2023-24 Manitoba Bisons/CW

[Hollywood3]

Preview: November 10-11, 2023: MANITOBA at REGINA

MANITOBA BISONS (0-9-1, 1-15-1, OHT35 #34)
REGINA COUGARS (2-6-2, 5-9-2, OHT35 #23)

Friday, November 10 at 7:00 CT at Co-operators Centre, Regina
Saturday, November 11 at 5:00 CT at Co-operators Centre, Regina

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

Manitoba Links:
➤ UofM: 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:
➤ Jan 6/23: UR 8 UM 0: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore)
➤ Jan 7/23: UR 3 UM 2 (so): LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore)

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

For the first time in a long time, these teams will play just one series against each other this season. This series is pretty much the Herd’s last chance to rally for a playoff berth. The Tier 1 teams in the CW are 28-0 against the Tier 2 teams (four of those in extra time). I don’t see that changing a whole lot. So ground must be made up against the Tier 2 teams. Both sides have been outscored rather heavily, Regina 42-27, and Manitoba 44-19.

Last year, the Bisons swept the games in Banjoland, and Regina swept the games in Winnipeg. The games in Winnipeg opened the second semester and started the Bisons on a 1-10-1 run.

I’ll be looking to see if any defencemen are returning to the Bison lineup. Recent series have seen them play with just five, which is not good.


ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

CALGARY DINOSAURS (7-2-1, 13-2-1, OHT35 #4)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (9-1-0, 10-5-1, OHT35 #7)

Links:
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ Huskie Fan: Audio Link
➤ Huskie Fan: Off The Leash Luncheon weekend

The Banjo-Mutts were 8-0-0 to start the season, with two wins over each Tier 2 team. However, they split against the Evil Monkeys last weekend and, in my opinion, had the edge in play. IMO, the five Tier 1 teams are hard to handicap right now. The Dinos were receiving a lot of positive attention to start, based on last year’s record and a 6-0-0 pre-season, but they have been 1-1-0 against MRU and 0-1-1 against Alberta. I expect this series to be well worth a good look.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (6-3-1, 10-7-1, OHT35 #6)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (7-3-0, 9-6-0, OHT35 #5)

Links:
➤ MRU: Team Website
➤ UofA: Team Website

If any series can challenge the one in Saskatown for eager anticipation, it is this home-and-home series for the rivals in Saudi Alberta. These teams thus far have the fewest Tier 1 vs Tier 2 games, the Bluegars having just four and the Evil Monkeys only two. Against Tier 1 teams, MRU is 3-3-0 and Alberta is 4-3-1.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS (2-7-1, 4-10-1, OHT35 #21)
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2-8-0, 6-10-0, OHT35 #31)

Links:
➤ MacU: Griffins embracing 'Next Shift' mindset as they aim for complete-game performances at TWU
➤ TWU: Women's Soccer at U Sports Nationals, Basketball Home Openers, and Men's Volleyball, Hockey Conference Action

In the Tier 2, there is one playoff berth at stake for whichever team can prevail. Right now, the Family Guys are one point out, and Holy Trinity are two points out. Regina and Manitoba will just be hoping that there is no overtime here.


COMPLETE SCHEDULE
Fri Nov 10 Calgary at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 10 Manitoba at Regina 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 10 Alberta at Mount Royal 7:00 MST
Fri Nov 10 MacEwan at Trinity Western 7:15 PST
Sat Nov 11 MacEwan at Trinity Western 1:00 PST
Sat Nov 11 Calgary at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 11 Manitoba at Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 11 Mount Royal at Alberta 7:00 MST


OUT EAST

Sun Nov 5 U.Q.T.R. 5 Concordia 2
Wed Nov 8 McGill 5 U.Q.T.R. 11
Thu Nov 9 Guelph 4 Laurier 3
Thu Nov 9 Lakehead 4 Nipissing 3 (so)
Thu Nov 9 Toronto 4 York 2
Fri Nov 10 Brock at Waterloo 7:00 EST
Fri Nov 10 Concordia at Western Ontario 7:00 EST
Fri Nov 10 Lakehead at Nipissing 7:00 EST
Fri Nov 10 Ontario Tech at Windsor 7:30 EST
Fri Nov 10 Queen's at Ottawa 7:00 EST
Fri Nov 10 R.M.C. at Carleton 7:00 EST
Fri Nov 10 Toronto Metro at Guelph 7:30 EST
Sat Nov 11 Concordia at Windsor 4:00 EST
Sat Nov 11 Ontario Tech at Western Ontario 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 11 Queen's at Carleton 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 11 R.M.C. at Ottawa 3:00 EST
Sat Nov 11 Toronto at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EST
Sat Nov 11 Waterloo at Toronto Metro 6:00 EST
Sat Nov 11 York at McGill 3:00 EST
Sun Nov 12 Laurier at Brock 2:00 EST

Wed Nov 8 U.P.E.I. 1 Saint Mary's 3
Fri Nov 10 Moncton at St. F.X. 7:00 AST
Fri Nov 10 New Brunswick at Dalhousie 7:00 AST
Fri Nov 10 U.P.E.I. at Acadia 7:00 AST
Sat Nov 11 Acadia at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST
Sat Nov 11 Moncton at Dalhousie 7:00 AST
Sat Nov 11 New Brunswick at St. F.X. 7:00 AST

Links:
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results


OUT WEST

Fri Nov 10 Concordia-Edmonton at Briercrest College 6:00 MST
Fri Nov 10 Portage College at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MST
Fri Nov 10 S.A.I.T. at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST
Sat Nov 11 Concordia-Edmonton at Briercrest College 1:00 MST
Sat Nov 11 N.A.I.T. at Portage College 3:30 MST
Sat Nov 11 Red Deer Poly at S.A.I.T. 6:15 MST

Fri Nov 10 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:30 PST
Fri Nov 10 Simon Fraser at Logan Lake 7:00 PST

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

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

Forgot Manitoba finished last year 1-11-1….so they are in a 1-20-2 run. Yikes

 

[RED ARMY EAST]

Da Bears on the wrong side of a 5-1 beat down from the Blue Cougars.

 

[dm8895]

Da Bears on the wrong side of a 5-1 beat down from the Blue Cougars.

Bears lose 5-1 , Oil Kings lose 6-1 tonight , the Oilers are doing whatever the hell the Oilers are doing . Has anyone checked on Bob Stauffer lately ?

 

[Hollywood3]

November 10, 2023: BANJO-CATS PICK UP A WIN

MANITOBA BISONS 1
REGINA COUGARS 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW : CW-Presto
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UofR: Cougars start weekend with 4-1 win over Manitoba (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Man: J. Hooker (19:32 2nd)
Reg: K. Runke (17:55 2nd), K. Shindle (02:01 3rd), L. Barlage (16:22 3rd), J. Davis (17:38 3rd)
Goal: Man: Thornton (44 shots, 41 saves); Evanoff (25 shots, 24 saves)

Yet another loss for the Bisons has them teetering on the brink. I was out at a family dinner but did see most of the goals. In the 3rd period the Bisons were down 2-1 and applied severe pressure, generating some powerplay chances. However, they could not score, Regina scored an insurance marker, and an empty-netter wrapped up the scoring. Both sides went 0-for-6 on their powerplays.


