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Post by hollywood on Oct 1, 2021 14:49:13 GMT -6
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Post by hollywood on Oct 2, 2021 0:28:05 GMT -6
October 1st: Lots of Action Out West MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4 CALGARY DINOSAURS 1 Links: ➤ MRU: Schedule & Results ➤ UofC: Schedule & Results ➤ Live video: CanadaWest.tv Wilma! The Dinos now have a 4-game losing streak. Mr. Slate won’t be happy in the Town of Bedrock. The disappointment will be tempered somewhat with the fact that the losses were to their top 3 conference opponents from 2019-20 (Sask, Alberta, now MRU). The Bluegars are now 3-1-1. Saturday’s game starts at 7:00 MT, 8:00 CT and the streaming video is at the link above. MACEWAN GRIFFINS 1 ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 7 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofA: Schedule & Results ➤ MacU: Schedule & Results There are a few statistical twists to this game. In the first period, the shots were 10-10, and the Evil Monkeys led 2-0. In the second period, the shots were 14-5 for the Evil Monkeys, and they outscored Mac 5-1. There was no scoring in the third, although that was where the shots went crazy, 19-7 in favour of Alberta. Now, without seeing the game it is hard to picture 5 goals on 14 shots on a solid goaltender. James Porter took the loss for the Mutants, with 17 saves on 24 shots through two periods. Thomas Davis stepped in and made 19 third period saves. Taz Burman played the first half and stopped 11 of 12 for the win, while Matt Berlin stopped 10 out of 10 in relief. The Apes are now 6-1-0 and MacEwan falls to 1-2-0. Saturday’s rematch shifts to MacEwan. Live stats updates are not yet confirmed. BRIERCREST CLIPPERS 3 SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5 Links: ➤ UofS: Schedule & Results ➤ Twitter: Team Account In the Twitter feed, it was described as “Team White” vs. “Team Black” and was described as a “split game”. So whether this is a valid win is questionable at this stage. Looking at the logos, maybe this was a BS game. VANCOUVER ISLAND MARINERS 1 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 4 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UBC: Schedule & Results This was part of the Captain’s Cup, where UBC is now 3-0-0 (their entire pre-season record), and are now guaranteed a berth in next weekend’s championship game. The Mariners fall to 0-3-0 in the tournament, and 3-3-0 overall. UBC outshot VIU 11-3 in the first period, and had a 3-0 lead. After that each team scored once on 21 shots. Michael Clark scored twice for T-irds, and Dorrin Luding picked up the win in goal. Saturday’s game against UVic will have live stats, but no video announced at this moment. VICTORIA VIKINGS 1 SIMON FRASER CLAN 5 Links: ➤ Summaries: BCIHL ➤ SFU: SFU vs VIC, VIU Preview: Oct. 1st + 2nd, 2021 This result lifts SFU to 1-1-0, and drops UVic to 1-2-0. UVic could still make the final if there occurs a series of improbable upsets, as follows: - UVic defeats UBC on Saturday; - VIU defeats SFU on Saturday; - SFU beats TWU next weekend; - UVic wins the 3-way tie-breaker between themselves, TWU, and SFU. On the other hand, The Clown are in a good position. They need to win Saturday against VIU to set up a winner-take-all battle with TWU for second place and a trip to the final against UBC. OUT EAST ONTARIOno games ATLANTIC Sept 30 Acadia 1 Dalhousie 0Oct 1 UPEI 1 Moncton 4Oct 2 Saint Mary's v St. FX (at Truro) Oct 2 Moncton at New Brunswick Links: ➤ USp Presto S&R ➤ OUA LS Daily ➤ AUS S&R
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Post by hollywood on Oct 2, 2021 23:11:03 GMT -6
October 2nd: Weekend Wrap-Up CALGARY DINOSAURS 4 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MRU: Schedule & Results ➤ UofC: Schedule & Results ➤ Live video: CanadaWest.tv I saw most of this game on CanadaWest.tv. It was a good watch, however their scoreboard did not have the scores or game time on it. The shots on goal were also not kept. Brodan Salmond got the win in goal, and Riley Morris took the loss. Josh Tarzwell was the only player to get two goals. Calgary is now 3-4-0 and MRU is 3-2-1 in the pre-season. MRU is off until the regular season on October 15th, whilst the Dinos play MacEwan next weekend. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5 MACEWAN GRIFFINS 2 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofA: Schedule & Results ➤ MacU: Schedule & Results The Evil Monkeys came out with a flurry before coasting to a win. The Mythical Mutants hung in at 0-0 after the 1st period, despite being outshot 14-6. However, the Apes built a 3-0 lead in the 2nd period with a 19-10 lead in shots. Mac did rally in the 3rd, with a 13-8 edge in shots, and pulled within 4-2. An empty-netter then salted it away for the Monkeys. Quite a chippy game. Alberta 3-for-8 on the PP, Mac was 1-for-5. There were three 10-minute misconducts and a total of 68 PIMs. Alberta is now 7-1-0 in the preseason, and finishes next weekend hosting Sask. Mac is now 1-3-0 and finishes with a Calgary series next weekend. BRIERCREST CLIPPERS 3 SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4 (in a shoot-out)Links: ➤ UofS: Schedule & Results ➤ Twitter: Team Account This appears to have been an intersquad game, like on Friday. VICTORIA VIKINGS 2 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 5 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UBC: Schedule & Results This was a nice comfy win for the T-irds. They have quite a rivalry with UVic in other sports. However, these teams have not played since 1973 in hockey. UVic played just four seasons in the WCIAA/CW, and had three winless seasons. Their best season was 3-17-0 in 1970-71. So by inference their record against UBC must have been poor. UBC held UVic shotless in the 1st period, and outshot them 31-10 overall. Both sides have now finished the Captain's Cup round-robin, UBC going 4-0-0 and UVic going 1-3-0. UBC will host the final on October 9th. VANCOUVER ISLAND MARINERS 5 SIMON FRASER CLAN 1 Links: ➤ Summaries: BCIHL ➤ SFU: Team Web Site VIU needed this win to avoid being skunked in the Captain's Cup. They are finished at 1-3-0 and SFU is still alive at 1-2-0. If SFU can beat TWU in regulation time on October 8th, they could still qualify for the tournament final. OUT EAST ONTARIOno games ATLANTIC Oct 2 Saint Mary's 6 St. FX 4Oct 2 Moncton at New Brunswick - cancelled Links: ➤ USports Presto S&R ➤ OUA LS Daily ➤ AUS S&R
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Post by hollywood on Oct 6, 2021 21:29:16 GMT -6
Preview: October 8-9: Regina at Manitoba REGINA COUGARS (0-0-0, 2-1-0, OHT35 #n/a) MANITOBA BISONS (0-0-0, 0-2-0, OHT35 #n/a) Friday, October 8th at 7:00 CT at Seven Oaks Arena, Winnipeg Saturday, October 9th at 2:00 CT at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg Live Links: ➤ Video/Audio: none ➤ Friday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech ➤ Saturday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech
Manitoba Links: ➤ GoBisons: Schedule & Results ➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ∞ Roster ➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
Regina Links: ➤ UofR: Team Site ➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ∞ Roster ➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
Other Links: ➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings ➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Schedule ➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats
