2024-25 Manitoba Bisons/USports

[Hollywood]

November 8, 2024: A BISON-FREE FRIDAY
 

With the Bisons on a bye week, it was a bit of a disappointing evening. There was just one good game, and that was one which surprised me.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
 

CALGARY DINOSAURS 3
REGINA COUGARS 1

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofC: Late heroics send Dinos to third straight win (with boxscore)
➤ UofR: Team Website

Quick Summary
Calg: J. Joseph (08:39 3rd) , D. Melin (19:00 3rd) , M. Patterson (19:21 3rd)
Reg: C. Whyte (04:31 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (22 shots, 21 saves), Reg: Evanoff (31 shots, 29 saves)

The Banjo-Cats rebounded from last week’s disastrous road-trip with a solid effort against Bedrock U. After two periods it was a 0-0 game, with shots even at 14-14. Regina scored early in the 3rd, then had a powerplay where they could have taken charge. However, Bedrock U’s Jadon Joseph stepped out of the box and scored on the ensuing breakaway. The Dinos got a bit of luck, after sustained pressure, and scored with a minute left, followed shortly by an empty-netter. Tough luck, Kittens. Final note: The Bedrock roster was two men short.
 

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 1
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 6

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ TWU: Spartans Fall to Saskatchewan (with boxscore)
➤ UofS: Dogs Extend Winning Streak to Four, Down Spartans 6-1 (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
TWU: S. May (09:47 3rd)
Sask: C. Jordan (09:19 1st) , L. Kosior (15:41 1st) , R. Pelletier (06:10 2nd) , C. Petruic (13:10 2nd) , M. Gross (02:04 3rd) , T. Prefontaine (14:10 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Sommer (46 shots, 40 saves), Sask: Kooy (21 shots, 20 saves)

Well, it looks like last week may have been the apex of Holy Trinity’s season. They had to play one man down in this one, and the Banjo-Mutts disposed of them rather handily. Each side had two roughing calls, and Spartan Matteo Lamoureux had a 5-&-a-game in the mid-2nd period.
 

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 6

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ MacU: Early deficit too much to overcome for Griffins in 6-3 loss to Golden Bears (with boxscore) (with boxscore and video)
➤ UofA: Bears offence explodes in 6-3 rivalry win over MacEwan (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
MacU: M. Pasemko (06:56 2nd) , E. Sundar (16:16 2nd) , V. Scott (18:19 3rd)
Alta: T. Laventure (02:49 1st) , C. McClennon (03:23 1st) , T. Preziuso (11:48 1st) , S. Tschigerl (12:49 1st) , T. Laventure (06:40 2nd) , M. Ward (06:15 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Ironside (L) (10 shots, 6 saves) Ward (25 shots, 23 saves), Alta: Kruger (23 shots, 20 saves)

My focus on the Regina-Calgary game caused me to overlook this encounter. The Evil Monkeys scored four goals in less than 13 minutes, chasing starting goaltender Carson Ironside from The Family Guys’ goal. The game was basically over at that time.
 

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 5
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UBC: Solid effort earns T-Birds much-needed win over Mount Royal (with boxscore)
➤ MRU: MHKY: Cougars struggle against T-Birds to lose their first at home

Quick Summary
UBC: S. Mutala (18:56 1st) , C. McDonald (05:49 2nd) , L. Kindree (11:44 2nd) , J. Wismer (13:37 2nd) , J. Williams (12:06 3rd)
MRU: T. Gould (02:14 3rd) , C. Hanus (09:19 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Schwebius (20 shots, 18 saves), MRU: Farkas (L) (26 shots, 22 saves) Sims (8 shots, 7 saves)

I was looking forward to this as the feature match-up of the weekend. But Friday night was a dud. The T-irds owe the Bluegars revenge after that miracle come-back earlier in the season. In this one, the T-irds dominated the 1st period, outshooting the Bluegars 13-2. However, it was just 1-0. In the 2nd period, UBC made it 4-0 and were cruising. In a season of injuries across the CW, MRU played one man short.

NEXT UP
Sat Nov 9 Trinity Western at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Calgary at Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Alberta at MacEwan 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 U.B.C. at Mount Royal 5:00 MST/6:00 CST

OUT EAST
 

Fri Nov 8 Waterloo 1 Windsor 4
Fri Nov 8 Toronto Metropolitan 3 Brock 2
Fri Nov 8 Nipissing 1 Lakehead 3
Fri Nov 8 Ontario Tech 5 U.Q.T.R. 2
Fri Nov 8 Ottawa 1 R.M.C. 0 (suspended)
Fri Nov 8 Concordia 3 McGill 1
Fri Nov 8 Carleton 2 Queen's 6
Sat Nov 9 Toronto Metropolitan at Guelph 2:30 EST
Sat Nov 9 Laurier at Windsor 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Nipissing at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Waterloo at Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Carleton at R.M.C. 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 York at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Ottawa at Queen's 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sun Nov 10 Brock at Guelph 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Sun Nov 10 Toronto at Laurier 5:00 EST/4:00 CST
Sun Nov 10 McGill at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
 

Fri Nov 8 Dalhousie 3 U.P.E.I. 6
Fri Nov 8 Moncton 3 Acadia 4
Fri Nov 8 New Brunswick 8 Saint Mary's 1
Sat Nov 9 Moncton at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 U.P.E.I. at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 New Brunswick at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST
 

Fri Nov 8 Concordia-Edmonton 1 Briercrest College 4
Fri Nov 8 S.A.I.T. 4 Portage College 2
Fri Nov 8 UA-Augustana 3 Red Deer Poly 6
Sat Nov 9 Concordia-Edmonton at Briercrest College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 S.A.I.T. at Portage College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 9 Red Deer Poly at UA-Augustana 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
 

Fri Nov 8 Victoria 4 Simon Fraser 1
Sat Nov 9 Victoria at Okanagan 6:15 PST/8:15 CST

Non-conference
Fri Nov 8 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 0 St. Lawrence (NCAA) 4 EX
Sat Nov 9 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at SUNY-Plattsburgh TBD EX

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

[Hollywood]

November 9, 2024: NOTHING BUT SWEEPS
 

Amongst the Friday night winners, only the Evil Monkeys got a scare on Saturday.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
 

CALGARY DINOSAURS 3
REGINA COUGARS 1

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofC: Dinos earn road sweep of Cougars (with boxscore)
➤ UofR: Team Website

Quick Summary
Calg: M. Patterson (12:35 1st) , J. Gricius (07:09 2nd) , C. Gutenberg (05:40 3rd)
Reg: L. Barlage (10:24 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (22 shots, 21 saves), Reg: Evanoff (37 shots, 34 saves)

The Banjo-Cats were always behind in this one. However, they were much better than last weekend when they were swept by Holy Trinity.
 

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 1
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 7

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ TWU: Spartans Drop Second Straight to No. 8 Saskatchewan (with boxscore)
➤ UofS: Huskies Take Down Spartans 7-1 in Ethan Chadwick's Huskie Debut (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
TWU: C. Farren (13:48 3rd)
Sask: E. Regnier (10:16 1st) , D. Holt (03:46 2nd) , T. Prefontaine (04:47 2nd) , J. Pillar (08:29 2nd) , C. Stebbings (13:06 2nd) , J. Pillar (05:39 3rd) , C. Saleski (15:36 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Audet (49 shots, 42 saves), Sask: Chadwick (22 shots, 21 saves)

The headline on the Sask story references that their 3rd string goaltender, Ethan Chadwick, started for the first time. He often dresses as the backup whilst Kooy and Ross alternate starts. In any event, Holy Trinity was ripped from start to finish. Combined with the Regina-Calgary series, last week’s Spartan sweep of the Banjo-Cats is hard to figure.
 

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 2
(in overtime)

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ MacU: Griffins were minutes away from win before conceding two late goals and losing in OT to Bears (with boxscore and video)

Quick Summary
Alta: J. Prokop (16:53 3rd) , J. Smallwood (17:44 3rd) , S. Tschigerl (00:08 1st OT)
MacU: C. Chorney (12:16 1st) , C. Chorney (18:36 1st)
Goal: Alta: Palmer (22 shots, 20 saves), MacU: Ironside (33 shots, 30 saves)

The Family Guys were up 2-0 with just over three minutes left in the game. Then, POOF! The game is tied and headed to 8 seconds of overtime. Sean Tschigerl’s OT winner was his 8th goal of the season.
 

