2016-17 Manitoba Bisons/CIS

[Hollywood]

CIS BOOKMARKS

The Bisons got an early recruiting announcement in, so time for a new thread for 2016-17. Here is post #1, which has all the bookmarks you need to follow CIS hockey. Links will be updated when new schedules etc. are released. And sometimes URLs change or sites vanish. So here is the first of a double post.

League Sites:
CIS Men's Hockey Site - Tw - FB
... sub-links : Standings : Schedule/Results : Playoffs : U-Cup
Canada West Men's Hockey Site - Tw - FB  
... sub-links : Schedule/Results/Links : History and Records : Media Stats
OUA Men's Hockey Site - Tw - FB
... sub-links : Schedule/Results
AUS Men's Hockey Site - Tw - FB
... sub-links : Schedule/Results
ACAC Men's Hockey Site
BCIHL Site

Canada West Team Sites:
Alberta Golden Bears - Tw - FB
Calgary Dinos - Tw - FB
Lethbridge Pronghorns - Tw - FB
Manitoba Bisons - Tw - FB
Mount Royal Cougars - Tw - FB
Regina Cougars - Tw - FB
Saskatchewan Huskies - main - Tw - FB
UBC Thunderbirds - Tw - FB

AUS Team Sites:
Acadia Axemen
Dalhousie Tigers
Moncton Aigles Bleus- Google Translate
New Brunswick Varsity Reds
UPEI Panthers
St. Francis-Xavier X-men
Saint Mary's Huskies
St. Thomas Tommies

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

OUA-East Team Sites:
Carleton Ravens
Laurentian Voyageurs
Nipissing Lakers
Ottawa Geegees
Queen's Golden Gaels
RMC Palladins
UOIT Ridgebacks

RSEQ (OUA-East) Team Sites:
Concordia Stingers
McGill Redmen
UQTR Patriotes

ACAC Team Sites:
Augustana Vikings
Briercrest Clippers
Concordia Thunder
Keyano Huskies
MacEwan Griffins
NAIT Ooks
Portage Voyageurs
Red Deer Kings
SAIT Trojans

BCIHL Team Sites:
Eastern Washington Eagles
Selkirk Saints
Simon Fraser Clan - Tw
Trinity Western Spartans
Victoria Vikings

Media Sites/Blogs:
SportsNet CIS Page - SNU
TSN CIS Page
CISblog.ca
Canadian University Press
MyToba.ca
ChrisD.ca
Boxscore News - CIS Hockey Page
Winnipeg Hockey Talk
Independent Sports News
UNBHockeyFans.com
Hockey Scene - AUS
STUTommies.com
AcadiaAxemenHockey.com
RedmenHockey.com (McGill)

Online video/audio:
CanadaWest.tv - Stretch Internet link
CIS-SIC.tv
AUSTV.ca
OUA.tv
CITR.ca - UBC radio
Rock 94 FM - Lakehead away games
UMFM.com - occasional Bison games
SSN Canada

Canada West stats and data:
CW LeagueStats - Standings
CW LeagueStats - Daily Schedule
CW LeagueStats - Rosters
CW LeagueStats - Skaters' Stats
CW LeagueStats - Goalies' Stats
CW LeagueStats - Team Schedules

Stats:
Elite Prospects : CIS Page - individual player stats on everybody
Internet Hockey Data Base (IHDB) : CWUAA Page - like Elite Prospects
CIS Stats - 2009-10 to 2015-16
CIS Schedule/Results - 2009-10 to 2015-16
CIS Standings - 2010 to 2016
CIS Playoff Schedule/Results - 2010 to 2016
AUS Archive
OUA LeagueStat
ACAC LeagueStat
Bob Adams' Archives - CIS hockey from 1995-96 to 2008-09
Wikia - University Cup - 1963-present
Wikia - Canada West - 1972-73 - present
Wikia - GPAC - 1972-73 - 1984-85
Wikia - WIAA - 1962-63 - 1971-72
Wikia - WCIAU - 1918-19 - 1961-62
Wikia - OUA/OUAA - 1971-72 - present
Wikia - QUAA - 1971-72 - 1986-87
Wikia - OSLC - 1949-50 - 1970-71 (Ottawa St. Lawrence Conference)
Wikia - OIAA - 1964-65 - 1970-71 (Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association)
Wikia - QOAA - 1953-54 - 1970-71 (Quebec-Ontario Athletic Association)
Wikia - CIAU - 1902-03 - 1952-53 (CIAU Central)
Wikia - AUS/AUAA/AIAA/MIAA - 1920-present

Old threads:
OHT34 2009-10
OHT34 2010-11
OHT34 2011-12
OHT35 2012-13
OHT36 2013-14
OHT36 2014-15
OHT36 2015-16
Manitoba Bisons 2007-08
Manitoba Bisons 2008-09
Manitoba Bisons 2009-10
Manitoba Bisons 2010-11
Manitoba Bisons 2011-12
Manitoba Bisons 2012-13
Manitoba Bisons 2013-14
Manitoba Bisons 2014-15
Manitoba Bisons 2015-16
CIS Playoff Formats

[Hollywood]

It is now next year. The Bisons' first recruiting news comes about a month earlier than it did last year. The first three recruits seem of a high enough calibre. However, last year's team had just 7 defencemen and once injuries struck the team was short-staffed for many games. Therefore, my view is that it will be the calibre of blue line recruits which will tell us what level of team to expect. Note that ALL of the 2015-16 roster is eligible to return. So even one good defenceman may be enough.

Links:
[U of M Announcement]

Nick Zajac - LW/C - Saskatoon (WHL)

- Zajac hales from Headingley and has good bloodlines. He is coming off a 20-goal season in the Dub, where he was captain of the Blades. He is listed as 5'10" and 180 lbs. Maybe he could catch on playing the wing with Shaq Merasty, or if they concentrate their top 3 on one line, he could even centre his own line.

