2022-23 Manitoba Bisons/CW

[Hollywood3]

September 23: BISONS LOSE HOME OPENER

LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES 6
MANITOBA BISONS 2

Links:
➤ Lakehead: Schedule & Results
➤ GoBisons: Schedule & Results

The Bisons have yet to post a 2022-23 roster page and did not pass out game sheets at tonight‛s game. But I made note of the names and numbers, and here‛s the line-up.

MANITOBA - new players in bold
Goal
34 Hawryluk (35 Murphy)

Defence
5 Schioler - 16 Hartje
27 Gottfried - 2 Stewart
8 Toth - 6 Dyck
4 Malchuk

Forwards
10 Skoleski - 22 Davis - 17 Veloso
18 Hooker - 9 Thiessen - 11Ostir
20 Apetagon - 19 Arpin - 21 Basarab
26 McCorrister - 28 Behun - 29 King

Scratches - uncertain as to exactly which players are on the roster
G: 1 Link - 30 Bennett - Harkness
D: 25 Sambrook - Patrick
F: 14 Keane - 15 Dalke - 24 Pierce

LAKEHEAD
Goal
30 Aiken (31 Wright)

Defence
18 Jette - 28 Auger
4 Wojciechowski - 8 Van Den Hurk
2 Borbely - 22 Williams
20 Fortin

Forwards
15 Ho - 27 Mack - 16 Blackwell
19 Stiles - 9 Smith - 25 Massie
11 Fox - 12 Dempster - 10 Badalamenti
14 Van Unen - 13 Fox - 29 Edwards

Scratches
1 Cicigoi
5 Turpin - 23 Massie - 3 Whitaker
17 Gerrie - 26 Gervais - 21 Pouliot - 24 Miles

Lakehead‛s players did not have names on their shirts, unless they pulled a Harold Ballard move and put white letters on a white background.

This was a case of ugly goaltending for the new recruit from the NCAA. The shots on goal clock was not necessarily accurate. I think they just counted the saves. In any event, the shot clock said 17-12 in favour of the Bisons. Hawryluk‛s save percentage is taking a pounding! I am not sure who all is in camp but I did not see anybody being an overwhelming favourite to be #1.

Here‛s the very unofficial summary:

1st period
LU 1-0 #25 Massie
LU 2-0 #28 Auger
UM 2-1 #10 Skoleski (PP)
Penalties: UM #9, LU #13, LU #11

2nd period
LU 3-1 #27 Mack
LU 4-1 #28 Auger
Penalties: UM #22, LU #19, LU #10, UM #18

3rd period
LU 5-1 #13 Fox (SH)
LU 6-1 #27 Mack (SH)
UM 6-2 #21 Basarab
Penalties: LU #28, LU #27, LU #9, UM #26, LU #32

This was an exceptionally sloppy game. Bad passes and not a lot of quality play-making. Lakehead took their penalties in pairs, providing 5-on-3 powerplays in the process. The first time, the Bisons scored. But the second, Lakehead scored twice, once on a blueline breakaway on a bad pass and the second when a player exited the box and had an instant breakaway. Prior to the 3rd period shorthanded goals, the Bisons had immense pressure every shift and were really carrying the play. The lack of offensive finish hurt them.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 6
N.A.I.T. OOKS 4

Links:
➤ NAIT: Schedule & Results
➤ MacU: Schedule & Results

The old ACAC rivalry was back for a one-night revival. And the Mythical Mutants once again walked away with the honours. It was nice for Mac to finally hit the win column, now standing at 1-4-1.

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2
CALGARY DINOSAURS 5

Links:
➤ UofS: Schedule & Results
➤ UofC: Schedule & Results

Bedrock U is now 2-3-0 and the Mutts are 3-2-0. No LeagueStat postings for this one.

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5

Links:
➤ UBC: Schedule & Results
➤ UofA: Schedule & Results
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat

Nice to see that LeagueStat was activated by the Evil Monkeys. The last goal was an empty-netter, so this was a close one. Matt Fonteyn had two goals for the Monkeys. Nick Schneider got the win with 30 saves on 33 shots. Kaeden Lane had the loss with 26 saves on 30 shots. That‛s not an awful stat, but certainly not all-star numbers. UBC is now 2-2-1 (1-2-1 against USports) and the Monkeys are 6-1-0.

NEXT UP

Sat Sept 24 Alberta at Mount Royal
Sat Sept 24 Lakehead vs Regina (at Winnipeg)
Sat Sept 24 Saskatchewan at Calgary
Sat Sept 24 U.B.C. at MacEwan
Sun Sept 25 Regina at Manitoba

OUT EAST

Wed Sept 21 Laurier 3 Waterloo 2
Thu Sept 22 New Brunswick 11 Dalhousie 4
Thu Sept 22 Ontario Tech 6 Laurier 3
Thu Sept 22 Toronto Metro 2 Toronto 2
Thu Sept 22 GOJHL All-Stars 2 Brock 6
Fri Sept 23 Concordia 6 Toronto 4
Fri Sept 23 Guelph 2 Brock 6
Fri Sept 23 Ottawa 2 Western Ontario 1
Fri Sept 23 Queen's 3 Waterloo 4 (ot) (at London, Ont.)
Fri Sept 23 R.M.C. 4 York 5 (ot)
Sat Sept 24 Concordia at Toronto Metropolitan
Sat Sept 24 Ottawa vs Waterloo (at London, Ont.)
Sat Sept 24 Queen's at Western Ontario
Sat Sept 24 York at R.M.C.

Thu Sept 22 New Brunswick 11 Dalhousie 4
Fri Sept 23 New Brunswick at Acadia - cancelled
Fri Sept 23 St. F.X. at Dalhousie - cancelled
Fri Sept 23 Saint Mary's at Moncton - cancelled
Sat Sept 24 Acadia at Moncton - cancelled
Sat Sept 24 Saint Mary's at St. F.X. - cancelled

OUA-AUS INTERLOCK
Fri Sept 23 McGill at U.P.E.I. - cancelled
Sat Sept 24 McGill at U.P.E.I. - cancelled
Sun Sept 25 McGill at New Brunswick

NOTE: The Atlantic hurricane threat forced cancellation of those games.

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

OUT WEST

Fri Sept 23 Augustana 5 Concordia-Edmonton 3
Fri Sept 23 S.A.I.T. 5 Red Deer Poly 8
Sat Sept 24 Red Deer Poly at Augustana

Fri Sept 23 Simon Fraser 1 Alaska-Anchorage 0
Fri Sept 23 Vancouver Island 6 Victoria 4
Sat Sept 24 Simon Fraser at Alaska-Fairbanks
Sat Sept 24 Victoria at Vancouver Island

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

 

[jetsmooseice]

The U of W had a women's team that was going to play there but the program folded before a CW women's league got going.

Thank you, I had some vague recollection of hearing something Wesmen and hockey related at the downtown arena but I couldn't remember how it shook out. Too bad.

Also, to your game rundown and your comment about no lineups, I noticed at the Bison football home opener that they didn't have lineup sheets which is too bad. Just lots of QR codes directing you to the Bisons website. But it's not the same, I hope this isn't a permanent decision.

 

[Lakeheadfan95]

According to Lakehead Cicigoi was in net

 

[Hollywood3]

According to Lakehead Cicigoi was in net

They ought to know! It was #30 is all I can say.

Thank you, I had some vague recollection of hearing something Wesmen and hockey related at the downtown arena but I couldn't remember how it shook out. Too bad.

Also, to your game rundown and your comment about no lineups, I noticed at the Bison football home opener that they didn't have lineup sheets which is too bad. Just lots of QR codes directing you to the Bisons website. But it's not the same, I hope this isn't a permanent decision.

That's bad for those of us who make notes on lines etc.

 

[Hollywood3]

September 24: THUNDERMUTTS COMPLETE THE SWEEP

The Bisons had a bye on Saturday, but there were plenty of games in the CW and elsewhere. Three overtime games in the CW alone.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES 6
REGINA COUGARS 5
(in overtime)

Links:
➤ Regina: Schedule & Results
➤ Lakehead: Schedule & Results
➤ Twitter: UofR Mens Hockey
➤ Twitter: Lakehead U Hockey

This game was slated to start at 5:00 CDT on Regina‛s page and at 6:00 EDT on Lakehead‛s. So I arrived at 5 to 5 and it was 1-1 early in the 2nd period. By the time I got myself a drink from the machine, Regina made it 2-1 and I did not see the number of the scorer. Here‛s what happened from that point onward.

REGINA
Goal
35 Mager (30 Evanoff)

Defence
27 Riddle - 28 Pouteau
7 Heidt - 10 Eskra
5 Sass - 2 King-Cunningham

Forwards
8 Davis - 14 Culling - 20 Asham-Moroz
21 Adams - 24 Krane - 29 Doucet
18 Shindle - 16 Schmidt - 17 Barnstable
4 Riemer - 12 Houk

Scratches
G: 1 Young
D: 3 McCabe
F: 9 Fletcher - 11 Mikoski - 19 Platt - 23 Pearce

LAKEHEAD
Goal
30 Aiken (31 Wright)

Defence
4 Wojciechowski - 8 Van Den Hurk
2 Borbely - 22 Williams
10 Badalamenti - 28 Auger
20 Fortin

Forwards
25 Massie - 9 Smith - 12 Dempster
14 Van Unen - 13 Fox - 29 Edwards
25 Massie - 27 Mack - 15 Ho
11 Fox - 17 Gerrie - 24 Miles
16 Blackwell

Scratches
G: 1 Cicigoi
D: 3 Whitaker - 5 Turpin - 18 Jette - 23 Massie
F: 19 Stiles - 26 Gervais - 21 Pouliot

1st period
LU 1-0 #15 Ho
UR 1-1

2nd period
UR 1-2
LU 2-2 #16 Blackwell
LU 3-2 #15 Ho (4 on 4)

3rd period
LU 4-2 #9 Smith
UR 4-3 #16 Schmidt
LU 5-3 #25 Masssie
UR 5-4 #28 Pouteau
UR 5-5 #29 Doucet

Overtime
LU 6-5 #8 Van Den Hurk (PP)

Penalties were not shown on the scoreboard for this one. The shot clock gave Regina the edge, 18-17. So not a lot of stops. And there is no guarantee as to accuracy of my summary.

The winning goal was set up by a penalty in 3-on-3 overtime, in the neutral zone on Lakehead‛s trailing player. Not a wise penalty at that stage of the game. Being down 5-3 late in the 3rd, Regina rallied to tie the game and a win seemed inevitable, until the PP happened.

The schedule says that the finale between the Banjo-Cats and Bisons goes Sunday at 2:00 at The Rink. Hopefully that‛s accurate. Maybe I‛ll get there early and bring myself a sub.

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 2

Links:
➤ UBC: Schedule & Results
➤ MacU: Schedule & Results
➤ Summary: LeagueStat

This tight win over the Mythical Mutants gives the T-irds a split of their weekend trip to Edmontown. MacEwan held a 2-0 lead in the 2nd period before UBC rallied for the win.

Quick summary:
Mac: Salame, (8:52 1st PP), Aston, (3:51 2nd)
UBC: Kindree, (16:09 2nd), Mutala, (2:39 2nd PP), Lambos, (17:10 3rd)
Goalies-UBC, Schweibus (20 shots-18 saves). Mac, Abel (33 shots-30 saves).

UBC‛s shaky pre-season finishes at 3-2-1, their only wins over Simon Fraser (BCIHL), Holy Trinity (2nd season out of BCIHL), and now MacEwan (2nd season out of ACAC). MacEwan finishes at 1-5-1.

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2
CALGARY DINOSAURS 3
(in overtime)

Links:
➤ UofS: Schedule & Results
➤ UofC: Schedule & Results

The Dinos have turned around a shaky pre-season and finish at 3-3-0. The Mutts at least got a point to finish at 3-2-1.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4
(in overtime)

Links:
➤ UofA: Schedule & Results
➤ MRU: Schedule & Results
➤ Twitter: MRU Mens Hockey
➤ Twitter: Golden Bears Hockey

The Evil Monkeys built a 3-0 lead before the Bluegars rallied. The MRU Twitter link has the best information. After two periods, Alberta held a 3-1 lead but MRU held a 20-16 edge in shots and one would have to think that the gap widened in that 3rd period comeback. Spencer Moe notched the winner. I don‛t remember Alberta being outshot very often in the past, even when they lost. The pre-season ends with the Monkeys at a very good 6-1-1 and the Bluegars at 4-2-0. These two face each other in a home-and-home series of significance.