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

CALGARY DINOSAURS 5
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofC: No. 6 Dinos power past No. 7 Huskies (with boxscore)
➤ UofS: MHKY: Calgary Overpowers Saskatchewan 5-2 (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Calg: J. Poole (01:49 1st), J. Gricius (06:51 1st), J. White (12:43 1st), C. Gengenbach (03:42 2nd), C. Gengenbach (06:12 2nd)
Sask: C. Stebbings (15:18 1st), J. Pillar (15:44 2nd
Goal: Calg: Stankowski (24 shots, 22 saves); Sask: Ross L (8 shots, 5 saves), Kooy (25 shots, 23 saves)

These head-to-head match-ups of Tier 1 teams are key games. Bedrock U sure stuffed the Banjo-Mutts. The Dinos held leads of 3-0 and 5-1 during the game. The Mutts’ starting goaltender Roddy Ross was sent the doghouse early, allowing 3 goals on 8 shots.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 1
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 5

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ MRU: MHKY: MRU displays dominance in victory against U of A Golden Bears (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Alta: J. Prokop (13:44 3rd)
MRU: C. Hanus (12:02 1st), C. Bouchard (00:20 2nd), S. Moe (01:51 2nd), R. Holmes (04:15 2nd), C. Hanus (12:26 2nd)
Goal: Alta: Kruger L (13 shots, 11 saves), Berlin (16 shots, 13 saves); MRU: Farkas (5 shots, 5 saves), Sims W (16 shots, 15 saves)

Neither of the games in eagerly anticipated series turned out to be worth a dang. The Bluegars led the Evil Monkeys 5-0 after two, and it took a consolation shut-out buster to salvage some pride.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 5
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ MacU: Griffins within a point of a playoff spot after strong effort in 5-3 win over Spartans (with boxscore)
➤ TWU: Spartans Open Weekend with Loss to Griffins (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
MacU: L. Schaufler (01:30 1st), S. Simard (06:50 1st), S. Comrie (03:45 2nd), K. Chabot (07:41 2nd), K. Gable (19:17 3rd)
TWU: D. Dubois (09:41 1st), M. Sartor (03:20 2nd), L. Spadafora (14:57 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Abel (24 shots, 21 saves); Sommer (28 shots, 24 saves)

This game evaded my radar. The win puts the Family Guys 3 points up on Holy Trinity and allows them to keep pace with Regina.

NEXT UP

Sat Nov 11 MacEwan at Trinity Western 1:00 PST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 11 Calgary at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 11 Manitoba at Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 11 Mount Royal at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST


OUT EAST

Fri Nov 10 Brock 5 Waterloo 1
Fri Nov 10 Concordia 6 Western Ontario 1
Fri Nov 10 Lakehead 4 Nipissing 3 (ot)
Fri Nov 10 Ontario Tech 3 Windsor 2
Fri Nov 10 Queen's 2 Ottawa 0
Fri Nov 10 R.M.C. 3 Carleton 2 (ot)
Fri Nov 10 Toronto Metro 4 Guelph 2
Sat Nov 11 Concordia at Windsor 4:00 EST
Sat Nov 11 Ontario Tech at Western Ontario 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 11 Queen's at Carleton 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 11 R.M.C. at Ottawa 3:00 EST
Sat Nov 11 Toronto at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EST
Sat Nov 11 Waterloo at Toronto Metro 6:00 EST
Sat Nov 11 York at McGill 3:00 EST
Sun Nov 12 Laurier at Brock 2:00 EST

Fri Nov 10 Moncton 3 St. F.X. 4
Fri Nov 10 New Brunswick 8 Dalhousie 3
Fri Nov 10 U.P.E.I. 4 Acadia 0
Sat Nov 11 Acadia at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST
Sat Nov 11 Moncton at Dalhousie 7:00 AST
Sat Nov 11 New Brunswick at St. F.X. 7:00 AST

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


OUT WEST

Fri Nov 10 Concordia-Edmonton 1 Briercrest College 2
Fri Nov 10 Portage College 1 N.A.I.T. 4
Fri Nov 10 S.A.I.T. 7 Red Deer Poly 6
Sat Nov 11 Concordia-Edmonton at Briercrest College 1:00 MST
Sat Nov 11 N.A.I.T. at Portage College 3:30 MST
Sat Nov 11 Red Deer Poly at S.A.I.T. 6:15 MST

Fri Nov 10 Vancouver Island 2 Victoria 4
Fri Nov 10 Simon Fraser 8 Logan Lake 4

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

 

[RED ARMY EAST]

Bears lose 5-1 , Oil Kings lose 6-1 tonight , the Oilers are doing whatever the hell the Oilers are doing . Has anyone checked on Bob Stauffer latel

It would be interesting to hear his thoughts, on the Bears performance ytd.
On the other hand, thats 5 pretty good teams, that can beat each other, on any given night.

 

[Hollywood3]

”Lest we forget”

November 11, 2023: BISONS HIT THE WIN COLUMN

MANITOBA BISONS 3
REGINA COUGARS 2

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UofR: Late Manitoba surge gives Bisons 3-2 win over Cougars (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Man: J. Hooker (08:42 3rd), C. Veloso (17:08 3rd), J. Arpin (17:37 3rd)
Reg: L. Barlage (17:42 2nd), J. Brook (06:27 3rd)
Goal: Man: Hawryluk (41 shots, 39 saves); Anders (41 shots, 38 saves)

The Bisons have hit the win column at long last. Goaltender Ross Hawryluk made his first start of the season, and had a good game. Each goaltender faced 41 shots. (Kolby Thornton faced 44, and stopped 41, on Friday.)

The Banjo-Cats opened a 2-0 lead early in the 3rd period before the Bisons mounted a rally. Captain Hooker opened the scoring with his 9th of the season on a mid-period powerplay. Colton Veloso scored another powerplay goal with less than three minutes left to play. Jackson Arpin then got the winner just 29 seconds later.

Those game-tying and winning goals happened when the CWTV stream was showing a spinning circle. Now that was aggravating.

After both sides went 0-for-6 on the powerplay on Friday, in this game the Bisons were 2-for-3 and Regina was 1-for-2.


