moonshine in their celebratory party. They are easily the biggest disappointment in the CW, and maybe all of U-Sports. Dare they dream of a sweep which would bring them within four points of a playoff berth?

CALGARY DINOSAURS (10-2-0, 14-3-1, OHT35 #1)
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (1-8-1, 5-10-1, OHT35 #31)

Links:
➤ UofC: Canada West names Connor Horning Athlete of the Week
➤ TWU: Complete Champions Reception
➤ TWU: This Week in Sparta

If the Dinos fail to win both games here, call an inquiry. Holy Trinity has an upcoming banquet called the 17th Annual Complete Champions Reception, featuring former NHLer Ryan Walter. Maybe he is returning to school and could add some scoring punch to the Spartan line-up?


COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Nov 14 U.B.C. MacEwan 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Regina Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Calgary Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 U.B.C. MacEwan 3:00 MST/4:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Regina Mount Royal 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Calgary Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST


OUT EAST

Fri Nov 14 Toronto Metropolitan Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Guelph Toronto 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Windsor York 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Queen’s Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Ottawa Concordia 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 McGill Nipissing 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Nov 15 Toronto Metropolitan Brock 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Waterloo Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Windsor Toronto 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Laurier York 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 U.Q.T.R. Carleton 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 McGill Ontario Tech 5:00 EST/4:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 R.M.C. Concordia 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sun Nov 16 Waterloo Guelph 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Sun Nov 16 U.Q.T.R. Queen’s 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Nov 16 R.M.C. Ottawa 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Nov 16 Nipissing Carleton 7:00 EST/6:00 CST

Wed Nov 12 St. F.X. 6 Dalhousie 3
Fri Nov 14 Dalhousie Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Acadia New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Saint Mary’s U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Saint Mary’s New Brunswick 4:00 AST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Acadia U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 St. F.X. Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Wed Nov 12 N.A.I.T. 1 UA-Augustana 5
Fri Nov 14 S.A.I.T. Briercrest College 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 UA-Augustana N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Nov 14 Portage Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 S.A.I.T. Briercrest College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Portage Red Deer Poly 1:00 MST/2:00 CST

Fri Nov 14 Vancouver Island Simon Fraser 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Simon Fraser Okanagan 6:15 PST/8:15 CST
Sat Nov 15 Vancouver Island Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

Non-Conference Games
None

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

 

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November 14, 2025: NIGHT OF THE UPSETS

With the Bisons having a night off, I had to satisfy myself with some CWTV coverage. There were just three games, but none in the Central Time Zone. So I watched what I could on multiple screens. It was a much better than anticipated evening of entertainment.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 4
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 5
(in overtime)

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UBC: Team Website
➤ MacU: Relishing playing at home for first time in seven years, NCAA transfer Bamber leads Griffins vs. UBC (with boxscore - but the story was a preview)

Quick Summary
UBC: C. McNabb (03:13 2nd) , L. Kindree (04:28 3rd) , T. Thorpe (08:14 3rd) , J. Williams (15:29 3rd)
MacU: K. Chabot (05:53 2nd) , K. Chabot (11:02 2nd) , K. Chabot (07:07 3rd) , B. Bamber (18:08 3rd) , L. Dowhaniuk (00:43 1st OT)
Goal: UBC: Mirwald (24 shots, 19 saves), MacU: Onyskiw (44 shots, 40 saves)

Poof! There goes the T-irds' winning streak. Instead it was giggity-giggity for The Family Guys. Mac was leading or tied all game until Josh Williams gave UBC the lead on the PP with less than 5 minutes left. Brett Bamber tied it up for Mac in the last two minutes, then Logan Dowhaniuk won it in 43 seconds. UBC is now 9-1-1 while Mac is 6-5-2.

Saturday's rematch is streamed free on CBC's YOuTube Channel.

REGINA COUGARS 5
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4
(in overtime)

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ MRU: Team Website

Quick Summary
Reg: J. Steele (08:05 1st) , L. Holoien (08:43 1st) , P. Bjorklund (14:36 1st) , A. Third (17:49 2nd) , C. Belitski (01:10 1st OT)
MRU: S. Moe (09:34 1st) , J. Wiens (17:01 1st) , B. Stevenson (10:05 3rd) , S. Moe (11:13 3rd)
Goal: Reg: Cunningham (31 shots, 27 saves), MRU: Sims (22 shots, 17 saves)

This was unbelievable! The Banjo-Cats were leading all game, including 4-2 entering the 3rd period. At that point, the Bluegars rallied to force overtime and salvage a point. This makes it six straight Friday night losses for MRU. They are now 5-5-1, and Regina is 2-9-0. A win would draw the Banjo-Cats within 5 points of a playoff berth. Not really great, but some source of optimism.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 6
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 0

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ TWU: Team Website

Quick Summary
Calg: A. Kydd (10:26 1st) , M. Stewart (12:05 1st) , T. Fouquette (15:29 1st) , G. Schmidt (17:57 1st) , C. Horning (04:48 2nd) , H. Pakkala (14:24 3rd)
TWU: none
Goal: Calg: Stankowski (22 shots, 22 saves), TWU: Audet L (18 shots, 14 saves), Sommer (31 shots, 29 saves)

After two overtime upsets, at least you can count on Bedrock U. Or for the negative Nellies out there, you can always count on Holy Trinity to lose. The Dinos are now 11-2-0 and the Spartans are 1-9-1.


