2024-25 Manitoba Bisons/CW

[Hollywood3]

Preview: January 24-25, 2025: MACEWAN at MANITOBA

MACEWAN GRIFFINS (8-10-2, 11-13-2, OHT35 #18)
MANITOBA BISONS (4-14-2, 7-25-2, OHT35 #26)

Friday, January 24th at 7:00 CST at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Saturday, January 25th at 2:00 CST at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg

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

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: 'Grit and heart' define veteran Bisons forward Andre Sutter
➤ GoBisons: Bisons face MacEwan at The Flem with season on the line
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Other Links:
➤ MacU: Three Stars: Epp, Obasuyi, Butler earn honours
➤ MacU: Road Preview: MHKY visits Manitoba; BB teams off to UFV
➤ 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

Last series:
➤ Oct 25/24: UM 4 MacU 1: Game Centre
➤ Oct 26/24: UM 3 MacU 4 (ot): Game Centre

The situation is simple for the Bisons if they want a playoff berth: Sweep the Family Guys to pull within 4 points with 6 games remaining after this weekend. In the last five years, the Herd is 6-3-1 against the Mutants. Therefore they should have some degree of confidence. Will the goaltending come through? Will their highly touted forwards generate some offence? Will the depleted defence find enough duct tape to hold it together for the weekend? We’ll see.

Each side has two stories linked on their websites, for your further reading. However, LeagueStat has just the Media Stats page.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (15-6-1, 21-6-1, OHT35 #8)
REGINA COUGARS (3-17-1, 6-21-1, OHT35 #33)

Links:
➤ UBC: Team Website
➤ CW: Canada West BioSteel Players of the Week: Jan. 21
➤ UofR: Team Website

The T-irds are in an almost desperate bid to catch MRU in the race for 1st place in the West Division, whilst the Banjo-Cats are simply looking to play spoiler. I have a hunch that the Kittens have an upset left in them before this season is over. If things get tough in this one, the Tweety Birds may have to call upon an old lady armed with an umbrella to fend off the evil Puddy Tats.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (18-4-0, 22-10-1, OHT35 #4)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (16-4-0, 25-5-0, OHT35 #3)

Links:
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ UofS: Huskie Happenings (Jan. 24-25, 2025)
➤ Huskie Fan: Bears and Huskies meet in biggest series of the season (with audio link)

On paper, this is the feature match-up of the weekend. The Evil Monkeys and Banjo-Mutts have battled for 1st place several times over the recent decades. Sask puts out a pretty good video stream, for those who have CWTV access. Or you could listen at Huskie Fan’s audio link.

CALGARY DINOSAURS (10-8-2, 16-9-2, OHT35 #10)
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (3-17-2, 6-21-2, OHT35 #30)

Links:
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ TWU: This Week in Sparta

The Dinos’ players and staff on loan to Team Canada’s Universiade team will be back, perhaps with a bit of jet lag. Meanwhile, Holy Trinity came oh-so-close to an upset of UBC last weekend. Although these teams are 3rd and 4th in the West Division, Holy Trinity hasn’t got enough games left on the schedule to make a run at that playoff berth.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Jan 24 U.B.C. at Regina 7:00 CST
Fri Jan 24 MacEwan at Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Jan 24 Alberta at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST
Fri Jan 24 Calgary at Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 MacEwan at Manitoba 2:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 U.B.C. at Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 Alberta at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 Calgary at Trinity Western 3:00 PST/5:00 CST

OUT EAST

Sun Jan 19 Queen's 2 Concordia 5
Sun Jan 19 R.M.C. 1 York 3
Thu Jan 23 Windsor 4 Western Ontario 1
Thu Jan 23 Waterloo 4 Laurier 0
Thu Jan 23 York 4 Guelph 3
Fri Jan 24 Nipissing at Toronto 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 24 Concordia at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 24 Ontario Tech at Waterloo 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 24 Queen's at R.M.C. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 U.Q.T.R. at York 3:15 EST/2:15 CST
Sat Jan 25 Nipissing at Toronto 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 Ontario Tech at Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 Ottawa at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 Western Ontario at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Jan 25 Carleton at Guelph 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Jan 25 McGill at Queen's 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sun Jan 26 Carleton at Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Jan 26 McGill at R.M.C. 2:00 EST/1:00 CST