But for the Bluegars, all CW teams are in action this weekend as the exhibition season wraps (except for the Sask Huskies, who have the bye in round 1 of the regular season). The Bisons have had a sparse pre-season schedule. Their trip to North Dakota was cancelled last weekend. They opened with a 7-1 loss to the Banjo-Cats, now have a chance at revenge. That big win for Regina followed a win over Briercrest (big whoop-dee-doo) and a 12-1 loss to the Banjo-Mutts. All-in-all, it is hard to gauge them. As of this post, the official Bison roster page has not been updated. I suspect that the CW training camp 30-man roster (linked) will have been pared down to maybe 3 goaltenders and 24 or 25 skaters. The Banjo-Cats have their training camp roster up at the CW site (also linked). Here's the summary: Returnees (17) Forwards (12) 9 Conner Chaulk - 17 Turner Ripplinger - 20 Ben Duperreault 15 Tanner Nagel - 14 Tate Coughlin - 32 Ty Barnstable 11 Connor Odelein - 19 Bryce Platt - 12 Scott Mickoski 29 Tanner Campbell - 21 Tyler Kreklewich - 18 Tyler Adams Defence (3) 27 Brennan Riddle - 10 Michael Eskra - 2 James Hilsendager Goaltenders (2) 30 Brandon Holtby - 35 Curtis Meger New (13) 1 Donovan Buskey - G - Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)/Regina Pats (WHL) 3 Dylan McCabe - D - Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) 4 Christian Reimer - D - Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) 5 Carson Sass - D - Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 7 Tyler Heidt - D - Merrimack College (NCAA) 8 Jayden Davis F - Estevan Bruins (SJHL) 13 Jackson Doucet - F - Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL) 16 Randen Schmidt - D - Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 22 Tanner Sidaway - F - Cowichan Valley Capitals (BCHL) 23 Austin King-Cunningham - D - Estevan Bruins (SJHL) 24 Riley Krane - F - Dawson Creek (NMJHL) / Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 2 Tanner Pochipinski - F - Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) 28 Brady Pouteau - D - Manitoba Bisons (CWUAA) Departures (9) Forwards (3) 13 Tristan Frei - 23 Arthur Miller - 16 Linden McCorrister Defence (5) 28 Landon Peel - 7 Tyler King - 4 Isaac Schacher 24 Zach Hicks - 22 Clayton Eisler Goaltender (1) 31 Dawson McAulay The Cats lost their top two scorers (Frei and Miller) and four of their top six defencemen. While their recruiting class is not going to make the Evil Monkeys jealous, they did more or less replace what they lost. Overall, I would expect them to end up roughly at the same level as 2019-20. One unique off-season move is that former Bison defenceman Brady Pouteau went to Banjoland, while Linden McCorrister left Regina for Friendly Manitoba. Pouteau played the bulk of his junior career with the Regina Pats and McCorrister was a Brandon Wheat King. The Seven Oaks Arena is a nice facility. Maybe I will be allowed in! I doubt that there will be live stats, and certainly no video stream. ELSEWHERE IN THE CW SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (0-0-0, 3-1-0, OHT35 #n/a) ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (0-0-0, 7-1-0, OHT35 #n/a) Links: ➤ UofS: Schedule & Results ➤ UofA: Schedule & Results ➤ Friday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech ➤ Saturday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech
As I post, this is the only series to have confirmed live stats. This battle of the traditional powerhouses in the conference would be interesting to watch on a video stream. The Banjo-Mutts played a mixed inter-squad series with Briercrest last weekend. I see that those results have now been scrubbed from their S&R page, which seems proper. CALGARY DINOSAURS (0-0-0, 3-4-0, OHT35 #n/a) MACEWAN GRIFFINS (0-0-0, 1-3-0, OHT35 #n/a) Links: ➤ UofC: Schedule & Results ➤ MacU: Schedule & Results
This is a home-and-home series, starting Friday in Edmontown before shifting to the Town of Bedrock on Saturday. The Mythical Mutants are only 1-3-0, but their opponents have been two of the top three CW teams in this pre-season (Alberta and MRU). Too bad there is no word on live stats or video as I post. TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (0-0-0, 2-1-0, OHT35 #n/a) SIMON FRASER ATHLETICS (0-0-0, 2-2-0) U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (0-0-0, 4-0-0, OHT35 #n/a) Links: ➤ TWU: Schedule & Results ➤ SFU: Team Website ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results ➤ UBC: Schedule & Results ➤ 49-sport: UBC Men?s Hockey Preseason Preview
The TWU v SFU game on Friday is the final round-robin game in the Captain?s Cup series. UBC then hosts the championship game on Saturday night. In the Captain's Cup games, Holy Trinity is 2-1-0 and SFU is 1-2-0. Victoria and Vancouver Island are both 1-3-0 and eliminated. The winner of the Friday night game will therefore be UBC?s opponent on Saturday. The BCIHL site should have Friday updates on it. On Saturday, I expect UBC will have live stats going. Maybe even a video stream since no fans are allowed to attend. OUT EAST ONTARIOno games ATLANTIC The AUS regular season is underway now. 49-sport has a preview article of the whole conference at the links. There is also a story on UNB. Wed Oct 6 Moncton 0 New Brunswick 3Fri Oct 8 St. F.X. Saint Mary's Fri Oct 8 Dalhousie Acadia Fri Oct 8 New Brunswick U.P.E.I. Sat Oct 9 Acadia St. F.X. Sat Oct 9 Saint Mary's Dalhousie Sat Oct 9 U.P.E.I. Moncton Links: ➤ USports: Presto S&R ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results ➤ 49-sport: With the U CUP in Halifax, the stakes are extra high for AUS MHKY teams in 2021-22 ➤ 49-sport: Eyeing March, the UNB Reds are thrilled to get back to AUS hockey
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Post by hollywood on Oct 9, 2021 10:20:33 GMT -6
October 8, 2021: Herd Loses Squeaker REGINA COUGARS 2 MANITOBA BISONS 1 Links: ➤ UofM: Schedule & Results ➤ UofR: Twitter ➤ Saturday Live Stats: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech
There will be live stats for Saturday afternoon’s rematch. The two links are above. On Friday night, the Banjo-Cats Twitter feed was the only source for the game from Seven Oaks. Here’s the summary: 1st period: - Unnamed Bison scores PP goal less than 2 minutes into the game. - Cougar Riley Kane tied it on the PP four minutes later. - Bisons led shots 11-10. 2nd period: - Ben Duperreault gave Regina the lead after 6 minutes. - Cougars led shots 9-5. 3rd period: - No scoring. - From the start of the period to 1:12 to go took just 23 minutes. - Bisons led the shots 10-3, 26-22 on the night. No word on goaltenders or the Bison line-up. Saturday’s rematch goes at 2:00 pm CDT at the Wayne Fleming Arena. SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5 ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 1 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofS: Schedule & Results ➤ UofA: Schedule & Results
This was a tidy win for the Banjo-Mutts. They held period leads of 2-0 and 3-1, and out-shot the Evil Monkeys 37-29 on the night. Owen Hardy led the way to victory with 2 goals. Roddy Ross started and got the win in goal with 17 saves on 18 shots. Declan Hobbs came on in relief mid-way and stopped all 11 shots he faced. There was a bit of a kerfuffle with 10 seconds left. Each side had three 10-minute misconducts. The rematch starts at 4:00 MT/5:00 CT and live stats will be available. MACEWAN GRIFFINS 1 CALGARY DINOSAURS 7 Links: ➤ UofC: Schedule & Results ➤ MacU: Schedule & Results ➤ Live Video: CanadaWest.tv
Nothing but the score on this one from the Town of Bedrock. This was the Dinos’ best result, and the Mythical Mutants’ worst result, of the pre-season. The scene shifts to Edmontown for Saturday’s rematch, which starts at 5:00 MT/6:00 CT. The live stats and live video will be available. TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 5 SIMON FRASER ATHLETICS 4 Links: ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results (summary not uploaded as I post) ➤ TWU: SPARTANS BEAT SIMON FRASER 5-4 IN CAPTAINS CUP MATCH ➤ SFU: YouTube Live Stream
