2025-26 Manitoba Bisons/USports

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REGINA COUGARS (0-0-0, 1-1-2, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 5-22-1)
MINOT STATE BEAVERS (0-0-0, 0-0-0, ACHA Poll #3, 2024-25 38-3-1)

Links:
➤ UofR: Cougar Rewind: Sept. 19/20/21
➤ MSU: Schedule & Results
➤ ACHA: Minot State men’s hockey starts season ranked No. 3
➤ NSIC: Live Video : Live Stats

The Banjo-Cats have just a one-off road trip to face Minot State. Last year, Minot State lost 6-2 to Saskatchewan and 8-1 to Briercrest of the ACAC. The ACHA covers a wide range of teams. Just last weekend, Eastern Washington were thrashed by Logan Lake 13-1 and 11-0.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Thu Sep 25 Trinity Western at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Sep 26 Lakehead (OUA) 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
Sat Sep 27 Lakehead (OUA) at Manitoba 10:00am CDT
Sat Sep 27 Vancouver Island (BCIHL) at Trinity Western 11:30 am PDT/1:30 CDT
Sat Sep 27 Regina at Minot State (ACHA) 3:00 MDT/4:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 Mount Royal at MacEwan 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 Saskatchewan v Alberta (at Cold Lake) 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 U.B.C. at Calgary 6:00 PDT/8:00 CDT

OUT EAST

AUS-OUA INTERLOCK
Wed Sep 24 U.P.E.I. 2 McGill 3
Fri Sep 26 Toronto at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 26 U.P.E.I. at Toronto Metropolitan 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 Toronto at New Brunswick 3:00 ADT/1:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 U.P.E.I. at Toronto Metropolitan 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT

Sun Sep 21 Laurier 5 Guelph 4
Sun Sep 21 Ottawa 3 Toronto 2
Thu Sep 25 Waterloo v Ontario Tech (at London) 1:00 EDT/12:00 CDT
Thu Sep 25 Queen’s at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 26 Laurier at Brock 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 26 Nipissing at York 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 26 Ontario Tech at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 26 Concordia at Carleton 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Sep 26 Windsor v Guelph (at Blenheim) 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT*
Fri Sep 26 Queen's v Waterloo (at London) 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT*
Sat Sep 27 Ottawa at McGill 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 R.M.C. v Nipissing (at Petawawa) 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 Guelph at Windsor 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 Brock at York 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT

Wed Sep 24 Saint Mary’s 1 Acadia 3
Fri Sep 26 Moncton at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

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

OUT WEST

Fri Sep 26 N.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 26 Briercrest College at Alaska-Anchorage time TBA
Sat Sep 27 N.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 Briercrest College at Alaska-Fairbanks time TBA

Sun Sep 21 Eastern Washington 0 Logan Lake 11
Fri Sep 26 Vancouver Island at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 Okanagan at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT

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

 

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September 25, 2025 - More Exhibition Games Confirmed

After noting the lack of updates to the Bison schedule & results page, I saw that they had an IG post which added previously unannounced games against St. Thomas of the NCAA (not the Pids coming back to life) and the Manitoba Moose of the AHL. The game on Oct 6/25 is at the Canada Life Centre. The last Bison game there was against Ukraine's U-25 team.

 

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September 26, 2025: BISONS WIN THE MATINEE

LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES 1
MANITOBA BISONS 5

Links:
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results
➤ Lakehead: Lakehead hits the road to play 2 games against the Bisons
➤ Lakehead: Lakehead falls 5-1 to the Bisons (with summary)

This inconvenient Friday matinee had a peculiar feel to it. The Bisons continued with their overflow line-up. Both sides posted rosters to Instagram.

Bison scratches were:
30 Kieper (G) - 8 Toth (D)
19 Arpin (F) - 25 DeKay (F)

Quick Summary
1st Period:
5:06 Man: Pasternak (Hooker, Bonni)

2nd Period:
0:44 Man: Willick (Alaire, Zaplitny)
6:19 Man: Willick (Pasternak, Zaplitny)
12:05 Lake: Fuchs (MacGillivray)

3rd Period:
7:58 Man: Boucher (Trimble, Bielik)
18:35 Man: Hooker (Willick, Purdom) ENG

Goal: Lake: Cicigoi (20 shots, 16 saves), Man: Holt (27 shots, 26 saves)

Braden Holt had one of his better games in goal for the Bisons, in a season where it appears that the team has three good goaltenders.

The goal of the night was the Bison’s 3rd goal, which featured four passes between the scorer Tanner Willick, the helpers Dawson Pasternak and Caden Zaplitny, and Jonny Hooker, who would have had an assist if somebody shot earlier. From a Lakehead point of view, it was amazing that their opponent could complete four passes within 2 or 3 feet of the crease without being touched.

This boosts the Bisons to 4-1-0 on the season, and Lakehead falls to 2-1-0. Saturday’s rematch is at 10:00 a.m.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 8
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 1

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

There are no reports on this game. The Evil Monkeys had IG pictures saying down 1-0 after one and 4-1 after two. Right now, it is hard to put the Apes down as a pre-season contender in the CW. They are lucky to be a 4-team division which includes Holy Trinity and MacEwan.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 2
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 5

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

All I got is the scoreline here, and it raises no eyebrows at all.

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2
CALGARY DINOSAURS 3

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UBC: Schedule & Results
➤ UofC: Schedule & Results

Quick Summary
UBC: S. Atkinson (04:37 1st) , J. Form (07:15 3rd)
Calg: M. Corbet (19:25 2nd) , C. Massier (11:38 3rd) , C. Massier (12:49 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Jones (30 shots, 27 saves), Calg: Stankowski (30 shots, 28 saves)

By the stats, this one was dead even. UBC needed to show what they could do against a decent opponent, and I guess all is well pending Saturday’s results.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 4
SIMON FRASER RED LEAFS 3

Links:
➤ YouTube: Full Replay Video
➤ Simon Fraser: A third period frenzy brings the Red Leafs within one, but SFU falls to the TWU Spartans 4-3
➤ TWU: Simchuk Scores Twice as Spartans Knock off Simon Fraser

This one was played Thursday night. Holy Trinity was up 4-1 entering the 3rd period, the Simple Simons scored a pair of goals later in the 3rd to maked it respectable.

