2024-25 Manitoba Bisons/CW

[Hollywood3]

December 7, 2024: UNABLE TO HOLD A LEAD, BISONS END SEMESTER ON A DOWN NOTE

REGINA COUGARS 5
MANITOBA BISONS 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: Cougars battle back from two down to beat Bisons 5-3
➤ UofR: Team Website

Quick Summary
Reg: B. Heward (12:45 1st) , J. Brook (15:53 1st) , C. Whyte (09:05 2nd) , J. Borysiuk (12:17 2nd) , J. Doucet (18:53 3rd)
Man: M. King (07:17 1st) , J. Hooker (11:04 1st) , G. Lane (11:31 2nd)
Goal: Reg: Evanoff (21 shots, 18 saves), Man: Holt (22 shots, 18 saves)

I saw the game but was heading out on Saturday evening, hence a delayed recap.

MANITOBA BISONS
Goal:
31 Holt (30 Thornton)

Defence:
15 Bonni - 4 Malchuk
8 Toth - 25 Calder
5 Casey - 2 Whittle

Forwards:
9 Alarie - 22 Stotts - 11 Ostir
20 Zaplitny - 21 Pasternak - 17 Bruce
19 Arpin - 18 Hooker - 28 Behun
23 Lane- 29 King - 26 Boucher

Scratches:
G: 34 Hawryluk
D: 6 Fry - 24 Wareham
F: 10 Paulhus - 12 Trimble - 13 Sutter - 14 Zimmerman - 16 Joss

REGINA COUGARS
Goal:
39 Evanoff (35 Fellner)

Defence:
20 Holoien - 22 McNutt
7 Sass - 28 Heward
4 Reimer - 3 Third

Forwards:
18 Whyte - 23 Pearce - 8 J Brook
29 Doucet - 17 McMillen - 12 Houk
9 Shindle - 37 Belitsky - 27 Barlage
19 Bjorklund - 14 Culling - 21 Borysiuk

Scratches:
G: none
D: 5 Fishley - 44 Friedt-Mohr
F: 11 Runke - 15 Kesslering - 24 Wills - 32 Steele

For some reason, the Bisons replaced Kolby Thornton (and his 22 hour old shutout and .911 save percentage) with Braden Holt (and his .879 save percentage). In my opinion, they are relatively equal in calibre. So I would use the hot hand. Especially in a must-win game.

In any event, the Bisons had a 2-0 lead in the 1st period and this looked like a replay of Friday night’s win. Once the Bisons stopped skating, it became a chippy game where the teams swapped powerplays. Each side had two powerplay goals in the end. Captain Hooker scored his 10th of the season for the Bisons.

The Christmas break is now upon us. The Bisons play in the Excited States on Dec 28 & 29, and Jan 3 & 4. The next home series is against Holy Trinity on Jan 10 & 11. The Bisons must sweep both TWU and MacEwan in the new year.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3
N.A.I.T. OOKS 4

Links:
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ UofA: Schedule & Results
➤ NAIT: Schedule & Results

What a rebound by the Ooks! From a 10-2 loss, to a 4-3 win. Good for them!

NEXT UP

Sat Dec 28 Manitoba at Omaha 2:00 CST EX
Sun Dec 29 Manitoba at Minnesota State 3:00 CST EX
Fri Jan 3 MacEwan at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 3 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 3 Manitoba at Bemidji State 7:07 CST EX
Fri Jan 3 Red Deer Poly at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST EX
Fri Jan 3 U.B.C. v BCIHL All-Stars (at Nanaimo) 7:15 PST/9:15 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Alberta at MacEwan 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Jan 4 Calgary at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Jan 4 Manitoba at North Dakota 6:07 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Red Deer Poly at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Trinity Western v BCIHL All-Stars (at Nanaimo) 4:30 PST/6:30 CST EX

STANDINGS

OUT EAST

No games.

OUT WEST

No games.

