2026-27 Manitoba Bisons & CW

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May 12, 2026

U-SPORTS/CIS BOOKMARKS

League Sites:
USports Mens Hockey Site
... sub-links : Standings : Schedule/Results : U-Cup - 2026-27 links await
Canada West Mens Hockey Site
... sub-links : Schedule/Results/Links : Hockey Tech Schedule & Stats
... sub-links : Archives and Records - 2026-27 links await
OUA Mens Hockey Site
... sub-links: Schedule/Results/Links : OUA Hockey Tech Daily - 2026-27 links await
AUS Mens Hockey Site
... sub-links : Schedule/Results - menu leads to all stats and standings - 2026-27 links await
ACAC Mens Hockey Site
... sub-links : Schedule/Results : CCAA History - 2026-27 links await
BCIHL Site
... sub-links : Schedule/Results
RSEQ - Hockey
... sub-links : Schedule : Standings

Canada West Team Sites:
Alberta Golden Bears
Calgary Dinos
MacEwan Griffins
Manitoba Bisons
Mount Royal Cougars
Regina Cougars
Saskatchewan Huskies
Trinity Western Spartans
UBC Thunderbirds

AUS Team Sites:
Acadia Axemen
Dalhousie Tigers
Moncton Aigles Bleus - Google Translate
New Brunswick Reds
U.P.E.I. Panthers
St. Francis Xavier X-men
Saint Mary's Huskies

OUA-West Team Sites:
Brock Badgers
Guelph Gryphons
Lakehead Thunderwolves
Laurier Golden Hawks
Toronto Metropolitan Bold
Toronto Varsity Blues
Waterloo Warriors
Western Ontario Mustangs
Windsor Lancers
York Lions

OUA-East Team Sites:
Carleton Ravens - NEW
Nipissing Lakers
Ontario Tech Ridgebacks
Ottawa Geegees - NEW
Queens Golden Gaels
RMC Paladins - Former Team Site

RSEQ (OUA-East) Team Sites:
Concordia Stingers
McGill Redbirds
UQTR Patriotes - Google Translate

RSEQ (Division 2) Team Sites:
Concordia Stingers Division 2 (RSEQ) : (Elite Prospects)
ETS Piranhas - Google Translate : AAU
Sherbrooke Vert et Or
UQAC Inuk - Google Translate
UQO Torrents - (RSEQ)
Bishop's Gaiters (AAU)

ACAC Team Sites:
Augustana Vikings
Briercrest Clippers - NEW
Concordia-Edmonton Thunder
NAIT Ooks
Portage Voyageurs
Red Deer Kings
SAIT Trojans

BCIHL Team Sites:
Logan Lake Miners
Okanagan Lakers
Simon Fraser Red Leafs
Vancouver Island Mariners
Victoria Vikings - NIS

OHT35
2026-27 OFFICIAL HOLLYWOOD TOP 35 - to be uploaded in September

Exhibition Schedule:
2026-27 EXHIBITION/NON-CONFERENCE/PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE

Online video/audio:
CanadaWest.tv - YareTV link
OUA YareTV link
AUS YareTV link
UMFM.com - some Bison home games in prior years
USports Nationals - with archive
CBC Sports Streaming Schedule
CBC Sports YouTube Channel

Stats:
Elite Prospects - USports Page - individual player stats on everybody
Internet Hockey Data Base (IHDB) : CWUAA Page - like Elite Prospects
USports/CIS Stats - 2009-10 to present
USports/CIS Schedule/Results - 2009-10 to present (no archive menu, must alter URL)
USports/CIS Standings - 2010 to present
USports/CIS Playoff Schedule/Results - 2013 to present (no archive menu, must alter URL)
AUS Archive (from 1986-87)
OUA LeagueStat (from 2007-08) - NIS
CW LeagueStat (from 2008-09) - NIS
Bob Adams Archives - CIS hockey from 1995-96 to 2008-09
Wikia/Fandom - U Sports
... sub-links : University Cup
Wikia/Fandom - CWUAA
... sub-links : GPAC : WIAA : WCIAU
Wikia/Fandom - OUA/OUAA
... sub-links : QUAA : OSLC : OIAA : QOAA : CIAU Central
Wikia/Fandom - AUS/AUAA/AIAA/MIAA
Wikia/Fandom - ACAC
Wikia/Fandom - BCIHL
Wikia/Fandom - North American Championship
Wikia/Fandom - Universiade
Atlantic Canadian Hockey History