NEXT UP

Sat Nov 15 U.B.C. MacEwan 3:00 MST/4:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Regina Mount Royal 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Calgary Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST


OUT EAST

Fri Nov 14 Toronto Metropolitan 3 Western Ontario 1
Fri Nov 14 Guelph 6 Toronto 5 (so)
Fri Nov 14 Windsor 3 York 1
Fri Nov 14 Queen’s 4 Ontario Tech 1
Fri Nov 14 Ottawa 2 Concordia 1
Fri Nov 14 McGill 2 Nipissing 6
Sat Nov 15 Toronto Metropolitan Brock 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Waterloo Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Windsor Toronto 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Laurier York 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 U.Q.T.R. Carleton 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 McGill Ontario Tech 5:00 EST/4:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 R.M.C. Concordia 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sun Nov 16 Waterloo Guelph 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Sun Nov 16 U.Q.T.R. Queen’s 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Nov 16 R.M.C. Ottawa 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Nov 16 Nipissing Carleton 7:00 EST/6:00 CST

Fri Nov 14 Dalhousie 2 Moncton 5
Fri Nov 14 Acadia 3 New Brunswick 2
Fri Nov 14 Saint Mary’s 3 U.P.E.I. 5
Sat Nov 15 Saint Mary’s New Brunswick 4:00 AST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Acadia U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 St. F.X. Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Fri Nov 14 S.A.I.T. 3 Briercrest College 4
Fri Nov 14 UA-Augustana 2 N.A.I.T. 4
Fri Nov 14 Portage 1 Red Deer Poly 4
Sat Nov 15 S.A.I.T. Briercrest College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 15 Portage Red Deer Poly 1:00 MST/2:00 CST

Fri Nov 14 Vancouver Island 4 Simon Fraser 0
Sat Nov 15 Simon Fraser Okanagan 6:15 PST/8:15 CST
Sat Nov 15 Vancouver Island Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

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

 

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November 15, 2025: SATURDAY MORNING LINKS

Nobody posted game stories before I turned in last night, so all the story links are posted now. (Except Regina. They apparently don't have a sports information person this year.)

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UBC: T-Birds earn valuable point but win streak comes to a halt with OT loss vs Griffins (with boxscore & video)
➤ MacU: Massive moments throughout as Griffins knock off U SPORTS No. 3 UBC 5-4 in overtime (with boxscore & video)

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ MRU: MHCKY: Regina holds off Mount Royal’s comeback with OT Winner

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofC: Offence erupts in 6-0 shutout win for Calgary (with boxscore)
➤ TWU: SPARTANS BLANKED BY CALGARY DINOS (with boxscore)

 

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November 15, 2025: THE NIGHT OF THE RETURN TO NORMALCY

After Friday night’s surprisingly wonderful board of fare, Saturday produced predictable results.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 6
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 1

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UBC: ‘Birds bounce back with dominant win over Griffins (with boxscore & video)
➤ MacU: Griffins outcompeted in rematch, settle for weekend split after 'disappointing' 6-1 loss to UBC (with boxscore & video)

Quick Summary
UBC: T. Thorpe (02:49 1st) , C. Douglas (01:10 2nd) , J. Lee (01:24 2nd) , N. Sullivan (10:59 2nd) , S. Atkinson (18:30 2nd) , S. Atkinson (09:41 3rd)
MacU: L. Hughes (06:25 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Schwebius (14 shots, 13 saves), MacU: Ward (31 shots, 25 saves)

This was a twinight start, shown on CBC’s YouTube Channel. It was a dominant performance by the T-irds, rebounding from their Friday night loss. The 3-for-9 on the powerplay was the big difference. This gives the T-irds a 6-point lead over the Evil Monkeys, and The Family Guys are now 11 points ahead of Holy Trinity for 3rd in the division.

REGINA COUGARS 1
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ MRU: MHCKY: Mount Royal strikes back with a 3-1 win over Regina

Quick Summary
Reg: E. Pearce (08:45 1st)
MRU: C. Hanus (13:31 1st) , C. Bouchard (16:00 1st) , J. Tarzwell (10:33 3rd)
Goal: Reg: Cunningham (35 shots, 32 saves), MRU: Buenaventura (12 shots, 11 saves)

While this was a close game, it is worth noting that the Banjo-Cats managed just one shot on goal in a 3rd period where they trailed by only 2-1. They must still be happy with an OTW and a respectable loss on the weekend. The Bluegars are now 6-5-1, ahead of the idle Bisons at 4-5-1. Clay Hanus had his first goal and assist of the season. He returned for their series against the Evil Monkeys last weekend after his 43 points in 28 games last year. He had apparently turned pro in Sweden.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 8
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 2

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofC: Floodgates stay open as Dinos win 8-2 (with boxscore)
➤ TWU: Team Website

Quick Summary
Calg: M. Stewart (19:54 1st) , S. Strange (00:31 2nd) , J. Poole (02:18 2nd) , C. Horning (08:27 2nd) , B. Lee (19:03 2nd) , K. Bugera (02:42 3rd) , D. Fry (11:32 3rd) , P. Bocharov (17:48 3rd)
TWU: J. Krahn (09:20 3rd) , M. Simchuk (15:18 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (23 shots, 21 saves), TWU: Savage (38 shots, 30 saves)

Holy Trinity didn’t look as bad as the score would suggest. I was focused on the Jets/Flames game on HNIC, but Bedrock U did not overwhelm them the way teams sometimes do.

Of note, Mikhailo Simchuk leads TWU with 6 goals and two assists in 12 games. He’s a Ukrainian kid who played partial seasons with Brooks in the AJHL and Grand Canyon of the ACHA, plus a whole bunch of Ukrainian teams.