U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 5
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UBC: Finding their form, T-Birds sweep Cougars in Calgary (with boxscore)
➤ MRU: MHKY: Cougars suffer similar fate to UBC to lose third in a row

Quick Summary
UBC: J. Wright (11:28 1st) , J. Lambos (14:10 1st) , T. Thorpe (01:06 2nd) , J. Williams (03:21 2nd) , T. Thorpe (03:42 3rd)
MRU: J. Lies (06:36 2nd) , D. Milliken (06:53 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Schwebius (32 shots, 30 saves), MRU: Farkas (L) (11 shots, 7 saves) Sims (16 shots, 15 saves)

Two disappointing high-profile games in two nights! For the second night in a row, we had a 5-2 game and one where the Bluegars started Shane Farkas in goal and pulled him. The T-irds had slumped below .500 coming into this weekend and really needed to prove themselves. It looks like this is shaping up as another season where the five “Tier 1” teams are basically interchangeable.

NEXT UP
Fri Nov 15 Mount Royal at Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 Alberta at Regina 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 Calgary at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 MacEwan at Trinity Western 7:15 PST/9:15 CST

STANDINGS

OUT EAST
 

Sat Nov 9 Toronto Metropolitan 5 Guelph 1
Sat Nov 9 Laurier 1 Windsor 4
Sat Nov 9 Nipissing 2 Lakehead 3 (ot)
Sat Nov 9 Waterloo 0 Western Ontario 4
Sat Nov 9 Carleton 6 R.M.C. 2
Sat Nov 9 York 2 U.Q.T.R. 3 (so)
Sat Nov 9 Ottawa 5 Queen's 1
Sun Nov 10 Brock at Guelph 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Sun Nov 10 Toronto at Laurier 5:00 EST/4:00 CST
Sun Nov 10 McGill at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Thu Nov 14 Brock at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Thu Nov 14 Concordia at Ottawa 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
 

Sat Nov 9 Moncton 2 Saint Mary's 3 (ot)
Sat Nov 9 U.P.E.I. 4 St. F.X. 3
Sat Nov 9 New Brunswick 6 Acadia 1
Wed Nov 13 U.P.E.I. at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST
 

Sat Nov 9 Concordia-Edmonton 6 Briercrest College 4
Sat Nov 9 S.A.I.T. 4 Portage College 1
Sat Nov 9 Red Deer Poly 5 UA-Augustana 0
Fri Nov 15 Briercrest College at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 UA-Augustana at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 S.A.I.T. at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
 

Sat Nov 9 Victoria 4 Okanagan 2
Fri Nov 15 Simon Fraser at Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:30 PST/9:30 CST

Non-conference
Sat Nov 9 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 5 SUNY-Plattsburgh (ACHA) 6 EX

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

Edited November 10 by Hollywood

[Hollywood]

Preview: November 15-16, 2024: MOUNT ROYAL at MANITOBA
 

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (7-3-0, 9-4-1, OHT35 #5)
MANITOBA BISONS (2-4-2, 5-11-2, OHT35 #20)

Friday, November 15th at 7:00 CT at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Saturday, November 16th at 1:00 CT at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg

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

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: An NHL Draft pick and All-Canadian, Riley Stotts feeling at home with Manitoba
➤ GoBisons: Surging men's hockey squad welcomes Mount Royal to Wayne Fleming Arena for key series
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Other Links:
➤ MRU: Cougars hockey stays in U SPORTS Top 10 after winless weekend
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page ∞ Top 10
➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings
➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Daily Schedule
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats ∞ Daily Schedule
➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Last series:
➤ Jan 12/24: UM 0 MRU 9: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore)
➤ Jan 13/24: UM 0 MRU 3: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore)

The Bluegars have looked like world-beaters one weekend, and above-average (i.e., still pretty good) on others. It looks like the CW has become a two-tiered conference like last year. The Bisons could use some home-ice wins against Tier 1 teams this year. They came close two weeks ago in the opener against Sask.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW
 

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (9-1-0, 12-6-1, OHT35 #1)
REGINA COUGARS (1-9-0, 2-13-1, OHT35 #34)

Links:
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ UofR: Team Website

The mismatch of the weekend award goes to .... this series. After being swept by Holy Trinity, the Banjo-Cats played well against Calgary last weekend. So there is a ray of hope about this one. Funny that after this weekend the Evil Monkeys will have played 8 games against Tier 2 teams, and just 4 against Tier 1 teams.
 

CALGARY DINOSAURS (6-3-1, 12-4-1, OHT35 #7)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (6-5-1, 10-5-1, OHT35 #11)

Links:
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ UBC: Critical divisional series on tap as T-Birds host Dinos
➤ UBC: Cole Schwebius earns CW Men’s Hockey Player-of-the-Week (links to CW site)

This should be the feature series of the weekend. However, last weekend the T-irds mopped up MRU in what was supposed to be that weekend’s feature series. If UBC wants a top two finish in the West division (and home ice in the quarter-finals) they need a split here, at minimum. For Bedrock U, will they finally be able to ice a full squad? They are usually two or three men short in recent weeks. It was a bit of a shock when these teams opened the season with a Dino sweep on the coast. In a scheduling quirk, this series brings UBC to the mid-way point of the season.
 

MACEWAN GRIFFINS (4-5-1, 7-8-1, OHT35 #15)
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2-8-0, 4-12-0, OHT35 #29)

Links:
➤ MacU: Three Stars: Croft, Sank, Sundar earn honours
➤ MacU: Road Preview: MHKY visits Trinity Western, while basketball teams bus to Calgary
➤ TWU: this Week in Sparta

I admit that I had written off Holy Trinity earlier in the season. However, they did rally to sweep Regina, who had looked below-average but respectable. The Family Guys have been so-so thus far, including a respectable 1-4-1 against Tier 1 teams. This could be Holy Trinity’s last good chance to get back in the race.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE
Fri Nov 15 Alberta at Regina 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 Mount Royal at Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 Calgary at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 MacEwan at Trinity Western 7:15 PST/9:15 CST
Sat Nov 16 Mount Royal at Manitoba 2:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Alberta at Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Calgary at U.B.C. 3:00 PST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 MacEwan at Trinity Western 7:15 PST/9:15 CST

OUT EAST
 

Sun Nov 10 Brock 6 Guelph 3
Sun Nov 10 Toronto 6 Laurier 2
Sun Nov 10 McGill 3 Concordia 7
Thu Nov 14 Brock 3 Ontario Tech 2 (so)
Thu Nov 14 Concordia 3 Ottawa 4 (ot)
Fri Nov 15 Windsor at Toronto Metropolitan 6:00 EST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 Laurier at Nipissing 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 Guelph at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 U.Q.T.R. at Toronto 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 McGill at Waterloo 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 York at Carleton 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 McGill at Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Western Ontario at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 U.Q.T.R. at Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EST/5:15 CST
Sat Nov 16 Guelph at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Windsor at Toronto 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Laurier at Nipissing 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 R.M.C. at Carleton 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Queen's at York 7:15 EST/6:15 CST
Sun Nov 17 Queen's at Ontario Tech 3:30 EST/2:30 CST
 

Thu Nov 14 U.P.E.I. 4 Saint Mary's 8 (from Nov 13th)
Fri Nov 15 Moncton at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 New Brunswick at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Moncton at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 New Brunswick at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Acadia at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST
 

Fri Nov 15 Briercrest College at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 UA-Augustana at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 S.A.I.T. at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Briercrest College at Portage College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Concordia-Edmonton at UA-Augustana 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 N.A.I.T. at S.A.I.T. 6:45 MST/7:45 CST
 

Fri Nov 15 Simon Fraser at Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Nov 15 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:30 PST/9:30 CST
Sat Nov 16 Simon Fraser at Okanagan 6:15 PST/8:15 CST
Sat Nov 16 Victoria at Vancouver Island 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

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

[Hollywood]

November 15, 2024: BISONS EDGED IN FRIDAY MATCH-UP
 

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4
MANITOBA BISONS 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ MRU: Team Website
➤ UofM: Team Website

Quick Summary
MRU: R. Anhorn (02:19 1st) , C. Bouchard (07:36 1st) , C. Hanus (19:49 1st) , J. Tarzwell (13:59 2nd)
Man: J. Hooker (03:35 2nd) , G. Lane (18:07 2nd) , H. Ostir (04:00 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Farkas (30 shots, 27 saves), Man: Holt (42 shots, 38 saves)

MANITOBA
Goal:
31 Holt (30 Thornton)

Defence:
8 Toth - 25 Calder
15 Bonni - 4 Malchuk
5 Casey - 24 Wareham

Forwards:
20 Zaplitny - 18 Hooker - 17 Bruce
9 Alarie - 22 Stotts - 11 Ostir
23 Lane - 19 Arpin - 28 Behun
10 Paulhus - 29 King - 14 Zimmerman

Scratches:
G: 34 Hawryluk
2 Whittle - 6 Fry
F: 12 Trimble - 13 Sutter - 16 Joss - 21 Pasternak - 26 Boucher

MOUNT ROYAL
Goal:
31 Farkas (35 Sims)

Defence:
21 Hanus - 6 Olafson
4 Smythe - Walker
25 Aquilon - 5 Ladyman

Forwards:
20 Zandee - 8 Moe - 19 Milliken
23 Trazwell - 12 Bouchard - 7 Fromm-Delorme
15 Anhorn - 13 Gould - 26 Poffenroth
16 Lies - 14 Wiens - 22 Rawji

Scratches:
G: 33 Laser-Hulme
-
F: 9 Patton - 10 Holmes - 11 Martens - 18 Stevenson - 24 Rowland

Those lines for the Bluegars changed a lot throughout the game.