Media Sites/Blogs:
Huskie Fan (Saskatchewan fan site - with audio streams)
SportsNet USports Page
TSN USports Page
Hockey Blog in Canada (includes Manitoba)
The Manitoban (student paper)
Friends of McGill Hockey (McGill)
Ryerson Rams Hockey Alumni
AcadiaAxemenHockey.com
Independent Sports News
The Varsity (Toronto student paper)
Stadium Journey
Flashscore
Livesport

Recruiting/Transactions:
Elite Prospects - USports Transactions
USports Eligibility - Letters of Intent Page

Past threads:
2022-23 Manitoba Bisons/CW
2023-24 Manitoba Bisons/CW
2024-25 Manitoba Bisons/CW
2025-26 Manitoba Bisons/CW

NOTE: The conference links are still in 2025-26, and once the 2026-27 links are available, I'll add those. Carleton, Ottawa, and Briercrest have new links to their websites. Carleton's site looks a LOT more "normal", which is a blessing. Meanwhile, both Viking teams' websites (Augustana and Victoria) are down and no new link comes from a new search. The LeagueStat links have been dead for a while, so I will delete those unless I find an option.

May 24/26 - Augustana's link is working again with no change to the URL.
June 19/26 - Added Sherbooke and updated RSEQ links.

 

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May 12, 2026: FOUR ARRIVALS, TWO DEPARTURES, TWO EXHIBITION GAMES

With a handful of player announcements coming in, it is time for a new thread. This year, I guess, is the start of the Late Twenties. Time sure marches on!

There are four new players, all forwards. One is announced on the team website, one is at Elite Prospects and the LOI page, and two more are LOI-only. My guess is that more announcements will come soon at GoBisons.ca. Here are the rookies thus far:


LONDON HOILETT - F - Virden (MJHL)

London Hoilett is a Winnipeg boy coming home. Although he played his overage season with the Virden Oil Kings in the MJHL, he previously played for the Vancouver Giants and Calgary Hitmen in the WHL. His dad, Trevor Hoilett, played basketball and football for the Bisons. He is also a musician, with a stage name of Ty Kiddo. His numbers in the WHL were 175 GP, 25 G, 19 A, 44 Pts. In the MJHL they were 57 GP, 32 G, 26 A, 58 Pts.

Links:
➤ Elite Prospects: London Hoilett Career Stats
➤ GoBisons.ca: The Hoilett legacy continues: WHL veteran London signs with men's hockey
➤ Vancouver Province: London Hoilett helping team get in tune heading into stretch drive
➤ Calgary Sun: London Hoilett scores Hitmen Teddy Bear Toss goal for second straight year
➤ Global News: Calgary Hitmen forward talks life, risk and loss as he prepares to release debut album (with video)


TEAGUE MCALLISTER - F - Alberni Valley (BCHL)

Here’s a player with no prior connection to Manitoba, having been born in Kitscoty, Alberta (a town I’ve never heard of) and played his junior hockey with the Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL) and the Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL). He was their “Unsung Hero” and “MVP” last year, and wore an A. He previously played for Canada West in the World Junior A tournament. His AJHL numbers were 83 GP, 16 G, 26 A, 42 Pts and his BCHL numbers were 60 GP, 22 G, 19 A, 41 Pts. He is currently the only Bison for 2026-27 listed at Elite Prospects, and is also on the LOI page.

Links:
➤ Elite Prospects: Teague McAllister Career Stats
➤ Alberni Valley: Teague McAllister Committed to University of Manitoba Bisons
➤ Facebook: Alberni Valley Bulldogs Page
➤ Lloydminster: McAllister & Birch Invited to Team Canada West Selection Camp


ERIK PASTRO - F - Trail (BCHL)

Recruiting from outside Friendly Manitoba continues to be a “thing” for the new era Bison management team. We have here a native of Vernon, B.C. He played for the Vernon Vipers (BCHL) before accepting an offer from the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks for 2025-26. Instead, he wound up returning to the BCHL and played for the Trail Smoke Eaters. Looks like the influx of Evil Monkeys did him in, although no links state this to be the case. His Junior A stats line is 161 GP, 47 G, 65 A, 112 Pts. In a unique twist, he will have played for two teams with a history of winning a world championship. The Trail Smoke Eaters (as a senior club) won in 1961 and the Bisons won it in 1931.

