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October 21, 2023: BISONS SWEPT MANITOBA BISONS 2 MACEWAN GRIFFINS 4 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW HT : CW Presto ➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofM: Team Website ➤ MacU: Chorney scores late winner as Griffins sweep Bisons with 4-2 triumph (with boxscore and video) Quick Summary Man: J. Hooker (11:57 1st), J. Hooker (19:39 1st) MacU: R. Appelt (15:08 1st), K. Chabot (15:47 2nd), C. Chorney (17:54 3rd), K. Chabot (18:48 3rd) Goal: Man: Thornton (32 shots, 29 saves); MacU: Davis (29 shots, 27 saves) The Bisons never trailed this one until the last two minutes. They just killed a penalty and then had a disaster of a give-away in front of their own net. An empty-netter sealed the deal. It was an evening of games between Edmontown and Winnipeg teams. Thankfully, the Jets came back to beat the Greasers in overtime. Watch the highlights of that one! OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3 REGINA COUGARS 2 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofR: Team Website ➤ UofS: MHKY: Huskies Remain Undefeated with 3-2 Win in Regina (with boxscore) Quick Summary Sask: V. Loschiavo (10:41 2nd), C. Petruic (11:29 2nd), R. Pelletier (17:09 2nd) Reg: P. Bjorklund (05:28 1st), J. Doucet (08:08 1st) Goal: Reg: Evanoff (36 shots, 33 saves); Sask: Ross (24 shots, 22 saves) This game was lost in the shuffle at my place. Too many things to watch this Saturday night. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5 CALGARY DINOSAURS 2 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofA: Team Website ➤ UofC: Dinos tripped up on back-to-back nights Quick Summary Alta: J. Sexsmith (17:32 1st), A. Thacker (08:51 2nd), N. Boyko (12:51 2nd), A. Hall (09:53 3rd), J. Prokop (13:15 3rd) Calg: C. Gengenbach (09:41 1st), R. Stotts (02:30 2nd) Goal: Alta: Berlin (21 shots, 19 saves); Calg: Stankowski (35 shots, 30 saves) Due to staggered start times, I saw a lot of this on my 2nd screen. The Evil Monkeys are back, folks. Meanwhile, Bedrock U is on a 3-game losing streak. TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 2 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 8 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UBC: Miller, Rask lead T-Birds to record eighth straight win ➤ TWU: Team Website Quick Summary TWU: J. Bruce (04:40 2nd), L. Fuller (08:29 3rd) UBC: C. Miller (00:20 1st), T. Rask (02:12 2nd), T. Rask (05:08 2nd), S. Atkinson (15:45 2nd), C. Douglas (02:48 3rd), J. Lee (09:28 3rd), C. McDonald (15:45 3rd), L. Kindree (18:45 3rd) Goal: TWU: Sommer (54 shots, 46 saves); UBC: Lane (26 shots, 24 saves) This game, too, was also lost in the shuffle. Looks like I didn’t miss much. The T-irds are off to a record-breaking start with 8 straight wins. NEXT UP Fri Oct 27 Mount Royal at Manitoba 7:00 CDT Fri Oct 27 Trinity Western at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST Fri Oct 27 U.B.C. at MacEwan 7:00 MDT Note: Alberta, Calgary, and Regina have byes. OUT EAST Sat Oct 21 Concordia 1 Nipissing 2 Sat Oct 21 Laurier 3 Carleton 2 (ot) Sat Oct 21 Ontario Tech 3 Lakehead 4 (ot) Sat Oct 21 Queen's 6 Guelph 7 Sat Oct 21 R.M.C. 2 Brock 9 Sat Oct 21 Waterloo 1 Ottawa 4 Thu Oct 26 York at Laurier 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 27 Brock at McGill 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 27 Carleton at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 27 Toronto Metro at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 27 York at Ontario Tech 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 27 Guelph at Concordia 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 27 Lakehead at Toronto 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 27 Nipissing at Waterloo 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 27 Ottawa at Windsor 7:30 EDT Fri Oct 27 U.Q.T.R. at Queen's 7:30 EDT Sat Oct 21 Moncton 3 Acadia 1 Sat Oct 21 New Brunswick 3 Saint Mary's 2 Sat Oct 21 St. F.X. 6 U.P.E.I. 3 Wed Oct 25 Dalhousie at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 27 Acadia at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 27 Dalhousie at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 27 Saint Mary's at Moncton 7:00 ADT Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ OUA: Schedule & Results ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST Sat Oct 21 N.A.I.T. 4 Briercrest College 1 Sat Oct 21 S.A.I.T. 1 UA-Augustana 7 Sat Oct 21 Concordia-Edmonton 4 Red Deer Poly 5 Fri Oct 27 Portage College at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 27 N.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 27 Briercrest College at UA-Augustana 7:00 MDT Sat Oct 21 Okanagan 4 Vancouver Island 5 (ot) Sat Oct 21 Logan Lake 5 Simon Fraser 8 Sat Oct 21 Simon Fraser 4 Lake Superior State 6 (NCAA EX) Fri Oct 27 Simon Fraser at Victoria 7:00 PDT Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

October 21, 2023: SATURDAY MORNING LINKS Only the Banjoland game stories were posted Friday night. Here are the rest, with the late Thursday stories from British California thrown in. The Presto Sports summary for the Bison game is also linked. Links: ➤ Summaries: CW Presto ➤ UofM: MHKY: MacEwan shuts out Manitoba 5-0 (with boxscore) ➤ MacU: Strang first Griffin to net a CW hat trick, Abel gets first shutout as Griffins blank Bisons (with boxscore and video) Links: ➤ UofC: Dinos falter late at the Drake (with boxscore) ➤ UofA: Sexsmith caps wild comeback with OT winner (with boxscore and video) Links: ➤ UBC: T-Birds win program record seventh straight to start the season (with boxscore and video) ➤ TWU: SPARTANS OPEN HOME-AND-HOME WITH TIGHT LOSS TO T-BIRDS (with boxscore) CW REGULATIONS On October 12th, the CW announced format changes, without there being a whole lot of definition behind it. Here’s what the announcement said: Men's and Women's Hockey • Two divisions consisting of four and five teams each that will rotate through nine teams over six years • Games will be played both in and out of division • Playoff format will feature a six-team cross over So I rummaged through the playing regulations. Those only contained this year’s material. But I did find out that: 1. The regulation on providing goal judges has been deleted. 2. Teams are supposed to provide game sheets for non-conference games, yet those are only occasionally uploaded. Here is the rule: For all non-conference and exhibition, game sheets need to be submitted by the host institution to the Canada West RIC within two (2) hour of the game finishing. If the host team is not a Canada West member, the visiting team (Canada West member) is responsible for submitting the game sheet within 16 hours of the conclusion of the game. Fines shall be assessed to offending Members for failure to adhere to the above requirement. Refer to the Association’s Finance Policy for the complete list of fines. 3. I saw the Women’s Soccer Format, which looks like a blueprint for men’s and women’s hockey. (BTW Manitoba, Winnipeg, and Brandon do not play CW men’s soccer.) League Play 16 teams / 2 divisions / 4 regions / 14 games / 7 weeks + 2 weekends for playoffs PACIFIC DIVISION UVIC / UBC / TWU / UFV/ UNBC / TRU/ UBCO/ CGY PRAIRIE DIVISION ALB / GMU / LET/ MRU / MAN / SSK / REG / WPG Play in-division opponents 2 times (1H-1A) for a total of 6 games. Play in-region opponents 1 time (either at Home or Away) for a total of 4 games. Interlock with other Region Divisions for additional games – 2 games from one division (either at home or away) and 2 games from the other division (either at home or away). In the following year, a team would play the other 4 teams. During swing trip interlock play, all teams involved in the swing trip must be scheduled to play either Friday/Saturday or Saturday/Sunday with appropriate time between games that are on consecutive days (e.g. Saturday night/Sunday morning is not appropriate for a travelling team). Due to travel situations, UNBC women’s home games can be played Friday/Sunday. Instances where a team will travel 500 KM or greater or involving normal travel of 5 hours or greater between the first and second opponent in a swing trip will require the scheduler to ensure at least 1 day off between games, unless the travelling party waives their right to this accommodation. Rotation of which Alberta teams play in the Pacific Division: 2015 - 2016 - Alberta 2017 - 2018 - GMU 2019 - 2020 - Calgary 2021 - 2022 – MRU 2022 – Calgary 2023 – 2024 – MRU 2025 – 2026 – Alberta My guess is that each year two or three Alberta teams will join UBC and Holy Trinity in the Pacific Division, and the other team(s) will join Regina, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba in the Prairie Division. For playoffs, maybe they’ll use the CFL format where the 4th place team in one division could cross-over to the other if warranted.

October 20, 2023: BISONS LOSE IN EDMONTOWN MANITOBA BISONS 0 MACEWAN GRIFFINS 5 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofM: Team Website ➤ MacU: One of four hockey playing brothers, Hughes right at home with the Griffins Quick Summary MacU: E. Strang (08:59 1st), K. Gable (03:47 2nd), L. Schaufler (02:05 3rd), E. Strang (15:23 3rd), E. Strang (17:40 3rd) Man: none Goal: MacU: Abel (29 shots, 29 saves); Man: Thornton (27 shots, 23 saves) No game reports yet as I post. In any event, the Bisons had their chances but could never cash in. Hayden Ostir himself had three breakaways. The Family Guys got a goal-per-period and then put it away with an empty-netter, and one more for good margin. Once again, the Bisons had just the 5 defencemen dressed. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD REGINA COUGARS 2 SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofR: Cougars start strong, but fall 5-2 to Saskatchewan (with boxscore) ➤ UofR: Team Website ➤ UofS: MHKY: Red Hot Second Period Leads to 5-2 Win Over Cougars (with boxscore) ➤ Audio: HuskieFan.ca Quick Summary Reg: C. Sass (07:25 1st), J. Brook (07:39 2nd) Sask: C. Petruic (01:53 2nd), R. Pelletier (06:12 2nd), B. Tkachuk (08:00 2nd), C. Stebbings (10:59 2nd), K. Sorensen (15:20 3rd) Goal: Reg: Evanoff (34 shots, 29 saves); Sask: Ross (18 shots, 16 saves) Four second period goals by the Mutts were enough for them to claim the winners share of the moonshine in this Battle of Banjoland. I didn’t follow this much because all three games started at the same time, and I focused on the Bisons first and the Battle of Alberta second. CALGARY DINOSAURS 5 ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 6 (in overtime) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofC: Team Website ➤ UofA: Team Website Quick Summary Calg: J. Gricius (15:33 1st), J. Gricius (19:17 1st), B. De Jong (01:17 3rd), Z. Wytinck (03:06 3rd), J. White (05:52 3rd) Alta: D. Plouffe (05:59 1st), B. Gustafson (14:20 1st), E. Florchuk (16:19 2nd), D. Lategan (17:09 3rd), D. Plouffe (18:05 3rd), J. Sexsmith (02:29 1st OT) Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (44 shots, 38 saves); Alta: Kruger (27 shots, 22 saves) No game reports yet from this one, either. The ending was crazy. The Evil Monkeys led 3-2 after two. Bedrock U scored three in the third to take a 5-3 lead and apparently had control of the game. But wait! The Apes went crazy and scored twice in final 3 minutes and again in OT to pick up the win. They needed this one to still be considered a contender. NEXT UP Sat Oct 21 Alberta at Calgary 7:00 MDT Sat Oct 21 Manitoba at MacEwan 4:00 MDT Sat Oct 21 Saskatchewan at Regina 7:00 CST Sat Oct 21 Trinity Western at U.B.C. 3:00 PDT OUT EAST Fri Oct 20 Concordia 4 Toronto 3 Fri Oct 20 Laurier 4 Ottawa 5 (ot) Fri Oct 20 Queen's 0 Brock 6 Fri Oct 20 R.M.C. 4 Guelph 10 Fri Oct 20 U.Q.T.R. 1 McGill 4 Fri Oct 20 Waterloo 2 Carleton 6 Fri Oct 20 York 0 Nipissing 5 Sat Oct 21 Concordia at Nipissing 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 21 Laurier at Carleton 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 21 Ontario Tech at Lakehead 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 21 Queen's at Guelph 7:30 EDT Sat Oct 21 R.M.C. at Brock 4:00 EDT Sat Oct 21 Waterloo at Ottawa 3:00 EDT Fri Oct 20 Dalhousie 2 U.P.E.I. 10 Fri Oct 20 Moncton 5 Saint Mary's 2 Fri Oct 20 New Brunswick 5 Acadia 0 Sat Oct 21 Moncton at Acadia 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 21 New Brunswick at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 21 St. F.X. at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ OUA: Schedule & Results ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST Fri Oct 20 UA-Augustana 4 S.A.I.T. 5 Fri Oct 20 Red Deer Poly 3 Concordia-Edmonton 2 (so) Fri Oct 20 N.A.I.T. 3 Briercrest College 4 Sat Oct 21 N.A.I.T. at Briercrest College 2:00 MDT Sat Oct 21 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 6:00 MDT Sat Oct 21 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 20 Okanagan 3 Victoria 5 Fri Oct 20 Simon Fraser 1 Adrian College 2 (NCAA3 EX) Sat Oct 21 Okanagan at Vancouver Island 7:00 PDT Sat Oct 21 Logan Lake at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT DH Sat Oct 21 Simon Fraser at Lake Superior State EX 6:00 CDT DH Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