The Bisons got off to a slow start, at one time trailing 7-0 on the shot clock and 3-0 on the 1st period scoreboard. Once down 2-0, the Herd rallied a fair bit and it was a back-and-forth period. Clay Hanus scored with just 11 seconds left in the period to make it 3-0, on a shot Braden Holt would like back.

The 2nd period was a good one for the Bisons. Captain Hooker converted a powerplay (with his 5th of the season) to cut the lead to 3-1. After a close call at the Bluegar goal, Josh Tarzwell converted a counter-attack to make it 4-1, and my hopes were basically dashed. However, Grady Lane scored his first as a Bison on a goal-mouth scramble to make it 4-2 heading home.

Within four minutes of the 3rd period, Hayden Ostir converted a high slot shot to make it 4-3. Try as they might, the Bisons were unable to draw even. They ended the game on the PP.

There were very few penalties in this one. The Bisons were 1-for-4 on the PP, and the Bluegars were 0-for-2.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
 

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5
REGINA COUGARS 2

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

Quick Summary
Alta: T. Nash (16:59 1st) , T. Preziuso (04:40 2nd) , E. Florchuk (08:20 2nd) , A. de la Gorgendiere (17:50 3rd) , J. Hall (18:17 3rd)
Reg: K. Runke (13:03 1st) , S. Kesslering (06:23 3rd)
Goal: Alta: Kruger (19 shots, 17 saves), Reg: Fellner (32 shots, 29 saves)

The scoreline in this game is misleading, in that the Evil Monkeys notched a pair of empty-netters at the end of the game. The Banjo-Cats are not that bad, as shown last weekend against Calgary. It really makes me wonder how they could not pick up even one win against Holy Trinity.
 

CALGARY DINOSAURS 1
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 5

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofC: >Team Website
➤ UBC: T-Birds grind down Dinos for fifth win in last six games (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Calg: N. King (15:34 2nd)
UBC: J. Williams (12:36 1st) , T. Rask (19:40 1st) , S. Mutala (02:42 2nd) , S. Huo (16:20 2nd) , C. McNabb (05:38 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (L) (27 shots, 22 saves), Martin (7 shots, 7 saves), UBC: Schwebius (15 shots, 14 saves)

My anticipated feature match-up last weekend between the T-irds and Bluegars, turned into a dud, and this rematch between the T-irds and Bedrock U is following suit. These teams faced off in British California to open the season, and their rematch is also on the coast. Why? The CW schedule is a bit of a mess this year. Of note, starting Dino goaltender Carl Tetachuk was yanked in the 2nd period. On a positive note, the Dinos iced a full roster for the first time in a long time.
 

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 8
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 5

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ TWU: Spartans Fall to Visiting MacEwan (with boxscore and video)

Quick Summary
MacU: L. Dowhaniuk (03:06 1st) , E. Mercer (09:05 1st) , L. Ryan (03:16 2nd) , C. Cabana (18:05 2nd) , S. Simard (03:45 3rd) , L. Schaufler (13:43 3rd) , V. Scott (18:33 3rd) , B. Boyle (19:19 3rd)
TWU: L. Spadafora (16:09 1st) , L. Spadafora (17:50 1st) , Z. Whittaker (06:01 3rd) , C. Lowe (07:28 3rd) , J. Krahn (19:12 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Ironside (18 shots, 13 saves), TWU: Sommer (34 shots, 28 saves)

Thirteen goals, and only Luke Spadafora of Holy Trinity had two. The Family Guys had two empty-netter in this one, with Holy Trinity notching one with an empty net in-between. Could these teams repeat this offensive outburst?

NEXT UP

Sat Nov 16 Mount Royal at Manitoba 2:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Alberta at Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Calgary at U.B.C. 3:00 PST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 MacEwan at Trinity Western 7:15 PST/9:15 CST

STANDINGS

OUT EAST
 

Fri Nov 15 Windsor 3 Toronto Metropolitan 2 (ot)
Fri Nov 15 Laurier 1 Nipissing 4
Fri Nov 15 Guelph 4 Lakehead 3
Fri Nov 15 U.Q.T.R. 3 Toronto 0
Fri Nov 15 McGill 4 Waterloo 3 (ot)
Fri Nov 15 York 4 Carleton 6
Sat Nov 16 McGill at Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Western Ontario at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 U.Q.T.R. at Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EST/5:15 CST
Sat Nov 16 Guelph at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Windsor at Toronto 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Laurier at Nipissing 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 R.M.C. at Carleton 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Queen's at York 7:15 EST/6:15 CST
Sun Nov 17 Queen's at Ontario Tech 3:30 EST/2:30 CST
 

Fri Nov 15 Moncton 4 St. F.X. 3 (so)
Fri Nov 15 New Brunswick 9 Dalhousie 2
Sat Nov 16 Moncton at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 New Brunswick at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Acadia at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST
 

Fri Nov 15 Briercrest College 4 Portage College 2
Fri Nov 15 UA-Augustana 4 Concordia-Edmonton 1
Fri Nov 15 S.A.I.T. 6 N.A.I.T. 2
Sat Nov 16 Briercrest College at Portage College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Concordia-Edmonton at UA-Augustana 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 N.A.I.T. at S.A.I.T. 6:45 MST/7:45 CST
 

Fri Nov 15 Vancouver Island 7 Victoria 3
Fri Nov 15 Simon Fraser 4 Logan Lake 5
Sat Nov 16 Victoria at Vancouver Island 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Nov 16 Simon Fraser at Okanagan 6:15 PST/8:15 CST

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

[Hollywood]

November 16, 2024: BAD 3RD PERIOD DOOMS THE BISONS
 

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4
MANITOBA BISONS 1

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ MRU: Team Website
➤ UofM: MHKY: Bisons' comeback falls short in 4-3 loss to Mount Royal (Friday late)

Quick Summary
MRU: D. Milliken (10:43 1st) , J. Lies (02:18 3rd) , R. Aquilon (14:18 3rd) , S. Moe (17:15 3rd)
Man: J. Hooker (09:44 2nd)
Goal: MRU: Sims (14 shots, 13 saves), Man: Thornton (54 shots, 50 saves)

First, the line-ups were the same as for Friday night, except that both sides started their Friday back-up goaltender. The Bisons also switched Caden Zaplitny from wing to centering Michael King’s line, with King going the other way.

The game started like Friday’s games, with the Bluegars carrying the play but the Bisons hanging in there. Mid-way through the 2nd period, Captain Hooker scored on the PP (his 6th), to tie the game. A few shifts later it appeared that the Bisons were getting the lead. Michael King put one through Riley Sims’ 5-hole, but Bluegar defender Leith Olafson reached across to deflect the puck away before it could cross the line. That was your TSN Turning Point.

The Bisons were dreadful in the 3rd period, being outshot 22-3 and outscored 3-0. MRU’s go-ahead goal was a PP on a chintzy call, but that happens. (Each teams 1-for-3 on the PP, BTW.)

This puts the Bisons half-way through their toughest stretch of the season, of 8 consecutive games against Tier 1 opposition. They have just 1 point in the first four games. They need more points from the next four games.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
 

CALGARY DINOSAURS 0
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofC: T-Birds snap Dinos win streak (with boxscore) (Friday late)
➤ UofC: Dinos' attack silenced in Vancouver (with boxscore)
➤ UBC: Schwebius shuts out Dinos as T-Birds complete sweep, earn fourth straight win (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Calg: none
UBC: L. Kindree (16:44 2nd) , J. Wright (05:01 3rd) , T. Thorpe (18:15 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (30 shots, 28 saves), UBC: Schwebius (19 shots, 19 saves)

The T-irds were sub-.500 not so long ago, but back-to-back sweeps of the Bluegars and Bedrock U has them back in the hunt for 1st place. Their goaltender, Cole Schwebius, faced just 34 shots over two games. The Bisons are off to Bedrock U next weekend.
 

