2026-27 MANITOBA BISONS/USPORTS

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October 3, 2026: BISONS BEAT THE PIDS

MANITOBA BISONS 5
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES 3

Links:
➤ STU: Team Website
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results
➤ UND: NOTES: No. 4 North Dakota opens 2026-27 with pair of exhibition contests
➤ UND: No. 4 UND rides special teams in 4-1 exhibition win over Augustana

There is nothing at all on the STU website, but the Bisons posted the score at Instagram. It looks like this game might also be classified by the Minnesota version of the Pids as a “scrimmage”, like last year. Anyhow, this makes the Herd 4-2-0 on the pre-season.

Meanwhile, tomorrow’s opponent, the Fighting Hawks, or Fighting Sioux, or Flickertails, opened their season on Saturday night with a 4-1 win over the Augustana Vikings, South Dakota version. How ironic that both of tomorrow’s opponents played an American team with the same name as a Canadian team.

I really do want an explanation for how the Bisons gave up 8 goals in a game against Regina, then 6 goals in total over two games against NCAA ranked teams.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4
REGINA COUGARS 1

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

This was the game at the Big River Reserve. The Banjo-Mutts uploaded the disappearing kind of Instagram blurbs throughout the evening, but none have made their way to the website or X or Facebook. I believe that the last goal was an empty-netter. The glimpses of the shot clock showed that the margin was close. The Banjo-Cats thus lose by more than one for the first time this pre-season. Perhaps they deserve to be better than 1-4-1. The Banjo-Mutts are 7-2-0, and 4-2-0 against the CW.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5

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

Unlike The Family Guys, The Evil Monkeys aren’t uploading pre-season games to Hockey Tech. Like Sask did, Alberta uploaded disappearing blurbs on Instagram and the final goal was, indeed, an empty-netter. This sweep moves the Monkeys to 7-1-0. They are now done with CW opponents for the pre-season, against whom they went 5-1-0. They open with a bye next week and face another Battle of Edmontown when they face NAIT. MacEwan finishes the pre-season at 4-2-0, where Alberta was their only CW opponent.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 1
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ MRU: Schedule & Results
➤ UBC: Schedule & Results (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
MRU: D. Milliken (05:17 3rd)
UBC: B. Schuurman (08:41 1st) , Z. Nicholson (19:47 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Maric (8 shots, 6 saves), UBC: Gee (23 shots, 22 saves)

The T-irds managed to complete a sweep here, but those uploaded stats deserve a good look. UBC managed just eight (8) shots on goal this game, and just one (1) in the 2nd period. All three goals were scored on the PP. UBC is now 4-2-2, and moves kinda over .500 at 3-2-2 against the CW. The Bluegars are 2-3-1, and 1-2-0 against the CW.

N.A.I.T. OOKS 0
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 5

Links:
➤ NAIT: Schedule & Results
➤ TWU: Schedule & Results

Somebody at Holy Trinity showed this game on Twitch, without commentary. The link disappears once the game is over. I started watching at the 1st intermission, when it was 0-0 and the scoreboard showed NAIT ahead 13-7 in shots. However, the 2nd and 3rd periods were dominated by Trinity. It was 2-0 after two, and 5-0 final. Two shut-outs, against a good ACAC team, is commendable. Trinity is 6-0-0, with five of those wins outside the CW.


NEXT UP

Exhibition games:
Sun Oct 04 Manitoba at North Dakota (NCAA) 3:07 CDT
Wed Oct 07 Manitoba at Omaha (NCAA) 7:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 N.A.I.T. (ACAC) at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT

Regular season games:
Fri Oct 09 Calgary Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Trinity Western Regina 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 MacEwan Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Manitoba U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT


OUT EAST

Exhibition games:
Sat Oct 03 Ontario Tech 4 Lakehead 3 (ot)
Sat Oct 03 Nipissing 2 Waterloo 1
Sat Oct 03 Lake Superior State (NCAA) 5 Windsor 2
Sat Oct 03 Toronto 2 Notre Dame (NCAA) 1 (ot)
Sat Oct 03 Western Ontario 1 Western Michigan (NCAA) 5
Sat Oct 03 Carleton at Bentley (NCAA) - no report
Sat Oct 03 Brock 2 Vermont (NCAA) 4
Sun Oct 04 Carleton at Sacred Heart (NCAA) 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT

Regular season games:
Fri Oct 09 Brock at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Queen's at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Carleton at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Toronto at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Nipissing at Concordia 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 York at Waterloo 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Toronto Metropolitan at Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Lakehead at Windsor 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT

Exhibition games:
Fri Oct 02 St. F.X. 4 U.P.E.I. 2 rescheduled
Sat Oct 03 Moncton 0 New Brunswick 3

Regular season games:
Wed Oct 07 Saint Mary's Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 New Brunswick St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Moncton Dalhousie 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 U.P.E.I. Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

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


OUT WEST

Exhibition games:
Sat Oct 03 Concordia-Edmonton v UA-Augustana cancelled
Sat Oct 03 Red Deer Poly 5 S.A.I.T. 3
Fri Oct 09 Concordia-Edmonton at Portage College 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Briercrest College at Minot State (ACHA) 7:30 CDT

Regular season games:
Sat Oct 03 Simon Fraser 0 Vancouver Island 1
Fri Oct 09 Okanagan at Thompson Rivers 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Thompson Rivers at Okanagan 5:45 PDT/7:45 CDT

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

 

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October 4, 2026: BISONS DOWNED AT THE RALPH

MANITOBA BISONS 1
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS 5

Links:
➤ UND: Menghini scores twice as No. 4 North Dakota rolls past Manitoba, 5-1
➤ UND: Sunday Live Stats : Boxscore
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results

Quick Summary
Man: G. Lane (2:45 2nd)
UND: A. Menghini (11:06 1st), J. Kernan (12:57 1st), C. Carels (5:27 2nd), K. Verhoeff (14:28 3rd), A. Menghini (17:06 3rd)
Goal: Man: Holt L (32 shots, 29 saves), Kieper (24 shots, 22 saves), UND: Heil W (8 shots, 7 saves), Scheiwiller (1 shots, 1 saves)

The Fighting Hawks used to be called the Flickertails, then the Fighting Sioux before going a couple years without a nickname. I have never gotten used to “Fighting Hawks” as a moniker. Since I prefer vintage and alternate logos in the pre-season, I went for the Flickertails look.

The Bisons dressed 11 forwards and 7 defencemen. Three forwards (Eric Allarie, London Hoilett, and Nolan Chastko) and one goaltender (Justin Perreault) were scratched. Hopefully, no serious injuries are involved.

Three games in three days on the road is never easy. UND dominated the shot clock (to say the least), but it took a couple of late goals to put it away. It was 3-1 with just over 5 minutes left when Dawson Pasternak was assessed two minutes for slashing, and then Keaton Verhoeff cashed in to make it 4-1. Braden Holt and Matthew Kieper split the game in net. I do not know what alignment the Bisons used against MSU and STU earlier in the weekend.

The Herd has one more exhibition game on Wednesday and then the regular season starts Friday in Vancouver. The next home series is October 16th and 17th.

NEXT UP

Exhibition games:
Wed Oct 07 Manitoba at Omaha (NCAA) 7:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 N.A.I.T. (ACAC) at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT

Regular season games:
Fri Oct 09 Calgary at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Trinity Western at Regina 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 MacEwan at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Manitoba at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

Exhibition games:
Sun Oct 04 Carleton 0 Sacred Heart (NCAA) 3 : Boxscore

 

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Preview: October 7, 2026: MANITOBA at OMAHA

MANITOBA BISONS (2025-26: 12-13-3, 6th in CW, 4-3-0, OHT35 #n/a)
OMAHA MAVERICKS (2025-26: 8-16-0, 8th in NCHC, 1-0-0, USCHO #35)

Wednesday, October 7th at 6:30 CDT at Omaha, Neb.