NEXT UP

Fri Nov 21 Calgary Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 Saskatchewan MacEwan 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 Trinity Western Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 Alberta U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST


OUT EAST

Sat Nov 15 Toronto Metropolitan 5 Brock 4
Sat Nov 15 Waterloo 3 Western Ontario 6
Sat Nov 15 Windsor 1 Toronto 3
Sat Nov 15 Laurier 6 York 7 (so)
Sat Nov 15 U.Q.T.R. 5 Carleton 1
Sat Nov 15 McGill 4 Ontario Tech 2
Sat Nov 15 R.M.C. 3 Concordia 7
Sun Nov 16 Waterloo Guelph 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Sun Nov 16 U.Q.T.R. Queen’s 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Nov 16 R.M.C. Ottawa 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Nov 16 Nipissing Carleton 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Wed Nov 19 Guelph Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST

Sat Nov 15 Saint Mary’s 3 New Brunswick 9
Sat Nov 15 Acadia 3 U.P.E.I. 2
Wed Nov 19 New Brunswick U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Wed Nov 19 Dalhousie Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Sat Nov 15 S.A.I.T. 9 Briercrest College 5
Sat Nov 15 Portage 6 Red Deer Poly 7
Fri Nov 21 S.A.I.T. N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 UA-Augustana Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 Briercrest College Portage 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

Sat Nov 15 Simon Fraser 1 Okanagan 2
Sat Nov 15 Vancouver Island 11 Logan Lake 2
Fri Nov 21 Okanagan Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 Simon Fraser Victoria 7:30 PST/9:30 CST

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

 

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Preview: November 21-22, 2025: CALGARY at MANITOBA

CALGARY DINOSAURS (12-2-0, 16-3-1, OHT35 #2)
MANITOBA BISONS (4-5-1, 9-10-1, OHT35 #18)

Friday, November 21 at 7:00 CST at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Saturday, November 22 at 5:00 CST at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg

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

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: Veteran defenceman Evan Toth balancing demands of hockey and medical school
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Other Links:
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ YouTube: CBC YouTube Channel
➤ USports: Top 10
➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings
➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Daily Schedule
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Last series:
➤ Oct 17/25: UC 4 UM 0: Game Centre
➤ Oct 18/25: UC 5 UM 4: Game Centre

GoBisons.ca has a story on defenceman Evan Toth and his efforts to mix hockey with medical school. It’s good to keep in mind that USports stresses the “student” part of ‘student-athletes”.

This year’s schedule is goofy. Bedrock U has played 14 games, to the Bisons’ 10. These teams played just a month ago, and already they meet again. Not to mention, back-to-back series in Manitoba.

The Bisons are coming off a bye week, whilst the Dinos played Holy Trinity. Before the bye week, the Bisons faced UBC, and all their all-star scorers. The Dinos are similar, having 6 of the top 20 scorers in the CW.


ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (6-3-1, 12-5-3, OHT35 #9)
MACEWAN GRIFFINS (6-6-2, 8-10-2, OHT35 #21)

Links:
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ Huskie Fan: Men’s Hockey
➤ MacU: Hat trick and four-point game nets Chabot Canada West BioSteel Player of the Week honours
➤ MacU: Three Stars: Obasuyi, Chabot, Frith earn honours
➤ MacU: Alumni out in full force Saturday for annual games ahead of Griffins' match vs. Saskatchewan

Although the Banjo-Mutts are off to a decent start, they have not grabbed the league by the throat and established themselves as the team to be beat, as was widely expected. They have splites with MRU and Manitoba, sweeps of Trinity and Regina, and were swept by Calgary two weeks ago before they had a bye last week.

Meanwhile, The Family Guys are the most .500 team around, well next to MRU that is. They have split with UBC, twice, and both sets of Cougars. They are thus a threat to strong teams, yet vulnerable to the weaker ones.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (1-10-1, 6-12-1, OHT35 #34)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (6-5-1, 10-7-1, OHT35 #11)

Links:
➤ TWU: This Week in Sparta
➤ MRU: Team Website

Hol Trinity usually have one close game per weekend, and are whacked in the other. Meanwhile, the Bluegars have lost every Friday and won every Saturday. That is peculiar. The Bisons are trying to chase down MRU, so would like these trends to continue.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (7-4-1, 10-7-1, OHT35 #6)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (10-1-1, 14-2-2, OHT35 #1)

Links:
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ UBC: Golden Bears visit T-Birds for only time this season in heavyweight battle at Father Bauer

The T-irds have handled everybody but MacEwan thus far. They lost to them in their opener, won 9 straight, then split again with Mac last weekend. In that hot streak, they crushed the Evil Monkeys 5-1 and 5-2. The Monkeys also managed to lose to Holy Trinity, yet also have wins over Calgary and MRU. They could really go any direction here.


COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Nov 21 Calgary Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 Saskatchewan MacEwan 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 Trinity Western Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 Alberta U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Calgary Manitoba 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Alberta U.B.C. 3:00 PST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Saskatchewan MacEwan 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Trinity Western Mount Royal 5:00 MST/6:00 CST

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OUT EAST

Wed Nov 19 Guelph 0 Windsor 4
Fri Nov 21 Lakehead Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EST/5:15 CST
Fri Nov 21 Windsor Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 Toronto Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 Brock Waterloo 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 U.Q.T.R. R.M.C. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 Carleton Queen’s 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Nov 22 Toronto Waterloo 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Guelph Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Brock York 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Lakehead Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Concordia Queen’s 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Nov 22 R.M.C. Nipissing 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sun Nov 23 Toronto Metropolitan York 2:15 EST/1:15 CST
Sun Nov 23 McGill Ottawa 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Nov 23 Concordia Ontario Tech 5:00 EST/4:00 CST

Wed Nov 19 New Brunswick 3 U.P.E.I. 5
Wed Nov 19 Dalhousie 3 Acadia 4
Fri Nov 21 Saint Mary’s St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 Moncton New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 U.P.E.I. Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Dalhousie Saint Mary’s 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Acadia St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Fri Nov 21 S.A.I.T. N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 UA-Augustana Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 21 Briercrest College Portage 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Briercrest College Portage 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Concordia-Edmonton UA-Augustana 6:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 N.A.I.T. S.A.I.T. 7:15 MST/8:15 CST

Fri Nov 21 Simon Fraser Victoria 7:30 PST/9:30 CST
Fri Nov 21 Okanagan Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Simon Fraser Vancouver Island 7:15 PST/9:15 CST

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

 

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November 21, 2025: BISONS BLANKED

CALGARY DINOSAURS 4
MANITOBA BISONS 0

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre : Game Report : Boxscore
➤ UofC: Win streak reaches eight as Dinos breeze by Bisons (with boxscore)
➤ UofM: Bisons host nationally ranked Calgary for second time in 2025 (preview)
➤ UofM: Dinos score twice on the power play in 4-0 win over Manitoba (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Calg: B. Lee (04:35 1st) , H. Pakkala (02:43 2nd) , S. Kirkpatrick (16:47 2nd) , J. Poole (15:34 3rd)
Man: none
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (18 shots, 18 saves), Holt (22 shots, 18 saves)

This game was closer than the score would indicate. The Bedrock Boys scored two on the powerplay, followed by a shorthanded goal, and wrapped things up with a goal two seconds after a powerplay ended. The announced shots were 29-28 favouring the Dinos (which sounded right) but the stats now say 22-18. That’s a huge difference. They usually update the running shot clock each period, and did so tonight. This was Bedrock U’s 8th straight win.

Here’s how they lined up:

MANITOBA
Goal:
31 Holt (30 Kieper)

Defence:
13 Brenton - 8 Toth
4 Bonni - 3 Borschawa
27 Turner - 6 Coyle

Forwards:
9 Alarie - 20 Zaplitny - 14 Swetlikoff
21 Pasternak - 18 Hooker - 26 Boucher
29 King - 19 Arpin - 24 Brennan
23 Lane - 11 Purdom - 28 Behun

Scratches:
G: 34 Plowman
D: 5 Bielik - 22 Willick
F: 10 Bouvier - 12 Trimble - 16 Joss - 17 Bruce - 25 Dekay

CALGARY:
Goal:
35 Tetachuk (1 Stankowski)

Defence:
4 Strange - 22 Horning
15 Hammett - 2 Fouquette
17 Wilson - 21 Anderson

Forwards:
42 Stewart - 38 Kydd - 29 Poole
25 Schmidt - 24 Kirkpatrick - 11 Massier
26 Bugera - 27 Fry - 20 Corbet
21 Anderson - 23 Pakkala - 39 Lee

Scratches:
G: 37 Kykkanen
D: 5 Joseph - 9 Bocharov - 44 Maguire
F: 14 Hungle - 16 Hauer

The Bisons missed a couple of wide open shots on goal. The forwards are not cashing in the way they should. The “Media Stats” page used to have this kind of team data, but the link is now blank since LeagueStat is no longer public.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 6
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ Huskie Fan: Men’s Hockey
➤ MacU: Alumni out in full force Saturday for annual games ahead of Griffins' match vs. Saskatchewan

Quick Summary
Sask: L. Keeler (01:14 1st) , C. Petruic (07:46 1st) , C. Petruic (16:10 2nd) , C. Roulette (17:13 2nd) , L. Kosior (10:09 3rd) , C. Petruic (19:28 3rd)
MacU: C. Chorney (08:18 1st) , L. Hughes (03:47 2nd) , M. Gauld (05:53 2nd)
Goal: Sask: Thomson (25 shots, 22 saves), MacU: Onyskiw (24 shots, 19 saves)

Chantz Petruic scored his 10th, 11th, and 12th goals of the season for the Banjo-Mutts. The Family Guys were leading 3-2 in the 2nd period before the Mutts took control. I was unable to watch any of this one.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 2
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 9

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ TWU: Complete Champions Reception
➤ MRU: MHKY: Offensive outburst from the Cougars guides them past Spartans (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
TWU: A. Knutson (11:51 2nd) , A. Hrabovetskyi (19:11 3rd)
MRU: D. Milliken (07:14 1st) , C. Bouchard (14:20 1st) , B. Stevenson (07:10 2nd) , R. Aquilon (12:22 2nd) , J. Martens (15:25 2nd) , J. Lies (18:18 2nd) , D. Milliken (19:15 2nd) , C. Hanus (06:51 3rd) , J. Tarzwell (13:17 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Sommer L (40 shots, 33 saves), Audet (11 shots, 9 saves), MRU: Buenaventura (14 shots, 12 saves)

Yikes! The Bluegars opened the game outshooting Holy Trinity 19-2 in the 1st period and steamrolled them. I was also unable to watch any of this game, which might be a small mercy. It was the Bluegars first Friday night win of the season.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 1
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ UBC: Team Website
➤ YouTube: CBC Saturday Stream

Quick Summary
Alta: B. Gustafson (04:40 3rd)
UBC: L. Doust (03:16 1st) , R. Kotai (12:46 1st) , C. Douglas (19:44 3rd)
Goal: Alta: Kruger (41 shots, 39 saves), UBC: Schwebius (16 shots, 15 saves)

I saw the whole 3rd period of this one, and the score flattered the Evil Monkeys. They were outshot 41-16, which accurately reflected the play. Saturday’s rematch is on CWTV as usual, and also on CBC’s free streaming YouTube page.