October 19, 2023: T-IRDS TAKE THURSDAY NIGHTER U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 5 TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 2 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UBC: Ty Thorpe finding his groove with T-Birds ➤ UBC: Team Website ➤ TWU: Team Website Quick Summary UBC: J. Williams (02:31 2nd), S. Mutala (10:40 2nd), C. Douglas (05:52 3rd), T. Rask (08:18 3rd), T. Thorpe (14:44 3rd) TWU: T. Hopps (00:54 2nd), S. Cameron (06:52 2nd) Goal: UBC: Schwebius (21 shots, 19 saves); Audet (52 shots, 47 saves) I’m not going to stay up late on a weeknight for the west coast game stories. I saw the game from mid-2nd period onward. Holy Trinity was trying to keep it tight and did hang in there, tied 2-2 after two. It was all T-irds in the 3rd period and the outcome was not really in doubt. You might have thought the Blue Jays were playing, because this was largely a no-hitter. UBC was 1-for-1 on the PP, TWU was 0-for-3. UBC is now 7-0-0 and TWU is 0-5-0. The rematch goes Saturday at 3:00 PDT (5:00 CDT). NEXT UP Fri Oct 20 Calgary at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT Fri Oct 20 Manitoba at MacEwan 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT Fri Oct 20 Regina at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT OUT EAST Thu Oct 19 Toronto 7 Western Ontario 3 Fri Oct 20 Concordia at Toronto 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 20 Laurier at Ottawa 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 20 Queen's at Brock 6:00 EDT Fri Oct 20 R.M.C. at Guelph 7:30 EDT Fri Oct 20 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 20 Waterloo at Carleton 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 20 York at Nipissing 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 20 Dalhousie at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 20 Moncton at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 20 New Brunswick at Acadia 7:00 ADT Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ OUA: Schedule & Results ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results

Preview: October 20-21, 2023: MANITOBA at MACEWAN MANITOBA BISONS (0-3-1, 1-9-1, OHT35 #24) MACEWAN GRIFFINS (0-5-1, 2-8-1, OHT35 #28) Friday, October 20th at 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT at Edmonton Saturday, October 21st at 4:00 MDT/5:00 CDT at Edmonton Live Links: ➤ Video: CanadaWest TV ➤ Friday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech ➤ Saturday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech Manitoba Links: ➤ UofM: Team Website ➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links MacEwan Links: ➤ MacU: Three Stars: Masri, Taupert, Odinga earn honours ➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links Last series: ➤ Nov 18/22: MacU 1 UM 7: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore) ➤ Nov 19/22: MacU 2 UM 7: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore) Other Links: ➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings ➤ USports: Men's Hockey: U SPORTS Rankings ∞ ELO ➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule ∞ Daily Schedule ➤ LeagueStat: Media Access ∞ Daily Schedule For the Bisons this is the beginning of an 8-game stretch that could make or break their season. They go from an away series against the Family Guys, to home series against the Bluegars and Holy Trinity, and wrapping with a road trip to face the Banjo-Cats. Last year they dominated MacEwan in their only series, by 7-1 and 7-2. The Bisons are led in scoring by defenceman Chase Hartje (2G 4A 6 points) and captain Jonny Hooker (2G 2A 4 points). But the key player is goaltender Kolby Thornton (.929 S%, 3.29 GAA). I suspect he’ll get two starts per week for as long as required. None of the Mythical Mutants have a PPG yet, but Jordan Taupert comes closest (2G 3A 5 points in 6 games). Their goaltending has been split 3 ways, with half the playing time being covered by Thomas Davis (.920 S% and 3.58 GAA). ELSEWHERE IN THE CW U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (6-0-0, 11-0-0, OHT35 #3) TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (0-4-0, 4-6-0, OHT35 #27) Links: ➤ UBC: Team Website ➤ TWU: Volleyball, basketball, hockey, and men's soccer in action this week. This is a Thursday/Saturday home-and-home series. Holy Trinity has to be a hug underdog here. Nothing more to add! CALGARY DINOSAURS (5-1-0, 11-1-0, OHT35 #2) ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (3-2-1, 7-6-1, OHT35 #21) Links: ➤ UofA: 201 Golden Bears & Pandas honoured as Academic All-Canadians ➤ UofC: Team Website This series goes Friday in Edmontown and Saturday night in the Town of Bedrock. Can the Evil Monkeys finally hit their stride? Everybody’s waiting to find out. The Dinos finally lost last weekend. If the Apes lose out here, they could be in a playoff fight this year. REGINA COUGARS (2-2-2, 5-5-2, OHT35 #19) SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (4-0-0, 5-4-1, OHT35 #16) Links: ➤ UofR: Team Website ➤ UofS: Team Website The Battle of Banjoland goes Friday night in Saskatown then Saturday night in Regina. The Felines look to be treading water, which for them is pretty good. Two bonus point losses and a sweep of Holy Trinity has them content, but not necessarily purring. The Canines are 4-0-0, but the wins have been over Manitoba and MacEwan. OUT EAST Wed Oct 18 McGill 1 U.Q.T.R. 5 Wed Oct 18 Toronto Metro 5 Western Ontario 2 Thu Oct 19 Toronto at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 20 Concordia at Toronto 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 20 Laurier at Ottawa 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 20 Queen's at Brock 6:00 EDT Fri Oct 20 R.M.C. at Guelph 7:30 EDT Fri Oct 20 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 20 Waterloo at Carleton 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 20 York at Nipissing 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 21 Concordia at Nipissing 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 21 Laurier at Carleton 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 21 Ontario Tech at Lakehead 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 21 Queen's at Guelph 7:30 EDT Sat Oct 21 R.M.C. at Brock 4:00 EDT Sat Oct 21 Waterloo at Ottawa 3:00 EDT Wed Oct 18 St. F.X. 2 Dalhousie 4 Fri Oct 20 Dalhousie at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 20 Moncton at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 20 New Brunswick at Acadia 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 21 Moncton at Acadia 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 21 New Brunswick at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 21 St. F.X. at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT Links: ➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST Fri Oct 20 UA-Augustana at S.A.I.T. 6:00 MDT Fri Oct 20 Red Deer Poly at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 20 N.A.I.T. at Briercrest College 7:00 MDT Sat Oct 21 N.A.I.T. at Briercrest College 2:00 MDT Sat Oct 21 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 6:00 MDT Sat Oct 21 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 20 Okanagan at Victoria 7:00 PDT Fri Oct 20 Simon Fraser at Adrian College EX 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 21 Okanagan at Vancouver Island 7:00 PDT Sat Oct 21 Logan Lake at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT DH Sat Oct 21 Simon Fraser at Lake Superior State EX 6:00 CDT DH Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

October 14, 2023: BISONS SWEPT WITH DEPLETED BLUELINE MANITOBA BISONS 2 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 5 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW HT : CW Web ➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW HT ➤ UofM: MHKY: T-Birds sweep Bisons with 5-2 win (with boxscore) ➤ UBC: Birds stay undefeated with weekend sweep of Bisons (with boxscore & video) Quick Summary Man: J. Hooker (08:33 1st), P. Malchuk (09:42 1st) UBC: T. Thorpe (09:59 1st), J. Wismer (02:24 2nd), S. Mutala (06:50 2nd), J. Smart (04:09 3rd), T. Rask (18:18 3rd) Goal: Man: Thornton (39 shots, 35 saves); UBC: Schwebius (15 shots, 13 saves) The Herd had only five healthy defencemen available for this one. Friday’s lineup listed forward Michael King on the blueline, but that was not the case on Saturday. By the middle of the 1st period, the Bisons had a 2-0 lead. The T-irds chipped away at Kolby Thornton and built a 4-2 lead. An empty-netter salted it away. The Bisons fall to 0-3-1. Another road trip awaits the Bisons next weekend, to Edmontown where they will face MacEwan. Meanwhile, UBC have a good chance to start 8-0-0 when they face Holy Trinity. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3 ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 6 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW HT ➤ MacU: Taupert's best efforts - a three-point night - not enough to dig Griffins out of an early hole (with boxscore and video) ➤ UofA (Friday late): Bears dominate Griffins in 5-2 win (with boxscore) ➤ UofA: Florchuk, Lategan, Boyko push Bears past Griffins (with boxscore) Quick Summary MacU: J. Taupert (12:08 2nd), K. Gable (05:14 3rd), J. Taupert (06:37 3rd) Alta: E. Florchuk (09:22 1st), J. Platz (16:44 1st), D. Lategan (02:19 2nd), N. Boyko (06:32 2nd), J. Prokop (10:06 2nd), E. Florchuk (12:16 3rd) Goal: MacU: Davis (50 shots, 44 saves); Alta: Berlin (15 shots, 12 saves) This one started at 8:00 CDT, the same as the Battle of Calgary which gained my attention. In a statistical oddity, the Evil Monkeys led 5-1 after two periods and then outshot the Family Guys 23-4 in the 3rd. However, Mac scored twice early to make it somewhat interesting. CALGARY DINOSAURS 3 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW HT ➤ UofC (Thursday Late): Dinos win streak snapped at 27 ➤ UofC: Dinos bounce back with win over MRU ➤ MRU: MHKY: Cougars fall to Dinos at home Quick Summary Calg: C. Gengenbach (03:18 1st), A. Kydd (15:58 1st), J. Gricius (17:17 2nd) MRU: C. Bouchard (15:33 2nd), B. Stevenson (13:25 3rd) Goal: Calg: Stankowski (38 shots, 36 saves); MRU: Farkas (31 shots, 28 saves) This was the best series of the weekend. In the end, each side got a well-deserved 2 points. Despite losing some blue-chip talent, the Bluegars have it together in the early going. The Dinos are now 5-1-0 and the Bluegars are 4-2-0. REGINA COUGARS 4 TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 2 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW HT ➤ UofR: Team Website ➤ TWU: Team Website Quick Summary Reg: J. Borysiuk (02:13 2nd), E. Pearce (06:45 3rd), T. Barnstable (16:13 3rd), J. Brook (19:20 3rd) TWU: A. Steinke (05:03 1st), K. Johnson (05:39 2nd) Goal: Reg: Evanoff (32 shots, 30 saves); TWU: Sommer (38 shots, 35 saves) A much better effort by Holy Trinity in this game. They led 2-1 entering the 3rd period before the Banjo-Cats hit the moonshine and rallied for the win. The result was hanging in the balance when an empty-netter put it away. The Kittens are now 2-2-2, the Spartans are 0-4-0. NEXT UP Thu Oct 19 U.B.C. at Trinity Western 11:00 PDT Fri Oct 20 Calgary at Alberta 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 20 Manitoba at MacEwan 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 20 Regina at Saskatchewan 7:00 MDT OUT EAST Sat Oct 14 Carleton 2 Queen's 4 Sat Oct 14 Laurier 2 Guelph 4 Sat Oct 14 Nipissing 1 Windsor 4 Sat Oct 14 Ontario Tech 4 McGill 3 (ot) Sat Oct 14 Ottawa 4 R.M.C. 5 (ot) Sat Oct 14 Waterloo 5 Lakehead 1 Sat Oct 14 York 2 U.Q.T.R. 8 Sat Oct 14 Toronto Metro 1 Cornell 6 NCAA EX Sat Oct 14 Toronto 2 Princeton 4 NCAA EX Wed Oct 18 McGill at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EDT Wed Oct 18 Toronto Metro at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT Thu Oct 19 Toronto at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 14 Acadia 4 Saint Mary's 2 Sat Oct 14 Dalhousie 3 Moncton 4 Sat Oct 14 St. F.X. 4 New Brunswick 5 (ot) Wed Oct 18 St. F.X. at Dalhousie 7:00 ADT Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ OUA: Schedule & Results ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST Sat Oct 14 Briercrest College 5 Portage College 3 Sat Oct 14 S.A.I.T. 3 N.A.I.T. 7 Sat Oct 14 Red Deer Poly 5 UA-Augustana 6 (ot) Fri Oct 20 UA-Augustana at S.A.I.T. 6:00 MDT Fri Oct 20 Red Deer Poly at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 20 N.A.I.T. at Briercrest College 7:00 MDT Sat Oct 14 Okanagan 5 Simon Fraser 3 Fri Oct 20 Okanagan at Victoria 7:00 PDT Fri Oct 20 Simon Fraser at Adrian College EX 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 21 Okanagan at Vancouver Island 7:00 PDT Sat Oct 21 Logan Lake at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT DH Sat Oct 21 Simon Fraser at Lake Superior State EX 6:00 CDT DH Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