Links:
➤ YouTube: 2026-Oct-04 Manitoba at North Dakota
➤ UNO: Team Website : App
➤ UNO: Radio : NCHC TV
➤ UNO: Live Stats
➤ GoBisons: Team Website
➤ Unomaha.edu: 1997-Oct-17 Manitoba at Omaha (Complete Game)
➤ YouTube: 2019-Oct-07 Manitoba at Omaha
➤ YouTube: 2024-Dec-29 Manitoba at Omaha
➤ YouTube: 2025-Dec-20 Manitoba at Omaha

First, I came across (and linked) a 19-minute highlight video of Sunday’s game at UND. They said the Bisons just arrived from St. Paul at 1:00 p.m. for the 3:00 p.m. game.

This is the finale to the Bisons’ extensive pre-season. After three games in three days, and with the regular season starting Friday in British California, I am not sure this exhibition benefits the team preparations. However, Bison management have cultivated good relationships with teams around the mid-west and this fixture in Omaha has become a quasi-annual event. The Bisons return to the Excited States in the Christmas season, playing Minnesota-Duluth and a second match against Minnesota State.

For historical context, the first game in Mavericks’ team history was against the Bisons, on October 17, 1997. The video of that complete game is linked. The Bisons won that one, 3-2. In digging up that one, I came across YouTube highlight videos of games between these teams from 2019, 2024, and 2025 (also linked).

Last year, the Mavericks poached seven players from USports, six of those from the CW, in a 15 player recruiting class. They were:
- Sean Tschigerl - Forward - Alberta
- Marc Lajoie - Defence - Alberta
- Aidan de la Gorgendiere - Defence - Alberta
- Brett Hyland - Forward - Alberta
- Samuel Huo - Forward - UBC
- Landon Kosior - Defence - Saskatchewan
- Maxime Pellerin - Forward - McGill

Three of those guys didn’t last. I suppose that Kosior didn’t like corn-based Nebraska moonshine, so returned to Sask. De la Gorgendiere and Huo went to the ECHL at the end of the season, the former now is in Slovakia and the latter with San Jose in the AHL.

Omaha had one game last weekend, a 4-1 win over Air Force, to start their season. They are the only unranked Bison NCAA opponent. However, in the USCHO poll, they did get one vote.

I’ll likely follow along with the live stats and listen to the radio broadcast. A day pass on NCHC TV is $16.95 in US funds. Now-a-days, a conversion to recession-bucks is needed, and that’s 25 loonies.

 

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October 6, 2026: CALGARY’S ROSTER

In the Town of Bedrock, they have finally uploaded a full 2026-27 roster to complete the set in the CW. The recruitment report from July 14, 2026 is here. Additions to that list have been one goaltender and two defencemen, plus three U-Sports transfers.

The other roster pages are here:
Regina - July 20th
MacEwan - August 20th
Trinity Western - September 1st
Mount Royal - September 10th
UBC - September 10th
Manitoba - September 30th
Alberta - September 30th
Saskatchewan - September 30th

Goaltenders:
Returning:
35 Carl Tetachuk G (9-4-0, 2.29 GAA, .913 S%)
37 Jari Kykkanen G (0-0-0, 3.00 GAA, .909 S%)

Arrivals:
31 Kelton Pyne - G - Vancouver (WHL)

Departures:
37 Carl Stankowski G (10-4-1, 2.30 GAA, .910 S%)

The Dinos have been anchored by the Two Carls in net for the past four seasons. Stankowski is gone now, but Tetachuk could easily be a good #1, and Pyne has good major junior credentials.

Defencemen:
Returning:
41 Remy Aquilon D (2-5-14-19 with MRU)
22 Connor Horning D (22-6-7-13)
21 Dylan Anderson D (19-0-8-8)
7 Kurtis Smythe D (26-0-7-7 in 2024-25 with MRU)
15 Logen Hammett D (27-2-4-6)
17 Wyatt Wilson D (26-0-5-5)
9 Pavel Bocharov D (13-1-3-4)
2 Tre Fouquette D (19-2-1-3)
26 Kaiden Bugera D (9-2-1-3)

Arrivals:
5 Vincent Palmarin - D - Warman (SJHL)
12 Russ Demo - D - Kindersley (SJHL)

Departures:
4 Sean Strange D (28-4-19-23)
44 Brody Maguire D (11-0-0-0)
- Ranon Joseph D (0-0-0-0)

Does any team in the country have seven returning defencemen, plus two veterans transfering from another U-Sports team? They lost Strange, by far their highest scoring blueliner, but they have a lot of volume.