NEXT UP

Exhibition
Sun Sept 25 Regina at Manitoba (2:00 CDT)

Regular Season
Fri Sept 30 Regina at MacEwan (7:00 MDT)
Fri Sept 30 Alberta at Mount Royal (7:00 MDT)
Fri Sept 30 Trinity Western at Saskatchewan (7:00 CST)
Fri Sept 30 Calgary at U.B.C. (7:00 PDT)


OUT EAST

Sat Sept 24 Concordia 6 Toronto Metropolitan 3
Sat Sept 24 Ottawa 2 Waterloo 4
Sat Sept 24 Queen's at Western Ontario - no report
Sat Sept 24 York 6 R.M.C. 1
Thu Sept 29 Laurier at Ontario Tech
Thu Sept 29 Nipissing at Carleton
Fri Sept 30 Laurier at Brock
Fri Sept 30 R.M.C. at McGill
Fri Sept 30 Waterloo at Concordia

Sat Sept 24 Acadia at Moncton - cancelled
Sat Sept 24 Saint Mary's at St. F.X. - cancelled
Thu Sept 29 Acadia at Saint Mary's

OUA-AUS INTERLOCK
Sat Sept 24 McGill at U.P.E.I. - cancelled
Sun Sept 25 McGill at New Brunswick
Fri Sept 30 New Brunswick at Toronto Metro

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


OUT WEST

Sat Sept 24 Red Deer Poly 1 Augustana 4
Wed Sept 28 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T.
Fri Sept 30 Briercrest College v Portage College (at Frog Lake)
Fri Sept 30 S.A.I.T. at Augustana

Sat Sept 24 Simon Fraser 0 Alaska-Fairbanks 2 (in progress LINK)
Sat Sept 24 Victoria 2 Vancouver Island 3 (in progress LINK)
Fri Sep 30 Vancouver Island at Okanagan

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

 

[Aces89]

Queen’s defeated Western 4-2 last night.

 

[Hollywood3]

September 25: KITTENS BEAT THE BISONS IN WEEKEND WRAP-UP

REGINA COUGARS 4
MANITOBA BISONS 2

Links:
➤ Regina: Schedule & Results
➤ GoBisons: Schedule & Results

They had the PA going, the penalties were shown, and the shot clock seemed to be accurate. There was a lot more of a regular season feel to the game than for the Friday and Saturday games. Here‛s the line-ups:

MANITOBA
Goal
1 Harkness - 35 Murphy

Defence
5 Schioler - 16 Hartje
27 Gottfried - 2 Stewart
8 Toth - 6 Dyck
12 Patrick

Forwards
10 Skoleski - 22 Davis - 17 Veloso
26 McCorrister - 9 Thiessen - 11 Ostir
18 Hooker - 19 Arpin - 21 Basarab
20 Apetagon - 28 Behun - 13 Sutter

Scratches
G: 34 Hawryluk
D: 4 Malchuk
F: 14 Keane - 29 King
There may be additional players on the roster.

The seven defencemen rotated fairly much throughout.

REGINA
Goal
30 Evanoff (35 Mager)

Defence
27 Riddle - 28 Pouteau
7 Heidt - 10 Eskra
5 Sass - 2 King-Cunningham

Forwards
21 Adams - 24 Krane - 29 Doucet
8 Davis - 14 Culling - 20 Asham-Moroz
18 Shindle - 16 Schmidt - 17 Barnstable
4 Riemer - 12 Houk

Scratches
G: 1 Young
D: 3 McCabe
F: 9 Fletcher - 11 Mikoski - 19 Platt - 23 Pearce

For Regina, the three centres rotated amongst the four sets of wingers.

SUMMARY

1st period
UR 1-0 #20 Asham-Moroz
UR 2-0 #21 Adams
UR 3-0 #7 Heidt

2nd period
UM 3-1 #18 Hooker

3rd period
UR 4-1 #21 Adams
UM 4-2 #10 Skoleski

Shots on goal:
UR: 14 - 5 - 13 = 32
UM: 4 - 12 - 8 = 24

Harkness got the start in goal, played just the 1st period and allowed three goals. Murphy played the last two periods, and gave up one goal. Evanoff went the distance for the Banjo-Cats.

Harkness was not terrible, but did not play as well as Murphy. The first shot he faced went through the 5-hole. The second goal came after Toth (rookie defenceman) turned over the puck around his own blueline. He is good at carrying the puck so hopefully this won‛t damage his confidence. The third goal came when the 4th line was confused about their defensive roles and a high slot shot found its way through the maize. The only goal on Murphy was a 3-on-2 break by Regina against the 4th line.

Hooker‛s goal was a shot in the slot and Skoleski‛s came just after a PP finished and Regina was still scrambling.

The CW regular season starts next weekend, but the Bisons have the bye. They will travel to the Excited States to play North Dakota on Oct 1st and Bemidji State on Oct 2nd.

NEXT UP
Fri Sept 30 Regina at MacEwan
Fri Sept 30 Alberta at Mount Royal
Fri Sept 30 Trinity Western at Saskatchewan
Fri Sept 30 Calgary at U.B.C.


OUT EAST

Sat Sept 24 Queen's 4 Western Ontario 2 (late)
Thu Sept 29 Laurier at Ontario Tech
Thu Sept 29 Nipissing at Carleton
Fri Sept 30 Laurier at Brock
Fri Sept 30 R.M.C. at McGill
Fri Sept 30 Waterloo at Concordia

Thu Sept 29 Acadia at Saint Mary's

OUA-AUS INTERLOCK
Sun Sept 25 McGill 2 New Brunswick 5
Fri Sept 30 New Brunswick at Toronto Metro

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


OUT WEST

Fri Sept 30 Briercrest College v Portage College (at Frog Lake)
Fri Sept 30 S.A.I.T. at Augustana

Sat Sept 24 Simon Fraser 0 Alaska-Fairbanks 6 (late)
Sat Sept 24 Victoria 2 Vancouver Island 4 (late)
Fri Sep 30 Vancouver Island at Okanagan
Sat Oct 1 Vancouver Island at Simon Fraser

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

 

[MeHateHe]

Fri Sept 23 Simon Fraser 1 Alaska-Anchorage 0

How weak of an NCAA team do you have to be to lose to a BCIHL squad? Yeah, yeah, exhibition and all, but you can't score once, even with a 5-minute power play?

 

[Hollywood3]

How weak of an NCAA team do you have to be to lose to a BCIHL squad? Yeah, yeah, exhibition and all, but you can't score once, even with a 5-minute power play?

It is their first year back after the school dropped the program.

 

[Hollywood3]

September 26: Calgary Roster

NEW RECRUITS (4)
17 Marty Westhaver (F - Long Island - NCAA)
22 Connor Horning (D - Vancouver - WHL)
23 Jadon Joseph (F - Trinity Western - CWUAA)
30 Carl Tetachuk (G - Moose Jaw - WHL)

RETURNEES (18)
1 Carl Stankowski G
2 Dakota Krebs D
4 Sean Strange D
5 Matthew Quigley D
7 Noah King D
8 Connor Gutenberg F
9 Zach Wytinck D
10 Arjun Atwal F
14 Jake Gricius F
18 Jordan Xavier F
19 Jaeger White F
20 Brendan De Jong D
21 Josh Maser F
26 Bradley Schoonbaert F
27 Tyson Upper F
28 Colson Gengenbach F
33 Max Patterson F
44 Riley Stotts F

DEPARTURES (8)
11 Kaden Elder F
3 Ryan Gagnon D
22 Josh Rieger D
15 Tim Vanstone F
23 Ryan Graham F
29 James Shearer D
30 Tyler Gutenberg G
31 Brodan Salmond G

The 22-man roster seems kind of light. Usually teams have 25 or more. I‛ll be looking for more announcements. One recruit (Joseph) is coming over from Trinity Western.

However, Bedrock U has a much better than average return rate on this year‛s squad. They did lose their top scorer (Elder) but otherwise their losses were spread throughout their line-up.

Manitoba and Saskatchewan are the only teams with a 2021-22 roster page.

Links:
➤ LeagueStat: 2021-22 Calgary Team Stats
➤ Calgary: Roster Page

 

[Hollywood3]

September 27: Saskatchewan Roster

NEW RECRUITS (6)
8 Cael Zimmerman (F - Calgary - WHL)
10 Liam Keeler (F - Red Deer - WHL)
14 Carter Stebbings (F - Swift Current - WHL)
17 Mark Rumsey (F - Estevan - SJHL)
21 Colby Jaquet (D - Dauphin - MJHL)
29 Caleb Dolman (F - Briercrest - ACAC)

RETURNEES (19)
2 Tate Olson D
5 Jeff Faith D
7 Shane Collins D
9 Ty Prefontaine D
11 Chantz Petruic F
12 Justin Ball F
15 Jared Dmytriw F
16 Dawson Holt F
18 Vince Loschiavo F
20 Aiden Bulych F
22 Connor Hobbs D
23 Alec Zawatsky F
25 Jaxan Kaluski F
26 Brayden Camrud F
27 Evan Fiala D
28 Gunner Kinniburgh D
30 Jordan Kooy G
31 Roddy Ross G
32 Declan Hobbs G

DEPARTURES (10)
19 Zane Franklin F
17 Donovan Neuls F
3 Gordon Ballhorn D
13 Carter Folk F
21 Wyatt Johnson F
33 Aiden Bulych F
14 Owen Hardy F
32 Travis Child G
4 Parker Gavlas D
- Joshua Dias G

The Banjo-Mutts had their season preview and roster page update on the same day. Sask is losing their top scorer (Franklin) and other players spread throughout all echelons of the depth chart. Like everybody else, they are going with a smaller roster (from 29 to 25). Unlike most others, they have a more or less normal turnover.

Links:
➤ LeagueStat: 2021-22 Saskatchewan Team Stats
➤ Saskatchewan: Roster Page
➤ Saskatchewan: MHKY: 2022-2023 Season Preview

 

[Hollywood3]

Preview: Sept 30-Oct 2: MANITOBA at NORTH DAKOTA and BEMIDJI STATE

MANITOBA BISONS (2021-22 CW: 7-13-0, 2-2-0, OHT35 #n/a)
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (2021-22 NCHC: 24-14-1, 0-0-0, USCHO #4)
BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS (2021-22 CCHA: 19-20-0, 0-0-0, CCHA #4)

Saturday, October 1st at 6:00 CT at Grand Forks
Sunday, October 2nd at 2:30 CT at Bemidji

Live Links:
➤ Video: NCHC TV (Saturday) : Flo Hockey (Sunday)
➤ Audio: 96.1 The Fox (Saturday) : Beaver Radio Network (Sunday)
➤ Saturday: Sidearm Stats
➤ Sunday: Sidearm Stats

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: Bisons men's hockey announce recruiting class for 2022-23 season
➤ GoBisons: Roster Page (update pending)
➤ TB Newswatch: T-Wolves take two in Manitoba

CW Links:
➤ CW: MHKY: ALB favoured to run it back
➤ CW: Manitoba Team Preview

North Dakota Links:
➤ UND: North Dakota enters season ranked No. 4 in preseason polls
➤ UND: North Dakota welcomes seven newcomers for 2022-23 season
➤ UND: North Dakota has won five of the nine regular season titles in NCHC history
➤ UND: Schedule & Results

Bemidji State Links:
➤ BSU: Rosen voted to Preseason All-CCHA Team as Beavers voted to finish fourth
➤ BSU: Schedule & Results

Other Links:
➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings
➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule ∞ Daily Schedule
➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats ∞ Daily Schedule

The rest of the CW starts their regular season on Friday night, but the Bisons have a bye. Instead, they will travel to the Excited States for a pair of games. On Saturday, they will visit The Ralph and likely playing the NCAA‛s 4th ranked team before about 10,000 fans. On Sunday, they make a short trip east where they will face Bemidji State, themselves ranked 4th out of eight teams in the CCHA.

Back in the day, Bemidji State and last week‛s opponent Lakehead were conference and NAIA rivals before Lakehead joined GPAC and Bemidji State joined the NCAA. Speaking of which, I have linked a local TB news story about last weekend.

To have any degree of success this weekend, the Herd will need much stronger goaltending than either starter provided last weekend.

The live links may be altered prior to game time. Updated live links are likely to be available from the opponents‛ schedule & results pages.

The CW Coaches‛ Poll was announced at the links. Here‛s the summary of the poll in comparison to the actual pre-season results.

NOTE: Coaches ranked all opponents 1-8. First-place votes worth 8 points, second-place worth 7 points etc.


ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

REGINA COUGARS (2021-22: 10-9-1, 2-2-2, OHT35 #n/a)
MACEWAN GRIFFINS (2021-22: 3-17-0, 1-5-1, OHT35 #n/a)

Links:
➤ MacU: MacEwan Athletics moves to Showpass online ticketing platform
➤ MacU: Season preview: Griffins voted eighth in Canada West coaches poll
➤ CW: MacEwan Team Preview
➤ CW: Regina Team Preview
➤ UofR: Team Website

A year ago, the Mythical Mutants started their debut season in the CW with an impressive sweep on the road in Regina. After that, Mac won just one more game and Regina had a solid season. The Banjo-Cats were a tough opponent for anybody. The CW Coaches‛ Poll has these teams 7th and 8th. FWIW, there is a big gap between #7 and #8.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (2021-22: 16-3-1, 6-1-1, OHT35 #n/a)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (2021-22: 13-6-1, 4-2-0, OHT35 #n/a)

Links:
➤ UofA: Bears picked as Canada West favourites
➤ CW: Alberta Team Preview
➤ CW: Mount Royal Team Preview
➤ MRU: Ticket Information
➤ MRU: MHKY: 2022-23 Season Preview

In my opinion, these teams were the CW‛s top two in the exhibition schedule. Whilst the Evil Monkeys are 1st in the Coaches‛ Poll, the Bluegars moved into 2nd. They played two exhibition games against one another, each claiming a win. This is a home-and-home series. The Bluegars have threatened to break into the CW‛s upper echelon for a while now but have never quite made it. Also, you can‛t pay cash for a ticket at MRU. I loathe this trend.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2021-22: 2-18-0, 1-2-0, OHT35 #n/a)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (2021-22: 13-7-0, 3-2-1, OHT35 #n/a)

Links:
➤ TWU: SPARTANS FALL TO RED LEAFS IN PRESEASON MATCH-UP
➤ TWU: SPARTANS BEAT SIMON FRASER IN FINAL PRESEASON GAME
➤ TWU: SPARTANS EAGER TO BOUNCE BACK IN SECOND CANADA WEST CAMPAIGN
➤ TWU: THIS WEEK IN SPARTA I WHKY, WSOC, MHKY, MSOC, MRUG, WVB, WBB
➤ CW: Trinity Western Team Preview
➤ CW: Saskatchewan Team Preview
➤ UofS: MHKY: 2022-2023 Season Preview

Holy Trinity is breaking in a new coach and almost half of a new roster. Their prep has been limited with one exhibition game against UBC and two against Simon Fraser of the BCIHL. Meanwhile, the Banjo-Mutts look to have a solid core of returnees and had some good pre-season results. To their credit, TWU really improved by the end of last season. This series could be tough for the Spartans.

CALGARY DINOSAURS (2021-22: 12-7-1, 3-2-1, OHT35 #n/a)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (2021-22: 14-5-1, 3-2-1, OHT35 #n/a)

Links:
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ CW: Calgary Team Preview
➤ CW: UBC Team Preview
➤ UBC: 'Birds and Dinos renew rivalry at the Doug to start new season

UBC has had a lot of turnover, albeit with an enviable recruiting class. Their exhibition results were dubious, with their only wins coming against Holy Trinity, Simon Fraser, and MacEwan. Meanwhile, Bedrock U split six games against Alberta, MRU, and Saskatchewan. The T-irds need to obtain some results to follow up on the success of last season. Although 3rd in the Coaches‛ Poll, I have UBC seeded 7th after the pre-season.


NATIONAL NEWS

So Squirrels‛ coach Gardiner MacDougall will be assisted by Mark Howell from Calgary, Clarke Singer (Western), Patrick Grandmaitre (Ottawa), and Brett Gibson (Queen's). So it will be a nation-wide team of first choice players for the first time.

Links:
➤ USports: Bowles and MacDougall to coach Canadian women's and men's hockey teams at 2023 FISU Winter World University Games
➤ Saltwire: P.E.I.'s Gardiner MacDougall to coach Canadian men's hockey team at World University Games


OUT EAST

NOTE: All OUA and AUS games this weekend are exhibition games.

Thu Sept 29 Laurier at Ontario Tech
Thu Sept 29 Nipissing at Carleton
Fri Sept 30 Laurier at Brock
Fri Sept 30 R.M.C. at McGill
Fri Sept 30 Waterloo at Concordia
Sat Oct 1 Brock at Ontario Tech
Sat Oct 1 Ottawa at Clarkson (NCAA)
Sat Oct 1 R.M.C. at Concordia
Sat Oct 1 Toronto at Quinipiac (NCAA)
Sat Oct 1 Waterloo at U.Q.T.R.
Sat Oct 1 Western Ontario at Providence (NCAA)
Sat Oct 1 Windsor at Michigan (NCAA)
Sun Oct 2 Guelph at Colgate (NCAA)
Sun Oct 2 Lakehead at Wisconsin (NCAA)
Sun Oct 2 Nipissing at Lake Superior State (NCAA)
Sun Oct 2 Toronto at R.P.I. (NCAA)
Sun Oct 2 Western Ontario at Sacred Heart (NCAA)
Sun Oct 3 Lakehead at Michigan Tech (NCAA)

Thu Sept 29 Acadia at Saint Mary's
Sat Oct 1 Moncton at St. F.X.
Sat Oct 1 U.P.E.I. at Maine (NCAA)

AUS-OUA INTERLOCK
Fri Sept 30 New Brunswick at Toronto Metro
Sat Oct 1 New Brunswick at Toronto Metro

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


OUT WEST

NOTE: All ACAC games this weekend are exhibition games and all BCIHL games are regular season games.

Wed Sept 28 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T.
Fri Sept 30 Briercrest College v Portage College (at Frog Lake)
Fri Sept 30 S.A.I.T. at Augustana
Sat Oct 1 Augustana at S.A.I.T.
Sat Oct 1 Briercrest College v Portage College (at Frog Lake)
Sat Oct 1 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly

Fri Sep 30 Vancouver Island at Okanagan
Sat Oct 1 Vancouver Island at Simon Fraser

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results [/color]

 

[Hollywood3]

September 29: MANITOBA BISONS ROSTER

The Bisons‛ roster page was updated today and there was one new addition who did not play on the weekend and was not previously announced, and one more announced last year who did play once on the weekend.

ERIC FAWKES - F - Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)

The new name is #23 Eric Fawkes, a 6'3" 194 lbs. forward, who tallied 23 goals and 39 assists for 62 points in 48 games for the Blues in the MJHL. He was also committed to play for RPI in the NCAA but has clearly had a change of heart.

Links:
➤ Elite Prospects: Eric Fawkes Career Stats
➤ Blues: READ: Eric Fawkes Named to MJHL's Three Stars of Week One
➤ Facebook: Video

ANDRE SUTTER - F - Ramperswil (U20-Top) & EHC Seewen (MSL)

This player was announced last year and played in the pre-season only. He was not on the regular season roster. He is only 5'8" which makes him unique on the squad. He has roots in BC and Switzerland. He last played in Canada in 2017-18 in the Junior B VIJHL. I do not know where the Swiss leagues fit into hockey's scheme of things. In 2020-21 he had 16 points in 10 junior games and no points in 4 senior games. There were no listings for him in 2021-22.

Links:
➤ Elite Prospects: Andre Sutter Career Stats
➤ NCSA: Andre Sutter - U18 Recruiting Profile
➤ YouTube: Andre Sutter Highlight Video 2018-19

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

NEW RECRUITS (9)
1 Simon Harkness (G - Steinbach - MJHL)
8 Evan Toth (D -Vancouver - WHL)
12 Zac Patrick (D - Steinbach - MJHL)
13 Andre Sutter (F - Ramperswil - Swiss)
18 Jonny Hooker (F - Prince George - WHL)
19 Jackson Arpin (F - Winkler - MJHL)
23 Eric Fawkes (F - Blues - MJHL)
27 Ryan Gottfried (D - Seattle - WHL)
34 Ross Hawryluk (G - Western Michigan - NCAA)

RETURNEES (17)
2 Samuel Stewart (D - Tri-City/Edmonton - WHL)
4 Parker Malchuk (D - Dauphin - MJHL)
5 Liam Schioler (D - Regina - WHL)
6 Mitchell Dyck (D - Winkler - MJHL)
9 Dylan Thiessen (F - Mercyhurst - NCAA)
10 Devon Skoleski (F -Prince Albert WHL/South Blues MJHL)
11 Hayden Ostir (F - Swift Current - WHL)
14 Geordie Keane (F - South Blues - MJHL)
16 Chase Hartje (D - Moose Jaw/ICE - WHL)
17 Colton Veloso (F - Kootenay WHL/Jacksonville ECHL)
20 Tony Apetagon (F - OCN/Blues - MJHL)
21 Noah Basarab (F - Johnstown - NAHL)
22 Brett Davis (F - Manitoba - AHL)
26 Linden McCorrister (Brandon WHL)
28 Codey Behun (Steinbach MJHL)
29 Michael King (Spokane WHL)
35 Brett Murphy (G - Dryden - SIJHL)

DEPARTURES (10)
1 Jeremy Link (G - South Blues - MJHL)
4 Tyler Anderson (D - St. Cloud State - D - NCAA)
11 Ryan Carlson (F/D - Wisconsin-Superior - NCAA)
12 Keaton Jameson (F - Swan Valley - MJHL)
15 Ben Dalke (F - Virden - MJHL)
19 Nathan Halvorsen (F - Selkirk - MJHL)
24 Duncan Pierce (F - Regina/Brandon - WHL)
25 Garrett Sambrook (D - Swift Current - WHL)
27 Carter Doerksen (D - Nipawin Hawks - SJHL)
30 Zach Bennett (G - West Kelowna - BCHL)

On paper, the recruited players are collectively better than the departures. The only players in their Top 13 scorers to depart are Keaton Jameson (now gone to Utah of the ECHL) and Reece Harsch (who was part of the USports exodus to the AHL and ECHL during the Covid shutdown, and is now with Fife in the EIHL). The big question is goaltending, where last season‛s #3 at the start of the season (Brett Murphy) played the best last weekend.

Links:
➤ ECHL: Grizzlies bring back Jameson
➤ LeagueStat: Manitoba Bisons 2021-22 Team Stats
➤ GoBisons: Roster Page

 

[Hollywood3]

Sept 30: CW SEASON STARTS WITH BISONS‛ BYE

The Bisons start with a conference bye but instead have a Saturday-Sunday weekend. Before we get to Friday‛s games, there is some additional news.

The guys at 49-Sport did a pre-season breakdown of the CW. That story is linked.

Also, UMFM radio and Bison Sports could not make a deal on broadcasting rights, so nothing is expected to happen in that regard this year. A story is linked along with a podcast preview episode.

Finally, UND posted some notes and a 17 page PDF for the Saturday night game.

Links:
➤ 49-Sport: Breaking down each Canada West Men's Hockey team
➤ Hockey Blog in Canada: The Art Of Negotiation?
➤ UMFM: Podcast
➤ UND: NOTES: No. 4 NoDak set for exhibition opener vs. Manitoba
➤ UND: Game Notes (pdf)

The guys at 49-Sport made a conjecture-based selection of the USports Universiade team. I suspect a few Evil Monkeys will be selected.

Links:
➤ 49-Sport: Projecting Team Canada MHKY for Lake Placid 2023 FISU Games

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

REGINA COUGARS 5
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 7

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofR: Cougars to host Manitoba Moose in Oct. 7 exhibition
➤ MacU: New captain Gable leads hard-working Griffins into Canada West opener vs. Regina (with boxscore)

Quick summary
Reg: T. Heidt (10:17 1st) , J. Davis (16:59 1st) , J. Davis (10:56 3rd) , M. Culling (16:40 3rd) , S. Mickoski (17:52 3rd)
Mac: C. Roach (12:41 1st) , N. Salame (19:33 1st) , M. Oszytko (01:54 2nd) , K. Gable (07:03 2nd) , E. Strang (08:49 2nd) , M. Pasemko (13:28 3rd) , M. Oszytko (19:00 3rd)
Goal: Reg: Meger (L) (21 shots-16 saves) Evanoff (6 shots-5 saves). Mac: Abel (34 shots-29 saves).

The Banjo-Cats need to lobby the schedule-maker in order to play somebody else to start next season. They started last season going 0-2-0 against the Griffins.

The first period was even, with 2 goals on 14 shots for each side. However, the Mythical Mutants scored 3 goals on 7 shots in less than 9 minutes of the 2nd period to chase Mager from the Regina net. The Kittens were purring in the 3rd, closing the score to 6-5 before an empty-netter sealed the deal. The PPs were clicking, with Regina 3-for-5 and MacEwan 1-for-2.

Also, the Manitoba Moose are now headed to Regina for an exhibition game during Regina‛s bye week. The Moose have played the Bisons six times, holding a 4-2 edge. No games have been played since 2010.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 6
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 1

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ MRU: Celebrating Yaremko's 2021-22 U SPORTS Player of the Year Award

Quick summary:
Alta: D. Davidson (00:51 2nd) , J. Prokop (13:03 2nd) , J. Smallwood (04:04 3rd) , E. Sakowich (05:31 3rd) , N. Volcan (14:04 3rd) , J. Paterson (19:52 3rd)
MRU: N. Yaremko (15:15 1st)
Goal: Alta: Schneider (14 shots-13 saves), MRU: Berry (28 shots-22 saves).

The first half of the game was quite good and was the focus of my attention on CWTV. But once the Evil Monkeys started tossing bananas in every direction, the Bluegars were bamboozled. The defensive focus for the Monkeys was impressive. The held the Bluegars to just 4 shots in each of the 2nd and 3rd periods.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 3
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 8

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ TWU: Team Website
➤ UofS: Team Website

Quick summary:
TWU: J. Pomeroy (19:40 1st) , J. Mitchell (13:43 2nd) , D. DuBois (04:54 3rd)
Sask: S. Collins (12:28 1st) , V. Loschiavo (03:27 2nd) , C. Zimmerman (09:56 2nd) , L. Keeler (10:54 2nd) , L. Keeler (19:59 2nd) , J. Ball (03:31 3rd) , S. Collins (04:31 3rd) , M. Rumsey (12:37 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Berkeliev (L) (30 shots-23 saves), LaBelle (10 shots-9 saves); Sask: Ross (22 shots-19 saves).