Links:
Stats: [Elite Prospects] : [Hockey DB]
Profiles: [WHL Profile]
Stories: [Star-Phoenix]
Global TV: [Sept 2015] : [Mar 2016]

Quintin Lisoway - C/LW - Brandon (WHL), Steinbach (MJHL), Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL)

- Lisoway is from Neepawa and started out with the Natives in the MJHL. He then went to the Wheaties in the Dub, and went back and forth from there to Steinbach. In 2015-16 he had stints with Steinbach and Brandon, before settling in with Acadie-Bathurst in the Q to finish his junior career. He is 5'10" and 194 lbs. He was able to score well in the MJHL, with 18 goals in 27 games. In the Q and the Dub he seemed to be thought of us a useful player but not a high goal-scorer.

Links:
Stats: [Elite Prospects] : [Hockey DB] : [Wikia]
Profiles: [Wheat Kings] : [QMJHL]
Stories: [MyWestoba]

Kamerin Nault - F - Winnipeg (MJHL)

- Nault is a Winnipegger who started with Garden City in high school hockey before going to the Blues for four seasons. He is coming off 37 goals in 54 games.  At 6'2" he weighs only 160 lbs. I guess he could use a good buffet and some weight training from the Bison training staff.

Links:
Stats: [Elite Prospects] : [Hockey DB] : [Wikia]
Profiles: [Blues]
Stories: [MJHL] : [MyToba] : [Free Press]

[Hollywood]

The Bisons have not announced any new commitments from players, but they have added an assistant coach. Ryan Bonni, former coach at River East in the MMJHL and a former NHLer, joined the staff. Returnng assistants are Steve Christie, Tyler Dittmer, Riley Dudar, and Devin Himpe.

Link:
GoBisons.ca: [Press Release]

Hopefully there will soon be more announcements about recruits and schedules throghout the CIS.

[Hollywood]

REMI LAURENCELLE - LW/C - Everett (0WHL)

- Laurencelle fits the Bison profile in many ways - a local boy who headed west to play major junior, wore a letter, and is coming home for his university. Of note, after a slow start to hs major junior career he is coming off seasons of 23 and 28 goals. This past season he also scored 4 goals in 9 playoff games. Unless the Bisons lose all their best returnees, they should have an incredible group of forwards. But with only 7 defencemen on last year's roster, they now need some blueline signings. He also had scraps with current Jets Adam Lowry and Nic Petan. At 5'10" and 17 years old the Lowry fight was a mismatch. See the links!

Links:
Announcement: [GoBisons.ca] : [Everett Herald]
Stats: [Elite Prospects] : [Hockey DB]
Stories: [Everett Herald] : [NHL.com]
Profiles: [WHL Profile]
Global TV: [June 2016]
Videos: [Syd the Kid] : [Lowry fight] : [Petan fight]

[Hollywood]

The new Bison schedule has been released and includes a complete list of 9 exhibition games against teams from  4 different leagues. Here is the exhibition schedule:

Fri Sep 09 Jamestown at Manitoba 7:30 pm
Sat Sep 10 Jamestown at Manitoba 7:30 pm
Fri Sep 16 Manitoba v Calgary at Regina 8:00 pm
Sat Sep 17 Manitoba v Saskatchewan at Regina 1:00 pm
Fri Sep 23 Regina at Manitoba 7:00 pm
Sat Sep 24 Regina at Manitoba 1:00 pm
Wed Oct 05 Manitoba at Manitoba Moose time TBA
Fri Oct 07 Manitoba at Lakehead 6:00 pm
Sat Oct 08 Manitoba at Lakehead 6:00 pm

The regular season home opener weekend is October 14th and 15th against the Mount Royal Cougars, Friday at 7:00 and Saturday at 1:00. The trend to Saturday afternoon games continues with 4 of their 7 series featuring a Saturday matinee following a Friday night game. The other 3 series will see two games at 7:00 and one moved back to 7:30.

Across the CW, Lethbridge is the only team without a schedule story, and Regina was the only other team to post their exhibition games. UBC and Saskatchewan will start the season a week earier than the rest.

Links:
:. [CW Announcement]
:. [U of M announcement]
:. [CW Schedule/Results Page]
:. [U of M Schedule] : [Printer Friendly]
:. [Alberta] : [Calgary] : [MRU]
:. [Regina (w ex)] : [Sask] : [UBC]

Who are the Jamestown Jimmies? They are a brand new team operating in ACHA division 1. The Bisons demolished the Iowa State Cyclones of the ACHA on November 27-28, 2009 by scores of 8-3 and 10-2. Those games were such mis-matches I actually feared for the safety of Iowa State. Jamestown has recruited from the KIJHL (Junior B) and SIJHL (Junior A). Their [Facebook Page] has recruiting announcements.

In other sports, Jamestown plays in the Northstar Athletic Association (NSAA) but may switch to the US version of the GPAC. Both are conferences in the NAIA. Of note, the Winnipeg Wesmen baseball team also plays in the NSAA. I have hoped that the ACHA independent team at Minot State and the NJCAA teams in Williston State and Dakota-Bottineau would be used as opponents for a revived MCAC which would include the Winnipeg Wesmen and Brandon Bobcats, but that may be a pipedream.

I find the renewal of the Battle of the Herds to be interesting. The game will be played at the MTS Iceplex. This will be the 7th game between the teams. The past results are:
    September 2002: Moose 7 Bisons 3
    September 29, 2005: Bisons 3 Moose 1
    October 4, 2005: Moose 6 Bisons 4
    September 26, 2007: Moose 7 Bisons 1
    September 30, 2008: Bisons 6, Moose 2
    September 29, 2010: Moose 2, Bisons 1

[Hollywood]

First, we bade farewell to the STU Pids of the AUS. Now, it is so long to the short-lived Keystone Huskies program from the ACAC. The school is based in Fort McMurray, Alberta and has suffered from declining enrolment and the fire.

Keystone showed progress. The team operated for just 4 seasons and finished 7th, 8th, 6th, and 3rd.