Wed Jan 22 Acadia 3 Saint Mary's 7
Fri Jan 24 St. F.X. at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Jan 24 Dalhousie at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Jan 24 Saint Mary’s at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 St. F.X. at New Brunswick 4:00 AST/2:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 U.P.E.I. at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 Dalhousie at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Fri Jan 24 Red Deer Poly at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 24 Portage College at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 24 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 2:00 MST/3:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 N.A.I.T. at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

Fri Jan 24 Logan Lake at Victoria 7:30 PST/9:30 CST
Sat Jan 25 Logan Lake at Vancouver Island 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

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

UNIVERSIADE

Team Canada won a 2nd straight gold medal, however without the Russkies around this loses a lot of lustre. Plenty of other strong hockey countries also do not send teams. Others, like Ukraine, send a U25 national team. Wikipedia has all scores and standings. Here’s a quick recap:

Gold medal: Canada 3 Slovakia 1
Bronze medal: Ukraine 5 U.S.A. 3
5th place: Czechia 2 Kazakhstan 5
7th place: Japan 6 South Korea 1
9th place: Sweden 4 Poland 3 (so)

Links:
➤ Wikipedia: 2025 World University Games
➤ FISU: Ice Hockey Page
➤ USports: Canada Takes Gold in Men’s Hockey

 

[Hollywood3]

January 24, 2025: BIG COMEBACK FALLS SHORT

MANITOBA BISONS 4
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 5

Links:
➤ Summaries: Game Centre
➤ Game reports: CW
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ MacU: Team Website

Quick Summary
MacU: M. Pasemko (09:15 1st) , L. Ryan (16:29 1st) , S. Comrie (18:50 1st) , C. Cabana (10:39 2nd) , L. Ryan (11:04 2nd)
Man: J. Hooker (15:56 2nd) , S. Bruce (06:23 3rd) , J. Hooker (11:09 3rd) , J. Arpin (11:45 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Epp (26 shots, 22 saves), Man: Thornton (L) (19 shots, 14 saves), Holt (9 shots, 9 saves)

What a night in the CW. All four games were decided by one goal, and two in a shoot-out.

This loss leaves the Bisons with only a theoretical chance at a playoff berth. Including Saturday’s matinee, they have seven games remaining and, if they win them all, MacEwan would have to win two or fewer of their remaining games. (Or six Bison wins and one MacEwan win, or five Bison wins and no MacEwan wins, to be technically correct.)

For a must-win game, the Bisons came out dead. The generated next to nothing in the first period and fell behind 3-0. Goaltender Kolby Thornton had a defence doing a washing machine impersonation on the first two goals, then came a powerplay marker.

The second period saw a Bison revival. However, two quickies by the Family Guys mid-period chased Thornton from the net in a 5-0 game. The game turned around as the Bisons carried the play. Captain Hooker scored on the PP, and a couple of close shaves ended the period.

I admit that my optimism level was rather low entering the 3rd period. Skylar Bruce (his 9th) and Captain Hooker (his 13th) scored PP goals and suddenly it’s 5-3. Then as the PA announcer was ready to announce the 3rd goal, Jackson Arpin scored on a scramble to make it 5-4. The Bisons still had 8 minutes to tie, and even win, the game. However, Brett Epp in the MacU net held the fort. With less than two minutes left, Dawson Pasternak’s slashing penalty in the offensive zone stifled the comeback, and a last-minute too-many-men penalty was the final nail in the coffin.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3
REGINA COUGARS 2
(in a shootout)

Links:
➤ Summaries: Game Centre
➤ UBC: Lee scores only goal in shootout at T-Birds complete comeback win in Regina (with boxscore)
➤ UofR: Team Website

Quick Summary
UBC: S. Mutala (14:30 1st) , T. Thorpe (15:16 3rd)
Reg: K. Runke (09:52 2nd) , B. Heward (04:27 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Schwebius (21 shots, 19 saves), Reg: Evanoff (42 shots, 40 saves)

I warned everybody about Regina. They could well play spoiler, and it almost happened here at the expense of the T-irds. The crazy stat here is that UBC outshot the Banjo-Cats 10-0 in overtime. I was unable to see any of this game.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: Game Centre
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ UofS: Petruic’s Two Goals Power Huskies to 4-3 Win Over Golden Bears, Extend Win Streak to Eight (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: Huskies close in on the Bears

Quick Summary
Alta: S. Tschigerl (04:34 2nd) , J. Prokop (11:32 2nd) , S. Tschigerl (17:31 2nd)
Sask: C. Petruic (05:20 1st) , J. Pillar (05:10 2nd) , D. Holt (13:15 2nd) , C. Petruic (14:32 3rd)
Goal: Alta: Palmer (29 shots, 25 saves), Sask: Kooy (27 shots, 24 saves)

