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Post by hollywood on Jan 2, 2020 13:54:38 GMT -6
Preview: Jan 3-4: MOUNT ROYAL at MANITOBA MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (10-4-2, 13-7-3, OHT35 #4) MANITOBA BISONS (7-8-1, 8-11-3, OHT35 #15) Friday, January 3rd at 7:00 pm at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg Saturday, January 4th at 2:00 pm at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg Live Links: ➤ Video: [CanadaWest.tv] ➤ Audio: [UMFM 2nd stream] ➤ Friday: [Live Stats] ∞ [Hockey Tech] ➤ Saturday: [Live Stats] ∞ [Hockey Tech]
Manitoba Links: ➤ GoBisons: [Bisons hockey programs hold annual scholarship fundraiser event at Journey to Churchill on January 20 with special guest Matt Cockell] ➤ GoBisons: [Hockey stands as centrepiece in Keane's life] ➤ Social: [Twitter] ∞ [Facebook] ∞ [Instagram] ➤ CW: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links] ➤ LeagueStat: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links]
MRU Links: ➤ MRU: [Crowchild Classic set for January 30th] ➤ Social: [Twitter] ∞ [Facebook] ➤ CW: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links] ➤ LeagueStat: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links]
Other Links: ➤ USports: [Schedule/Links] ∞ [Standings] ➤ CW: [Home Page] ∞ [Schedule] ➤ LeagueStat: [Media Stats]
Previous games: ➤ Oct 11: MRU 5 UofM 3: [Story] ∞ [LeagueStat] ➤ Oct 12: UofM 5 MRU 4: [Story] ∞ [Summary] It's been a long time since the Bisons have graced the ice of the Wayne Fleming Arena, and the wait ends Friday night. Bisons/Bluegars games are usually more physical than other university hockey match-ups, although that has waned a bit in recent years. The two sides split their October series in Calgary, not unusual since the Bisons have split every series except the one in Saskatown. MRU has also been one of the most difficult opponents for the Bisons, sweeping all four games in each of 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2018-19. Neither side has announced any Christmas additions to their roster. The Bluegars had a non-conference game last week (6-4 loss to Alberta), so they will be less afflicted by cobwebs. They also opened the season by sweeping Saskatchewan and fighting Alberta for first. They have tumbled a bit but it is still a very tight 3-way battle for 2nd between them Sask and Bedrock U. For the Bisons, their first semester was probably better than expected. They are a comfortable 5th at 15 points. Not likely to move into 4th, not likely to miss the playoffs. At the start of the season my hope was that the inexperienced crew of forwards would do enough to stay close before their 2nd semester improvement clicks in. Will the Bisons be better in the 2nd half? We'll find out soon. ELSEWHERE IN THE CW LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS (5-10-1, 5-13-2, OHT35 #23) REGINA COUGARS (2-12-2, 3-15-2, OHT35 #34) Links: ➤ UofL: [Men's Hockey Site] ➤ UofR: [Cougars add former Swift Current captain Tanner Nagel to roster] ➤ Elite Prospects: [Tanner Nagel Stats Page] This is usually the battle for the basement. Although Regina sits last and the Hørny Ønes are tied for 2nd last, this isn't really a battle. Lethbridge and UBC are tied for 6th at 11 points, Regina has only 6. So the Banjo Cats are relegated to playing spoiler and visions of playoff spots are the focus for UBC and Lethbridge. But don't overlook Regina. The links show us that they have a WHL recruit (Tanner Nagel) coming on board (he'd been in senior hockey). He peaked at 13 goals in the Dub and was a team captain. And the vast majority of their games have been hard fought affairs. On October 25th they were whipped 6-1 by MRU and on November 16th Alberta hammered them 9-0. Other than that, they have no losses by more than 2 goals in their last 10 games. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (14-2-0, 22-4-0, OHT35 #1) SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (11-3-2, 12-4-2, OHT35 #5) Links: ➤ UofA: [Men's Hockey Site] ➤ UofS: [Huskie Happenings: Jan. 1-5] ➤ CW: [Dmytriw earns November WHL honour] ➤ CW: [CW Stars: Gilbreath, Masikewich cap off first half in style] This is the feature match of the weekend. After a dismal start, the Banjo Mutts have returned to last year's 25-3-0 form. And the Evil Monkeys have looked as strong as ever. Sask are within 4 points and would need a sweep if they harbour hopes of a 1st place finish. The linked stories tell us about conference honours being bestowed upon both sides. This will be worth watching on CanadaWest.TV. CALGARY DINOSAURS (11-3-2, 18-4-3, OHT35 #6) U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (4-9-3, 7-12-4, OHT35 #21) Links: ➤ UofC: [10 for 10: No. 6 - The Crowchild Classic] ➤ UBC: [Men's Hockey Site] ➤ CW: [CW leading scorer Alfaro earns First Half Top Performer] These are the two enigmatic teams in the CW. The Bedrock Dinos were as good as any team in the country through the pre-season and early season. In the 3rd week, they brought their unbeaten record into the U of M and played as well on the Friday night as any university team could play. Then the Bisons burst their bubble on Saturday, albeit in overtime. They have followed that with splits against Sask and MRU and a sweep at the hands of Alberta. Far from a disaster, but perhaps not the awe-inspiring record they would have wanted. They were my pre-season pick for #2. Meanwhile, UBC is tied with Lethrbidge for the 6th and final playoff berth. This after the handily swept the Horns in their head-to-head matchup (7-1 and 5-0). Although they have had some highly regarded recruits, they seem to get a lot of injuries. Maybe they need some prairie boy toughness in their next recruiting class! OUT EAST Thu Jan 02 Ryerson at Brock Fri Jan 03 Lakehead at Guelph Fri Jan 03 Waterloo at W. Ontario Fri Jan 03 UQTR at Carleton Fri Jan 03 Windsor at Laurier Fri Jan 03 Toronto at York Fri Jan 03 RMC at Nipissing Sat Jan 04 Brock at Toronto Sat Jan 04 McGill at Carleton Sat Jan 04 Windsor at Waterloo Sat Jan 04 Ryerson at Laurier Sat Jan 04 W. Ontario at York Sat Jan 04 Lakehead at Guelph Sat Jan 04 RMC at Nipissing Sat Jan 04 Ottawa at Concordia Sun Jan 05 Concordia at UQTR Thu Jan 02 UPEI at Saint Mary's Fri Jan 03 New Brunswick at Dalhousie Fri Jan 03 Saint Mary's at Acadia Fri Jan 03 Moncton at St. F.X. Sat Jan 04 New Brunswick at St. F.X. Sat Jan 04 Moncton at Dalhousie Sat Jan 04 Acadia at UPEI Links: ➤ [USports Presto S&R] ➤ [OUA LS Daily] ➤ [AUS S&R]
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Post by hollywood on Jan 4, 2020 4:18:35 GMT -6
Jan 3: Bisons Enjoy a Little Bit of the BubblyI am starting this post really late because I had to run some diagnostics on my computer to get it going tonight. Ugh! At least I did it whilst in a good mood. MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2 MANITOBA BISONS 5 Links: LeagueStat: [Summary] : [Report] Hockey Tech: [Summary] : [Report] : [Text] USp/CIS: [Boxscores and tabs] : [CW] Stories/boxscores/video: [UofM] : [rp @cw*] : [rp @mru*] Preview: [Men’s hockey and volleyball play host to start second half] Throughout the 1st semester, the Bisons were doing a good job treading water. If Friday night's perfromance was any indication, my hoped-for 2nd semester improvement may well be in the offing. This was a hard-fought bump-and-grind type of game. The referees started out with lots of calls (both ways) that weren't really necessary. But the teams found their form and produced some good action. Here's how they lined up: MANITOBA BISONSGoal 35 Brown (1 Link) Defence 5 Schioler 28 Pouteau 2 Henry 3 Christensen 4 Stanley 6 Dyck Forwards 14 Keane 9 Thiessen 15 Dalke 11 Carlson 12 Jameson 29 Wasylak 20 Apetagon 25 Skrumeda 19 Halvorson 22 Leipsic 10 Skoleski 17 Veloso Scratches 8 Barley 13 Labossiere 16 Tripp 26 Leblanc 27 Doerksen 30 Lamb MOUNT ROYAL COUGARSGoal 35 Hoflin (33 Morris) Defence 24 Jensen 16 Blake 3 Helgesen 2 Watson 4 Green 6 MacPherson Forwards 17 Lindgren 11 Fyten 27 Rankin 21 Richards 28 Gerrie 14 Iverson 19 Chartier 9 Zandee 18 Kennedy 13 Bly 10 Sicoly 12 Lipon Scratches 7 Lees 22 Arnold 23 Yaremko 26 Shamray 31 Chapman Quick Summary1st 13:57 MRU Lindgren (10) ASST: Fyten & Rankin 2nd 06:25 MAN Pouteau (3) ASST: Skrumeda & Leipsic (PP) 2nd 09:27 MAN Keane (4) ASST: Dyck 2nd 15:33 MAN Pouteau (4) ASST: Dalke & Keane 2nd 18:34 MRU Kennedy (5) ASST: MacPherson & Chartier 3rd 14:31 MAN Veloso (3) ASST: Skoleski & Leipsic 3rd 17:53 MAN Carlson (4) ASST: None (EN) The rematch goes Saturday at 2:00 p.m. The Bisons' faint hope of hosting a quarter-final series could get a boost if they get their first sweep of ther season. They are now within 5 points of the Bluegars. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 1 REGINA COUGARS 4 Links: LeagueStat: [Summary & tabs] Hockey Tech: [Summary & tabs] Usp/CIS: [Boxscores & tabs Stories: [UofR]: [rp @cw*]: [rp @uofl]The Hørny Ønes were thoroughly handled by the Banjo Cats in this one. The porous kitten defence was able to hold the Horns to just 4 shots per period, and Brandon Holtby stopped 11 for the win. Taz Burman stopped 27 of 31 in taking the loss. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3 SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 0 Links: LeagueStat: [Summary & tabs] Hockey Tech: [Summary & tabs] Usp/CIS: [Boxscores & tabs Stories: [UofS]: [rp @cw*]: [rp @uofa]The Mutts looked to be ready to mount a serious challenge for first place. Instead, all they did was mount their coach's leg in this one. The Mutts dominated every aspect. The Evil Monkeys' defence is stronger than usual, and they provided back-up goaltender Matt Berlin to claim the shutout with just 18 saves. Tyler Soy led the attack with two goals. Taran Kozyn was busy in the Mutts' net with 46 saves on 49 shots. CALGARY DINOSAURS 1 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 0 Links: LeagueStat: [Summary & tabs] Hockey Tech: [Summary & tabs] Usp/CIS: [Boxscores & tabs Stories: [UBC]: [rp @cw*]: [rp @uofc]Holy goaltenders' duel, Batman! Matthew Greenfield had 27 saves for the win, and Rylan Toth had 34 in the loss. That's a combined 61 saves on 62 shots. I saw the ending on CanadaWest.tv and there was a lot of action. The goaltending was every bit as good as the numbers would suggest. OUT EASTThu Jan 02 UPEI 7 Saint Mary's 5 Fri Jan 03 New Brunswick 5 Dalhousie 2 Fri Jan 03 Saint Mary's 2 Acadia 5 Fri Jan 03 Moncton 4 St. F.X. 3 (ot) Thu Jan 02 Ryerson 3 Brock 1 Fri Jan 03 Lakehead 7 Guelph 6 (so) Fri Jan 03 Waterloo 4 W. Ontario 6 Fri Jan 03 UQTR 0 Carleton 4 Fri Jan 03 Windsor 3 Laurier 1 Fri Jan 03 Toronto 6 York 3 Fri Jan 03 RMC 4 Nipissing 2 Links: ➤ [USports/CIS Presto S&R] ➤ [OUA LS Daily] ➤ [AUS S&R]
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Post by hollywood on Jan 4, 2020 22:16:41 GMT -6
Jan 4: What's One More Split?Note: Starting with the January 3rd games, the CW site no longer links on-site to the game stories. Their link goes off-site to the individual team websites. Hence, no more links to those in my posts. Also, be careful looking at standings links. They are often different and, accordingly, wrong. Stick to LeagueStat. MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3 MANITOBA BISONS 2 Links: LeagueStat: [Summary] : [Report] Hockey Tech: [Summary] : [Report] : [Text] USp/CIS: [Boxscores & tabs] : [CW] Stories/boxscores/video: [UofM] : [rp @mru*] We need a country singer to make a song about splitting up everywhere in the west. It would be the Bisons' theme song. This weekend marked their 8th split of 9 series. That sweep they suffered in Saskatown stands out like a sore thumb, no doubt caused by having to venture into civilization's armpit in back-to-back weekends. The Bisons made no line-up or alignment changes at all. Meanwhile, the Bluegars shifted Morris for Hoflin in goal, and #22 Arnold for #21 Richards at forward, along with some minor line shuffling. Quick Summary1st 06:36 MAN Apetagon (3) ASST: Skrumeda & Halvorsen 1st 17:42 MRU Iverson (5) ASST: Gerrie 2nd 06:45 MRU Arnold (2) ASST: Watson & Sicoly 2nd 13:19 MRU Lindgren (11) ASST: Fyten & Rankin (PP) 3rd 19:47 MAN Veloso (4) ASST: Jameson That Apetagon kid has some moves. If he could gain some lbs for next season I could see him being a sophomore breakthrough. The Herd is now away for back-to-back series, at Bedrock U to face the Dinos then off to British California to face the T-irds. Then they return for their final two home series of the season (!) against Regina January 24th-25th and Saskatchewan January 31st-February 1st. Meanwhiule, the Bluegars go home-and-home with the Evil Monkeys next weekend. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 1 REGINA COUGARS 4 Links: LeagueStat: [Summary & tabs] Hockey Tech: [Summary & tabs] Usp/CIS: [Boxscores & tabs] Stories/boxscores/video: [UofR] : [rp @uofl] To quote The Ramones, "second verse, same as the first." Exact same scoreline, but the shots would infer a much closer game. This was also a matinee, so I saw none of it on CanadaWest.tv. Brandon Holtby stopped 34 of 35 for the W and Taz Burman stopped 32 of 35 in defeat. Ben Duperreault led the Kittens with two goals. This could be a costly weekend for the Hørny Ønes, as they now trail UBC by a point. Meanwhile, the Banjo Cats jump to within 2 points of UBC. That's better news than the coming of a free jug of Granny's Moonshine. CALGARY DINOSAURS 3 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2 (in a shootout)Links: LeagueStat: [Summary & tabs] Hockey Tech: [Summary & tabs] Usp/CIS: [Boxscores & tabs] Stories/boxscores/video: [UBC] : [rp @uofc]I saw the ending on CanadaWest.tv after watching the Bisons-Bluegars live. This was as tight as the scoreline would imply. The T-irds no doubt deserved at least the one point they received over the weekend. So in the race for 6th it is UBC 12, Lethbridge 11, and Regina 10. neither side switched goaltenders. Greenfield stopped 25 of 27, Toth stopped 23 of 25. I see that UBC, despite being at home, was one player under limit. Maxwell James, who played Friday, was scratched for Saturday. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 0 SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5 Links: LeagueStat: [Summary & tabs] Hockey Tech: [Summary & tabs] Usp/CIS: [Boxscores & tabs*] Stories: [UofS*] : [rp @uofa*] The game stories aren't even up yet, but here I go. The Evil Monkeys were down 1-0 in the 3rd then gave up a PP goal, at which time they fell apart like a cheap watch. Within 3-4 minutes it was 5-0, in a game where they were well ahead on the shot clock. Taran Kozun racked up a 35 save shutout for the win, with Matt Berlin stopping just 17 of 22. The remarkable thing was the number of breakaways being allowed by the Apes. The Mutts showed great resolve with this bounce-back win. Now the race is on. Alberta sits at 30, Calgary 28, Sask 26, and MRU 24 up at the top. The Bisons bask on a deserted island in the middle at 17, then UBC at 12, Lethbridge at 11, and Regina at 10 battle at the back. OUT EASTSat Jan 04 New Brunswick 6 St. F.X. 2 Sat Jan 04 Moncton 2 Dalhousie 3 (ot) Sat Jan 04 Acadia 5 UPEI 3 Sat Jan 04 Brock 0 Toronto 7 Sat Jan 04 McGill 3 Carleton 0 Sat Jan 04 Windsor 8 Waterloo 1 Sat Jan 04 Ryerson 5 Laurier 4 (so) Sat Jan 04 W. Ontario 9 York 4 Sat Jan 04 Lakehead 2 Guelph 4 Sat Jan 04 RMC 1 Nipissing 2 Sat Jan 04 Ottawa 7 Concordia 8 (ot) Links: ➤ [USports/CIS Presto S&R] ➤ [OUA LS Daily] ➤ [AUS S&R] NEXT UPCANADA WESTFri Jan 10 Manitoba at Calgary Fri Jan 10 UBC at Regina Fri Jan 10 Saskatchewan at Lethbridge Fri Jan 10 Alberta at Mount Royal ONTARIOSun Jan 05 Concordia at UQTR Wed Jan 08 Ottawa at RMC Wed Jan 08 Queen's at Guelph Thu Jan 09 Concordia at McGill Thu Jan 09 Ontario Tech at Laurentian Thu Jan 09 Ryerson at Toronto Thu Jan 09 Guelph at Brock ATLANTICTue Jan 07 Moncton at UPEI Wed Jan 08 Dalhousie at Acadia
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Post by hollywood on Jan 10, 2020 0:22:35 GMT -6
Preview: Jan 10-11: MANITOBA at CALGARY MANITOBA BISONS (8-9-1, 9-12-3, OHT35 #17) CALGARY DINOSAURS (13-3-2, 20-4-3, OHT35 #7) Friday, January 10, 2020 at 7:00 MT/8:00 CT at Calgary Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 3:00 MT/4:00 CT at Calgary Live Links: ➤ Video: [CanadaWest.tv] ➤ Friday: [Live Stats] ∞ [Hockey Tech] ➤ Saturday: [Live Stats] ∞ [Hockey Tech]
Manitoba Links: ➤ GoBisons: [Men's Hockey Site] ➤ Social: [Twitter] ∞ [Facebook] ➤ CW: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links] ➤ LeagueStat: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links]