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 9
REGINA COUGARS 1

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

Quick Summary
Alta: K. Belcourt (01:45 1st) , T. Nash (03:07 1st) , T. Nash (07:25 1st) , A. Thacker (08:04 1st) , J. Hall (09:43 2nd) , E. Florchuk (12:05 2nd) , E. Florchuk (15:17 2nd) , A. Thacker (18:01 2nd) , E. Florchuk (18:36 2nd)
Reg: E. Houk (13:25 1st)
Goal: Alta: Palmer (16 shots, 15 saves), Reg: Evanoff (L) (5 shots, 1 saves), Fellner (30 shots, 25 saves)

Yikes! Banjo-Cat starting goaltender Adam Evanoff stopped just one of the five shots he faced before being yanked after 8 minutes. Eric Florchuk scored his 4th, 5th, and 6th goals of the season to pace the Evil Monkeys in this destruction.
 

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 5
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 4
(in overtime)

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ MacU: Griffins' offence explodes for eight goals in wild 8-5 win over Trinity Western (with boxscore and video) (Friday late)
➤ MacU: Dowhaniuk plays hero as Griffins beat Spartans 5-4 in OT to complete weekend sweep (with boxscore and video)
➤ TWU: Spartans Fall in Overtime to Macewan Griffins (with boxscore and video)

Quick Summary
MacU: S. Comrie (04:26 1st) , S. Simard (09:18 2nd) , V. Scott (17:51 2nd) , C. Cabana (09:32 3rd) , L. Dowhaniuk (04:29 1st OT)
TWU: J. Pomeroy (02:50 1st) , M. Spafford (07:25 2nd) , S. Cameron (04:53 3rd) , J. Jurgeneit (11:32 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Ward (22 shots, 18 saves), TWU: Sommer (43 shots, 38 saves)

Holy Trinity put up a good scrap in this one, though quite outplayed overall. This weekend’s results suggest that neither Regina nor Holy Trinity is likely to mount a serious challenge for a playoff berth.

NEXT UP

Fri Nov 22 Regina at MacEwan 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 22 Manitoba at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 22 Saskatchewan at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 22 Trinity Western at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

STANDINGS

OUT EAST

Sat Nov 16 Western Ontario 4 Concordia 5
Sat Nov 16 McGill 3 Brock 2
Sat Nov 16 Windsor 5 Toronto 4
Sat Nov 16 U.Q.T.R. 2 Toronto Metropolitan 5
Sat Nov 16 R.M.C. 2 Carleton 4
Sat Nov 16 Guelph 1 Lakehead 9
Sat Nov 16 Laurier 3 Nipissing 4 (ot)
Sat Nov 16 Queen's 2 York 1 (ot)
Sun Nov 17 Queen's at Ontario Tech 3:30 EST/2:30 CST
Wed Nov 20 Western Ontario at Toronto Metropolitan 6:00 EST/5:00 CST
Wed Nov 20 Carleton at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Wed Nov 20 R.M.C. at Queen's 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
 

Sat Nov 16 Moncton 1 Dalhousie 3
Sat Nov 16 New Brunswick 0 St. F.X. 1
Sat Nov 16 Acadia 4 U.P.E.I. 2
Wed Nov 20 New Brunswick at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST

Sat Nov 16 Briercrest College 4 Portage College 1
Sat Nov 16 Concordia-Edmonton 3 UA-Augustana 8
Sat Nov 16 N.A.I.T. 2 S.A.I.T. 6
Fri Nov 22 Red Deer Poly at Briercrest College 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Nov 22 Portage College at UA-Augustana 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 22 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
 

Sat Nov 16 Victoria 0 Vancouver Island 3
Sat Nov 16 Simon Fraser 1 Okanagan 4
Fri Nov 22 Simon Fraser at Victoria 7:30 PST/9:30 CST

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

[Hollywood]

November 18, 2024: SUNDAY/MONDAY LINKS
 

Links:
➤ MRU: Cougars Catchup: November 18th, 2024
➤ UofM: MHKY: Big third period lifts Cougars to 4-1 win over Bisons (with boxscore)

The game stories were posted very late on the Bluegar-Bison series. The CW teams are slipping with this. Regina hasn't posted since their losses to Holy Trinity.
 

[Hollywood]

Preview: November 22-23, 2024: MANITOBA at CALGARY
 

MANITOBA BISONS (2-6-2, 5-13-2, OHT35 #23)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (6-5-1, 12-6-1, OHT35 #10)

Friday, November 22nd at 7:00 MST/8:00 CST at Father David Bauer Arena, Calgary
Saturday, November 23rd at 6:00 MST/CST at Father David Bauer Arena, Calgary

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

Other Links:
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page ∞ Top 10
➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings
➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Daily Schedule
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats ∞ Daily Schedule
➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Last series:
➤ Jan 19/24: UC 5 UM 1: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore)
➤ Jan 20/24: UC 5 UM 1: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore)

The Bisons are now half-way through their toughest stretch of the season, where they have 8 straight games against Tier 1 opponents. They had one point against Sask, and none against MRU. Now they have consecutive road series, this weekend in the Town of Bedrock, and next weekend in British California against the red-hot T-irds. They need to get something out of these series.

The Dinos have had problems icing a full roster. It looks like they have now healed. Will former Dino Riley Stotts be able to burn his former team?

In a scheduling note, the Bisons have added a holiday away game, at the Minnesota State Mavericks on December 30th. That follows a game on December 29th against the Omaha Mavericks, and precedes a game on January 3rd at Bemidji State and January 4th at North Dakota.


ELSEWHERE IN THE CW
 

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (9-3-0, 16-4-0, OHT35 #4)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (11-1-0, 14-6-1, OHT35 #1)

Links:
➤ UofS: Huskie Happenings (Nov. 22-23, 2024)
➤ Huskie Fan: Men’s Hockey
➤ UofA: Bears Hockey to host first-ever Teddy Bear Toss on Friday

The Evil Monkeys swept the Banjo Mutts earlier. Can they do it again? The Monkeys have played just four games against Tier 1 opponents. I suspect that their ranking will slip with more GPS. Both sides put together a good broadcast, so this should be worth a watch.

 

REGINA COUGARS (1-11-0, 2-15-1, OHT35 #35)
MACEWAN GRIFFINS (6-5-1, 9-8-1, OHT35 #16)

Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ MacU: Three Stars: Jaksic, Dowhaniuk, Butler earn honours
➤ MacU: Pasemko leading Griffins in scoring after battling through adversity in NCAA and injuries in 2023-24
➤ MacU: Former Griffins excited for inaugural hockey alumni games Dec. 7

Things are looking grim for the Banjo-Cats. A t minimum, they need a win this weekend. Since they already trail the Family Guys by 11 points, any further loss of ground could have them eliminated by Christmas.
 

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2-9-1, 4-13-1, OHT35 #28)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (9-3-1, 11-4-1, OHT35 #5)

Links:
➤ TWU: this Week in Sparta
➤ MRU: Cougars hang on to U SPORTS Top 10 spots in men’s and women’s hockey
➤ MRU: Players Bench Athletes of the Week: November 11-17

Holy Trinity did pick up a point against MacEwan last weekend. I have my doubts that they’ll be able to do so in this one. In the last 10 games between these teans, MRU is 9-0-1 and TWU is 1-8-1.


COMPLETE SCHEDULE
Fri Nov 22 Manitoba at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 22 Saskatchewan at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 22 Regina at MacEwan 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 22 Trinity Western at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Regina at MacEwan 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Trinity Western at Mount Royal 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Manitoba at Calgary 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Saskatchewan at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

Note: The game between U.B.C. and Simon Fraser on Sat Nov 23 has been cancelled.