 

[Hollywood3]

Preview: December 28-29, 2024: MANITOBA at MAVERICKS

MANITOBA BISONS (3-11-2, 6-18-2, OHT35 #26)
NEBRASKA-OMAHA MAVERICKS (4-4-0, 7-9-0, USCHO N/R)
MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS (9-1-2, 14-4-2, USCHO #11)

Sunday, December 29th at 2:00 CST at Baxter Arena, Omaha
Monday, December 30th at 3:00 CST at Mayo Clinic HSEC, Mankato

Live Links:
➤ Sunday: NCHC TV ∞ Radio ∞ Live Stats
➤ Monday: KTOE Radio

Other Links:
➤ GoBisons: Team Website
➤ UNO: Team Website
➤ MSU: Mavericks Ranked #11/12 in National Polls : Schedule & Results

The Christmas break is over for the Bisons, and they finish 2024 with games against two teams of Mavericks, one in Omaha and one in Minnesota State. They will then open 2025 with their last two non-conference games, against UND and Bemidji State. There could be more reportage on these games Friday and Saturday as people get back to work after holidays.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

No games.

OUT EAST

Sun Dec 29 Concordia at Clarkson 4:00 EST/3:00 CST NCAA EX
Mon Dec 30 Guelph at Niagara 2:00 EST/1:00 CST NCAA EX

No games.

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

OUT WEST

No games.

No games.

Non-Conference Games
Sat Dec 28 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Massachusetts 6:00 EST/5:00 CST EX
Sun Dec 29 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Massachusetts-Lowell 3:30 EST/2:30 CST EX

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

 

[Hollywood3]

December 29, 2024: BISONS SHUT-OUT IN NEBRASKA

MANITOBA BISONS 0
NEBRASKA-OMAHA MAVERICKS 5

Links:
➤ UNO: Hockey scores five unanswered in exhibition win
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ Sidearm Stats: Stats & Summary
➤ Video: YouTube Highlights
➤ Video: 1997 Complete Game
➤ MSU: PREVIEW: Mavericks Host Bisons in Exhibition Hockey

This game was 2-0 until a UNO penalty shot goal 13:55 into the 3rd period opened the floodgates. Kolby Thornton started in the Bison net, and stopped 24 of 25 1st period shots. Third-string goaltender Ross Hawryluk stopped 12 of the 16 shots he faced in the closing two periods. The final shots-on-goal were 40-20 in favour of UNO.

The game drew a crowd of 6,455 Nebraskans who could not give a crap about the NFL.

The radio team pointed out that UNO’s first game in program history was in 1997, which was a loss to the Bisons. I found a link to that game. The Bisons won 3-2 and over 8,400 fans were there.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

Sat Dec 28 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 3 Massachusetts 4 (NCAA) : Story
Sun Dec 29 Concordia (OUA) 5 Clarkson 1 (NCAA) : Story
Sun Dec 29 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 2 Massachusetts-Lowell 9 (NCAA) : Story
Mon Dec 30 Manitoba at Minnesota State 3:00 CST EX
Mon Dec 30 Guelph at Niagara 2:00 EST/1:00 CST EX

 

[Hollywood3]

December 30, 2024: 2024 ENDS ON A DISAPPOINTING NOTE

MANITOBA BISONS 1
MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS 6

Links:
➤ MSU: Mavericks Top Bisons 6-1 in Exhibition
➤ MSU: Stats & Summary
➤ UofM: Team Website

This was the end of the calendar year, and the Bisons lost to the #11-ranked team in the NCAA. Josh Paulhus had the Bison goal.

I have to talk about goaltending. Braden Holt went the distance in the Bison net, stopping 28 of 34 shots (.824 S%). Hopefully, the coaching staff will look at the weekend stats, and the season stats, and give Kolby Thornton the starting job when conference play resumes. On the weekend, Thornton stopped 24 of 25 shots (.960 S%) in one period, and Hawryluk stopped 12 of 16 (.750 S%) in two periods. On the regular season, Thornton has a 3.27 GAA and .911 S% while Holt has a 4.82 GAA and .879 S%.

If the Bisons want to make a playoff push, they will need to go with the hot hand in the crease.

The radio announcers pointed out that the teams played a pair of overtime games in December of 1992. MSU won the first one (3-2) and the second ended tied (6-6).