Calgary Links: ➤ UofC: [Bisons up next for streaking Dinos] ➤ Social: [Twitter] ∞ [Facebook] ➤ CW: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links] ➤ LeagueStat: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links]
Previous games: ➤ Oct 18: UC 5 UM 2: [Story] : [LeagueStat] ➤ Oct 19: UM 4 UC 3: [Story] : [Summary]
Other Links: ➤ USports: [Schedule/Links] ∞ [Standings] ➤ CW: [Home Page] ∞ [Schedule] ➤ LeagueStat: [Media Stats] The Bisons are off to the Town of Bedrock this week to face the Dinos. Each team in the CW has just 10 games left in the regular season. The Dinos are in a tight battle at the top, sitting in 2nd place just two points behind the Monkeys and two points up on the Mutts. Meanwhile the Bisons are relaxing on Gilligan's Island in 5th, 7 points away from 4th and 5 away from 6th. These teams split their series in Friendly Manitoba back in October, where the Bisons ended Bedrock's unbeaten run. These teams also had a 2-2-0 split last year. Over the last 5 years the Bisons have the edge, standing 10-7-1 head-to-head. The Dinos were my pre-season pick for 2nd, and that remains very feasible. For the Bisons, this has been the season-of-the-split, with 8 splits in 9 rounds. For players to watch, the Bison captain, defenceman, and leading scorer Adam Henry is tied for 9th in league scoring and is always a stand-out. At the other end, the Dinos' Matt Alfaro leads the conference in scoring (13-14-27 in 18 games). His team-mate Coda Gordon is 3rd (4-16-20). Matthew Greenfield is back in goal for the Dinos and has good numbers: 7-3-0, .900 S%, and 2.43 GAA. Meanwhile, Tyler Brown has wrested the starter's job from Riley Lamb for the Bisons. His stats are better: 3-4-0, .929 S%, 2.58 GAA. ELSEWHERE IN THE CW U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (4-10-4, 7-14-5, OHT35 #22) REGINA COUGARS (4-12-2, 5-15-2, OHT35 #27) Links: ➤ UofR: [Brandon Holtby named Canada West Third Star of the Week] ➤ UBC: [Critical weekend for T-Birds in Regina] Regina's sweep of Lethbridge has dramatically altered their outlook on the season. They remain last, but just one point behind the Hørny Ønes and two in arrears of the T-irds. Suddenly that 6th and final playoff berth, which has eluded them since 2013, is suddenly more than a catnip mirage. To go anywhere, the Banjo Cats have always needed amazing goaltending. And Brandon Holtby provided that last week as he earned conference-wide, all-sports 3rd star honours. The T-irds sometimes look very close to contender status yet here they are. SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (12-4-2, 13-5-2, OHT35 #4) LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS (5-12-1, 5-15-2, OHT35 #30) Links: ➤ UofL: [Pronghorns welcome #4 ranked Huskies for a pair] ➤ UofS: [Huskie Happenings: Jan. 6 - 12] After a sweep at the hands of Banjoland's B Squad, the Hørny Ønes now face the A Team. Even without Mr. T in the line-up, this could be the mismatch of the weekend. The Mutts did manage a split with the Evil Monkeys last week and are apparently well on their way back to contenbder status. If things go bad for the Hørny Ønes here, this season could unravel on them. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (15-3-0, 23-5-0, OHT35 #1) MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (11-5-2, 14-8-3*, OHT35 #5) Links: ➤ MRU: [Men's Hockey Site] ➤ UofA: [Men's Hockey Site] If the Bluegars are serious about a charge for 2nd place they need to pick up some points against teams like the Evil Monkeys. Though the Apes remain first, their lack of physical presence showed up against Sask, just as it did when they visited Manitoba. If MRU can do one thing, it is play physical. This is a home-and-home series. OUT EAST Sun Jan 05 Concordia 0 UQTR 5 Wed Jan 08 Ottawa 7 RMC 2 Wed Jan 08 Queen's 2 Guelph 8 Thu Jan 09 Ontario Tech 5 Laurentian 1 Thu Jan 09 Ryerson 4 Toronto 3 (ot) Thu Jan 09 Guelph 3 Brock 4 (ot) Fri Jan 10 Concordia at McGill Fri Jan 10 W. Ontario at Laurier Fri Jan 10 Lakehead at York Fri Jan 10 Ontario Tech at Nipissing Fri Jan 10 Carleton at Queen's Sat Jan 11 Waterloo at Windsor Sat Jan 11 Brock at W. Ontario Sat Jan 11 UQTR at Ottawa Sat Jan 11 Ryerson at Laurier Sat Jan 11 Lakehead at York Sat Jan 11 Toronto at Guelph Sat Jan 11 RMC at Laurentian Sat Jan 11 Carleton at Concordia Sun Jan 12 RMC at Laurentian Sun Jan 12 UQTR at Ottawa Sun Jan 12 McGill at Ontario Tech Sun Jan 12 Queen's at Nipissing Tue Jan 07 Moncton 3 UPEI 4 Thu Jan 09 Dalhousie 2 Acadia 6 Fri Jan 10 UPEI at New Brunswick Fri Jan 10 Acadia at St. F.X. Fri Jan 10 Saint Mary's at Dalhousie Sat Jan 11 New Brunswick at Moncton Sat Jan 11 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's Links: ➤ [USp Presto S&R] ➤ [OUA LS Daily] ➤ [AUS S&R]
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Post by hollywood on Jan 11, 2020 16:36:33 GMT -6
Jan 10: Bisons Beaten in BedrockI was unable to do a post Friday night, so here it is on Saturday afternoon. MANITOBA BISONS 3 CALGARY DINOSAURS 6 Links: LeagueStat: [Summary] : [Report] Hockey Tech: [Summary] : [Report] : [Text] USp/CIS: [Boxscores and tabs] : [CW] Stories/boxscores/video: [UofC] : [rp @uofm] The Bisons must bounce back in Saturday's matinee if they want to continue their split streak. Tyler Brown's stretch of solid poerformances came to an end as he was tagged with a loss after stopping 20 of 26 shots through two periods. Riley Lamb stopped all 11 shots he faced in 3rd period relief. Meanwhile, Matthew Greenfield stopped 17 of 20 for the W. Coda Gordon led the Dinos with 2 goals, and Devon Skoleski collected an assist on all 3 Bison goals. After giving up so many shorthanded goals this year, it was good to see Colton Veloso score one for the Herd for a change. Rematch goes Saturday at 3:00 MT/4:00 CT. Quick Summary1st CGY Gibson (2) (Brown, Hines) 12:39 (PP) 1st CGY Gordon (5) (Elder, Alfaro) 17:23 (PP) 1st MAN Leipsic (6) (Pouteau, Skoleski) 17:49 1st CGY Uhrich (1) (Hines, Shearer) 19:30 2nd CGY Schoonbaert (3) (Elder, Alfaro) 6:45 2nd CGY Elder (9) (Graham) 9:04 2nd MAN Veloso (5) (Skoleski, Christensen) 13:41 (SH) 2nd CGY Gordon (6) 19:26 3nd MAN Keane (5) (Jameson, Skoleski) 16:59 (PP) OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2 REGINA COUGARS 4 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofR : rp @ubc The Banjo Cats have now reeled off three straight wins against their fellow bottom-dwellers to move from last to tied for 6th with the T-irds themselves. The Kittens are playing some D, holding UBC to 16 shots. Brandon Holtby stopped 14 to continue his hot goaltending. Rylan Toth stopped 17 of 21 in taking the loss. Scott Mikoski scored twice for Regina. The Tweety-Birds better find some old ladies armed with umbrellas to beat off these Puddy Tats in the rematch. SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5 LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 2 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofL : rp @uofs This score could have been way worse for the Hørny Ønes. The Banjo Mutts racked up 62 shots in this one. The Mutts must have broken into the Lethbridge Viagra supply. Jack Burgart joins the short list of goaltenders who stopped 57 in a losing effort. Taran Kozun had a leisurely evening, stopping 22 of 24 shots for a win. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 8 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: MRU : rp @uofa The Evil Monkeys usually bounce back from losses really well, and this was no exception. If the Bluegars want to continue their serious challenge to join the elite, they really need to win the Saturday night rematch in Edmontown. The score might be a bit misleading. MRU held a 10-9 edge in 1st period shots, but the Apes held a 4-1 lead. MRU pulled starting goaltender Riley Morris after 17 minutes when he gave up his 4th goal on the 9th shot he faced. In a mop-up role, Wyatt Hoflin stopped 19 of 23. Meanwhile, Brendan Burke was back in Alberta's net, and stopped 20 of 22 for the win. The Monkeys had 8 different goal-scorers. OUT EASTFri Jan 10 UPEI 0 New Brunswick 11 Fri Jan 10 Acadia 1 St. F.X. 2 Fri Jan 10 Saint Mary's 5 Dalhousie 0 Fri Jan 10 Concordia 2 McGill 3 (ot) Fri Jan 10 W. Ontario 3 Laurier 7 Fri Jan 10 Lakehead 5 York 3 Fri Jan 10 Ontario Tech 3 Nipissing 2 Fri Jan 10 Carleton 4 Queen's 1 Links: ➤ [USp/CIS Presto S&R] ➤ [OUA LS Daily] ➤ [AUS S&R]
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Post by hollywood on Jan 12, 2020 9:02:03 GMT -6