This game had a nicely staggered start time, 30 minutes after the first two games and 30 minutes before the game from British California. So I tuned in when Alberta had things sewn up in their game. Last year, Sask had a great broadcast but this was weak. It sounded like they asked for volunteers from the crowd. The game wasn‛t much to look at, either. The Banjo-Mutts treated Holy Trinity like fire hydrants.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 2
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 5

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ UBC: Team Website

Quick summary:
Cgy: B. Schoonbaert (11:09 2nd) , J. Gricius (04:13 3rd)
UBC: J. Lee (13:48 1st) , T. Rask (00:50 2nd) , S. Atkinson (08:05 3rd) , T. Rask (10:12 3rd) , C. McNabb (16:10 3rd)
Goalies: Cgy: Tetachuk (34 shots-29 saves), UBC: Lane (27 shots-25 saves)

This one was tied 2-2 in the 3rd period before Bedrock U collapsed. Of note, UBC had over 2,500 fans at the game. They seem to be drawing lots of fans at all sporting events this year.

NEXT UP

Sat Oct 1 Regina at MacEwan (3:00 MDT)
Sat Oct 1 Calgary at U.B.C. (3:00 PDT)
Sat Oct 1 Trinity Western at Saskatchewan (7:00 CST)
Sat Oct 1 Mount Royal at Alberta (7:00 MDT)
Sat Oct 1 Manitoba at North Dakota (6:00 CDT)


OUT EAST

NOTE: All OUA and AUS games this weekend are exhibition games.

Thu Sept 29 Laurier 4 Ontario Tech 3
Thu Sept 29 Nipissing 2 Carleton 5
Fri Sept 30 Laurier 3 Brock 5
Fri Sept 30 R.M.C. 3 McGill 8
Fri Sept 30 Waterloo 1 Concordia 2 (ot)
Sat Oct 1 Brock at Ontario Tech
Sat Oct 1 Ottawa at Clarkson (NCAA)
Sat Oct 1 R.M.C. at Concordia
Sat Oct 1 Toronto at Quinipiac (NCAA)
Sat Oct 1 Waterloo at U.Q.T.R.
Sat Oct 1 Western Ontario at Providence (NCAA)
Sat Oct 1 Windsor at Michigan (NCAA)
Sun Oct 2 Guelph at Colgate (NCAA)
Sun Oct 2 Lakehead at Wisconsin (NCAA)
Sun Oct 2 Nipissing at Lake Superior State (NCAA)
Sun Oct 2 Toronto at R.P.I. (NCAA)
Sun Oct 2 Western Ontario at Sacred Heart (NCAA)
Sun Oct 3 Lakehead at Michigan Tech (NCAA)

Thu Sept 29 Acadia 3 Saint Mary's 1
Fri Sept 30 Moncton 2 Acadia 1 (from Sept 24th)
Sat Oct 1 Moncton at St. F.X.
Sat Oct 1 U.P.E.I. at Maine (NCAA)

AUS-OUA INTERLOCK
Fri Sept 30 New Brunswick 1 Toronto Metro 0
Sat Oct 1 New Brunswick at Toronto Metro

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

OUT WEST

NOTE: All ACAC games this weekend are exhibition games and all BCIHL games are regular season games.

Wed Sept 28 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. - cancelled
Fri Sept 30 Briercrest College 5 Portage College 2
Fri Sept 30 S.A.I.T. 4 Augustana 1
Sat Oct 1 Augustana at S.A.I.T.
Sat Oct 1 Briercrest College v Portage College (at Frog Lake)
Sat Oct 1 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly

Fri Sep 30 Vancouver Island 4 Okanagan 3
Sat Oct 1 Vancouver Island at Simon Fraser

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

 

[Hollywood3]

Oct 1: Saturday Morning Links

Here are the links to game stories that were not up when I posted the nightly recap. Everybody was kinda late Friday night, and Alberta still has not posted.

Links:
➤ UofR: Cougars fall to MacEwan in Canada West opener (with boxscore)
➤ MacU: Six different goal scorers lead Griffins to wild 7-5 home opener win over Regina Cougars (with boxscore)

Links:
➤ UofA: still nothing posted
➤ MRU: Cougars Catchup: September 30, 2022 (with boxscore)

Links:
➤ TWU: SPARTANS FALL TO SASKATCHEWAN (with boxscore)
➤ UofS: MHKY: Huskies Dominate in Home Opener (with boxscore)

Links:
➤ UofC: Three third period goals power 'Birds past Dinos (with boxscore)
➤ UBC: Three third period goals power 'Birds to season opening win (with boxscore)

 

[Hollywood3]

Oct 1: BISONS LOSE IN NORTH DAKOTA

MANITOBA BISONS 1
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS 5

Links:
➤ Summaries: Sidearm Stats : Boxscore
➤ UND: No. 4 North Dakota rolls to 5-1 exhibition win over Manitoba (with video)
➤ GoBisons: Team Website

I was able to listen to this on radio. Mitch Dyck opened the scoring in the 1st period, which ended tied 1-1. However, UND scored four times in the 2nd period to salt it away. In the nets, Brett Murphy started and played two periods, making 26 saves. Ross Hawryluk came on the 3rd period and made 11 saves. After the disaster against Lakehead, this is encouraging. The radio guys gave Murphy some credit as well.


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

REGINA COUGARS 7
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofR: Cougars win 7-3 over MacEwan to finish with road split (with boxscore)
➤ MacU: Special teams woes cost Griffins in 7-3 loss to Regina (with boxscore)

Quick summary:
Reg: B. Pouteau (05:53 2nd) , M. Culling (06:35 2nd) , M. Eskra (10:25 2nd) , K. Shindle (11:31 2nd) , B. Pouteau (05:03 3rd) , S. Mickoski (09:26 3rd) , T. Heidt (09:48 3rd)
Mac: B. Boyle (19:11 2nd) , K. Gable (02:25 3rd) , B. Boyle (04:35 3rd)
Goal: Reg: Evanoff (38 shots-35 saves), Mac: Abel (L) (21 shots-17 saves), David (20 shots-17 saves)

After a scoreless first, the Banjo-Cats came out like they were on catnip in the second period. I managed to catch the period after my Saturday shopping and it was all one-way traffic. I switched over to the UBC game in the intermission and missed seeing the Mutants‛ rally to make it 4-3. Three goals in less than 5 minutes put this away for the Kittens. On the night, Regina was 4-for-7 on the PP, whilst Mac was just 1-for-8.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 4
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3
(in a shootout)

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofC: Dinos battle back for shootout win over ‛Birds (with boxscore)
➤ UBC: Dinos battle back for shootout win over ‛Birds (with boxscore and video)

Quick summary:
CGY: M. Patterson (08:34 1st) , M. Patterson (12:11 1st) , C. Horning (05:43 3rd)
UBC: E. McIndoe (03:16 1st) , S. Mutala (16:18 1st) , J. Wismer (02:53 3rd)
Goal: Cgy: Stankowski (39 shots-36 saves), UBC: Lane (31 shots-28 saves)

This was a matinee game, which started an hour later than the Mac game. The stagger allowed me to see most of this one. It had a lot of ebb-and-flow, with a few dead spots. In the end, it had tension, two OT PPs, and a shoot-out.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 6

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ MRU: Team Website
➤ UofA: Bears sweep Cougars with second six-goal outburst (with boxscore and video)

Quick summary:
MRU: J. Tarzwell (05:15 2nd) , A. Fyten (10:23 3rd)
AB: J. Prokop (03:53 2nd) , J. Smallwood (06:11 2nd) , N. Volcan (10:16 2nd) , J. Prokop (00:31 3rd) , J. Paterson (16:17 3rd) , E. Florchuk (16:54 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Berry (31 shots-27 saves), Alta: Schneider (28 shots-26 saves)

This was a deceptive score. Trailing 4-1 mid-way through the 3rd period, the Bluegars pulled their goaltender in a desperate bid to get back in the game. They did score 6-on-4 to close to within 4-2. However, the Evil Monkeys scored two empty-net shorthanded goals to put it away. Impressive sweep for the Apes to start the season.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 5
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 6
(in overtime)

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ TWU: HUSKIES RALLY TO BEAT SPARTANS IN DOUBLE OVERTIME (with boxscore)
➤ UofS: MHKY: Dmytriw Leads Dogs to a Comeback win (with boxscore)

Quick summary:
TWU: M. Spafford (03:23 1st) , L. Spadafora (06:07 1st) , D. DuBois (14:44 1st) , K. McMillen (18:40 1st) , J. Borynec (05:45 2nd)
Sask: J. Dmytriw (06:35 1st) , J. Dmytriw (12:54 2nd) , A. Zawatsky (03:19 3rd) , J. Dmytriw (15:12 3rd) , G. Kinniburgh (17:01 3rd) , J. Kaluski (03:44 2nd OT)
Goal: TWU: LaBelle (56 shots-50 saves), Sask: Kooy (8 shots-4 saves) Hobbs (W) (24 shots-23 saves)

This could have been the upset of the season. Holy Trinity held a 5-1 lead early in the 2nd period, and a 5-2 lead entering the 3rd. The Banjo-Mutts piled on 22 shots in the 3rd period to comeback and force overtime. Jared Dmytriw of Sask gets credit for the season‛s first hat-trick.


NEXT UP

Sun Oct 2 Manitoba at Bemidji State (NCAA)
Thu Oct 6 Regina at Briercrest College (ACAC)
Fri Oct 7 U.B.C. at Manitoba
Fri Oct 7 Saskatchewan at Calgary
Fri Oct 7 MacEwan at Alberta
Fri Oct 7 Mount Royal at Trinity Western
Fri Oct 7 Manitoba Moose (AHL) at Regina


OUT EAST

NOTE: All OUA games this week are exhibition games. The AUS regular season starts on October 5th.

Sat Oct 1 Brock 2 Ontario Tech 1
Sat Oct 1 Ottawa 3 Clarkson (NCAA) 7
Sat Oct 1 R.M.C. 0 Concordia 5
Sat Oct 1 Toronto 2 Quinipiac (NCAA) 4
Sat Oct 1 Waterloo 0 U.Q.T.R. 6
Sat Oct 1 Western Ontario 2 Providence (NCAA) 5
Sat Oct 1 Windsor 2 Michigan (NCAA) 8
Sun Oct 2 Guelph at Colgate (NCAA)
Sun Oct 2 Lakehead at Wisconsin (NCAA)
Sun Oct 2 Nipissing at Lake Superior State (NCAA)
Sun Oct 2 Toronto at R.P.I. (NCAA)
Sun Oct 2 Western Ontario at Sacred Heart (NCAA)
Mon Oct 3 Lakehead at Michigan Tech (NCAA)

Sat Oct 1 St. F.X. 4 Moncton 5 (ot)
Sat Oct 1 U.P.E.I. 0 Maine (NCAA) 1
Wed Oct 5 Moncton at U.P.E.I.
Wed Oct 5 Saint Mary's at St. F.X.
Wed Oct 5 Acadia at Dalhousie

AUS-OUA INTERLOCK
Sat Oct 1 New Brunswick 3 Toronto Metro 1

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

OUT WEST

NOTE: All ACAC games next week are exhibition games and all BCIHL games are regular season games.

Sat Oct 1 Augustana 0 S.A.I.T. 5
Sat Oct 1 Briercrest College 5 Portage College 4
Sat Oct 1 Concordia-Edmonton 3 Red Deer Poly 4 (ot)
Fri Oct 7 S.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton
Fri Oct 7 N.A.I.T. at Red Deer Poly

Sat Oct 1 Vancouver Island 5 Simon Fraser 4
Fri Oct 7 Victoria at Okanagan

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

 

[Lakeheadfan95]

Lakehead has defeated the Wisconsin Badgers

 

[Spade]

Canada West Preview:

1. Alberta

The Golden Bears are once again, to no one's surprise, the team to beat in the conference. Top to bottom, they are a well coached, balanced roster with enough top-tier, potentially all-Conference players at every position that it doesn't seem likely to be able to beat them in a playoff series. The 2022 recruiting class isn't quite as strong in recent years at the skater positions, but overall this is not a team with many weaknesses.

Newcomer to Watch: F Jakin Smallwood

Fresh off a deep playoff run with the Winnipeg Ice, Smallwood jumps right into an offense that has plenty of firepower just like his time in the WHL. His ability to make the players around him better gives the Bears an embarrassment of riches and options up front. Expect him to immediately provide some PPG offense and attention for end of the year awards.

Key Returnee: D Dawson Davidson

The talented 4th year defender was one of the most highly regarded recruits in the country, but after an excellent freshman season ran into the injury bug last year. If he's back to full strength, he should once again be in line for a star role and a potential all-Conference spot.