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

CALGARY DINOSAURS 5
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofC: Dinos finish off sweep of Huskies (with boxscore)
➤ UofS: MHKY: Saskatchewan Swept by Dinos with 5-3 Loss on Saturday (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Calg: A. Atwal (03:16 1st), A. Kydd (09:03 1st), R. Stotts (13:30 1st), D. Anderson (17:30 2nd), J. Poole (01:10 3rd)
Sask: C. Hayes (06:50 2nd), J. Ball (14:55 2nd), C. Stebbings (14:17 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (34 shots, 31 saves); Sask: Kooy (32 shots, 27 saves)

Bedrock U needed this road sweep to build some cred as a nation-wide contender. They built a 3-0 lead after the 1st and then hung on for the win. Of note, the Banjo-Mutts went 2-for-3 on the powerplay. I was unable to catch this one due to a crowded afternoon/early evening schedule which included Jets and Bombers, plus the Bison game starting at 5:00.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 6

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

Quick Summary
MRU: B. Stevenson (08:34 1st), D. Milliken (02:48 3rd), C. Bouchard (14:54 3rd)
Alta: N. Boyko (07:59 1st), J. Hall (11:36 1st), N. Boyko (01:48 2nd), J. Prokop (06:38 3rd), M. Ward (19:02 3rd), E. Florchuk (19:55 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Sims (42 shots, 38 saves); Alta: Berlin (24 shots, 21 saves)

I was able to catch a lot of this one, due to it being the late game. The Evil Monkeys rallied from a thorough defeat on Friday in Calgary to get their own convincing win back in Edmontown. The last two Monkey goals were empty-netters, however they did really control the play in this one.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 4
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ MacU: Griffins move into a playoff spot after 4-3 win gives them a weekend sweep of Trinity Western (with boxscore)
➤ TWU: Spartans Drop Tough Match-up with Griffins (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
MacU: L. Schaufler (01:02 1st), E. Strang (06:13 1st), K. Chabot (19:01 2nd), S. Comrie (12:51 3rd)
TWU: M. Sartor (10:17 1st), M. Joss (04:15 2nd), M. Sartor (08:17 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Abel (33 shots, 30 saves); Sommer (31 shots, 27 saves)

This was the early game of the day and I missed it. The stats say it was very even. The sweep allows The Family Guys to move into the 6th and final playoff spot.

NEXT UP
Fri Nov 17 Saskatchewan at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Nov 17 Mount Royal at MacEwan 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 17 Regina at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 17 Manitoba at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

STANDINGS

Next week, everybody except Holy Trinity will hit the mid-point of the season. Time to focus on the standings.

OUT EAST

Sat Nov 11 Concordia 4 Windsor 5
Sat Nov 11 Ontario Tech 9 Western Ontario 0
Sat Nov 11 Queen's 3 Carleton 2
Sat Nov 11 R.M.C. 2 Ottawa 4
Sat Nov 11 Toronto 2 U.Q.T.R. 1
Sat Nov 11 Waterloo 2 Toronto Metro 6
Sat Nov 11 York 3 McGill 5
Sun Nov 12 Laurier at Brock 2:00 EST
Wed Nov 15 R.M.C. at Queen's 7:30 EST
Wed Nov 15 Ontario Tech at York 8:00 EST
Thu Nov 16 Ottawa at Toronto Metro 6:00 EST
Thu Nov 16 Toronto at Guelph 7:30 EST

Sat Nov 11 Acadia 0 Saint Mary's 1 (so)
Sat Nov 11 Moncton 4 Dalhousie 7
Sat Nov 11 New Brunswick 5 St. F.X. 3
Wed Nov 15 St. F.X. at Dalhousie 7:00 AST
Fri Nov 17 U.P.E.I. at St. F.X. 7:00 AST
Fri Nov 17 Saint Mary's at Moncton 7:00 AST
Fri Nov 17 Acadia at New Brunswick 7:00 AST

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


OUT WEST

Sat Nov 11 Concordia-Edmonton 0 Briercrest College 4
Sat Nov 11 N.A.I.T. 6 Portage College 4
Sat Nov 11 Red Deer Poly 0 S.A.I.T. 0
Fri Nov 17 Briercrest College at S.A.I.T. 6:15 MST
Fri Nov 17 N.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 7:00 MST
Fri Nov 17 Portage College at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST

Fri Nov 17 Vancouver Island at Logan Lake 7:00 PST
Sat Nov 18 Vancouver Island at Okanagan 5:45 PST

BCIHL-CW Exhibition Series
Fri Nov 17 Simon Fraser at Trinity Western EX 7:00 PST
Sat Nov 18 Simon Fraser at Trinity Western EX 7:00 PST

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

 

[AUS Fan]

Finally. A win for the Bisons.

 

[MiamiHockeyII]

Fri Nov 10 Concordia 6 Western Ontario 1
Sat Nov 11 Ontario Tech 9 Western Ontario 0

What the heck is wrong with Western?
These are scores posted by a team that has serious internal problems.

 

[AUS Fan]

They have 1 win so far. CON has 7, OIT has 6.

 

[Hollywood3]

What the heck is wrong with Western?
These are scores posted by a team that has serious internal problems.

In USports there is almost no media. The reports and stories are on team or fan websites, and often those cheer-lead and report bare facts. They could also be having injury problems. Maybe an Ontario watcher can help.

 

[AUS Fan]

In USports there is almost no media. The reports and stories are on team or fan websites, and often those cheer-lead and report bare facts. They could also be having injury problems. Maybe an Ontario watcher can help.

Good point.

I'm wondering if some of the Women's team have gone over to the Men's, since they won't play for the Woman's coach?

 

[Lakeheadfan95]

In USports there is almost no media. The reports and stories are on team or fan websites, and often those cheer-lead and report bare facts. They could also be having injury problems. Maybe an Ontario watcher can help.

They just don't have the talent this has been a downward spiral for a few years and losing Sproviero was the last straw They need to go back to the drawing board

 

[Hollywood3]

Preview: November 17-18: MANITOBA at CALGARY

MANITOBA BISONS (1-10-1, 2-16-1, OHT35 #32)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (9-2-1, 15-2-1, OHT35 #3)

Friday, November 17th at 7:00 MST/8:00 CST at Father David Bauer Arena, Calgary
Saturday, November 18th at 3:00 MST/4:00 CST at Father David Bauer Arena, Calgary

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

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: Lena Klassen and Jonny Hooker are Boston Pizza Athletes of the Week
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Calgary Links:
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Last series:
➤ Feb 3/23: UM 1 UC 5: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore)
➤ Feb 4/23: UM 3 UC 5: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore and video)

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

The Bisons are off to the Town of Bedrock this weekend to face the Dinos. Whilst the Dinos started the season racking up the W’s and coasting to a ranking at the top of the national rankings, they have since come back to Earth a little. They are still #3 in the OHT35, and are prohibitive favourites this weekend.

The Dinos are a Tier 1 team, and the Bisons are a Tier 2 team. Tier 1 teams are 28-0 against Tier 2 teams so far, and only 4 of those wins were in extra time. The Bisons have one of those OTLs, and would likely be happy to pick up one or two points in this series.

The Dinos are way better on offence (51 goals, v 22 for the Bisons) and on defence (30 goals against, v 50 for the Bisons). Each side has some stars. Calgary’s Colson Gengenbach leads the CW in goals with 10, but Jonny Hooker has 9 for the Bisons. The Herd also has Chase Hartje on defence, tied for 4th in scoring by a d-man, with 2 goals and 11 assists.