October 14, 2023: SATURDAY MORNING LINKS Late Links: ➤ UofM: MHKY: Bisons lose to T-Birds 4-3 in OT thriller (with boxscore) ➤ UBC: Atkinson scores OT winner over Bisons in return to lineup (with boxscore and video) Cameron Trimble got his first goal in the CW. Late Links: ➤ UofR: Cougars roll to 6-2 road win over Trinity Western (with boxscore) ➤ TWU: SPARTANS DROP HOME-OPENER AGAINST REGINA (with boxscore)

October 13, 2023: BISONS DOWNED IN OVERTIME MANITOBA BISONS 3 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 4 (in overtime) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW HT : CW Web ➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofM: Team Website ➤ UBC: Team Website Quick Summary Man: C. Trimble (11:23 1st), C. Hartje (00:40 2nd), J. Paulhus (01:48 2nd) UBC: C. Douglas (05:40 1st), C. McDonald (18:11 1st), L. Kindree (15:05 2nd), S. Atkinson (02:03 1st OT) Goal: Man: Thornton (54 shots, 50 saves); UBC: Lane (27 shots, 24 saves) The two teams were never more than a goal apart throughout the entire game. Thornton had another strong game in goal. He now has a 2.97 GAA and .939 S%. No game stories have been posted yet. UBC is now first at 5-0-0 and the Bisons are 0-2-1. Rematch is Saturday at 5:00 CDT. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5 MACEWAN GRIFFINS 2 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MacU: Comrie, Mitchell score in Griffins' 5-2 loss to Golden Bears (with boxscore and video) ➤ UofA: Team Website Quick Summary Alta: W. McLeod (12:42 1st), J. Hall (16:16 1st), J. Paterson (06:01 2nd), J. Prokop (04:29 3rd), M. Ward (06:47 3rd) MacU: S. Comrie (08:33 2nd), C. Mitchell (11:44 3rd) Goal: Alta: Kruger (15 shots, 13 saves); MacU: Abel (45 shots, 40 saves) The Evil Monkeys had leads of 3-0 and 5-1 in a tidy victory. They needed this win, plus another on Saturday, to get back in contention. The Monkeys are 2-2-1, the Family Guys are 0-4-1. The cross-town rivalry shifts to the Clare Drake Arena on Saturday night. REGINA COUGARS 6 TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 2 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofR: Team Website ➤ TWU: Team Website Quick Summary Reg: E. Pearce (05:25 2nd), P. Bjorklund (10:46 2nd), A. Third (15:54 2nd), L. Barlage (16:58 2nd), E. Pearce (08:14 3rd), P. Bjorklund (17:56 3rd) TWU: T. Hopps (03:43 2nd), J. Borynec (17:48 2nd) Goal: Reg: Anders (21 shots, 19 saves); TWU: Sommer (51 shots, 46 saves) This was a thorough whipping by the Banjo-Cats. I focussed on the Bisons/Birds game, but what I saw of this one was very one-sided. Even on home ice, Holy Trinity’s odds look slim. Regina is now 1-2-2 and TWU is 0-3-0. NEXT UP Sat Oct 14 Regina at Trinity Western 1:00 PDT Sat Oct 14 Manitoba at U.B.C. 3:00 PDT/5:00 CDT Sat Oct 14 Calgary at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT Sat Oct 14 MacEwan at Alberta 7:00 MDT OUT EAST Fri Oct 13 Brock 5 Western Ontario 1 Fri Oct 13 Carleton 3 R.M.C. 2 (so) Fri Oct 13 Nipissing 2 Windsor 4 Fri Oct 13 Ottawa 3 Queen's 5 Fri Oct 13 Waterloo 3 Lakehead 4 Fri Oct 13 York 0 Concordia 4 Sat Oct 14 Carleton at Queen's 7:30 EDT Sat Oct 14 Laurier at Guelph 7:30 EDT Sat Oct 14 Nipissing at Windsor 4:00 EDT Sat Oct 14 Ontario Tech at McGill 12:30 EDT Sat Oct 14 Ottawa at R.M.C. 2:00 EDT Sat Oct 14 Waterloo at Lakehead 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 14 York at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EDT Sat Oct 14 Toronto Metro at Cornell (NCAA EX) 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 14 Toronto at Princeton (NCAA EX) 5:00 EDT Fri Oct 13 Dalhousie 0 New Brunswick 8 Fri Oct 13 St. F.X. 2 Moncton 5 Fri Oct 13 U.P.E.I. 2 Acadia 9 Sat Oct 14 Acadia at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 14 Dalhousie at Moncton 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 14 St. F.X. at New Brunswick 4:00 ADT Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ OUA: Schedule & Results ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST Fri Oct 13 Briercrest College 5 Portage College 0 Fri Oct 13 UA-Augustana 3 Red Deer Poly 1 Fri Oct 13 N.A.I.T. 3 S.A.I.T. 4 Sat Oct 14 Briercrest College at Portage College 1:00 MDT Sat Oct 14 S.A.I.T. at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MDT Sat Oct 14 Red Deer Poly at UA-Augustana 6:00 MDT Fri Oct 13 Vancouver Island 5 Victoria 4 Fri Oct 13 Okanagan 7 Logan Lake 4 Sat Oct 14 Okanagan at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

Preview: October 13-14: MANITOBA at U.B.C. MANITOBA BISONS (0-2-0, 1-8-0, OHT35 #33*) U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (4-0-0, 9-0-0, OHT35 #3*) * OHT35 ranking numbers are not official. Friday, October 13th at 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT at Father David Bauer Arena, Vancouver Saturday, October 14th at 3:00 PDT/5:00 CDT at Father David Bauer Arena, Vancouver Live Links: ➤ Video: CanadaWest TV ➤ Friday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech ➤ Saturday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech Manitoba Links: ➤ GoBisons: Team Website ➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links UBC Links: ➤ UBC: Red hot T-Birds back home to host Bisons ➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links Last series: ➤ Jan 20/23: UM 4 UBC 6: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore and video) ➤ Jan 21/23: UM 2 UBC 5: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore and video) Other Links: ➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings ➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule ∞ Daily Schedule ➤ CW: CW Announces Players of the Week ➤ CW: CW Announces Scheduling Format Changes for 2024-25 Season ➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats ∞ Daily Schedule Last year’s series between these teams produced bucket loads of goals. In Manitoba, UBC won 8-7 and 6-4 and in British California they won 6-4 and 5-2. The T-irds looked really good against the Evil Monkeys, and decent against Regina. The Bisons seem to start slow every weekend, and then build. They improved as play went along last weekend, when they faced superior opponents from the AHL and NCAA. On Monday afternoon the Herd had two very good periods against the Moose. It comes down to Kolby Thornton in goal. If he’s on, they have a good shot. If not, well ... with 7 goals scored per game last year, they still would have gone 1-3. I’ll be watch to see if Ryan Gottfried is able to play on the Bison blueline. IMO he’s their best defender and his absence at the end of their 3-2 loss to Sask and last weekend hurt them. In CW news, UBC’s Liam Kindree was player-of-the-week last week, with 2 goals, 4 assists, and a shootout goal. Also, the CW is altering formats in most sports. For Men's and Women's Hockey, here’s what they said: • Two divisions consisting of four and five teams each that will rotate through nine teams over six years • Games will be played both in and out of division • Playoff format will feature a six-team cross over I have no clue what that means. ELSEWHERE IN THE CW ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (1-3-0, 5-7-0, OHT35 #19*) MACEWAN GRIFFINS (0-3-1, 2-6-1, OHT35 #30*) Links: ➤ MacU: Three Stars: Davis, Harper, Paterson earn honours ➤ MacU: Off-ice work ethic paying off for Davis, who leads Griffins with a .943 save percentage so far ➤ UofA: Team Website In Saudi Alberta this weekend, we have a pair of cross-town home-and-home series. In this Battle of Edmontown, the Family Guys host Friday and the Evil Monkeys host Saturday. I do not recall the Apes looking so sub-standard to start a season. A 4-4 pre-season and a 1-3 regular season is not awe-inspiring. That said, they did not pad their schedule with weaker opponents. Of course, these teams faced off in pre-season. Otherwise the Monkeys faced their four toughest conference opponents. Both games go at 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT. REGINA COUGARS (0-2-2, 3-5-2, OHT35 #18*) TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (0-2-0, 4-4-0, OHT35 #29*) Links: ➤ UofR: Team Website ➤ TWU: THIS WEEK IN SPARTA The Banjo-Cats have managed to pick up “loser points” in both weekends thus far. Holy Trinity’s four pre-season wins were over BCIHL teams, so let’s not get too excited. Until they show otherwise, their opponents will be thinking “we need these four points” every weekend. Both games in this series are evening games. MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (3-1-0, 5-4-0, OHT35 #13*) CALGARY DINOSAURS (4-0-0, 10-0-0, OHT35 #2*) Links: ➤ UofC: Team Website ➤ MRU: Players Bench Athletes of the Week: October 3 - 10 This Battle of Cowtown is a Thursday/Saturday affair. Bedrock U hosted Thursday, and the Bluegars host Saturday night. So now I jump straight from preview, to game report: MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2 CALGARY DINOSAURS 1 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofC: Team Website ➤ MRU: Team Website I was waiting for somebody to post a game story, but no luck. I saw the last half of the game and the Bluegars played a sound defensive game. The Bluegars took a 2-0 lead about 8 minutes into the 3rd period, after which they made no pretense of shooting for a hat-trick. After leading on the shot clock all night, it ended up 28-28 when the Dinos outshot them 13-4 in the 3rd. So rest those record books. Any winning streak record will not be set until 2024-25. OUT EAST Wed Oct 11 Ontario Tech 2 Concordia 5 Wed Oct 11 Toronto 6 Laurier 3 Thu Oct 12 Brock 4 Guelph 2 Thu Oct 12 Ontario Tech 1 U.Q.T.R. 4 Thu Oct 12 Toronto Metro 1 Toronto 3 Fri Oct 13 Brock at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 13 Carleton at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 13 Nipissing at Windsor 7:30 EDT Fri Oct 13 Ottawa at Queen's 7:30 EDT Fri Oct 13 Waterloo at Lakehead TBA Fri Oct 13 York at Concordia 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 14 Carleton at Queen's 7:30 EDT Sat Oct 14 Laurier at Guelph 7:30 EDT Sat Oct 14 Nipissing at Windsor 4:00 EDT Sat Oct 14 Ontario Tech at McGill 12:30 EDT Sat Oct 14 Ottawa at R.M.C. 2:00 EDT Sat Oct 14 Waterloo at Lakehead TBA Sat Oct 14 York at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EDT Sat Oct 14 Toronto Metro at Cornell (NCAA EX) 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 14 Toronto at Princeton (NCAA EX) 5:00 EDT Wed Oct 11 Saint Mary's 3 U.P.E.I. 0 Fri Oct 13 Dalhousie at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 13 St. F.X. at Moncton 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 13 U.P.E.I. at Acadia 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 14 Acadia at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 14 Dalhousie at Moncton 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 14 St. F.X. at New Brunswick 4:00 ADT Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST Fri Oct 13 Briercrest College at Portage College 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 13 UA-Augustana at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 13 N.A.I.T. at S.A.I.T. 7:45 MDT Sat Oct 14 Briercrest College at Portage College 1:00 MDT Sat Oct 14 S.A.I.T. at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MDT Sat Oct 14 Red Deer Poly at UA-Augustana 6:00 MDT Fri Oct 13 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:00 PDT Fri Oct 13 Okanagan at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT Sat Oct 14 Okanagan at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