2. UBC

After a few down years, it looks like UBC has found a working formula for consistent success. Given the academic qualities of the program and its location, UBC will always receive attention from interested recruits, but lately their incoming classes have been very good and as a result they now have a very balanced team with an emphasis on speed and skill. The Thunderbirds have proven themselves in the playoffs against many of their fellow competitors which keeps them near the top in what looks to be a conference with 5 teams all having a shot at number 1.

Newcomer to Watch: F Sasha Mutala

The local native is the jewel of the TBirds recruiting class; his speed, scoring abilities and vision will have him play a big role right away on a contending team, making him a frontrunner for Freshman of the Year. He was dropped by the Avs due to his inconsistency at the WHL level, but he will get all the opportunity to continue developing in the college game.

Key Returnee: F Tian Rask

The Saskatchewan native was a pleasant surprise in his first true season, adding some much needed depth scoring and two-way play after bouncing around the Jr. A circuit. They don't need him to be a big time scorer, but Rask provides some grit and energy and is the kind of player every winning team needs in their middle 6.

3. Saskatchewan

Mike Babcock had the Huskies playing a stingy puck possession game, and it looks like that will continue this year based on the roster on hand. A mobile and talented group of D once again play a big role in preventing shots against while transitioning the puck to a top 6 forward group that can keep up with any team in the league. The loss of some key vets will hurt, but this team plays winning hockey and they will once again be tough to run into come the postseason.

Newcomer to Watch: D Colby Jaquet

There will be freshmen on this team that play a bigger role this year than the skilled d-man, but it's always an intriguing pickup when you bring in a defenseman capable of putting up the scoring numbers he has done in the MJHL. He's a small guy but his shiftiness and hands should translate well into the college game, and specifically the Huskies' brand of hockey.

Key Returnee: F Vince Loschiavo

The Winnipeg native is technically in his 2nd year of eligibility, but due to playing a few years in Italy is one of the older members of the team's forward group. He should be expected to push for a starring role and some all-Conference attention now that he has had a year under his belt. This is a stronger forward group than last year and Loschiavo's role will be to create offense on the PP and get the puck to the many shooters he has available around him.

4. Calgary

Always the bridesmaid, the Dinos are consistently contenders year after year before running into a wall in the playoffs. Once again though, this team is built to their identity; (hopefully) strong goaltending, big, solid defensemen, and a deep group of two-way forwards all the way through. If a few guys can find some offensive consistency in head coach Mark Howell's plan, this team could have the horses to make it all the way.

Newcomer to Watch: D Connor Horning

The only true freshman blueliner in a small recruiting class, Horning is the classic Dino defender; at 6'3" and 207 pounds, he's tough to get around and plays a strong two-way game. He should fit in seamlessly in a system that prioritizes quick D ups, simple plays to the forwards and strong positional play over dynamic on-the-spot decision-making.

Key Returnee: F Tyson Upper

As a young freshman (Upper still had junior eligibility last year) the Calgary native had made himself into a valuable member of a forward group short on top tier scoring prowess, despite the talent on the roster. The Dinos will need more guys to step up on the offensive end, and Upper taking the next step would go a long way towards finally breaking through in the playoffs.

5. Mount Royal

In a reversal of their cross-city rivals, the Cougars might have some of the most dynamic offensive talents in all of Canadian university hockey. On the flip side, a thinner recruiting class than usual raises some concerns about overall team depth and the team's goals against have slowly increased over the past few years. Still, not a team you'd look forward to playing in the playoffs; that top 9 forward group looks like it could be Nationals-caliber, as long as the goaltending and defense holds up.

Newcomer to Watch: F Blake Stevenson

The hometown center can play multiple positions up and down the lineup and has proven himself at the WHL and Jr. A levels. Another in a line of strong pickups at the forward position, Stevenson's hockey sense and versatility make him an early candidate for Freshman of the Year if he can avoid injury, and his ability to play a two way game stands out on a depth chart full of offense first players.

Key Returnee: F Spencer Moe

So small but so skilled, Moe's in line for a breakout season as part of what is likely the most dynamic offense in the entire conference. His combination of speed, vision and hands make him a threat the moment he touches the puck and his ability to draw attention will hopefully help free up his linemates for backdoor cuts and open space.

6. Regina

Credit where credit is due, it looks like head coach Todd Johnson has built another team capable of winning a few games, a stark contrast from the pre-COVID era which saw the team win just 7 games across 2 seasons. This may be their best forward group in quite some time; at the very least, they should have the horses to keep up in a strong conference. While they lack a true strength, the team is decently well-rounded overall and should continue to be in the mix as the year goes on.

Newcomer to Watch: G Adam Evanoff

As with most midtier teams at the USports level, goaltending will play a huge factor in this team's playoff hopes. With G Brandon Holtby graduating, Evanoff has the inside track on a starting job. A 4-year WHL player who struggled with consistency despite his talent, Evanoff's upside when he's on his game is intriguing and is likely the separating factor between Regina and some of the teams behind them.

Key Returnee: D Tyler Heidt

The older brother of future NHL draft pick Riley, Tyler is heading into his final year of eligibility after spending 3 years in the NCAA and the past season in Regina. The right-handed defenseman broke out last year after struggling in the more rigid US game and will play a big role again as he chases a long playoff run.

7. Manitoba

With apologies to the OP whose thread I'm basically throwing my input into without any warning, Manitoba is going to be in a 3-way battle for the final playoff spot. Departures of both veteran goalies from last year in Jeremy Link and Liam Hughes lead to plenty of questions in goal. The rest of the roster looks very similar to last season, but the Bisons are hoping that added depth at the D position will help stabilize the net and let the forward group cook on offense.

Newcomer to Watch: G Ross Hawryluk

This might as well include fellow newcomer G Simon Harkness and vet G Brett Murphy, but the single biggest question mark for this squad is in goal. The NCAA transfer spent last season riding the bench and Harkness is a fresh faced freshman. While both have legitimate talent and junior hockey pedigree, the jump from juniors to the college game can be tough for even the best recruits. Manitoba will need one of the trio to step up.

Key Returnee: F Linden McCorrister

While the departure of Keaton Jameson is a blow, McCorrister stands to benefit as one of the returnees poised to take on a bigger offensive role. A scorer first rather than a pure playmaker like Jameson, the 6'1" forward should be in line to crack double digits in goals this season if he manages to build upon his first true university season last year.

8. Grant MacEwan

Don't get fooled by the low ranking, Grant Mac is improved from this time last season, bolstered once again by a recruiting class with collegiate experience. Changes in goal and on the blueline should hopefully shore up that area of the ice, and an experienced and balanced forward group should lead to some interesting matchup decisions and a more consistent attack. At the very least, they should continue to be a hardworking unit that can spoil some teams hoping for an easy night.

Newcomer to Watch: D Daniel Baker

The former Med Hat Tigers captain will step right into the Griffins lineup and contribute to an improved, if inexperienced, defensive group. His length and range have always made him a difficult player to play against and his last WHL season showcased some more offensive upside than he gets credit for.

Key Returnee: F David Kope

The Edmonton native and former Oil King is a big breakout candidate; he's a big body who has a history of producing offense at all levels including the WHL, and suddenly he finds himself with a competitive forward group flanking legitimately talented teammates.

9. Trinity Western

The Spartans will likely remain at the bottom of the standings despite looking improved from last year. A poor attack last season highlighted their lack of high end talent up front, and while they will have some internal improvement the incoming recruits will need to overperform if they hope to build off last year. If they can find some consistency on defense, they should be able to keep games closer and competitive.

Newcomer to Watch: D Jesse Pomeroy

The transfer from Niagara in the NCAA is a stable defensive defender who should step right into the lineup barring a poor training camp. Travis Verveda led this team in scoring as a defenseman, but Pomeroy and the other D will need to step up if they are to improve on their bottom ranked goals against from last year.

Key Returnee: F Jeremy Klessens

The skilled forward will have a clean slate as he gets set for a bigger role in the team after a slow start to his college career. He has been a scorer throughout his junior career, and will need to be again; finding his groove and continuing to improve his all-around game will help with some of the team's matchup issues up front and take off some of the burden currently placed upon other forwards.


ACAC Preview:

1. Red Deer Polytechnic

On paper, RDP is likely the most complete team in the ACAC, with talent across all positions. Enviable scoring options across the roster give head coach Trevor Keeper plenty of room for creativity, and the D group is full of hard nosed defensemen. The Kings were inconsistent throughout last season, culminating in a first round sweep at the hands of lowly Briercrest College in the 1st round, but the improvements along the margins should help with their depth.

Newcomer to Watch: D Parker Gavlas

The Huskies transfer is looking for a fresh start after 2 relatively unproductive years in Saskatchewan. The 6'1" right handed defenseman has the size and skill to be an impact defenseman, and he brings with him WHL pedigree if he can rediscover his game.

Key Returnee: F Jacob Kendall

The reigning Rookie of the Year and First Team All-ACAC center will once again be called upon to be the leader in all facets of the game in their quest to finally make a deep playoff run. Equally good at finishing and creating plays, Kendall is a tough matchup for any team and could be in line for a 30+ point season.

2. Concordia University-Edmonton

The Thunder have stepped up their recruiting game in the past few years and look to have filled the power vacuum left when Grant Mac went to Canada West. This is a very, very solid team from top to bottom, with great goaltending, a balanced group of defensemen and an improved attack bolstered by some big scorers in this year's incoming class. Look for CUE to be a contender again, with an eye towards finishing the job after falling to NAIT in the Finals last season.

Newcomer to Watch: F Edge Lambert

The former Tri-City American is one of the current frontrunners for Rookie of the Year. His complete offensive game makes him an instant threat to be the team's scoring leader and he'll be in line for both a big role in the team's offense as well as excellent support in a strong system.

Key Returnee: D Seth Summers

The big bruising two-way defenseman will be relied upon once again to anchor the Thunder backend. He has the skill and versatility to play on the power play as well as the PK and is one of the toughest players in the league to play against, making him a potential all-Conference player this year.

3. SAIT

The Trojans have one of the largest recruiting classes in Canadian college hockey this year, turning over the entire goaltending position and the majority of their defense group. That being said, their core identity of grinding opponents down remains the same, with a hardworking and deep group of forwards looking to hit first and hit hard every game. Discipline will be a driving factor in the team's fortune, as they were the most penalized team in the league last season.

Newcomer to Watch: G Boston Bilous

With all the turnover on D and in net, SAIT's hope will be that Bilous and fellow rookie G Spencer Welke can come in and immediately provide stability. Having seen the impact of relying on an elite goalie up north in NAIT, Bilous' winning pedigree should hopefully be the anchor to a team with championship aspirations.

Key Returnee: D Chase Felgueiras

The big smooth skating blueliner is one of the few returning vets on defense, and with only 2 other D with college experience projected to be on the roster the Trojans will need him to step up. He's had stretches of excellence followed by stretches of inconsistency, but the talent is there; at one point, Felgueiras was a feature on Central Scouting NHL draft rankings.

4. NAIT

The reigning champs, NAIT has graduated a large number of stars at all positions and looks to be in retooling mode; that being said, you can never underestimate the heart of a champion. The offense remains a strength despite losing a number of big names, but the real test will be on the backend; similar to their rivals in Calgary, key losses, especially in goal, have led to a very young and inexperienced core group for their new head coach.

Newcomer to Watch: F Colin Schmidt

The former Grant Macewan Griffin returns to the ACAC after 2 years in Canada West. The Spruce Grove native struggled to find a role last season at the USports level, but as a freshman in the ACAC scored 13 points in 15 games. Should he rediscover his scoring touch, he gives the Ooks another valuable weapon in their attack.

Key Returnee: G Taryn Kotchorek

Quite frankly, the Ooks have spent the last few years with one of the best goalies in Canada in Jordan Papirny tending the crease. Kotchorek, who has been patiently biding his time, looks to be the imminent starter to begin the season. If he can give the Ooks reliable minutes, they have the talent to remain a big player in an increasingly competitive ACAC conference.

5. University of Alberta-Augustana

The team that almost never was, until a group of local powerbrokers and alumni pitched in to save the team. Coming off an upset win in the playoffs against SAIT last season, the Vikings look to be a tough out once again. They will again need to rely on a bend but don't break defense anchored by good goaltending, but internal development and some new faces should hopefully lead to improvement on their pop gun offense from last season.

Newcomer to Watch: F Conrad Phillips

Augustana had a very small recruiting class this year and have built around a team full of 2nd and 3rd year players, but the Marian University transfer will be relied upon to fill a role in their top 6. An excellent playmaker with quick feet, the Vikings will need him to produce if they are to build on last season's performance.

Key Returnee: F Tanner Manz

The 2nd year forward from Saskatchewan led the team in goals last year, an impressive feat for a freshman. He will need to up his game as the Vikings are no longer a surprise and Manz in particular will be focused on by the opposition, but his prior success in the SJHL suggests that double digits in goals and an increase in assists is well within reason.

6. Briercrest College

The Bible College has long had a reputation for being the hardest working team in the league, but lately they have begun to add some talent to supplement the culture. A change in coaching staff and some new recruits have the Clippers hopeful for a repeat of last season where they unceremoniously swept the RDP Kings in one of the biggest upsets in league history. While they still look like they will be in tough in a stronger than usual ACAC, look for new head coach Sam Klassen to continue emphasizing their hard nosed brand of hockey.