The ACAC is now back down to 8 teams for the upcoming 2016-17 season.

Links:
:. [ACAC Story]
:. [Fort McMurray Today]
:. [Team Site]

[Hollywood]

Former Bison and current Capital head coach Barry Trotz was rewarded with the NHL's Jack Adams award for Coach of the Year! He last coached the Herd in 1988 before going to the AHL and then Nashville.

Link:
:. [GoBisons.ca Story]

[Hollywood]

Add UND, delete Moose

 

 

Links:
:. [U of M Schedule] : [Printer Friendly]
:. [UND Schedule]

The Bisons v Moose game on October 5 has been deleted on the Bison schedule, however an away game at UND has been added for October 1st. The game is confirmed at the UND site as per the link.

[Hollywood]

Around the CW 

 

Links:
:. [UBC July 7] : [UBC July 19]
:. [U of L July 12]

There are no new schedule announcements nor any news from the Bisons. However, UBC had two recruiting announcements and Lethbridge had one. The links are loaded with pictures, stats, and even videos.

On July 7th, UBC announced that defenceman Jerrett Smith was leaving one team of Thunderbirds for another. He captained Seattle's WHL team last year. Then on July 19th they added three more WHL grads, namely Tanner Faith (defence - Moose Jaw), Carter Popoff (forward - Vancouver), and Joseph Carvahlo (defence - Prince George).

Meanwhile, on July 12 the Hørny Ones made a mass announcement. They may want to dovert some school funds to the purchase of an abacus.

After overhauling the roster prior to last season, the Pronghorn men's hockey team announced its 2016-17 recruiting class today with the addition of eight players; five forwards, three defencemen, and one goaltender.

They should have recruited this guy:


Here are the names from the story:

Russ Maxwell - forward - 2 years off on a mission - former Lethbridge/Seattle WHL
Garrett Hughson - goaltender - Spokane WHL
Cory Millette - forward - Lethbridge WHL
Ryan Chynoweth - left wing - Lloydminster AJHL (several AJHL and WHL tams)
Torrin White - forward - Langley BCHL (Moose Jaw WHL)
Connor Sanvido - right wing - STU AUS (several WHL teams)
Ayrton Nikkel - defence - Allen ECHL (several BCHL and WHL teams)
Clint Filbrandt - defence - Drumheller AJHL

Both teams have what appears to be a good set of recruits. However, one always needs to ask who is returning from last year's roster. That is a lot of new names for Lethrbidge after a major shake-up last year.

[Hollywood]

The Butt Sniffers are holding a banquet on November 3rd and the speakers will be Brad May and Brian Burke. Burke will likely tell them to play with pugnacity, bellicosity, and truculence. They won't know what he's talking about. So they will go outside, pee on the building, and bark at May.

Still no pre-season schedule for the Mutts, nor the procrastinators at Alberta, Calgary, MRU, and UBC.

Link:
:. [U of S Story]

[Hollywood]

There are still no exhibition schedules posted for Mount Royal, Calgary, and Sask. So barring games  amongst one another or against non-conference opponents, this is what we've got.

2016 CWUAA EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

Sep 09 Augustana (ACAC) at Alberta
Sep 09 Jamestown (ACHA) at Manitoba
Sep 10 Jamestown (ACHA) at Manitoba
Sep 10 Red Deer College (ACAC) at Lethbridge
Sep 10 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at U.B.C.
Sep 11 N.A.I.T. (ACAC) at Alberta
Sep 11 Red Deer College (ACAC) at Lethbridge
BYES? - Calgary, Mount Royal, Regina, Saskatchewan

Sep 16 MacEwan University (ACAC) at Lethbridge
Sep 16 Manitoba v Calgary at Regina
Sep 16 Saskatchewan v Regina at Ochapowace
Sep 17 Alberta at U.B.C.
Sep 17 Calgary at Regina
Sep 17 MacEwan University (ACAC) at Lethbridge
Sep 17 Manitoba v Saskatchewan at Regina
Sep 18 Alberta at U.B.C.
BYES? - Mount Royal

Sep 23 Regina at Manitoba
Sep 23 Ryerson (OUA) at U.B.C.
Sep 24 Regina at Manitoba
Sep 24 Ryerson (OUA) at U.B.C.
BYES? - Alberta, Calgary, Lethbridge, Mount Royal, Saskatchewan

Sep 30 Alberta at Calgary
Sep 30 Lethbridge at Lakehead (OUA)
Sep 30 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA)
Oct 01 Alberta at Calgary
Oct 01 Lethbridge at Lakehead (OUA)
Oct 01 Manitoba at North Dakota (NCAA)
Oct 01 Regina at Minnesota State (NCAA)
Oct 01 Trinity Western (BCIHL) at U.B.C.
Oct 01 Victoria (BCIHL) at Wisconsin (NCAA)
Oct 02 Mount Royal at Colorado College (NCAA)
Oct 02 Regina at St. Cloud State (NCAA)
Oct 02 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at Alaska-Fairbanks (NCAA)
Oct 02 Victoria (BCIHL) at Northern Michigan (NCAA)
BYES? - Saskatchewan

Oct 03 Mount Royal at Air Force (NCAA)
Oct 07 Manitoba at Lakehead (OUA)
Oct 08 Alberta at Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA)
Oct 08 Manitoba at Lakehead (OUA)

I have a suspicion that most or all of the teams not currently scheduled for Sept 23-24 will be involved in the Brick Invitational in Edmontown.

[Hollywood]

As I have mentioned, the entire Bison roster from 2015-16 was eligibl to return. So with 8 announced recruits, and 7 of those being forwards, I have to wonder which players have left school and which are coming to camp for an intense competition. Last year's roster included just 7 defencemen, so they nededd recruits there.