Jan 11: Yabba Dabba Doo! Another Split!The Saturday afternoon games were playoff-style battles, whilst the night games were crazy wild-west shootouts. Here are the details. MANITOBA BISONS 2 CALGARY DINOSAURS 1 Links: LeagueStat: [Summary] : [Report] Hockey Tech: [Summary] : [Report] : [Text] USp/CIS: [Boxscores and tabs] : [CW] Stories/boxscores/video: [UofC] : [rp @uofm] The Bisons have now split 9 of their 10 series played to date. From mid-way through the 1st period through the end of the 2nd period, they held a decisive edge in play, and a 2-0 lead. Bedrock U started the 3rd period on a PP, came within one on Vanstone's goal ( Vanstone, meet Tim Vanstone ...), applied lots of pressure, but never did even the scores. Riley Lamb was back in goal and stopped 38 of 39 shots for the win. Colton Veloso had both Bison goals, and a skate to the chin. Bedrock U stuck with Matthew Greenfield in goal, and he stopped 26 of 28 to take the loss. Quick Summary1st 17:08 MAN Colton Veloso (6) ASST: None 2nd 12:37 MAN Colton Veloso (7) ASST: Skoleski Christensen (PP) 3rd 03:39 CGY Tim Vanstone (4) ASST: Elder Alfaro (PP) So on the weekend, Veloso got 3 goals and Skoleski 4 assists. Next week the Herd is off to British California. Next home action is against Regina on January 24th and 25th. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 1 REGINA COUGARS 2 (in overtime)Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofR : rp @ubc Funny what a 4-game winning streak will do. Is Pussy Power the big thing for the 20's? Well, before get too excited all these wins came against the other bottom-of-the-table teams. Still, all the Banjo-Cats need to do is match UBC and Lethbridge and they'll have their first playoff berth since 2013. In this one, the Kittens did not shut down the T-irds as on Friday night. Instead they relied on Brandon Holtby to stop 41 of 42 shots for the win. UBC switched to Patrick Dea in net, and he stopped 31 of 33 in defeat, still a good night's work. In the opening frame, UBC led 1-0 after outshooting Regina 13-6. In the 2nd, Regina turned the tables, outshooting UBC 10-5 and it was tied 1-1. UBC dominated the 3rd period and 1st overtime, with a 24-16 lead in shots. However, in 3-on-3 Regina scored on the only shot. SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 8 LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 5 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofL : rp @uofs After the Mutts personified the A Team in lambasting the Hørny Ønes on Friday night, this was more of a Dukes of Hazard, without Daisy Duke. It certainly was no Fantasy Island for either coach. After two periods, it was a 4-4 game, and Sask had outshot Lethbridge 34-28. The Mutts exploded in the 3rd period to turn a toss-up into a route. Sask switched goaltenders, starting Travis Child. He stopped 35 of 40 shots for the win. Lethbridge started Taz Burman, who stopped 32 of 38 in defeat, Jack Burgart stopped 11 of 12 in relief. Sask was led up front by Colin Shirley with a hat-trick. So the teams combined for 91 shots. Ugh! ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 7 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofA : rp @mru* This weekend was clearly the low-point of the Bluegars' season. It was a surpise to me. As shocking as was the final score, the fact that it was 6-3 after the 1st period is the big shocker. The Monkeys built a 4-1 lead before I started watching this one. Then MRU scored twice and it seemed the game would unfold in a somewhat normal manner. But noooooooooooooooo! The Evil Monkeys popped in two more for as 9-goal period. Monkey started Brendan Burke was yanked in the midst of this Gong Show, making just 4 saves on 7 shots. Matt Berlin came in to stop all 16 shots he faced. At the other end, Wyatt Hoflin was yanked after 12 saves on 18 shots. Riley Morris came on with 26 saves on 27 shots. Cole Sanford's hat-trick led the way for the Apes. STANDINGSOUT EASTSat Jan 11 New Brunswick 7 Moncton 3 Sat Jan 11 St. F.X. 1 Saint Mary's 5 Sat Jan 11 Waterloo 2 Windsor 1 (so) Sat Jan 11 Brock 4 W. Ontario 2 Sat Jan 11 UQTR 1 Ottawa 5 Sat Jan 11 Ryerson 1 Laurier 3 Sat Jan 11 Lakehead 3 York 2 Sat Jan 11 Toronto 8 Guelph 2 Sat Jan 11 RMC 3 Laurentian 5 Sat Jan 11 Carleton 4 Concordia 3 (ot) Links: ➤ [USp/CIS Presto S&R] ➤ [OUA LS Daily] ➤ [AUS S&R] NEXT UPCANADA WESTFri Jan 17 Manitoba at UBC Fri Jan 17 Regina at Mount Royal Fri Jan 17 Saskatchewan at Calgary Fri Jan 17 Lethbridge at Alberta ONTARIOSun Jan 12 RMC at Laurentian Sun Jan 12 UQTR at Ottawa Sun Jan 12 McGill at Ontario Tech Sun Jan 12 Queen's at Nipissing Wed Jan 15 Concordia at UQTR Thu Jan 16 Guelph at Brock ATLANTICTue Jan 14 New Brunswick at UPEI - ppd from Nov 16 Wed Jan 15 Dalhousie at St. F.X.
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Post by hollywood on Jan 16, 2020 12:14:59 GMT -6
Preview: Jan 17-18: MANITOBA at UBC MANITOBA BISONS (9-10-1, 10-13-3, OHT35 #19) U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (4-11-5, 7-14-6, OHT35 #24) Friday, January 17, 2020 at 7:00 PT/9:00 CT at DMTSC (Vancouver) Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 2:00 PT/4:00 CT at DMTSC (Vancouver) Live Links: ➤ Video: [CanadaWest.tv] ➤ Friday: [Live Stats] ∞ [Hockey Tech] ➤ Saturday: [Live Stats] ∞ [Hockey Tech]
Manitoba Links: ➤ GoBisons: [Colton Veloso and Jordyn Zacharias are Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week] ➤ GoBisons: [Bisons teams celebrate Pride on a super Saturday, Jan. 18] ➤ Social: [Twitter] ∞ [Facebook] ➤ CW: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links] ➤ LeagueStat: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links] ➤ Audio: [Hear the Herd Podcast] ➤ The Manitoban: [Mixed bag of results for University of Manitoba Bisons on trip out west]
UBC Links: ➤ UBC: [Winter Classic features huge showdown with Manitoba] ➤ Social: [Twitter] ∞ [Facebook] ➤ CW: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links] ➤ LeagueStat: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links] ➤ Audio: [Thunderbird Eye Podcast]
Other Links: ➤ USports: [Schedule/Links] ∞ [Standings] ➤ CW: [Home Page] ∞ [Schedule] ➤ LeagueStat: [Media Stats] ➤ Brandon Sun: [All paths lead back to hockey for Joe Caligiuri]
Prior Games: ➤ Oct 26: UM 5 UBC 2: [LeagueStat] : [Game Story] ➤ Oct 27: UBC 3 UM 1: [HockeyTech] : [Game Story] The Bisons are off to British California for their annual west coast trek. And what a time to go. UBC holds an annual Winter Classic game, which draws a massive crowd, and that lands on Friday. This year, the T-irds will be honouring their 1971 conference championship team, their last titlist. That team defeated the Bisons in the final. They did make it to the conference final in 1975 and 1978, during the era where the CW and GPAC were split into separate conferences. The Bisons are nicely nestled into 5th place, and seem to be tuning up for the playoffs. Meanwhile, the T-irds have now fallen out of the playoff picture, albeit just one point in arrears of 6th place. So there is massive urgency for UBC. After this weekend, they have just two home games left. As a result, the Bisons will have mighty big targets on their heads this weekend. These two split their previous series (as the Bisons have done 9 of 10 times thus far), and UBC seemed to be a decent enough team. Over the last 5 years, both sides are 9-8-1 going head-to-head. Even this year, on goals-for-and-against UBC is only a -20, while Regina is -34 and Lethbridge is -44. Not many pundits picked UBC to miss the playoffs. Since that series against the Bisons, UBC has just two wins – those being a convincing sweep of Lethbridge. However, I recently saw good portions of their games against Regina and Calgary and they seemed OK. The Birds have just one player in the CW's Top 40 scorers, Austin Vetterl (4-9-13). Manitoba has four now, including Adam Henry (6-9-15) on defence, and a trio of sophomore forwards coming into their own, namely Jeremey Leipsic (6-8-14), Devon Skoleski (4-10-14), and Keaton Jamieson (2-11-13). In goal, Birds' 3rd year Rylan Toth is a solid but unpectacular CW starter. This year he's 3-8-4, 3.03 GAA, .898 S%. Backup Patrick Dea has comparable numbers at 1-3-1, 2.67 GAA, .885 S%. Meanwhile, three rookies have given the Bisons stellar