Forwards:
Returning:
23 Hayden Pakkala F (28-15-11-26)
29 Jake Poole F (26-11-13-24)
25 Gavin Schmidt F (28-8-13-21)
24 Stephen Kirkpatrick F (28-7-13-20)
39 Brendan Lee F (28-8-8-16)
11 Carter Massier F (23-5-7-12)
44 Fischer O'Brien F (24-4-4-8 with RMC)
16 Logan Hauer F (19-4-3-7)
20 Matt Corbet F (25-1-6-7)
27 Davis Fry F (24-3-3-6)
28 Riley Gannon F (2-1-0-1)

Arrivals:
6 Ryan Arnold - F - Fort McMurray (AJHL)
14 Trae Johnson - F - Swift Current (WHL)
19 Sam Oremba - F - Spokane (WHL)
43 Anthony Wilson - F - Swift Current (WHL)

Departures:
38 Adam Kydd F (28-8-33-41)
42 Mack Stewart F (28-9-10-19)
18 Andrej Kovacevic F (8-2-2-4)
14 Jacksenn Hungle F (10-1-3-4)
- Kailus Green F (0-0-0-0)

Ten returnees plus a transfer are nice to have, but they did lose Kydd (their leading scorer) and Stewart (their 4th leading scorer). Three newcomers have WHL experience, but none have gaudy numbers like Kydd or Stewart.

Links:
➤ Elite Prospects: Calgary Team Page
➤ Calgary: Team Roster Page
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Calgary Team Statistics
➤ LeagueStat Media Access: 2025-26 Regular Season (scroll down to Calgary)

 

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October 7, 2026: BISONS FINALLY FINISH THEIR PRE-SEASON

MANITOBA BISONS 2
OMAHA MAVERICKS 9

Links:
➤ UNO: Omaha Hockey Welcomes Manitoba for Home Exhibition
➤ UNO: Digital Program
➤ UNO: Omaha Hockey Scores Nine in Exhibition Victory Over Manitoba
➤ UNO: Live Stats
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results

This was an odd game.

First, London Hoilett and Skyler Bruce were scratched. Third goaltender Justin Perreault was listed but did not play. Matthew Kieper played the first 30 in net, then Braden Holt played the last 30.

The game was scoreless after the 1st period, even though the shots were 18-4 in favour of the hosts.

Then the Mavericks went nuts in the 2nd. An early goal gave them a 1-0 lead, but then they took a penalty right away. Instead of the Bisons levelling the score, a shorthanded goal made it 2-0. Mid-period, the Mavericks took another penalty. Again, a shorthanded goal, and it was 3-0. The Bisons continued to press on the PP and at least broke even when Brandon Funk made it 3-1. The Herd’s goaltending wasn’t what it was in past games, as three more goals were pumped in a minute-or-two apart. Six goals on 11 shots in the period.

The 3rd period was largely academic. However, the shots were 10-10 and the Mavericks had three more goals. Caden Zaplitny score for the Bisons in the midst of those goals.

On the night, Kieper stopped a respectable 22 of 25 shots. Holt stopped 7 of 13 shots. I haven’t seen any replays, but yikes! Even if they were all breakaways, that’s not a flattering statistic. Unlike Sunday at UND, where he stopped 26 of 29 shots.

The Bisons thus end the pre-season at 4-4-0, having gone 3-1-0 against Regina and 1-3-0 against NCAA teams. Now they have one day off before playing a pair of games at UBC. There are NHL teams with a lesser schedule than this.


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

Regular Season Begins
Wed Oct 07 Saint Mary's 2 Acadia 5

Links:
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results

 

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Preview: October 9-10, 2026: MANITOBA at U.B.C.