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

Mon Dec 30 Guelph (OUA) 2 Niagara (NCAA) 5 : Story

NEXT UP

A mix of conference and non-conference play before classes start on the Monday.

CWUAA
Fri Jan 3 MacEwan at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 3 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 3 Manitoba at Bemidji State (NCAA) 7:07 CST EX
Fri Jan 3 Red Deer Poly (ACAC) at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST EX
Fri Jan 3 Briercrest College (ACAC) at Regina 7:30 CST EX
Fri Jan 3 U.B.C. v BCIHL All-Stars (at Nanaimo) 7:15 PST/9:15 CST
Sat Jan 4 Alberta at MacEwan 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Jan 4 Calgary at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Jan 4 Manitoba at North Dakota (NCAA) 6:07 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Briercrest College (ACAC) at Regina 3:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Red Deer Poly (ACAC) at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Trinity Western v BCIHL All-Stars (at Nanaimo) 4:30 PST/6:30 CST

OUA
Fri Jan 3 York at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 York at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Jan 4 Guelph at R.I.T. (NCAA) 5:00 EST/4:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Concordia at Colgate (NCAA) 3:00 EST/2:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 China at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST EX
Sun Jan 5 R.M.C. at Toronto 2:00 EST/1:00 CST

ACAC
Fri Jan 3 S.A.I.T. at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST EX

 

[jetsmooseice]

The radio announcers pointed out that the teams played a pair of overtime games in December of 1992. MSU won the first one (3-2) and the second ended tied (6-6).

They also mentioned how sluggish the Bisons looked. I'm not sure who thought it was a good idea to play two games against tough D1 opponents on back to back days, but it's hard to believe they couldn't have squeezed a rest day in there.

 

[Hollywood3]

They also mentioned how sluggish the Bisons looked. I'm not sure who thought it was a good idea to play two games against tough D1 opponents on back to back days, but it's hard to believe they couldn't have squeezed a rest day in there.

They play only back-to-back all season.

 

[jetsmooseice]

They play only back-to-back all season.

That is true, but not with travel squeezed in there to make it more difficult. Not to mention the fact that the opponents are usually in the same boat, as opposed to this case where the Bisons went in taking on a fully rested team on the second half of the back to back.

 

[MiamiHockeyII]

They play only back-to-back all season.

Yes, but never with a 5-hour bus ride between those back-to-back games.

 

[Hollywood3]

Preview: January 3-4, 2025: MANITOBA at BEMIDJI STATE & NORTH DAKOTA

MANITOBA BISONS (3-11-2, 6-20-2, OHT35 #26)
BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS (5-5-2, 8-9-3, n/r)
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (6-2-0, 11-7-1, USCHO #14)

Friday, January 3rd at 7:07 CST at Sanford Centre, Bemidji
Saturday, January 4th at 6:07 CST at The Ralph, Grand Forks

Live Links:
➤ Midco Sports: BSU Video Streaming
➤ BSU: Beaver Radio Network
➤ BSU: Sidearm Stats (Live)
➤ NCHC: UND Video Streaming
➤ I Heart Radio: The Fox 96.1
➤ Stat Broadcast: UND Live Stats

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: Team Website
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Other Links:
➤ USCHO: Rankings
➤ BSU: Satosaari nets first CCHA award with Defenseman of the Month recognition
➤ BSU: Schedule & Results
➤ UND: Abram Wiebe, Sacha Boisvert collect monthly NCHC honors
➤ UND: Schedule & Results

Only the CW has all teams active on the coming weekend, with most classes across the country not resuming until Monday, January 6th. The schedule has a blend of conference and non-conference action. Manitoba is going to the Excited States to play NCAA teams, the Banjolanders are hosting ACAC teams, and the British Californians are playing All-Star Games. Only the Saudi Albertans are playing conference games, with all of them facing their cross-town rivals in home-and-home series. Now, that’s a blend!

The 1st semester was a disappointment for the Bisons. What they failed to recruit was a big blueline capable of clearing the slot, and they have suffered as a result.