If the Bisons can steal points here, they will need goaltending. Kolby Thornton of the Bisons and Carl Stankowski of the Dinos are tied for 2nd with .908 save percentages. Thus far, the Dinos have split their goaltending between Stankowski and Carl Tetachuk (.899 S%). Bison backup Ross Hawryluk has a .951 S% in the one game he played last weekend.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (8-4-0, 10-7-0, OHT35 #6)
MACEWAN GRIFFINS (4-7-1, 6-10-1, OHT35 #22)

Links:
➤ MRU: Players Bench Athletes of the Week: November 6 - 13
➤ MRU: Both Cougars hockey teams, men’s volleyball earn U SPORTS Top 10 Ranking
➤ MacU: Three Stars: Chabot, Schuttler, Andison earn honours

This home-and-home Battle of Former ACAC Teams is one the Bisons will be following, in hopes that the Bluegars can sweep the Family Guys in regulation time on both nights. The Bluegars look better than I had anticipated. They are solidly in the middle of the five Tier 1 teams.

REGINA COUGARS (3-7-2, 6-10-2, OHT35 #26)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (7-4-1, 11-8-1, OHT35 #5)

Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ UofA: Team Website

The Evil Monkeys have had what is, for them, a wonky start. Yet, they are in the range of the national contenders. The Banjo-Cats are having pretty much the start one would expect. They are generally a borderline playoff team, and that looks to be their fate again this year.

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (9-3-0, 10-7-1, OHT35 #8)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (11-1-0, 16-1-0, OHT35 #2)

Links:
➤ UofS: Huskies visit first place Thunderbirds
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ UBC: Birds return home for key battle with Huskies

This is the feature match-up of the weekend. The rest have Tier 1 v Tier 2, and this one has Tier 1 v Tier 1. The T-irds started with a sweep of Alberta, then had a soft schedule, but for their split with MRU. In comparison, the Banjo-Mutts are 1-1-0 v Alberta and 0-2-0 v Calgary. Both sides are 8-0-0 against Tier 2 teams. These games should be worth a peak.

SIMON FRASER RED LEAFS (0-0-0, 3-7-0, OHT35 #N/A)
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2-10-0, 6-12-0, OHT35 #29)

Links:
➤ SFU: Schedule
➤ TWU: Team Website

This series was previously announced for Holy Trinity’s bye weekend, but it is currently not on either team’s schedule. The schedules on the West Coast were in a constant state of flux in pre-season.

Since TWU left the BCIHL, StFU have dominated the BCIHL. So this year they have two sides. The Globetrotters have a (mostly) road schedule against a hodge-podge of non-BCIHL teams, whilst the “2nd” team operates in the BCIHL, where they have a 2-3-1 record. The Globetrotters lost pre-season games to TWU and UBC. They won twice over Briercrest (ACAC)and once over Pittsburgh (ACHA). In addition to their CW losses, they also lost to Adrian College (NCAA D3), and have four losses to NCAA D1 teams (Michigan, Colorado College, Lake Superior State, and Robert Morris).

The Red Leafs hosted that Briercrest series, and have home games pending against Holy Trinity on December 30th and UBC on January 27th.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE
Fri Nov 17 Mount Royal at MacEwan 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 17 Regina at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 17 Manitoba at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 17 Saskatchewan at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Nov 17 Simon Fraser at Trinity Western EX 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Nov 18 Manitoba at Calgary 3:00 MST//4:00 CST
Sat Nov 18 Saskatchewan at U.B.C. 3:00 PST//5:00 CST
Sat Nov 18 Regina at Alberta 7:00 MST//8:00 CST
Sat Nov 18 MacEwan at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 18 Simon Fraser at Trinity Western EX 7:00 PST//9:00 CST

OUT EAST

Sun Nov 12 Laurier 1 Brock 2
Wed Nov 15 R.M.C. 1 Queen's 5
Wed Nov 15 Ontario Tech 2 York 1
Thu Nov 16 Ottawa at Toronto Metro 6:00 EST
Thu Nov 16 Toronto at Guelph 7:30 EST
Fri Nov 17 Guelph at Brock 6:00 EST
Fri Nov 17 Queen's at R.M.C. 7:00 EST
Fri Nov 17 U.Q.T.R. at Waterloo 7:00 EST
Fri Nov 17 Carleton at Toronto Metro 7:00 EST
Fri Nov 17 McGill at Laurier 7:00 EST
Fri Nov 17 Lakehead at York 7:15 EST
Fri Nov 17 Western Ontario at Windsor 7:30 EST
Fri Nov 17 Ottawa at Nipissing 7:30 EST
Sat Nov 18 Windsor at Western Ontario 3:00 EST
Sat Nov 18 McGill at Waterloo 4:00 EST
Sat Nov 18 U.Q.T.R. at Laurier 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 18 Lakehead at Concordia 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 18 Brock at Toronto 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 18 Carleton at Nipissing 7:30 EST
Sun Nov 19 Ontario Tech at R.M.C. 2:00 EST

Wed Nov 15 St. F.X. 4 Dalhousie 3 (ot)
Fri Nov 17 U.P.E.I. at St. F.X. 7:00 AST
Fri Nov 17 Saint Mary's at Moncton 7:00 AST
Fri Nov 17 Acadia at New Brunswick 7:00 AST
Sat Nov 18 Acadia at Moncton 7:00 AST
Sat Nov 18 Saint Mary's at New Brunswick 7:00 AST
Sat Nov 18 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie 7:00 AST

Links:
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results


OUT WEST

Fri Nov 17 Briercrest College at S.A.I.T. 6:15 MST
Fri Nov 17 N.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 7:00 MST
Fri Nov 17 Portage College at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST
Sat Nov 18 Briercrest College at S.A.I.T. 12:45 MST
Sat Nov 18 UA-Augustana at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST
Sat Nov 18 Concordia-Edmonton at Portage College 7:00 MST

Fri Nov 17 Vancouver Island at Logan Lake 7:00 PST
Sat Nov 18 Vancouver Island at Okanagan 5:45 PST

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

 

[MiamiHockeyII]

They just don't have the talent this has been a downward spiral for a few years and losing Sproviero was the last straw They need to go back to the drawing board

Western could ice a competitive team made solely of students who aren't on the varsity roster. When Western gets outscored 15-1 by two mid-tier programs, it's not due to a lack of talent.

 

[Hollywood3]

November 17, 2023: DINOS EDGE BISONS IN THE TOWN OF BEDROCK

MANITOBA BISONS 1
CALGARY DINOSAURS 2

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

Quick Summary
Man: C. Behun (18:51 1st)
Calg: C. Gengenbach (02:03 2nd), C. Horning (09:58 3rd)
Goal: Man: Hawryluk (54 shots, 52 saves); Calg: Stankowski (25 shots, 24 saves)

Ross Hawryluk has caught fire in the Bison net, and managed to keep this one close. Maybe we’ll see a rotation in net. A bit of rest is needed once a goaltender has been tenderized with 50+ shots. The 1st period was very close, and a late goal by Cody Behun had the Bisons looking like a potential giant-killer. However, over the final two frames the shots were 38-13 in favour of Bedrock U, and the score flattered the Bisons. On the positive side, defenceman Ryan Gottfried returned to the Bison blueline.