This was the final game of the Captain’s Cup round-robin.The win gave Holy Trinity a 3-1-0 record, good for 2nd place and a berth in Saturday’s championship game against UBC. Meanwhile StFU fell to 1-3-0, the same record as their BCIHL brethren from UVic and VIU. Using GF-GA as a tie-breaker, VIU was 8-12 (-4), SFU was 12-19 (-7), and UVic was 6-17 (-11). The final game at UBC starts at 3:00 PT/5:00 CT and live stats will be available. OUT EAST ONTARIOno games ATLANTIC Fri Oct 8 St. F.X. 5 Saint Mary's 4 Fri Oct 8 Dalhousie 2 Acadia 5 Fri Oct 8 New Brunswick 3 U.P.E.I. 2 (ot)Sat Oct 9 Acadia St. F.X. Sat Oct 9 Saint Mary's Dalhousie Sat Oct 9 U.P.E.I. Moncton Links: ➤ USports: Presto S&R ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results
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Post by hollywood on Oct 10, 2021 3:24:42 GMT -6
October 9, 2021: Three Splits and a Trophy As Pre-Season ConcludesSaturday marked the final night of the CW pre-season. There were three traditional two-game series, all of which were split, and the winner-take-all Captain's Cup for the championship of British California. Here's what happened. REGINA COUGARS 1 MANITOBA BISONS 3 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofM: Schedule & Results ➤ CW: Manitoba Roster
After three-straight losses, the Bisons needed a win. A covid-induced sparse schedule of just four games has probably left the team less prepared than usual. I see that their posted roster (linked) is not yet whittled down. I suspect that this has already been done though not announced. Colton Veloso led the way with 2 goals and an assist. Liam Hughes went the distance in goal, stopping 24 of 25 shots for the win. Brandon Holtby suffered the loss for the Banjo-Cats, with 25 saves on 28 shots. Through the plus-minus feature my inference is that the Bison line-up was like this (19 skaters were dressed for each team): Goal 30 Hughes (1 Link) Defence 3 Harsch - 16 Hartje 2 Stewart - 6 Dyck 4 Anderson - 25 Sambrook - 27 Doerksen Forwards 17 Veloso - 10 Skoleski - 23 Davis 26 McCorrister - 9 Thiessen - 19 Halvorsen 21 Basarab - 22 Ostir - 13 Sutter 20 Apetagon - 28 Behun - 15 Dalke Scratches 35 Murphy (G) - 34 DeBoer (G) - 5 Schioler (D) 8 Barley (F) - 11 Carlson (F) - 14 Keane (F) 12 Jameson (F) - 29 King (F) - 24 Pierce (F) The second and third lines would be guesses. The Veloso-Skoleski-Davis line scored all three Bison goals, and all of the assists on those goals. The Bisons are off to the Town of Bedrock next weekend to face the Dinos, while Regina hosts MacEwan. SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2 ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofS: Schedule & Results ➤ UofA: Schedule & Results
Even in exhibition games, a sweep over the Evil Monkeys in Edmontown is rare. However, it is also rare to see the Monkeys outshot in both games. Now the final total on Saturday was just 33-27 for Sask, and it was 16-8 in a third period where Sask was playing catch-up. But still, this is rare. Taz Burman started for the Monkeys got the win with 16 saves on 16 shots in the first half of the game. Nick Schneider stopped 15 of 17 shots in relief. The Mutts also split their goaltending duties. Starter Travis Child stopped 15 of 16 shots, and reliever Declan Hobbs stopped 9 of 11 to take the loss. Next weekend Alberta faces MRU. Sask has a bye but will face Red Deer Poly of the ACAC in a non-conference series. CALGARY DINOSAURS 2 MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofC: Schedule & Results ➤ MacU: Schedule & Results
I caught a bit of this on CWTV in between watching football, hockey, and baseball on TV, not to mention the heavyweight fight. The Mythical Mutants bounced back from Friday's kicking to claim a hard-fought win over the Dinos. There was a severe ebb-and-flow to this one, as reflected by the period scores and shots. 1st period: 1-0 for Mac, 21-7 shots 2nd period: 2-0 for Cal, 13-7 shots 3rd period : 2-0 for Mac, 10-5 shots In goal, James Potter stopped 23 of 25 for the win, and Brodan Salmond stopped 35 of 38 for the loss. Chase Thudium scored twice for Mac, including the winner. Next weekend, Mac faces Regina and Calgary hosts the Bisons. TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 2 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 7 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UBC: T-Birds clinch third straight Captains Cup
The T-irds ended the Captain's Cup in style with a decisive win over their newly minted inter-provincial rival. For some reason, the stats end at 49:53 into the game. Rylan Toth got the win for UBC (wasn't he supposedly leaivng?) but only faced 11 shots. Talor Joseph stopped 28 of 35 in Trinity's net. These teams will play their first two of six games against one another next weekend. Although UBC went 5-0-0 in the pre-season, since these wins came over current BCIHL teams and a team just promoted from the BCIHL, it is hard to gauge just where they stand in comparison to their traditional rivals. NEXT UP Fri Oct 15 Manitoba Calgary Fri Oct 15 MacEwan Regina Fri Oct 15 Alberta Mount Royal Fri Oct 15 Trinity Western U.B.C. OUT EAST ONTARIOWed Oct 13 Concordia at U.Q.T.R. (exh) Wed Oct 13 Queen's at McGill (exh) Wed Oct 13 Toronto at Ryerson (exh) Thu Oct 14 Brock at Waterloo (exh) Thu Oct 14 Laurier at Ontario Tech (exh) ATLANTIC Sat Oct 9 Acadia 1 St. F.X. 2 Sat Oct 9 Saint Mary's 3 Dalhousie 4 Sat Oct 9 U.P.E.I. 4 Moncton 1 Wed Oct 13 Acadia New Brunswick Wed Oct 13 Dalhousie St. F.X. Links: ➤ USports: Presto S&R ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results
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Post by hollywood on Oct 12, 2021 21:59:01 GMT -6
October 12, 2021: Cuts Made, Bison Roster UpdatedThe Bison official team roster page was updated. They kept 27 players. The cuts were forwards Connor Barley and Andre Sutter and goaltender Austin DeBoer. Barley played in 2019-20 where he had 1 assist in 4 games. He excelled in the MJHL, peaking at 67 points in 58 games in 2017-18. He had two brief WHL call-ups, playing 3 games with the Kootenay Ice in 2015-16 and then a stint with the Portland Winterhawks in 2017-18 where he saw no game action. Sutter and DeBoer were newcomers. There was also a write-up in The Manitoban on the weekend series. No line-ups were posted but on Friday Keaton Jameson got the goal, Jeremy Link played goal, and Saturday scratches Barley, Duncan Pierce, and Liam Schioler also played. Finally, on Thanksgiving the Bisons had a scrimmage against the AHL's Manitoba Moose. Neither side has reported on it, so this was not considered an actual game. The teams have played 6 games before with the Moose holding a 4-2 edge. Links: ➤ UofM: Roster Page ➤ The Manitoban: Bisons and Cougars collide in exhibition series ➤ Illegal Curve: Manitoba Moose reduce training camp roster by eight players Liam Schioler knocks down a Cougar.
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Post by hollywood on Oct 14, 2021 0:10:10 GMT -6
Preview: October 15-16: MANITOBA at CALGARY After a missed season, I am excited for the return of hockey. Only Bugs Bunny and his pals can bring the true level of excitement this moment deserves. You can sing along to the video! Overture, curtain, lights This is it, the night of nights No more rehearsing and nursing a part We know every part by heart Overture, curtain, lights This is it, we'll hit the heights And oh what heights we'll hit On with the show this is it.