goaltending. Riley Lamb won the starter job (6-4-1, 3.11 GAA, .915 S%), then Tyler Brown wrested it away (3-5-0, 3.14 GAA, .914 S%) before Lamb jumped back in last Saturday. #3 goaltender, Jeremy Link, deserves some playing time. He had one start (against UBC) and stopped 45 of 47 shots in a loss. ELSEWHERE IN THE CW REGINA COUGARS (6-12-2, 7-15-2, OHT35 #23) MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (11-7-2, 14-10-3, OHT35 #8) Links: ➤ MRU: [Men's Hockey Site] ➤ UofR: [Men's Hockey Site] How the season has turned around for the Banjoland's loveable losers. They seemed well on their way to yet another dismal last place finish. But alas! Four straight wins and they now sit in 6th place and seem to be on fire. Brandon Holtby has emerged as a bona fide starter (6-7-1, 2.59 GAA, .920 S%). The other Cats in this fight, like the Bisons, are all by themselves in mid-table with nobody close to them. Is the Bluegar confidence shaken after mounting a solid challenge early on? Or will this allow them to retrench for the playoffs? SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (14-4-2, 15-5-2, OHT35 #4) CALGARY DINOSAURS (14-4-2, 21-5-3, OHT35 #5) Links: ➤ UofC: [Men's Hockey Site] ➤ UofS: [Huskie Happenings: Jan. 15-19] Michael Buffer needs to do the intros in this series. If one team could sweep they would likely get 2nd place and the bye which goes with it, in addition to hosting the semi-final series these teams seem destined to play. The Banjo Mutts' slow start has been completely overcome. I'm not sure what to make of that Saturday night gong-show last weekend (giving up 5 goals on 40 shots against Lethbridge), perhaps it was just a one-off. I did pick Bedrock U for 2nd in my pre-season picks. LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS (5-14-1, 5-17-2, OHT35 #29) ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (17-3-0, 25-5-0, OHT35 #1) Links: ➤ UofL: [Pronghorns face defending conference champs in Edmonton] ➤ UofA: [Men's Hockey Site] Welcome to the squash match of the weekend. The Hørny Ønes have not come back well from the Christmas break, having 4 straight losses by 3 goals each. Regaining their form against the Evil Monkeys seems onerous. The closest the Monkeys have had to a slump is two losses with 5 goals against in each (against Manitoba and Saskatchewan) in a 5-game stretch. In my estimation the Hørny Ønes would be quite happy to pick up even one point in this set. OUT EAST Wed Jan 15 Concordia 1 UQTR 3 Thu Jan 16 Guelph at Brock Fri Jan 17 Nipissing at Carleton Fri Jan 17 Ottawa at McGill Fri Jan 17 Windsor at Toronto Fri Jan 17 Guelph at Waterloo Fri Jan 17 W. Ontario at Lakehead Fri Jan 17 York at Ryerson Fri Jan 17 Ontario Tech at Queen's Sat Jan 18 McGill at UQTR Sat Jan 18 W. Ontario at Lakehead Sat Jan 18 Ottawa at Carleton Sat Jan 18 Laurier at Toronto Sat Jan 18 York at Waterloo Sat Jan 18 Windsor at Ryerson Sat Jan 18 Nipissing at Concordia Sat Jan 18 Army at RMC (Non-Conference Game)Sun Jan 19 Queen's at Concordia Tue Jan 14 New Brunswick 3 UPEI 1 Wed Jan 15 Dalhousie 3 St. F.X. 4 Fri Jan 17 UPEI at Dalhousie Fri Jan 17 Acadia at New Brunswick Fri Jan 17 Saint Mary's at Moncton Sat Jan 18 St. F.X. at UPEI Sat Jan 18 Saint Mary's at New Brunswick Sat Jan 18 Acadia at Moncton Links: ➤ [USp Presto S&R] ➤ [OUA LS Daily] ➤ [AUS S&R]
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Post by hollywood on Jan 18, 2020 2:09:16 GMT -6
Jan 17: Sell-out Crowd Sees Birds Beat BisonsThe late result from the west coast means this is a truncated post. MANITOBA BISONS 2 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 6 Links: LeagueStat: [Summary] : [Report] Hockey Tech: [Summary] : [Report] : [Text] USp/CIS: [Boxscores and tabs] Stories/boxscores/video: [UBC] : [rp @uofm] The scroeline does mislead. UBC scored two empty-netters. It was 4-2 with 3 minutes left and the Bisons were on the powerplay. So the rematch should be a tight one. Quick Summary1st 16:08 UBC Quinn Benjafield (5) ASST: Carvalho & Revel 2nd 15:54 UBC Austin Vetterl (5) ASST: Sandhu & Smith 2nd 18:40 UBC Tyler Sandhu (8) ASST: Kryski 3rd 05:14 MAN Ben Dalke (3) ASST: None 3rd 09:03 UBC Maxwell James (5) ASST: Smith & Sandhu (PP) 3rd 10:32 MAN Adam Henry (7) ASST: Skoleski (PP) 3rd 18:08 UBC Colton Kehler (3) ASST: None (EN, SH) 3rd 19:10 UBC Tyler Sandhu (9) ASST: Becker & Pouliot (EN) Rylan Toth got the win with 20 saves on 22 shots, and Riley Lamb took the loss with 37 saves on 41 shots. There was a lot of ill-will at the end. One T-ird had a late hit on Keaton Jameson with 30 seconds left. He retaliated, and Carter Doerksen felled a T-ird himself. Then Tyler Sandhu ran the net with 4 seconds left to set off shoving matches all over the ice. Saturday's matinee rematch should be interesting. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD REGINA COUGARS 3 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4 (in overtime)
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Post by hollywood on Jan 20, 2020 21:21:16 GMT -6
Jan 18: Bisons Swept in OTAfter this matinee I was off to see UFC, followed by a busy working Sunday. So here's the wrap. MANITOBA BISONS 1 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2 (in overtime)Links: LeagueStat: [Summary] : [Report] Hockey Tech: [Summary] : [Report] : [Text] USp/CIS: [Boxscores and tabs] Stories/boxscores/video: [UBC] : [rp @uofm] The Bisons were up 1-0 until late in the 3rd period before they let this one slip away. Colton Veloso continued his hot streak, scoring his 8th of the year in the opening frame. Geordie Keane and Keaton Jameson registered assists. It appeared that they were on the verge of a breakthrough, but then came the 3rd where they went into that proverbial shell. Austin Vetterl capitalized with 5 minutes left, then again in the 2nd overtime, to steal away 2 points for the T-irds. The Bisons went back to Tyler Brown and he stopped 39 of 41 shots in the extended encounter. UBC stuck with Rylan Toth, and he stopped 28 of 29 for the win. The Bisons are now at home for their final two homestands of the season, next against the Banjo-Cats then against the Banjo-Mutts. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD REGINA COUGARS 1 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 6 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: MRU The Bluegars brought the Banjo-Cats' hot streak to a crashing thud. Brandon Holtby must be showing wear-and-tear. He stopped 45 of 51 in this one. Riley Morris got the win. SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3 CALGARY DINOSAURS 0 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofS Ryan Kozun had the best weekend ever for a goaltender. Two shutouts and he scored a goal. The two wins solidified Sask in 2nd place. LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 1 ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 10 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofA The Hørny Ønes have really hit the skids this semester. The Evil Monkeys are not a good squad to face at times like this. STANDINGSOUT EASTSat Jan 18 St. F.X. 4 UPEI 2 Sat Jan 18 Saint Mary's 1 New Brunswick 4 Sat Jan 18 Acadia 1 Moncton 2 Sat Jan 18 McGill 1 UQTR 4 Sat Jan 18 W. Ontario 4 Lakehead 2 Sat Jan 18 Ottawa 0 Carleton 2 Sat Jan 18 Laurier 0 Toronto 3 Sat Jan 18 York at Waterloo - ppd Sat Jan 18 Windsor 2 Ryerson 5 Sat Jan 18 Nipissing 2 Concordia 7 Non-Conference GameSat Jan 18 Army 2 RMC 3 (ot) : LS : WhigStandard : Herald Links: ➤ [USp/CIS Presto S&R] ➤ [OUA LS Daily] ➤ [AUS S&R] NEXT UPCANADA WESTFri Jan 24 Regina at Manitoba Fri Jan 24 UBC at Saskatchewan Fri Jan 24 Mount Royal at Lethbridge Fri Jan 24 Calgary at Alberta ONTARIOMon Jan 20 Queen's at Concordia Wed Jan 22 McGill at UQTR Wed Jan 22 W. Ontario at Toronto Thu Jan 23 Waterloo at Ryerson Thu Jan 23 York at Brock Thu Jan 23 Laurier at Guelph ATLANTICWed Jan 22 Acadia at Saint Mary's
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Post by hollywood on Jan 23, 2020 22:45:53 GMT -6
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Post by hollywood on Jan 23, 2020 22:47:19 GMT -6
Preview: Jan 24-25: REGINA at MANITOBA REGINA COUGARS (6-13-3, 7-16-3, OHT35 #24) MANITOBA BISONS (9-11-2, 10-14-4, OHT35 #20) Friday, January 24th at 7:00 p.m. at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg Saturday, January 25th at 2:00 p.m. at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg Live Links: ➤ Video: [CanadaWest.tv] ➤ Friday Audio: [UMFM 101.5] ➤ Saturday Audio: [UMFM 2nd Stream] ➤ Friday: [Live Stats] ∞ [Hockey Tech] ➤ Saturday: [Live Stats] ∞ [Hockey Tech]