This weekend they play their 5th and 6th games against NCAA teams, to go along with two games the AHL Moose, two against the OUA Thunderwolves, and four usual CW exhibitions. If anything, they should be prepared for the 2nd semester. There are only six regular season series remaining on the schedule, so it gets late early.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

LeagueStat’s Daily Schedule links have not recovered, so you need to go to the Monthly Schedule, then check on one game at a time after they start.

Live links:
➤ LeagueStat: Monthly Schedule
➤ Hockey Tech: Friday Live Links
➤ Hockey Tech: Saturday Live Links

MACEWAN GRIFFINS (7-7-2, 10-10-2, OHT35 #19)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (13-3-0, 16-8-1, OHT35 #6)

Links:
➤ MacU: Inaugural MacEwan Griffins Alumni Hockey Games a resounding success
➤ MacU: Veteran journeyman goalie Epp brings experience playing for 13 teams in nine leagues over last decade
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ Gateway Online: U Sports hockey power rankings: Not what you’d expect
➤ Gateway Online: U Sports hockey could create more NHL players

The Evil Monkeys keep teasing a return to their days as a top contender, but then slip on a banana peel. Like their cross-town, non-conference series against NAIT to send the 1st semester. They won 10-2, then lost 4-3. One would think they would sweep the Family Guys, but you never know with this Monkey line-up. The Gateway Online stories are worth a read. One story looks into the Monkeys, UNB, Concordia, and Queen’s, and the other has Greasers’ Coach Knoblauch making an annual pitch for USports players.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (12-4-0, 14-5-1, OHT35 #5)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (10-5-1, 16-6-1, OHT35 #8)

Links:
➤ MRU: 2024-25 Cougars hockey mid-season recap
➤ UofC: Team Website

The Bluegars sit in 2nd place, 3 points ahead of the Dinos and one point behind the T-irds. The Dinos must win the series if they want that bye past the quarter-final round. One of these years the Bluegars are going to make the big jump into the conference finals, at least.

BRIERCREST COLLEGE CLIPPERS (9-2-1, 12-4-1, ACAC #2)
REGINA COUGARS (3-13-0, 4-17-1, OHT35 #35)

Links:
➤ BC: Team Website
➤ UofR (late link): Cougars take 5-3 road win over Manitoba to close out first half (with boxscore)

This non-conference, cross-conference match-up should be interesting. Used to be that Briercrest was destroyed in series like this, but this year they could be shooting for a split.

RED DEER POLY KINGS (7-5-1, 9-5-1, ACAC #3)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (12-4-0, 19-5-0, OHT35 #4)

Links:
➤ RDP: Team Website
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ Huskie Fan: Men’s Hockey

Red Deer has slipped this year, but still rate as a decent opponent for a series like this one.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2-13-1, 4-17-1, OHT35 #28)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (10-5-1, 14-5-1, OHT35 #7)
B.C.I.H.L. ALL-STARS

Links:
➤ TWU: Spartan Male Athlete of the Week I Connor Farren
➤ UBC (late link): Atkinson leads ‘Birds to eighth straight win to close out 2024 in style
➤ CW: UBC goaltender Cole Schwebius named WHL Grad of the Month for November
➤ BCIHL: BCIHL All-Stars to Face Off Against UBC Thunderbirds and TWU Spartans
➤ BCIHL: BCIHL Names Full All-Star Roster for Showcase Matchup Against UBC, TWU

I have some hope that this will evolve into an annual event for the weekend before conference play resumes. Holy Trinity and UBC are the only CW teams with 18 GPs, so the season ending is coming fast.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Jan 3 MacEwan at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 3 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 3 Manitoba at Bemidji State (NCAA) 7:07 CST EX
Fri Jan 3 Red Deer Poly (ACAC) at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST EX
Fri Jan 3 Briercrest College (ACAC) at Regina 7:30 CST EX
Fri Jan 3 U.B.C. v BCIHL All-Stars (at Nanaimo) 7:15 PST/9:15 CST
Sat Jan 4 Alberta at MacEwan 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Jan 4 Calgary at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Jan 4 Manitoba at North Dakota (NCAA) 6:07 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Briercrest College (ACAC) at Regina 3:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Red Deer Poly (ACAC) at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Trinity Western v BCIHL All-Stars (at Nanaimo) 4:30 PST/6:30 CST