Links:
➤ Elite Prospects: Erik Pastro Career Stats
➤ Vernon: Pastro Commits To Vipers
➤ Vernon: Pastro Commits to Nebraska-Omaha
➤ Trail Times: Trail Smoke Eaters top Vernon Vipers 6-5 after wild 3rd period
➤ Trail Times: Trail Smoke Eaters skate to critical division wins over Bucks, Vipers
➤ My Kootenay: Erik Pastro to pursue scholarship at BCHL Top Prospects game
➤ Facebook Videos: HOLY HANNAH!!! Erik Pastro with the equalizer from Christian Kim and Colton Whitfield! #WeAreSmokeEaters ✦ Blink and you miss it... Redirection perfection from Erik Pastro during the BCHL College Prospects Game in Spruce Grove! #WeAreSmokeEaters ✦ GOAL!!! Erik Pastro from Dylan Lariviere & Brayden Sinclair! #WeAreSmokeEaters
➤ YouTube: Player Profile - # 15 Erik Pastro


BRANDON FUNK - C - Spruce Grove (BCHL)

Although he finished his junior career with the Spruce Grove Saints (an Alberta team in the BCHL) Brandon Funk is a Winnipeg boy. He started with the Portage Terriers, Winnipeg Blues, and Steinbach Pistons (all of the MJHL). Then it was off to the Minot Minotauros (NAHL) for a half-season before going to Spruce Grove for a season-and-a-half. Last year he wore an A. At Elite Prospects he is listed as a recruit for the Long Island University team in NCAA Division 1. However, he signed a Bison LOI. His MJHL numbers were 159 GP, 51 G, 54 A, 105 Pts, in the NAHL it was 33 GP, 4 G, 10 A, 14 Pts, and in the BCHL it was 74 GP, 18 G, 20 A, 38 Pts.

Links:
➤ Elite Prospects: Brandon Funk Career Stats
➤ MJHL: Brandon Funk commits to Long Island University
➤ Portage Online: Former Terrier commits to Long Island University
➤ Steinbach Online: Pistons add impact forward Funk in trade with Blues
➤ Portage Online: Former Terrier traded to Steinbach
➤ Spruce Grove: NEWS: Saints Sign Veteran Forward Brandon Funk For Remainder of 2024/25 Season
➤ Facebook videos: Brandon Funk's Two Goals ✦ Brandon Funk and Tre Peck ✦ Funk OT Winner (Dec. 20)


DEPARTURES

The Bisons have lost two players who would have been entering their second seasons. Both came from the ECHL and had try-outs with the Manitoba Moose.

Lucas Brenton was the team’s best defenceman, and finished 6th in overall team scoring (28 GP, 3 G, 15 A, 18 Pts). He’s off to Michigan Tech of the NCAA. He’ll be difficult to replace.

Also, forward Blake Swetlikoff is back to the ECHL. He signed with the Greensboro Gargoyles on March 7, 2026. He was 7th in scoring amongst forwards. He started on the 1st line and finished on the 3rd. His numbers were 28 GP, 6 G, 8 A, 14 Pts. He had 6 assists in 18 ECHL games. I don't know if that was an ATO or a regular contract.


EXHIBITION GAMES

The CW has not yet released a schedule, and the Bison website has nothing. However, two games against NCAA teams have been announced by the opponent. I linked those in the 2025-26 thread:

October 4th Bisons at North Dakota
January 2nd Bisons at Minnesota-Duluth

 

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May 14, 2026: NEWS UPDATE

The Bisons’ website has uploaded a story on new recruit Erik Pastro. There was nothing mentioned about last year’s recruitment to the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks before he moved on to the Trail Smoke Eaters. They do add that he was an honour-roll student, which is always nice for a university team.