This was the feature game of the evening, and it looks like it lived up to its billing. Of course, it started even with the Bison game so I missed it. (I spied on the Jets’ game on my cell phone.) The teams rotated goals all night. Chantz Petruic notched his 13th and 14th goals of the season for the Mutts (including the winner) while Sean Tschigerl scored his 16th and 17th for the Evil Monkeys. They also drew more than 2,000 in Saskatown for this one.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 5
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 4
(in a shootout)

Links:
➤ Summaries: Game Centre
➤ UofC: Howell, Gengenbach lead Canada to FISU gold
➤ TWU: Spartans Earn Point in Shootout Loss to Calgary Dinos (with boxscore)

Quick Summary

Calg: C. Massier (15:57 1st) , C. Gengenbach (17:36 1st) , C. Massier (07:12 2nd) , C. Massier (13:13 2nd)
TWU: A. Hrabovetskyi (10:49 1st) , M. Lamoureux (13:13 1st) , A. Hrabovetskyi (02:10 2nd) , C. Farren (18:46 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (22 shots, 18 saves), TWU: Audet (45 shots, 41 saves)

I managed to see the ending of this one, and it was worthwhile. Holy Trinity isn’t much on paper but they are playing hard. They had leads of 2-0 and 3-2 at various points in this game, but needed a late goal by Conner Farren to force OT. Bedrock U was led by Carter Massier, who had his 2nd, 3rd, and 4th goals of the season. Neither side is likely to budge from their current placements.

NEXT UP

Sat Jan 25 MacEwan at Manitoba 2:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 U.B.C. at Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 Alberta at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 Calgary at Trinity Western 3:00 PST/5:00 CST

STANDINGS

OUT EAST

Fri Jan 24 Nipissing 0 Toronto 5
Fri Jan 24 Concordia 2 Lakehead 3 (so)
Fri Jan 24 Ontario Tech 2 Waterloo 3
Fri Jan 24 Queen's 5 R.M.C. 2
Sat Jan 25 U.Q.T.R. at York 3:15 EST/2:15 CST
Sat Jan 25 Nipissing at Toronto 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 Ontario Tech at Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 Ottawa at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 Western Ontario at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Jan 25 Carleton at Guelph 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Jan 25 McGill at Queen's 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sun Jan 26 Carleton at Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Jan 26 McGill at R.M.C. 2:00 EST/1:00 CST

Fri Jan 24 St. F.X. 3 Moncton 9
Fri Jan 24 Dalhousie 2 New Brunswick 10
Fri Jan 24 Saint Mary’s 6 U.P.E.I. 4
Sat Jan 25 St. F.X. at New Brunswick 4:00 AST/2:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 U.P.E.I. at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 Dalhousie at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Fri Jan 24 Red Deer Poly 4 Concordia-Edmonton 6
Fri Jan 24 Portage College 4 N.A.I.T. 5
Fri Jan 24 S.A.I.T. 3 UA-Augustana 2
Sat Jan 25 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 2:00 MST/3:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Jan 25 N.A.I.T. at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

Fri Jan 24 Logan Lake 4 Victoria 7
Sat Jan 25 Logan Lake at Vancouver Island 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

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

 

[UNB Bruins Fan]

Saskatchewan with the inside track to finish 1st in their division after sweeping the Bears. An impressive 4–1 win for the Huskies tonight…shots 38-21.

 

[Hollywood3]

January 25, 2025: BISONS KEEP FAINT HOPES ALIVE

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3
MANITOBA BISONS 6

Links:
➤ Summaries: Game Centre
➤ Game reports: CW
➤ UofM (Friday late): Griffins eliminate Manitoba from playoff contention in 5-4 win (with boxscore)
➤ UofM: Fry's first career U SPORTS goal lifts Bisons past GMU, 6-3
➤ MacU (Friday late): Griffins weather frantic finish for 5-4 win over Bisons that moves them to doorstep of a playoff berth (with boxscore & video)
➤ MacU: Griffins miss chance to clinch playoff spot after 6-3 loss to Bisons (with boxscore & video)

Quick Summary
MacU: K. Chabot (04:43 1st) , C. Chorney (16:59 1st) , M. Pasemko (16:45 2nd)
Man: S. Bruce (16:01 1st) , S. Bruce (02:00 2nd) , J. Hooker (11:03 2nd) , L. Fry (11:48 3rd) , R. Stotts (15:08 3rd) , J. Hooker (17:09 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Ward (27 shots, 21 saves), Man: Holt (34 shots, 31 saves)

After an interesting Friday night, Saturday was a letdown in the CW. The other oddity was the start times. The Bison game was a 2:00 pm matinee. The rest all started at 5:00 CST.