No game stories uploaded as I post.


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ MRU: Team Website
➤ MacU: Chabot thriving as a U SPORTS rookie, leading Griffins in scoring heading into series vs. MRU (with boxscore and video)

Quick Summary
MRU: C. Bouchard (02:10 2nd), K. Hiemstra (13:37 2nd)
MacU: V. Scott (04:44 1st), K. Chabot (17:36 2nd), V. Scott (03:15 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Sims (21 shots, 18 saves); MacU: Abel (28 shots, 26 saves)

This marks the first win by a Tier 2 team over a Tier 1 team in the CW this year. Since this started at the same time as the Bison game, I never saw it. This game was in Edmontown, the rematch goes in Calgary on Saturday.

REGINA COUGARS 2
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 7

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

Quick Summary
Reg: E. Houk (05:20 3rd), J. Doucet (08:42 3rd)
Alta: J. Prokop (05:41 1st), D. Lategan (07:42 1st), J. Hall (15:41 1st), A. Thacker (05:34 2nd), E. Florchuk (06:20 3rd), J. Paterson (12:55 3rd), A. Hall (15:14 3rd)
Goal: Reg: Meger (42 shots, 35 saves); Alta: Berlin (30 shots, 28 saves)

This game also started simultaneously with the Bison game. The Evil Monkeys rolled over the Banjo-Cats, as expected.

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 6
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ UBC: Team Website
➤ CW: Huo named WHL Grad of the Month for October

Quick Summary
Sask: R. Pelletier (02:27 1st), C. Petruic (01:47 2nd), C. Stebbings (11:46 2nd), V. Loschiavo (19:21 2nd), C. Jordan (05:10 3rd), D. Holt (19:34 3rd)
UBC: L. Kindree (12:11 1st), S. Atkinson (19:59 1st)
Goal: Sask: Ross (33 shots, 31 saves); UBC: Lane (28 shots, 23 saves)

I was able to pick up the 3rd period of this one from the PST zone. The T-irds stunk. Their worst game of the year. The Banjo-Mutts proved that any of the Tier 1 can beat the others any time.

NEXT UP

Sat Nov 18 Manitoba at Calgary 3:00 MST/4:00 CST
Sat Nov 18 Saskatchewan at U.B.C. 3:00 PST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 18 Regina at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 18 MacEwan at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST


OUT EAST

Thu Nov 16 Ottawa 0 Toronto Metro 2
Thu Nov 16 Toronto 4 Guelph 7
Fri Nov 17 Guelph 3 Brock 6
Fri Nov 17 Queen's 8 R.M.C. 3
Fri Nov 17 U.Q.T.R. 6 Waterloo 3
Fri Nov 17 Carleton 3 Toronto Metro 5
Fri Nov 17 McGill 4 Laurier 2
Fri Nov 17 Lakehead 7 York 3
Fri Nov 17 Western Ontario 4 Windsor 3
Fri Nov 17 Ottawa 4 Nipissing 1
Sat Nov 18 Windsor at Western Ontario 3:00 EST
Sat Nov 18 McGill at Waterloo 4:00 EST
Sat Nov 18 U.Q.T.R. at Laurier 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 18 Lakehead at Concordia 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 18 Brock at Toronto 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 18 Carleton at Nipissing 7:30 EST
Sun Nov 19 Ontario Tech at R.M.C. 2:00 EST

Fri Nov 17 U.P.E.I. 3 St. F.X. 5
Fri Nov 17 Saint Mary's 5 Moncton 6
Fri Nov 17 Acadia 1 New Brunswick 7
Sat Nov 18 Acadia at Moncton 7:00 AST
Sat Nov 18 Saint Mary's at New Brunswick 7:00 AST
Sat Nov 18 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie 7:00 AST

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


OUT WEST

Fri Nov 17 Briercrest College 3 S.A.I.T. 2 (ot)
Fri Nov 17 N.A.I.T. 3 UA-Augustana 2
Fri Nov 17 Portage College 3 Concordia-Edmonton 6
Sat Nov 18 Briercrest College at S.A.I.T. 12:45 MST
Sat Nov 18 UA-Augustana at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST
Sat Nov 18 Concordia-Edmonton at Portage College 7:00 MST

Fri Nov 17 Vancouver Island 10 Logan Lake 2
Sat Nov 18 Vancouver Island at Okanagan 5:45 PST

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

 

[Hollywood3]

November 18, 2023: SATURDAY MORNING LINKS

Links:
➤ Summaries: CW Presto
➤ UofC: Dinos solve Bisons goaltender in 2-1 win (with boxscore and video)

Nobody in the CW posted a game story before I posted last night. The Bisons have still not posted one, but Calgary did, and it includes a video link.

Links:
➤ Summaries: CW Presto
➤ MacU: Scott scores twice to pace Griffins to 3-2 win over nationally-ranked Cougars (with boxscore and video)

The Bluegars have not posted a game story, but the Family Guys have. They only have the one goal and an interview on video, though.

Links:
➤ Summaries: CW Presto
➤ UofA: Florchuk, Berlin lead Bears to convincing win over Regina

The Evil Monkeys posted a story, the Banjo-Cats have not.

Links:
➤ Summaries: CW Presto
➤ Huskie Fan: Balanced attack leads Huskies to victory in Vancouver
➤ UBC: Huskies end T-Birds’ home ice win streak (with boxscore)

No story at the U of S, but Huskie Fan has come through win a story. UBC came through, and as usual included a lot of good game pictures. Huskie Fan had a good game story, and they carry the live audio as well.

 

[Hollywood3]

November 18, 2023: BISONS CRUSHED IN BEDROCK

MANITOBA BISONS 1
CALGARY DINOSAURS 9

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UofC: No. 4 Dinos cruise to 9-1 win over Bisons

Quick Summary
Man: J. Paulhus (08:22 3rd)
Calg: C. Gengenbach (01:17 1st), A. Atwal (05:20 1st), A. Kydd (08:25 1st), M. Stewart (05:42 2nd), M. Stewart (06:04 2nd), J. Gricius (06:40 2nd), J. Poole (01:21 3rd), R. Stotts (09:46 3rd), C. Horning (13:58 3rd)
Goal: Man: Thornton L (22 shots, 17 saves), Hawryluk (30 shots, 26 saves); Calg: Tetachuk (21 shots, 20 saves)

This was grim from the outset. Kolby Thornton was back as the starter in goal, but maybe his confidence is not where it once was. I got in right at 4:00 when it started, but by the time I got the stream going it was already 2-0. The 1st period was reasonable (shots 15-11 for the Dinos), but in the 2nd the shots were 18-1 for the Dinos and it looked like it. The weekend results vault the Dinos back into 1st place.