Links:
➤ GoBisons.ca: British Columbia Hockey League veteran Erik Pastro commits to Bisons

Other than Manitoba, MacEwan and Regina have been busy with website recruiting announcements. We also have links from Mount Royal and Simon Fraser (now a CW member).

Listed at Elite Prospects, MacEwan previously recruited BCHL goaltender Colin Reay and now they have forward Garret Thom. He had three games with the Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) and after most of his career was in the AJHL, he finished in the BCHL.

Links:
➤ MacEwan: Thom returning home to join Griffins after wrapping up stellar junior career with BCHL's West Kelowna
➤ MacEwan: Griffins summer camp registration in full swing

Regina has now posted two stories, covering the recruitment of three new players, bringing their total at Elite Prospects up to 11. They lost a lot of graduates so this will be a whole new team. The rookies in these announcements are Otto Hanson (forward, two cups of coffee in the WHL, otherwise from the BCHL), Eric Hoiness (forward from the SJHL), and Matthew Keller (defenceman who spent a year-and-a-half in the WHL before spending a year-and-a-half in the AJHL and BCHL).

Links:
➤ Regina: Smoke Eaters' Otto Hanson commits to Cougars
➤ Regina: Forward Eric Hoiness, defenceman Matthew Keller commit to Cougars

The Bluegars do not have any releases on the website about recruits. But they have one post with a collection of pictures from the 2025-26 season.

Links:
➤ MRU: Games in Frames: MHKY

When Simon Fraser announced an intention to ditch the NCAA and re-apply for membership in the CWUAA and USports, I was optimistic that this meant we would have a 10th hockey program in the CW in 2027-28. Instead, SFU is simply cancelling the independent team and continuing the BCIHL team. Neither team was an official varsity program and therefore do their own fund-raising.

It seems to me that the coaches and management of the travelling team were volunteers with a belief that a Division 1 NCAA team would draw crowds and become an integral part of the BC sports scene in a way that USports teams never do. SFU was a Division 2 team in other sports, and there is no Division 2 national championship in hockey. (In the NCAA, there are 65 teams in Division 1, 7 in Division 2, and 91 in Division 3.) So they were not good enough for Division 1 and ineligible for Division 3. They had a hard time getting Division 1 teams to travel to BC, so they played a predominantly road schedule every year. Whether they could have become a Division 1 team (like the Alaska teams) is now a moot point.

In any event, without university support, the volunteers and sponsors were unwilling to fork out the time and money for a USports program. SFU has made it clear that “no new programs” are being contemplated.

I would like to see SFU start official varsity hockey teams. However, after letting this golden opportunity slip through their fingers, I don’t see it happening. They used to have a women’s club in the South Coast Women's Hockey League until 2014-15. Of note, Holy Trinity operated a team in that league through 2019-20.

On a brighter note, by staying in the BCIHL, that league stays at 5 teams and remains viable. I do support the development of “2nd tier” college and university hockey leagues in Canada. Of note, in the USA there is the ACHA (with 72 teams in Division 1, 200 in Division 2, and 140 in Division 3), and another 140 teams across three divisions in the AAU. Bishop’s has a team in the AAU. However, that leaves 551 teams in the USA and 17 in Canada (5 in the BCIHL, 7 in the ACAC, 4 in the RSEQ Division 2, and Bishop’s). In my view, campuses at this level should be viewed not as a means of developing professional players, but as a source of future sponsors, hockey dads, and sponsors.

Links:
➤ SFU: SFU Hockey Discontinues Non-Conference Team, Continues BCIHL Team
➤ SFU: SFU Hockey Announces 2026/27 BCIHL Leadership Group

 

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May 18, 2026: NEWS UPDATE

A story on new recruit Brandon Funk has now been uploaded to the Bisons’ website. That leaves just Teague McAllister awaiting his news release. All four new recruits have now been added to the Bison roster page at Elite Prospects. The story did not mention his purported commitment to Long Island University (NCAA).

I didn’t know that the Spruce Grove Saints used the logo of the Minnesota Fighting Saints.

Links:
➤ GoBisons.ca: Manitoba Junior Hockey League veteran Brandon Funk commits to Bisons
➤ Elite Prospects: Manitoba Bisons Page

The Family Guys were handing out academic awards, and Dylan Bidyk took the honours in men’s hockey.