GoBisons.ca posted their Friday story in the wee hours of Saturday morning, and they got something wrong. The good folks at MacEwan got that something right. That something is with respect to the Bisons’ playoff chances. Slim, yes. None, no. The Bisons are 8 points behind The Family Guys, and each team has 6 games (or 12 potential points) remaining. The Bisons hold the tie-breaker (5-4 in points in head-to-head games). So 6 wins for the Herd, and two or fewer for Mac, and the Bisons are off to the playoffs.

The Mac side of the equation is not unreasonable. Their remaining series are Saskatchewan, Calgary, and Regina. I would say their likely outcome is around 4 points in that set.

However, the Bisons’ remaining games are against Regina, Alberta, and Saskatchewan and the Bisons have yet to beat a “Tier 1" opponent this year. So doing it 4-straight to end the season seems unlikely.

Now, back to this matinee. The Bisons had productive performances from three leading players. Skylar Bruce had his 10th and 11th goals of the season, Jonny Hooker had his 14th and 15th goals of the season (and 3rd and 4th of the weekend), and Riley Stotts had a goal and two assists, giving him 6 goals and 22 assists on the season. Sophomore d-man Lucas Fry scored the winner, and his 1st as a Bison, breaking a 3-3 deadlock in the 3rd period. For the 2nd game in a row, the Bisons scored three PP goals.

Lucas Fry enjoyed his 1st goal as a Bison.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 6
REGINA COUGARS 2

Links:
➤ Summaries: Game Centre
➤ UBC: T-Birds re-take division lead after earning weekend sweep in Regina (with boxscore)
➤ UofR: Team Website

Quick Summary
UBC: J. Lee (07:23 1st) , J. Wright (07:51 1st) , J. Wismer (18:45 1st) , C. Latimer (16:01 2nd) , J. Williams (04:49 3rd) , J. Williams (15:56 3rd)
Reg: C. Whyte (01:06 1st) , K. Runke (02:25 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Mirwald (15 shots, 13 saves), Reg: Evanoff (37 shots, 31 saves)

Once 5:00 p.m. hit, I switched over to the Monkeys/Mutts showdown for 1st place. Thus, I never caught this one. This win gives the T-irds a one point lead over the idle Bluegars, who have two games in hand. I favour MRU to nab 1st place. UBC has a bye then plays Sask and Calgary. MRU, meanwhile, has Calgary, Regina, and Holy Trinity. The teams are 3-3 head-to-head.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 1
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: Game Centre
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ UofS: Huskies Get the Sweep Against Rival Bears (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: Huskies sweep Bears

Quick Summary
Alta: B. Hyland (12:31 2nd)
Sask: R. Pelletier (05:37 1st) , L. Keeler (09:39 1st) , D. Holt (02:09 2nd) , C. Petruic (15:17 2nd)
Goal: Alta: Palmer (38 shots, 34 saves), Sask: Ross (21 shots, 20 saves)

I focussed on this game once the 5:00 p.m. trilogy started. The Banjo-Mutts took charge early then coasted. Despite entering the 3rd period down 4-1, the Evil Monkeys managed just four shots in the 3rd. Over the last two years, no CW team has been able to be the “hot” item for too long. We’ll see if Sask can keep this going into the playoffs.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 7
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 1
(in a shootout)

Links:
➤ Summaries: Game Centre
➤ UofC (Friday late): Massier earns hat trick in shootout victory over Spartans (with boxscore)
➤ UofC: Floodgates open as Dinos pick up 7-1 road win (with boxscore)
➤ TWU: Dinos Get Sweep over Spartans (with boxscore & video)

Quick Summary
Calg: D. Melin (01:20 1st) , B. Lee (01:40 1st) , L. Hammett (18:51 1st) , L. Hauer (01:50 2nd) , M. Patterson (12:01 2nd) , B. Lee (16:13 2nd) , C. Gutenberg (03:06 3rd)
TWU: M. Simchuk (03:06 2nd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (22 shots, 18 saves), TWU: Audet (45 shots, 41 saves)

I was only able to catch a few minutes of this game during the intermission of the feature game. The Dinos had a decisive edge but not so one-sided as you might think. Of note, Raphael Audet was yanked from the Holy Trinity net after giving up goals on the first two shots he faced, after just 1:40 of play. Bedrock U is stranded on a 3rd place island right now, and are just getting primed for a road playoff series, possibly in Edmontown against the Evil Monkeys.

