2023-24 Manitoba Bisons/USports

[Hollywood]

March 16, 2024: SQUIRRELS GET BACK-TO-BACK SHUTOUTS
 

NEW BRUNSWICK REDS 7
TORONTO METROPOLITAN BOLD 0

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : USports
➤ USports: UNB dominates TMU 7-0 to advance to U CUP finals
➤ UNB: REDS Advance To U Cup Final, Beat Bold 7-0 (with boxscore)
➤ TMU: Bold thrashed by undefeated REDS in semi-final of National Championship (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
UNB: S. McGurn (05:04 1st), K. McCallum (06:58 1st), C. Kammerer (15:47 1st), A. Keating (02:12 2nd), K. Landry (08:12 2nd), C. Baber (00:38 3rd), J. Willms (14:38 3rd)
TMU: none
Goal: UNB: Richard (22 shots, 22 saves); TMU: Edmonds (48 shots, 41 saves)

This was over early. The UNBREDS outshot The Bald 24-3 in the 1st period and racked up a 3-0 lead. They have outscored their opponents 11-0 over two games. They also have yet to lose this year. Is Vegas offering odds on the final?

 

U.Q.T.R. PATRIOTES 5
MCGILL REDBIRDS 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : USports
➤ USports: UQTR gets clutch win over McGill 5-4 to reach U Cup finals
➤ McGill: Schedule & Results
➤ UQTR: Team Website

Quick Summary
McG: X. Fortin (14:14 1st), A. Gagnon (07:56 2nd), A. Gagnon (15:07 2nd), E. Uba (19:12 2nd)
UQTR: S. Lafrance (08:13 1st), E. Cournoyer (17:01 1st), W. Dumoulin (07:35 2nd), V. Milot-Ouellet (19:29 2nd), C. Frenette (16:19 3rd)
Goal: McG: Shank (28 shots, 23 saves); UQTR: Gravel (29 shots, 25 saves)

This unofficial RSEQ championship was quite an even game. However, neither team had the kind of goaltending needed to pull of a monumental upset against The Squirrels. UQTR built a 3-1 lead, but then McGill stormed back to lead 4-3. The winning goal was scored in the last 4 minutes, but then McGill never really got their goaltender out for any length of time.

NEXT UP

Sun Mar 17 Toronto Metro v McGill (bronze game) 11:00 EDT/10:00 CDT
Sun Mar 17 New Brunswick v U.Q.T.R. (gold game) 5:00 EDT/4:00 CDT


OUT WEST
 

Sat Mar 16 Red Deer Poly 2 Concordia-Edmonton 1 (RDP leads series 2-0)
Fri Mar 22 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Mar 23 Red Deer Poly at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT (if necessary)
Sun Mar 24 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT (if necessary)

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results

[Hollywood]

March 17, 2024: YET ANOTHER SHUTOUT FOR THE UNBREDS
 

TORONTO METROPOLITAN BOLD 2
MCGILL REDBIRDS 3
(Bronze Medal Game)

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : USports
➤ USports: McGill takes over late to win 3-2 over TMU for bronze
➤ TMU: TMU's late collapse to McGill leaves Bold empty-handed at U CUP (with boxscore)
➤ McGill (Saturday late): U SPORTS HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP: Pats ground Redbirds with late-game heroics in thrilling semifinal (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
McG: S. Huard (19:55 1st), B. Frattaroli (14:04 3rd), B. Frattaroli (18:39 3rd)
TMU: E. Roberts (02:30 1st), J. Doherty (07:52 3rd)
Goal: McG: Shank (26 shots, 24 saves); TMU: Edmonds (31 shots, 28 saves)

Morning hockey is hard to watch, but it can’t be easy to play, either. With The Bald clinging to a 2-1 lead late in the 3rd, McGill scored two late goals to claim the bronze. They deserve credit for this, having played the Saturday night game. McGill has no game story posted, but they did post a late story on Saturday’s semi-final (linked).

 

NEW BRUNSWICK REDS 4
U.Q.T.R. PATRIOTES 0
(Gold Medal Game)

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : USports
➤ USports: UNB defeats UQTR 4-0 to take the 2024 U Cup
➤ UNB: U Cup Champs and Perfect (with boxscore)
➤ UQTR: Team Website

Quick Summary
UNB: B. Gilmour (07:52 1st), C. Morgan (15:09 1st), A. Keating (04:34 3rd), I. Nurse (19:23 3rd)
UQTR: none
Goal: UNB: Richard (23 shots, 23 saves); UQTR: Gravel (32 shots, 29 saves)

So three straight shutouts for the Squirrels, and not one loss all season. Watching this one, it never seemed like UQTR had a prayer. I admit that once the Jets’ game started (around the end of the 1st period) my attention was primarily on that one. After UNB, the rest of the field, and several teams eliminated in conference playoffs, were basically of the same calibre.


NEXT UP

Exhibition games in September!