Links:
•[U of M Announcement]
•[MJHL Announcement]
•[MyToba.ca]

Garrett Johnston - D - Acadie-Bathurst/Chicoutimi/Moncton (QMJHL)

- With five previously-announced recruits up front (and two more in this release) the Bisons really needed to land a defenceman with a major junior background. He evidently has some size and takes care of his own end of the ice. Im other words, the type the team used to have more of and really needs. He is a Winnipeg boy coming home after 3 years in th QMJHL. He started with Moncton and last season was twice-traded. Seems odd for the Bisons to have two recruits from the same team in the Q. (Quinton Lisoway is the other.) He started his junior career in the MJHL for the Swan Valley Stampeders.

Links:
Stats: [Elite Prospects] : [Hockey DB]
Profiles: [QMJHL Profile]
Stories: [Acadie-Bathurst]
YouTube: [End of a Fight]

Brad Bowles - C - Portage (MJHL)

- Bowles and his twin brother are the Bisons' answer to the Sedins I guess. He comes to the Bisons off a Junior A career where he won everything available at that level, including the scoring title last year. He was also at the Calgary Flames' rookie camp last month. It is not often one sees a Junior A recruit considered to be a prime prospect but this is one. In 60 games his numbers were 45-57-102. In 13 playoff games he was 17-17-34. Over his career he has played 18 games at the RBC and WCC and has racked up 9-14-23.

Links:
Stats: [Elite Prospects] : [Hockey DB] : [Wikia]
Profiles: [Portage Terriers]
Stories: [Winnipeg Free Press] : [Portage Q&A] : [MyToba] : [Hockey Now]
Flames camp: [Portage Online] : [Flames Nation]

Shawn Bowles - F - Portage (MJHL)

- Shawn does not hav quite the numbers of Brad, but it is close. He has missed more games due to injury. In 39 games he went 19-46-65, a similar PPG ratio to that of his brother.

Links:
Stats: [Elite Prospects] : [Hockey DB] : [Wikia]
Profiles: [Hockey Canada]
Stories: [Winnipeg Sun] : [Global News] : [CJHL]

On September 21st the Monkeys will once again face the Greasers' Rookies. After much hype with McDavid last year, things are back to normal this year with the game being held at the Drake. The Greasers won last year but the Monkeys hold a 13-12 edge/

Link:
• [U of A Announcement]

In the Town of Bedrock they are losing a ton of players and have announced a recruiting class of 12. That is a major renovation. Mr. Slate must have bankrolled it. Here's the list:

Mac Colasimone • 5'6" 150 lbs • Forward • Arts • White Rock, B.C. • Colorado (WSHL)
Darcy DeRoose • 6'3" 194 lbs • Forward • Arts • Ceylon, Sask • Estevan (SJHL)
TJ Dumonceaux • 5'10" 176 lbs • Forward • Arts • Kelowna, B.C. • Bentley University (NCAA)
Braiden Doucette • 6' 181 lbs • Defense • Arts • Leduc, Alta • Canmore Eagles (AJHL)
Logan Fisher • 6'2" 205 lbs • Forward • Arts • Red Deer, Alta • Victoria (WHL)
Robbie Fisher • 6' 176 lbs • Defense • Arts • Kenora, ON • Wilfrid Laurier University (CIS) - Okotoks Oilers (AJHL)
Matt Greenfield • 6'1" 185 lbs • Goalie • Business • Parkland, FL, USA • West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL)
Luke Harrison • 6'1" 205 lbs • Forward • Arts • Kelowna, B.C. • Prince George Cougars (WHL)
Jared Hauf • 6'5" 223 lbs • Defence • Open Studies • Calgary, Alta • Seattle (WHL)
Riley Roberts • 6'1" 181 lbs • Forward • Arts • Essex, ON • Colorado (WSHL)
Brayden Sherbinin • 6'1" 185 lbs • Defense • Open Studies • Kelowna, B.C. • Quinnipiac University (NCAA)
Coleman Vollrath • 6' 170 lbs • Goalie • Arts • Calgary, Alta • Victoria (WHL)

This recruiting class would be great in th OUA but in the CW it looks sub-par. There are some good players here but they are not (on paper at least) as good as the ones departing.

Link:
• [U of C Announcement]

[Hollywood]

 

The CW has announced the details of the  CanadaWest.tv subscription service. The pricing is in Canadian dollars this year and all hockey will be shown in HD. The prices are:

 

CW multi-sport pass  
$36 CAD (early bird price)
$45 CAD (regular price)

 

CW single sport pass  
$24 CAD (early bird price)
$30 CAD (regular price)

 

CW single day pass
$5 CAD (regular price)

 

Links:
• [Press Release]
• [Subscribe Here]

[Hollywood]

The Mutts have recruited a litter of mangy recruits. Here's the list:

Daniel Wapple - G - Estevan (SJHL)
Colby Harmsworth - D - Calgary (WHL)
Tanner Lishchynsky - D - Kootenay (WHL)
Carson Stadnyk - RW - Everett (WHL)
Alex Forsberg - F - Victoria (WHL)
Wyatt Johnson - F - Spokane (WHL)
Jordan Tkatch - F - Prince Albert (WHL)
Connor Gay - F - Saskatoon (WHL)
Elliott Peterson - LW - Whitecourt (AJHL)
Colton Stephenson - F - Edmonton (WHL)

Even the two Junior A recruits played some seasons in the WHL.

Link:
• [U of S Release]

[Hollywood]

With Alberta releasing their games in the Brick Invitational, it appears that all is final in the CW exhibition schedule. All that could be added now is a game between MRU and Sask, or between one of those and an ACAC team.