NEXT UP

Sat Sep 27 Lakehead at Manitoba 10:00am CDT
Sat Sep 27 Vancouver Island at Trinity Western 11:30 am PDT/1:30 CDT
Sat Sep 27 Regina at Minot State 3:00 MDT/4:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 Mount Royal at MacEwan 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 Saskatchewan v Alberta (at Cold Lake) 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 U.B.C. at Calgary 6:00 PDT/8:00 CD

OUT EAST

Wed Sep 24 U.P.E.I. 2 McGill 3
Fri Sep 26 Toronto 1 New Brunswick 4
Fri Sep 26 U.P.E.I. 2 Toronto Metropolitan 5
Sat Sep 27 Toronto at New Brunswick 3:00 ADT/1:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 U.P.E.I. at Toronto Metropolitan 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT

Thu Sep 25 Waterloo 2 Ontario Tech 4 (at London)
Thu Sep 25 Queen’s 2 Western Ontario 5
Fri Sep 26 Laurier 1 Brock 6
Fri Sep 26 Nipissing 7 York 1
Fri Sep 26 Ontario Tech 3 Western Ontario 4
Fri Sep 26 Concordia at Carleton - no report
Fri Sep 26 Windsor 3 Guelph 4 (ot) (at Blenheim)
Fri Sep 26 Queen's 3 Waterloo 4 (ot) (at London)
Sat Sep 27 Ottawa at McGill 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 R.M.C. v Nipissing (at Petawawa) 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 Guelph at Windsor 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 Brock at York 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Tue Sep 30 McGill v U.Q.T.R. (at Mashteuiatsh) 4:30 EDT/3:30 CDT EX

Wed Sep 24 Saint Mary’s 1 Acadia 3
Fri Sep 26 Moncton 2 St. F.X. 1
Fri Sep 26 Saint Mary’s 8 Dalhousie 1

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

OUT WEST

Fri Sep 26 N.A.I.T. 2 UA-Augustana 6
Fri Sep 26 Briercrest College 0 Alaska-Anchorage 12
Sat Sep 27 N.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 27 Briercrest College at Alaska-Fairbanks 7:07 AT/10:07 CDT

Fri Sep 26 Vancouver Island 3 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 5
Sat Sep 27 Okanagan at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT

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

 

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September 27, 2025: BREAKFAST WITH BISONS ENDS IN A LOSS

LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES 6
MANITOBA BISONS 2

Links:
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results
➤ Lakehead: Lakehead drops Manitoba 6-2 (with summary)
➤ Manitoba Moose: 2025 Training Camp Schedule

In one respect, I didn’t mind getting to a 10:00 a.m. game. It reminds me of the days when minor hockey was a weekend focus of household activity. But the game doesn’t seem completely “real”. The big problem is that the Blue Bombers (of what used to be the Canadian Football League) seal off the exits, making leaving a prolonged and maddening event.

The Bisons posted an IG line-up picture, but Lakehead did not. Friday’s Bison scratches were dressed.

Bison scratches were:
1/31 Holt (G) - 22 Willick (D)
21 Pasternak (F) - 28 Behun (F)

For Lakehead, the changes I noted were:
29 Beauchemin out, 10 Lehto in (F)
4 Hasselgren out, 28 Sharun in (F)
31 Cherepak (G) started in place of 1 Cicigoi

Quick Summary

1st period
12:01 Lake: Janus (Murphy)
13:09 Man: Borschowa (Swetlikoff, Toth)

2nd period
2:05 Lake: Van Unen (Unassisted)
3:17 Lake: Lehto (Whittaker, Janus)
6:17 Lake: Pouliot (Janus, MacGillivray)

10:03 Lake: Sharun (Stojkov, Crane)
15:41 Man: Lane (Brennan, Arpin)
18:26 Lake: Whittaker (Van Unen, DeGrazia)

3rd period
No Scoring

Goal: Lake: Cherepak (29 shots, 27 saves), Man: Plowman (21 shots, 15 saves)

The 2nd period was a disaster in the Bison goal. The Thundermutts scored on their first four shots of the period (as per the scoreboard shot clock, admitttedly not always accurate).

The only real activity in the 3rd period was a series of near fights.

Of note, the Bisons appeared to score in the 2nd period when a shot went through the mesh. But with no video, and no more goal judges, there was nothing the officials could do. (I believe it was Webber’s slapshot against Germany in the previous Olympics that went through the mesh, back in the day.) I do miss the goal judge with the flashing green and red lights.

This ends the “pre-season” segment for both sides, but the Bisons now have four tough games of “non-conference” exhibitions against NCAA and AHL competition. The Bisons were 4-2-0 and the Mutts were 3-1-0.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 7
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 4

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

Quick Summary
MRU: C. Bouchard (02:01 1st) , J. Lies (07:30 2nd) , C. Poffenroth (14:44 2nd) , K. Walker (16:08 2nd) , B. Stevenson (02:35 3rd) , L. Olafson (16:10 3rd) , B. Stevenson (18:01 3rd)
Mac: R. Dekowny (16:20 1st) , B. Eastman (13:38 2nd) , K. Chabot (00:15 3rd) , S. Simard (13:53 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Buenaventura (21 shots, 17 saves), Mac: Ward (56 shots, 50 saves)

It was nice that The Family Guys uploaded the stats for this one. The Bluegars dominated the shots by a wide margin. The Bluegars finish at 4-2-0 and Mac is 2-4-0 (0-4-0 against CW).