Manitoba Links: ➤ GoBisons: [Bisons promote Bell Let's Talk Day at games on January 24] ➤ GoBisons: [Building a Bisons hockey legacy, Wayne Fleming enters the Canada West Hall of Fame] ➤ Social: [Twitter] ∞ [Facebook] ➤ CW: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links] ➤ LeagueStat: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links] ➤ Audio: [Hear the Herd Podcast]
Regina Links: ➤ UofR: [Men's Hockey Site] ➤ Social: [Twitter] ∞ [Facebook] ➤ CW: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links] ➤ LeagueStat: [Stats] ∞ [Schedule/Results/Links]
Other Links: ➤ USports: [Schedule/Links] ∞ [Standings] ➤ CW: [Home Page] ∞ [Schedule] ➤ LeagueStat: [Media Stats] The winter is flying by. There are only 6 regular season games remaining for every team in the CW. After this weekend, every team will have one home and one away series. The Bisons could officially clinch a playoff berth this weekend. They are 3 points ahead of UBC and 5 points up on Regina, and must only finish ahead of one of them. (Lethbridge are 9 points back and I don't see them getting 9 points in 6 games.) The Banjo-Cats had an amazing 4-game winning streak come to a screeching halt last weekend. So was the sudden streak an anomoly? Or have the Kittens turned the corner? Of concern to the Moonshine Drinkers ought to be that goaltender Brandon Holtby's bubble burst. His season stats line is still really good (6-8-2, 2.76 GAA, .917 S%), and way better than the other two (Curtis Meger and Dawson MacAuley) combine for 0-5-1, 6.92 GAA, .811 S%. They need goaltending to stand a chance. Their top scorer (Connor Chaulk) is tied for 42nd in the CW at 5-7-12. On the Bison side, Colton Veloso has found the range. He sniped 3 goals last weekend, for 8 on the season. The young lineup has provided a balanced attack, with 9 players in double digits (Adam Henry, Devon Skoleski , Jeremey Leipsic, Keaton Jameson, Colton Veloso, Geordie Keane, Dylan Thiessen, Jonah Wasylak, and Ben Dalke). Six of those are sophomores, two are 5th years, and one is a rookie. The games on Friday night at the U of M are part of the Bell Let's Talk Promotion. Last year it was free toques! It's a good cause. ELSEWHERE IN THE CW U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (6-11-5, 9-14-6, OHT35 #21) SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (16-4-2, 17-5-2, OHT35 #3) Links: ➤ UofS: [Huskie Happenings: Jan. 20-26] ➤ USp: [Athletes of the Week: Saskatchewan’s Kozun, McGill’s Danyluk, honoured] ➤ UofS: [PREVIEW: Huskies look to stay hot against Thunderbirds] ➤ UBC: [T-Birds bring renewed confidence on the road] Although the T-irds had their best weekend of the season last time out, they now face perhaps the most steadily-improving team in the country. Last weeekend's back-to-back shutouts of Calgary is a strong feat. The Banjo-Mutts are now 4 points behind the Evil Monkeys. Now, I don't see them making up that gap but they are clearly of similar calibre to such opponents. CALGARY DINOSAURS (14-6-2, 21-7-3, OHT35 #5) ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (19-3-0, 27-5-0, OHT35 #1) Links: ➤ UofA: [Men's Hockey Site] ➤ UofC: [Chance to regroup against Golden Bears] Last weekend's sweep at the hands of the Banjo-Mutts leaves the Bedrock Dinos in a position where they just want to nail down 3rd place and (arguably) a slightly weaker quarter-final opponent. The Evil Monkeys have had a strong season but, on occasion, they have had trouble with a physical side. So let's see if the Dinos try to lay on the body. This is one of two home-and-home Battles of Wexitland on the weekend. MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (13-7-2, 16-10-3, OHT35 #7) LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS (5-16-1, 5-19-2, OHT35 #28) Links: ➤ MRU: [Men's Hockey Site] ➤ UofL: [Pronghorns clash with Cougars in home-and-home] The Hørny Ønes played a lot of good hockey before Christmas. But they must be having a horrible new year's hangover with these 6 straight losses. Of concern is the goals against, and the massive shots allowed per game. Their series totals were: - 8 goals on 67 shots by Regina - 13 goals on 113 shots by Sask - 14 goals on 104 shots by Alberta The Bluegars are almost guaranteed of a top 4 finish, and might even catch their cross-town rivals for 3rd. So not much sense of urgency in this home-and-home series. OUT EAST Sun Jan 19 McGill 1 UQTR 4 Mon Jan 20 Queen's 1 Concordia 2 (so) Wed Jan 22 McGill 0 UQTR 1 (ot) Wed Jan 22 W. Ontario 3 Toronto 2 (ot) Thu Jan 23 Waterloo 2 Ryerson 3 (ot) Thu Jan 23 York 5 Brock 4 (ot) Thu Jan 23 Laurier 3 Guelph 4 Fri Jan 24 RMC at McGill Fri Jan 24 Guelph at York Fri Jan 24 Laurentian at Ontario Tech Fri Jan 24 Lakehead at Windsor Fri Jan 24 Ottawa at Queen's Sat Jan 25 Laurentian at Ontario Tech Sat Jan 25 Nipissing at McGill Sat Jan 25 Ryerson at Waterloo Sat Jan 25 Queen's at RMC Sat Jan 25 Lakehead at W. Ontario Sat Jan 25 Concordia at Carleton Sat Jan 25 Toronto at Laurier Sat Jan 25 Brock at Windsor Sun Jan 26 Concordia at Ottawa Wed Jan 22 Acadia 2 Saint Mary's 4 Fri Jan 24 Dalhousie at New Brunswick Fri Jan 24 St. F.X. at Moncton Fri Jan 24 Acadia at UPEI Sat Jan 25 Saint Mary's at UPEI Sat Jan 25 Dalhousie at Moncton Sat Jan 25 St. F.X. at New Brunswick Links: ➤ [USp Presto S&R] ➤ [OUA LS Daily] ➤ [AUS S&R]
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Post by hollywood on Jan 25, 2020 2:05:13 GMT -6
Jan 24: Bisons Lose Shootout on Upset Night REGINA COUGARS 5 MANITOBA BISONS 4 (in shootout)Links: LeagueStat: [Summary] : [Report] Hockey Tech: [Summary] : [Report] : [Text] USp/CIS: [Boxscores and tabs] Stories/boxscores/video: [UofM] : [rp @uofr*] Story: [From WHL to Wayne Fleming: Veloso making an impact in year two] This is one the Herd let slip away. The Bisons held a slight edge in play for the bulk of the game (35-24 shot clock more or less reflected the flow), but were prone to sudden breakdowns. Yet another shorthanded goal against, which is a disturbing trend. The first period was nice, a 3-0 lead and a 12-5 lead in shots. The 2nd period started the same way. It seemed the Banjo-Cats were happy to curl up in a corner and play with some catnip. Both before and after the shorthanded goal the Bisons generated a lot of close calls. But once the Kittens were on the board, the tone of the game changed. Quick Summary1st 18:14 MAN Adam Henry (8) ASST: Veloso & Skrumeda 1st 19:02 MAN Josh Tripp (3) ASST: Wasylak 1st 19:36 MAN Dylan Thiessen (5) ASST: Dalke & Carlson 2nd 09:43 REG Tate Coughlin (3) ASST: Eisler (SH) 2nd 11:51 REG Bryce Platt (1) ASST: Chaulk 2nd 18:26 REG Arthur Miller (5) ASST: Mickoski & Hicks 3rd 06:06 MAN Devon Skoleski (5) ASST: Jameson & Veloso 3rd 08:36 REG Tristan Frei (7) ASST: King (PP) There was one goal on ten shots in the shootout, with Connor Chaulk getting the winner for Regina. Brandon Holtby stopped 31 of 35 for the win, and Tyler Brown stopped 19 of 23 in the loss. Rematch is Saturday at 2:00 p.m. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD CALGARY DINOSAURS 5 ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 2 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofA : rp @uofc This was a nice bounce-back win for Bedrock U after two shutouts a week ago. Brodan Salmond got the win for the Dinos, with 29 saves. Brendan Burke stopped 14 of 15 shots for the loss. Clearly, goaltending is the potential achilles heel for the Evil Monkeys. MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3 LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 2 (in overtime)Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofL : rp @mru* The Hørny Ønes were within 3 seconds of a surprise victory but, alas, they ran out of Viagra. The Bluegars showed some resolve in fighting back in this one. The game was tightly contested for two periods before the Bluegars exploded in the 3rd period, with 19 shots. Jack Burgart was equal to the task in the Lethbridge net, and stopped 44 of 47 shots in the loss. MRU were led by Keegan Iverson's two goals and Riley Morris, who stopped 24 shots for the win. U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2 SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofS : rp @ubc* The Banjo-Mutts are the CW's hottest team right now, but the T-irds gave them all they could handle. This loss has to sting. With just over a minute left, Sask scored shorthanded to deprive UBC of at least a point. This was costly because it allowed Regina to pull even with them in the standings. OUT EASTFri Jan 24 Dalhousie 1 New Brunswick 5 Fri Jan 24 St. F.X. 4 Moncton 2 Fri Jan 24 Acadia 8 UPEI 5 Fri Jan 24 McGill 5 RMC 3 Fri Jan 24 Guelph 4 York 3 (ot) Fri Jan 24 Laurentian 1 Ontario Tech 5 Fri Jan 24 Lakehead 1 Windsor 8 Fri Jan 24 Ottawa 2 Queen's 3 (so) Links: ➤ [USp/CIS Presto S&R] ➤ [OUA LS Daily] ➤ [AUS S&R]