NEXT UP

Fri Jan 31 Manitoba at Regina 7:00 CST
Fri Jan 31 Trinity Western at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 31 Calgary at Mount Royal (at the Saddledome) 7:30 MST/8:30 CST
Fri Jan 31 Saskatchewan at MacEwan 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

STANDINGS

OUT EAST

Sat Jan 25 U.Q.T.R. 4 York 5 (ot)
Sat Jan 25 Nipissing 0 Toronto 6
Sat Jan 25 Ontario Tech 5 Laurier 4 (ot)
Sat Jan 25 Ottawa 4 Lakehead 2
Sat Jan 25 Western Ontario 6 Windsor 3
Sat Jan 25 Carleton 6 Guelph 3
Sat Jan 25 McGill 1 Queen's 3
Sun Jan 26 Carleton at Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Jan 26 McGill at R.M.C. 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Thu Jan 30 Brock at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Thu Jan 30 York at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST

Sat Jan 25 St. F.X. 2 New Brunswick 5
Sat Jan 25 U.P.E.I. 0 Acadia 4
Sat Jan 25 Dalhousie 0 Moncton 9
Tue Jan 28 U.P.E.I. at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST (from Jan 10)
Wed Jan 29 Dalhousie at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Sat Jan 25 S.A.I.T. 3 UA-Augustana 1
Sat Jan 25 Concordia-Edmonton 6 Red Deer Poly 5 (ot)
Sat Jan 25 N.A.I.T. 6 Portage College 3
Fri Jan 31 Portage College at S.A.I.T. 5:30 MST/6:30 CST
Fri Jan 31 Red Deer Poly at UA-Augustana 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 31 Briercrest College at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

Sat Jan 25 Logan Lake 1 Vancouver Island 10
Fri Jan 31 Victoria at Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Jan 31 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Lindenwood 7:10 EST/6:10 CST EX
Sat Feb 1 Victoria at Simon Fraser 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Okanagan at Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Lindenwood 2:10 EST/1:10 CST EX

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

 

[Rob]

Saskatchewan with the inside track to finish 1st in their division after sweeping the Bears. An impressive 4–1 win for the Huskies tonight…shots 38-21.

That is going to be another great playoff series in the East Division. Alberta has a high octane offense and the Huskies have the edge in goaltending.

 

[RED ARMY EAST]

Huskies sweep puts them in the driver seat of a bye and home ice against Alberta, if they meet in CanadaWest playoffs?
UBC has 8 of their wins vs Trinity.

 

[Hollywood3]

Huskies sweep puts them in the driver seat of a bye and home ice against Alberta, if they meet in CanadaWest playoffs?
UBC has 8 of their wins vs Trinity.

Six regular season, and two exhibition games.

 

[AUS Fan]

Golden Bears goalie Tyler Palmer signed to an ATO to backup Calvin Pickard tonight.

 

[dm8895]

Golden Bears goalie Tyler Palmer signed to an ATO to backup Calvin Pickard tonight.

Too bad Ryan got waived (he cleared so we could see him again this year) ….could have had 3 ex Bears dressed .

I watch basically every Oilers game and Philp has looked really good , feel pretty confident he is going to stick in the NHL the rest of the year basically taking Ryan’s spot in the lineup.

 

[Hollywood3]

Preview: January 31- February 1, 2025: MANITOBA at REGINA

MANITOBA BISONS (5-15-2, 8-26-2, OHT35 #27)
REGINA COUGARS (3-18-1, 6-22-2, OHT35 #33)

Friday, January 31st at 7:00 CST at Co-operators Centre, Regina
Saturday, February 1st at 5:00 CST at Co-operators Centre, Regina

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

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

Other Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ 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

Last series:
➤ Dec 6/24: UR 0 UM 5: Game Centre
➤ Dec 7/24: UR 5 UM 3: Game Centre

The Bisons are off to Banjoland in a desperate bid to stay in the playoff hunt. They need to close 4 of the 8 points they need to catch MacEwan in this series.

One of the reasons for the Bison predicament this year is their two home losses to these Banjo-Cats earlier in the season. Regina is 9th in goals for (43) and 8th in goals against (106). Really, they have no basis for team pride. However, they look like they will play spoiler at some point in this homestretch.