2016 CWUAA EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

Sep 09 Augustana (ACAC) at Alberta
Sep 09 Jamestown (ACHA) at Manitoba
Sep 10 Jamestown (ACHA) at Manitoba
Sep 10 Red Deer College (ACAC) at Lethbridge
Sep 10 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at U.B.C.
Sep 11 N.A.I.T. (ACAC) at Alberta
Sep 11 Red Deer College (ACAC) at Lethbridge
BYES? - Calgary, Mount Royal, Regina, Saskatchewan

Sep 16 MacEwan University (ACAC) at Lethbridge
Sep 16 Manitoba v Calgary at Regina
Sep 16 Saskatchewan v Regina at Ochapowace
Sep 17 Alberta at U.B.C.
Sep 17 Calgary at Regina
Sep 17 MacEwan University (ACAC) at Lethbridge
Sep 17 Manitoba v Saskatchewan at Regina
Sep 18 Alberta at U.B.C.
BYES? - Mount Royal

Sep 21 Oilers Rookies (NHL) at Alberta
Sep 22 Calgary at Mount Royal Brick Invitational
Sep 23 Saskatchewan at Alberta Brick Invitational
Sep 23 Regina at Manitoba
Sep 23 Ryerson at U.B.C.
Sep 24 Calgary v Saskatchewan at Edmonton Brick Invitational
Sep 24 Mount Royal at Alberta Brick Invitational
Sep 24 Regina at Manitoba
Sep 24 Ryerson at U.B.C.
Sep 24 Calgary v Saskatchewan at Edmonton Brick Invitational
Sep 24 Mount Royal at Alberta Brick Invitational
Sep 24 Regina at Manitoba
BYES? - Lethbridge

Sep 30 Alberta at Calgary
Sep 30 Lethbridge at Lakehead (OUA)
Sep 30 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA)
Oct 01 Alberta at Calgary at Banff
Oct 01 Lethbridge at Lakehead (OUA)
Oct 01 Manitoba at North Dakota (NCAA)
Oct 01 Regina at Minnesota State (NCAA)
Oct 01 Trinity Western (BCIHL) at U.B.C.
Oct 01 Victoria (BCIHL) at Wisconsin (NCAA)
Oct 02 Mount Royal at Colorado College (NCAA)
Oct 02 Regina at St. Cloud State (NCAA)
Oct 02 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at Alaska-Fairbanks (NCAA)
Oct 02 Victoria (BCIHL) at Northern Michigan (NCAA)
BYES? - Saskatchewan

Oct 03 Mount Royal at Air Force (NCAA)
Oct 07 Manitoba at Lakehead (OUA)
Oct 08 Alberta at Nebraska-Omaha (NCAA)
Oct 08 Manitoba at Lakehead (OUA)
BYES? - Calgary, Lethbridge, Regina

[Hollywood]

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

August 26, 2016

U.Q.T.R. PATRIOTES 6
AMIENS GOTHIQUES 1

Links:
• [Amiens Facebook]
• [Hockey Hebdo]
• [Napoleon Cup Site]
• [Hebdo Journal Preview Story]
• [UQTR Facebook]
• [UQTR Twitter]

A decisive win for the Patriotes to start their tour of France. It was part of the Napoleon Cup, which also includes the reigning EIHL champion Nottingham Panthers and the Kassel Huskies.

[Hollywood]

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

August 27, 2016

U.Q.T.R. PATRIOTES 5
KASSEL HUSKIES 0

Links:
• [Amiens Facebook]
• [Napoleon Cup Site]
• [UQTR Facebook]
• [Kassel Site]
• [Kassel Site - Translated Story]
• [UQTR Site]
• [Nottingham Site]
• [Nottingham Post - Kassel Game]
• [Nottingham Post - Amiens Game]

UQTR is now 2-0 in a round-robin tournament. Also at 2-0 are the Nottingham Panthers, the defending champion of the EIHL, the "big leagues" in the British Isles. Kassel is in the DEL2, which is Germany's 2nd tier league. The Bisons have played teams from that league in their tours of Europe.

On Sunday, the tournament wraps up with games between Nottingham v UQTR and Amiens v Kassel.

One note: Due to the hot weather at this time of year the first 3 games of the tournament had to be played in a smaller secondary arena.

BTW, the scores of the Napoleon Cup games nor incolving UQTR are as follows:

Aug 26: Nottingham 3, Kassel 0
Aug 27: Nottingham 5, Amiens 3

[Hollywood]

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

August 28, 2016

U.Q.T.R. PATRIOTES 7
NOTTINGHAM PANTHERS 3

Links:
• [Amiens Facebook]
• [UQTR Facebook]
• [Nottingham Story]

This win gave UQTR the tournament itle. They finished 3-0 in the round-robin event. Nottingham was 2-1, Amiens 1-2, and Kassel 0-3.

NEXT UP

Aug 31 U.Q.T.R. at Rouen (Fra)
Sep 09 Augustana (ACAC) at Alberta
Sep 09 Jamestown (ACHA) at Manitoba
Sep 10 Jamestown (ACHA) at Manitoba
Sep 10 Red Deer College (ACAC) at Lethbridge
Sep 10 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at U.B.C.
Sep 11 N.A.I.T. (ACAC) at Alberta
Sep 11 Red Deer College (ACAC) at Lethbridge

[Hollywood]

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

August 31, 2016

U.Q.T.R. PATRIOTES 4
ROUEN DRAGONS 5

Links:
• [Normandie.tv - translated]
• [Rouen Game Story - translated]
• [Nouvelliste Napoleon Cup Game Story - translated ]

Despite the loss, UQTR must consider their European sojourn to have been a success. They were 3-1-0 and will bring home some hardware.

There are no hockey games in the CIS on the Labour Day weekend. We are now less than 9 days away from the first Bison game.