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3
CALGARY DINOSAURS 1

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UBC: Schedule & Results
➤ UofC: Schedule & Results

Quick Summary
UBC: C. McNabb (19:51 1st) , C. McNabb (09:02 2nd) , J. Form (18:58 3rd)
Calg: M. Stewart (08:32 2nd)
Goal: UBC: Jones (32 shots, 31 saves), Calg: Tetachuk (28 shots, 25 saves)

It’s not too often that an exhibition game can be called a “key” game. But for the T-irds, they needed to show they could do well against the top tier teams. The split of a series with fairly even stats would indicate that they are in the upper tier yet again, along with Bedrock U, Sask, and MRU.

VANCOUVER ISLAND MARINERS 2
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 3

Links:
➤ TWU: Schedule & Results
➤ VIU: Schedule & Results

This weekend sweep of a mini-round-robin gives Holy Trinity a 4-0-0 record against non-CW opponents. I did find a Twitch stream via IG, but never watched much on a busy sports day.

REGINA COUGARS 1
MINOT STATE BEAVERS 5

Links:
➤ Summary: ACHA Game Centre
➤ UofR: Schedule & Results
➤ MSU: Team Website

The Banjo-Cats outshot the Beavers 40-26, yet lost 5-1, albeit with an empty-netter at the end. In net, Cunningham stopped just 7 of 10 shots, then Maric stopped 14 of 15. Beaver goalie Will Dyke stopped 39 of 40 shots. (Ironic name/team combo!)

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES >
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS >

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

Game in progress as I post.

NEXT UP

Regular Season Games Begin
Fri Oct 03 Mount Royal Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Trinity Western Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Regina Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 MacEwan U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT

Bison Non-Conference Games
Wed Oct 01 Manitoba Bisons at Manitoba Moose 7:00 CDT HFA Centre
Fri Oct 03 Manitoba at St. Thomas (NCAA) 5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Manitoba at North Dakota (NCAA) 6:00 CDT
Mon Oct 06 Manitoba Bisons at Manitoba Moose 7:00 CDT CLC EX

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OUT EAST

OUA-AUS Interlocking Games
Sat Sep 27 Toronto 2 New Brunswick 5
Sat Sep 27 U.P.E.I. 3 Toronto Metropolitan 1

Non-Conference Games
Sat Sep 27 Ottawa 4 McGill 5 (so)
Sat Sep 27 R.M.C. 5 Nipissing 3
Sat Sep 27 Guelph at Windsor - cancelled
Sat Sep 27 Brock 3 York 2
Tue Sep 30 McGill v U.Q.T.R. (at Mashteuiatsh) 4:30 EDT/3:30 CDT EX
Fri Oct 03 Windsor Michigan State (NCAA) 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT EX

Regular Season Games Begin
Wed Oct 01 Western Ontario Waterloo 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 02 Toronto Brock 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Thu Oct 02 Laurier Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EDT/5:15 CDT
Fri Oct 03 McGill Nipissing 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Ottawa R.M.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 U.Q.T.R. Ontario Tech 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Guelph Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Carleton Queen’s 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT

Regular Season Games Begin
Wed Oct 01 Saint Mary's Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Acadia Moncton 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 St. F.X. U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Dalhousie New Brunswick 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

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

OUT WEST

Sat Sep 27 N.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton - in progress
Sat Sep 27 Briercrest College at Alaska-Fairbanks - in progress: Live Stats
Fri Oct 03 Briercrest College at Minot State time TBD

Sat Sep 27 Okanagan at Logan Lake - in progress
Fri Oct 03 Montana Tech at Logan Lake (ACHA) 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Providence College time TBA

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

 

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September 28, 2025: SUNDAY MORNING LATE RESULTS & LINKS

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 1
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3

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

After being crushed on Friday night, the Evil Monkeys needed to show something here. This allows them to be 3-3-0 in pre-season. It is odd that in all three series they have improved greatly from Friday to Saturday. Against Mount Royal, they lost 8-2, then 5-3. Against MacEwan they won 4-3, then crushed them 6-0. Now we have their first split, an 8-1 loss followed by a 3-1 win. I have some doubts about them heading into the season.

Meanwhile, the Banjo-Mutts have done enough to enter the season as an upper tier team. They were 2-1-1 in Europe, 2-1-1 against the CW, and 2-0-0 against NAIT of the ACAC. My opening "tiers" would be:

Upper: Calgary, UBC, Mount Royal, Saskatchewan
Middle: Alberta, Manitoba
Lower: Regina, MacEwan, Trinity Western


OUT EAST

Fri Sep 26 Concordia 2 Carleton 0


OUT WEST

Sat Sep 27 N.A.I.T. 1 Concordia-Edmonton 4
Sat Sep 27 Briercrest College 0 Alaska-Fairbanks 8

Sat Sep 27 Okanagan 4 Logan Lake 5

 

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Preview: October 1, 2025: MANITOBA BISONS at MANITOBA MOOSE

MANITOBA BISONS (0-0-0, 4-2-0, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 8-18-2)
MANITOBA MOOSE (0-0-0, 0-0-0, AHL 2024-25: 25-41-6)

Wednesday, October 1st at 7:00 CDT at Hockey For All Centre
Monday, October 6th at 7:00 CDT at Canada Life Centre

Links:
➤ GoBisons: Team Website
➤ MooseHockey.com: Team Website
➤ MooseHockey.com: Media Information
➤ MooseHockey.com: Training Camp Schedule
➤ MooseHockey.com: Moose Announce Training Camp Roster
➤ MooseHockey.com: Roster (subject to updates)
➤ MooseHockey.com: Listen Live
➤ Elite Prospects: Manitoba Moose Team Page

Back when the Bisons were a national contender, this series stood at 4-2 for the Moose and most games were closely contested. The series was revived two years ago, and the games have been fairly one-sided in favour of the Moose. I remember that the Bisons had an injury plague last year at this time, and had to “borrow” three defencemen from the Moose for game two, which made for a much better game.