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 1
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 5

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ MacU: Griffins run out of gas in rematch, settle for weekend split with Cougars after 5-1 loss (with boxscore)
➤ MRU: MHKY: Cougars find victory at home against Griffins (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
MacU: J. Taupert (04:12 2nd)
MRU: R. Holmes (10:07 2nd), J. Senkoe (17:06 2nd), T. Gould (04:10 3rd), M. Hakim (08:54 3rd), R. Holmes (17:40 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Davis (39 shots, 34 saves); MRU: Sims (14 shots, 13 saves)

The Bluegars bounced back from Friday’s upset with a convincing and dominating victory on home ice. Though scoreless after the 1st, it always seemed inevitable that the floodgates would open.

REGINA COUGARS 2
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofR (Friday late): Alberta takes 7-2 Friday win over Cougars (with boxscore)
➤ UofA: Hall pots two to lead Alberta to 4-2 victory over Regina (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Reg: C. Whyte (02:48 1st), J. Doucet (05:49 2nd)
Alta: A. Hall (12:21 1st), M. Ward (18:46 1st), E. Florchuk (11:48 2nd), A. Hall (08:02 3rd)
Goal: Reg: Evanoff (26 shots, 22 saves); Alta: Berlin (35 shots, 32 saves)

After being whipped on Friday night, the Banjo-Cats deserved a better fate in this rematch. IMO they outplayed the Evil Monkeys. They went 0-for-6 on the PP, which made the difference. Remember when the Monkeys were NEVER outshot in their games?

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofS: MHKY: Weekend Sweep of Top Ranked UBC Thunderbirds (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: Resilient Huskies win second straight over Tbirds
➤ UBC: T-Birds suffer rare weekend sweep, dropping second straight to Huskies (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Sask: C. Stebbings (11:18 1st), V. Loschiavo (06:41 2nd), J. Ball (04:39 3rd), R. Pelletier (15:44 3rd)
UBC: C. Douglas (02:42 1st), J. Kryski (02:59 1st), J. Wismer (11:09 2nd)
Goal: Sask: Kooy (24 shots, 21 saves); UBC: Lane (37 shots, 33 saves)

If anything, the Banjo-Mutts dominated this game more than Friday’s. Holding a 3-2 lead entering the 3rd, the T-irds were outshot 11-3 in that 3rd period alone. Those five Tier 1 teams never seem to put any distance between themselves and the rest of the pack. The sweep means that these two teams are now tied for 2nd, with dead even strength-of-schedule thus far.

STANDINGS

Note: All 5 Tier 1 teams are .500 against one another, but for the two OTLs.

NEXT UP

Fri Nov 24 Alberta at Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 24 MacEwan at Regina 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 24 Trinity Western at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 24 U.B.C. at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST


OUT EAST

Sat Nov 18 Windsor 6 Western Ontario 3
Sat Nov 18 McGill 6 Waterloo 5
Sat Nov 18 U.Q.T.R. 4 Laurier 1
Sat Nov 18 Lakehead 2 Concordia 8
Sat Nov 18 Brock 4 Toronto 2
Sat Nov 18 Carleton 4 Nipissing 2
Sun Nov 19 Ontario Tech at R.M.C. 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Wed Nov 22 Toronto at Toronto Metro 6:00 EST/5:00 CST
Thu Nov 23 Concordia at McGill 7:00 EST/6:00 CST

Sat Nov 18 Acadia 1 Moncton 4
Sat Nov 18 Saint Mary's 4 New Brunswick 5
Sat Nov 18 U.P.E.I. 5 Dalhousie 3
Tue Nov 21 Moncton at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Wed Nov 22 Dalhousie at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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


OUT WEST

Sat Nov 18 Briercrest College 5 S.A.I.T. 2
Sat Nov 18 UA-Augustana 4 N.A.I.T. 3 (ot)
Sat Nov 18 Concordia-Edmonton 6 Portage College 2
Fri Nov 24 Red Deer Poly at Briercrest College 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Nov 24 Concordia-Edmonton at S.A.I.T. 6:15 MST/7:15 CST
Fri Nov 24 UA-Augustana at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

Sat Nov 18 Vancouver Island 4 Okanagan 5
Fri Nov 24 Okanagan at Simon Fraser 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Nov 24 Logan Lake at Victoria 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

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

 

[dale1919]

Hey AUSFAN
Do you remember way back when Kris Knoblauch almost became the coach of the Golden Bears.
Caused a chain reaction that led him to the OHL.
Would have touched all Edmonton hockey bases if that happened prior to his latest gig.
Maybe Boob can give us that story, it is pretty cool how it all went down.
Keep up the good stuff fellas!

 

[AUS Fan]

Hey AUSFAN
Do you remember way back when Kris Knoblauch almost became the coach of the Golden Bears.
Caused a chain reaction that led him to the OHL.
Would have touched all Edmonton hockey bases if that happened prior to his latest gig.
Maybe Boob can give us that story, it is pretty cool how it all went down.
Keep up the good stuff fellas!

I vaguely recall that. It would be nice if Bob could refresh our minds.

 

[AUS Fan]

The University of Saskatchewan leads all post-secondary institutions with 31 WHL graduates enrolled in full-time studies. The University of Calgary (28), University of British Columbia (27), University of Alberta (25), Mount Royal University (22), and University of Regina (21) also lead the way in WHL graduate enrollment.

The graphic indicates 129 Scholarships. 124 are in the list.

 

[Hollywood3]

Preview: November 24-25, 2023: ALBERTA at MANITOBA

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (9-4-1, 13-8-1, OHT35 #4)
MANITOBA BISONS (1-12-1, 2-18-1, OHT35 #32)

Friday, November 24th at 7:00 CT at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Saturday, November 25th at 3:00 CT at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg

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

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: 'Don't be afraid to talk to somebody'
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links *links down as I post

Alberta Links:
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links *links down as I post

Last series:
➤ Feb 10/23: UA 4 UM 1: Hockey Tech : Game Story (with boxscore)
➤ Feb 11/23: UA 8 UM 2: Hockey Tech : Game Story (with boxscore)

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

The Bisons bring their first semester to a close with a homestand against the Evil Monkeys. Although they sit 4th in the CW, they and Calgary are the only teams in the CW with positive records against their fellow Tier 1 opponents. (Both due to having an OTL.) The difference is that whereas Calgary, Saskatchewan, and UBC are 8-0-0 against Tier 2, the Monkeys are just 4-0-0. They need to sweep the Bisons here, and MacEwan next weekend, to keep pace for the pennant.

Oddly enough, the Bisons have above-average goaltending stats. Ross Hawryluk came from the backup role to hold the hot hand in his two starts. His stats line is 1-1-0, .936 S%, 3.12 GAA. Kolby Thornton is 0-10-1, .901 S%, and 3.81 GAA. (The Hockey Tech site has two entries for him, with one indicating he surrender 0 goals on 19 shots in 21 minutes. If those should be added to his stats line, he would have a .905 S%, which would be 4th amongst qualified goaltenders in the CW.) His numbers have declined in the last two weekends.