NEXT UP

Sat Nov 22 Calgary Manitoba 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Alberta U.B.C. 3:00 PST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Saskatchewan MacEwan 5:00 MST
Sat Nov 22 Trinity Western Mount Royal 5:00 MST


OUT EAST

Fri Nov 21 Lakehead 1 Toronto Metropolitan 4
Fri Nov 21 Windsor 1 Western Ontario 3
Fri Nov 21 Toronto 3 Laurier 1
Fri Nov 21 Brock 6 Waterloo 2
Fri Nov 21 U.Q.T.R. 3 R.M.C. 0
Fri Nov 21 Carleton 2 Queen’s 6
Sat Nov 22 Toronto Waterloo 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Guelph Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Brock York 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Lakehead Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Concordia Queen’s 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Nov 22 R.M.C. Nipissing 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sun Nov 23 Toronto Metropolitan York 2:15 EST/1:15 CST
Sun Nov 23 McGill Ottawa 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Nov 23 Concordia Ontario Tech 5:00 EST/4:00 CST

Fri Nov 21 Saint Mary’s 3 St. F.X. 4 (so)
Fri Nov 21 Moncton 3 New Brunswick 2
Sat Nov 22 U.P.E.I. Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Dalhousie Saint Mary’s 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Acadia St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Fri Nov 21 S.A.I.T. 6 N.A.I.T. 2
Fri Nov 21 UA-Augustana 3 Concordia-Edmonton 4
Fri Nov 21 Briercrest College 3 Portage 7
Sat Nov 22 Briercrest College Portage 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 Concordia-Edmonton UA-Augustana 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Nov 22 N.A.I.T. S.A.I.T. 7:15 MST/8:15 CST

Fri Nov 21 Simon Fraser 3 Victoria 4
Fri Nov 21 Okanagan 4 Logan Lake 5
Sat Nov 22 Simon Fraser Vancouver Island 7:15 PST/9:15 CST

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

 

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November 22, 2025: A SERIES WITH NO EVEN-STRENGTH GOALS

CALGARY DINOSAURS 5
MANITOBA BISONS 3

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre : Game Report : CW Boxscore
➤ UofC: Special teams play powers Dinos to another road win (with boxscore)
➤ UofM: Special teams the story once again, No. 2 ranked Calgary bests Manitoba 5-3 (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Calg: H. Pakkala (11:17 1st) , C. Massier (12:18 1st) , B. Lee (05:33 2nd) , C. Massier (07:45 2nd) , H. Pakkala (17:20 3rd)
Man: L. Brenton (01:41 2nd) , B. Swetlikoff (02:27 2nd) , B. Swetlikoff (19:18 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Stankowski (31 shots, 28 saves), Kieper (21 shots, 17 saves)

There were no actual 5-on-5 goals in this entire series. Technically, one of Bedrock’s goals was two seconds after a penalty expired, and the Bisons scored exactly two minutes after a powerplay started (and they never counted that one). Is that a correct statistical twist?

Here’s how they lined up:

MANITOBA
Goal:
30 Kieper (31 Holt)

Defence:
13 Brenton - 8 Toth
4 Bonni - 3 Borschawa
22 Willick - 6 Coyle

Forwards:
9 Alarie - 20 Zaplitny - 17 Bruce
23 Lane - 19 Arpin - 24 Brennan
18 Hooker - 14 Swetlikoff - 21 Pasternak
25 Dekay - 29 King - 28 Behun

Scratches:
G: 34 Plowman
D: 5 Bielik - 27 Turner
F: 10 Bouvier - 11 Purdom - 12 Trimble - 16 Joss - 26 Boucher

CALGARY:
Goal:
1 Stankowski (35 Tetachuk)

Defence:
4 Strange - 2 Fouquette
17 Wilson - 21 Anderson
44 Maguire - 15 Hammett

Forwards:
25 Schmidt - 24 Kirkpatrick - 11 Massier
42 Stewart - 38 Kydd - 29 Poole
26 Bugera - 27 Fry - 20 Corbet
39 Lee - 23 Pakkala - 9 Bocharov

Scratches:
G: 37 Kykkanen
D: 5 Joseph - 22 Horning
F: 14 Hungle - 16 Hauer - 21 Anderson

So, here’s the weird stuff on this summary:

Bedrock score twice in the 1st period, Hayden Pakkala on the powerplay and Carter Massier shorthanded. 2-0 Dinos at popcorn time. However, Dino Gavin Schmidt decided to charge into a Bison right after the buzzer. He got two minutes to sit in the box and feel shame.

The Bisons’ powerplay was doing well, and at the 27 second mark it became a two-man advantage. Luke Brenton scored his 3rd of the season, with time left on penalty #2. At exactly 2:27, Blake Swetlikoff scored his 3rd of the season, and it was 2-2. IMO, that is also a powerplay goal.

Before the period was over, the Dinos restored their two-goal lead on two more powerplays. Brendan Lee scored on a too-many-men penalty. (Bison line changes were sloppy, punctuated by several players doddling off the ice. That and icing from a couple steps away from the red line are my pet peeves.) Massier scored his 2nd of the night due to a penalty by Lucas Brennan in the o-zone, in fact behind the net.

This made it 4-2 entering the 3rd period. But the Bisons were outshooting the Dinos 20-14, and when not on the PK were doing really well.