Newcomer to Watch: F Keagon Little

It's not often you see a 19 year old player in the league, let alone someone poised to take a starring role, but Little is primed for an interesting start to his college career. Joining his elder brother at Briercrest, the 6'0" center (as well as fellow freshman Alex Pellerin) will be expected to come in and provide an immediate boost to the offense, which looks more competitive than perhaps ever.

Key Returnee: D Jacob Arsenault

The tough shutdown defender helped anchor the Clippers defense, was a big part of their playoff success, and will need to be again if they hope to repeat. With his multiple years of CHL experience, look for Arsenault to take the reins fully as the team's number 1 matchup option against other team's top lines.

7. Portage College

Portage College almost snuck into the playoffs over Briercrest College; had they managed to win one more game in their last weekend matchup between the two, it might've been Portage celebrating their first playoff series victory. As it is, it looks as if they will be fighting for the last playoff spot again as a weak defense and questionable goaltending will keep them in the underdog spot until proven otherwise.

Newcomer to Watch: F Vincent Levesque

The diminutive playmaker instantly becomes the Voyageurs' top offensive option after leading the Jr. A Granby Inouk in scoring by a mile. A playmaker first, Levesque's dynamic skillset should help improve the team's power play, though it remains to be seen if Portage can surround him with the talent necessary to take advantage of his speed and abilities.

Key Returnee: F Ty Budai

After a solid debut, the returning forward should be expected to take the reins as one of the team's leaders. Already one of their main offensive options after a lengthy Jr. A career, Budai will need to continue developing at both ends of the ice if the Vs hope to break their playoff drought.

 

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Oct 2: NO GAME FOR THE BISONS

MANITOBA BISONS -
BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS -

This game was listed on the schedule page at GoBisons.com but never did appear in Bemidji.

NEXT UP

Thu Oct 6 Regina at Briercrest College (ACAC)
Fri Oct 7 U.B.C. at Manitoba
Fri Oct 7 Saskatchewan at Calgary
Fri Oct 7 MacEwan at Alberta
Fri Oct 7 Mount Royal at Trinity Western
Fri Oct 7 Manitoba Moose (AHL) at Regina

OUT EAST

NOTE: All OUA games this week are exhibition games. The AUS regular season starts on October 5th.

Sun Oct 2 Guelph 1 Colgate (NCAA) 5
Sun Oct 2 Lakehead 3 Wisconsin (NCAA) 2 (ot)
Sun Oct 2 Nipissing 1 Lake Superior State (NCAA) 6
Sun Oct 2 Toronto 1 R.P.I. (NCAA) 1
Sun Oct 2 Western Ontario 4 Sacred Heart (NCAA) 6
Mon Oct 3 Lakehead at Michigan Tech (NCAA)
Fri Oct 7 Guelph at Lakehead
Fri Oct 7 U.Q.T.R. at McGill
Fri Oct 7 Western Ontario at Brock

Wed Oct 5 Moncton at U.P.E.I.
Wed Oct 5 Saint Mary's at St. F.X.
Wed Oct 5 Acadia at Dalhousie

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

OUT WEST

No games for now!

 

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Oct 5: BISON PREVIEW CHARTS

Ahead of the Thursday weekend preview (which will hopefully have links to preview stories from all teams), here is a look at the Bisons in chart form.

The first chart contains the Bison record against each opponent last year, plus the number of games against each opponent scheduled for 2022-23.

In 2021-22 the Covid lockdowns caused the shortening of the season, down to 20 games. This year the CW is back to 28 games. But whereas before this meant an even four games against each opponent, it now means that two opponents must be played only two games in one series. For the Bisons, that means they will face MacEwan and Saskatchewan in just one series.

Looking back, the Bisons did fairly well against the better teams. They split with Alberta, Mount Royal, and Calgary. Against UBC they had a one goal loss and an overtime loss. Even the 1-3-0 against Saskatchewan is not particularly disastrous. The big problem was the 0-4-0 against Regina and 1-1-0 against TWU. It was those results which got them eliminated from the playoffs.

In overall recruiting and roster turn-over, it seems that Manitoba and MacEwan improved and everybody else was weakened, even if ever so slightly in some cases. I suspect that the Covid lockdowns, which caused an unprecedented mid-season exodus across the country, took their toll. Time will tell if this was just a one-off.

The Bison forwards are so-so. They did not have reliable scoring a year ago. They did return 11 of their top 13 scorers, the big loss being Keaton Jameson. I suspect that their replacements for him and the low-end departures (players with 3 or fewer points) will be adequate.

The defence should be a strength. They will be sitting two solid prospects each game. Provided they are coached within a reasonable defensive system, they should do well. They have five WHL grads, veteran Mitch Dyck, and two highly rated MJHL rookies.

The goaltending is a big question-mark. The games I saw against Lakehead and Regina were cringeworthy at times. Brett Murphy, last year‛s #3 at the start of the season and #2 at the end, looked steady. His only game last year was a win over Saskatchewan. I do not want to jump to conclusions on the newcomers, but they will need to prove themselves. At the same time, the same thing can be said in Regina and UBC (where their losses in net are especially pronounced), and to a lesser extent on other teams.

Links:
➤ LeagueStat: 2021-22 Bison Team Stats
➤ GoBisons: Schedule & Results
➤ GoBisons: Roster

 

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Preview: Oct 7-8: U.B.C. at MANITOBA

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (1-0-1, 4-2-2, OHT35 #8)
MANITOBA BISONS (0-0-0, 2-3-0, OHT35 #18)

Friday, October 7th at 7:00 CT at The Rink, Oakbank
Saturday, October 8th at 3:00 CT at The Rink, Oakbank

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

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: Bison Sports announce 142 student-athletes with U SPORTS Academic All-Canadian status for 2021-22
➤ GoBisons: PREVIEW: 'Highly motivated' men's hockey team returns veteran core, strong recruiting class for 2022-23
➤ GoBisons: From walk-on to team captain, it's been a journey of growth for men's hockey forward Geordie Keane
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

UBC Links:
➤ UBC: Late additions already providing huge dividends
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Last series:
➤ Oct 22/21: UBC 4 UM 3: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore and video)
➤ Oct 23/21: UBC 4 UM 3 (ot): LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore)

Other Links:
➤ 49-Sport: STEINER: U SPORTS Men’s Hockey will have greater parity 2022-23
➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings
➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule ∞ Daily Schedule
➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats ∞ Daily Schedule

Last year these teams played twice and UBC won both by 4-3, one in overtime. Those games are in the links.

Neither side had an impressive pre-season and have many question-marks, starting in goal. UBC is losing an all-star, and the Bisons have two newcomers and last year‛s 3rd stringer (as detailed in prior posts). The links have a few different stories, one of which announces that Geordie Keane is the captain. Another announces last year‛s Academic All-Canadians, of which there were eight: Tyler Anderson, Brett Davis, Carter Doerksen, Mitch Dyck, Keaton Jameson, Geordie Keane, Jeremy Link, and Garrett Sambrook.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (2-0-0, 5-2-1, OHT35 #7)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (1-1-0, 4-4-0, OHT35 #9)

Links:
➤ HuskieFan: Huskies rout Spartans in home opener
➤ HuskieFan: Kaluski nets double OT winner in Huskies win over Spartans
➤ HuskieFan: Kris Versteeg and Andrew Ladd are set to visit Saskatoon
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ UofC: Dinos face playoff rematch in home opener
➤ Hockey Blog in Canada: Silver-American Dino?

Bedrock U swept the Banjo-Mutts in the pre-season and beat them in the 4-5 quarter-final series last year. The Dinos got a split at UBC, and Sask escaped with a narrow sweep of TWU to open. Sask started the pre-season hot-to-trot but since have faded. This should be a close series. In a linked story, former Dino Ryan Gagnon signed with the Allen Americans of the ECHL. The Huskie Fan site has a trio of stories in the links, two game reports and one story on their fundraiser.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS (1-1-0, 2-6-1, OHT35 #26)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (2-0-0, 8-1-1, OHT35 #1)

Links:
➤ MacU: Former Griffins Reagan, Price sign pro contracts with the ECHL's Worcester Railers
➤ CW: HKY: REG, ALB forwards put together statement opening weekends (with video)
➤ UofA: Team Website

In the Battle of Edmontown, the Evil Monkeys host Friday, and Mac hosts Saturday. Mac managed a split with Regina (not bad for them) but Alberta destroyed MRU and looked impressive.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (0-2-0, 4-4-0, OHT35 #25)
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (0-1-1, 1-3-1, OHT35 #32)

Links:
➤ MRU: Team Website
➤ TWU: THIS WEEK IN SPARTA I MHKY, WSOC, MSOC, XC, WHKY, MBB, MVB
➤ TWU: SPARTAN MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK I MICHAEL SPAFFORD

The Bluegars got a wake-up call last week and that could be bad news for Holy Trinity. Was their 5-1 lead on Sask last Saturday a freak result?

REGINA COUGARS (1-1-0, 3-3-2, OHT35 #27)
BRIERCREST CLIPPERS (ACAC: 3-1-0)
MANITOBA MOOSE (AHL: 0-0-0)

Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ BC: Team Website
➤ Moose: Training Camp Schedule
➤ Winnipeg Sun: SNAPSHOTS: Hawerchuk looking to make mark with Moose; gauntlet thrown

Regina has a wide variety of opponents in bye-week exhibition games. On Thursday it‛s Briercrest College of the ACAC and on Friday it‛s the Manitoba Moose of the AHL. The Moose training camp just started with early cuts from the Winnipeg Jets and players on try-out deals. This was a late addition to the schedule, likely because as recently as last weekend the Moose never had a roster. The Moose will also face the Bisons for the 7th time on October 11th at the Ice Plex. Former Bison goaltender Liam Hughes has a try-out with the Moose, as does Ben Hawerchuk, son of Dale Hawerchuk.


OUT EAST

These games are exhibition games in the OUA and regular season games in the AUS.

Mon Oct 3 Lakehead 0 Michigan Tech 6
Thu Oct 6 York 0 Ontario Tech
Fri Oct 7 Guelph at Lakehead
Fri Oct 7 U.Q.T.R. at McGill
Fri Oct 7 Western Ontario at Brock
Sat Oct 8 Guelph at Lakehead
Sat Oct 8 Waterloo at Boston University
Sat Oct 8 Brock at Windsor

Wed Oct 5 Acadia 5 Dalhousie 2
Wed Oct 5 Saint Mary's at St. F.X. - ppd
Wed Oct 5 U.P.E.I. 2 Moncton 4
Fri Oct 7 U.P.E.I. at New Brunswick
Fri Oct 7 Dalhousie at Saint Mary's
Sat Oct 8 St. F.X. at Acadia
Sat Oct 8 New Brunswick at Moncton

Links:
➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results
➤ AUS: REDS narrowly edge X-Men in AUS 2022-23 pre-season coaches’ poll
➤ 49-Sport: Breaking down the AUS Men’s Hockey Icescape

The AUS coaches‛ poll says: UND, St FX, UPEI, SMU, Moncton, Acadia, Dalhousie, whilst 49-Sport picks St. FX, UNB, SMU, Moncton, UPEI, Dalhousie, and Acadia.


OUT WEST

These games are exhibition games in the ACAC and regular season games in the BCIHL.

Thu Oct 6 Regina (CW) at Briercrest College
Fri Oct 7 S.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton
Fri Oct 7 N.A.I.T. at Red Deer Poly
Sat Oct 8 Red Deer Poly at S.A.I.T.

Fri Oct 7 Victoria at Okanagan
Sat Oct 8 Victoria at Simon Fraser
Sat Oct 8 Logan Lake at Okanagan

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

 

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October 7: T-IRDS WIN HIGH-SCORING OPENER

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 6
MANITOBA BISONS 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: MHKY: Bisons battle from 3-0 down, but can't complete comeback, falling 6-4 to UBC (with boxscore)
➤ UBC: Birds down Bisons in wild third period

Before I get to the game news and views, those UBC uniforms are tough to read. They have a chest-high dark blue hoop which sits nicely behind a primarily white logo but which obscures the dark blue numbers. This was worse than Manitoba‛s black numbers on a dark brown jersey, or Regina‛s yellow numbers on a white jersey, in past seasons.