Tonight what heights we'll hit. On with the show, this is it.So here we go .... MANITOBA BISONS (0-0-0, 1-3-0, OHT35 #14) CALGARY DINOSAURS (0-0-0, 4-5-0, OHT35 #8) Friday, October 15th at 7:00 MT/8:00 CT at FDB Arena, Calgary Saturday, October 16th at 2:00 MT/3:00 CT at FDB Arena, Calgary Live Links: ➤ Video: CanadaWest.tv ➤ Friday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech ➤ Saturday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech
Manitoba Links: ➤ GoBisons: SEASON PREVIEW | Bisons men's hockey energized in return to the ice ➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
Calgary Links: ➤ GoDinos: 10 new recruits, 10 days until the season begins ➤ GoDinos: The puck drops with a battle against the Bisons ➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
Other Links: ➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings ➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Schedule ➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats
I gave a synopsis of the Bison roster in a prior post. Here's a look at the Dino roster: Returnees (10) Forwards (5) 11 Kaden Elder - 15 Tim Vanstone - 23 Ryan Graham 18 Jordan Xavier - 26 Bradley Schoonbaert Defence (3) 3 Ryan Gagnon - 29 James Shearer - 20 Brendan De Jong Goaltenders (2) 31 Brodan Salmond - 30 Tyler Gutenberg Newcomers (17) 1 Carl Stankowski - G - Winnipeg Ice (WHL) 2 Dakota Krebs - D - Calgary Hitmen (WHL) 4 Sean Strange - D - Kamloops Blazers (WHL) 5 Matt Quigley - D - Portland Winterhawks (WHL) 7 Noah King - D - Spokane Chiefs (WHL) / Stockton & Manitoba (AHL) 8 Connor Gutenberg - F - Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 9 Zach Wytinck - D - Regina Pats (WHL) 10 Arjun Atwal - C/LW - Sherwood Park Crusaders (AJHL) 17 Brad Ginnell - F - Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL) 19 Jaeger White - F - Kootenay Ice (WHL) 21 Josh Maser - F - Allen Americans (ECHL) 22 Josh Rieger - D - University of North Dakota (NCAA) 27 tyson upper - F - Prince George Cougars (WHL) 28 Colson Gengenbach - F - Drayton Valley Thunder (AJHL) 33 Max Patterson - F - Everett Silvertips/Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) 41 Jake Gricius - F - Portland Winterhawks (WHL) / Allen (ECHL) 42 Riley Stotts - F - Calgary Hitmen (WHL) Departures (17) Forwards (10) 16 Matt Alfaro - 17 Coda Gordon - 22 Mitch Cook 9 Graham Black - 21 Logan Fisher - 27 Chris Rauckman 24 Luke Harrison - 39 Lane Zablocki - 10 Robbie Fisher 28 Josh Uhrich Defence (6) 44 Dallas Hines - 7 TJ Brown - 41 Sahvan Khaira 42 Dane Gibson - 2 Jake Kearley - 5 Jordan Henderson Goaltender (1) 1 Matthew Greenfield The Dinos are losing not only way more players than most, they are losing upper level players, including the league's leading scorer (Alfaro), their top two scorers (Alfaro and Gordon), and three of their top five (Alfaro, Gordon, and Cook). They also lose five of their top seven defencemen and Matthew Greenfield (a goalie who split the load). The 17 recruits have lot of holes to fill. While some good players have been recruited, this team (on paper) is not as good as the 2019-20 team. Also, the Dinos have an exceptionally tough schedule. The CW season has been reduced to 20 games. Everybody gets a two game series against each of the other eight teams, for 16 games. The four additional games are done regionally. Manitoba gets two games against each of Regina and Saskatchewan. Calgary gets two against Mount Royal and one against each Edmonton team (Alberta and MacEwan). UBC gets an additional four games against Holy Trinity. Thus, Calgary and Mount Royal have very unforgiving schedules. For the Bisons, this is an opportunity to avenge their playoff loss to the Dinos in 2020. Over the past 5 years, Calgary has a 9-7 edge with an OTL for each team in those totals. The main thing I'll be checking out is the Bison powerplay. Last year it was a major weakness, largely because they gave up so many shorthanded goals. I compiled the following chart at the end of the last season: On their own powerplay, the Bisons just outscored their opponents 21-11. When killing penalties, they were outscored 32-1. Add that all together and they were -21 in 28 games. Even a break-even season would significantly boost their standing. ELSEWHERE IN THE CW ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (0-0-0, 6-2-0, OHT35 #2) MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (0-0-0, 3-2-1, OHT35 #6) Links: ➤ UofA: Team Site ➤ MRU: 2021 Season Preview
Some of the best games I have seen have featured the Bluegars. Yet they always seem to not quite reach their full potential. For example, in the 2020 playoffs they were upset by UBC. That is something they have in common with the Evil Monkeys. I have not yet been able to do a full roster review of these two teams. However, they both played well in the pre-season and split a pair of games between them. The games start at 7:00 MT/8:00 CT on Friday and 6:00 MT/7:00 CT on Saturday. MACEWAN GRIFFINS (0-0-0, 2-4-0, OHT35 #13) REGINA COUGARS (0-0-0, 3-2-0, OHT35 #11) Links: ➤ MacU: With strong mix of experience and youth, Griffins ready for Canada West debut at Regina ➤ UofR: Team Site
This series is the maiden voyage in the big leagues of university hockey for the Mythical Mutants. They experienced some rough nights and some fine rebounds in the pre-season. The games I caught on CWTV were reasonably good. But their worst games were not streamed. The Banjo-Cats seemed to be making a playoff push in 2020. They came out strong in the new year, going 4-0 including a sweep of UBC. They even rose up the standings into 6th place ahead of UBC. However, they closed at 2-5-1 and UBC coasted to a playoff berth. The games start at 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT on Friday and 3:00 CST/4:00 CDT on Saturday. I'll be trying catch some of this series. TRINITY WESTERN (0-0-0, 3-2-0, OHT35 #16) U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (0-0-0, 5-0-0, OHT35 #9) Links: ➤ TWU: TWU FINISHES SECOND IN CAPTAINS CUP ➤ TWU: SEASON PREVIEW I SPARTANS READY TO PROVE THEMSELVES IN U SPORTS DEBUT ➤ UBC: T-Birds host Spartans in long-awaited season opener
For the first time in over 40 years, the T-irds have an intra-provincial rival due to Holy Trinity's cross-over from the BCIHL. Nevertheless, these teams played only within British California against one another and BCIHL teams in the pre-season. Therefore, they may well face a baptism of fire when they venture beyond the Rocky Mountains. UBC already has two pre-season wins over TWU with six more regular season games to go. Of note, the UBC linked story says Friday's game is sold out. These games start at 7:00 PT/9:00 CT on Friday and 3:00 PT/5:00 PT on Saturday. So I will likely be able to catch the 3rd periods. RED DEER POLY KINGS (0-0-0, 0-3-0, ACAC) SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (0-0-0, 4-2-0, OHT35 #4) Links: ➤ RDP: Scheudle & Results ➤ UofS: Team Site
With 9 teams in the CW, somebody always has a bye. The Banjo-Mutts draw the opening bye this year, and fill the space with games against Red Deer Poly. The Kings were formerly coached by new Mutt coach Mike Babcock. They lost 4-1 and 6-3 to the Evil Monkeys earlier this pre-season. They then had three weeks off before losing 2-0 to Augustana last weekend. OUT EAST ONTARIOWed Oct 13 Concordia 2 U.Q.T.R. 3 Wed Oct 13 Queen's 4 McGill 2 Wed Oct 13 Toronto 2 Ryerson 4 Wed Oct 13 Windsor at W. Ontario Thu Oct 14 Brock at Waterloo Thu Oct 14 Laurier at Ontario Tech Fri Oct 15 Ontario Tech at Laurier Fri Oct 15 U.Q.T.R. at Concordia Sat Oct 16 R.M.C. at McGill Sat Oct 16 Toronto at Guelph Sat Oct 16 Waterloo at Western Ontario ATLANTIC Wed Oct 13 Acadia 1 New Brunswick 4 Wed Oct 13 Dalhousie 2 St. F.X. 5 Fri Oct 15 St. F.X. U.P.E.I. Fri Oct 15 Moncton Acadia Sat Oct 16 U.P.E.I. Dalhousie Sat Oct 16 Saint Mary's Moncton Sun Oct 17 Saint Mary's New Brunswick Links: ➤ USports Presto S&R ➤ OUA LS Daily ➤ AUS S&R
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Post by hollywood on Oct 16, 2021 2:29:11 GMT -6