The other positive aspect of the Bison season thus far is the powerplay, sitting at #3 with a 22.6% success rate. The PK is just 78.8%, last in the CW. Overall, they are (barely) on the plus side of the ledger.

Jonny Hooker still leads the team with 9-5-14 in 14 GPs. Chase Hartje is one point behind with 2-11-13, and sits 5th amongst defencemen.

The Monkeys are still contenders, and could easily finish first, but are not as scary as they once were. They used to dominate the shot clock and the scoring race. This year, they have been outshot several games, and last weekend could well have lost to Regina.

Both Ape goaltenders have lesser numbers than the Bison goaltenders. Matt Berlin is 5-0-1, .896 S%, 2.86 GAA and Ethan Kruger is 3-4-0, .869 S%, and 3.31 GAA. They also have just two players at or above a PPG ratio. Eric Florchuk is 6-14-20 and Josh Prokop is 8-8-16. They have outscored their opponents 56-45, whilst the Bisons are down 24-61.

The linked story is a sad one about the death of forward Hayden Ostir’s boyhood friend, Declan Erickson, a year ago. Worth a click, I say.


ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

MACEWAN GRIFFINS (5-8-1, 7-11-1, OHT35 #21)
REGINA COUGARS (3-9-2, 6-12-2, OHT35 #24)

Links:
➤ MacU: Three Stars: Bereziuk, Scott, Jaksic earn honours
➤ MacU: Griffins head to Regina for crucial series vs. team they're competing with for final playoff spot
➤ UofR (Saturday late): Cougars battle No. 8 Alberta tough, but fall 4-2 to Golden Bears
➤ UofR: Team Website

This is a key series for these teams as they could be fighting for the 6th and final playoff berth this year. The Family Guys are thus far the only Tier 2 team with a win over a Tier 1 team, which gives them a big edge. The Banjo-Cats did well against Alberta last weekend, and could well have matched the Mythical Mutants accomplishment.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2-10-0, 6-12-0, OHT35 #29)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (9-5-0, 11-8-0, OHT35 #8)

Links:
➤ TWU: this Week in Sparta
➤ MRU: Three Cougars teams remain in U SPORTS Top 10

After a loss to MacEwan, the Bluegars cannot afford another loss to a Tier 2 team if they want to avoid 5th place. Holy Trinity is, like the Bisons, in a situation where they need a miracle or two to challenge for a playoff berth. A win over the Bluegars last year cost MRU 2nd place and a first round bye.

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (11-3-0, 16-3-0, OHT35 #6)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (11-2-1, 17-2-1, OHT35 #3)

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

This is the feature series of the weekend in the CW. The T-irds were swept by the Banjo-Mutts on home ice last week, and now enter the Town of Bedrock looking for a bounce-back. Against Tier 1, UBC is 3-3-0, Calgary is 3-2-1. Against Tier 2, both are 8-0-0. UBC leads the CW in goals scored with 70 (Calgary has 62) and Calgary is 2nd in fewest goals allowed with 32 (UBC allowed 39). So UBC is +31, Calgary +30.


COMPLETE SCHEDULE
Fri Nov 24 Alberta at Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 24 MacEwan at Regina 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 24 Trinity Western at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 24 U.B.C. at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 25 Alberta at Manitoba 3:00 CST
Sat Nov 25 U.B.C. at Calgary 3:00 MST/4:00 CST
Sat Nov 25 MacEwan at Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 25 Trinity Western at Mount Royal 5:00 MST/6:00 CST


OUT EAST

Sun Nov 19 Ontario Tech 1 R.M.C. 3
Wed Nov 22 Toronto 3 Toronto Metro 1
Thu Nov 23 Concordia at McGill 7:00 EST
Fri Nov 24 U.Q.T.R. at Lakehead TBA
Fri Nov 24 Toronto Metro at Brock 6:00 EST
Fri Nov 24 Nipissing at Laurier 7:00 EST
Fri Nov 24 Western Ontario at R.M.C. 7:00 EST
Fri Nov 24 Guelph at Waterloo 7:00 EST
Fri Nov 24 Carleton at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST
Fri Nov 24 Ottawa at York 7:15 EST
Fri Nov 24 Windsor at Queen's 7:30 EST
Sat Nov 25 McGill at Lakehead TBA
Sat Nov 25 Windsor at R.M.C. 2:00 EST
Sat Nov 25 Nipissing at Waterloo 2:30 EST
Sat Nov 25 Western Ontario at Queen's 2:30 EST
Sat Nov 25 Carleton at York 3:15 EST
Sat Nov 25 Concordia at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 25 Guelph at Toronto 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 25 Brock at Laurier 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 25 Guelph at Nipissing 7:00 EST

Tue Nov 21 Moncton 0 U.P.E.I. 7
Wed Nov 22 Dalhousie 1 Acadia 5
Fri Nov 24 Acadia at St. F.X. 7:00 AST
Fri Nov 24 U.P.E.I. at New Brunswick 7:00 AST
Fri Nov 24 Saint Mary's at Dalhousie 7:00 AST
Sat Nov 25 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST
Sat Nov 25 New Brunswick at Moncton 7:00 AST

Links:
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results


OUT WEST

Fri Nov 24 Red Deer Poly at Briercrest College 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Nov 24 Concordia-Edmonton at S.A.I.T. 6:15 MST/7:15 CST
Fri Nov 24 UA-Augustana at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 25 Red Deer Poly at Briercrest College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 25 Portage College at UA-Augustana 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Nov 25 S.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

Fri Nov 24 Okanagan at Simon Fraser 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Nov 24 Logan Lake at Victoria 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Nov 25 Simon Fraser at Long Island (NCAA-EX) 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 25 Logan Lake at Vancouver Island 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sun Nov 26 Simon Fraser at Arcadia (NCAA-EX) 7:00 EST/6:00 CST

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

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

Definitely didn’t have Manitoba beating Alberta on the bingo card tonight.

 

[Hollywood3]

November 24, 2023: BISONS BEAT THE MONKEYS!