October 9, 2023: BISONS GIVE THANKS FOR AN IMPROVED PERFORMANCE MANITOBA BISONS 1 MANITOBA MOOSE 5 Links: ➤ UofM: Schedule & Results ➤ Moose: Jets Assign Trio to Moose ➤ Moose: Moose Reduce Roster by Five Players I haven’t found a link for any summary, so here’s what I have: LINEUPS: MOOSE: Goal 30 Giannuzzi (32 Milic) Defence 58 Louis-Jean - 4 Barteaux 23 Kuzmin - 3 Kubicek 7 Lundmark - 2 Bauer Forwards 50 Caron - 55 Conrad - 56 Mattheos 5 Bongiovanni - 16 Lucius - 54 Foss 49 Liwiski - 53 Jameson - 8 Jones 52 Katic - 37 Nikkanen - 48 Golder BISONS: Goal 30 Thornton (1 Harkness) Defence 8 Toth - 4 Malchuk 16 Hartje - 24 Wareham 25 Calder - 5 Casey Forwards 29 King - Thiessen - 17 Veloso 20 Apetagon - 18 Hooker - 21 Basarab 10 Paulhus - 19 Arpin - 11 Ostir 14 Zimmerman - 28 Behun - 26 Boucher 12 Trimble - 23 Fawkes Scratches G 34 Hawryluk D 6 Fry - 27 Gottfried F 13 Sutter SCORING: 1st period Moose - Jones - scored 4-on-4 Moose - Kubicek - point shot 2nd period Moose - Liwiski - rebound on a scramble Bisons - Ostir - slot shot 3rd period Moose - Jones - shorthanded 2-on-1 on a blueline turnover Moose - Katic - powerplay - possibly (probably?) on a high stick Shots on goal: Moose: 1st: 8; 2nd: 16; 3rd: 26; total: 50 Bisons: 1st: 5; 2nd: 4; 3rd: 9; total: 18 The Bisons improved their play by a lot from Thursday’s game. Although the score was the same, the play was much different. The Bisons were a lot more aggressive, both physically and by increased offensive focus. The failed 3rd period powerplay was your TSN Turning Point. Had the Bisons scored to make it a 3-2 game, they were right in it. Their aggressiveness with the puck hurt them as a blue-line turnover gave the Moose a 2-on-1 break where Nicholas Jones notched his 2nd of the game. From that point onward, the Bisons never raised much of a fuss. By the way, UND will not host the Bisons next year. They will play Augustana, a new Division I team from South Dakota, due to changes in NCAA rules which allow a pre-season exhibition game against Division I, II, or III or ACHA teams. I think the team was embarrassed this year. I overheard one player saying words to the effect of “We didn’t play. We just looked at the crowd.” The linked stories say who cleared waivers to go from the Jets to the Moose, and those sent from the Moose to the ECHL. Those sent down from the Jets were forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, defenceman Kyle Capobianco, and goaltender Collin Delia. None were eligible to play against the Bisons. Those sent to the ECHL were forwards Danny Katic, Keaton Jameson, and Ryan Foss, defenceman Darick Louis-Jean, and goaltender Dante Giannuzzi. As a bonus for many of the several little kids in attendance, the Jets practice ended during the warm-up. I saw the newly re-signed Mark Scheifele and another player I did not recognize signing autographs as they walked across to the dressing room. Also, former Moose Cory Schneider retired today at the age of 37. OUT EAST Mon Oct 9 Guelph 4 R.I.T. (NCAA) 6 Links: ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily NEWS Bedrock U deleted their Saturday game story and replaced it with the one linked below. It corrects the “winning streak” they allegedly broke. I have the new link below. Here’s the quote: Correction: This article originally stated that the Dinos men's hockey team broke a U SPORTS record with 27 consecutive regular season wins. U SPORTS records have only tracked consecutive regular season wins contained to one season. There is not enough information to confirm the U SPORTS record for consecutive regular season wins across multiple seasons. Links: ➤ UofC: Dinos sweep Spartans

October 8, 2023: SUNDAY MORNING LINKS There are a lot of Sunday Morning Links, some of which are 3rd party stories going back a bit in time. Links: ➤ Grand Forks Herald: GameCenter final: UND 10, Manitoba 0 (exhibition) I doubt that the Bisons want to revisit any aspect of that game, especially not the 2nd period. Links: ➤ Calgary Sun: CAMPUS PREVIEW: Puck drops Thursday on Canada West hockey season ➤ Calgary Sun: CAMPUS PREVIEW: Dinos men’s hockey chases U SPORTS history ➤ Calgary Sun: Dinos men's hockey team sets U SPORTS record with 27th straight regular-season win At least one media outlet in Calgary is paying attention to their team, well at least one of them. Links: ➤ Saskatoon Star-Phoenix: Saskatchewan Huskies hockey has bumper crop of recruits ➤ Saskatoon Star-Phoenix: Season preview: Saskatchewan Huskies open Canada West men's hockey play Thursday ➤ Global: Championship aspirations for U Sask. Huskies hockey teams ahead of 2023-24 season ➤ USask.ca: Huskies begin the chase for championships ➤ Huskie Fan: 2 and 0 Huskies gear up for home series against MacEwan (with audio file) ➤ Huskie Fan: Huskies outhustle Griffins in home opener ➤ Huskie Fan: Ross and Stebbings shine in shoot-out Saskatown usually leads the CW in off-campus media coverage. And here we go! The Huskie Fan site also had preview and both game stories from this weekend. Links: ➤ UofR: Meger brilliant, but Cougars fall 5-4 to UBC in shootout (with boxscore) ➤ UBC: Kindree leads comeback as T-Birds earn shootout win in Regina (with boxscore) Better late than never. This series was in Regina so the late posting was not a time zone thing. Sat Oct 7 Simon Fraser 4 Okanagan 2 (late game) Links: ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

October 7, 2023: BISONS SKUNKED IN U.S.A. MANITOBA BISONS 0 NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS 10 Links: ➤ Summaries: UND ➤ UofM: Team Website ➤ UND: NOTES: No. 7/8 North Dakota to open 2023-24 season with exhibition vs. Manitoba ➤ UND: No. 7/8 North Dakota rolls to 10-0 exhibition win over Manitoba (with boxscore) I was listening on-line to the radio broadcast. It was 2-0 when I left to pick up some Chinese Food, and 7-0 when I returned. It was 0-0 after the 1st, and 7-0 after the 2nd. The goaltending of Kolby Thornton held the game scoreless for 20 minutes. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MRU: MHKY: Cougars lose 5 - 2 to Golden Bears ➤ UofA: Team Website Quick Summary Alta: A. Hall (16:50 1st), B. Gustafson (19:39 1st), J. Prokop (10:24 2nd), A. Hall (14:41 3rd), J. Kendall (17:53 3rd) MRU: C. Bouchard (19:24 1st), R. Holmes (17:25 3rd) Goal: Alta: Kruger (28 shots, 26 saves); MRU: Sims (20 shots, 15 saves) After eight series thus far in the CW, this is the first one to be split. The Evil Monkeys have to be happy enough to swing in the vines, eat bananas, and throw feces in all directions. Both sides switched goalies from Friday, and maybe that wasn’t a great choice for MRU. The Bluegars are now 3-1-0, and the Monkeys are 1-2-1. TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 3 CALGARY DINOSAURS 6 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ TWU: SPARTANS DROP SECOND OF WEEKEND TO DINOS ➤ UofC: Dinos set U SPORTS record with 27th consecutive win (with boxscore) Quick Summary TWU: J. Klessens (03:28 1st), J. Jurgeneit (17:15 1st), M. Joss (16:17 3rd) Calg: C. Gengenbach (14:55 1st), J. Poole (05:50 2nd), B. Lee (06:01 2nd), M. Stewart (08:02 3rd), C. Gengenbach (16:53 3rd), C. Gengenbach (19:54 3rd) Goal: TWU: Berkeliev (53 shots, 48 saves); Calg: Stankowski (18 shots, 15 saves) The scoreboard in this series was not nearly as bad as it might have been. Bedrock U dominated the shot clock, but it still took an empty-netter to quash the hopes of Holy Trinity. The Dinos are in the 1st place log-jam at 4-0-0, and TWU falls to 0-2-0. MACEWAN GRIFFINS 1 SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2 (in a shootout) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MacU: A spectacular save and two posts prevent Griffins from first win in 2-1 shootout loss to Huskies (with boxscore and video) ➤ UofS: MHKY: Huskies Win Shootout Thriller Against MacEwan (with boxscore) Quick Summary MacU: E. Strang (03:45 2nd) Sask: J. Ball (01:30 2nd) Goal: MacU: Davis (33 shots, 32 saves); Sask: Ross (24 shots, 23 saves) Both sides switched goaltenders from Friday, and both played well. The shootout did not produce a goal until the Banjo-Mutts scored on the 10th attempt. The Mutts controlled more play than the Family Guys, but this was a big improvement for them from Friday night. The Mutts are now in the 1st place triumvirate at 4-0-0, and MacEwan falls to 0-3-1. U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 5 REGINA COUGARS 4 (in a shootout) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofR: Team Website ➤ UBC: Team Website Quick Summary UBC: L. Kindree (18:36 1st), C. Douglas (16:44 2nd), S. Huo (15:18 3rd), L. Kindree (18:30 3rd) Reg: G. Asham-Moroz (04:47 1st), P. Bjorklund (07:39 1st), E. Houk (06:20 2nd), R. Schmidt (08:00 2nd) Goal: UBC: Schwebius (19 shots, 15 saves); Reg: Meger (57 shots, 53 saves) No game stories are posted yet, but this one had quite an ending. The Banjo-Cats built a 4-1 lead, despite being out-shot. A late 2nd period goal gave the T-irds an opportunity for a comeback. They out-shot the Banjo-Cats 19-2 in the 3rd period, and tied it up. At least the Kittens got a bonus point, giving them a 0-2-2 record. The T-irds are in that 1st place bundle, at 4-0-0. NEXT UP Mon Oct 9 Manitoba at Manitoba Moose EX 1:00 CDT Fri Oct 13 Alberta at MacEwan 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 13 Manitoba at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT Fri Oct 13 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 13 Regina at Trinity Western 7:15 PDT Sat Oct 14 Calgary at Mount Royal 7:00 PM Sat Oct 14 MacEwan at Alberta 7:00 MDT Sat Oct 14 Manitoba at U.B.C. 3:00 PDT Sat Oct 14 Regina at Trinity Western 1:00 PDT OUT EAST Sat Oct 7 Lakehead 2 Brock 3 (ot) Sat Oct 7 Toronto Metro 3 Waterloo 1 Sat Oct 7 U.Q.T.R. 1 Carleton 5 Sat Oct 7 W. Ontario 3 Laurier 6 Sat Oct 7 Windsor 3 Toronto 0 Sat Oct 7 McGill 0 Vermont 4 NCAA EX Sat Oct 7 R.M.C. 3 Niagara College 8 NCAA EX Sun Oct 8 Guelph at Rensselaer NCAA EX 3:00 EDT Sun Oct 8 Ottawa at Sacred Heart NCAA EX 4:00 EDT Mon Oct 9 Guelph at R.I.T. NCAA EX 5:00 EDT Wed Oct 11 Ontario Tech at Concordia 7:00 EDT Wed Oct 11 Toronto at Laurier 7:00 EDT Thu Oct 12 Brock at Guelph 7:30 EDT Thu Oct 12 Ontario Tech at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EDT Thu Oct 12 Toronto Metro at Toronto 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 Acadia 3 Dalhousie 4 (so) Sat Oct 7 New Brunswick 1 U.P.E.I. 0 Sat Oct 7 Saint Mary's 8 St. F.X. 3 Wed Oct 11 Saint Mary's at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 13 Dalhousie at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 13 St. F.X. at Moncton 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 13 U.P.E.I. at Acadia 7:00 ADT Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ OUA: Schedule & Results ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST (all exhibition game) Sat Oct 7 S.A.I.T. 5 Augustana 3 Fri Oct 13 ACAC Regular Season Starts Fri Oct 13 Briercrest College at Portage College 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 13 UA-Augustana at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 13 N.A.I.T. at S.A.I.T. 7:45 MDT Sat Oct 7 Logan Lake 2 Vancouver Island 15 Sat Oct 7 Simon Fraser at Okanagan - no report Sat Oct 7 Simon Fraser 3 Colorado College 6 NCAA EX Fri Oct 13 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:00 PDT Fri Oct 13 Okanagan at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