October 15: Bisons Downed in the Town of Bedrock MANITOBA BISONS 2 CALGARY DINOSAURS 5 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofM: Bisons men's hockey ranked sixth in preseason coaches' poll ➤ UofC: Rookies shine in season-opening win (includes video and box score ➤ CW: MHKY: Golden Bears take top spot in preseason poll This game certainly had its ebbs and flows, and in the end it was a comfortable win for Bedrock U. Here is roughly how the teams lined up: MANITOBA Goal 30 Hughes (31 Link) Defence 16 Hartje - 3 Harsch 2 Stewart - 6 Dyck 5 Schioler - 27 Doerksen Forwards 10 Skoleski - 23 Davis - 17 Veloso 20 Apetagon - 12 Jameson - 19 Halvorsen 26 McCorrister - 9 Thiessen - 22 Ostir 11 Carlson - 15 Dalke - 29 King Scratches 14 Keane - 21 Basarab - 24 Pierce 28 Behun - 4 Anderson - 25 Sambrook 35 Murphy CALGARY Goal 31 Salmond (1 Stankowski) Defence 7 King - 3 Gagnon 9 Wytinck - 20 DeJong 22 Rieger - 4 Strange Forwards 23 Graham - 18 Xavier - 15 Vanstone 28 Gengenbach - 11 Elder - 26 Schoenbaert 21 Maser - 33 Patterson - 8 Gutenberg 10 Atwal - 12 Upper - 44 Stotts Scratches 14 Gricius - 17 Ginnell - 2 Krebs 5 Quigley - 29 Shearer - 30 Gutenberg The Bisons got off to a good start, drew a penalty, and generated some chances. However, after Bedrock killed the penalty they took control of the 1st period and built a 3-0 lead. The Bisons gradually worked their way back into the game and in the end were outshot 12-8. The 2nd period was a pretty good one. The Herd narrowed the gap to 4-2, and the shot clock to 20-17, and things were looking up. However, in the 3rd the Bisons were outshot 17-3 Although the Bisons generated some chances, they were 0-for-5 and gave up a shorthanded breakaway. Last season?s bug-a-boo may be back. Conversely, Bedrock went 1-for-2 on minors and 0-for-1 on a late major taken by Ben Dalke. Also, the Bisons were constantly icing the puck. This allowed Calgary to get set up in the offensive zone all the time. Goals: Calgary: Rieger, Elder, Maser, Schoonbaert, Gutenberg Manitoba: Veloso, Jameson ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 1 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MRU: Cougars Catchup: October 15, 2021 ➤ UofA: Top-ranked Bears kick off 2021 campaign on Friday Maybe this will be the break-through season for which the Bluegars yearn. They have more quality returnees than anybody else, and they performed well in the opener. They held the Evil Monkeys to three shots in the 2nd period. I cannot remember that happening before. Riley Morris got the win with 24 saves and Taz Burman took the loss with 27 saves on 29 shots (the final goal was an empty-netter). MACEWAN GRIFFINS 4 REGINA COUGARS 3 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MacU: Season preview: Griffins ranked seventh in CW coaches poll ➤ MacU: Griffins claim historic first Canada West win in debut after 4-3 victory over Regina ➤ UofR: Cougars drop season opener 4-3 against Griffins (with box score) MacEwan must be proud that they won their CW debut. They built an insurmountable 3-0 lead in a 4 minute stretch of the 2nd period then hung on for the win. James Porter stopped 29 of 32 shots for the win, and Brandon Holtby stopped 19 of 23 in the loss. Due to the timing of the games, I was unable to catch any of this one. TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 1 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 5 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ TWU: Team Website ➤ UBC: T-Birds strike first in newest rivalry with home opening win (with boxscore) I was able to see a good chunk of the 2nd period and all of the 3rd period of this game. Holy Trinity could carry the play when they had a two-man advantage but otherwise it was all in favour of the T-irds. Rylan Toth stopped 25 of 26 shots for the win and Talor Joseph stopped 39 of 44 for the loss. Jonathan Smart had a goal and two assists for UBC. RED DEER POLYTECHNIC KINGS 4 SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 7 Links: ➤ UofS: 2021 Huskie Men's Hockey Season Preview ➤ UofS: Schedule & Results This was a non-conference game in Wainwright, Alberta. Nothing but the score to report. NEXT UP Sat Oct 16 Manitoba Calgary (2 MT/3 CDT) Sat Oct 16 MacEwan Regina (2 CST/3 CDT) Sat Oct 16 Trinity Western U.B.C. (3 PT/5 CDT) Sat Oct 16 Alberta Mount Royal (6 MT/7 CDT) Sat Oct 16 Red Deer Poly v Saskatchewan (3 MT/4 CDT) OUT EAST ONTARIO - all exhibition gamesThu Oct 14 Brock 5 Waterloo 1 Thu Oct 14 Laurier 1 Ontario Tech 2 Fri Oct 15 U.Q.T.R. 3 Concordia 6 Fri Oct 15 Ryerson 0 Western Ontario 1 Fri Oct 15 Ottawa at Carleton Sat Oct 16 R.M.C. at McGill Sat Oct 16 Toronto at Guelph Sat Oct 16 Waterloo at Western Ontario Sat Oct 16 Ontario Tech at Laurier Sat Oct 16 York at Windsor Sat Oct 16 Carleton at Ottawa ATLANTIC Fri Oct 15 St. F.X. 3 U.P.E.I. 4 Fri Oct 15 Moncton 2 Acadia 3 Fri Oct 15 Saint Mary's 2 New Brunswick 5 Sat Oct 16 U.P.E.I. Dalhousie Sat Oct 16 Saint Mary's Moncton Links: ➤ USports: Presto S&R ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results
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Post by hollywood on Oct 16, 2021 22:14:39 GMT -6
October 16: Bisons Beat Dinos in Hockey and Football MANITOBA BISONS 4 CALGARY DINOSAURS 1 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofM: Veloso, Jameson find net for Bisons men's hockey in 5-2 loss to Dinos (Friday story) ➤ UofC: Bisons bounce back to split opening weekend (with box score and YouTube video) First, a correction from Friday's game. The 5-minute major penalty to the Bisons was against #16 Chase Hartje, and it was served by #15 Ben Dalke. Therefore, today's line-up saw Hartje suspended for the mandatory one game. He was replaced by #4 Tyler Anderson. Otherwise, neither side made any changes. There was also a major penalty in this game. Dino forward Jordan Xavier was assessed a 5-minute major and game misconduct for a head shot on Bison defenceman Sam Stewart, who did not return. I suspect more than a one-game suspension for Xavier on that one. The injury to Stewart meant that the defence was very mix-and-match the rest of the game. Anderson and Harsch were a pair before the injury, and often after as well. Up front, Apetagon-Dalke-King were used as a forward line and they made an impact. The 1st period was a continuation of Friday's game. Bedrock U held an 11-6 lead in shots and Tim Vanstone scored on the PP to give the Dinos a 1-0 lead. However, the Bisons turned things around in the 2nd. Brett Davis scored his first as a Bison on the PP to tie the game, Colton Veloso scored shorthanded, and the Bisons outshot the Dinos 15-4. The only downside was Bison forward Hayden Ostir's 4-minute highsticking penalty. In the 3rd period, Tony Apetagon scored once early and once late. Both goals came with the same five players on the ice: Apetagon-Dalke-King up front and Anderson-Harsch on defence. New Bison goaltender Liam Hughes stopped 26 of 27 to get the win and even his record. Meanwhile, Brodan Salmond stopped 26 of 30 for the loss. To make the day perfect for Manitoba, the football team also beat Bedrock U (defending Vanier Cup champions) by 28-20 in games that largely overlapped. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 7 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 2 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MRU: Team Website ➤ UofA: Team Website I managed to see a lot of this game. A late 1st period allowed the Evil Monkeys tie the game headed into the intermission. Shots 10-10, score 2-2. Fair enough. Then Bluegar Nolan Yaremko took a high-sticking penalty on the opening face-off of the 2nd period. The Monkeys went bananas from that point forward, outshooting the Bluegars 33-17 and scoring three powerplay goals. The teams combined for 90 minutes of penalties in a chippy encounter. Nick Schneider made his first start in goal for the Apes, and stopped 25 of 27 shots. Riley Morris took the loss, stopping 28 of 34 shots before being yanked in the 3rd. Riley Simms mopped up, stopping 8 of 9 shots. Dyland Plouffe had two goals and an assist and Daneel Latigan had two goals himself to lead Alberta. MACEWAN GRIFFINS 5 REGINA COUGARS 2 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MacU: Griffins score huge 5-2 win over Cougars to complete first Canada West weekend sweep (with boxscore) ➤ UofR: Cougars come up short versus Griffins, lose 5-2 (with boxscore and Twitter video) The Mythical Mutants achieved a sweep on the road, and that could prove to be very useful to their playoff ambitions. In this year's schedule format, their four extra games are vs. Alberta (for two games) and vs. Calgary and Mount Royal (one game each). So a sweep like this will certainly keep them in the race. From Regina's point of view, this result really puts the pressure on them. Once again, MacEwan scored the first three goals then hung on for victory. Despite outshooting MacEwan 30-14 over the last two periods, Regina could not pull level. Brecon Wood and Riley Brandt each scored twice for MacEwan. James Porter stopped 37 of 39 shots for his 2nd straight win. Regina switched goaltenders from Friday, and Curtis Meger stopped 27 of 32 for the loss. After the Bison game, I was bouncing between two football games and two hockey games but did manage to see the end of the 2nd period. I must say that Regina was dominating play in that time. Trailing 3-1, Regina was stifled on a Tanner Nagel penalty shot which could have turned the game around. (BTW, Nagel did have three goals in the series.) TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 0 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 4 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ TWU: SPARTANS FALL 4-0 TO UBC (with boxscore) ➤ UBC: Toth earns first career shutout as 'Birds sweep Spartans (with boxscore and Twitter video) I did not see much of this one but from what I did see Holy Trinity is a team working very hard to keep scores respectable in a higher level league than they can handle. For now, that is. The last two goals were empty-netter shorthanded goals, which means that the scoreline is a bit deceptive. The Spartans had 22 minutes of penalties, to UBC's eight, so UBC being shorthanded was rare. Rylan Toth got the shutout win with just 17 saves. Berk Berkeliev stopped 31 of 33 shots for the loss. RED DEER POLYTECHNIC KINGS 3 SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5 Links: ➤ UofS: Schedule & Results This concluded Sask's non-conference series in Wainwright, Alberta. Nothing but the score to report. NEXT UP Fri Oct 22 UBC at Manitoba (7 CDT) Fri Oct 22 Regina at Saskatchewan (7 CST/8 CDT) Fri Oct 22 Calgary at MacEwan (7 MDT/8 CDT) Fri Oct 22 Mount Royal at Trinity Western (7 PDT/9 CDT) Bye: Alberta OUT EAST ONTARIO - all exhibition gamesSat Oct 16 R.M.C. 2 McGill 10 Sat Oct 16 Toronto 3 Guelph 6 Sat Oct 16 Waterloo 1 Western Ontario 2 Sat Oct 16 York 5 Windsor 4 (so) Sat Oct 16 Ontario Tech 2 Laurier 3 (ot) Sat Oct 16 Carleton 1 Ottawa 3 Wed Oct 20 Toronto at Nipissing Thu Oct 21 Ontario Tech at Guelph Thu Oct 21 York at Waterloo ATLANTIC Sat Oct 16 U.P.E.I. 3 Dalhousie 4 Sat Oct 16 Saint Mary's 3 Moncton 2 (ot)Wed Oct 20 U.P.E.I. Saint Mary's Wed Oct 20 St. F.X. Acadia Links: ➤ USports: Presto S&R ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results
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Post by hollywood on Oct 18, 2021 10:11:33 GMT -6
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Post by hollywood on Oct 21, 2021 19:03:17 GMT -6
Preview: October 22-23: U.B.C. at MANITOBA U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (2-0-0, 5-0-0, OHT35 #13) MANITOBA BISONS (1-1-0, 1-3-0, OHT35 #12) Friday, October 22nd at 7:00 CT at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg Saturday, October 23rd at 2:00 CT at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg Live Links: ➤ Video: CanadaWest.tv ➤ Friday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech ➤ Saturday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech
Manitoba Links: ➤ GoBisons: Bisons men's hockey open home schedule against Thunderbirds ➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
UBC Links: ➤ UBC: Team Website ➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
Other Links: ➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings ➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Schedule ➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats It’s the Bison home opener, but I’ll be watching on CWTV due to The Vaxx policy. In 2019-20 UBC fell into 7th place in January before closing strong, overtaking Regina for 6th, overtaking Manitoba for 5th, defeating MRU in the quarter-finals, and upsetting Alberta in the semi-finals. This got them a berth in the U-Cup, which preceded dissapointment in losing to Sask in the final and being felled by a Covid cancellation on the eve of their first game in the nationals. UBC’s run to the nationals has boosted their image in the minds of some observers. While I congratulate them on their achievement, I call for caution. As per my team previews, their recruiting class was so-so and seems enough to adequately replace the departures. I see them as being about the same as 2019-20. Fortunately for them, they will get six games against Holy Trinity. That factor will likely get them a playoff berth, even if their season turns a little wonky for some reason. Looking at this year, the T-irds will play a team from outside British California for the first time on Friday night. Their record thus far is 3 wins over BCIHL teams, 2 wins over Holy Trinity in the Captain’s Cup, and two more wins over Holy Trinity in the regular season. That is the softest 7 game stretch that any CW team has had in the last 40 years, maybe ever. I suspect that their players and coaches are well aware of this and are itching to show what they have to offer against tougher competition. The Bisons were led last weekend by defenceman Reece Harsch (4 assists) and forwards Colton Veloso (2 goals and 1 assist), Tony Apetagon (2 goals), and Dylan Thiessen (2 assists). Liam Hughes played both games in goal, with good stats (1-1-0, 3.00 GAA, .906 S%). Both the Bisons and Dinos were breaking in a host of newcomers with mixed results. Nevertheless, a split in the Town of Bedrock is nothing to sneeze at. Like Mrs. Vilviachi’s cabbage rolls and coffee! UBC has nine players with one goal each, nobody with two. Matt Revel (1-3-4) and Jonathan Smart (1-2-3) lead the scoring. Rylan Toth played both games in goal, and allowed just one goal. If Toth can keep this stretch going, it would help the T-irds immensely. ELSEWHERE IN THE CW REGINA COUGARS (0-2-0, 3-2-0, OHT35 #23) SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (0-0-0, 6-2-0, OHT35 #4) Links: ➤ UofR: Team Website ➤ UofS: PREVIEW: Babcock, Huskies get season started at home on Friday night This home-and-home series will start in Saskatown on Friday then finish in Regina on Saturday. Both games start at 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT. The two universities also have a big football game on Saturday. So expect loads of banjo music, watermelon hats, and moonshine. This rivalry may be losing some pizzazz. Regina has 16 straight losses to Sask, none in OT. On the one hand, the Canines won 12-1 in the pre-season. On the other, the Felines are due. CALGARY DINOSAURS (1-1-0, 4-5-0, OHT35 #9) MACEWAN GRIFFINS (2-0-0, 2-4-0, OHT35 #11) Links: ➤ CW: MHKY: Griffins-Dinos series postponed : rp @macu ➤ MacU: Brandt named Canada West men's hockey player of the week ➤ MacU: Three Stars: Brandt, Mwasalla, Gajic earn honours ➤ Trail Times: Trail product earns Canada West hockey honours in opening week ➤ CW: HKY: Brandt, Keller shine in CW debuts The bad news is that this series has been postponed due to multiple positive Covid tests at MacEwan. (This despite the CW requirement that all players be double-vaxxed, making this a multiple fail.) The CW left spaces for make-up games, but dates have not been announced. In brighter news, Mutant forward Riley Brandt was named the CW’s player of the week for his 3 goals and one assist performance. Not surprisingly, he was Mac’s first star across all sports. Four stories are