Here are the past scores:

October 8, 2002: Moose 6, Bisons 3
September 29, 2005: Bisons 3, Moose 1
October 4, 2005: Moose 6, Bisons 4
September 26, 2007: Moose 7, Bisons 1
September 30, 2008: Bisons 6, Moose 2
September 29, 2010: Moose 2, Bisons 1
October 5, 2023: Moose 5, Bisons 1
October 9, 2023: Moose 5, Bisons 1
October 3, 2024: Moose 7, Bisons 0
October 8, 2024: Moose 5, Bisons 2

Here’s the promo for the 2005 series:

In between these games, the Bisons have a Friday-Saturday tour to the USA, to be previewed in the normal weekend preview. Meanwhile, the Moose have an intra-squad game out in Steinbach’s new arena on Sunday, October 5th. The Moose season starts on October 10th.

 

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October 1, 2025: MOOSE DEFEAT BISONS IN THE BATTLE OF THE HERDS

MANITOBA BISONS 5
MANITOBA MOOSE 7

Links:
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results
➤ Moose: Jets First Round Picks Join Moose Roster

I don’t see any links for this game. However, I scanned the lineup sheet and click the image to see the full size page:

(click for full size image)

The PA was sometimes hard to hear, so there is a fair degree of doubt here. Also, they did not operate the shots clock.

Quick Summary
1st Period
07:54 Moose: 9 Vitelli (47 Anhorn, 43 Engum)
10:44 Moose: 24 Julien (40 O’Leary, 37 Osmundson)

2nd Period
01:08 Bisons: 17 Bruce (16 Joss)
04:06 Moose: 47 Anhorn (40 O’Leary, 24 Julien)
07:01 Moose: 24 Julien (8 Zloty, 4 Barteaux)
07:55 Moose: 9 Vitelli (unassisted)
15:06 Bisons: 14 Swetlikoff (18 Hooker, 23 Lane)
16:09 Bisons: 6 Coyle (17 Bruce, 23 Lane)
19:56 Bisons: 21 Pasternak (14 Swetlikoff, 18 Hooker) PP

3rd Period
06:38 Moose: 22 Dureau (8 Zloty)
08:58 Bisons: 21 Pasternak (Swetlikoff, 18 Hooker)
14:51 Moose: 20 Empey (8 Zloty, 24 Julien)

Goal: Bisons: Holt: 1st & 2nd periods: 5 goals, Kieper: 3rd period: 2 goals; Moose: Worthington: whole game: 5 goals

The first few shifts went back and forth nicely, but then the Moose had the Bisons reeling. It was only 2-0 after the 1st, but jit could have been much worse for the Bisons.

The 2nd period got off to a quick start when Skylar Bruce converted a pass form Mitchell Joss, threw out a few moves, and scored a picture goal. However, it looked like that would be a consolation prize in a drubbing when the Moose made it 5-1 in short order.

But cue the comeback! The Bisons started getting some confidence as their top two lines more than held their own. A pair of goals a minute apart reversed the flow of the game. The Bisons had the Moose reeling, forced a penalty with 37 seconds left, sent out five forwards and then Dawson Pasternak converted a nice passing play with four seconds left to make it a 5-4 game heading into the 3rd period.

For the 3rd period, the Moose replaced Braden Holt with Matthew Kieper in goal. I thought that maybe Jaydon Dureau’s Moose goal might have ended this (it might have been high-sticked into the net, but there was no video). Instead a second goal of Pasternak form Blake Swetlifoff and Captain Hooker again made it anybody’s game. After some back-and-forth action it ended with just one more Moose goal.

All-in-all, a much better game from the Bisons in this match-up over the last three years.

The weekend preview is due on Thursday.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

OUT EAST

Exhibition
Tue Sep 30 McGill 2 U.Q.T.R. 5 (at Mashteuiatsh)

Regular Season
Wed Oct 01 Western Ontario 3 Waterloo 4

Regular Season
Wed Oct 01 Saint Mary's 4 Acadia 3

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

 

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Preview: October 3-4, 2025: MANITOBA at ST. THOMAS & NORTH DAKOTA

MANITOBA BISONS (0-0-0, 4-3-0, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 8-18-2)
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (0-0-0, NCAA 2024-25: 19-14-5, USCHO #19)
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (0-0-0, NCAA 2024-25: 21-15-2, USCHO #11)

Friday, October 3rd at 5:00 CDT at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena, St. Paul, Minnesota
Saturday, October 4th at 6:00 CDT at Ralph Engelstadt Arena, Grand Forks, North Dakota

CW Live Links:
➤ Video: CanadaWest TV
➤ Friday: Hockey Tech
➤ Saturday: Hockey Tech

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

Other Links:
➤ St. Thomas: Men’s Hockey earns top spot in CCHA Coaches’ Poll
➤ St. Thomas: Schedule & Results
➤ North Dakota: North Dakota picked third in 2025-26 NCHC Preseason Media Poll
➤ North Dakota: Schedule & Results : Live Stats
➤ The Hockey News: USCHO Releases Initial 2025-26 Men's College Hockey Rankings
➤ CW Prezly: MHKY: 2025-26 Season Preview & Coaches Poll - Defending champion Huskies voted top dogs
➤ 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 5/24: STU 4 UM 2: no links
➤ Jan 4/25: UND 5 UM 0: Boxscore

The Bisons will face two Top Twenty ranked NCAA opponents this weekend on their tour to the Excited States. The St. Thomas Tommies (NOT the Pids) are a relatively new program in Division 1, and the perennially high-ranked UND No Longer Fighting Sioux, or Former Flickertails. These two Bison opponents will then face one another on October 10th-11th. Hopefully they’ll see sense and have Thanksgiving when it belongs that weekend!

Thus far the Bisons have dressed more players than they need, which IMO is not a plus. Sure, it gets more players on the ice, and it eases them into the season, but for W’s, it’s better to have your four lines, and six defencemen.

I’m thinking the Bisons will want to equal last year’s results against these teams.