October 7, 2023: SATURDAY MORNING LINKS These are the links I could not stay up late to share. Some interesting stuff this time. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD Links: ➤ UofA: Bears fall to 0-3 for first time in 94 years (with boxscore) I quote: The loss drops Alberta to 0-3-0, while MRU improves to 3-0-0. It marks the first time since the 1929/30 season the Bears have started conference play with three-straight losses. The Bears started 1929/30 0-4-0 on the season, with teams only playing two games against each other and the conference, at that time, was composed of just Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Links: ➤ TWU: SOMMER MAKES 39 SAVES IN LOSS TO DINOS (with boxscore) This game marked the CW debut of Holy Trinity's Austrian goaltender. Links: ➤ MacU: Griffins find late success but it's not enough to overcome slow start in loss to Huskies (with boxscore and video) Goaltender Ashton Abel was coming back from injury for the Mythical Mutants. Those 6 goals on 36 shots cannot be pleasing. Links: ➤ UofR: UBC rolls to big win in Friday opener in Regina (with boxscore) ➤ UBC: Huo’s five-point night leads ‘Birds to big road win in Regina (with boxscore) Quick Summary: UBC: J. Lee (13:05 1st) , J. Smart (16:49 1st) , J. Kryski (17:11 1st) , S. Huo (17:30 1st) , S. Mutala (01:28 2nd) , S. Huo (15:36 2nd) , M. Smith (16:49 2nd) , S. Huo (04:03 3rd) REG: E. Houk (13:07 2nd) Goal: UBC: Lane (24 shots, 23 saves), Reg: Evanoff L (16 shots, 11 saves), Meger (14 shots, 11 saves) I missed posting the quick summary last night, so here it is. Some dubious golatending numbers for the Banjo-Cats. Fri Oct 6 Logan Lake 3 Victoria 6 Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

October 6, 2023: FRIDAY NIGHT RECAP The Bisons had the night off, but there was otherwise a full slate of games. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4 ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3 (in overtime) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MRU: Team Website ➤ UofA: Team Website Quick Summary MRU: S. Moe (18:31 1st), T. Zandee (19:28 2nd), K. Walker (14:38 3rd), C. Hanus (01:28 1st OT) Alta: T. Preziuso (15:46 1st), A. Hall (12:55 2nd), J. Hall (16:20 2nd) Goal: MRU: Farkas (25 shots, 22 saves); Alta: Berlin (30 shots, 26 saves) I got in late in the 2nd period and, since all four games started at 8:00 CDT, I had to stick with just the one. I picked this one. It was a good choice. The rest were blow-outs, and this was a comeback OTW for the Bluegars. The good news for the Evil Monkeys is that they now have a point in the standings. The Bluegars are 3-0-0, with two OTWs in that total. The rematch is in Cowtown on Saturday. TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 0 CALGARY DINOSAURS 4 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ TWU: Team Website ➤ UofC: Dinos tie U SPORTS record with 26th consecutive win (with boxscore) Quick Summary TWU: none Calg: J. Gricius (16:07 1st), C. Gengenbach (01:49 2nd), N. King (02:34 3rd), R. Stotts (17:44 3rd) Goal: TWU: Sommer (42 shots, 39 saves); Calg: Tetachuk (19 shots, 19 saves) Bedrock U has 3 straight wins this year, and 26 straight in conference play. They also hold the record for consecutive U-Cup losses, with 12! Their last U-Cup win was a round-robin win over Brandon in 1981. Holy Trinity at least made it respectable. The last Dino goal was an empty-netter. MACEWAN GRIFFINS 2 SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 6 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MacU: Team Website ➤ UofS: MHKY: Dominant Dogs Defend Home Ice with 6-2 Victory (with boxscore) Quick Summary MacU: L. Schaufler (11:37 3rd), V. Scott (19:19 3rd) Sask: C. Petruic (01:47 1st), G. Kinniburgh (15:30 1st), V. Loschiavo (19:15 1st), J. Kaluski (04:41 2nd), J. Ball (18:22 2nd), J. Pillar (04:53 3rd) Goal: MacU: Abel (36 shots, 30 saves); Sask: Kooy (30 shots, 28 saves) The Banjo-Mutts were leading 6-0 in the 3rd period. The shots spread was not as severe as the score would imply. This makes for one more 3-0-0 team, and one more 0-3-0 team. U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 8 REGINA COUGARS 1 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofR: Team Website ➤ UBC: Team Website This decisive thrashing by the T-irds establishes that last weekend against the Evil Monkeys was no illusion. This makes UBC the 4th CW team to be 3-0-0 and the Banjo-Cats are tied with the Evil Monkeys at 0-2-1. NEXT UP Sat Oct 7 Alberta at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT Sat Oct 7 MacEwan at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST Sat Oct 7 Manitoba at North Dakota EX TBA Sat Oct 7 Trinity Western at Calgary 3:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 U.B.C. at Regina 5:00 CST Mon Oct 9 Manitoba at Manitoba Moose EX 1:00 CDT OUT EAST Fri Oct 6 Concordia 4 Carleton 3 Fri Oct 6 Lakehead 2 Brock 5 Fri Oct 6 Queen's 8 York 3 Fri Oct 6 U.Q.T.R. 1 Ottawa 5 Fri Oct 6 W. Ontario 1 Toronto 4 Fri Oct 6 Windsor 1 Toronto Metro 3 Sat Oct 7 Lakehead at Brock 4:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 Toronto Metro at Waterloo 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 U.Q.T.R. at Carleton 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 W. Ontario at Laurier 3:30 EDT Sat Oct 7 Windsor at Toronto 4:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 McGill at Vermont (NCAA) 2:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 R.M.C. at Niagara College (NCAA) 7:00 EDT Sun Oct 8 Guelph at Rensselaer (NCAA) 3:00 EDT Sun Oct 8 Ottawa at Sacred Heart (NCAA) 4:00 EDT Mon Oct 9 Guelph at R.I.T. (NCAA) 5:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 Dalhousie 1 Saint Mary's 8 Fri Oct 6 Moncton 0 New Brunswick 8 Fri Oct 6 St. F.X. 3 Acadia 2 Sat Oct 7 Acadia at Dalhousie 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 7 New Brunswick at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 7 Saint Mary's at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ OUA: Playoff Schedule ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST (all exhibition games) Fri Oct 6 Concordia-Edmonton 1 Red Deer Poly 6 Fri Oct 6 S.A.I.T. 5 Augustana 7 Sat Oct 7 S.A.I.T. at Augustana 2:00 MDT Fri Oct 6 Logan Lake at Victoria - no report Sat Oct 7 Logan Lake at Vancouver Island 7:00 PDT Sat Oct 7 Simon Fraser at Okanagan 6:15 PDT Sat Oct 7 Simon Fraser at Colorado College (NCAA) Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

October 5, 2023: MOOSE WIN BATTLE OF THE HERDS MANITOBA MOOSE 5 MANITOBA BISONS 1 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofM: Schedule & Results ➤ Moose: Jets Assign Viel and Nikkanen to Moose ➤ Moose: Camp Roster ➤ CanadaWest.tv: On Demand (with subscription) Quick Summary Moose: C. Lucius (17:27 1st) , C. Golder (11:46 2nd) , W. Bongiovanni (14:33 2nd) , C. Conrad (03:48 3rd) , N. Chibrikov (07:54 3rd) Man: P. Malchuk (16:24 3rd) Goal: Moose: Milic (12 shots, 11 saves), Bisons: Thornton (57 shots, 52 saves) The Moose dressed a few Manitoba boys in their line-up tonight. Here are the links to their Elite Prospects pages: - Colt Conrad - Dawson Barteaux - Keaton Jameson - former Bison - Mark Liwiski - Stelio Mattheos The live links were not uploaded (at least to my notice) until after I got home from the game. The first star (by a LOT) was Bison goaltender Kolby Thornton. In the 1st period he faced 23 shots and surrendered just one goal. That one was by 1st round draft choice Chaz Lucius who was gifted a turnover in the left-wing face-off circle and picked a corner. In the 2nd period, Carson Golder made it 2-0 on a break-out from the Moose end up the entire length of the ice, and converted a pass from Danny Katic. Wyatt Bongiovanni made it 3-0 after a period of sustained pressure. The best goal of the night was converted by Colt Conrad on a pass from Thomas Caron, making it 4-0 in the 3rd. Nikita Chibrikov made it 5-0 on a powerplay. The Bisons replied on a powerplay of their own, with defenceman Parker Malchuk pinching in from the point. So, on to the Excited States to face the UND Flickertails/Fighting Sioux/Fighting Hawks on Saturday night. The re-match with the Moose goes Monday at 1:00 p.m. at the Iceplex. CW WEEKEND PREVIEW MACEWAN GRIFFINS (0-2-0, 2-5-0, OHT35 #tbd) SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (2-0-0, 3-4-1, OHT35 #tbd) Links: ➤ MacU: Griffins move forward with lessons learned into first road series of season, at Saskatchewan ➤ MacU: Three Stars: Sank, Davis, Schimpf earn honours ➤ UofS: Team Website The Family Guys hit the road after a pre-season and week #1 where they played home-and-home series within Saudi Alberta. Will there finally be a series split in this CW season? I would suspect that the Banjo-Mutts will be heavily favoured here. MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (2-0-0, 4-3-0, OHT35 #tbd) ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (0-2-0, 4-6-0, OHT35 #tbd) Links: ➤ MRU: Blake named Canada West men's hockey Athlete of the Week ➤ MRU: Players Bench Athletes of the Week: September 27 - October 3 ➤ UofA: Team Website The Evil Monkeys looked lesser than their usual banana-throwing selves last weekend. The Bluegars have lost some top tier talent from last year’s roster. There may not be room for both of these teams in the CW upper echelons this year. TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (0-0-0, 4-2-0, OHT35 #tbd) CALGARY DINOSAURS (2-0-0, 8-0-0, OHT35 #tbd) Links: ➤ TWU: MHKY PREVIEW | SPARTANS LOOKING TO IMPROVE IN THIRD YEAR IN CANADA WEST ➤ UofC: Team Website If Holy Trinity pick up a win, or even a point, then you better get to church on Sunday morning. It’s a sign. U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (2-0-0, 7-0-0, OHT35 #tbd) REGINA COUGARS (0-1-1, 3-4-1, OHT35 #tbd) Links: ➤ UBC: Team Website ➤ UofR: Team Website The T-irds had a weak pre-season schedule, but sure looked good against the Evil Monkeys. If they’re as good as I think they might be, they need to put the boots to the Banjo-Cats on the road. Like they did on home ice in last year’s quarter-finals. OUT EAST Thu Oct 5 Concordia 4 McGill 3 Thu Oct 5 Laurier 2 Waterloo 3 Thu Oct 5 Queen's 7 Ontario Tech 1 Fri Oct 6 Concordia at Carleton 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 Lakehead at Brock 6:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 Queen's at York 7:15 EDT Fri Oct 6 U.Q.T.R. at Ottawa 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 W. Ontario at Toronto 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 Windsor at Toronto Metro 6:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 Lakehead at Brock 4:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 Toronto Metro at Waterloo 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 U.Q.T.R. at Carleton 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 W. Ontario at Laurier 3:30 EDT Sat Oct 7 Windsor at Toronto 4:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 McGill at Vermont (NCAA) 2:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 R.M.C. at Niagara College (NCAA) 7:00 EDT Sun Oct 8 Guelph at Rensselaer (NCAA) 3:00 EDT Sun Oct 8 Ottawa at Sacred Heart (NCAA) 4:00 EDT Mon Oct 9 Guelph at R.I.T. (NCAA) 5:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 Dalhousie at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 6 Moncton at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 6 St. F.X. at Acadia 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 7 Acadia at Dalhousie 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 7 New Brunswick at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 7 Saint Mary's at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST (all exhibition games) Fri Oct 6 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 6 S.A.I.T. at Augustana 7:00 MDT Sat Oct 7 S.A.I.T. at Augustana 2:00 MDT Fri Oct 6 Logan Lake at Victoria 7:00 PDT Sat Oct 7 Logan Lake at Vancouver Island 7:00 PDT Sat Oct 7 Simon Fraser at Okanagan 6:15 PDT DH Sat Oct 7 Simon Fraser at Colorado College (NCAA) Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