Despite some good 3rd period pressure, the only goals (one each) were scored when goaltender Matthew Kieper was pulled from the Bison net. They yanked him when they started a PP down 4-2 with 3:20 left. Brennan’s ill-timed force-pass left Bedrock with a roughly 150 foot shot into an empty net. I don’t find it great to pull a goalie on a PP for that reason. Maybe somebody has crunched the numbers on the percentage improvement of 6-on-4 as opposed to 5-on-4. Swetlikoff’s 2nd goal of the night finished the scoring.

The Bisons have fallen well behind MRU in points. However, MRU and the Bisons have one series against one another (in two weeks), after which MRU has just one series left with a sub-.500 team (Regina). Meanwhile, the Bisons have home and away series against Regina, away series with Trinity and MacEwan.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 4
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 8

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofA (Friday late): T-Birds tame Bears in playoff like battle at Father Bauer
➤ UBC (Friday late): T-Birds tame Bears in playoff like battle at Father Bauer (with boxscore & video)
➤ UBC: T-Birds complete weekend sweep, clinch season series over Alberta with offensive explosion (with boxscore & video)
➤ YouTube: CBC Saturday Stream

Quick Summary
Alta: S. Popowich (16:41 1st) , M. Pacheco (02:56 2nd) , G. Tkach (16:58 2nd) , J. Joly (00:29 3rd)
UBC: C. Douglas (03:17 1st) , J. Wright (13:43 1st) , C. Douglas (17:14 1st) , T. Thorpe (17:54 1st) , R. Kotai (18:28 1st) , S. Atkinson (04:08 2nd) , J. Williams (13:40 2nd) , S. Mutala (18:21 2nd)
Goal: Alta: Sim L (17 shots, 12 goals), Kruger (20 shots, 17 saves), UBC: Jones (24 shots, 20 saves)

This one had the same start time as the Bison game I attended, so all I have is the summary which I followed along whilst watching. The T-irds held period leads of 5-1 and 8-3. This makes the Evil Monkeys 7-6-1 and, in my opinion, they are flattered by their record. They are 2-6-0 against teams with winning records, and 5 of those 6 losses were by 3 or more goals. The replay is on the CBC Sports YouTube channel, so maybe I’ll look it over on Sunday.

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 2

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ Huskie Fan: Men’s Hockey
➤ MacU (Friday late): Griffins match U SPORTS No. 6 Huskies 5-on-5, but faltering special teams play holds them back (boxscore & video)

Quick Summary
Sask: C. Bertholet (00:13 1st) , D. Holt (17:14 2nd) , C. Bertholet (00:23 3rd) , D. Holt (08:42 3rd) , C. Stebbings (09:53 3rd)
MacU: V. Scott (07:46 2nd) , K. Chabot (02:12 3rd)
Goal: Sask: Kooy (31 shots, 29 saves), MacU: Onyskiw (34 shots, 29 saves)

Since the Saturday schedule had two games at 5:00 CST, and two more at 6:00 CST, all I saw are highlights. There were some stand-out stats here. Chase Bertholet and Dawson Holt had two goals each for the Banjo-Mutts, and Kadyn Chabot had his 10th of the season for The Family Guys.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 3
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 6

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ TWU (Friday late): Spartans Drop Road Game Against Mount Royal (with boxscore)
➤ TWU: Power Play Lifts Mount Royal Cougars over Spartans (with boxscore)
➤ MRU: MHKY: Cougars down Spartans to collect first sweep of the season (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
TWU: C. Lowe (02:02 2nd) , J. Krahn (04:10 3rd) , C. Lowe (06:04 3rd)
MRU: J. Lies (05:03 1st) , T. Patton (08:22 1st) , S. Moe (15:23 1st) , B. Singleton (16:34 2nd) , L. Feist (17:18 2nd) , B. Stevenson (08:29 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Audet (40 shots, 34 saves), MRU: Sims (16 shots, 13 saves)

On Friday, the Bluegars outshot Holy Trinity 19-2 in the 1st period. Saturday, it was 19-4. So that’s progress.

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NEXT UP

Fri Nov 28 U.B.C. at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Manitoba at Regina 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Calgary at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Alberta at Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

OUT EAST

Sat Nov 22 Toronto 4 Waterloo 6
Sat Nov 22 Guelph 5 Western Ontario 3
Sat Nov 22 Brock 3 York 2 (ot)
Sat Nov 22 Lakehead 4 Laurier 2
Sat Nov 22 Concordia 3 Queen’s 0
Sat Nov 22 R.M.C. 1 Nipissing 5
Sun Nov 23 Toronto Metropolitan York 2:15 EST/1:15 CST
Sun Nov 23 McGill Ottawa 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Nov 23 Concordia Ontario Tech 5:00 EST/4:00 CST
Thu Nov 27 Western Ontario Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Western Ontario Brock 6:00 EST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Guelph Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EST/5:15 CST
Fri Nov 28 Waterloo Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Fri Nov 28 McGill U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Concordia Carleton 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Ontario Tech Ottawa 7:00 EST/6:00 CST

Sat Nov 22 U.P.E.I. 4 Moncton 5
Sat Nov 22 Dalhousie 3 Saint Mary’s 4
Sat Nov 22 Acadia 4 St. F.X. 2
Wed Nov 26 Acadia Saint Mary’s 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 New Brunswick Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 U.P.E.I. St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Moncton Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Sat Nov 22 Briercrest College 6 Portage 4
Sat Nov 22 Concordia-Edmonton 4 UA-Augustana 3
Sat Nov 22 N.A.I.T. 4 S.A.I.T. 6
Fri Nov 28 N.A.I.T. Briercrest College 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Portage Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 S.A.I.T. Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