OUT EAST

Fri Jan 3 York at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 York at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Jan 4 Guelph at R.I.T. (NCAA) 5:00 EST/4:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Concordia at Colgate (NCAA) 3:00 EST/2:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 China at Windsor (NCAA) 7:30 EST/6:30 CST EX
Sun Jan 5 R.M.C. at Toronto 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Tue Jan 7 Ottawa at R.M.C. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST (continuation of game suspended on Nov 8th)

NOTE: No mis-print. York and Lakehead play an exhibition game on Friday, followed by a regular season game on Saturday.

Mon Jan 6 Acadia at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Wed Jan 8 Moncton at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Fri Jan 3 S.A.I.T. at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST EX
Non-conference play per CW schedule.

All-Star Games

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

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

Big win for MacEwan over Da Bears tonight

 

[Hollywood3]

January 3, 2025: BISONS LOSE IN BEMIDJI

MANITOBA BISONS 0
BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS 5

Links:
➤ Summaries: BSU Live Sidearm Stats : Boxscore
➤ BSU: Beaver Men’s Hockey Gameday – Exhibition – January 3, 2025 – vs Manitoba
➤ BSU: Beavers shutout Manitoba in exhibition matchup (with boxscore and video)
➤ YouTube: Bemidji State Men's Hockey Highlights vs Manitoba (Jan. 3, 2025)
➤ UofM: Team Website

The BSU Gameday link had the projected lines, which for the Bisons were:

Manitoba Forwards
Jonny Hooker – Riley Stotts – Dawson Pasternak
Josh Paulhus – Caden Zaplitny – Skyler Bruce
Grady Lane – Michael King – Codey Behun
Riley Zimmerman – Cameron Trimble – Andre Sutter
Extra Forward – Andrew Boucher

Manitoba Defence
Ben Bonni – Parker Malchuk
Evan Toth – Owen Wareham
Kian Calder – Lucas Fry
Extra Defence - Brandon Casey

Manitoba Goaltenders
Braden Holt
Ross Hawryluk

Therefore, the Bison scratches were Dexter Whittle, Eric Alarie, Hayden Ostir, Mitchell Joss, Jackson Arpin, Kolby Thornton

In goal, Braden Holt started and stopped 23 of 24 shots (.958 S%) in half a game. Ross Hawryluk played the 2nd half and stopped 19 of 23 shots (.826 S%). It’s good to see Holt generate Thornton-level stats.

Now it is on to The Ralph for a Saturday night game.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 4
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ UofA: Team Website

Quick Summary
MacU: E. Sundar (01:28 1st) , M. Pasemko (09:28 2nd) , S. Comrie (12:26 2nd) , E. Sundar (11:28 3rd)
Alta: A. de la Gorgendiere (04:04 1st) , A. Thacker (11:46 2nd) , S. Tschigerl (14:41 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Ward (38 shots, 35 saves), Alta: Kruger (23 shots, 19 saves)

The New Year starts with a stunning upset. I was focussed upon listening to the Bison game on the radio and watching the Bedrock/Bluegar game on CWTV, until this game became too enticing to ignore. This result was bad news for the Bisons, now 10 points behind The Family Guys. The ending was an all-out bombardment by the Evil Monkeys. They outshot MacU 16-3 in the 3rd period and had loads of excellent chances.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 7
CALGARY DINOSAURS 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ MRU: Team Website
➤ UofC: Team Website

Quick Summary
MRU: B. Stevenson (09:37 1st) , J. Tarzwell (13:41 1st) , R. Holmes (16:37 1st) , C. Bouchard (12:13 2nd) , J. Lies (09:52 3rd) , J. Wiens (15:58 3rd) , C. Hanus (17:16 3rd)
Calg: B. Lee (10:30 2nd) , D. Sydor (14:06 2nd) , J. Gricius (18:08 2nd) , D. Melin (01:40 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Farkas (34 shots, 30 saves), Calg: Tetachuk (35 shots, 29 saves)

The Bluegars built a 4-1 lead in this one, before the Bedrock Boys stormed back, The game was tied 4-4 mid-way through the 3rd period. The win vaults the Bluegars into 1st place, one point ahead of UBC and five ahead of Bedrock U.