Here‛s how they lined up:

MANITOBA
Goal
34 Hawryluk (35 Murphy)

Defence
2 Stewart - 27 Gottfried
8 Toth - 6 Dyck
16 Hartje - 4 Malchuk

Forwards
10 Skoleski - 22 Davis - 17 Veloso
18 Hooker - 9 Thiessen - 11 Ostir
20 Apetagon - 19 Arpin - 21 Basarab
13 Sutter - 28 Behun - 29 King

Scratches
1 Harkness (G) - 5 Schioler (D) - 12 Patrick (D)
14 Keane (F) - 23 Fawkes (F) - 26 McCorrister (F)

U.B.C.
Goal
30 Lane (60 Schwebius)

Defence
40 Smart - 26 Lambos
24 Lee - 43 Pouliot
9 Smith - 27 McDonald

Forwards
17 Kindree - 21 Huo - 29 McNabb
39 McIndoe - 15 Atkinson - 41 Williams
23 Rask - 37 Douglas - 34 Mutala
8 Miller - 10 Doust - 13 Wismer

Scratches
7 N Form (D) - 12 Keon (D) - 14 Kryski (F)
18 J Form (F) - 19 Sandhu (F) - 31 Luding (G)

Quick summary:
UBC: J. Lee (04:31 1st) , J. Lee (06:39 1st) , C. Miller (12:36 1st) , E. McIndoe (13:16 3rd) , J. Williams (14:47 3rd) , S. Mutala (19:27 3rd)
Man: C. Hartje (04:30 2nd) , D. Skoleski (03:44 3rd) , B. Davis (10:37 3rd) , B. Davis (14:32 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Lane (15 shots, 11 saves), Man: Hawryluk (34 saves, 29 shots)

I‛ve seen new goaltender Ross Hawryluk play twice now and it seems clear that if the Bisons ever want to win a game with him in net they‛ll need at least 5 goals. He allowed three weak goals from what were not quality scoring chances, and one mishandled puck set up a 4th. Unless those two games are not all reflective of his unreported exhibition games, this could be a big problem.

The T-irds grabbed a 2-0 lead early, despite not really generating a Grade-A scoring chance. The period ended with the Herd trailing 3-0. I was a bit surprised to see Hawryluk back in goal for the 2nd period. The Bisons adopted a new strategy, so it seems. They iced the puck at every opportunity. This ended the problem with turnovers and the easy goals on long shots. Even when UBC won the ensuing face-off, all that would happen is whack-and-hack in the slot, and Hawryluk does well against those sort of shots.

The Bisons tied the game at 3-3 mid-way through the 3rd. However, at that point they couldn‛t get a save when needed. UBC‛s 4-3 goal was on a turnover by Hawryluk. The Bisons tied it up a minute later, but the tie only lasted 15 seconds. An empty-netter sealed the deal.

The rematch goes Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at The Rink. There isn‛t much for seating so the crowd is really jammed tight.

BISONS BEAT BEMIDJI

MANITOBA BISONS 4
BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS 3

This was scheduled for Sunday, October 2nd. There was nothing about this on the Bemdji site, but the score popped up on the Bison Schedule & Results page. The win gave the Bisons a 3-3-0 pre-season record, and a split of their tour of the Excited States. Maybe Hawryluk had a good game. I have no details, nor do I know where to find any.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3
CALGARY DINOSAURS 1

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ UofC: Dinos upended in home opener (with boxscore)

Quick summary:
Sask: C. Hobbs (06:13 1st) , A. Zawatsky (14:25 2nd) , J. Kaluski (18:48 3rd)
Calg: S. Strange (19:31 2nd)
Goal: Sask: Kooy (32 saves, 31 shots), Calg: Stankowski (31 saves, 29 shots)

This looks like a game as tight as one would suspect. Last weekend, Bedrock U bounced back from a Friday night loss to get themselves a split. Maybe again?

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 4
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3
(in overtime)

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ MacU: Confidence, veteran poise evident as assistant captain Roach sets tone for Griffins : boxscore
➤ UofA: Bears shocked by Griffins in first loss since 2007

Quick summary:
Mac: B. Boyle (01:47 1st) , S. Comrie (10:11 2nd) , R. Appelt (14:21 3rd) , C. Roach (03:15 1st OT)
Alta: T. Preziuso (05:20 1st) , T. Preziuso (08:07 1st) , M. Fonteyne (17:13 3rd)
Goal: Mac: Abel (51 shots, 48 saves), Alta: Schneider (25 shots, 21 saves)

Here‛s the result that everybody wants to read about! The Mythical Mutants won the Battle of Edmontown. It was tied at 2-2 entering the 3rd period, at which point the Evil Monkeys threw all the bananas they could at Ashton Abel in the Mac goal. The 3rd period shots were 23-4 for the Monkeys, but each side scored just once. Just three games into the season and Sask is the only team with three wins.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 1

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ MRU: Cougars Catchup: October 7, 2022 (with boxscore)
➤ TWU: SPARTANS DROP HOME-OPENER AGAINST MOUNT ROYAL : boxscore

Quick summary:
MRU: R. Sawchuk (00:55 2nd) , N. Yaremko (02:22 3rd) , R. Holmes (16:15 3rd) , R. Sawchuk (18:30 3rd)
TWU: L. Spadafora (05:10 1st)
Goal: MRU: Sims (23 shots, 22 saves), TWU: LaBelle (33 shots, 29 saves)

I managed to catch the 3rd period after getting home from the Bison game. It started at 1-1 and Holy Trinity was giving the Bluegars all they could handle. Eventually the Yaremko-Sawchuk duo took charge of the game and put it away.

MANITOBA MOOSE 4
REGINA COUGARS 0

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ Moose: Team Website

Quick summary:
Moose: D. Stewart (00:18 2nd) , T. Boland (13:35 2nd) , I. Johnson (12:35 3rd) , M. Boucher (15:25 3rd)
Reg: none
Goal: Moose: Cormier (W) (13 shots, 13 Saves), Salminen (1 shot, 1 save), Reg: Meger (L) (18 shots, 17 saves), Evanoff (shots 24, saves 21)

I was surprised that this was on CWTV. I‛ll have to check it out some time.


UP NEXT

Sat Oct 8 U.B.C. at Manitoba (3:00 CDT)
Sat Oct 8 Alberta at MacEwan (5:00 MDT)
Sat Oct 8 Saskatchewan at Calgary (6:00 MDT)
Sat Oct 8 Mount Royal at Trinity Western (7:15 PDT)
Tue Oct 11 Manitoba at Manitoba Moose (AHL)


OUT EAST

These games are exhibition games in the OUA and regular season games in the AUS.

Fri Oct 7 Guelph 5 Lakehead 2
Fri Oct 7 U.Q.T.R. 5 McGill 1
Fri Oct 7 Western Ontario 4 Brock 3 (ot)
Sat Oct 8 Guelph at Lakehead
Sat Oct 8 Waterloo at Boston University
Sat Oct 8 Brock at Windsor

Fri Oct 7 U.P.E.I. 2 New Brunswick 5
Fri Oct 7 Dalhousie 2 Saint Mary's 8
Sat Oct 8 St. F.X. at Acadia
Sat Oct 8 New Brunswick at Moncton

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


OUT WEST

These games are exhibition games in the ACAC and regular season games in the BCIHL.

Fri Oct 7 S.A.I.T. 1 Concordia-Edmonton 4
Fri Oct 7 N.A.I.T. 6 Red Deer Poly 5
Sat Oct 8 Red Deer Poly at S.A.I.T.

Fri Oct 7 Victoria 2 Okanagan 4
Sat Oct 8 Victoria at Simon Fraser
Sat Oct 8 Logan Lake at Okanagan

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

 

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October 8: SEVEN GOALS NOT ENOUGH

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 8
MANITOBA BISONS 7

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: MHKY: Bisons score in bunches, but so do T-Birds in wild 8-7 win : boxscore
➤ UBC: McNabb hat trick, lethal power play leads UBC to wild win in Winnipeg (with boxscore)

I am not a big fan of Saturday matinee games. This game forced me to miss seeing the Blue Jays blow an 8-1 lead. One good thing: The line-up pages they distributed listed the players by line and specified the scratches.

Here‛s how they lined up, cast in order of appearance:

MANITOBA
Goal
35 Murphy - 1 Harkness

Defence
8 Toth - 6 Dyck
16 Hartje - 4 Malchuk
2 Stewart - 27 Gottfried

Forwards
12 Patrick - 19 Arpin - 28 Behun
10 Skoleski - 22 Davis - 17 Veloso
18 Hooker - 9 Thiessen - 11 Ostir
29 King - 21 Basarab - 20 Apetagon

Scratches
5 Schioler (D) - 13 Sutter - 14 Keane (F)
23 Fawkes (F) - 26 McCorrister (F) - 34 Hawryluk (G)

U.B.C.
Goal
60 Schwebius (30 Lane)

Defence
24 Lee - 43 Pouliot
40 Smart - 26 Lambos
9 Smith - 27 McDonald

Forwards
39 McIndoe - 15 Atkinson - 41 Williams
23 Rask - 37 Douglas - 34 Mutala
17 Kindree - 21 Huo - 29 McNabb
8 Miller - 19 Sandhu - 13 Wismer

Scratches
7 N Form (D) - 10 Doust (F) - 12 Keon (D)
14 Kryski (F) - 18 J Form (F) - 31 Luding (G)

The Bisons had one change, inserting Patrick for Sutter. He also moved from D to LW and his line was the first over the boards in the 1st and 2nd periods. Also, Hooker was injured 5 minutes into the game and did not return. The injured list may have grown.

Quick summary:
UBC: E. McIndoe (11:31 1st) , C. McNabb (13:04 1st) , C. McNabb (16:39 1st) , S. Atkinson (18:17 1st) , C. McNabb (02:13 2nd) , S. Atkinson (09:28 2nd) , J. Lee (03:03 3rd) , C. Douglas (18:56 3rd)
Man: D. Skoleski (02:29 1st) , T. Apetagon (07:14 1st) , C. Hartje (16:25 1st) , T. Apetagon (13:51 2nd) , B. Davis (16:21 2nd) , N. Basarab (17:51 2nd) , B. Davis (19:57 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Schwebius (31 shots, 24 saves), Man: Murphy (16 saves, 11 shots), Harkness (23 shots, 21 saves)

The Bisons could set records for the most losses by a team scoring 7 goals (maybe 5 and 6, too). Eleven goals in the series, and not even an OTL point. Now many of UBC‛s goals, especially the early ones, were on blown coverages. But the numbers speak for themselves. The game was tied 6-6 after two, and the Bisons had some momentum. Then a drifter from the point eluded Harkness. There were then no more goals until an empty-netter.

The Bison PP was 2-for-6 (4-for-10 on the weekend), which sounds good until you consider that the T-irds went 4-for-5 (4-for-8 on the weekend).

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2
CALGARY DINOSAURS 5

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofS (Friday late): MHKY: Roddy Ross and the Dogs Advance to 3-0 (with boxscore)
➤ UofC: Offence erupts as Dinos take down Huskies (with boxscore)

Quick summary:
Sask: V. Loschiavo (13:43 2nd) , L. Keeler (10:18 3rd)
CGY: Z. Wytinck (04:17 2nd) , J. Maser (04:56 2nd) , J. Gricius (06:39 2nd) , M. Westhaver (18:04 2nd) , T. Upper (18:24 3rd)
Goal: Sask: Kooy (24 shots, 20 saves), Calg: Tetachuk (44 shots, 42 saves)

In the Town of Bedrock, it‛s Yabba Dabba Doo Time. The Dinos salvage a split for the second consecutive weekend. That makes sense. Sask‛s loss means that every team in the CW has at least one loss.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 2

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ MacU: Griffins run into pack of hungry Bears in losing rematch 5-2

Quick summary:
Alta: T. Preziuso (11:37 1st) , J. Smallwood (07:45 2nd) , J. Smallwood (18:55 2nd) , B. MacGregor (14:01 2nd) , E. Florchuk (19:53 3rd)
Mac: K. Gable (02:49 3rd) , E. Strang (13:50 3rd)
Goal: Alta: Berlin (24 shots, 22 saves) Mac: Davis (47 shots, 43 saves)

Did anybody think that the Mythical Mutants would beat the Evil Monkeys yet again? Me neither. The PPs are clicking around the CW this year. The Monkeys were 3-for-7 and the Family Guys were 2-for-5 in this one.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 8
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 2

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ MRU: Cougars Catchup: October 8, 2022 (with boxscore)
➤ TWU: SPARTANS DROP SECOND OF THE WEEKEND TO THE COUGARS

Quick summary:
MRU: J. Power (13:21 1st) , C. Bouchard (16:52 1st) , K. Walker (05:13 2nd) , E. Regnier (06:16 2nd) , K. Morrisseau (18:02 2nd) , N. Yaremko (05:50 3rd) , J. Tarzwell (07:17 3rd) , T. Gould (19:08 3rd)
TWU: M. Spafford (03:04 2nd) , J. Klessens (14:21 2nd)
Goal: MRU: Berry (24 shots, 22 saves), TWU: Berkeliev (44 shots, 36 saves)

Once again, I was able to catch a good amount of the night cap game from the coast. This was a good old fashioned butt-kicking.


UP NEXT

Tue Oct 11 Manitoba at Manitoba Moose (AHL) - 7:00 pm at IcePlex
Fri Oct 14 Manitoba at Regina
Fri Oct 14 Trinity Western at Alberta
Fri Oct 14 Calgary at Mount Royal
Fri Oct 14 Saskatchewan at U.B.C.