Links:
➤ MacEwan: 2025-26 Top Academic Awards: Seven achieve top Griffins GPA in each MacEwan Faculty

The Banjo-Mutts landed a pair of decent recruits, both forwards. Jaeden Mercier played at Lindenwood (NCAA) the last three years after finishing his junior career with the Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL). Tyson Yaremko comes from Portland and Red Deer (WHL).

These are two of the four players listed for the Mutts at Elite Prospects. The others are defenceman Jaydon Dureau, a 25 year old who played in the AHL and ECHL the last four years, and forward Logan McCutheon, from Quinnipiac (NCAA) after concluding his junior career with the Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL).

Links:
➤ Sask: Huskie Men’s Hockey Adds Former NCAA and SJHL Forward Jaeden Mercier
➤ Sask: Huskie Men’s Hockey Adds Former WHL Forward Tyson Yaremko
➤ Elite Prospects: Saskatchewan Huskies Page

 

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May 20, 2026: NEWS UPDATE

The Bisons have now posted their story on recruit Teague McAllister, thus “making it official” on the four recruits listed at Elite Prospects and the Letters of Intent page. For what it’s worth, neither Elite Prospects nor the LOI page have anything new since the last report. This story adds to the earlier post that McAllister was captain of Team Canada at the World Junior A Challenge in 2024.

You have to like a logo where a dog bites a hockey stick.

Links:
➤ GoBisons.ca: Team MVP, Junior A veteran Teague McAllister joins Bisons 2026 recruiting class
➤ Instagram: Alberni Valley Award Winners ✦ Beauty Pass from Roy Chung
➤ X: BCHL: Teague McAllister keeps the stick on the ice and redirects it past the netminder
➤ YouTube: The Alberni Bulldogs capitalize on the Power Play

 

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June 2, 2026: NEWS FROM BANJOLAND

The Banjo-Cats have now announced that they have completed their 13-player recruiting class. I believe that this is the largest turnover I have seen in my years following the CW. There are 9 forwards and 4 defencemen in that group.

The latest additions are forwards Brett Calhoon (finished with Langley Rivermen in the BCHL, also 120 WHL games), Rhett Platt (Portage Terriers and Virden Oil Capitals of the MJHL), and Jye Zawatsky (Yorkton Terriers of the SJHL).

At a quick glance, the recruitment class has credentials similar to the players they have replaced. However, they will clearly be less experienced. I would anticipate a season of growing pains.

I also came across a link with background on the history of the team name. It seems they could have been named the Gophers, Wolves, or Bears.

Links:
➤ Regina: Cougars finalize recruiting class with addition of forwards Calhoon, Platt, Zawatsky
➤ The Carillon: Origins of the Cougar name
➤ Elite Prospects: Regina Team Page

The Banjo-Mutts released a set of four stories on new recruits. Whereas the Banjo-Cats have a big edge in volume, the Banjo-Mutts have the edge in quality.

The players are:
- Tyler Parr (F - Saskatoon Blades, was a Union College commit);
- Logan McCutcheon (D - Quinnipiac in NCAA, following Lethbridge in WHL);
- Morgan Tastad (D - Penticton & Saskatoon in WHL);
- Jaydon Dureau (F - Norfolk Admirals in ECHL).

Dureau has finished four years split between teams in the AHL and ECHL, preceded by two seasons where he had a couple of pro games following his junior seasons with the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL.

Links:
➤ Saskatchewan: Huskie Men’s Hockey Adds Former Saskatoon Blades Captain Tyler Parr
➤ Saskatchewan: Huskie Men’s Hockey Adds Former NCAA & WHL Defencemen Logan McCutcheon
➤ Saskatchewan: Huskie Men’s Hockey Adds Former WHL Defencemen Morgan Tastad
➤ Saskatchewan: Huskie Men’s Hockey Adds Former AHL and ECHL Forward Jaydon Dureau
➤ Elite Prospects: Saskatchewan Team Page

 

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June 11, 2026: CROSS-COUNTRY NEWS ROUND-UP

The CWUAA held their AGM and the big news is that the 2-division format in men's and women's hockey is being shelved after the 2026-27 season. Thank God!