BRIERCREST COLLEGE CLIPPERS 1
REGINA COUGARS 8

Links:
➤ Instagram: BU
➤ BC: Team Website
➤ UofR: Team Website

All I had on this were a set of IG pictures of the scores. Big win for the Banjo-Cats.

RED DEER POLY KINGS 0
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 8

Links:
➤ RDP: Team Website
➤ UofS: Schedule & Results

No stories or summaries for this exhibition game.

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 8
B.C.I.H.L. ALL-STARS 0

Links:
➤ UBC: > Team Website
➤ BCIHL: X/Twitter : YouTube

I do not see any reports on the game, and it is getting late.

NEXT UP

Sat Jan 4 Alberta at MacEwan 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Jan 4 Calgary at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Jan 4 Manitoba at North Dakota (NCAA) 6:07 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Briercrest College (ACAC) at Regina 3:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Red Deer Poly (ACAC) at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Trinity Western v BCIHL All-Stars (at Nanaimo) 4:30 PST/6:30 CST

OUT EAST

Fri Jan 3 York 3 Lakehead 4 EX
Sat Jan 4 York at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Jan 4 Guelph at R.I.T. (NCAA) 5:00 EST/4:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 Concordia at Colgate (NCAA) 3:00 EST/2:00 CST EX
Sat Jan 4 China at Windsor (NCAA) 7:30 EST/6:30 CST EX

no games

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

OUT WEST

Fri Jan 3 S.A.I.T. 4 N.A.I.T. 3 EX
no conference games

no games

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

 

[Lakeheadfan95]

Lakehead over York 8-1

 

[Hollywood3]

January 4, 2025: YET ANOTHER 5-0 LOSS FOR THE HERD

MANITOBA BISONS 0
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS 5

Links:
➤ Summaries: Boxscore : Stat Broadcast Summary
➤ UND: LeagueStat
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results

Quick Summary
1st 16:24 | UND – Mac Swanson from Jake Schmaltz and Abram Wiebe
2nd 06:08 | UND – Dalton Andrew from Swanson and Wiebe
3rd 03:28 | UND – Dane Montgomery from Louis Jamernik V
3rd 04:51 | UND – Carter Wilkie from Jayden Perron and Jake Livanavage
3rd 16:35 | UND – Cody Croal from Cade Littler and EJ Emery

Goal: Man: Holt: (19 shots, 17 saves), Thornton: (25 shots, 22 saves), UND: ? (8 shots, 8 saves), Septimphelter (8 shots, 8 saves)

The Bisons’ excursion to the Excited States ended with four losses, all by five goals. It appears that the Bison line-up was the same as on Friday night, except for the goaltenders. I listened to the radio stream. It seemed to be rather hum-drum until a mini-brouhaha early in the 3rd period, where two players each had roughing minors and one Fighting Hawk (or Roughing Hawk?) got an extra 10 minutes.

The Bisons now host Holy Trinity in a must-sweep series next weekend.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 2

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofA (Friday late): Third period surge comes up short in Bears loss to MacEwan (with boxscore)
➤ MacU (Friday late): Sundar, Ward lead Griffins to first regulation Canada West win over rival Golden Bears (with boxscore and video)
➤ MacU: Griffins unable to sustain strong start, running out of gas late to fall to Golden Bears in rematch (with boxscore and video)

Quick Summary
Alta: B. Hyland (15:41 1st) , M. Lajoie (15:54 2nd) , M. Lajoie (05:06 3rd) , M. Lajoie (08:36 3rd) , S. Tschigerl (16:00 3rd)
MacU: V. Scott (10:54 1st) , S. Comrie (11:52 1st)
Goal: Alta: Palmer (25 shots, 23 saves), MacU: Epp (40 shots, 35 saves)