The CW released their coaches’ poll. The results are:
1. Saskatchewan Huskies - 71 (7)
2. Mount Royal Cougars - 64 (1)
3. UBC Thunderbirds - 58 (1)
4. Alberta Golden Bears - 49
5. Calgary Dinos - 48
6. MacEwan Griffins - 36
7. Manitoba Bisons - 31
8. Regina Cougars - 23
9. Trinity Western Spartans - 16

The Bisons enter the season having recruited a new defence, which they really needed. The players they lost were mostly on the bottom half of the roster, the exception being Riley Stotts. So the question is whether they can bump one of the top three in their division. Problem is that Sask, MRU, and Calgary could be the top three teams in the conference.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (0-0-0, 4-2-0, 2025 OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 3-22-3)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (0-0-0, 3-3-0, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 21-6-1, lost SF)

Links:
➤ TWU: Simchuk Scores Twice as Spartans Knock off Simon Fraser
➤ TWU: this Week in Sparta
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ YouTube: CBC Online Saturday Night
➤ CBC: Streamin Schedule

The Saturday game in this series is available on YouTube and a CBC link to be announced.

The Evil Monkeys host Holy Trinity in a series that has some importance. The crazy CW playoff format means that only one team in a four team division (which includes these two plus UBC and MacEwan) will miss the playoffs. While I would put money on that team being Holy Trinity, the Apes need to make it happen.

In the pre-season, the Spartans lost twice to UBC, their only games against CW opposition. They defeated Simon Fraser’s BCIHL and NCAA2 teams, plus Okanagan and Vancouver Island. The Monkeys played poorly every Friday, then bounced back on Saturday in all three series. Nobody lost more quality players than they did. Will they rebound? Or will they be a .500 team?

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (0-0-0, 4-2-0, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 22-6-0, lost U-Cup QF)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (0-0-0, 6-2-2, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 23-5-0, bronze at U-Cup)

Links:
➤ MRU: MHKY: 2025-26 Season Preview
➤ UofS: Huskie Happenings (Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2025)
➤ UofS: 2025-26 Season Preview: Huskie Men's Hockey
➤ Huskie Fan: Men’s Hockey (includes audio link)

Here we have a rematch of last year’s final, won by the Banjo-Mutts. They’ll be raising a banner and maybe unveiling a new fire hydrant for the Mangy Ones. The Bluegars lost Clay Hanus to Europe, which is a huge loss after the put up Bobby Orr numbers from the blueline last year. And the Mutts lost Roddy Ross, the all-star goaltender. Nevertheless, these teams were not damaged as badly as the rest of the CW contenders. This is the series which will have my attention.

REGINA COUGARS (0-0-0, 1-2-2, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 5-22-1)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (0-0-0, 4-1-1, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 16-10-2, lost QF)

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

Bedrock U slipped the #5 in the CW last year, and seemed to lose a lot to the NCAA recruiting. They have a whole load of new recruits, but both returning goaltenders who led them to the conference final two years ago. They had the best pre-season results in the conference. The Banjo-Cats improved on paper, but are still given little chance at a playoff berth. They should be capable of playing spoiler as the season unfolds.

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MACEWAN GRIFFINS (0-0-0, 2-4-0, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 10-15-3, lost QF)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (0-0-0, 4-1-1, OHT35 #n/a, 2024-25: 18-8-2, lost SF)

Links:
➤ MacU: Season Preview: New captain Simard leads deep, physical, talented Griffins into new campaign
➤ MacU: CW Coaches Poll: Griffins voted sixth ahead of season opener at UBC on Friday night
➤ UBC: T-Birds host Griffins to open up season of opportunity Friday night at the Doug

The T-irds and Family Guys faced off in last year’s quarter-finals, won by the T-irds. In the pre-season, the T-irds played locally for two weeks, claiming a pair of wins over Holy Trinity and splitting a pair of shoot-outs with Simon Fraser’s Globetrotters. When they faced a stronger opponent in Calgary, they did get a split. I’m thinking that UBC is down a slight tick from last year, and The Family Guys are pretty much the same.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Non-Conference Games
Fri Oct 03 Manitoba at St. Thomas (NCAA) 5:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 04 Manitoba at North Dakota (NCAA) 6:00 CDT EX

Regular Season Games
Fri Oct 03 Mount Royal Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Trinity Western Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Regina Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 MacEwan U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Mount Royal Saskatchewan 4:00 CST/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 MacEwan U.B.C. 3:00 PDT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Regina Calgary 6:00 MDT/7:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Trinity Western Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT

OUT EAST

Regular Season Games
Thu Oct 02 Toronto 5 Brock 1
Thu Oct 02 Laurier 4 Toronto Metropolitan 2
Fri Oct 03 McGill Nipissing 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Ottawa R.M.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 U.Q.T.R. Ontario Tech 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Guelph Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Carleton Queen’s 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Concordia R.M.C. 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Waterloo Toronto Metropolitan 2:15 EDT
Sat Oct 04 Guelph Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 U.Q.T.R. Nipissing 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Carleton Ontario Tech 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Laurier Toronto 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Ottawa Queen’s 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sun Oct 05 York Windsor 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT

Non-Conference Games v NCAA
Fri Oct 03 Windsor Michigan State 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 04 Brock Vermont TBA # EX
Sat Oct 4 Western Ontario at R.I.T. 5:00 EDT/4:00 CDT EX
Sun Oct 05 Waterloo at Robert Morris 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT EX
Sun Oct 05 Brock at Massachusetts-Lowell time TBA EX

All Regular Season Games
Fri Oct 03 Acadia Moncton 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 St. F.X. U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Dalhousie New Brunswick 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 St. F.X. New Brunswick 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Dalhousie U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Moncton Saint Mary’s 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

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

OUT WEST

All Non-Conference Games
Fri Oct 03 Concordia-Edmonton at S.A.I.T. 6:45 MDT/7:45 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Briercrest College at Minot State (NCAA) 7:30 MDT/8:30 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Portage College at UA-Augustana 6:00 MDT/7:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 04 S.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 04 Briercrest College at Minot State (NCAA) 7:30 MDT/8:30 CDT