This upcoming season is the third and final one in a rotating format. One division had 5 teams, the other had 4 teams. The top 3 in each made the playoffs, with the 1st place teams getting byes and the 2nd and 3rd place teams facing off in a cross-over format. All considered, this format did nothing to save on travel.

In 2024-25 the West Division had UBC, Trinity, MRU, and Calgary and the East Division had Manitoba, Regina, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and MacEwan. In 2025-26, the four teams from Saudi Alberta switched divisions. Now in 2026-27, the Alberta teams will form Division A, leaving the other 5 teams in Division B.

As the press release states:

The change will see the conference return to a single division structure, which was previously used prior to the 2023-24 season. The new format will feature all nine teams competing in one division, with each team playing a 28-game schedule. Teams will face six opponents four times and two opponents twice.

I will keep an eye out on the rotation system for the "two opponents twice" part of this. It is not feasible to play everybody four times for 32 games, especially when byes must be factored into the calendar.

This was also the meeting where Simon Fraser was accepted as probationary member. I had hoped that they would put their former travelling team into the CW to make it a 10-team circuit. But nooooooooooooooo. I suspect they'll get table tennis and ultimate frisbee, perhaps even quiddich, before hockey and football.

Links:
➤ CWUAA: CW AGM Recap: Canada West approves new hockey schedule format for 2027-28

The Family Guys have overtaken Regina and Saskatchewan in off-season website updates. The players in the press releases are:
- Evan Sundar (F - Vernon Vipers in BCHL);
- Jack Franklin (D - Simon Fraser's indy team);
- John Szabo (F - Canmore Eagles in AJHL after 4 seasons in WHL);
- Casey Black (D - Canmore Eagles in AJHL);
- Reid Larson (D - Canmore Eagles in AJHL);
- Walker Erickson (F - Simon Fraser's indy team).

All but Szabo and Black are on their Elite Prospects page, which has the other 4 players from this post plus 2 from previous ones. Canmore won the AJHL title in 2025-26. Numerous Simon Fraser players have found new homes, including these two. I wonder how many will end up on their BCIHL team.

Links:
➤ MacEwan: Bringing a highly-skilled game, honed in the BCHL and AJHL, Evan Sundar joins his brother Ethan at MacEwan
➤ MacEwan: Seasoned American blueliner Franklin set to bring strong defensive game to Griffins in 2026-27
➤ MacEwan: A proven winner with Memorial Cup and Centennial Cup experience, Szabo returning to #YEG with Griffins
➤ MacEwan: Griffins add another Canmore Eagles captain - talented, mobile, power play defenceman Black
➤ MacEwan: Former Oil King Larson returning to #YEG to join Griffins after finishing juniors with an AJHL title in Canmore
➤ MacEwan: Talented BCHL, Brick tourney alum Erickson, who led Simon Fraser in scoring last season, joins Griffins
➤ Elite Prospects: MacEwan Team Page

The Bluegars posted a story by alum Riley Sawchuk on his pro career. He played in the KHL last year and made it to the all-star game. The story is worth a read. He and his former teammate, Nolan Yaremko, were a devastating 1-2 punch in their MRU days. Yaremko is now with the Cardiff Devils of the EIHL.

Links:
➤ Mount Royal: Riley Sawchuk: How hockey took me around the world

So who would like to see a Yukon team in USports? Yes, they have a university. The place now has 1,200 students, plus 5,000 by continuing education programs. They have intramural programs, and are not looking at hockey. But I would love it if they could get into the BCIHL at least. They could host the University Cup within 5 or 6 years! According to Google, the population of Whitehorse is 38,637, the Takhini Arena in town has 1,535 seats, and it is a mere 27 hour drive from Vancouver, just 2:25 by plane.

Links:
➤ CBC: Go Yukon U? Territory mulls varsity sports program at university
➤ Yukon U: Athletics & Recreation

The Vert et Or are set to debut in the RSEQ Division 2 competition in 2026-27. They have a website with pictures of coaches and an Elite Prospects page with 7 players listed. The Herbert Black - Serge Savard Vert & Or Hockey Support Fund is getting the program off the ground. The team had a spring camp recently, ending with a green v gold (or Vert v Or) game before 300 curious fans.

This gives the league 5 teams, plus the part-time CMRSJ Remparts.

