2024-25 Manitoba Bisons/CW

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October 5, 2024: BISONS LOSE EXHIBITION GAME AMIDST FOUR SWEEPS

MANITOBA BISONS 2
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES 4

Links:
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ Winnipeg Free Press: Ex-WHLers eager to join herd
➤ St. Thomas: Men’s Hockey atop CCHA Coaches’ Poll

So far nothing has been uploaded on this game. I’d really like to know what the Bison blueline looked like. These Tommies, not be confused with their namesake Pids formerly in the AUS, are a new but highly touted program. They are first in the CCHA Coaches’ Poll and tied with Bemidji State for first in the Media Poll. The Bisons will play Bemidji on January 3rd.

2024-25 CCHA Coaches' Poll

1 St. Thomas – 73 (3 First Place Votes)
2 Bemidji State – 69 (3)
3 Michigan Tech – 69 (2)
4 Minnesota State – 59 (1)
5 Bowling Green – 50
6 Lake Superior State – 46
7 Augustana – 46
8 Ferris State – 28
9 Northern Michigan – 26

2024-25 Media Poll

1 Bemidji State – 107 (5)
2 St. Thomas – 107 (4)
3 Minnesota State – 94 (2)
4 Michigan Tech – 92 (1)
5 Bowling Green – 63
6 Lake Superior State – 60
7 Augustana – 52
8 Northern Michigan – 40
9 Ferris State – 33

I also linked a Free Press story about the WHL recruits. (Accessible with a free account.) The article tells us that Dawson Pasternak is due back at Christmas and that the team had a line on two defencemen (Hudson Thornton and Lucas Brenton) who signed AHL contracts.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 6
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ MRU: Boxscore
➤ TWU: Audet Makes 48 Saves in Loss to Mount Royal (with boxscore and hoghlights)

Quick Summary
MRU: J. Lies (07:38 1st) , J. Lies (07:27 2nd) , J. Tarzwell (11:13 2nd) , C. Bouchard (14:40 3rd) , T. Gould (18:38 3rd) , T. Gould (19:37 3rd)
TWU: J. Krahn (09:32 1st) , S. May (01:55 2nd) , L. Spadafora (00:59 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Laser-Hume (12 shots, 9 saves); TWU: Audet (52 shots, 48 saves)

This was a game where Holy Trinity relied heavily upon their goaltender. It was a 3-3 game when Trinity scored in the first minute of the 3rd period. It took a pair of empty-netters to put this one away for the Bluegars. Reigning Usports leading scorer Connor Buchard had his first goal of the season, and Tim Gould and Justin Lies each had two goals and an assist for the winners. TWU again had just 15 skaters and two goaltenders.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 5
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofC: Dinos smother T-Birds, sweeping season opening series (re-post from UBC, with boxscore)
➤ UBC: Dinos smother T-Birds, sweeping season opening series (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Calg: D. Melin (03:02 1st) , C. Gengenbach (03:27 1st) , C. Gengenbach (00:54 2nd) , C. Horning (12:49 2nd) , C. Gutenberg (03:24 3rd)
UBC: K. Sadhra-Kang (00:54 3rd) , S. Huo (15:59 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (32 shots, 30 saves); UBC: Mirwald (27 shots, 22 saves)

Bedrock U had a convincing sweep, which ranks as a bit of a surprise. It was 4-0 after the 2nd period, and only a solid 3rd period by the T-irds made the score look respectable.

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 6
REGINA COUGARS 2

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofS: Boxscore
➤ UofR: Boxscore

Quick Summary
Sask: L. Bairos (02:02 1st) , T. Wong (08:00 1st) , L. Bairos (13:29 1st) , J. Penner (04:05 2nd) , L. Kosior (09:46 2nd) , L. Bairos (15:24 3rd)
Reg: C. Whyte (05:15 1st) , S. Kesslering (18:23 3rd)
Goal: Sask: Kooy (26 shots, 24 saves); Reg: Felner (26 shots, 20 saves)

The Banjo-Cats have shown they can be as bad at home as on the road, I guess. Neither side has posted a game story as I post. I did see the first period of this one, before turning my attention to the Battle of Edmontown. Logan Bairos had the hattrick for the Banjo-Mutts.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 4
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 6

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ MacU: Grifffins' impressive resolve on display as they battle back from 4-0 down, barely lose to Bears (with boxscore and video)
➤ UofA: Boxscore