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Post by hollywood on Feb 1, 2020 2:27:29 GMT -6
Jan 31: Bisons Robbed in OvertimeAfter last Saturday's matinee I had to take a bit of an all-star break to get some work done. So here we are back at it again. Quick blurb on last Saturday's game: The Bisons fell behind Regina 5-0 on a mixture of bad breaks, opportunistic goal-scoring, and poor play before outshooting them 24-2 in the 3rd period and falling short. Now, on to the opening night of the penultimate weekend of the CW season .... SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3 MANITOBA BISONS 2 (in overtime)Links: LeagueStat: [Summary] : [Report] Hockey Tech: [Summary] : [Report] : [Text] USp/CIS: [Boxscores and tabs] Stories/boxscores/video: [UofM] : [UofS] UofM: [Three-goal first period helps lift Regina past Manitoba 6-3] UofM: [Bisons great and NHL All-Star Mike Ridley enters the Canada West Hall of Fame] UofM: [Jeremey Leipsic's hockey IQ central to his hockey success] On the positive side, the Bisons outplayed the Banjo-Mutts and really deserved to beat the hottest team in Usports (2-4-2 in Sept/Oct, 16-1-0 since). The Bisons outshot them 36-27 on the night! However, there was a major downside when Sask's Sam Ruopp blind-sided Jonah Wasylak with a high-stick head-shot. He was given 5 minutes and tossed with a match penalty. I would not bet on him being available any time soon. Quick Summary1st 02:16 SSK Neuls (5) ASST: Ballhorn & Young (PP) 2nd 10:19 MAN Christensen (2) ASST: Tripp & Wasylak 2nd 19:29 SSK Stadnyk (13) ASST: McVeigh & Harmsworth (SH) 3rd 05:52 MAN Skoleski (7) ASST: Henry & Leipsic (PP) 5th 02:26 SSK McVeigh (5) ASST: Stadnyk & Ballhorn (PP) The Bisons started 7 defencemen (along with Skrumeda and Carlson, defencemen who have been moved up to forward allo season). Hopefully, they have a forward available in sub in for Wasylak. Once again, the Bisons were victimized by a shorthanded goal against. This has been a problem all year. The Bisons had the only even-strength goal in the game, and in fact had it not been for powerplays there would have been virtually no offence from the Mutts. The final powerplay goal arose from a neutral zone trip by Adam Henry on what would have been a very borderline call, or perhaps an offsetting embellishment call, even in regulation. Taran Kozun stopped 34 of 36 for the win, and Tyler Brown stopped 24 of 27 in the loss. The rematch goes Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. After the penalties on Friday, I wouldn't be shocked to see some battles happening. Sask remains tied with Alberta for 1st, Manitoba is alone in 5th and 3 points ahead of Regina and UBC. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 6 REGINA COUGARS 3 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofR I expected the Evil Monkeys to be loaded like bears after being swept last weekend. This seems to have been a routine whuppin typical of what these teams usually produce. Matt Berlin stopped 7 of just 10 shots for the win (not a great ratio) and Brandon Holtby stopped 37 of 43 in defeat. The Bisons are in 5th place with 22 points, 3 ahead of the Kittens. U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 6 LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 1 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofL The Hørny Ønes actually held a 1-0 lead after the 1st period. But they have really hit the skids this semester (now 0-7-2). Rylan Toth got the win with 26 saves and Jack Burgart stopped 28 of 33 in the loss. UBC now pulls into a tie with Regina for 6th, and within 3 points of the 5th place Bisons. Thursday – Crowchild ClassicCALGARY DINOSAURS 4 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 5 (in overtime)Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: MRU FridayMOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3 CALGARY DINOSAURS 1 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofC The annual Crowchild Classic game at the Saddledome went on Thursday, and it is usually more intense than a regular game. After a scoreless 1st period, the Bluegars built a 3-0 lead in the 2nd. However, Bedrock U rallied with three unanswered of their own in the 3rd. Riley Morris got the win (27 saves) and Brodan Salmond got the loss (33 saves). Friday's rematch was a stunner, as it allowed the Bluegars to jump into 3rd place. What a rollercoaster in Bedrock! The Dinos swept the Monkeys just last weekend. Neither side switch goaltenders. Morris stopped 33 of 34 for the win, and Salmond stopped 19 of 22 for the loss. Sat Jan 25 quick wrap:Regina 6 Manitoba 3 : [ Recap] Lethbridge 3 Mount Royal 4 (so) : [ Recap] Alberta 1 Calgary 4 : [ Recap] UBC 2 Saskatchewan 5 : [ Recap] OUT EASTSat Jan 25 Saint Mary's 5 UPEI 4 (ot) Sat Jan 25 Dalhousie 1 Moncton 6 Sat Jan 25 St. F.X. 2 New Brunswick 6 Mon Jan 27 UPEI 4 Dalhousie 5 (ot) – from Jan 17 Wed Jan 29 Dalhousie 5 St. F.X. 4 (ot) Fri Jan 31 UPEI 4 Dalhousie 3 (ot) Fri Jan 31 New Brunswick 4 Acadia 2 Fri Jan 31 Moncton 1 Saint Mary's 5 Sat Jan 25 Laurentian 2 Ontario Tech 5 Sat Jan 25 Nipissing 1 McGill 6 Sat Jan 25 Ryerson 5 Waterloo 1 Sat Jan 25 Queen's 4 RMC 1 Sat Jan 25 Lakehead 3 W. Ontario 2 (ot) Sat Jan 25 Concordia 2 Carleton 5 Sat Jan 25 Toronto 0 Laurier 4 Sat Jan 25 Brock 1 Windsor 2 Sun Jan 26 Concordia 5 Ottawa 4 Wed Jan 29 Toronto 4 W. Ontario 3 Wed Jan 29 Waterloo 1 Laurier 5 Wed Jan 29 Brock 1 York 3 Wed Jan 29 RMC 2 Ontario Tech 5 Thu Jan 30 Guelph 4 W. Ontario 5 Thu Jan 30 Laurier 3 Ryerson 2 (ot) Thu Jan 30 York 4 Waterloo 2 – from Jan 18 Fri Jan 31 Brock 4 Lakehead 0 Fri Jan 31 UQTR 1 Carleton 2 (so) Fri Jan 31 Windsor 1 Guelph 7 Fri Jan 31 McGill 6 Nipissing 3 Fri Jan 31 Concordia 5 Laurentian 3 Fri Jan 31 Ontario Tech 4 Queen's 3 (ot) Links: ➤ [USp/CIS Presto S&R] ➤ [OUA LS Daily] ➤ [AUS S&R] NEXT UPCANADA WESTSat Feb 01 UBC at Lethbridge Sat Feb 01 Alberta at Regina Sat Feb 01 Saskatchewan at Manitoba ONTARIOSat Feb 01 Brock at Lakehead Sat Feb 01 Waterloo at W. Ontario Sat Feb 01 UQTR at RMC Sat Feb 01 Windsor at Toronto Sat Feb 01 Carleton at Queen's Sat Feb 01 Concordia at Nipissing Sat Feb 01 McGill at Laurentian Sun Feb 02 RMC at Ottawa ATLANTICSat Feb 01 Moncton at Acadia Sat Feb 01 UPEI at St. F.X. Sat Feb 01 New Brunswick at Saint Mary's
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Post by hollywood on Feb 4, 2020 0:07:48 GMT -6