Links:
➤ Sherbrooke: Team Website
➤ The Record: $6M Donation to Launch Men's and Women's Hockey at UdeS
➤ Elite Prospects: Sherbrooke Team Page

The RSEQ Division 2 is tough to follow. Websites can now be translated, so that's not really an issue. But the teams do not operate traditional websites with a schedule/results page with links to game stories and summaries. In any event, UQAC finished first and won the championship. In the semi-finals they beat Concordia's #2 team 5-1 twice, whilst ETS beat UQO 6-3, 6-0 (like tennis!). In the final, UQAC and ETS each registered a 5-4 OTW before UQAC wrapped it up with a 3-1 win.

The CMRSJ Remparts played four exhibition games, all losses:
Sept 26, 2025: ETS Piranhas 11, CMRSJ Remparts 1
Oct 19, 2025: UQO Torrents 4, CMRSJ Remparts 1
Nov 9, 2025: Concordia Stingers 2 3, CMRSJ Remparts 2
Feb 14, 2026: Concordia Stingers 2 8, CMRSJ Remparts 1

It looks like Bishop's will stay in the AAU and that Laval, Montreal, and UQAM will not have hockey teams for a while at least.

Links:
➤ RSEQ: A 3rd Suite Championship for UQAC!
➤ RSEQ: 2025-26 Schedule/Results
➤ RSEQ: 2025-26 Standings

 

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June 12, 2026: BISONS RECRUIT ONE MORE

The Bison website has a new recruiting announcement, which is not yet listed at Elite Prospects or the LOI page. They still need a few defencemen.

HAYDEN WHEDDON - F - Niverville (MJHL)

Here we have a Stonewall boy coming to the Bisons after winning the Centennial Cup with the Niverville Nigthawks. He was the MJHL's leading scorer, and by a fair margin of 9 points. His point total from 2025 to 2026 was up by 61 points, from 44 GP, 16 G, 13 A, 29 Pts in 2024-25 to 57 GP, 36 G, 54 A, 90 Pts. I don't know that I have seen such a dramatic jump in one season.

His early junior career was noteworthy. He finished his AAA hockey in 2021-22, and concluded the season with short stints with the Stonewall Jets (MMJHL), Selkirk Steelers (MJHL), and Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL). In 2022-23, he played a grand total of 8 games with those same three teams, plus 42 with Niverville. The 2023-24 season was all with the Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL), then it was off to Niverville for the last two seasons, as outlined.

Links:
➤ Elite Prospects: Hayden Wheddon Career Stats
➤ GoBisons.ca: History-making forward, elite scorer Hayden Wheddon joins the Herd
➤ Wheat Kings: Former Wheat King’ Hayden Wheddon Shines at Centennial Cup
➤ Instagram: Centennial Cup Celebration Video
➤ X/Twitter: MJHL Post
➤ MJHL: Hayden Wheddon earns Mike Ridley Trophy
➤ MJHL: Hayden Wheddon Player Stats

 

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June 16, 2026: BISONS ANNOUNCE 6TH RECRUIT

The Bison website has again issued a recruiting announcement before Elite Prospects or the LOI page.

NOLAN CHASTKO - F - Everett (WHL)

Chastko is a Brandon boy coming off a WHL championship with the Everett Silvertips. He came up through the Brandon minor system before playing two seasons with the Virden Oil Capitals, then two more in Everett. He is listed as a forward but has played everywhere but goaltender. He is only 5' 8" and 173 lbs.

As a 16 year-old, he set a record on Brandon's AAA midget team with 53 goals in 43 games. He spent his 17 and 18 year-old seasons in the MJHL, posting 43 points in 54 games, followed by 55 points in 53 games. In the Dub, he had 14 points in 63 games and 35 points in 68 games, and an extra 9 points in 18 playoff games. I believe that he was used primarily up front, with at least one 25-game stint on the blueline and played there in the Memorial Cup. The Bisons now have six recruits at forward, and none on defence or goal.