OUT EAST
 

Sun Nov 17 Queen's 4 Ontario Tech 0
Wed Nov 20 Western Ontario 2 Toronto Metropolitan 6
Wed Nov 20 Carleton 2 U.Q.T.R. 1
Wed Nov 20 R.M.C. 3 Queen's 6
Fri Nov 22 Lakehead at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Fri Nov 22 Toronto at Guelph 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Fri Nov 22 Concordia at Brock 6:00 EST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 22 Ottawa at Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 22 Nipissing at York 8:00 EST/7:00 CST
Fri Nov 22 U.Q.T.R. at Ontario Tech 11:00 EST/10:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 R.M.C. at Western Ontario 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Ontario Tech at McGill 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Toronto at Brock 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Ottawa at Waterloo 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Queen's at Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EST/5:15 CST
Sat Nov 23 Laurier at York 7:15 EST/6:15 EST
Sat Nov 23 Lakehead at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Nov 23 Concordia at Guelph 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sun Nov 24 McGill at Carleton 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
 

Wed Nov 20 New Brunswick 2 U.P.E.I. 0
Fri Nov 22 Moncton at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 22 Saint Mary’s at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 22 Acadia at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Acadia at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 U.P.E.I. at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST


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

OUT WEST
 

Fri Nov 22 Red Deer Poly at Briercrest College 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Nov 22 Portage College at UA-Augustana 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 22 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Red Deer Poly at Briercrest College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 N.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 UA-Augustana at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
 

Fri Nov 22 Simon Fraser at Victoria 7:30 PST/9:30 CST
Sat Nov 23 Simon Fraser at Vancouver Island 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

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

[Hollywood]

November 22, 2024: BISONS SUNK BY SHORTHANDED GOALS
 

MANITOBA BISONS 1
CALGARY DINOSAURS 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UofC: Howell becomes program's winningest coach with victory over Bisons (with boxscore & video)
➤ UofC: Dinos YouTube

Quick Summary
Man: C. Zaplitny (15:00 1st)
Calg: S. Strange (05:58 2nd) , J. Gricius (11:43 2nd) , D. Melin (15:04 2nd) , C. Gengenbach (04:51 3rd)
Goal: Man: Holt (37 shots, 33 saves), Calg: Tetachuk (22 shots, 21 saves)

There was quite an ebb-and-flow to this game. In the end, the Dinos had a Yabba Dabba Doo time.

In the 1st period, the Bedrock Boys started strong for about 12 minutes, then it went back-and-forth until Caden Zaplitny scored his 2nd of the season to give the Bisons the lead. This even though period shots wound up 14-3 in favour of the Dinos.

Oh, but that 2nd period. It was a combination of bad luck and bad management for the Bisons. They outshot the Dinos 16-7 and carried the play roughly in accordance with that stat. This allowed them to generate powerplay time. However, on those powerplays the Dinos outscored the Bisons 2-0. Those two goals bracketed another Dino goal, all of which came from ridiculous give-aways by the Bisons. On the game tying goal, Braden Holt left his crease in pursuit of a Dino forward and was badly burned as the net was left empty. This period left the Bisons a page right out of history.

Sadly, the Bisons seemed to surrender in the 3rd period. Shots were 16-3 for the Dinos. Were they saving themselves for Saturday’s rematch? One can dream, I guess.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
 

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofS: Alberta Earns 4-2 Win Over Huskies Thanks to Hattrick from Connor McClennon (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: Opportunistic Golden Bears snap Huskies win streak
➤ UofA: McClennon's hat-trick powers 4-2 Bears win (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Sask: T. Wong (12:37 2nd) , C. Petruic (15:17 3rd)
Alta: C. McClennon (05:07 1st) , C. McClennon (02:37 3rd) , J. Prokop (10:53 3rd) , C. McClennon (18:57 3rd)
Goal: Sask: Ross (30 shots, 27 saves), Alta: Kruger (22 shots, 20 saves)

Since all four games on Friday night were held in Saudi Alberta, it was hard to see multiple games. I did manage to see the very ending of this one. The Evil Monkeys can sure score. This win makes them 3-0 against the Banjo-Mutts this season thus far.
 

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 4
REGINA COUGARS 2

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ MacU: Scott's late power play goal, special teams prowess carry Griffins past Regina 4-2 (with boxscore and video) [/color][/i]

Quick Summary
Reg: P. Bjorklund (08:42 2nd) , M. Culling (05:09 3rd)
MacU: L. Hughes (15:11 1st) , S. Comrie (17:33 1st) , V. Scott (16:08 3rd) , S. McLean (19:35 3rd)
Goal: Reg: Evanoff (27 shots, 24 saves), MacU: Epp (28 shots, 26 saves)

This was a fairly even game all night. The Family Guys broke a 2-2 tie in the last 4 minutes before putting it away with an empty-netter. MacU went 2-for-6 on the PP, and the Banjo-Cats were 0-for-3, and that was the difference. This pretty much buries the Kittens’ hopes for a playoff berth. They trail Mac by 13 points now.
 

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 3
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ TWU: Spartans Battle Mount Royal in Loss (with boxscore)
➤ MRU: MHKY: Zandee's three assists helps Cougars scrape past Spartans (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
TWU: D. DuBois (09:18 2nd) , M. Lamoureux (18:13 2nd) , C. Lowe (07:31 3rd)
MRU: Z. Rawji (01:21 1st) , Z. Rawji (07:36 2nd) , J. Lies (16:41 2nd) , C. Hanus (02:27 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Summers (44 shots, 40 saves), MRU: Farkas (22 shots, 19 saves)

Holy Trinity was kept alive in this game by the powerplay, going 2-for-9. Meanwhile, they took just two minors, one for delay of game. Nevertheless, the Bluegars get the two points they need and Trinity moves even further away from the playoffs, now 10 points out.

NEXT UP

Sat Nov 23 Regina at MacEwan 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Trinity Western at Mount Royal 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Manitoba at Calgary 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Saskatchewan at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

STANDINGS
 

OUT EAST
 

Fri Nov 22 Lakehead 5 Windsor 1
Fri Nov 22 Toronto 3 Guelph 4
Fri Nov 22 Concordia 6 Brock 3
Fri Nov 22 Ottawa 2 Laurier 1
Fri Nov 22 Nipissing 4 York 3 (so)
Fri Nov 22 U.Q.T.R. 7 Ontario Tech 3
Sat Nov 23 R.M.C. at Western Ontario 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Ontario Tech at McGill 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Toronto at Brock 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Ottawa at Waterloo 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Queen's at Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EST/5:15 CST
Sat Nov 23 Laurier at York 7:15 EST/6:15 EST
Sat Nov 23 Lakehead at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Nov 23 Concordia at Guelph 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sun Nov 24 McGill at Carleton 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
 

Fri Nov 22 Moncton 2 New Brunswick 5
Fri Nov 22 Saint Mary’s 8 Dalhousie 2
Fri Nov 22 Acadia 3 St. F.X. 2 (ot)
Sat Nov 23 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 Acadia at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 U.P.E.I. at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST
 

Fri Nov 22 Red Deer Poly 3 Briercrest College 5
Fri Nov 22 Portage College 2 UA-Augustana 4
Fri Nov 22 Concordia-Edmonton 7 N.A.I.T. 4
Sat Nov 23 Red Deer Poly at Briercrest College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 N.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 23 UA-Augustana at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
 

Fri Nov 22 Simon Fraser 3 Victoria 5
Sat Nov 23 Simon Fraser at Vancouver Island 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

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

 

[Hollywood]

November 23, 2024: BISONS SWEPT IN THE TOWN OF BEDROCK
 

MANITOBA BISONS 1
CALGARY DINOSAURS 7

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UofC: Melin's hat trick fuels Dinos sweep of Bisons (with boxscore & video)
➤ UofC: Dinos YouTube

Quick Summary
Man: E. Alarie (05:39 1st)
Calg: D. Melin (06:50 1st) , M. Patterson (11:18 1st) , J. Gricius (08:05 2nd) , T. Galloway (13:05 2nd) , N. King (13:58 2nd) , D. Melin (12:27 3rd) , D. Melin (18:30 3rd)
Goal: Man: Holt (41 shots, 34 saves), Calg: Tetachuk (23 shots, 22 saves)

After my Saturday shopping run-around I fell asleep and got up when this game was 3-1 for the Dinos. I was just in time to see the Dinos score twice within a minute, after which the white flag was flying.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
 

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 2
REGINA COUGARS 3
(In a shootout.)

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ MacU: Griffins lose lead in third period, fall in a shootout to hard-working Cougars (with boxscore and video) [/color][/i]

Quick Summary
Reg: E. Pearce (07:46 1st) , J. Doucet (00:55 3rd)
MacU: K. Chabot (00:38 1st) , L. Hughes (02:59 2nd)
Goal: Reg: Evanoff (23 shots, 211 saves), MacU: Epp (35 shots, 33 saves)

The Banjo-Cats’ odds of getting back in the playoff race were slim and none, so keeping them at slim with this SOW is something, I guess.
 

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 2
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 7

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ TWU: Spartans Drop Road Contest with No. 8 Mount Royal (with boxscore)
➤ MRU: MHKY: Dominant second period leads Cougars to convincing win over Trinity Western (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
TWU: J. Krahn (01:12 1st) , L. Spadafora (04:53 1st)
MRU: C. Hanus (14:04 1st) , K. Walker (01:02 2nd) , J. Wiens (10:54 2nd) , J. Tarzwell (12:56 2nd) , L. Olafson (13:26 2nd) , M. Ladyman (08:08 3rd) , C. Bouchard (12:36 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Sommer (51 shots, 44 saves), MRU: Sims (17 shots, 15 saves)

After giving the Bluegars a scare on Friday night, Holy Trinity grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first five minutes of this one. But then MRU cranked it up and demolished them the rest of the way.
 