NEXT UP

Sep 09 Augustana (ACAC) at Alberta
Sep 09 Jamestown (ACHA) at Manitoba
Sep 10 Jamestown (ACHA) at Manitoba
Sep 10 Red Deer College (ACAC) at Lethbridge
Sep 10 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at U.B.C.
Sep 11 N.A.I.T. (ACAC) at Alberta
Sep 11 Red Deer College (ACAC) at Lethbridge

[Hollywood]

Preview: Sep 9-10: Jamestown at Bisons

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JAMESTOWN JIMMIES (0-0-0)
MANITOBA BISONS (0-0-0)

Friday, September 9th, 7:30 CDT @ Wayne Fleming Arena
Saturday, September 10th, 7:30 CDT @ Wayne Fleming Arena

Links:
• [Bison Team Site]
• [Bison Roster Page]
• [LeagueStat Bison Roster Page]
• [Elite Prospects Bison Page]
• [Jamestown Team Site]
• [Jamestown Facebook Page]

We are just a day away from the start of the season. At this stage it is hard to do much of a preview because the Bisons have yet to upload a roster page for this year. One good reason is that the season is starting a week earlier than usual. Also, the training camp roster usually undergoes updates as players are added and deleted.

However, I found a useful link at Elite Prospects. Here is what I found. On this list, "confirmed" is with respect to the Elite Prospects list.

Goaltenders

Confirmed returnees (3)
Justin Paulic
Byron Spriggs
Dasan Sydora

Defencemen

Confirmed returnees (4)
Channing Bresciani
Lee Christensen
Adam Henry
Rene Hunter

Confirmed recruits (1)
Garrett Johnston

Unconfirmed returnees (3)
Sean Christensen
Luke     Paulsen
Brock Sutherland

Forwards

Confirmed returnees (8)
Justin Augert
Liam Bilton
Brett Brooks
Warren Callis
Brett Dudar (returning from 2014-15)
Jesse Paradis
Joel Schreyer
Jonah Wasylak

Confirmed recruits (7)
Brad Bowles
Shawn Bowles
Hudson Friesen
Remi Laurencelle
Quintin Lisoway
Kamerin Nault
Nick Zajac

Unconfirmed returnees (8)
Jordyn Boyd
Dustin Bruyere
Jordan DePape
Dylan Kelly
Shaq Merasty
Chris Stockl
Brett Stovin
Zach     Waldvogel

The top 3 scorers from 2015-16 (Merasty, DePape, and Stovin) are "unconfirmed". There are already 15 forwards on the list. Like I always say, you cannot evaluate the quality of a recruiting class until you see who is eligible to return but is not returning.

Also, I have nothing to say about Jamestown. This is the first season for the program so Friday night's debut will go down in their history as a momentous occasion.

AROUND THE CIS


- Former Monkey and Jets' prospect Levko Koper has signed an AHL contract with the Charlotte Checkers.

Link:
• [U of A Story]


- After only one season, the Birdies have parted company with coach Adam Shell. His replacment is former assistant Sven Butenschon. The linked story says about as little as possible. Butenschon is a former Wheatie and has many years of pro experience in the NHL, AHL, and Europe.

Link:
• [UBC Story]


- Laurentian and Nipissing have created a multi-sport challenge event which they hope will fan the flames of rivalry. This is reminiscent of the Winnipeg v Manitoba Dickworth Challenge and the Crowchild Classic between Calgary and Mount Royal. This one is being dubbed the 705 Challenge Cup.

Link:
• [CIS Story]

ELSEWHERE

Friday, September 9
Alberta vs Augustana (at Athabasca)
Red Deer College at Lethbridge

Saturday, September 10
Red Deer College at Lethbridge
Simon Fraser at U.B.C.

Sunday, September 11\
Alberta vs NAIT (at Athabasca, AB)

So Manitoba, Alberta, UBC, and Lethbridge all face non-CIS opponents and Saskatchewan, Regina, Calgary, and Mount Royal have the weekend off.

[Hollywood]

Another recruit?

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Reid Zalitech - D - Moose Jaw (WHL)

- A right-handed defenceman with WHL experience would be an asset. But is he playing? Is he playable? I came across his name at Elite Prospects. They linked to a story from almost a year ago in the Moose Jaw Times.

Zalitach played 65 games in two seasons with the Warriors. He was acquired from Vancouver for a fourth round pick in 2015 and a third rounder in 2016.

"Reid re-injured his knee during the week," Millar said. "He has played for the past while with some chronic pain in his knee and he just feels he can't continue to do so. It's been a real challenge for him. He's going to move on with his life as well and is looking at going to the University of Manitoba in the beginning of January."

Zalitach had previously torn his MCL and also had a patellar dislocation in his knee during his career.

We'll see.

Links:
Stats: [Elite Prospects] : [Hockey DB]
Vancouver Province: [arrival] : [departure]
Moose Jaw Story: [MJ Times]

[Hollywood]

Sept 9: Bisons Coast In Jimmies' Franchise Debut

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JAMESTOWN JIMMIES 0
MANITOBA BISONS 6

Links:
• [U of M Schedule/Results]

It is always nice to get out to hockey for the dirst time in late summer. The crowd was small, yet more than I anticipated due to the Goldeyes having a hom game and TV featuring the Red Sox v Blue Jays and the World Cup exhibition game.

The game was also significant in that the Jamestown team was playing their first ever game. Will this lead to bigger and better things? Time will tell. Althoufh they looked sharp in their bright orange jerseys, they were in way iver their heads. One can safely say the score flattered them.

I have thus far not seen a game report and summary. The Bisons held period leads of 3-0 and 5-0. The shots be period were 15-3, 17-2, and 9-5. Justin Paulic shared the shut-out with Dasan Sydora. Goals were scored by Justin Augert, Jesse Paradis, Brett Stovin, Dylan Kelly, Joel Schreyer, and Jordan DePape.

There was a vast difference betweem the teams. I don't believe that Jamestown had consecutive shots in the game. There were only maybe 1 or 2 faceoffs per period in the Bison end. Of the 10 official shots only 2 or 3 actually required effort.