The Evil Monkeys salvaged a split, but it wasn’t easy. The Family Guys had a 2-0 lead in the 1st period. Marc Lajoie notched his 3rd, 4th, and 5th bananas of the season in a natural hat-trick situation to lead the Monkeys to victory. Thus unfolds the perplexing season for the Monkeys. Flashes of brilliance, interspersed with occasional flashes of mediocrity. They are a very difficult team to anticipate.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 4
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 5
(in a shoot-out)

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofC (Friday late): Win streak snapped in Crowchild barn burner (with boxscore)
➤ UofC: Dinos battle back but fall in shootout (with boxscore)
➤ MRU: MHKY: Cougars fend off Dinos comeback to win in a shooutout (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Calg: N. King (05:27 2nd) , C. Gengenbach (15:18 2nd) , J. Joseph (01:26 3rd) , D. Sydor (04:05 3rd)
MRU: V. Watterodt (00:30 1st) , J. Tarzwell (09:39 1st) , C. Hanus (13:28 1st) , D. Milliken (00:28 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (15 shots, 12 saves), Martin (L) (23 shots, 22 saves), MRU: Farkas (37 shots, 33 saves)

The Bluegars built a 3-0 1st period, chasing Bedrock starter Carl Tetachuk from the crease. The Dinos mounted quite a comeback, in what was a free-flowing kind of game. It went all the way to a shoot-out, won 2-1 by the Bluegars. For the Dinos, the point was nice. But they’ll need to a hot finish to get at least 2nd place and host the quarter-final round.

BRIERCREST COLLEGE CLIPPERS 0
REGINA COUGARS 5

Links:
➤ BC: Team Website
➤ UofR: Team Website

My only source is a set of IG scoreboard photos from Briercrest. It is not surprising when an ACAC team loses to a CW team, but I thought Briercrest could give the Banjo-Cats a better fight.

RED DEER POLY KINGS 4
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5

Links:
➤ RDP: Team Website
➤ UofS: Schedule/Results
➤ Huskie Fan: Huskies get ready for stretch drive

After the Friday night blow-out, RDP came up with a much better effort in the Saturday rematch.

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 7
B.C.I.H.L. ALL-STARS 2

Links:
➤ TWU: Team Website
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube

I caught the ending of this game on YouTube on a delayed basis. The All-Stars had some skills, but clearly lacked the team concept, as one would expect. In any event, it would be nice if they kept this event going on an annual basis.

NEXT UP

Fri Jan 10 Saskatchewan at Regina 7:00 CST
Fri Jan 10 Trinity Western at Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Jan 10 Alberta at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 10 Mount Royal at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

STANDINGS

OUT EAST

Sat Jan 4 York 1 Lakehead 8
Sat Jan 4 Guelph 3 R.I.T. (NCAA) 5 EX
Sat Jan 4 Concordia 4 Colgate (NCAA) 7 EX
Sat Jan 4 China 2 Windsor 4 EX: Game Story
Sun Jan 5 R.M.C. at Toronto 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Tue Jan 7 Ottawa at R.M.C. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST continuation of game suspended on Nov 8th
Thu Jan 9 York at Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Thu Jan 9 Ontario Tech at Toronto 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Thu Jan 9 Carleton at Ottawa 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 10 Brock at Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EST/5:15 CST
Fri Jan 10 Lakehead at Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 10 Windsor at Concordia 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 10 Queen's at Nipissing 7:00 EST/6:00 CST

Mon Jan 6 Acadia at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Wed Jan 8 Moncton at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Jan 10 Dalhousie at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Jan 10 U.P.E.I. at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Jan 10 St. F.X. at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Fri Jan 10 Red Deer Poly at S.A.I.T. 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Jan 10 Briercrest College at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 10 Concordia-Edmonton at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

Fri Jan 10 Okanagan at Simon Fraser 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Jan 10 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:30 PST/9:30 CST
Fri Jan 10 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Alaska-Fairbanks (NCAA) EX

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