Quick Summary
Mac: S. McLean (13:47 2nd) , K. Chabot (00:50 3rd) , M. Pasemko (07:25 3rd) , K. Chabot (16:11 3rd)
Alta: T. Nash (03:02 1st) , M. Lajoie (18:43 1st) , J. Prokop (07:36 2nd) , C. McClennon (09:55 2nd) , A. de la Gorgendiere (09:55 3rd) , M. Lajoie (19:13 3rd)
Goal: Mac: Epp (4 shots, 3 saves) Ward (24 shots, 20 saves); Alta: Kruger (27 shots, 23 saves)

This game and the Sask-Regina game started at the same time. I switched to this one for the 2nd and 3rd periods. This game was hosted by the Evil Monkeys, and they started fast. They had a 4-0 lead in the 2nd period. The Family Guys came back to within 4-3, and then 5-4, on the basis of two powerplay goals and a shorthanded one to boot. Mac’s starting goaltender, Brett Epp, lasted just 8:44 before leaving for injury reasons. The Apes look dreadful in front of their own net. Kadyn Chabot (Mac) and Marc Lajoie (Alta) each had two goals and an assist.

NEXT UP

Sun Oct 6 Manitoba at Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) 2:07 CDT EX
Tue Oct 8 Manitoba at Manitoba Moose (AHL) 6:00 CDT EX
Fri Oct 11 MacEwan at Regina 7:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Manitoba at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Saskatchewan at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 U.B.C. at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT

OUT EAST

Sat Oct 5 Toronto Metropolitan 3 Ottawa 6
Sat Oct 5 Western Ontario 1 Waterloo 4
Sat Oct 5 Toronto 3 Lakehead 5
Sat Oct 5 Brock 2 Laurier 3 (ot)
Sat Oct 5 Guelph 4 Windsor 3
Sat Oct 5 Ontario Tech 5 Carleton 4
Sat Oct 5 Concordia 9 R.M.C. 2
Sat Oct 5 U.Q.T.R. 6 Nipissing 3
Sat Oct 5 York 3 Queen's 6
Sun Oct 6 McGill at Vermont (NCAA) 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT EX
Wed Oct 9 Toronto at Toronto Metropolitan 7:15 EDT
Wed Oct 9 Concordia at U.Q.T.R. TBA
Thu Oct 10 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 Toronto Metropolitan at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 Brock at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 Lakehead at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT

Sat Oct 5 St. F.X. 2 New Brunswick 6
Sat Oct 5 Dalhousie 0 Moncton 6
Sat Oct 5 Acadia 2 Saint Mary's 5
Wed Oct 9 Moncton at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

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

OUT WEST

Sat Oct 5 Concordia-Edmonton 6 Portage College 5 EX
Sat Oct 5 Briercrest 0 Colorado College 8 EX NCAA
Sat Oct 5 S.A.I.T. 4 UA-Augustana 5 EX
Fri Oct 11 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX

Sat Oct 5 Logan Lake 5 Vancouver Island 6
Sat Oct 5 Simon Fraser 2 Okanagan 3
Fri Oct 11 Vancouver Island at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Vancouver Island at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Logan Lake at Okanagan 6:00 PDT/8:00 CDT

Non-Conference
Sat Oct 5 Simon Fraser 5 Long Island 7
Sun Oct 6 Simon Fraser at Sacred Heart 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT

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

 

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October 6, 2024: BISONS SWEPT IN MINNESOTA ON EXHIBITION SUNDAY

MANITOBA BISONS 2
MINNESOTA-DULUTH BULLDOGS 7

Links:
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results
➤ UMD: Second Period Offensive Outburst Propels No. 18 Bulldogs Past Manitoba 7-2 in Exhibition
➤ UMD: Boxscore

I was able to listen to most of this game on an on-line radio link. The stats look a little off. Determining shots on goal is hard. You have to go to the individual stats tab on the above link. The shots were apparently 61-25, which seems generous. There was a live link from Sidearm Sports, but that link vanished sometime after the game was over.

I could not find the lines, but it is good news that the Bisons had d-man Evan Toth back in the line-up. Braden Holt was in goal with Kolby Thornton backing up. Otherwise the line-up was the same as for the Moose game last Thursday (plus Toth, minus Andre Sutter), with none of the other recent scratches coming back.

The Bisons opened the scoring on a goal by Eric Alarie, giving them a 1-0 lead heading into the 2nd period. However, the Bullfrogs scored five 2nd period goals, two on the PP, to put the game away. Two more 3rd period goals (one by Aaron Pionk, brother of the Jets’ Neil Pionk) before Owen Wareham closed the scoring for the Bisons.