Sat Nov 22 Simon Fraser 1 Vancouver Island 3
Fri Nov 28 Victoria Simon Fraser 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 Victoria Okanagan 5:30 PST/7:30 CST

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

 

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Preview: November 28-29, 2025: MANITOBA at REGINA

MANITOBA BISONS (4-7-1, 9-12-1, OHT35 #15)
REGINA COUGARS (2-10-0, 3-12-2, OHT35 #31)

Friday, November 28th at 7:00 CDT at The Co-operators Centre, Regina
Saturday, November 29th at 5:00 CDT at The Co-operators Centre, Regina

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

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

Other Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ YouTube: CBC YouTube Channel
➤ 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

Last series:
➤ Oct 10/25: UM 2 UR 1: Game Centre
➤ Oct 11/25: UM 4 UR 3: Game Centre

When these teams first faced off, the Banjo-Cats were somewhat optimistic. They played reasonably well, although swept. Since then, their performance went to Hell in a handbasket. They have lost 10 games, seven by 3 or more goals. However, they have rebounded, so that in the last three weeks they split with MacEwan and Mount Royal before a bye week.

The Bisons absolutely need a sweep here. If they could sweep this series, plus Regina’s return trip to Manitoba, and sweep Holy Trinity, they have a realistic shot of swiping a playoff berth.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (12-1-1, 16-2-2, OHT35 #1)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (8-3-1, 14-5-3, OHT35 #8)

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

This should be a great series. The T-irds are the hottest team right now, but are they the best? Going into the season, the Banjo-Mutts were highly touted. While they have played well, they are 1-2-1 against top calibre teams (MRU and Calgary), 3-1-0 against mid-calibre teams (MacEwan and Manitoba), and 4-0-0 against Regina and Trinity.

Meanwhile, the T-irds are 4-0-0 against Alberta, but have not yet played Calgary, MRU, or Saskatchewan. Accordingly, this series should tell us more about both sides.

CALGARY DINOSAURS (14-2-0, 18-3-1, OHT35 #2)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (8-5-1, 12-7-1, OHT35 #11)

Links:
➤ UofC: Dinos honour the academic success of 214 student-athletes
➤ MRU: Players Bench Athletes of the Week Nov. 17-23

This home-and-home series between cross-town rivals is of importance to the Bisons. A sweep by the Bedrock Boys would really help the Bison cause. Oddly enough, I thought that the Bluegars played better than the Dinos when these teams came to Manitoba.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (7-6-1, 10-9-1, OHT35 #6)
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (1-12-1, 5-14-1, OHT35 #33)

Links:
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ TWU: This Week in Sparta

In the crazy CW schedule this year, this is the third and final series of the season between these teams. The Evil Monkeys have not had it easy against Holy Trinity thus far, with wins by 3-2, 5-1, and 4-2, before suffering a 4-3 shootout loss. The Monkeys were dominated by UBC, but have managed splits against both MRU and Calgary. I tend to suspect that their records flatters the Apes, but it IS their record.


COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Nov 28 U.B.C. Saskatchewan 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Manitoba Regina 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Calgary Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Alberta Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 Manitoba Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 U.B.C. Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 Mount Royal Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 Alberta Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST


OUT EAST

Sun Nov 23 Toronto Metropolitan 6 York 1
Sun Nov 23 McGill 1 Ottawa 2
Sun Nov 23 Concordia 3 Ontario Tech 6
Thu Nov 27 Western Ontario 7 Laurier 6 (ot)
Fri Nov 28 Western Ontario Brock 6:00 EST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Guelph Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EST/5:15 CST
Fri Nov 28 Waterloo Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Fri Nov 28 McGill U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Concordia Carleton 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Ontario Tech Ottawa 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 Waterloo Toronto Metropolitan 2:15 EST/1:15 CST
Sat Nov 29 Lakehead Toronto 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 York Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Nov 29 Queen’s Nipissing 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 Carleton Ottawa 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 R.M.C. U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sun Nov 30 Lakehead Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Nov 30 R.M.C. McGill 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Nov 30 Ontario Tech Nipissing 3:00 EST/2:00 CST

Wed Nov 26 Acadia 3 Saint Mary’s 7
Fri Nov 28 New Brunswick Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 U.P.E.I. St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Moncton Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 Moncton Saint Mary’s 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 U.P.E.I. Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 New Brunswick St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Fri Nov 28 N.A.I.T. at Briercrest College 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 Portage at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 28 S.A.I.T. at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 N.A.I.T. at Briercrest College 1:00 MST
Sat Nov 29 Concordia-Edmonton at Portage 7:00 MST
Sat Nov 29 Red Deer Poly at S.A.I.T. 7:15 MST

Fri Nov 28 Victoria Simon Fraser 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 Victoria Okanagan 5:30 PST/7:30 CST

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

 

[Hollywood2]

November 28, 2025: BISONS WIN ON NIGHT OF SQUEAKERS

MANITOBA BISONS 3
REGINA COUGARS 2

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre : Game Report : CW Boxscore
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UofR: Team Website

Quick Summary
Man: K. Coyle (18:57 1st) , B. Swetlikoff (13:59 2nd) , S. Bruce (03:54 3rd)
Reg: M. Culling (01:34 2nd) , C. Belitski (19:08 2nd)
Goal: Man: Holt (34 shots, 32 saves), Reg: Cunningham (26 shots, 23 saves)

The Banjo-Cats played pretty well in this one. Their disastrous season may have turned around. They were 2-2 entering the series, so who knows? The Bisons still need sweeps of series like this one to make up the ground necessary for a playoff berth. The ice must be slanted at Regina’s Co-operators Centre. The Bisons outshot the Kittens in the 1st and 3rd periods, but the Kittens outshot the Bisons 18-4 in the 2nd period. Still, the Bisons never trailed at any stage of the game. The Bisons are now 5-7-1, and Regina falls to 2-11-0.