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofS: Josh Pillar Scores Twice to Lead Huskies in Upset Win over Alberta (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: Men’s hockey Huskies earn important split against Alberta
➤ UofA: Team Website

Quick Summary
Sask: B. Tkachuk (04:32 2nd) , J. Pillar (07:46 2nd) , C. Stebbings (05:30 3rd) , J. Pillar (17:57 3rd) , J. Ball (19:37 3rd)
Alta: S. Tschigerl (10:53 1st) , S. Popowich (05:52 3rd) , C. McClennon (19:01 3rd)
Goal: Sask: Kooy (31 shots, 28 saves), Alta: Palmer (29 shots, 25 saves)

Once I gave up on the Bison game, I switched to this one. Very well played game. The Evil Monkeys run out of magic in this one.

NEXT UP

Fri Nov 29 MacEwan at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Alberta at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Trinity Western at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Manitoba at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

STANDINGS
 

OUT EAST
 

Sat Nov 23 R.M.C. 3 Western Ontario 6
Sat Nov 23 Ontario Tech 0 McGill 6
Sat Nov 23 Toronto 4 Brock 0
Sat Nov 23 Ottawa 3 Waterloo 2 (ot)
Sat Nov 23 Queen's 3 Toronto Metropolitan 2
Sat Nov 23 Laurier 5 York 2
Sat Nov 23 Lakehead 1 Windsor 3
Sat Nov 23 Concordia 7 Guelph 0
Sun Nov 24 McGill at Carleton 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Wed Nov 27 R.M.C. at Ottawa 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
 

Sat Nov 23 St. F.X. 5 Saint Mary's 4 (ot)
Sat Nov 23 Acadia 2 Dalhousie 3 (so)
Sat Nov 23 U.P.E.I. 2 Moncton 3 (so)
Wed Nov 27 Dalhousie at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Wed Nov 27 Saint Mary’s at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST
 

Sat Nov 23 Red Deer Poly 2 Briercrest College 4
Sat Nov 23 N.A.I.T. 6 Concordia-Edmonton 1
Sat Nov 23 UA-Augustana 10 Portage College 2
Fri Nov 29 Portage College at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Briercrest College at S.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 N.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
 

Sat Nov 23 Simon Fraser 1 Vancouver Island 10
Fri Nov 29 Vancouver Island at Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Victoria at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 7:00 PST/9:00 CST EX

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

[Hollywood]

Preview: November 29-30, 2024: MANITOBA at U.B.C.
 

MANITOBA BISONS (2-8-2, 5-15-2, OHT35 #23)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (8-5-1, 12-5-1, OHT35 #9)

Friday, November 29th at 7:00 PST/9:00 CST at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
Saturday, November 30th at 3:00 PST/5:00 CST at Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre

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

Other Links:
➤ UBC: A rare ‘Birds vs Bisons battle as UBC looks to keep hot streak going
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page ∞ Top 10
➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings
➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Daily Schedule
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats ∞ Daily Schedule
➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links

Last series:
➤ Jan 5/24: UBC 3 UM 1: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore)
➤ Jan 6/24: UBC 3 UM 1: LeagueStat : Game Story (with boxscore)

The Bisons are off to British California for the only time this season, to face the T-irds. Their only series against Holy Trinity will be at home.

UBC had a sparse pre-season, with two wins against each of Simple Simon Fraser’s Globetrotters and Holy Trinity. They sputtered out of the gate, not surpassing the .500 mark until November 8th. They are coming off sweeps of MRU (5-2 and 5-2) and Calgary (5-1 and 3-0), followed by a bye week. It could be said that they have been playing better than anybody over their last four games.

Meanwhile, the Bisons are ending their most difficult stretch of the season, having played Saskatchewan, Mount Royal, and Calgary in the last three weekends. They are 0-5-1 in that stretch.

The linked preview story offers this assessment by T-ird coach Sven Butenschon:

"They've added a strong recruiting class, strong WHL players," said Butenschon of the Bisons. "They added a veteran in Riley Stotts who transferred from Calgary who's a prolific All-Star in our league. Great goaltender in (Braden) Holt who had a great WHL career. It looks like they're still trying to find their rhythm and maybe they're underachieving a little bit this year but hopefully it doesn't happen against us when they figure it out."

For players to watch, UBC has two Top 20 scorers in Sasha Mutala (14 GP, 4 G, 12 A, 16 P) and Sam Huo (13 GP, 6 G, 7 A, 13 P). The Bisons’ top two centres are hovering at or near the PPG level, with Jonny Hooker (12 GP, 6 G, 6 A, 12 P) and Riley Stotts (12 GP, 3 G, 8 A, 11 P). The issue for the Bisons here is whether their overwhelmed defence can find sufficient form to hold off the UBC forwards.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW
 

MACEWAN GRIFFINS (7-5-2, 10-8-2, OHT35 #17)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (10-3-0, 17-5-0, OHT35 #4)

Links:
➤ MacU: Three Stars: Obasuyi, Epp, Sank earn honours
➤ MacU: Road Preview: Semester concludes with volleyball at UBC, MHKY at Saskatchewan
➤ UofS: Huskie Happenings (Nov. 29-30, 2024)
➤ Huskie Fan: Men’s Hockey (with audio link)

The Banjo-Mutts have hit their stride and would be a tough opponent for anybody. The Family Guys have more-or-less established themselves as a middle-of-the-road USports program. MacEwan are 5-0-1 against Regina and Holy Trinity so far, which gives their overall standing a big boost. Otherwise, they have a 5-1 win over UBC and a shootout win over Manitoba. Any points they can get here would be a bonus.
 

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2-11-1, 4-15-1, OHT35 #28)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (8-5-1, 14-6-1, OHT35 #7)

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

Technically, this game is part of Holy Trinity’s playoff race. They are presently 12 points behind both UBC and the Bedrock Dinos. I have to think that the Dinos are looking at this as a must sweep weekend.
 

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (12-2-0, 15-7-1, OHT35 #5)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (11-3-0, 13-4-1, OHT35 #6)

Links:
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ MRU: Team Website

This should be the feature series of the weekend. It is a home-and-home schedule. Also, it is the only series of the season between these teams. After struggling in the pre-season, the Evil Monkeys have regained their usual form and can score by the bushel. They have 69 goals to lead the CW, followed by MRU, UBC, and Sask all tied for 2nd with 55. Incidentally, the top five teams are all very close in the GA category, Calgary leading with 32, Alberta and Sask with 35, and MRU and UBC with 36.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Nov 29 MacEwan at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Alberta at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Trinity Western at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Manitoba at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 MacEwan at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Manitoba at U.B.C. 3:00 PST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Trinity Western at Calgary 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Mount Royal at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

OUT EAST
 

Wed Nov 27 R.M.C. 1 Ottawa 5
Fri Nov 29 Toronto Metropolitan at Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Waterloo at R.M.C. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Lakehead at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Carleton at Ottawa 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 York at McGill 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Fri Nov 29 U.Q.T.R. at Queen's 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Nov 30 Laurier at Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 York at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 U.Q.T.R. at R.M.C. 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Waterloo at Queen's 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Sat Nov 30 Toronto at McGill 3:30 EST/2:30 CST
Sat Nov 30 Ottawa at Carleton 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Toronto Metropolitan at Windsor 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Western Ontario at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Windsor at Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Nipissing at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Laurier at Guelph 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
 

Wed Nov 27 Dalhousie 2 St. F.X. 6
Wed Nov 27 Saint Mary’s 3 Moncton 1
Fri Nov 29 Acadia at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 St. F.X. at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Saint Mary’s at New Brunswick 4:00 AST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Acadia at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST
 

Fri Nov 29 Portage College at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 Briercrest College at S.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Nov 29 N.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Portage College at Red Deer Poly 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Briercrest College at S.A.I.T. 2:45 PM MST
Sat Nov 30 UA-Augustana at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
 

Fri Nov 29 Vancouver Island at Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Vancouver Island at Okanagan 6:00 PST/8:00 CST

Non-Conference Games
Fri Nov 29 Victoria at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 7:00 PST/9:00 CST EX

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

[Hollywood]