My vision is not good at present so I could not jot down the alignment. I got help from my son for the Bisons and got this:

Goal
1 Paulic - 34 Sydora

Defence
5 L Christensen - 9 Hunter
3 S Christensen - 5 Brescani
20 Johnston - 2 Henry

Forwards
16 Paradis - 28 Stovin - 27 DePape
18 Kelly - 25 Merasty - 29 Wasylak
8 Bilton - 11 Laurencelle - 24 Augert
21 Brooks - 17 Callis - 23 Schreyer

Scratches
G 35 Spriggs
D 6 Heinrich
F 10 Dudar - 12 Zajac - 14 Nault
F 15 S Bowles - 19 Friesen - 22 B Bwles
F 26 Lisoway - 30 Stagg

So 20 forwards are trying out for the team, and just 7 defencemen. I remember one season when they kept 10 defencemen and 14 forwards, and played many games with 2 or 3 d-men playing forward. It is mucj harder to do the reverse.

One notable absence from the roster is defenceman and former #12 Brock Sutherland. He could have been back for a 5th year but likely graduated after 4 years and has moved on. There were also two new names not previously announced as recruits.

Blake Heinrich - D - Portland (WHL)

- This Minnesota boy played two full seasons with the Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL then went to the Portland Winterhawks in the Dub. He had been a recruit for UMD but then switched to the major junior route.

Links:
Stats: [Elite Prospects] : [Hockey DB]
Profiles: [HF]
Story: [Portland recruitment]

Daniel Stagg - F - Cochrane (NOJHL)

- He played a mix of Junior A and B hockey before being recruited by Portage College last year. However he did not play at all in 2015-16. Looks like a walk-o.

Links:
Stats: [Elite Prospects] : [Hockey DB

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD


ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5
AUGUSTANA VIKINGS 1

Links:
ª [Alberta Twitter]

Twitter does not say much, other than that the shots were 43-18.\ for the Monkeys. That said they once lost to the Vikings in one of those lop-sided games.


RED DEER COLLEGE KINGS 1
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 5

Links:
• [ACAC Schedule/Results]

The H0rny Ones take game 1 of battle for the Teams Once Coachd by Mike Babcock Cup.

UP NEXT

Saturday, September 10
Jamestown at Manitoba (7:30 pm)
Red Deer College at Lethbridge
Simon Fraser at U.B.C.

Sunday, September 11\
Alberta vs NAIT (at Athabasca, AB)

Other ACAC Games

Monday, September 5
Red Deer 2 Augustana 9

Friday, September 9
MacEwan 2 Portage 4
Briercrest at Minot State

Saturday, September 10
Augustana v NAIT @ Athabasca
Portage at MacEwan

Sunday, September 11
MacEwan at Concordia

[Hollywood]

Sept 10: Herd Sweeps, so does CW

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JAMESTOWN JIMMIES 0
MANITOBA BISONS 9

Links:
• [U of M Schedule/Results]
• [U of M Twitter]

The Jimminies came out with some intensity, giving it a literal "college try" after their Friday night debacle. For one period, it worked to an extent. The Bisons came out trampling them but on a PP the Jimmies actually carried the play and had scoring chances. However, the Bisons got goals from Channing Bresciani and Remi Laurencelle (on a fabulous breakaway) and outshot them 12-5.

In the 2nd period, Byron Spriggs replaced Dasan Sydora in the Bison goal. This gave each goaltender 2 periods on the weekend. It seemed that the 1st period physicality wore out the Jimmies. They were gassed and the Bisons piled on 4 goals and outshot them 15-2.  Goals came from Shawn Bowles, Liam Bilton, Justin Augert, and Brett Dudar. Dudar's was on a nice passing play where he was left to put the icing on the cake.

The 3rd period was more of the same. I believe that the shots were 14-3, for 41-10 on the night. The Bison goals were scored by three newcomers: Hudson Friesen, Quintin Lisoway, and Daniel Stagg (into an empty net!). Of note, Lisoway switched from #26 to #23 (taking Schreyer's jersey) and Stagg switched from #30 to #29 (Wasylak's jersey). Friesen's goal was the end of a nice passing play with his linemates, Laurencelle and Augert. Incidentally, that line were also the 3 stars.

Another interesting tidbit: No Bison scored twice in either game. Only one (Augert) scored in both. He was the only player to score on Friday and dress on Saturday.

A couple of players wore a different number than was listed on the line-up sheet. So these alignments may not be 100% accurate.

Goal
34 Sydora - 35 Spriggs

Defence
5 L Christensen - 9 Hunter
3 S Christensen - 4 Brescani
20 Johnston - 2 Henry

Forwards
19 Friesen - 11 Laurencelle - 24 Augert
12 Zajac - 17 Callis - 8 Bilton
15 S Bowles - 22 B Bowles - 10 Dudar
23 Lisoway - 21 Brooks - 29 Stagg  

Scratches
G 1 Paulic
D 6 Heinrich
F 14 Nault - 16 Paradis - 18 Kelly
F 23 Schreyer - 25 Merasty - 27 DePape
F 28 Stovin - 29 Wasylak

I did not see a 6 or 14 out there. So if Heinrich of Nault drew into the lineup it was in a different jersey number.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD


SIMON FRASER CLAN 1
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3

Links:
• [UBC Gam Report]

The game report has lots of pictures but no stats. It seems there was a lot of pushing and shoving. The Birdies should be able to whip The Clown. Maybe their goalie kept it close. It was the opener for both.


RED DEER COLLEGE KINGS 1
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 4

Links:
• [ACAC Schedule/Results]
• [U of L Schedule/Results]

This win gives the H0rny Ones a sweep of their own. The Kings drop to 0-3-0.

UP NEXT

Sunday, September 11\
Alberta vs NAIT (at Athabasca, AB)

Friday, September 16
University of Regina Summer Challenge
Game 1: Saskatchewan vs Regina (at Ochapowace)
Game 2: Calgary vs Manitoba (at Regina)
MacEwan at Lethbridge

Saturday, September 17
MacEwan at Lethbridge
Alberta at U.B.C.
University of Regina Summer Challenge
Game 3: Manitoba vs Saskatchewan (at Regina)
Game 4: Calgary at Regina

Sunday, September 18
Alberta at U.B.C.