Meanwhile, the Bison powerplay is the one bright spot thus far. They rank 2nd in the CW at 30.2%, just behind Sask. Regina is last at just 8.8%. The Bisons continue to be led by three PPG scorers, Riley Stotts (6-22-28), Jonny Hooker (15-10-25), and Skyler Bruce (11-14-25). Dawson Pasternak has played just 8 games but is 1-8-9.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (3-18-3, 6-22-3, OHT35 #29)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (18-6-0, 22-12-1, OHT35 #5)

Links:
➤ TWU: This Week In Sparta
➤ UofA: Team Website

Holy Trinity came awfully close to registering an upset over UBC last week, taking one game to a shoot-out. I reckon they might have one close game on the weekend here. The Evil Monkeys’ losses to Sask last weekend likely has them resigned to a 2nd place finish.

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (18-4-0, 27-5-0], OHT35 #1
MACEWAN GRIFFINS (9-11-2, 12-14-2, OHT35 #19)

Links:
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ Huskie Fan: Huskies look to stay in top spot (with audio link)
➤ MacU: Three Stars: Shimoda, Christmann, Donohoe earn honours
➤ MacU: Griffins' magic number to clinch is three ahead of home series vs. red-hot Saskatchewan

The Banjo-Mutts look like they are peaking, having swept the Monkeys last weekend and moving into #1 in the OHT35 national rankings. The Family Guys’ preview says that 3 is their magic number for a playoff spot. True, 3 wins gets them there. But so does 5 points. The Bisons will be keeping an eye on the out-of-town scoreboard here.

CALGARY DINOSAURS (12-8-2, 18-9-2, OHT35 #9)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (17-5-0, 19-6-1, OHT35 #4)

Links:
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ UofC: Crowchild Classic returns on Jan. 31
➤ MRU: Team Website
➤ MRU: Cougars remain in U SPORTS Top 10 after bye weekend

Friday’s game is the annual Crowchild Classic game at the Saddledome, which means a large crowd. The Dinos have had trouble putting 20 players on the ice this year. Their odds of moving up from 3rd place are quite remote, making this playoff prep for them. The Bluegars need to finally break through, grab 1st place, and make a solid run to the nationals. A win or two this weekend would go a long way on that.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Jan 31 Manitoba at Regina 7:00 CST
Fri Jan 31 Trinity Western at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 31 Saskatchewan at MacEwan 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 31 Calgary v Mount Royal (at Saddledome) 7:30 MST/8:30 CST
Sat Feb 1 Manitoba at Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Saskatchewan at MacEwan 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Trinity Western at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

OUT EAST

Thu Jan 30 York 0 Ontario Tech 2
Fri Jan 31 York at Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EST/5:15 CST
Fri Jan 31 Waterloo at Nipissing 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 31 Brock at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 31 Guelph at R.M.C. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 31 Toronto at Ottawa 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 31 Concordia at Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 31 U.Q.T.R. at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Feb 1 U.S. Army at R.M.C. 2:00 EST/1:00 CST EX
Sat Feb 1 Guelph at Queen's 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Sat Feb 1 U.Q.T.R. at Western Ontario 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 McGill at Windsor 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Waterloo at Nipissing 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Concordia at Ontario Tech 5:00 EST/4:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Toronto at Carleton 5:00 EST/4:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Laurier at Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EST/5:15 CST
Sat Feb 1 Brock at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sun Feb 2 McGill at Western Ontario 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Feb 2 Ottawa at Carleton 7:00 EST/6:00 CST

Tue Jan 28 U.P.E.I. 3 New Brunswick 8
Thu Jan 30 Dalhousie 1 St. F.X. 6
Fri Jan 31 U.P.E.I. at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Jan 31 Acadia at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Jan 31 Saint Mary’s at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Saint Mary’s at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Acadia at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Fri Jan 31 Portage College at S.A.I.T. 5:30 MST/6:30 CST
Fri Jan 31 Red Deer Poly at UA-Augustana 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 31 Briercrest College at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Briercrest College at Concordia-Edmonton 2:45 MST/3:45 CST
Sat Feb 1 Portage College at S.A.I.T. 5:30 MST/6:30 CST
Sat Feb 1 UA-Augustana at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

Fri Jan 31 Victoria at Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Victoria at Simon Fraser 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Okanagan at Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

Non-Conference Games
Fri Jan 31 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Lindenwood 7:10 EST/6:10 CST EX
Sat Feb 1 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Lindenwood 2:10 EST/1:10 CST EX

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