Regular Season Games
Fri Oct 03 Okanagan at Victoria 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Okanagan at Vancouver Island 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT

Non-Conference Games
Fri Oct 03 Montana Tech at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at Oregon (ACHA) 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT
Fri Oct 03 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Providence College time TBA
Sat Oct 04 Montana Tech at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 04 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at Oregon (ACHA) 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Bentley 4:00 PDT/6:00 CDT EX
Sun Oct 05 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Sacred Heart 1:00 PDT/3:00 CDT EX

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

 

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October 3, 2025: OPENING GAMES OVER, NO SCORE FROM MINNESOTA

MANITOBA BISONS >
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES >

Links:
➤ GoBisons: Team Website
➤ St. Thomas: Schedule & Results

No report yet.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 2
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ TWU: Team Website
➤ UofA: Thacker's late heroics secures 3-2 season-opening win for GBH (with boxscore)
➤ YouTube: CBC Online Saturday Night
➤ CBC: Streaming Schedule

Quick Summary
TWU: C. Lowe (04:47 3rd) , M. Bessey (11:56 3rd)
Alta: A. Tapia Ruiz (07:03 2nd) , A. Hall (16:52 2nd) , A. Thacker (18:48 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Sommer (40 shots, 37 saves), Alta: Kruger (16 shots, 14 saves)

Holy Trinity came close in this one. The Evil Monkeys scored with just over a minute left to break a 2-2 tie. I also see that Trinity had an unsuccessful penalty shot in the 2nd period. Will the Apes keep alive their trend of a Friday fumble followed by a Saturday spring-back? The rematch is streamed by CBC on YouTube.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ MRU: Team Website
➤ UofS: Huskies Secure Season-Opening Win Over Cougars in Canada West Final Rematch (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: Huskies open season in style

Quick Summary
MRU: B. Singleton (17:44 2nd) , J. Lies (13:57 3rd)
Sask: D. Holt (12:19 1st) , R. Pelletier (11:08 2nd) , C. Hayes (02:03 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Sims (25 shots, 22 saves), Sask: Kooy (34 shots, 32 saves)

I was unable to catch much of this one. I might try to watch the replay. It seemed well worthy of a finals rematch.

REGINA COUGARS 2
CALGARY DINOSAURS 7

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ UofC: Dinos open new season with 7-2 rout (with boxscore and video)
➤ UofC: New-look Dinos open 2025-26 season on home ice

Quick Summary
Reg: J. Doucet (07:58 2nd) , T. McMillen (14:20 3rd)
Calg: C. Massier (02:22 1st) , J. Poole (05:21 1st) , M. Stewart (17:23 1st) , J. Poole (11:20 2nd) , L. Hauer (19:01 2nd) , M. Corbet (02:02 3rd) , S. Kirkpatrick (13:54 3rd)
Goal: Reg: Maric (39 shots, 32 saves), Calg: Stankowski (16 shots, 14 saves)

This one was all over early, with Bedrock U racking up a 3-0 lead in the 1st. Of note, there was also a penalty shot in this game, a miss by the Dinos.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 4
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ MacU: Quick early goals set tone, Ironside holds the fort as Griffins knock off UBC in season opener (with boxscore and video)
➤ UBC: Griffins strike early, spoil UBC’s home opener party (with boxscore and video)

Quick Summary
Mac: D. Jean Jr. (05:03 1st) , V. Scott (05:35 1st) , K. Chabot (09:01 3rd) , V. Scott (18:08 3rd)
UBC: N. Sullivan (09:51 2nd) , T. Thorpe (01:48 3rd)
Goal: Mac: Ironside (29 shots, 27 saves), UBC: Schwebius (13 shots, 10 saves)

An empty-netter put this upset away for The Family Guys. They jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the 1st period, then had just seven shots on goal the rest of the way.

NEXT UP

Non-Conference Games
Sat Oct 04 Manitoba at North Dakota (NCAA) 6:00 CDT EX

Regular Season Games
Sat Oct 04 Mount Royal Saskatchewan 4:00 CST/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 MacEwan U.B.C. 3:00 PDT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Regina Calgary 6:00 MDT/7:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Trinity Western Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT

OUT EAST

Regular Season Games
Fri Oct 03 McGill 5 Nipissing 3
Fri Oct 03 Ottawa 5 R.M.C. 0
Fri Oct 03 U.Q.T.R. 6 Ontario Tech 2
Fri Oct 03 Guelph 5 Lakehead 2
Fri Oct 03 Carleton 3 Queen’s 2
Sat Oct 04 Concordia R.M.C. 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Waterloo Toronto Metropolitan 2:15 EDT
Sat Oct 04 Guelph Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 U.Q.T.R. Nipissing 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Carleton Ontario Tech 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Laurier Toronto 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Ottawa Queen’s 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sun Oct 05 York Windsor 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT

Non-Conference Games v NCAA
Fri Oct 03 Windsor 0 Michigan State 4
Sat Oct 04 Brock Vermont TBA # EX
Sat Oct 4 Western Ontario at R.I.T. 5:00 EDT/4:00 CDT EX
Sun Oct 05 Waterloo at Robert Morris 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT EX
Sun Oct 05 Brock at Massachusetts-Lowell time TBA EX

All Regular Season Games
Fri Oct 03 Acadia 1 Moncton 4
Fri Oct 03 St. F.X. 6 U.P.E.I. 2
Fri Oct 03 Dalhousie 2 New Brunswick 11
Sat Oct 04 St. F.X. New Brunswick 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Dalhousie U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Moncton Saint Mary’s 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

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

OUT WEST

All Non-Conference Games
Fri Oct 03 Concordia-Edmonton 5 S.A.I.T. 4
Fri Oct 03 Briercrest College 5 Minot State (NCAA) 6
Sat Oct 04 Portage College at UA-Augustana 6:00 MDT/7:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 04 S.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 04 Briercrest College at Minot State (NCAA) 7:30 MDT/8:30 CDT