November 29, 2024: FIRST PERIOD KILLS BISON HOPES
 

MANITOBA BISONS 2
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 7

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UBC: T-Birds overpower Bisons for fifth straight win (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Man: J. Arpin (16:07 2nd) , J. Hooker (00:32 3rd)
UBC: T. Rask (02:20 1st) , J. Wright (04:11 1st) , J. Wright (08:03 1st) , S. Huo (14:36 1st) , S. Atkinson (16:39 1st) , C. Latimer (12:10 2nd) , J. Form (19:59 3rd)
Goal: Man: Holt (L) (16 shots, 11 saves), Thornton (22 shots, 20 saves), UBC: Schwebius (19 shots, 17 saves)

This was a rough start for the Herd. The T-irds scored on their first two shots (which took four minutes) and by the end of the 1st period had five goals on 16 shots. That spelled the end of the night for starting goalie, Braden Holt. Kolby Thornton only gave up one goal per period thereafter, the last one with just one second left. However, when down 5-0 it is hard to see the result being in doubt. The other three Friday night CW games were all 3-0 after the 1st period.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
 

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 0
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 6

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ MacU: Griffins can't dig out of early hole in tough 6-0 loss to Saskatchewan (with boxscore)
➤ UofS: Vince Loschiavo's Hattrick Leads Dogs to Lopsided Win Over Griffins (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: A Ross shutout and a Loschiavo hat trick make the difference

Quick Summary
MacU: none
Sask: V. Loschiavo (02:42 1st) , V. Loschiavo (05:43 1st) , D. Holt (16:18 1st) , K. Sorensen (16:38 2nd) , L. Keeler (10:05 3rd) , V. Loschiavo (15:02 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Epp (30 shots, 24 saves), Sask: Ross (22 shots, 22 saves)

Similar to the Bison game, this was (almost) over at the end of the 1st period. The Family Guys could not be expected to rally against the Banjo-Mutts. The Bisons will be happy that they lost no ground, at least.
 

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 0
CALGARY DINOSAURS 7

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ TWU: Spartans Fall to Calgary Dinos on the Road (with boxscore)
➤ UofC: Dinos ride power play to 7-0 rout of Spartans (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
TWU: none
Calg: J. Gricius (07:58 1st) , C. Gengenbach (08:53 1st) , J. Gricius (17:52 1st) , Z. Wytinck (03:37 2nd) , D. Sydor (10:00 2nd) , N. King (11:19 3rd) , L. Hauer (13:50 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Sommer (L) (42 shots, 36 saves), Savage (5 shots, 4 saves), Calg: Martin (25 shots, 25 saves)

This was the third one-sided game of the evening. (Good thing last-placed Regina had the bye!) Holy Trinity yanked goaltender Leon Summer 11 minutes into the 3rd period after he gave up his 6th goal of the game. Rookie Cole Savage then came on to play his first 8 minutes of CW hockey. The Spartans, rather than Bedrock U, were the ones to play a man short in this one.
 

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 1
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ MRU: MHKY: Cougars play best game of the year, defeat Golden Bears at home (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Alta: J. Prokop (00:57 2nd)
MRU: J. Wiens (01:30 1st) , J. Lies (04:26 1st) , J. Tarzwell (09:35 1st) , B. Stevenson (18:28 3rd)
Goal: Alta: Kruger (39 shots, 36 saves), MRU: Farkas (25 shots, 24 saves)

This was the feature game of the nght, but it was also 3-0 after the 1st period. This is a big win for the Bluegars. The fact that they outshot the Evil Monkeys by such a large margin is something that would not have happened to the Apes of the past. In any event, it seems to me that the more games the CW’s top tier teams play against one another, the more they will condense in the standings.

NEXT UP

Sat Nov 30 MacEwan at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Manitoba at U.B.C. 3:00 PST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Trinity Western at Calgary 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Mount Royal at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

STANDINGS

OUT EAST

Fri Nov 29 Toronto Metropolitan 1 Western Ontario 3
Fri Nov 29 Waterloo 2 R.M.C. 1 (ot)
Fri Nov 29 Lakehead 0 Ontario Tech 3
Fri Nov 29 Carleton 6 Ottawa 3
Fri Nov 29 York 3 McGill 7
Fri Nov 29 U.Q.T.R. 2 Queen's 3
Sat Nov 30 Laurier at Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 York at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 U.Q.T.R. at R.M.C. 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Waterloo at Queen's 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Sat Nov 30 Toronto at McGill 3:30 EST/2:30 CST
Sat Nov 30 Ottawa at Carleton 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Toronto Metropolitan at Windsor 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Western Ontario at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Windsor at Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Nipissing at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Laurier at Guelph 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
 

Fri Nov 29 Acadia 3 New Brunswick 5
Fri Nov 29 St. F.X. 6 U.P.E.I. 1
Sat Nov 30 Saint Mary’s at New Brunswick 4:00 AST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Acadia at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST
 

Fri Nov 29 Portage College 3 Red Deer Poly 7
Fri Nov 29 Briercrest College 5 S.A.I.T. 2
Fri Nov 29 N.A.I.T. 3 UA-Augustana 5
Sat Nov 30 Portage College at Red Deer Poly 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Nov 30 Briercrest College at S.A.I.T. 2:45 PM MST
Sat Nov 30 UA-Augustana at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
 

Fri Nov 29 Vancouver Island 8 Logan Lake 1
Fri Nov 29 Victoria 1 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 5 (EX)
Sat Nov 30 Vancouver Island at Okanagan 6:00 PST/8:00 CST

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

Edited Saturday at 09:35 AM by Hollywood

[Hollywood]

November 30, 2024: BIRDS EDGE BISONS IN GOAL-FEST
 

MANITOBA BISONS 5
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 7

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UBC: ‘Birds and Bisons put on offensive show as UBC holds on for sixth straight win (with boxscore & video)

Quick Summary
Man: A. Sutter (03:21 2nd) , J. Hooker (10:05 2nd) , P. Malchuk (11:10 2nd) , E. Alarie (17:49 2nd) , A. Sutter (03:12 3rd)
UBC: J. Lee (00:56 1st) , C. Latimer (01:51 1st) , C. Douglas (02:00 2nd) , J. Wright (05:34 2nd) , S. Huo (08:29 2nd) , B. Keon (14:47 2nd) , C. Douglas (12:40 3rd)
Goal: Man: Holt (30 shots, 25 saves), Thornton (L) (16 shots, 14 saves), UBC: Mirwald (21 shots, 16 saves)

Once again, the Bisons fell behind early. However, this time they fought back gamely and could have stolen a point with any breaks. Braden Holt started in goal, again. On Friday he was pulled in the 1st intermission down 5-0. In this game, he was pulled mid-2nd period down 5-1.

Back-to-back powerplay goals mid-2nd period got the Bisons back in the game, at 5-3. The period ended 6-4 for the T-irds, that’s four goals each in a wild period. Andre Sutter scored early in the 3rd period (his 2nd of the night and season) and suddenly it was a 6-5 game. However, the period was fairly uneventful in comparison to the 2nd. UBC had an insurance goal but there were no penalties, nor any rambunctious behaviour.

Of note, Dexter Whittle returned to the Bison blueline. He was injured in pre-season against the Manitoba Moose. They could still use a 6'4" 225 lbs. blueliner going forward.

The Herd have now become the last team in the CW to hit the mid-way mark. They have just three series against Tier 1 teams (home and away against Sask and at home against Alberta) and four series against Tier 2 teams (home and away against Regina, and at home against MacEwan and Trinity).

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
 

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 2
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 10

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ UofS: Dogs Dominate in 10-2 Trouncing of Griffins (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: Entering 2025 on a high note

Quick Summary
MacU: K. Chabot (12:15 1st), C. Chorney (12:37 1st)
Sask: L. Keeler (00:31 1st), B. Tkachuk (11:10 1st), C. Stebbings (15:16 1st), L. Keeler (00:16 2nd), K. Sorensen (04:23 2nd), V. Loschiavo (07:57 2nd), J. Ball (09:55 2nd), C. Petruic (17:19 2nd), R. Pelletier (01:34 3rd), B. Tkachuk (10:58 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Epp (L) (19 shots, 12 saves), Ironside (11 shots, 8 saves), Sask: Ross (25 shots, 23 saves)

Were the Banjo-Mutts that good? Or were the Family Guys that bad? This game overlapped the Bison game so I missed it. Here the interesting observations from the summary:
1. MacEwan played one man short.
2. Roddy Ross started both games in the Mutts’ goal this weekend, ending their rotation system for the first time this season.
3. The shots were just 30-25 in favour of the Mutts.
4. There was a brouhaha 4:49 into the 2nd period, where three players on each side had 10-minute misconducts.
 