Feb 1: Late Goal Sinks Bisons SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4 MANITOBA BISONS 3 Links: LeagueStat: [Summary] : [Report] Hockey Tech: [Summary] : [Report] : [Text] USp/CIS: [Boxscores and tabs] Stories/boxscores/video: [UofM] : [rp @uofs] CW: [Mike Ridley Inducted Into CW Hall of Fame] The Bisons allowed a late goal which denied them a valuable point they needed to almost clinch a playoff berth. As it is, they are almost there. Quick Summary1st 00:48 MAN Ryan Carlson (5) ASST: None 1st 03:15 MAN Ryan Carlson (6) ASST: Skrumeda & Henry 1st 08:56 SSK Justin Ball (3) ASST: Dmytriw & Shirley 1st 10:40 SSK Kohl Bauml (8) ASST: Ballhorn & Cable 2nd 01:05 SSK Logan McVeigh (6) ASST: Stadnyk & Harmsworth 3rd 07:01 MAN Adam Henry (10) ASST: Christensen & Barley 3rd 17:02 SSK Jared Dmytriw (10) ASST: Neuls Although the Bisons jumped out to a 2-0 lead courtesy Ryan Carlson, the Mutts dominated play for a large stretch of the game. The Mutts held a 3-2 lead and a 35-8 lead in shots after two periods, which was a world of difference from Friday's game. The 3rd period was a great battle, where the shots were 11-11. After Adam Henry tied the game in the 3rd period, it seemed only a matter of time before the Bisons won it. However, it was Mongrel Jared Dmytriw scored one that goaltender Riley Lamb would love to have back. Any hopes of a comeback were dashed on a fringe elbowing call on Ben Dalke, followed by 2 minutes to Lamb for arguing. Here's how they aligned: MANITOBA BISONSGoal 30 Lamb (35 Brown) Defence 2 Henry 3 Christensen 4 Stanley 6 Dyck 5 Schioler 28 Pouteau 27 Doerksen Forwards 22 Leipsic 10 Skoleski 17 Veloso 11 Carlson 9 Thiessen 15 Dalke 8 Barley 12 Jameson 16 Tripp 25 Skrumeda 13 Labossiere Scratches 1 Link 14 Keane 19 Halvorson 20 Apetagon 26 Leblanc 29 Wasylak SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIESGoal 32 Child (31 Kozun) Defence 3 Ballhorn 7 Collins 8 Lishchynsky 4 Harmsworth 6 Fransoo 27 Fiala Forwards 10 Cable 20 Young 19 Bauml 14 McVeigh 16 Stadnyk 5 Faith 12 Ball 15 Dmytriw 11 Shirley 13 Folk 22 Johnson 17 Neuls Scratches 2 Ruopp 9 Tkatch 26 Johnson 29 Spagrud 30 Hobbs Each team switched goaltenders on Saturday. Lamb stopped 42 of 46 in the loss, and Child stopped 16 of 19 for the win. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 6 REGINA COUGARS 1 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofR Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur! Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr, purr, purr. This is one matchup which has bedeviled the Banjo-Cats for years. This was the Evil Monkeys' 53rd straight win over the Kittens. Brendan Burke stopped 12 of 13 for the win, and Curtis Meger stopped 35 of 41 in the loss. Brandon Holtby's goaltending launched the Kittens into contention but it seems that streak is over. Dawson MacAuley dressed as the backup. U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 5 LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 4 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofL The Hørny Ønes were severely outshot (45-22) yet held a 4-3 lead well into the 3rd period. Matt Revel scored twice for the T-irds, includign the winner, and Rylan Toth stopped 18 of 22 for the win. Taz Burman's 40 stops were not enough to avoid defeat. That's 10 straight losses for Lethbridge this semester. STANDINGSSo we have three separate races on the final weekend (1-2, 3-4, 5-6-7). The Bisons need a combination of two points from themselves and/or two points dropped by Regina to clinch a playoff berth. Meanwhile, UBC needs a combination of three points from themselves and/or three points dropped by Regina to clinch their playoff berth. None of these races will feature any direct match-ups on the final weekend. OUT EASTSat Feb 01 Moncton 4 Acadia 3 (ot) Sat Feb 01 UPEI 6 St. F.X. 5 (ot) Sat Feb 01 New Brunswick 5 Saint Mary's 1 Sat Feb 01 Brock 3 Lakehead 5 Sat Feb 01 Waterloo 2 W. Ontario 1 Sat Feb 01 UQTR 4 RMC 6 Sat Feb 01 Windsor 3 Toronto 9 Sat Feb 01 Carleton 3 Queen's 2 Sat Feb 01 Concordia 4 Nipissing 2 Sat Feb 01 McGill 6 Laurentian 1 Sun Feb 02 RMC 4 Ottawa 3 (ot) Links: ➤ [USp/CIS Presto S&R] ➤ [OUA LS Daily] ➤ [AUS S&R] NEXT UPCANADA WESTFri Feb 07 Manitoba at Alberta Fri Feb 07 Regina at Saskatchewan Fri Feb 07 Lethbridge at Calgary Fri Feb 07 Mount Royal at UBC ONTARIOTue Feb 04 Laurentian at Nipissing Wed Feb 05 York at Ryerson Thu Feb 06 RMC at Queen's ATLANTICWed Feb 05 Moncton at UPEI
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Post by hollywood on Feb 8, 2020 1:29:30 GMT -6
Feb 7: Bisons Back Into the PlayoffsSo we know who's headed to the playoffs, we know who gets the byes and semi-final host privileges, who hosts the quarter-finals, and who will be doing the travelling. MANITOBA BISONS 0 ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 8 Links: LeagueStat: [Summary] : [Report] Hockey Tech: [Summary] : [Report] USp/CIS: [Boxscores and tabs] Stories/boxscores/video: [UofA] : [rp @uofm] Podcast: [Hear the Herd] After a sterling effort at home last weekend, the Bisons had a rough night in Edmontown. The Evil Monkeys do an occasional face-plant but then rally in style. Could they be a night away from a face-plant? Quick Summary1st 06:15 ALB Noah Philp (10) ASST: Cox & Freadrich 1st 06:57 ALB Chad Butcher (8) ASST: Freadrich & Pawlenchuk 1st 10:47 ALB Grayson Pawlenchuk (17) ASST: None 1st 16:19 ALB Lucas Nickles (7) ASST: Linaker 1st 18:28 ALB Grayson Pawlenchuk (18) ASST: Jevne & Butcher 3rd 02:19 ALB Tyler Soy (14) ASST: Owre & Davidson 3rd 04:03 ALB Noah Philp (11) ASST: Cox & Sanford 3rd 18:22 ALB Cole Linaker (1) ASST: Nickles & Carroll Before the game I thought that the Bisons would win if they could get 25 shots. They had only 18, all of which were stopped by Brendan Burke. Tyler Brown stopped 33 of 41 in defeat. This is a disappointment for the Bisons, in that they have not suffered a blow-out loss like this. They could use some reinforcements up front. Jonah Wasylak, Lucas Skrumeda, Tony Apetagon, and Geordie Keane were all missing. They will need them back for the playoffs. OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD REGINA COUGARS 0 SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofS UofS: PREVIEW: Huskies face Cougars in regular season finale UofR: Cougars out of playoff contention after loss to Saskatchewan This result ensured the Bisons of a playoff berth and left the Kittens hoping that UBC would lose twice to MRU. Brandon Holtby was back in goal for the Banjo-Cats and stopped 35 of 39 shots in a vain attempt to capture an ellusive playoff berth. Meanwhile, the Banjo-Mutts kept pace with Alberta in the race for first. Taran Kozun had a 20 save shutout. Thus, Regina's spirited second semester surge comes to an end. The Mutts no doubt celebrated in style, drinking from toilets, spraying fire hydrants, and bragging across the province's party lines. LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 0 CALGARY DINOSAURS 5 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UofC UofC: Dinos look to finish strong against Lethbridge UofL: Pronghorns close out season with home-and-home with Dinos The Hørny Ønes became the 3rd shutout victim of the night in this game. That's one thing. But those 54 shots on goal they allowed, which now seems an expected occurrence, really shows how this team has fallen down in the 2nd half. They went with their 3rd string goaltender, Nikolas Amundrud, as tonight's sacrifical lamb. Brodan Salmond needed just 14 saves for his shutout. The win allows Bedrock U to leapfrog their cross-town rivals into 3rd place. MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3 Links: LeagueStat: Summary & tabs Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs Usp/CIS: Boxscores & tabs Stories/boxscores/video: UBC* UBC: Huge final weekend looms for ‘Birds looking to get to playoffs The late night game on the coast clinched a playoff berth for the T-irds, launched them ahead of the Bisons into 5th place, and eliminated Regina. It also prevented MRU from regaining 3rd place. A point from UBC in the rematch would assure them of 5th place. A UBC win in regulation would mean that these teams would play in the quarter-final round next weekend at MRU. Rylan Toth stopped 18 of 20 for the win, in a game where the Bluegars mounted much less offence than is usual. Riley Morris stopped 27 of 30 for the loss. OUT EASTWed Feb 05 Moncton 7 UPEI 1 Fri Feb 07 UPEI 2 New Brunswick 9 Fri Feb 07 Dalhousie 2 Acadia 7 Fri Feb 07 St. F.X. 3 Saint Mary's 9 Sun Feb 02 RMC 4 Ottawa 3 (ot) Tue Feb 04 Laurentian 4 Nipissing 5 Wed Feb 05 York 3 Ryerson 5 Thu Feb 06 RMC 2 Queen's 4 Fri Feb 07 Laurier 5 W. Ontario 1 Fri Feb 07 Laurentian 3 Carleton 6 Fri Feb 07 Waterloo 4 Lakehead 3 (ot) Fri Feb 07 Ontario Tech 1 Concordia 5 Fri Feb 07 Ryerson 4 Windsor 3 (so) Fri Feb 07 Toronto 3 Guelph 4 Links: ➤ [USp/CIS Presto S&R] ➤ [OUA LS Daily] ➤ [AUS S&R] NEXT UPCANADA WESTSat Feb 08 Mount Royal at UBC (3:00 PT/5:00 CT) Sat Feb 08 Manitoba at Alberta (7:00 MT/8:00 CT) Sat Feb 08 Saskatchewan at Regina (7:00 CT) Sat Feb 08 Calgary at Lethbridge (7:00 MT/8:00 CT) ONTARIOSat Feb 08 Laurentian at Ottawa Sat Feb 08 Ontario Tech at McGill Sat Feb 08 Waterloo at Lakehead Sat Feb 08 W. Ontario at Brock Sat Feb 08 Laurier at York Sat Feb 08 Toronto at Windsor Sun Feb 09 Ottawa at Queen's Sun Feb 09 UQTR at McGill ATLANTICSat Feb 08 Saint Mary's at Dalhousie Sat Feb 08 Acadia at St. F.X. Sat Feb 08 New Brunswick at Moncton ~ end of regular season ~
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