MANITOBA BISONS (2025-26: 12-13-3, 6th in CW, 4-4-0, OHT35 #16)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (2025-26: 23-2-3, 1st in CW, 4-2-2, OHT35 #1)

Friday, October 9th at 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT at Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver
Saturday, October 10th at 2:30 PDT/4:30 CDT at Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver

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

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: Bisons Men’s Hockey Focused on Competing for 60 Minutes in 2026-27
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Other Links:
➤ UBC: ‘Birds officially open new era Friday night vs Bisons
➤ YouTube: CBC YouTube Channel
➤ CW: Games of the Week on Telus and CBC ∞ CBC Sports Streaming Schedule
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page ∞ Top 10
➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings
➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Daily Schedule
➤ CW: LeagueStat Media Access
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Last series:
➤ Nov 7/25: UBC 8 UM 1: Game Centre
➤ Nov 8/25: UBC 7 UM 4: Game Centre

The regular season is finally ready to launch. Keep in mind that this is the 3rd and final season of the CW’s failed experiment with two rotating divisions. The past two years, they had an East (always including the Man/Sask teams) and a West division (always including the BC teams). The Edmonton teams played one year in the East, then switched to West, and the Calgary teams did the reverse. This year, the four Alberta teams are in Division “A” and the Man/Sask teams join BC in Division “B”.

Also, playoff berths were (and are) allocated on a divisional basis. The 2nd and 3rd place teams cross-over in the quarter-finals, with the winners also doing a cross-over with the 1st place teams in the semi-finals. So if you’re confused as to how Alberta made the playoffs yet was 7th, and Manitoba missed and was 6th, this was how.

This year, the Bisons get a break. They need to finish in the top three of a division which includes UBC, Sask, Regina, and Trinity. I have a hunch that the Bisons will be hunkered down in 3rd place fairly early without much chance of moving up or down.

Before the pre-season, I had UBC and Sask set to fight in out for top spot in this division. The T-irds had a great regular season last year (23-2-3), before losing to Sask in the semi-finals. But they have stumbled in this pre-season, going 3-2-2 against CW teams. They are just one OTL short of last year’s loss record. One unique thing is that they lost games where they outshot their opponent, then did the vice versa against MRU. They started with a shoot-out loss against Holy Trinity, then beat U-Vic in a BCIHL game to salvage the opening weekend. They did show progress each weekend, going from no wins to one win then to two wins.

One concern is with the shrinking Bison roster, now down to 23 players. Two previously announced recruits (goalie Austin Dubinsky and defenceman Cole Unger) never appeared on the exhibition roster. Returning forward Miguel Bouvier played in the home games against Regina, but then left the roster. Now, recruit London Hoilett has left the roster. He did not dress for the home series against Regina, but then played in Regina. They did add a 3rd goaltender, Justin Perreault. None of the departed players have surfaced elsewhere. In fact, Hoilett is still listed as a Bison at Elite Prospects.


ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2025-26: 4-21-3, 9th in CW, 6-0-0, OHT35 #33)
REGINA COUGARS (2025-26: 6-22-0, 8th in CW, 1-4-1, OHT35 #32)

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

These teams finished last in their respective divisions the past two seasons, so now at least one will be assured of escaping the cellar this year. Holy Trinity has been last overall in the CW every year since joining in the Covid-cancelled 2020-21 season. Their point totals have gone from 5 to 7 to 9 (twice) to a record 11 last year.

Meanwhile, the Banjo-Cats have made the playoffs twice in the last 12 seasons, in 2022 and 2023. In the race for 8th with Trinity, they split their last three series, against Sask, Manitoba, and Trinity, to avoid the basement.

The Spartans have two marquee players in Mikhailo Simchuk (28 GP, 16 G, 14 A, 30 Pts) and Christian Lowe (26 GP, 11 G, 19 A, 30 Pts). Regina does not have the equivalent. In fact, they lost their veteran scoring talent due to graduation. In person, they looked fairly organized and could present as a difficult opponent. In 6 games against Manitoba and Sask, they had just one loss beyond a one-goal difference.