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 2
CALGARY DINOSAURS 3

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ TWU: Spartans Battle Calgary Dinos in One-goal Loss (with boxscore)
➤ UofC: Team Website

Quick Summary
TWU: . Klessens (07:04 1st) , L. Spadafora (19:59 1st)
Calg: Z. Wytinck (14:33 2nd) , M. Stewart (12:42 3rd) , C. Gengenbach (13:27 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Sommer (38 shots, 35 saves), Calg: Tetachuk (19 shots, 17 saves)

Holy Trinity threw a major scare into Bedrock U in this one. They outshot the Dinos 13-6 in the 1st period, and held a 2-0 lead. However, the Dinos wore down the short-staffed Spartans (they were down two men), out-shooting them 16-2 in the 2nd period and 16-4 in the 3rd to rally for the win. The tying and winning goals were scored less than a minute apart, at 12:42 and 13:27 of the 3rd period.
 

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5

Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : Game Centre
➤ UofA (Friday late): Cougars earn first blood in battle of division leaders (boxscore)
➤ UofA: Palmer, Preziuso star in 5-2 Alberta win (boxscore)
➤ MRU: Team Website

Quick Summary
MRU: J. Tarzwell (00:49 2nd), J. Wiens (04:24 3rd)
Alta: T. Preziuso (05:22 1st), T. Preziuso (18:11 1st), J. Prokop (19:56 1st), A. Thacker (09:36 3rd), T. Laventure (10:46 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Farkas (26 shots, 21 saves), Alta: Palmer (34 shots, 32 saves)

I saw a large portion of this game and it was worthy of the status of a game between division leaders. The Evil Monkeys were led by their powerplay. They were outshot 34-26 on the evening, but when you go 3-for-7 on the PP, with a short-handed goal for good measure, you usually win. It was kind of a streaky game. The Monkeys led 3-0, the Bluegars made it 3-2, then a quick pair in the 3rd made it 5-2 final.

NEXT UP

Thu Dec 5 U.B.C. at Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Dec 6 Regina at Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Dec 6 Trinity Western at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Dec 7 Regina at Manitoba 5:00 CST
(end of 1st semester)

STANDINGS
 

OUT EAST
 

Sat Nov 30 Laurier 2 Brock 4
Sat Nov 30 York 1 Concordia 6
Sat Nov 30 U.Q.T.R. 5 R.M.C. 0
Sat Nov 30 Waterloo 2 Queen's 3
Sat Nov 30 Toronto 3 McGill 6
Sat Nov 30 Ottawa 4 Carleton 5 (ot)
Sat Nov 30 Toronto Metropolitan 3 Windsor 2
Sat Nov 30 Western Ontario 1 Ontario Tech 4
Sun Dec 1 Windsor at Brock 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Nipissing at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sun Dec 1 Laurier at Guelph 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Wed Dec 4 Western Ontario at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Thu Dec 5 Laurier at Waterloo 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
(end of 1st semester)
 

Sat Nov 30 Saint Mary’s 3 New Brunswick 7
Sat Nov 30 U.P.E.I. 5 Dalhousie 1
Sat Nov 30 Acadia 4 Moncton 5
Wed Dec 4 Saint Mary's at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
(end of 1st semester)

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

OUT WEST
 

Sat Nov 30 Portage College 2 Red Deer Poly 5
Sat Nov 30 Briercrest College 1 S.A.I.T. 2
Sat Nov 30 UA-Augustana 3 N.A.I.T. 6
(end of 1st semester)
 

Sat Nov 30 Vancouver Island 2 Okanagan 4
(end of 1st semester)

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

[Hollywood]

December 1, 2024: SUNDAY MORNING LINKS

GoBisons.ca has not posted anything about the UBC series. But there are a couple of late links shared here, along with some All-Star news.
 

Links:
➤ MacU: Special teams play, penalties cost Griffins in rough 10-2 loss to Huskies (with boxscore & video)
 

Links:
➤ UofC: Persistence pays off as Dinos finish off sweep of Spartans (with boxscore & video)

NEWS
 

The almost-annual USports Selects v Team Canada Juniors series is now announced for December 12th and 13th. Daytime weekday games are not exactly what I'm looking for, but there you go.

The results since 2000 are as follows:
Dec 16, 2000 at Toronto: Team Canada 5, OUA All-Stars 3
Dec 17, 2000 at Toronto: Team Canada 6, OUA All-Stars 5 (so)
Dec 13, 2001 at Toronto: OUA All-Stars 4, Team Canada 3
Dec 14, 2001 at Toronto: Team Canada 5, OUA All-Stars 0
Dec 14, 2002 at Halifax: Team Canada 5, AUS Selects 2
Dec 15, 2002 at Halifax: Team Canada 3, AUS Selects 2
Dec 14, 2003 at Kitchener: Team Canada 2, OUA All-Stars 0
Dec 15, 2003 at Kitchener: Team Canada 9, OUA All-Stars 1
Dec 14, 2004 at Winnipeg: Manitoba Bisons 4, Team Canada 2
Dec 15, 2004 at Winnipeg: Team Canada 6, Manitoba Bisons 3
Dec 15, 2005 at Vancouver: Team Canada 8, UBC Thunderbirds 1
Dec 15, 2006 at Calgary: Calgary/Lethbridge 5, Team Canada 4
Dec 13, 2007 at Calgary: Team Canada v Calgary Dinosaurs (cancelled, mumps)
Dec 15, 2009 at Saskatoon: Sask/Regina 4, Team Canada 2
Dec 14, 2010 at Toronto: Team Canada 6, OUA Selects 2
Dec 17, 2011 at Calgary: Team Canada 7, Calgary/Lethbridge 4
Dec 12, 2012 at Edmonton: Alberta Golden Bears 4, Team Canada 1
Dec 13, 2012 at Calgary: Team Canada 2, Calgary/Lethbridge/MRU 0
Dec 14, 2013 at Toronto: Team Canada 3, Toronto Selects 0
Dec 13, 2014 at Toronto: Team Canada 10, Toronto Selects 3
Dec 14, 2014 at Toronto: Team Canada 3, Toronto Selects 0
Dec 12, 2015 at Toronto: CIS 5, Team Canada 4 (so)
Dec 13, 2015 at Toronto: Team Canada 5, CIS 0
Dec 12, 2016 at Boisbriand: Team Canada 5, USports 3
Dec 13, 2016 at Boisbriand: Team Canada 3, USports 0
Dec 13, 2017 at St. Catharines: USports 3, Team Canada 0
Dec 14, 2017 at St. Catharines: USports 4, Team Canada 3
Dec 12, 2018 at Victoria: Team Canada 3, USports 2 (so)
Dec 13, 2018 at Victoria: USports 5, Team Canada 3
Dec 14, 2018 at Victoria: USports 5, Team Canada 1
Dec 11, 2019 at Oakville: Team Canada 4, USports 3
Dec 12, 2019 at Oakville: USports 2, Team Canada 1
Dec 2020 at Edmonton and Calgary: Games against Alberta Golden Bears, Mount Royal Cougars, and Calgary Dinosaurs were cancelled due to Covid lockdowns.
Dec 11, 2021 at Calgary: Team Canada 3, UofA/UofC/MRU/GMU 0
Dec 12, 2021 at Calgary: Team Canada 7, UofA/UofC/MRU/GMU 2
Dec 11, 2022 at Moncton: Team Canada 5, AUS Selects 2
Dec 12, 2022 at Moncton: Team Canada 3, AUS Selects 2
Dec 12, 2023 at Oakville: Team Canada 4, USports 2
Dec 13, 2023 at Oakville: USports 6, Team Canada 1

FWIW, going back to the 1990s, Team Canada leads CW opponents 10-5, and lead the OUA and AUS 17-2-1. However, the combined USports/CIS all-stars hold a 7-6 edge.

The former USports historical link has disappeared from their newly designed and downgraded website. I included the Web Archive link for it. The Fandom/Wikia link has all the games, plus links to stories and summaries where available.

Links:
➤ USports (Web Archive): U SPORTS Men's Hockey All Star Game
➤ Fandom/Wikia: All-Star Games
➤ Hockey Canada: World Juniors hopefuls take on U SPORTS All-Stars in two games at selection camp
 

The BCIHL All-Stars will face both UBC and Holy Trinity to end the holiday break. Both games are scheduled for Nanaimo (home of the VIU Mariners, and several Nanaimo Bars). On January 3rd they play UBC at 7:15 p.m. and on January 4th they play former BCIHL opponent, the TWU Spartans at 4:30 p.m. The BCIHL's last All-Star Game was against the Kazakhstan Juniors in December 2018, a 2-0 loss.

Links:
➤ BCIHL: BCIHL All-Stars to Face Off Against UBC Thunderbirds and TWU Spartans
➤ BCIHL: BCIHL Names First Ten All-Star Roster Players

 

Edited Sunday at 07:48 PM by Hollywood