Other ACAC Games

Friday, September 9
Briercrest 5 Minot State 10

Saturday, September 10
Briercrest 2 Minot State 7
Augustana 3 NAIT 6
Portage 4 MacEwan 5

Sunday, September 11
MacEwan at Concordia

OUT EAST

Tuesday, September 13
Western Ontario at Ryerson

Wednesday, September 14
Ottawa at McGill
Laurier at Waterloo

Thursday, September 15
Nipissing at Laurentian

Friday, September 16
Guelph at Brock (Steel Blade Game)
Laurier at Western Ontario
McGill at Carleton
York Invitational (at York University)
Game 1: U.O.I.T. vs Ryerson
Game 2: Toronto at York

Saturday, September 17
U.Q.T.R. at Concordia
Queen's vs R.M.C. (at Ganaoque, ON)
York Invitational (at York University)
Game 3: Consolation Final
Game 4: Championship Final

Sunday, September 18
U.Q.T.R. at Ottawa

[Hollywood]

Sept 11: Out-of-Town Scoreboard

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OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD


ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5
N.A.I.T. OOKS 2

Links:
• [Alberta Linescore]
• [ACAC Schdule/Results]

The Monkeys completed the CW's sweep of the Tier II ranks. However, NAIT is a legit CW-level team. They dominated the ACAC last year, going 36-0, including playoffs. They won a number of games against CW teams, including the Brick Invitational Tournament. So the Monkeys have to be happy with this win in the Athabasca tournament finale.

Other ACAC Game

Sunday, September 11
MacEwan 2 Concordia 1

It was a unique Sunday where all four Edmonton universities/colleges squared off in cross-town derbies.

[Hollywood]

Preview: Sept 16-17: Bisons in Regina Tournament

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MANITOBA BISONS (2-0-0)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (0-0-0)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (0-0-0)
REGINA COUGARS (0-0-0)

Friday, Sept 16th, 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT v Calgary
Saturday, Sept 17th, 12:00 CST/1:00 CDT v Sask

Mznitoba Links:
• [Bison Team Site] ∞ [Roster Page]
• [LeagueStat Roster] ∞ [Elite Prospects]
• [Twitter] ∞ [Facebook]

Opposing Team Links:
• [Regina] ∞ [Twitter] ∞ [Facebook]
• [Calgary] ∞ [Saskatchewan]

Other Links:
• [CIS Hockey] ∞ [CWUAA Hockey]
• [CWUAA Media Access]

There are no preview stories as I post. And the roster page is stuck in 2015-16. But here are the players from h weekend line-up card:

Goaltenders

Justin Paulic
Byron Spriggs
Dasan Sydora

Defencemen

Channing Bresciani
Lee Christensen
Sean Christensen
Adam Henry
Rene Hunter
*Garrett Johnston
*Blake Heinrich

Forwards

Justin Augert
Liam Bilton
Brett Brooks
Warren Callis
Jordan DePape
Brett Dudar
Dylan Kelly
Shaq Merasty
Jesse Paradis
Joel Schreyer
Brett Stovin
Jonah Wasylak
*Brad Bowles
*Shawn Bowles
*Hudson Friesen
*Remi Laurencelle
*Quintin Lisoway
*Kamerin Nault
*Daniel Stagg
*Nick Zajac

*indicates 1st year player

All players except Heinrich played at least once. He has a tryout with the Minnesota Wild. They really need a 7th defenceman. In fact, I would like to see an 8th. I am wondering if any of the forwards could be moved back.

This event is a two games per team event. In past years Regina would add a game against Briercret just so that they could wipe them out. Here's the schedule, all times at CDT:

Regina v Saskatchewan 7:00 p.m. (Ochapowace First Nation)
Calgary v Manitoba 7:00 p.m. (The Co-operators Centre)
Manitoba v Saskatchewan 12:00 p.m. (The Co-operators Centre)
Calgary at Regina 3:00 p.m. (The Co-operators Centre)

ELSEWHERE


ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (2-0-0)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (1-0-0)

Links:
• [Alberta Recruiting Announcement]
• [UBC Team Site]

The Monkeys have announced their newest primates. They are:

Forwards
Tyson Bailie
Trevor Cox
Cole Linaker
Todd Fiddler
Luke Philp
Taylor Cooper

Defencemen
Jason Fram
Ryan Rehill
Graeme Craig
Ben Carroll

Goaltender
Kenny Cameron
Brendan Burke


MACEWAN GRIFFINS (2-1-0)
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS (2-0-0)

Links:
• [MacEwan Team Site] ∞ [ACAC Schedule/Results]
• [Lethbridge Team Site]

MacEwan is a member of the CWUAA but play in the ACAC. So this is kind of them moving into the conference for a weekend.

OTHER ACAC/BCIHL GAMES

Sep 14 Portage at Augustana
Sep 16 Concordia at Portage
Sep 16 Williston State (NJCAA) at Briercrest
Sep 17 Williston State (NJCAA) at Briercrest
Sep 17 Augustana at Bentley (Sr AAA)
Sep 17 Trinity Western at Red Deer
Sep 17 Portage at Concordia
Sep 18 Trinity Western at Red Deer
Sep 18 Concordia at Augustana

OUT EAST

Sep 13 Western Ontario 2 Ryerson 5 ¶ S&R
Sep 14 Laurier 3 Waterloo 7 ¶ S&R
Sep 14 Ottawa 3 McGill 4 ¶ Boxscore
Sep 15 Nipissing at Laurentian
Sep 16 Guelph at Brock
Sep 16 Laurier at Western Ontario
Sep 16 McGill at Carleton
Sep 16 Ryerson v UOIT at York Tournament
Sep 16 Toronto at York at York Tournament
Sep 17 Queen's v R.M.C. at Gananoque
Sep 17 Rye/UOIT loser v Tor/York loser at York
Sep 17 Rye/UOIT winner v Tor/York winner at York
Sep 17 U.Q.T.R. at Concordia
Sep 18 U.Q.T.R. at Ottawa