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 2
MANITOBA BISONS 3
(in overtime)

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: WEEKEND PREVIEW: Basketball, men's hockey return home
➤ UofM: Hooker And Hawryluk Heros As The Manitoba Bisons Stun The Alberta Golden Bears 3-2 At Wayne Fleming Arena (with boxscore)
➤ UofA: Team Website

Quick Summary
Alta: A. Hall (08:03 2nd), N. Boyko (17:50 3rd)
Man: C. Trimble (06:10 1st), J. Arpin (02:14 3rd), J. Hooker (01:21 1st OT)
Goal: Alta: Berlin (29 shots, 26 saves); Man: Hawryluk (36 shots, 34 saves)

The Bisons needed some points against Tier 1 opposition, and really earned it against the Evil Monkeys. This was by the best game of the season for the Herd. Here’s how they lined up:

MANITOBA
Goal:
34 Hawryluk (30 Thornton)

Defence:
8 Toth - 4 Malchuk
16 Hartje - 27 Gottfried
25 Calder - 24 Wareham

Forwards:
21 Basarab - 9 Thiessen - 11 Ostir
20 Apetagon - 18 Hooker - 17 Veloso
28 Behun - 19 Arpin - 29 King
23 Fawkes - 12 Trimble - 26 Boucher

Scratches:
G: 1 Harkness
D: 5 Casey - 6 Fry
F: 10 Paulhus - 13 Sutter - 14 Zimmerman

ALBERTA
Goal:
35 Berlin (30 Kruger)

Defence:
4 Gustafson - 52 Belcourt
7 Plouffe - 40 Platz
37 Trolley - 24 Ward

Forwards:
12 Hall - 14 Florchuk - 10 Prokop
26 Kendall - 9 Hall - 23 Smallwood
17 Thacker - 21 Boyko - 15 Lategan
16 Wiebe - 19 McGregor - 11 Preziuso

Scratches:
G: Bennett
D: 3 Sexsmith - 8 McLeod - 25 Herhouf - 22 Sakowich
F: 5 Tapia - 13 Fincaryk - 29 Paterson

The Monkeys wore their white jerseys with the Evil Monkey logo, and the Bisons wore their dark brown. This is the best visual combo these teams can offer.

The opening Bison goal was a goal-mouth scramble, initially awarded to Eric Fawkes, later changed to Cameron Trimble, making it 1-0 after one.

The Evil Monkeys levelled the score in a 2nd period they dominated (15-8 on the shot clock). Adam Hall converted a wonderful passing play.

Jackson Arpin restored the Bison lead just about two minutes into the 3rd period. The Bisons then clamped down and appeared to have it under control. But with just over two minutes left, Ross Hawryluk (who had an outstanding game and is certainly on a roll) whiffed on an unobstructed point shot from Noah Boyko. Ugh. Was this to be another disappointment in a season that’s not working?

Nope! Captain Hooker ripped a one-timer in 3-on-3 overtime to salt it away, and the Bisons got two needed points.

One word about the lines. Colton Veloso was injured so all the lines were shuffled about for the ending of the game.

The rematch goes Saturday at 2:00 p.m., not the 3:00 p.m. start previously advertised.

Captain Hooker scores!

And it’s celly time!

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 2
REGINA COUGARS 0

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ MacU: Abel records 32-save shutout as Griffins gain ground in playoff race with 2-0 win over Cougars (with boxscore and video)
➤ UofR: MacEwan takes 2-0 win over Cougars in weekend opener (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
MacU: C. Chorney (00:11 3rd), S. Simard (19:58 3rd)
Reg: none
Goal: MacU: Abel (32 shots, 32 saves); Reg: Evanpoff (24 shots, 23 saves)

This was the key matchup of the weekend when it comes to playoff berths. I was unable to see any of the out-of-town games due to my live attendance at the U of M. The goaltenders were sharp here. The last goal was an empty-netter.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 0
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ TWU: Third Period Puts Cougars past Spartans (with boxscore)
➤ MRU: MHKY: Cougars defend home ice in victory over Spartans (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
TWU: none
MRU: C. Bouchard (09:40 1st), C. Hanus (12:57 3rd), B. Stevenson (14:27 3rd), B. Stevenson (19:12 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Audet (34 shots, 31 saves); MRU: Farkas (20 shots, 20 saves)

This game was tighter than the score would indicate. Until the Bluegars scored on the PP 13 minutes into the 3rd period, it was just a 1-0 game. The shots in the 3rd period were 15-4 in favour of the Bluegars, so Holy Trinity might not be in great shape for the rematch.

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 1
CALGARY DINOSAURS 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UBC: T-Birds fall to Dinos in top 10 battle (with boxscore)
➤ UofC: Dinos fend off 'Birds in Top 10 battle (with boxscore) (with boxscore and video)

Quick Summary
UBC: C. Douglas (16:28 1st)
Calg: A. Kydd (06:26 1st), J. Poole (18:07 2nd), J. Gricius (12:46 3rd), J. Gricius (18:51 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Lane (30 shots, 27 saves); Calg: Stankowski (34 shots, 33 saves)

After starting 10-0-0, the T-irds are now on a 3-game losing streak, and 1-4-0 over the last five starts. Meanwhile, after being swept by the Monkeys, Bedrock U is now on a 7-game winning streak. Yabba dabba doo!

NEXT UP

Sat Nov 25 Alberta at Manitoba 2:00 CST
Sat Nov 25 MacEwan at Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 25 Trinity Western at Mount Royal 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 25 U.B.C. at Calgary 3:00 MST/4:00 CST


OUT EAST

Thu Nov 23 Concordia 0 McGill 1
Fri Nov 24 U.Q.T.R. 6 Lakehead 3
Fri Nov 24 Toronto Metro 3 Brock 6
Fri Nov 24 Nipissing 3 Laurier 2
Fri Nov 24 Western Ontario 6 R.M.C. 2
Fri Nov 24 Guelph 4 Waterloo 3
Fri Nov 24 Carleton 1 Ontario Tech 2 (ot)
Fri Nov 24 Ottawa 3 York 1
Fri Nov 24 Windsor 2 Queen's 7
Sat Nov 25 Windsor at R.M.C. 2:00 EST
Sat Nov 25 Nipissing at Waterloo 2:30 EST
Sat Nov 25 Western Ontario at Queen's 2:30 EST
Sat Nov 25 Carleton at York 3:15 EST
Sat Nov 25 McGill at Lakehead 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 25 Concordia at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 25 Guelph at Toronto 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 25 Brock at Laurier 7:00 EST
Sat Nov 25 Guelph at Nipissing 7:00 EST

Fri Nov 24 Acadia 2 St. F.X. 4
Fri Nov 24 U.P.E.I. 1 New Brunswick 6
Fri Nov 24 Saint Mary's 4 Dalhousie 3 (ot)
Sat Nov 25 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST
Sat Nov 25 New Brunswick at Moncton 7:00 AST

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


OUT WEST

Fri Nov 24 Red Deer Poly 2 Briercrest College 0
Fri Nov 24 Concordia-Edmonton 5 S.A.I.T. 6
Fri Nov 24 UA-Augustana at Portage College - no report
Sat Nov 25 Red Deer Poly at Briercrest College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 25 Portage College at UA-Augustana 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Nov 25 S.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

Fri Nov 24 Okanagan 3 Simon Fraser 4
Fri Nov 24 Logan Lake 4 Victoria 3
Sat Nov 25 Logan Lake at Vancouver Island 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Nov 25 Simon Fraser at Long Island (NCAA EX) 7:00 EST
Sun Nov 26 Simon Fraser at Arcadia (NCAA EX) 7:00 EST

NOTE: This was the first win for Logan Lake in their team history! They were 0-20-0 last year, and are now 1-9-0 this year.

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

 

[jetsmooseice]

That is a real relief to see the Bisons can handle stiff competition. I wasn't at the game but I watched and rewatched the Hooker OT goal. What a beauty!