The Bison alignment was posted on IG, but Regina’s was not.


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3
(in a shootout)

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UBC: Team Website
➤ UofS: Huskies Outlast Thunderbirds 3-2 in Shootout Thriller (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: Men’s Hockey Page

Quick Summary
UBC: C. McNabb (18:03 1st) , J. Wright (07:28 3rd)
Sask: C. Petruic (15:59 2nd) , L. Keeler (17:23 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Mirwald (32 shots, 30 saves), Sask: Kooy (31 shots, 29 saves)

This was a big game in somewhat of a “prove it” series. Both sides passed the test. The start of this one coincided with the Bison game, so it was on a secondary screen at my house. Both Sask goals were on the PP, which turned out to be the difference in the game. UBC was 0-for-3 on the PP, Sask was 2-for-7. I think Sask got the breaks on the penalty calls. Chantz Petruic notched his 13th goal of the season for the Banjo-Mutts, and was the only one to score in the shoot-out. Sask is now 9-3-1 and UBC is 12-1-2.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 3
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2
(in a shootout)

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofC: Pakkala sends Dinos home with shootout win over MRU (with boxscore)
➤ MRU: MHKY: Cougars fall to No. 1 ranked Dinos in a shootout (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Calg: C. Massier (14:12 1st) , K. Bugera (11:23 3rd)
MRU: T. Patton (07:46 2nd) , J. Tarzwell (14:53 3rd)

Goal: Calg: Stankowski (31 shots, 29 saves), MRU: Buenaventura (18 shots, 16 saves)

I was watching the end of this game and as it went into overtime the CWTV feed disappeared. The ending is also missing from the “on demand” section. The Bluegars actually played better than Bedrock U in this one. It took a PP goal with just over 5 minutes to go to force the OT. This was the Dinos’ 17th game of the year. So after this weekend they will have just 10 games left. The Dinos are now 15-2-0 and the Bluegars are 8-5-2. The Bisons thus gained a point on them, to be 7 points behind with two games in hand.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 7

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ TWU: Team Website

Quick Summary
Alta: S. Popowich (18:06 1st) , M. Pacheco (05:16 2nd) , D. Ruptash (10:07 3rd)
TWU: C. Farren (06:22 1st) , M. Simchuk (19:41 1st) , A. Hrabovetskyi (05:02 2nd) , C. Lowe (15:42 2nd) , J. Krahn (03:31 3rd) , A. Hrabovetskyi (08:02 3rd) , A. Hrabovetskyi (18:21 3rd)
Goal: Alta: Kruger (26 shots, 20 saves), TWU: Sommer (53 shots, 50 saves)

Holy Trinity shocked the world! On a night where every other game was 3-2, they laid a beating on the Evil Monkeys. The shots on goal, however, would not lead one to believe it was 7-3 in favour of Holy Trinity. Golatender Leon Sommer stopped 50 of 53 shots, but was not one of the three stars. First star went to Spartan Artem Hrabovetskyi, who notched a hat-trick. This gives the Spartans two wins over the Apes already this year. Trinity is 2-12-1, but are 10 points behind the Monkeys at 7-7-1. In between those two are MacEwan at 6-8-2. I doubt that the Spartans will rally so as to scare either team from Edmontown, but they will enjoy their wins.


NEXT UP

Sat Nov 29 Manitoba Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 U.B.C. Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 Mount Royal Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 Alberta Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

OUT EAST

Fri Nov 28 Western Ontario 2 Brock 1
Fri Nov 28 Guelph 1 Toronto Metropolitan 5
Fri Nov 28 Waterloo 4 Windsor 3
Fri Nov 28 McGill 1 U.Q.T.R. 2 (ot)
Fri Nov 28 Concordia 4 Carleton 2
Fri Nov 28 Ontario Tech 1 Ottawa 5
Sat Nov 29 Waterloo Toronto Metropolitan 2:15 EST/1:15 CST
Sat Nov 29 Lakehead Toronto 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 York Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Nov 29 Queen’s Nipissing 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 Carleton Ottawa 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 R.M.C. U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sun Nov 30 Lakehead Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Nov 30 R.M.C. McGill 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Nov 30 Ontario Tech Nipissing 3:00 EST/2:00 CST

Fri Nov 28 New Brunswick 5 Dalhousie 0
Fri Nov 28 U.P.E.I. 5 St. F.X. 4 (so)
Fri Nov 28 Moncton 3 Acadia 2
Sat Nov 29 Moncton Saint Mary’s 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 U.P.E.I. Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 New Brunswick St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Fri Nov 28 N.A.I.T. 4 Briercrest College 1
Fri Nov 28 Portage 4 Concordia-Edmonton 5
Fri Nov 28 S.A.I.T. 7 Red Deer Poly 4
Sat Nov 29 N.A.I.T. at Briercrest College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 Concordia-Edmonton at Portage 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 29 Red Deer Poly at S.A.I.T. 7:15 MST/8:15 CSRT

Fri Nov 28 Victoria 3 Simon Fraser 6
Sat Nov 29 Victoria Okanagan 5:30 PST/7:30 CST

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