Preview: October 5-9: MOOSE at BISONS, BISONS at NORTH DAKOTA, BISONS AT MOOSE MANITOBA BISONS (0-2-0, 1-5-0, OHT35 #tbd) MANITOBA MOOSE (AHL: 0-0-0, 0-0-0) NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (NCAA: 0-0-0, 0-0-0, USCHO #7) Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 7:00 CT at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 5:00 CT at Ralph Engelstand Arena, Grand Forks, ND Monday, October 9, 2023 at 1:00 CT at Iceplex, Winnipeg Live Links: ➤ Video (Saturday): NCHA TV ➤ Audio (Saturday): 96.1 The Fox ➤ Saturday (Saturday): Sidearm Stats Manitoba Links: ➤ GoBisons: Kolby Thornton and Angela Kroeker are Boston Pizza Athletes of the Week ➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links Moose Links: ➤ Moosehockey.com: Team Website ➤ Moosehockey.com: Moose Announce 2023 Training Camp Schedule North Dakota Links: ➤ Fightinghawks.com: Team Website ➤ Fightinghawks.com: Schedule & Results Other Links: ➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings ➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule ∞ Daily Schedule ➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats ∞ Daily Schedule This is a funny bye weekend for the Bisons, with three games spread over five days. These could also be their toughest opponents of the season. The Moose have a lot of blue-chip prospects and players with NHL experience already assigned to camp. The UND team is, as usual, very highly ranked in the Excited States. The USCHO poll has them at 7th. There could be more preview stories about that game coming up. It does not look like the Bisons are uploading stats to LeagueStat for either game. FWIW, the Bisons are 2-4-0 against the Moose in past games. In recent years they had a scrimmage or two where no scores were reported. ELSEWHERE IN THE CW None of the CW teams have uploaded weekend previews, so I’ll do that later. Here’s the CW schedule. Fri Oct 6 MacEwan at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST Fri Oct 6 Mount Royal at Alberta 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 6 Trinity Western at Calgary 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 6 U.B.C. at Regina 7:00 CST Sat Oct 7 Alberta at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT Sat Oct 7 MacEwan at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST Sat Oct 7 Trinity Western at Calgary 3:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 U.B.C. at Regina 5:00 CST Links: ➤ 49 Sports: Breaking down the U CUP hosts and every team in the OUA West ➤ 49 Sports: UQTR’s fresh roster and previewing each OUA East team ➤ 49 Sports: Dinos remain favourites in preview of Canada West men’s hockey teams ➤ 49 Sports: Predicting the 2023-24 U SPORTS men’s hockey season ➤ 49 Sports: Breaking down each U SPORTS AUS men’s hockey program OUT EAST Wed Oct 4 R.M.C. 3 York 4 Thu Oct 5 Concordia at McGill 7:00 EDT Thu Oct 5 Laurier at Waterloo 7:00 EDT Thu Oct 5 Queen's at Ontario Tech 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 Concordia at Carleton 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 Lakehead at Brock 6:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 Queen's at York 7:15 EDT Fri Oct 6 U.Q.T.R. at Ottawa 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 W. Ontario at Toronto 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 Windsor at Toronto Metro 6:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 Lakehead at Brock 4:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 Toronto Metro at Waterloo 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 U.Q.T.R. at Carleton 7:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 W. Ontario at Laurier 3:30 EDT Sat Oct 7 Windsor at Toronto 4:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 McGill at Vermont NCAA EX 2:00 EDT Sat Oct 7 R.M.C. at Niagara College NCAA EX 7:00 EDT Sun Oct 8 Guelph at Rensselaer NCAA EX 3:00 EDT Sun Oct 8 Ottawa at Sacred Heart NCAA EX 4:00 EDT Mon Oct 9 Guelph at R.I.T. NCAA EX 5:00 EDT Wed Oct 4 U.P.E.I. 4 Moncton 2 Fri Oct 6 Dalhousie at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 6 Moncton at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 6 St. F.X. at Acadia 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 7 Acadia at Dalhousie 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 7 New Brunswick at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT Sat Oct 7 Saint Mary's at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST Fri Oct 6 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly EX 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 6 S.A.I.T. at Augustana EX 7:00 MDT Sat Oct 7 S.A.I.T. at Augustana EX 2:00 MDT Fri Oct 6 Logan Lake at Victoria 7:00 PDT Sat Oct 7 Logan Lake at Vancouver Island 7:00 PDT Sat Oct 7 Simon Fraser at Okanagan RS 6:15 PDT DH Sat Oct 7 Simon Fraser at Colorado College EX TBA DH Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

September 30, 2023: BISONS DAY OFF OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD REGINA COUGARS 4 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 5 (in overtime) Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MRU: MHKY: Mount Royal wins 5-4 in overtime thriller (with boxscore) ➤ UofR (Friday story): Cougars drop season opener at Mount Royal (with boxscore) ➤ UofR: Cougars force overtime with 0.4 seconds to go, but fall 5-4 to MRU in extra session (with boxscore) Quick Summary Reg: P. Bjorklund (00:51 1st) , J. Davis (07:01 2nd) , J. Brook (08:29 3rd) , E. Houk (19:59 3rd) MRU: T. Gould (01:21 1st) , R. Holmes (17:38 1st) , R. Holmes (04:32 2nd) , R. Aquilon (17:34 2nd) , C. Blake (00:28 1st OT) Goal: Reg: Evanoff (32 shots, 27 saves), MRU: Farkas (19 shots, 15 saves) I was able to catch a fair bit of this game. The Bluegars held a 4-2 lead entering the 3rd but allowed the Banjo-Cats to get back in the game, and tie it up with just a fraction of a second remaining. However, the Bluegars recovered and won it in less than 30 seconds of overtime. In a twist, Regina scored on both of their 3rd period shots to get the point, and MRU scored on their only shot of overtime. Those stats may not be accurate. They said Regina had 6 shots in overtime, and there just wasn’t the time. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 2 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 4 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofA: Team Website ➤ UBC: T-Birds too much for Alberta, complete season opening weekend sweep of the Bears Quick Summary Alta: C. Wiebe (09:24 1st) , J. Sexsmith (19:49 3rd) UBC: B. Kotylak (12:35 1st) , S. Huo (06:27 2nd) , R. Pouliot (09:55 3rd) , J. Smart (17:06 3rd) Goal: Alta: Kruger (25 shots, 22 saves), UBC: Lane (24 shots, 22 saves) I did not see too much of this game, but UBC was ahead all night. It was a 3-1 game late, then UBC got an empty-netter and the Evil Monkeys got a PP goal to improve the look of the scoreboard. So, is UBC that good? Or has Alberta taken a step back? The Monkeys were 4-4-0 in pre-season, against good teams, and UBC was 5-0-0, against Holy Trinity, BCIHL, and ACAC teams. NEXT UP Thu Oct 5 Manitoba Moose (AHL) at Manitoba EX 7:00 CDT Fri Oct 6 MacEwan at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST Fri Oct 6 Mount Royal at Alberta 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 6 Trinity Western at Calgary 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 6 U.B.C. at Regina 7:00 CST OUT EAST Exhibition games: Thu Sep 28 Carleton 5 Nipissing 2 (not previously reported) Sat Sep 30 Concordia 3 McGill 4 Sat Sep 30 Western Ontario 1 Laurier 5 Sat Sep 30 Waterloo at Nipissing (no report) Sun Oct 1 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 4:00 EST Regular season games: Wed Oct 4 R.M.C. at York 7:15 EDT Thu Oct 5 Concordia at McGill 7:00 EDT Thu Oct 5 Laurier at Waterloo 7:00 EDT Thu Oct 5 Queen's at Ontario Tech 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 Concordia at Carleton 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 Lakehead at Brock 6:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 Queen's at York 7:15 EDT Fri Oct 6 U.Q.T.R. at Ottawa 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 W. Ontario at Toronto 7:00 EDT Fri Oct 6 Windsor at Toronto Metro 6:00 EDT Exhibition games: Sat Sep 30 Saint Mary’s 7 St. F.X. 1 Sat Sep 30 U.P.E.I. 3 Dalhousie 2 (ot) Regular season games: Wed Oct 4 U.P.E.I. at Moncton 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 6 Dalhousie at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 6 Moncton at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT Fri Oct 6 St. F.X. at Acadia 7:00 ADT OUA-AUS Inter-Conference Sat Sep 30 Toronto Metro 0 New Brunswick 5 Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST Exhibition games: Sat Sep 30 N.A.I.T. 3 S.A.I.T. 5 Sat Sep 30 Augustana at Portage College (no report) Fri Oct 6 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT Fri Oct 6 S.A.I.T. at Augustana 7:00 MDT Exhibition games: Sat Sep 30 Vancouver Island 1 Alaska Fairbanks (NCAA) 8 Sat Sep 30 Simon Fraser 1 Michigan (NCAA) 8 Regular season games: Sat Sep 30 Logan Lake at Okanagan (no report) Fri Oct 6 Logan Lake at Victoria 7:00 PDT BCIHL-ACAC Inter-Conference Sat Sep 30 Victoria 4 Concordia-Edmonton 5 Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

September 30, 2023: SATURDAY MORNING LINKS Links: ➤ UofC: Floodgates open for Dinos in 8-1 thrashing of Griffins (with boxscore) ➤ MacU: Costly penalty parade derails strong Griffins' start in lopsided loss to Dinos (with boxscore) Links: ➤ UofR: Team Website Regina has yet to post anything since they were eliminated from the playoffs last year! Links: ➤ UofA: Team Website - Nothing yet. ➤ UBC: T-Birds put on special teams clinic in season opening win over Alberta (with boxscore and video) Fri Sep 29 Vancouver Island 2 Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA) 7 Links: ➤ YouTube: Complete Game ➤ UAA: Seawolves sink Mariners

