2024-25 Manitoba Bisons/CW

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November 2, 2024: BISONS COME UP WITH A MATINEE DUD

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5
MANITOBA BISONS 0

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: Bisons welcome Huskies to The 'Flem with critical points at stake (preview)
➤ UofS: Huskies Escape With Shootout Win in First Matchup with Bisons (Friday late)
➤ UofS: Jordan Kooy Records Shutout as Dogs Down Bisons 5-0 (Saturday)

Quick Summary
Sask: J. Pillar (16:00 1st) , C. Petruic (09:39 2nd) , V. Loschiavo (08:06 3rd) , C. Jordan (11:27 3rd) , D. Holt (18:41 3rd)
Man: none
Goal: Sask: Kooy (16 shots, 16 saves), Man: Thornton (35 shots, 30 saves)

MANITOBA
Goal:
30 Thornton (31 Holt)

Defence:
8 Toth - 25 Calder
15 Bonni - 4 Malchuk
24 Wareham - 6 Fry

Forwards:
20 Zaplitny - 18 Hooker - 17 Bruce
9 Alarie - 22 Stotts - 11 Ostir
23 Lane - 19 Arpin - 10 Paulhus
12 Trimble - 28 Behun - 14 Zimmerman

Scratches:
G: 34 Hawryluk
D: 2 Whittle - 5 Casey
F: 13 Sutter - 16 Joss - 21 Pasternak - 26 Boucher - 29 King

SASKATCHEWAN
Goal:
30 Kooy (32 Chadwick)

Defence:
28 Kinniburgh - 3 Kosior
6 Rhinehart - 2 Cole
9 Prefontaine - 14 Gavias

Forwards:
15 Stebbings - 8 Wong - 18 Loschiavo
11 Petruic - 19 Pillar - 16 Holt
20 Sorensen - 27 Pelletier - 13 Regnier
29 Penner - 23 Tkachuk - 21 Ferster

Scratches:
G: 31 Ross
D: 7 Bairos - 22 Gross
F: 5 Ong - 10 Keeler - 12 Ball - 17 Hayes - 25 Saleski - 26 Buckberger

The Bisons never got any offence going in this one. However, they were organized in their own end and were only down 2-0 almost mid-way through the 3rd period. However, they appeared deflated when the Banjo-Mutts scored on a 4-minute PP. On the night, Sask was 2-for-3 on the PP, and the Bisons 0-for-4.

The Bisons have a bye week next, followed by a home series with MRU.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 1
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 5

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UBC: Douglas’ four-point night leads T-Birds to dominant road win over Griffins (with boxscore) (Friday late)
➤ UBC: Griffins hammer back at ‘Birds, splitting weekend series (with boxscore) (Saturday)
➤ MacU: Rookie Ironside makes 32 saves in dream debut as Griffins beat UBC 5-1 (with boxscore and video)

Quick Summary
UBC: C. Latimer (14:48 2nd)
GMU: M. Pasemko (16:23 1st) , L. Ryan (11:05 2nd) , C. Cabana (02:04 3rd) , L. Dowhaniuk (02:20 3rd) , M. Pasemko (16:05 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Mirwald (14 shots, 10 saves), MacU: Ironside (33 shots, 32 saves)

Once again, this game overlapped with Bison coverage. Carson Ironside made his CW debut in the Family Guys net, and had a good night. However, fellow rookie netminder Brett Mirwald had a rough night, stopping just 10 of 14 shots.

REGINA COUGARS 2
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 6

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ TWU: Spartans Earn First-ever Sweep of Regina (with boxscore and video)

Quick Summary
Reg: B. Heward (06:37 2nd) , B. Heward (12:14 2nd)
TWU: C. Farren (07:14 1st) , J. Klessens (03:24 2nd) , M. Spafford (06:59 2nd) , M. Lamoureux (17:14 2nd) , L. Spadafora (17:18 3rd) , A. Steinke (18:17 3rd)
Goal: Reg: Evanoff (30 shots, 26 saves), TWU: Sommer (35 shots, 33 saves)

IMO, this weekend result kills the hopes of the Banjo-Cats. Holy Trinity played one man short. The score is a bit misleading, in that Trinity’s last two goals were empty-netters. It is very hard for me to imagine TWU catching Calgary, MRU, or UBC, which they must do to make the playoffs.