OUT EAST

EXHIBITION
Sat Oct 8 Guelph 7 Lakehead 2
Sat Oct 8 Waterloo 1 Boston University (NCAA) 7
Sat Oct 8 Brock at Windsor - scrimmage

REGULAR SEASON
Thu Oct 13 Ontario Tech at Ottawa
Fri Oct 14 Nipissing at Ottawa
Fri Oct 14 R.M.C. at McGill
Fri Oct 14 Brock at Waterloo
Fri Oct 14 Laurier at Toronto
Fri Oct 14 Guelph at Western Ontario
Fri Oct 14 Queen‛s at U.Q.T.R.
Fri Oct 14 Ontario Tech at Carleton
Fri Oct 14 Toronto Metro at York
Fri Oct 14 Lakehead at Windsor

Sat Oct 8 St. F.X. 4 Acadia 1
Sat Oct 8 New Brunswick 1 Moncton 4
Wed Oct 12 Dalhousie at St. F.X.
Fri Oct 14 St. F.X. at U.P.E.I.
Fri Oct 14 New Brunswick at Acadia

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


OUT WEST

EXHIBITION
Sat Oct 8 Red Deer Poly 5 S.A.I.T. 6

REGULAR SEASON
Fri Oct 14 Briercrest College at Concordia-Edmonton
Fri Oct 14 Augustana at Red Deer Poly
Fri Oct 14 Portage College at S.A.I.T.

Sat Oct 8 Victoria 2 Simon Fraser 10
Sat Oct 8 Logan Lake 0 Okanagan 4
Fri Oct 14 Vancouver Island at Simon Fraser

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

 

[Hollywood3]

Preview: Oct 14-15: MANITOBA at REGINA

MANITOBA BISONS (0-2-0, 3-5-0, OHT35 #7*)
REGINA COUGARS (1-1-0, 3-4-2, OHT35 #24*)

Friday, Oct 14th at 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT at Regina
Saturday, Oct 15th at 3:00 CST/4:00 CDT at Regina

* The OHT35 rankings are based solely on the average-of-averages which admittedly lacks accuracy until all conferences have some regular season games.

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

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: Bianca Cavalcanti and Chase Hartje are Boston Pizza Athletes of the Week
➤ GoBisons: Team Website
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Regina Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Last series:
➤ Feb 4/22: UR 4 UM 0: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore)
➤ Feb 5/22: UR 6 UM 3: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore)

Other Links:
➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings
➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule ∞ Daily Schedule
➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats ∞ Daily Schedule

This is an important series for the Bisons. Their 0-4-0 record against the Banjo-Cats (and 1-1-0 record against Holy Trinity) is what did them in last year. These teams split a pair of pre-season games, both winning away. Regina cannot be happy with an away split against The Family Guys on opening weekend and should be feeling some pressure in their home opener.

Bison d-man Chase Hartje was the U of M‛s male athlete of the week last week, as per the linked story. Although the Bisons and Kittens have played just twice each (whilst the rest of the conference has played four games) the Bisons have the top two scorers in the conference (Hartje is 2-6-8 and Brett Davis is 4-3-7) and Devon Skoleski (2-4-6) sits at 11th.

Generating goals has not been the problem for the Herd, it is stopping them. Including the pre-season, they have surrendered 39 goals in 8 games. Simon Harkness has "normal" regular season numbers (0-1-0, .913 S%, 3.26 GAA) after playing 36 minutes in relief. However, he came out of the pre-season at #3 on the depth chart. IMO, as goaltending goes, so go the Bisons. I‛ll be interested to see what they do. Whoever got the win in Bemidji must have played well enough to beat Regina.

The Bisons must have confidence that they can generate goals in this series. I‛ll be hoping they can hold Regina below 8 goals. Also, I'll be interested to see which, if any, of the injured players will return to the lineup. Last week, Schioler, Keane, Fawkes, and McCorrister were on the IL and Hooker was injured early in Saturday's game.


ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (0-3-1, 1-5-1, OHT35 #32*)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (3-1-0, 9-2-1, OHT35 #2*)

Links:
➤ TWU: Team Website
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ USports: Alberta top of the rankings to begin season

Holy Trinity looked overwhelmed by MRU last weekend. They were also dominated by Sask except when building the 5-1 lead they blew in overtime. The worst news for them is that after the Evil Monkeys lost to The Family Guys last Friday, they might not be so easy to catch asleep again.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (2-2-0, 6-4-0, OHT35 #9*)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (2-2-0, 5-5-0, OHT35 #16*)

Links:
➤ MRU: Players Bench Male Athlete of the Week: Riley Sawchuk
➤ UofC: Dinos face crosstown rival in Hall of Fame game

The cross-town rivals meet in what could be a very tight series. Bedrock U has split with both UBC and Sask, and the Bluegars were crushed by Alberta before crushing TWU. It will be interesting to see how MRU handles a close series. These teams split four games last year. Of course, with MRU one has to watch their leading scorers. Nolan Yaremko (4-3-7) and Riley Sawchuk (2-4-6) are always worth watching.

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (3-1-0, 6-3-1, OHT35 #5*)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (3-0-1, 6-2-2, OHT35 #8*)

Links:
➤ UofS (Saturday Late): MHKY: Huskies Outscored in Calgary to Split the Weekend (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: Huskies win road opener
➤ Huskie Fan: Second period lapse costly as Huskies suffer first loss
➤ UBC: Huskies visit for strong early season test
➤ CW: MRU forward, UBC defenceman combine for 10 points in impressive showings
➤ USports: UBC's Lee notches back-to-back goals, named U SPORTS men's hockey player of the week

Both sides have done well out of the gate but yet neither really looks quite like a contender, at least for now. UBC‛s goaltenders do not look like adequate replacements for Rylan Toth. And I‛m still trying to figure out how Sask fell behind TWU 5-1 before rallying for a win. It would be a real boon if either side could sweep this series.


OUT EAST

Thu Oct 13 Ontario Tech 5 Ottawa 1
Fri Oct 14 Nipissing at Ottawa
Fri Oct 14 R.M.C. at McGill
Fri Oct 14 Brock at Waterloo
Fri Oct 14 Laurier at Toronto
Fri Oct 14 Guelph at Western Ontario
Fri Oct 14 Queen‛s at U.Q.T.R.
Fri Oct 14 Ontario Tech at Carleton
Fri Oct 14 Toronto Metro at York
Fri Oct 14 Lakehead at Windsor
Sat Oct 15 Ottawa at Cornell (ex)
Sat Oct 15 Waterloo at Guelph
Sat Oct 15 R.M.C. at Concordia
Sat Oct 15 Queen‛s at U.Q.T.R.
Sat Oct 15 Lakehead at Windsor
Sat Oct 15 Toronto Metro at Toronto
Sat Oct 15 Western Ontario at Brock
Sat Oct 15 Laurier at York
Sun Oct 16 McGill at Concordia

Wed Oct 12 Dalhousie 3 St. F.X. 9
Fri Oct 14 St. F.X. at U.P.E.I.
Fri Oct 14 New Brunswick at Acadia
Sat Oct 15 Moncton at Acadia
Sat Oct 15 New Brunswick at Saint Mary's
Sat Oct 15 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie
Sun Oct 16 Moncton at Saint Mary's

Links:
➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ 49-Sport: Breaking down every OUA West Men's Hockey team : RP @OUA
➤ 49-Sport: Breaking down each OUA East Men's Hockey team : RP @OUA
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results

OUT WEST

Fri Oct 14 Briercrest College at Concordia-Edmonton
Fri Oct 14 Augustana at Red Deer Poly
Fri Oct 14 Portage College at S.A.I.T.
Sat Oct 15 Briercrest College at Concordia-Edmonton
Sat Oct 15 Portage College at S.A.I.T.
Sat Oct 15 Red Deer Poly at Augustana

Fri Oct 14 Vancouver Island at Simon Fraser
Sat Oct 15 Logan Lake at Simon Fraser
Sat Oct 15 Vancouver Island at Okanagan

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Okanagan Lakers Atop the BCIHL

 

[Hollywood3]

October 14: BISONS GET GOALTENDING!

MANITOBA BISONS 2
REGINA COUGARS 1

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UofR: Team Website

Quick summary:
Man: C. Veloso (04:38 2nd) , C. Hartje (07:00 2nd)
Reg: M. Culling (10:32 3rd)
Goal: Man: Hawryluk (40 shots, 39 saves), Reg: Meger (14 shots, 12 saves)

This was a much-needed victory for the Herd, which leaves the teams level at 1-2-0 going into Saturday‛s rematch.

The main observations:
1. None of the injured Bisons returned.
2. Goaltender Ross Hawryluk played by far his best game for the Herd.
3. The game winning goal was an end-to-end rush by defenceman Chase Hartje. It was a “Bobby-Orr-Goal”, like the one he had last weekend. He also had an assist and should be the leading scorer in the CW.

I was watching the Jets beat the Rangers along with this one, so a great night for intense viewing. Three CW games started at the same time, so I didn‛t see much else.

The first two periods were extremely defensive. The Bisons built a 2-0 lead, although being outshot 17-13. Manitoba was hanging on for dear life in the 3rd period. The shots were 23-1 in favour of Regina. Hawryluk definitely deserved the 1st star. That kind of goaltending would be the best news from the Bisons going forward.


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 1
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ TWU: Team Website
➤ UofA: Team Website

Quick summary:
TWU: J. Penner (18:15 2nd)
Alta: M. Fonteyne (05:14 1st) , R. Hughes (19:36 1st) , T. Preziuso (01:38 2nd) , J. Prokop (10:25 3rd)
Goal: TWU: LaBelle (40 shots, 36 saves), Alta: Schneider (18 shots, 17 saves)

Holy Trinity kept the numbers down, which was likely their objective. If Vegas had betting, I‛d put money down on the Evil Monkeys for a sweep on Saturday.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 2
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 7

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofC: Gricius scores twice in Dinos loss (with boxscore)
➤ MRU: Cougars Catchup: October 14, 2022 (with boxscore)

Quick summary:
CGY: J. Gricius (13:12 1st) , J. Gricius (15:35 2nd)
MRU: A. Fyten (02:37 1st) , J. Tarzwell (12:16 2nd) , S. Moe (13:17 2nd) , S. Moe (00:00 3rd) , A. Fyten (12:54 3rd) , R. Sawchuk (17:19 3rd) , C. Bouchard (18:47 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (30 shots, 23 saves), MRU Sims (30 shots, 28 saves)

This result surprised me. I was expecting a tight battle. It was only 3-2 entering the 3rd period. Bedrock U went 2-for-6 on the PP, and the Bluegars were 3-for-7.

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ UBC: Team Website

Quick summary:
Sask: J. Dmytriw (15:09 1st) , V. Loschiavo (10:17 2nd) , J. Ball (03:26 3rd) , C. Zimmerman (18:25 3rd)
UBC: C. Douglas (01:45 2nd) , J. Lee (17:02 3rd)

So far UBC is the only team wearing white at home. Odd. But I do prefer the home team in white.


NEXT UP

Sat Oct 15 Manitoba at Regina (3:00 CST/4:00 CDT)
Sat Oct 15 Saskatchewan at U.B.C. (3:00 PDT/4:00 CDT)
Sat Oct 15 Mount Royal at Calgary (6:00 MDT/7:00 CDT)
Sat Oct 15 Trinity Western at Alberta (7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT)


OUT EAST

Fri Oct 14 Nipissing 2 Ottawa 6
Fri Oct 14 R.M.C. 7 McGill 6 (ot)
Fri Oct 14 Brock 6 Waterloo 0
Fri Oct 14 Laurier 1 Toronto 2 (ot)
Fri Oct 14 Guelph 6 Western Ontario 5 (ot)
Fri Oct 14 Queen‛s 5 U.Q.T.R. 6
Fri Oct 14 Ontario Tech 1 Carleton 6
Fri Oct 14 Toronto Metro 3 York 1
Fri Oct 14 Lakehead 1 Windsor 0
Sat Oct 15 Ottawa at Cornell (ex)
Sat Oct 15 Waterloo at Guelph
Sat Oct 15 R.M.C. at Concordia
Sat Oct 15 Queen‛s at U.Q.T.R.
Sat Oct 15 Lakehead at Windsor
Sat Oct 15 Toronto Metro at Toronto
Sat Oct 15 Western Ontario at Brock
Sat Oct 15 Laurier at York
Sun Oct 16 McGill at Concordia

Fri Oct 14 St. F.X. 2 U.P.E.I. 5
Fri Oct 14 New Brunswick at Acadia - ppd
Sat Oct 15 Moncton at Acadia
Sat Oct 15 New Brunswick at Saint Mary's
Sat Oct 15 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie
Sun Oct 16 Moncton at Saint Mary's

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

OUT WEST

Fri Oct 14 Briercrest College 2 Concordia-Edmonton 5
Fri Oct 14 Augustana 3 Red Deer Poly 6
Fri Oct 14 Portage College 1 S.A.I.T. 2
Sat Oct 15 Briercrest College at Concordia-Edmonton
Sat Oct 15 Portage College at S.A.I.T.
Sat Oct 15 Red Deer Poly at Augustana

Fri Oct 14 Vancouver Island 4 Simon Fraser 5 (ot)
Sat Oct 15 Logan Lake at Simon Fraser
Sat Oct 15 Vancouver Island at Okanagan

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