September 29, 2023: HUSKIES COMPLETE THE SWEEP SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3 MANITOBA BISONS 2 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW : CW (Presto) ➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofM: MHKY: Kolby Thornton, power play shine through in 3-2 loss to Huskies (with boxscore) ➤ UofS: MHKY: Weekend Sweep of Manitoba Bisons Quick Summary Sask: R. Pelletier (11:46 2nd) , J. Ball (14:09 2nd) , C. Jaquet (14:35 2nd) Man: T. Apetagon (16:41 1st) , J. Hooker (16:06 2nd) Goal: Sask: Ross (23 shots, 21 saves); Man: Thornton (42 shots, 39 saves) I was watching on CanadaWest.tv from work so I was unable to make notes. There were a few line-up changes. The Bisons switched Casey for Calder on defence, and in goal Thornton started and Hawryluk was the backup. The Banjo-Mutts subbed in Faith and Hayes, and scratched Keeler and Tkachuk from the Thursday line-up. In their net, Ross started and Kooy backed-up. Thornton looked strong in goal. In four periods, he has 58 saves on 61 shots, a .951 S% and a 2.25 GAA. The powerplays were the key to the game. Tony Apetagon (being used on the point on the PP this year) opened scoring with a point shot. Captain Hooker scored the final goal during a 2nd period PP. In between, the Mutts scored thrice, including two just 26 seconds apart during a 4-minute PP of their own. The Bisons have a bye week next, but have a full slate of challenging non-conference games. The host the Manitoba Moose on Thursday, visit UND on Saturday, then visit the Moose on Monday afternoon. They will then have back-to-back road trips (to UBC and MacEwan) before playing MRU at home on October 27th and 28th. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD CALGARY DINOSAURS 8 MACEWAN GRIFFINS 1 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofC (Thursday story): Dinos drop banner, Griffins to start 2023-24 season (with boxscore and video) ➤ MacU (Thursday story): Davis stands on his head with 50 saves, but Griffins fall 4-3 to Dinos on late goal Quick Summary Calg: T. Upper (12:16 2nd) , M. Patterson (15:26 2nd) , J. Poole (02:29 3rd) , M. Patterson (07:23 3rd) , C. Gengenbach (10:08 3rd) , C. Gutenberg (14:55 3rd) , D. Melin (17:54 3rd) , B. De Jong (18:46 3rd) Mac: S. Simard (13:51 1st) Goal: Calg: Stankowski (16 shots, 15 saves), Mac: Ward (48 shots, 40 saves) Believe it or not, but this was a 2-1 game after two periods. Bedrock U had 6 goals on 24 shots in the 3rd period. The Dinos were 5-for-13 on the PP, while the Griffins were 0-for-3. REGINA COUGARS 1 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 5 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MRU: Men's Hockey 2023-24 Season Preview ➤ MRU: MHKY: MRU shows dominance during season home opener ➤ UofR: Team Website Quick Summary Reg: K. Runke (17:57 1st) MRU: C. Blake (15:12 1st) , S. Moe (02:43 2nd) , S. Moe (09:25 2nd) , C. Hanus (15:13 2nd) , C. Hanus (14:44 3rd) Goal: Reg: Evanoff (45 shots, 40 saves), MRU: Farkas (27 shots, 26 saves) With a lot of game overlap, and the Jets, Bombers, and Blue Jays all on TV, this game evaded my radar. Despite some key losses from last year’s roster, it seems the Bluegars still have a decent enough line-up. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 1 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 5 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofA: Team Website ➤ UBC: Team Website Quick Summary Alta: A. Hall (10:29 2nd) UBC: J. Lee (04:53 1st) , T. Rask (07:05 2nd) , S. Mutala (12:18 2nd) , T. Rask (13:26 2nd) , C. McDonald (08:07 3rd) Goal: Alta: Kruger (27 shots, 22 saves), UBC: Lane (27 shots, 26 saves) The advantage of a late game in the Pacific time zone is that I can always see a large percentage of it. As such I could bear witness to the T-irds completely dominating the Evil Monkeys. The SOG were a bit deceptive in that regard. NEXT UP Sat Sep 30 Alberta at U.B.C. 3:00 PDT / 5:00 CDT Sat Sep 30 Regina at Mount Royal 5:00 MDT / 6:00 CDT OUT EAST (all exhibition games) Fri Sep 29 Laurier 1 Windsor 2 Fri Sep 29 Ottawa 5 R.M.C. 1 Fri Sep 29 Brock 4 York 3 Sat Sep 30 Concordia at McGill 7:00 EDT Sat Sep 30 Waterloo at Nipissing 3:30 EDT Sat Sep 30 Western Ontario at Laurier TBA Sun Oct 1 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 4:00 EST (all exhibition games) Fri Sep 29 U.P.E.I. 1 Acadia 2 Sat Sep 30 Saint Mary’s at St. F.X. 5:00 ADT Sat Sep 30 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie 2:00 ADT OUA-AUS Inter-Conference Fri Sep 29 Toronto Metro 3 New Brunswick 7 Sat Sep 30 Toronto Metro at New Brunswick 5:00 ADT Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST (all exhibition games) Fri Sep 29 Augustana 7 Portage College 1 Fri Sep 29 Red Deer Poly 2 N.A.I.T. 3 Sat Sep 30 Augustana at Portage College 6:00 MDT Sat Sep 30 N.A.I.T. at S.A.I.T. 6:15 MDT Regular Season: Sat Sep 30 Logan Lake at Okanagan 6:00 PDT Exhibition: Fri Sep 29 Vancouver Island 2 Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA) 6 (playing in 3rd) Live link: YouTube Sat Sep 30 Vancouver Island at Alaska Fairbanks (NCAA) TBA Sat Sep 30 Simon Fraser at Michigan (NCAA) 7:00 CDT BCIHL-ACAC Inter-Conference Fri Sep 29 Victoria 2 Concordia-Edmonton 3 Sat Sep 30 Victoria at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

September 28, 2023: BISONS LOSE OPENER SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 6 MANITOBA BISONS 1 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW : CW (Presto) ➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofM: New coach, fresh faces for men's hockey in 2023 (preview) ➤ UofM: MHKY: Huskies dictate first 40 in 6-1 season-opening win over Manitoba (with boxscore and video) ➤ UofS: MHKY: Huskies Dominate in Season Opener ➤ Huskie Fan: Live Audio Quick Summary Sask: J. Pillar (08:50 1st) , C. Stebbings (12:42 1st) , C. Stebbings (01:51 2nd) , D. Holt (04:15 2nd) , R. Pelletier (17:02 2nd) , T. Prefontaine (18:59 2nd) Man: C. Hartje (06:34 3rd) Goal: Sask: Kooy (25 shots, 24 saves); Man: Harkness (28 shots, 22 saves), Thornton (19 shots, 19 saves) On a positive note, the Bisons won the 3rd period after a goaltending switch. Here’s how they lined up: Manitoba: Goal: 1 Harkness - 30 Thornton Defence: 16 Hartje - 27 Gottfried 8 Toth - 4 Malchuk 25 Calder - 24 Wareham Forwards: 18 Hooker - 9 Thiessen - 17 Veloso 20 Apetagon - 19 Arpin - 11 Ostir 14 Zimmerman - 28 Behun - 21 Basarab 10 Paulhus - 29 King - 26 Boucher Scratches: G 34 Hawryluk D 5 Fry - 36 Casey F 12 Trimble - 13 Sutter - 23 Fawkes Saskatchewan: Goal: 30 Kooy (31 Ross) Defence: 28 Kinniburgh - 7 Collins 9 Prefontaine - 14 Gavias 2 Jordan - 21 Jaquet Forwards: 18 Loschiavo - 27 Pelletier - 12 Ball 25 Kaluski - 19 Pillar - 16 Holt 11 Petruic - 23 Tkachuk - 15 Stebbings 17 Rumsey - 20 Sorensen (10 Keeler) Scratches: G 32 Hobbs D 4 Bortis - 6 Rinehart - 22 Gross F 5 Faith - 8 Saleski - 13 Jacobson - 26 Hayes Sask’s #10 Keeler was injured early, colliding with the boards on a foiled scoring opportunity. I put down the lines post-injury. Since it is getting late on a weeknight (a rare time for a Bison game), I cannot go over all the scores. To start with there was may more contact in this game than the last weekend’s two exhibitions combined. However, a few Bison problems resurfaced: one, they can dominate territory for long stretches and not get shots on goal and two, the goaltending remains off-and-on. There was a stretch in the 2nd period where the Bisons appeared to have all four lines rolling, then came a soft backhand goal from the face-off circle. In any event, Thornton looks like the best bet in the nets. A lot hinges on him finding what it takes to be a starting CW goaltender. The rematch goes Friday at 2:30 p.m., which is sooooo stupid. If you don’t have CanadaWest.tv, the Sask story says that HuskieFan.ca will have live audio. The link is above. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3 CALGARY DINOSAURS 4 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofC: Dinos men’s hockey team looks to sustain and build on dominant season ➤ UofC: Team Website ➤ CW: Calgary tops coaches poll ➤ MacU: Team Website Quick Summary Mac: E. Strang (09:41 1st) , B. Boyle (03:52 3rd) , S. Simard (05:28 3rd) Calg: D. Melin (03:57 1st) , C. Gutenberg (08:09 2nd) , J. Gricius (09:47 2nd) , M. Patterson (13:59 3rd) Goal: Mac: Davis (54 shots, 50 saves), Calg: Tetachuk (17 shots, 14 saves) Despite the one-side shot clock, it took a late 3rd period goal to give the Dinos the GWG. I saw the last 7 minutes after getting home from the Bison game. Mac seldom crossed centre ice with the puck in that time NEXT UP Fri Sep 29 Alberta at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT Fri Sep 29 Calgary at MacEwan 7:00 MDT Fri Sep 29 Regina at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT Fri Sep 29 Saskatchewan at Manitoba 2:30 CDT Sat Sep 30 Alberta at U.B.C. 3:00 PDT Sat Sep 30 Regina at Mount Royal 5:00 MDT OUT EAST All exhibition games; Thu Sep 28 Ontario Tech 2 Brock 3 (so) Fri Sep 29 Laurier at Windsor 6:00 EDT Fri Sep 29 Ottawa at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT Fri Sep 29 Brock at York 7:15 EDT Sat Sep 30 Concordia at McGill 7:00 EDT Sat Sep 30 Waterloo at Nipissing 3:30 EDT Sat Sep 30 Western Ontario at Laurier TBA Sun Oct 1 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 4:00 EST All exhibition games; Wed Sep 27 Dalhousie 3 Acadia 5 Sat Sep 30 Saint Mary’s at St. F.X. 5:00 ADT Sat Sep 30 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie 2:00 ADT OUA-AUS Inter-Conference Fri Sep 29 Toronto Metro at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT Sat Sep 30 Toronto Metro at New Brunswick 5:00 ADT Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST All exhibition games; Fri Sep 29 Augustana at Portage College 7:00 MDT Fri Sep 29 Red Deer Poly at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MDT Sat Sep 30 Augustana at Portage College 6:00 MDT Sat Sep 30 N.A.I.T. at S.A.I.T. 6:15 MDT Regular Season: Sat Sep 30 Logan Lake at Okanagan 6:00 PDT Exhibition: Fri Sep 29 Vancouver Island at Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA) 7:00 AKDT Sat Sep 30 Vancouver Island at Alaska Fairbanks (NCAA) TBA Sat Sep 30 Simon Fraser at Michigan (NCAA) 7:00 CDT BCIHL-ACAC Inter-Conference Fri Sep 29 Victoria at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT Sat Sep 30 Victoria at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

Preview: September 28-29: SASKATCHEWAN at MANITOBA SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (0-0-0, 1-4-1, OHT35 #tbd) MANITOBA BISONS (0-0-0, 1-3-0, OHT35 #tbd) Thursday, Sept 28th at 7:00 CT at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg Friday, Sept 29th at 2:30 CT at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg Live Links: ➤ Video: CanadaWest TV ➤ Thursday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech ➤ Friday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech Manitoba Links: ➤ UofM: Team Website ➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links Sask Links: ➤ UofS: MHKY: CW Pre-Season Coaches Poll Ranks Huskies Fourth ➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links Last series: ➤ Nov 25/22: UM 3 US 2 (ot): LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore) ➤ Nov 26/22: US 4 UM 3: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore) Other Links: ➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings ➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule ∞ Daily Schedule ➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats ∞ Daily Schedule With two of the CW’s four opening series starting on Thursday night I had one less day to do a thorough roster examination of all teams. So that will have to wait. Neither the Bisons nor Banjo-Mutts tore up the league in the pre-season. However, Sask played Regina, Calgary, and Alberta and the Bisons played Briercrest, Regina, and Lakehead. None of Sask’s games were uploaded to LeagueStat. The last time these played was last November and both games were tightly contested with each side picking up a win. I am annoyed that the Bisons are having to play Friday afternoon due to a Bomber game at the stadium. Why not Saturday/Sunday? That’s what normally has happened. ELSEWHERE IN THE CW MACEWAN GRIFFINS (0-0-0, 2-3-0, OHT35 #tbd) CALGARY DINOSAURS (0-0-0, 6-0-0, OHT35 #tbd) Links: ➤ MacU: Named captain for a second-straight season, Gable leads Griffins into opener Thursday in Calgary ➤ MacU: CW Coaches Poll: Griffins ranked seventh ahead of season opener vs. Calgary ➤ UofC: Dinos set to raise banner Thursday night This series goes Thursday in the Town of Bedrock and Friday up in Edmontown. The Dinos had by far the most impressive pre-season in the CW. Since they finished first last year, they have to be big favourites here. The Mythical Mutants had to cancel one pre-season game due to injuries. So they might not be at their best for this series. REGINA COUGARS (0-0-0, 3-3-0, OHT35 #tbd) MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (0-0-0, 2-3-0, OHT35 #tbd) Links: ➤ UofR: Team Website ➤ MRU: Team Website Neither team has posted a new story on their website just yet. I want a chance to take a good look at the Bluegars’ new roster, since they were slated to lose some top talent. The Banjo-Cats look like your basic Regina team from what I have seen thus far. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (0-0-0, 4-4-0, OHT35 #tbd) U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (0-0-0, 5-0-0, OHT35 #tbd) Links: ➤ UofA: Bears ranked second to open 2023/24 ➤ UBC: Birds host Bears in playoff rematch to open new Canada West season This Friday night/Saturday afternoon series has the best potential of this opening weekend. The Evil Monkeys pulled off a sweep of Sask to raise their pre-season record to .500. So it is hard to say just what to expect of them. The T-irds’ record may not e as impressive as it looks. They played the SFU Globetrotters, Holy Trinity, and NAIT. OUT EAST (all exhibition games) Thu Sep 28 Ontario Tech at Brock 6:00 EDT Fri Sep 29 Laurier at Windsor 6:00 EDT Fri Sep 29 Ottawa at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT Fri Sep 29 Brock at York 7:15 EDT Sat Sep 30 Concordia at McGill 7:00 EDT Sat Sep 30 Waterloo at Nipissing 3:30 EDT Sat Sep 30 Western Ontario at Laurier (at St. Mary’s) Sun Oct 1 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 4:00 EST (all exhibition games) Wed Sep 27 Dalhousie 3 Acadia 5 Fri Sep 29 U.P.E.I. at Acadia 7:00 ADT Sat Sep 30 Saint Mary’s at St. F.X. 5:00 ADT Sat Sep 30 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie 2:00 ADT OUA-AUS Inter-Conference Fri Sep 29 Toronto Metro at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT Sat Sep 30 Toronto Metro at New Brunswick 6:00 ADT Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST Fri Sep 29 Augustana at Portage College (exhibition) 7:00 MDT Fri Sep 29 Vancouver Island at Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA) 7:00 AKDT Sat Sep 30 Vancouver Island at Alaska Fairbanks (NCAA) TBA Sat Sep 30 Logan Lake at Okanagan (regular season) 6:00 PDT Sat Sep 30 Simon Fraser at Michigan (NCAA) 7:00 CDT ACAC-BCIHL Inter-Conference Fri Sep 29 Victoria at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT Sat Sep 30 Victoria at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