Next up is a game against the Manitoba Moose at the Hockey-for-All Centre (aka Iceplex) Tuesday night at 6:00.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

No other games.

NEXT UP

Tue Oct 8 Manitoba at Manitoba Moose (AHL) 6:00 CDT EX
Fri Oct 11 MacEwan at Regina 7:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Manitoba at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Saskatchewan at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 U.B.C. at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT

OUT EAST

Sun Oct 6 McGill 0 Vermont 5 EX NCAA
Wed Oct 9 Toronto at Toronto Metropolitan 7:15 EDT
Wed Oct 9 Concordia at U.Q.T.R. TBA
Thu Oct 10 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 Toronto Metropolitan at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 Brock at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 Lakehead at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT

Wed Oct 9 Moncton at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

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

OUT WEST

Fri Oct 11 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX

Fri Oct 11 Vancouver Island at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Vancouver Island at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Logan Lake at Okanagan 6:00 PDT/8:00 CDT

Non-Conference
Sun Oct 6 Simon Fraser 7 Sacred Heart 3
Fri Oct 11 Simon Fraser at Robert Morris TBD EX
Sat Oct 12 Simon Fraser at Lake Superior State TBD EX
Sun Oct 13 Simon Fraser at Bowling Green TBD EX

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

 

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Sun Oct 6 Simon Fraser 7 Sacred Heart 3
Fri Oct 11 Simon Fraser at Robert Morris TBD EX
Sat Oct 12 Simon Fraser at Lake Superior State TBD EX
Sun Oct 13 Simon Fraser at Bowling Green TBD EX

That Simon Fraser scoreline is reversed. Sacred Heart won 7-3

 

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October 8, 2024: MOOSE BEAT BISONS AND BORROWED PLAYERS

MANITOBA BISONS 2
MANITOBA MOOSE 5

Links:
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ Moose: Team Website

I arrived about 7 minutes into the game, due to it starting at 6:00 p.m., and at that time the Moose had a 1-0 lead. There were no line-up sheets at the game, unlike last Thursday’s game. The first thing I noticed was that the Bisons had three players with no names on their jerseys, #3, #16, and #27, all of whom played defence. So I infer that #16 was not new forward Mitchell Joss (who has yet to dress in the games I have seen). I believe that they were extra Moose players.

Here’s how they lined up:

MANITOBA BISONS
Goal:
30 Thornton (34 Hawryluk)

Defence:
16 ????? - 25 Calder
3 ????? - 27 ?????
24 Wareham - 5 Casey

Forwards:
10 Paulhus - 22 Stotts - 17 Bruce
9 Alarie - 18 Hooker - 11 Ostir
14 Zimmerman - 29 King - 28 Behun
13 Sutter - 12 Trimble - 26 Boucher

Scratches:
G: 31 Holt
D: 2 Whittle - 4 Malchuk - 6 Fry - 8 Toth - 15 Bonni
F: 16 Joss - 19 Arpin - 20 Zaplitny - 21 Pasternak - 23 Lane

MANITOBA MOOSE
Goal:
32 Milic (30 Thiessen)

Defence:
23 Kuzmin - 2 Bauer
7 Lundmark - 44 Salomonsson
6 Sautner - 4 Barteaux

Forwards:
10 Conley - 17 Zhilkin - 19 Chibrikov
18 Shaw - 25 Ford - 27 Suess
49 Liwiski - 37 Nikkanen - 20 Empey
48 Golder - 14 King - 40 Torgersson

Having a full complement of defencemen made a huge difference for the Bisons. In the 1st period, I missed the first Moose goal. However, when Kevin Conley scored from the high slot to make it 2-0 it was contrary to the flow of the game, as the Bisons were carrying the play.

The Bisons took a penalty at the end of the 1st period, giving the Moose a powerplay to open the 2nd period. Nikita Chibrikov converted a nice pass to make it 3-0. That goal changed the flow, and had the Bisons chasing the game for a while. Eventually, Mark Liwiski deflected a point shot to make it 4-0 heading into the 3rd period.

The 3rd period was a good one for the Bisons. Michael King had a break down the right wing boards then swooped in at a sever angle and whipped one home, to make it 4-1. Not long thereafter, Cameron Trimble deflected one in to make it 4-2. Suddenly, this was getting interesting. The comeback was halted when Elia Salomonsson’s point shot found the 5-hole on Kolby Thornton. That ended the scoring at 5-2.

The shot clock was not operating, but I infer that this was not the onslaught we saw last Thursday.

The Bisons now have nothing but a normal league schedule until the Chrsitams break.