NEXT UP

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

STANDINGS

OUT EAST

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

Sat Nov 2 Acadia 1 St. F.X. 2
Sat Nov 2 Dalhousie 3 Saint Mary's 7
Sat Nov 2 U.P.E.I. 1 New Brunswick 11
Wed Nov 6 St. F.X. at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 Dalhousie at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 Moncton at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 New Brunswick at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Sat Nov 2 Red Deer Poly 6 Concordia-Edmonton 1
Sat Nov 2 N.A.I.T. 5 Portage College 1
Sat Nov 2 UA-Augustana 1 S.A.I.T. 4
Fri Nov 8 Concordia-Edmonton at Briercrest College 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 S.A.I.T. at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 UA-Augustana at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

Sat Nov 2 Victoria 8 Okanagan 4
Fri Nov 8 Victoria at Simon Fraser 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

Non-Conference
Sat Nov 2 Maryville 4 (ACHA) Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 5 (ot) EX
Fri Nov 8 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at St. Lawrence (NCAA) EX

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

 

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Preview: November 8-9, 2024: BISONS’ BYE WEEK

Bye weeks are yucky. But with 9 teams, they have to happen. The Bisons opened with a bye week, but inserted some non-conference play. Now they’ll have to sit back to watch Jets v Stars and Bombers v Riders in quite a Saturday double-header. The CW scheduling has been awkward. After this weekend, some teams will have played 12 games, whilst the Bisons have played just 8.

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

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

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

CALGARY DINOSAURS (4-3-1, 10-4-1, OHT35 #7)
REGINA COUGARS (1-7-0, 2-11-1, OHT35 #33)

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

After two losses on the road against Holy Trinity, the Banjo-Cats desperately need some upsets on home ice. They looked atrocious last weekend. They are capable of much better. Big question: Will Bedrock U have a full roster? They have had to play short before they had the bye last week.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2-6-0, 4-10-0, OHT35 #30)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (7-3-0, 14-4-0, OHT35 #5)

Links:
➤ TWU: Spartan Male Athlete of the Week I Christian Lowe
➤ TWU: this Week in Sparta
➤ UofS: Huskie Happenings (Nov. 8-9, 2024)

Holy Trinity beat one batch of bumpkins at home last weekend, can they repeat the trick this weekend on the road? I doubt it. The Banjo-Mutts are two or three levels above the Banjo-Cats.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS (4-4-0, 7-7-0, OHT35 #13)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (7-1-0, 10-6-1, OHT35 #1)

Links:
➤ MacU: Three Stars: Ironside, Obasuyi, Janda earn honours
➤ MacU: Road/Home Preview: Fresh off big win over UBC, Griffins head into weekend series vs. Alberta
➤ CW: Tschigerl named WHL Grad of the Month for October
➤ UofA: Team Website

The home-and-home Battle of Edmontown should not be a foregone conclusion. The Evil Monkeys are heavy favourites. The Family Guys stole one from UBC last week, so cannot be counted out. The Monkeys have played just two games against Tier One opposition in the CW. Is their record a bit misleading?

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (4-5-1, 8-5-1, OHT35 #16)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (7-1-0, 9-2-1, OHT35 #2)

Links:
➤ UBC: Team Website
➤ MRU: Cougars hockey teams remain entrenched in U SPORTS Top 10

This is my most-anticipated series of the weekend. If the T-irds are swept, they will have a tough time getting back into the pennant race. The Bluegars are currently 5 points ahead of the T-irds, with two games in hand. The last time they played, the Bluegars scored three times in the last minute to steal a 4-3 win.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Nov 8 Calgary at Regina 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 Trinity Western at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 U.B.C. at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 MacEwan at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Trinity Western at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Calgary at Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Alberta at MacEwan 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 U.B.C. at Mount Royal 5:00 MST/6:00 CST

OUT EAST

Thu Nov 7 Western Ontario 2 Toronto 3
Fri Nov 8 Waterloo at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Fri Nov 8 Toronto Metropolitan at Brock 6:00 EST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 Nipissing at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 Ontario Tech at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 Ottawa at R.M.C. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 Concordia at McGill 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Fri Nov 8 Carleton at Queen's 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Nov 9 Toronto Metropolitan at Guelph 2:30 EST
Sat Nov 9 Laurier at Windsor 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Nipissing at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Waterloo at Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Carleton at R.M.C. 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 York at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Ottawa at Queen's 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sun Nov 10 Brock at Guelph 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Sun Nov 10 Toronto at Laurier 5:00 EST/4:00 CST
Sun Nov 10 McGill at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST

Wed Nov 6 St. F.X. 8 Dalhousie 0
Fri Nov 8 Dalhousie at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 Moncton at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 New Brunswick at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Moncton at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 U.P.E.I. at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 New Brunswick at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Fri Nov 8 Concordia-Edmonton at Briercrest College 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 S.A.I.T. at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 8 UA-Augustana at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Concordia-Edmonton at Briercrest College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 S.A.I.T. at Portage College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Red Deer Poly at UA-Augustana 6:00 MST/7:00 CST

Fri Nov 8 Victoria at Simon Fraser 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Victoria at Okanagan 6:15 PST/8:15 CST

Non-conference
Fri Nov 8 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at St. Lawrence TBD EX
Sat Nov 9 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at SUNY-Plattsburgh TBD EX

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