Regular Season Games
Fri Oct 03 Okanagan 5 Victoria 9
Sat Oct 04 Okanagan at Vancouver Island 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT

Non-Conference Games
Fri Oct 03 Montana Tech 2 Logan Lake 10
Fri Oct 03 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) 2 Oregon (ACHA) 1
Fri Oct 03 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 1 Providence College 7
Sat Oct 04 Montana Tech at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 04 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at Oregon (ACHA) 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT
Sat Oct 04 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Bentley 4:00 PDT/6:00 CDT EX
Sun Oct 05 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Sacred Heart 1:00 PDT/3:00 CDT EX

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

 

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October 4, 2025: THE NIGHT OF THE ONE-SIDED GAMES

MANITOBA BISONS 0
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS 7

Links:
➤ GoBisons: Team Website
➤ UND: No. 11/10 North Dakota shakes off rust with 7-0 exhibition win over Manitoba
➤ UND: Boxscore

Still no score from Friday night. It was dubbed a "scrimmage".

I was listening on radio until my multi-screens with CFL, MLB, and CWTV coverage made it hard to hear. The first period was reasonably good, with UND leading 11-7 on shots and 2-0 on goals. The Bisons took a lot of penalties, and UND went 3-for-7. The Bisons’ new kit was on display!

IG Video Clip

I generally like the new look, but the blue strip isn’t necessary. They usually have pretty good uniforms with a unique brown colour.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 1
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ TWU (Friday late): Bears Squeak by Spartans with Late Goal (with boxscore)
➤ UofA: Boxscore (game report to follow)

Quick Summary
TWU: J. Swan (12:51 1st)
Alta: A. Hall (15:23 1st) , R. Duguay (07:49 2nd) , M. Ward (03:50 3rd) , N. Boyko (13:34 3rd) , M. Pacheco (18:19 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Sommer (51 shots, 46 saves), Alta: Sim (27 shots, 26 saves)

This was CBC’s Game-of-the-Week. Not exactly a marquee match-up, but any coverage is good coverage. This was just a 2-1 game into the 3rd period, so the Evil Monkeys could have easily slipped on a banana peel in this one. They are looking rather “mid”. We’ll have to see how they gel in due time.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 6
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2

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

Quick Summary
MRU: V. Watterodt (06:52 1st) , T. Komzak (07:17 1st) , C. Poffenroth (19:18 1st) , R. Aquilon (01:04 3rd) , C. Bouchard (05:36 3rd) , L. Feist (11:50 3rd)
Sask: C. Stebbings (11:30 1st) , C. Stebbings (12:53 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Buenaventura (23 shots, 21 saves), Sask: Thompson (32 shots, 26 saves)

Yet another saved penalty shot in this one. Are the referees PS-happy this year? That would not be a bad thing. Anyhow, the Bluegars bounced back big-time to get some measure of revenge after a loss to the Banjo-Mutts in last year’s conference final.

REGINA COUGARS 2
CALGARY DINOSAURS 9

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ UofC: Pakkala, Stewart each score twice as Dinos attack continues to roll (with boxscore and video)

Quick Summary
Reg: C. Whyte (19:43 1st) , J. Steele (04:16 2nd)
Calg: A. Kydd (03:43 1st) , L. Hammett (06:09 1st) , H. Pakkala (13:28 1st) , H. Pakkala (16:03 1st) , M. Stewart (17:07 1st) , S. Kirkpatrick (19:59 2nd) , M. Stewart (10:00 3rd) , S. Strange (18:44 3rd) , L. Hauer (19:58 3rd)
Goal: Reg: Cunningham L (13 shots, 7 saves), Maric (26 shots, 23 saves), Calg: Tetachuk (21 shots, 19 saves)

Bedrock U dominated the Kittens for the 2nd night in a row. They were up 5-0 in the 1st period, and it was basically all over. The Bisons are off to Regina next weekend and then host the Dinos the weekend after that.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 0
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 6

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ UBC: Mirwald posts first Canada West shutout in emphatic T-Birds bounce back win (with boxscore and video)

Quick Summary
Mac: none
UBC: R. Kotai (06:18 1st) , N. Sullivan (03:29 2nd) , K. Sadhra-Kang (08:01 2nd) , S. Mutala (18:48 2nd) , R. Kotai (07:37 3rd) , N. Sullivan (15:52 3rd)
Goal: Mac: Ironside (36 shots, 30 saves), UBC: Mitterwald (20 shots, 20 saves)

Not even Ironside could solve this case. Friday was a big upset for The Family Guys, but this was a good old beatdown by the T-irds. The 1st period was tight (1-0), but in the 2nd period the T-irds scored thrice, whilst outshooting Mac 15-3. It was all over.

NEXT UP

Non-Conference Games
Mon Oct 06 Manitoba Bisons at Manitoba Moose 7:00 CDT CLC EX

Regular Season Games
Fri Oct 10 Manitoba Regina 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 10 MacEwan Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 10 Mount Royal Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 10 U.B.C. Trinity Western 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT

OUT EAST

Sat Oct 04 Concordia 4 R.M.C. 3
Sat Oct 04 Waterloo 4 Toronto Metropolitan 2
Sat Oct 04 Guelph 3 Lakehead 2
Sat Oct 04 U.Q.T.R. 1 Nipissing 4
Sat Oct 04 Carleton 2 Ontario Tech 3
Sat Oct 04 Laurier 4 Toronto 2
Sat Oct 04 Ottawa 5 Queen’s 6
Sun Oct 05 York Windsor 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Wed Oct 08 Concordia McGill 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 09 Brock Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 09 Western Ontario Toronto 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 09 York Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 09 Waterloo Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT

Non-Conference Games v NCAA
Sat Oct 04 Brock 2 Vermont 5
Sat Oct 04 Western Ontario 1 R.I.T. 6
Sun Oct 05 Waterloo at Robert Morris 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT EX