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CALGARY DINOSAURS (2025-26: 19-8-1, 4th in CW, 3-2-0, OHT35 #5)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (2025-26: 19-7-2, 3rd in CW, won playoffs, 7-2-0, OHT35 #7)

Links:
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ UofS: USask Huskies Celebrate 2025-26 Academic All-Canadians
➤ Huskie Fan: Huskies host Calgary for Thanksgiving weekend hockey

This could be the best match-up of the weekend. These teams were 3rd and 4th last year, and the Banjo-Mutts won the playoff championship. They met in the pre-season, with Sask winning 8-0 and Bedrock U rebounding to win 5-4. Calgary did lose their top scoring forward and defenceman, and one of their goaltending tandem, but they have returned 22 players. Sask returns 19 players, though they have taken a hit with their top three scorers graduated. These are among the most veteran-heavy rosters in the country.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS (2025-26: 12-11-5, 5th in CW, 6-0-0, OHT35 #21)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (2025-26: 20-6-2, 2nd in CW, 2-3-1, OHT35 #4)

Links:
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ MRU: How Swede it is: Building a home away from home

The Bluegars have lost a lot of scoring punch (4 of top 6 forwards), plus Clay Hanus with Bobby Orr-level scoring numbers from the blueline. Their uploaded story covers their Swedish recruits. They may not finish 2nd overall, but they will still be a strong team expected to challenge for first in their division. They were 1-2-0 against CW teams in pre-season.

The Family Guys showed they could dominate the OUA in pre-season (3-0-0) but they were 0-2-0 against Alberta in their only CW match-up. They finished ahead of those Evil Monkeys last year, and must do so again this year if they want a playoff berth from the new Saudi Alberta Division. Their goaltending and forwards look to be solid, but they took a hit on defence. They lost their top four offensive defencemen.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (2025-26: 11-13-4, 7th in CW, 7-1-0, OHT35 #25)
N.A.I.T. OOKS (2025-26: 11-1-0-12, 3rd in ACAC, 2-2-0)

Links:
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ NAIT: Team Website

The Evil Monkeys start with a bye week, and slotted in a non-conference match-up against NAIT, in a second consecutive Battle of Edmontown. Many observers thought that there was a severe banana shortage in Edmontown, after they finished 7th overall a year ago. They have replaced all three goaltenders. They have returned two of their top six defencemen. Only one of their top six scorers has returned. Their recruiting class includes a mixed bag of WHL, transfers from NCAA, U-Sports, and ACAC, and Junior A. After last years mass roster-raid, they have had to dip into alternative sources for players. They might be better on ice than on paper. They were 5-1-0 against CW teams in the pre-season.

NAIT have swept two games against Portage College, then were shut-out by Holy Trinity twice last weekend. I guess we’ll see if Trinity is better than expected or if the gap between the CW and ACAC is growing.


COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Oct 09 Calgary at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Trinity Western at Regina 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 MacEwan at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Manitoba at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 N.A.I.T. at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Trinity Western at Regina 5:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Calgary at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Manitoba at U.B.C. 3:00 PDT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Mount Royal at MacEwan 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Alberta at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MDT/8:00 CDT

OUT EAST

Fri Oct 09 Brock at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Queen's at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Carleton at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Toronto at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Nipissing at Concordia 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 York at Waterloo 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Toronto Metropolitan at Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Lakehead at Windsor 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Nipissing at McGill 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Queen's at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Toronto Metropolitan at Brock 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Ontario Tech at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 York at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Waterloo at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Lakehead at Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sun Oct 11 Ontario Tech at Carleton 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sun Oct 11 McGill at Concordia 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT

Exhibition Game
Sun Oct 11 R.M.C. at Army West Point (NCAA) 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT

Fri Oct 09 New Brunswick at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Moncton at Dalhousie 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 U.P.E.I. at Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 U.P.E.I. at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 New Brunswick at Dalhousie 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Moncton at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

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


OUT WEST

Exhibition Games
Thu Oct 08 UA-Augustana at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Concordia-Edmonton at Portage College 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Briercrest College at Minot State (ACHA) 7:30 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Portage College at Concordia-Edmonton 1:30 MDT/2:30 CDT
Sat Oct 10 S.A.I.T. at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Briercrest College at Minot State (ACHA) 7:30 CDT
NOTE: NAIT plays an exhibition series against Alberta.

Fri Oct 09 Okanagan at Thompson Rivers 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Thompson Rivers at Okanagan 5:45 PDT/7:45 CDT

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