linked. MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (1-1-0, 3-2-1, OHT35 #7) TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (0-2-0, 3-2-0, OHT35 #23) Links: ➤ MRU: Team Website ➤ TWU: THIS WEEK IN SPARTA I MHKY, WHKY, MBB, MRUG, XC, WVB, MVB The Bluegars are coming off a split against the Evil Monkeys, but that second game turned into a dud after the first period. The Bluegars need sweeps of series like this if they want to move into the elite category of the CW. Holy Trinity, I’m afraid, will be looking for moral victories here and there. These are their first ever CW home games so it will be a special occasion. Friday night’s game starts at 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT and Saturday is at 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT. With the Jets playing Saturday at 6:00 on HNIC, this could be a game I could focus upon. OUT EAST ONTARIO - exhibition gamesFri Oct 15 Ottawa 4 Carleton 5 (result not reported before)Wed Oct 20 Toronto 2 Nipissing 3 (so)Thu Oct 21 Ontario Tech at Guelph Thu Oct 21 York at Waterloo Fri Oct 22 McGill at Concordia Fri Oct 22 R.M.C. at Western Ontario Fri Oct 22 Ryerson at Queen's Fri Oct 22 Waterloo at Toronto Sat Oct 23 Ottawa at CCHL All-Stars Sat Oct 23 Queen's at Ryerson Sat Oct 23 Windsor at Brock Sat Oct 23 R.M.C. at Western Ontario Sat Oct 23 Concordia at McGill Sat Oct 23 Laurier at Waterloo Sat Oct 23 Ontario Tech at York Sun Oct 24 Windsor at Brock Sun Oct 24 Nipissing at Toronto ATLANTIC Wed Oct 20 U.P.E.I. 2 Saint Mary's 5 Wed Oct 20 St. F.X. 7 Acadia 4Fri Oct 22 Moncton at Dalhousie Fri Oct 22 Saint Mary's at Acadia Fri Oct 22 New Brunswick at St. F.X. Sat Oct 23 New Brunswick at Dalhousie Sat Oct 23 Moncton at St. F.X. Sat Oct 23 Acadia at U.P.E.I. Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST A.C.A.C. - exhibition gamesFri Oct 22 Briercrest at Concordia-Edmonton Sat Oct 23 Briercrest at Concordia-Edmonton Sat Oct 23 SAIT at NAIT B.C.I.H.L. Fri Oct 22 Okanagan at Victoria Sat Oct 23 Okanagan at Vancouver Island Note: These games are the first regular season games in the history of the new Okanagan Lakers franchise.Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results
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Post by hollywood on Oct 23, 2021 2:22:23 GMT -6
October 22: Birds Beat Bisons U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 4 MANITOBA BISONS 3 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofM: Thunderbirds edge Bisons in men’s hockey, 4-3 (with boxscore and video) ➤ UBC: Team Website Here’s how they lined up: MANITOBA Goal 30 Hughes - 31 Link Defence 16 Hartje - 3 Harsch 5 Schioler - 6 Dyck 25 Sambrook - 4 Anderson Forwards 10 Skoleski - 23 Davis - 17 Veloso 20 Apetagon - 12 Jameson - 19 Halvorsen 26 McCorrister - 9 Thiessen - 22 Ostir 11 Carlson - 15 Dalke - 29 King Scratches 2 Stewart - 14 Keane - 21 Basarab 24 Pierce - 27 Doerksen - 28 Behun 35 Murphy UBC Goal 34 Toth (30 Anders) Defence 40 Smart - 43 Pouliot 9 Smith - 27 McDonald 5 Caller - 11 Tyszka - 38 Foster Forwards 10 Revel - 22 Benjafield - 23 Rask 15 Atkinson - 13 Wismer- 37 Douglas 14 Kryski - 19 Sandhu - 20 Glover 16 Clarke - 8 Miller Scratches 3 Leduc - 6 Dosanjh - 7 Kindree 18 Orban - 29 McNabb - 31 Luding Each team scored on a powerplay in the 1st (Skoleski for Manitoba, Miller for UBC), and there was no scoring in the 2nd, and the shots were even at 21-21. Then things went crazy. There was a 40 minute wait to start the 3rd period because the Zamboni broke down. So the backup was called in. Then UBC scored a pair of goals, by Benjafield and Sandhu. The 3-1 goal was controversial in that they ran over Liam Hughes in the Bison net. No penalty, goal stood. Hughes stayed in for another couple of minutes but then had to leave the game. Jameson made it 3-2, Rask made it 4-2, and Thiessen made it 4-3, and that was your final. The Bison PP was 2-for-6, UBC’S was 1-for-5. Rylan Toth got the win in goal for UBC, stopping 31 of 34 shots. Hughes stopped 24 of 27 shots, but Link was deemed to take the loss for giving up one goal on five shots. (I prefer the baseball rule.) REGINA COUGARS 2 SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofR: Huskies score late to secure comeback win over Cougars (with boxscore) ➤ UofS: Petruic, Franklin score firsts as Huskies in comeback win (with boxscore) Those pesky Banjo-Cats held a 2-1 lead until the Banjo-Mutts scored a minute-and-a-half apart late in the 3rd period. Roddy Ross stopped 17 of 19 shots for the win, Brandon Holtby stopped 28 of 31 in the loss. MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 9 TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 0 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MRU: Team Website ➤ TWU: SPARTANS LOSE TO MOUNT ROYAL (with boxscore and highlights) I managed to see some of this game. Yikes. The Bluegars scored 4 shorthanded goals. Riley Sawchuk scored a hat-trick, Nolan Yaremko had two goals and two assists, and Brandon Arnold also had two goals. Riley Morris had the 19 save shut-out. Talor Joseph started and took the loss with 16 saves on 22 shots in almost 35 minutes. Isaac LaBelle mopped up with 33 saves on 36 shots in just over 25 minutes. NEXT UPSat Oct 23 U.B.C. at Manitoba (2:00 CDT) Sat Oct 23 Calgary MacEwan - ppd Sat Oct 23 Saskatchewan at Regina (7:00 CST/8:00 CDT) Sat Oct 23 Mount Royal at Trinity Western (7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT) OUT EAST ONTARIO - exhibition gamesFri Oct 22 Northland College 3 Lakehead 4 Fri Oct 22 McGill 4 Concordia 3 Fri Oct 22 R.M.C. 0 Western Ontario 4 Fri Oct 22 Ryerson at Queen's Fri Oct 22 Waterloo 1 Toronto 5Sat Oct 23 Northland College at Lakehead Sat Oct 23 Ottawa at CCHL All-Stars Sat Oct 23 Queen's at Ryerson Sat Oct 23 Windsor at Brock Sat Oct 23 R.M.C. at Western Ontario Sat Oct 23 Concordia at McGill Sat Oct 23 Laurier at Waterloo Sat Oct 23 Ontario Tech at York Sun Oct 24 Windsor at Brock Sun Oct 24 Nipissing at Toronto ATLANTIC Fri Oct 22 Moncton 1 Dalhousie 6 Fri Oct 22 Saint Mary's 5 Acadia 3 Fri Oct 22 New Brunswick 2 St. F.X. 1 (ot)Sat Oct 23 New Brunswick Dalhousie Sat Oct 23 Moncton St. F.X. Sat Oct 23 Acadia U.P.E.I. Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST A.C.A.C. - exhibition gamesFri Oct 22 NAIT 6 Concordia-Edmonton 3Sat Oct 23 Augustana at Concordia-Edmonton Sat Oct 23 SAIT at NAIT Note: Briercrest was replaced by NAIT and Augustana this weekend. B.C.I.H.L. Fri Oct 22 Okanagan 3 Victoria 0Sat Oct 23 Okanagan at Vancouver Island Note: This was the first game and victory in the history of the Okanagan Lakers.Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results
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Post by hollywood on Oct 24, 2021 0:14:56 GMT -6
October 23: Bisons Blow It In OT U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 4 MANITOBA BISONS 3 (in overtime)Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW ➤ UofM: Thunderbirds sweep weekend series against Bisons men?s hockey (with boxscore) ➤ UBC: 'Birds keep rolling with road win over Manitoba (with boxscore) (late post from Friday's game) ➤ UBC: OT winner gives ?Birds weekend sweep in Manitoba (with boxscore) There were more lineup changes than usual for this rematch. With Liam Hughes injured, Jeremy Link started and Brett Murphy backed up in goal. On defence, Sam Stewart came back from injury and replaced Garrett Sambrook. Up front, Noah Basarab and Codey Behun drew in for Ben Dalke and Michael King for their first starts of the season. Meanwhile UBC chose to start Ethan Anders in goal and replaced defenceman Logan Foster with forward James Orban. Here?s how they lined up: MANITOBA Goal 31 Link (35 Murphy) Defence 16 Hartje - 3 Harsch 2 Stewart - 5 Schioler 6 Dyck - 4 Anderson Forwards 10 Skoleski - 23 Davis - 17 Veloso 20 Apetagon - 12 Jameson - 19 Halvorsen 26 McCorrister - 9 Thiessen - 22 Ostir 21 Basarab - 28 Behun - 11 Carlson Scratches 14 Keane - 15 Dalke - 24 Pierce 25 Sambrook - 27 Doerksen - 29 King 30 Hughes UBC Goal 30 Anders (34 Toth) Defence 40 Smart - 43 Pouliot 9 Smith - 27 McDonald 5 Caller - 11 Tyszka Forwards 