All Regular Season Games
Sat Oct 04 St. F.X. 2 New Brunswick 5
Sat Oct 04 Dalhousie 1 U.P.E.I. 2 (so)
Sat Oct 04 Moncton 4 Saint Mary’s 3
Wed Oct 08 St. F.X. Dalhousie 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 10 Dalhousie Moncton 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 10 U.P.E.I. Saint Mary’s 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 10 New Brunswick Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

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

OUT WEST

All Non-Conference Games
Sat Oct 04 Portage College at UA-Augustana - no result
Sat Oct 04 S.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton - no result
Sat Oct 04 Briercrest College 2 Minot State (ACHA) 3
Fri Oct 10 UA-Augustana at Red Deer Poly 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 10 S.A.I.T. v N.A.I.T. (at Red Deer) 8:00 MDT/9:00 CDT

Regular Season Games
Sat Oct 04 Okanagan 4 Vancouver Island 6

Non-Conference Games
Sat Oct 04 Montana Tech 4 (ACHA) Logan Lake 6
Sat Oct 04 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at Oregon (ACHA) - no result
Sat Oct 04 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 3 Bentley 8
Sun Oct 05 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Sacred Heart 1:00 PDT/3:00 CDT EX

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

 

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October 5, 2025: SUNDAY LINKS

I did not stay up late waiting for links to arise, so here they are now, along with late Saturday and Sunday results.

MANITOBA BISONS 6?
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES 4?

Links:
➤ GoBisons: Team Website
➤ St. Thomas: Schedule & Results
➤ CCHA: 2025-26 St. Thomas Hockey Schedule
➤ Instagram: UM Bisons Hockey

This Friday game was categorized as a “scrimmage”. There is nothing about it on either sides’ schedule & results page. The Bison social media is weak, except on Instagram. Facebook and X/Twitter sites are no longer being updated. Now, I thought I quickly saw a 6-4 Bison win on IG, but could not find that picture later on. (This is the problem with IG.) So I have inserted that score with a question mark.

Links:
➤ TWU: Spartans Drop Second Game to Alberta Golden Bears (with boxscore)
➤ UofA: 10 Bears record a point in blowout win over TWU (with boxscore)

Links:
➤ UofS: Huskies Settle for Weekend Split After 6-2 Loss to Cougars

Links:
➤ MacU: Griffins run into hot goaltender early, end up chasing game in 6-0 rematch loss to UBC (with boxscore)

REMINDER

Mon Oct 06 Manitoba Bisons at Manitoba Moose 7:00 CDT Canada Life Centre

This series was previewed before their game on Oct 1st.

OUT EAST

Sun Oct 05 York 1 Windsor 5

Non-Conference Games v NCAA
Sun Oct 05 Waterloo 2 Robert Morris 6

Sat Oct 04 St. F.X. 2 New Brunswick 5
Sat Oct 04 Dalhousie 1 U.P.E.I. 2 (so)
Sat Oct 04 Moncton 4 Saint Mary’s 5
Corrected results.

OUT WEST

All Non-Conference Games
Sat Oct 04 Portage College 2 UA-Augustana 3
Sat Oct 04 S.A.I.T. 5 Concordia-Edmonton 1

Non-Conference Games
Sat Oct 04 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) 6 Oregon (ACHA) 1
Sun Oct 05 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 1 Sacred Heart 5

 

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October 6, 2025: MONDAY NIGHT HOCKEY SEES NHL PROSPECTS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

MANITOBA BISONS 1
MANITOBA MOOSE 4

Links:
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results
➤ Moose: Updated Moose Roster (PDF)

This was a nice Monday night at the Canada Life Centre. They should have told fans that there would be no admission. Just expensive popcorn and drinks!

They never passed out line-up sheets for this one, but the Bisons had their usual IG picture:

Scratches:
Forwards: 9 Alarie, 21 Pasternak, 28 Behun
Goaltenders: 30 Kieper, 31 Holt, 34 Plowman

In a twist, each of the three Moose goaltenders played two periods, one for each team in a rotation fashion.

Moose alignment:
Defence:
8 Zloty - 36 Fedorek
4 Barteaux - 2 Bauer
47 Anhorn - 44 Salomonsson

Forwards:
41 Isley - 29 Yager - 22 Dureau
53 Dufort - 14 Yoder - 20 Empey
39 Barlow - 10 Conley - 9 Vitelli
37 Osmundson - 26 Wagner - 40 O'Leary

There is no link I could find with a boxscore or summary, and the shots clock was not in operation. So I compiled what I could.

Quick Summary
1st Period
no scoring
goalies: Moose: 50 DiVincentis, Bisons 32 Milic

2nd Period
03:09 Moose: 44 Salomonsson (22 Dureau)
18:47 Moose: 39 Barlow (26 Wagner)
goalies: Moose: 30 Poulter, Bisons: 50 DiVincentis

3rd Period
00:15 Moose: 39 Barlow (9 Vitelli)
12:22 Bisons: 23 Lane (6 Coyle, 24 Brennan)
17:29 Moose: 29 Yager (41 Isley) ENG
goalies: Moose: Milic, Bisons: Poulter

Of note, all four Moose goals were scored by prime NHL prospects due for the Jets' roster by no later than 2027-28.

Both 2nd period goals were over Domenic DiVincentis's right shoulder. Elias Salomonsson (2022 2nd round pick) crept in from the point and got away a zinger into the top corner. Then Colby Barlow (2023 1st round pick) outmuscled the Bison D to get his stick on a puck just outside the crease, and lifted it almost straight up into that same corner.

The Moose acquired a bit of comfort early in the 3rd when Barlow again pounced on a puck that Poulter didn't control (but really should have), and jammed it home. But there was no quit in the Bisons. Grady Lane broke the shutout, giving the Bisons some hope for a comeback. They pulled the goalie with two-and-a-half minutes left in a bid to pull off an upset, but instead 1st round pick Brayden Yager (2023 1st round pick) scored a long-distance empty-netter to seal the deal.

All-in-all, a decent enough performance against an opponent much stronger than Regina!

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

I kinda like the Minot Inoffensive, Non-Aggressive Rodents!