Links:
➤ Elite Prospects: Nolan Chastko Career Stats
➤ GoBisons.ca: Bisons add WHL Champion Nolan Chastko
➤ Brandon Sun: Chastko breaks U18 goal-scoring record (2022)
➤ CHL: Cougars sign Nolan Chastko to a WHL Standard Player Agreement (2022)
➤ Prince George Citizen: Cougars trade forward prospect Nolan Chatsko to Everett (2023)
➤ MJHL: Nolan Chastko Player Stats (2024)
➤ MJHL: MJHL Alumni Feature: Chastko, Lavoie & Bibeau (2026)
➤ Q Country FM: Brandon’s Chastko returns home a champion after incredible final junior season
➤ Instagram: WHL Recruiting Announcement with Photo

 

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June 19, 2026: LOGAN LAKE MINERS JOINING THOMPSON RIVERS

The Logan Lake Miners are transitioning to Thompson Rivers University (TRU) to revive The Wolfpack. TRU is a member of the CWUAA and USports in other sports. The team will still play in Logan Lake.

The Miners were an "independent college transfer team" in the BCIHL which started play in 2022. They were initially contemplated to be the "Thompson Okanagan Pioneers" and start play in 2021, but that team did not materialize. They had players from TRU in Kamloops and Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) in Merritt. Players from Okanagan College's Kamloops campus were also eligible.

The remaining NVIT players have apparently now graduated, and going forward the team will be a traditional one-school team.

The independent college transfer teams were established in British California to keep the BCIHL viable and provide opportunities to play college hockey at schools which may not have had sufficient players or resources, or the will, to operate. The Okanagan Lakers are the other such team, established in Kelowna in 2021 using players from UBC-Okanagan and Okanagan College. The other contemplated team was the Fraser Valley Brigade (using players from the University of the Fraser Valley, Columbia Bible College, Ashton College, Summit Pacific College, and CDI College) but it never got off the ground.

TRU was formerly known as "Cariboo College" and then "University College of the Cariboo". Its teams were called the "Cariboo Chiefs", and then "Cariboo Sun Demons". They played in the Pacific Intercollegiate Hockey League (PIHL) in 1971, then joined the Totem Colleges Athletic Association (TCAA), affiliated with the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (CCAA), in 1972. The TCAA changed names to British Columbia Colleges Athletic Association (BCCAA) in 1987-88 and the Pacific West Athletic Association (PWAA) in 2011-12.

PWAA and predecessor league records are hard to find. But Cariboo was the dominant team, winning the TCAA in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985, then winning the BCCAA in 1986, 1987, and 1988. The conference discontinued a hockey competition in 1989 for budgetary reasons.

The BCIHL was formed in 2004 with an unofficial competition, won by TRU. However, the Wolfpack did not enter a team until 2009-10 and played through 2013-14. They were runners-up twice.

Other USports members not operating hockey teams in the BCIHL or CW are UBCO Heat (part of the independent college transfer program), Fraser Valley Cascades (in BCIHL 2005-06 to 2010-11), and UNBC Timberwolves (in the BCIHL 2005-06).

In addition to the Wolfpack, the BCIHL is set to go with the Okanagan Lakers, Vancouver Island University Mariners, University of Victoria Vikes, and Simon Fraser University Red Leafs.

Links:
➤ Thompson Rivers: Athletics History
➤ Thompson Rivers (2009): Hockey to Be Added to Sports at TRU
➤ Thompson Rivers (2014): Hockey Team Ceases Operations
➤ Castanet Kamloops: Intercollegiate hockey league shoots for expansion, but TRU shuts the door
➤ CFJC Today (2026): TRU WolfPack hockey returns with Logan Lake Miners deal
➤ Thompson Rivers (2026): WolfPack announce affiliation with Logan Lake Miners hockey program
➤ BCIHL (2026): Logan Lake Miners Transition to Thompson Rivers University for 26/27
➤ BCIHL (2026): BCIHL Player Commitments

 

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June 19, 2026: CONCORDIA DIV 2 GONE?

The RSEQ website is under redevelopment (which is a good thing), and no announcements have been made. However, I followed the links to a schedule page, and Concordia has no scheduled games in Men's Div 2. There are also no games for CMRSJ nor any other exhibition games. Stay tuned!

The new Sherbooke team would play at ETS on October 3rd, and open at home on October 10th against UQO.

Links:
➤ RSEQ: 2026-27 RSEQ Div 2 Schedule