September 24, 2023: BANJO-CATS BEAT BISONS REGINA COUGARS 5 MANITOBA BISONS 0 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofM: Schedule & Results ➤ UofR: Schedule & Results Quick Summary Reg: J. Doucet (01:29 2nd) , K. Runke (02:23 2nd) , D. McCabe (01:13 3rd) , E. Houk (02:23 3rd) , J. Borysiuk (17:48 3rd) Man: none Goal: Man: Thornton (31 shots, 26 saves); Reg: Evanoff (31 shots, 31 saves) Afternoon games often tend to be absurd, and this one was just that. Here’s how they lined up: Regina Goal 30 Evanoff (35 Meger) Defence 28 Christian - 4 Reimer 3 McCabe - 7 Sass 16 Schmidt - 2 King-Cunningham 32 Third Forwards 29 Doucet - 27 Barlage - 8 Brook 17 Barnstable - 14 Culling - 12 Houk 9 Shindle - 23 Pearce - 11 Runke 22 Asham-Moroz - 21 Borysiuk Scratches G 31 Anders D 20 Holoien F 10 Davis - 18 Whyte - 19 Bjorklund Manitoba Goal 30 Thornton - (34 Hawryluk) Defence 16 Hartje - 8 Toth 24 Wareham - 4 Malchuk 5 Casey - 25 Calder Forwards 18 Hooker - 9 Thiessen - 17 Veloso 11 Ostir - 19 Arpin - 20 Apetagon 14 Zimmerman - 28 Behun - 21 Basarab 10 Paulhus - 12 Trimble - 13 Sutter Scratches G 1 Harkness - 35 Murphy D 6 Fry - 27 Gottfried F 23 Fawkes - 26 Boucher - 29 King On paper, this was a much stronger Bison lineup than the one on Friday night. The shots ended at 31-31, which was a fair indication of the play. A pair of quick goals early in the 2nd gave Regina the cushion they needed. The same thing happened in the 3rd, with goals at almost identical times. The Bisons finish the pre-season at 1-3-0 and Regina is even-Steven at 3-3-0. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD N.A.I.T. OOKS 2 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 4 Links: ➤ NAIT: Schedule & Results ➤ UBC: Schedule & Results This looks like a more normal score than Saturday’s whitewash. The T-irds finish the pre-season at 5-0-0, with a light strength of schedule. VANCOUVER ISLAND MARINERS 1 TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 5 Links: ➤ VIU: X/Twitter ➤ TWU: Team Website Holy Trinity goes 3-0-0 on the weekend, with none of these games showing up on their schedule. They are 4-2-0 on the pre-season, but 0-2-0 against CW teams (i.e., UBC). NEXT UP Regular Season Thu Sep 28 MacEwan at Calgary 7:00 MDT Thu Sep 28 Saskatchewan at Manitoba 7:00 CDT Fri Sep 29 Alberta at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT Fri Sep 29 Calgary at MacEwan 7:00 MDT Fri Sep 29 Regina at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT Fri Sep 29 Saskatchewan at Manitoba 2:30 CDT Sat Sep 30 Alberta at U.B.C. 3:00 PDT Sat Sep 30 Regina at Mount Royal 5:00 MDT OUT EAST Exhibition Sat Sep 23 R.M.C. 3 Western Ontario 7 (late report) Sun Sep 24 Windsor 4 York 2 Thu Sep 28 Ontario Tech at Brock TBA Fri Sep 29 Laurier at Windsor 6:00 EDT Fri Sep 29 Ottawa at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT Fri Sep 29 Brock at York 7:15 EDT Sat Sep 30 Concordia at McGill 7:00 EDT Sat Sep 30 Waterloo at Nipissing 3:30 EDT Sat Sep 30 Western Ontario at Laurier TBA Regular Season Sun Oct 1 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 4:00 EST Exhibition Wed Sep 27 Dalhousie at Acadia 7:00 ADT Sat Sep 30 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie 2:00 ADT Sat Sep 30 Saint Mary’s at St. F.X. 5:00 ADT OUA-AUS Inter-Conference Games Fri Sep 29 Toronto Metro at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT Sat Sep 30 Toronto Metro at New Brunswick 5:00 ADT Links: ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST Fri Sep 29 Augustana at Portage College 7:00 MDT Fri Sep 29 Vancouver Island at Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA) 7:00 AKDT Sat Sep 30 Vancouver Island at Alaska Fairbanks (NCAA) TBA Sat Sep 30 Simon Fraser at Michigan (NCAA) 7:00 CDT Regular Season Sat Sep 30 Logan Lake at Okanagan 6:00 PDT ACAC-BCIHL Inter-Conference Games Fri Sep 29 Victoria at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT Sat Sep 30 Victoria at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

September 24, 2023: SUNDAY MORNING LINKS N.A.I.T. OOKS 1 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 10 Links: ➤ NAIT: Schedule & Results ➤ UBC: Schedule & Results ➤ UBC: Instagram This is a margin of victory I had not anticipated. The T-irds prior scores were 5-3 over SFU and 4-3 and 6-1 in a sweep over TWU. Remember that NAIT split with MacEwan earlier this pre-season. OUT EAST Sat Sep 23 R.M.C. at Western Ontario - still no report OUT WEST Sat Sep 23 Red Deer Poly 6 S.A.I.T. 3 Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results SUNDAY SCHEDULE Sun Sep 24 Regina (CW) at Manitoba (CW) 1:00 CDT Sun Sep 24 N.A.I.T. (ACAC) at U.B.C. (CW) 3:00 PDT Sun Sep 24 Vancouver Island (BCIHL) at Trinity Western (CW) 12:30 PDT Sun Sep 24 Windsor (OUA) v York (OUA) 2:00 pm EDT (at Ayr, ON)

September 23, 2023: NORWESTERS WIN ANOTHER LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES 5 REGINA COUGARS 0 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ LU: Lakehead downs Bisons to open Preseason (with boxscore) ➤ LU: Schedule & Results ➤ UofR: Schedule & Results Quick Summary Lake: Gerrie (12:19 1st) , Stiles (13:33 1st) , McNeill (07:11 2nd) , Gerrie (12:50 2nd) , Edwards (17:22 3rd) Reg: none Goal: Lake: Cicigoi (37 shots, 37 saves); Reg: Meger (26 shots, 21 saves) I was one of the select group of hockey fans to attend this game. It is fun to watch a game as a neutral observer every once in a while. The cliche for this one was “the score was no indication of the play”. Here’s how they lined up: Regina Goal 35 Meger (30 Evanoff) Defence 3 McCabe - 7 Sass 4 Reimer - 2 King-Cunningham 32 Third - 16 Schmidt Forwards 9 Shindle - 23 Pearce - 11 Runke 22 Asham-Moroz - 14 Culling - 12 Houk 29 Doucet - 27 Barlage - 8 Brook 28 Christian - 21 Borysiuk - 17 Barnstable Scratches G 31 Anders D 20 Holoien F 10 Davis - 18 Whyte - 19 Bjorklund Lakehead Goal 1 Cicigoi (30 Aiken) Defence 4 Wojciechowski - 8 Van Den Hurk 3 Whittaker - 22 Williams 28 McNeill - 5 Turpin 2 Borbely Forwards 11 DeGrazia - 17 Gerrie - 21 Pouliot 9 Smith - 24 Miles - 10 Badalamenti 16 Blackwell - 29 Edwards - 25 Massie 15 Ho - 14 Van Unen - 19 Stiles Scratches G 31 Wright D 18 Jette - 23 Massie F 13 Fox - 27 Mack Goaltending was the biggest difference in this game. Last year, Meger’s numbers were 1-7-0, 5.04 GAA, and .841 S%. He played about a third of Regina’s games. Adam Evanoff was their #1, and he was on the bench. For Lakehead, Cicigoi’s numbers were 10-5-0, 2.61 GAA, and .919 S%. Last night’s starter Max Wright was 8-3-0, 2.49 GAA, and .920 S%. Those numbers go a long way to explaining both games. The Nor’westers went 2-0-0 and are now finished their pre-season. Regina falls to 2-3-0. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2 ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 4 Links: ➤ UofS: Schedule & Results ➤ UofA: Schedule & Results Game 2 in the Cold Lake Series goes to the Evil Monkeys, and raises their pre-season record to 4-4-0. The Banjo-Mutts must be concerned about their 1-4-1 record. They open the regular season in Winnipeg on Thursday. CALGARY DINOSAURS 5 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2 Links: ➤ MRU: Schedule & Results ➤ UofC: Schedule & Results Both sides have finished their pre-seasons, with Bedrock U going 6-0-0 and the Bluegars going 2-3-0, with one game cancelled. Dinos have had the most impressive record in the CW thus far. N.A.I.T. OOKS 1 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 6 (after two periods) Links: ➤ NAIT: Schedule & Results ➤ UBC: Schedule & Results I’ll have to check for a final score on Sunday, I guess. OKANAGAN LAKERS 3 TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 6 Links: ➤ OKL: Instagram ➤ TWU: Team Website Holy Trinity is cleaning up against the BCIHL and ACAC, now 3-0-0. NEXT UP Sun Sep 24 Regina at Manitoba 1:00 CDT Sun Sep 24 N.A.I.T. (ACAC) at U.B.C. 3:00 PDT Sun Sep 24 Vancouver Island (BCIHL) at Trinity Western 12:30 PDT # OUT EAST Sat Sep 23 Guelph 1 Nipissing 2 (regular season) Sat Sep 23 Laurier 1 Waterloo 2 Sat Sep 23 McGill 4 Toronto Metro 0 Sat Sep 23 R.M.C. at Western Ontario - no report Sat Sep 23 Toronto 3 Ontario Tech 1 Sat Sep 23 Windsor 5 York 2 Sun Sep 24 Windsor v York 2:00 pm EDT (at Ayr, ON) none OUA-AUS Interconference Games Sat Sep 23 New Brunswick 5 Ottawa 4 Sat Sep 23 St. F.X. 6 U.Q.T.R. 5 Sat Sep 23 Queen’s 4 Dalhousie 2 Links: ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST Sat Sep 23 Red Deer Poly at S.A.I.T. - no report none ACAC-BCIHL Inter-Conference Games Sat Sep 23 Briercrest College 3 Simon Fraser 4 (so) Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results

September 23, 2023: SATURDAY MORNING LINKS Fri Sep 22 Logan Lake 1 Okanagan 6 Links: ➤ Instagram: Okanagan : Logan Lake ➤ X/Twitter: Okanagan ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results