10 Revel - 22 Benjafield - 23 Rask 15 Atkinson - 13 Wismer- 37 Douglas 14 Kryski - 19 Sandhu - 20 Glover 18 Orban - 16 Clarke - 8 Miller Scratches 3 Leduc - 6 Dosanjh - 7 Kindree 29 McNabb - 31 Luding - 38 Foster In this one the Bisons would score and then the Birds tie it up, up until overtime. Jake Kryski took a 4-minute slough footing penalty in overtime. However a blueline turnover resulted in a 2-on-1 breakaway which was converted by Chris Douglas for the Birds. The Bisons were a respectable 2-for-8 on the PP, so this is not quite the time to panic over the Bisons PP reverting to 2019-20 form. The fact that UBC tied the game to force overtime with just 2:15 remaining has to rankle the Bisons. There's a huge difference between being 2-2-0 and UBC at 3-1-0 that the existing 1-2-1 vs. 4-0-0. Linden McCorrister scored twice for the Bisons and defenceman Jarrett Tyszka scored twice for UBC. Quick summary: UBC: J. Tyszka (16:19 1st), J. Tyszka (16:00 2nd), R. Pouliot (17:45 3rd), C. Douglas (02:42 1st OT) Man: L. McCorrister (05:58 1st), C. Veloso (07:27 2nd , L. McCorrister (18:49 2nd) Goalies: UBC Anders (32 shots-29 saves) Manitoba Link (32 shots-28 saves) REGINA COUGARS - SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES - Links: ➤ CW: MHKY: Cougars-Huskies game postponed : rp @ UofR This cancellation came out of nowhere on Saturday afternoon. All we know is that it was "multiple positive case of Covid". As was the case with MacEwan, neither the numbers nor the players' symptomology were disclosed. As a result, we don't know just how many Vaxx Failures we have thus far. MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4 TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 0 Links: ➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW ➤ MRU: Team Website ➤ TWU: LABELLE MAKES 46 STOPS IN LOSS TO MOUNT ROYAL (with boxscore) It was tough watching a CFL triple-header, the Jets and other games on HNIC, and four games (two hockey and two football) on CWTV. At the end, I tried to see some of this in the hopes it would not be as bad as Friday night's debacle. Though a big improvement, the Bluegars had an easy night in this one. Holy Trinity seldom had possession of the puck in the Bluegar zone. Quick summary: MRU: B. Kennedy (02:22 1st), N. Yaremko (10:11 1st), R. Holmes (14:11 2nd), R. Sawchuk (17:51 3rd) TWU: none Goalies: Mount Royal: Morris (21 shots-21 saves). Trinity Western, LaBelle (50 shots-46 saves). NEXT UPFri Oct 29 Saskatchewan at Manitoba (7:00 CDT) Fri Oct 29 Calgary at Mount Royal (7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT) Fri Oct 29 Regina at Alberta (7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT) Fri Oct 29 MacEwan at U.B.C. (7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT) OUT EAST ONTARIO - exhibition gamesSat Oct 23 Northland College 2 Lakehead 4 Sat Oct 23 Ottawa 5 CCHL All-Stars 2 Sat Oct 23 Queen's 2 Ryerson 4 Sat Oct 23 Windsor 1 Brock 4 Sat Oct 23 R.M.C. 1 Western Ontario 3 Sat Oct 23 Concordia 1 McGill 0 (ot) Sat Oct 23 Laurier 1 Waterloo 4 Sat Oct 23 Ontario Tech 4 York 5Sun Oct 24 Windsor at Brock Sun Oct 24 Nipissing at Toronto Mon Oct 25 Nipissing at Guelph Thu Oct 28 Carleton at Ontario Tech Thu Oct 28 Guelph at Ryerson Thu Oct 28 York at Laurier Thu Oct 28 Western Ontario at Brock ATLANTIC Sat Oct 23 New Brunswick 2 Dalhousie 1 Sat Oct 23 Moncton 4 St. F.X. 2 Sat Oct 23 Acadia 0 U.P.E.I. 3Wed Oct 27 Saint Mary's Acadia Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results OUT WEST A.C.A.C. - exhibition gamesSat Oct 23 Augustana 6 Concordia-Edmonton 5 (ot) Sat Oct 23 SAIT 3 NAIT 4 (ot)Fri Oct 29 Augustana at Concordia-Edmonton Fri Oct 29 Red Deer at SAIT Sat Oct 30 Concordia-Edmonton at NAIT B.C.I.H.L. Sat Oct 23 Okanagan 1 Vancouver Island 4Sat Oct 30 Victoria at Vancouver Island Sat Oct 30 Simon Fraser at Okanagan Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results
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Post by hollywood on Oct 29, 2021 10:16:42 GMT -6
Preview: October 29-30: SASKATCHEWAN at MANITOBA SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (1-0-0, 7-2-0, OHT35 #5) MANITOBA BISONS (1-2-1, 2-5-1, OHT35 #14) Friday, October 29th at 7:00 CT at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg Saturday, October 30th at 3:00 CT at Wayne Fleming Arena, WinnipegLive Links: ➤ Video: CanadaWest TV ➤ Audio: UMFM 2nd stream ➤ Friday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech ➤ Saturday: Live Stats ∞ Hockey Tech Manitoba Links: ➤ GoBisons: Nicole Davis and Devon Skoleski are Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week ➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ➤ Manitoban: Bisons men’s hockey team loses weekend series Saskatchewan Links: ➤ UofS: Team Website ➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links ➤ LeagueStat: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links Other Links: ➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings ➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Schedule ➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats [/color][/i] Waiting until after the Jets v Kings game to start my preview post made for a late night. So here we go. Sask has to be concerned after having their second game against Regina cancelled last Saturday. All we know is that “multiple” kittens tested positive for Covid. Hopefully the Banjo-Mutts are healthy for their trip to civilization. Of concern for the Bisons is the health of starting goaltender Liam Hughes. He was injured last Friday. Although backup goaltender Jeremy Link played well, they would like both available. Up front, four Bisons have a PPG (Veloso, Davis, Hartje, Harsch) and Cy Young numbers are coming from three more (Apetagon 2-1 and Jameson and McCorrister 2-0 each). Devon Skoleski’s 1-2-3 results last weekend got him AoW honours as well. Not much can be said about Sask’s stats with just a 3-2 come-from-behind win over Regina on their slate. I’m not sure about the audio link. UMFM’s website has not been updated for Bison schedules since 2019-20, but live streams were referenced in last week’s CWTV video stream. In a scheduling quirk, the Bisons host the Mutts in hockey and football (a first place showdown) this weekend. ELSEWHERE IN THE CW REGINA COUGARS (0-3-0, 3-5-0, OHT35 #28) ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (1-1-0, 9-3-0, OHT35 #2) Links: ➤ UofR: Team Website ➤ UofA: Team Website The Evil Monkeys are coming off a bye week. The Banjo-Cats are coming off a Covid postponement. Neither team has a preview story up. Is this series even happening? Games are slated for Friday and Saturday at 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT both days. CALGARY DINOSAURS (1-1-0, 5-6-0, OHT35 #10) MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (3-1-0, 6-3-1, OHT35 #3) Links: ➤ UofC: Dinos resume play against local rival ➤ MRU: Sawchuk awarded Canada West Hockey Player of the Week ➤ MRU: MHCKY & MSOC named to U SPORTS Top 10 rankings ➤ MRU: Players Bench Athletes of the Week Oct. 21 - 27 This is a home-and-home series, with MRU hosting Friday at 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT and Bedrock U hosting Saturday at 6:00 MDT/7:00 CDT. The Dinos had a Covid-enforced bye week last weekend, while the Bluegars had to slap around Holy Trinity in a pair of one-sided games. This should be a good series to watch. Both of these teams have been trying to move into the upper echelons of the CW and if one could sweep here it would give them a big edge. MACEWAN GRIFFINS (2-0-0, 4-4-0, OHT35 #9) U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (4-0-0, 9-0-0, OHT35 #7) Links: ➤ MacU: Griffins resume practicing as they push through adversity in preparation for UBC road trip ➤ UBC: ‘Birds host Griffins, putting win streak on the line Both sides have posted previews, and Mac’s stated they were on the ice this week in compliance with Covid protocols. So good news so far. I expect to be able to see at least the 3rd period of Friday’s game (7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT) but Saturday’s game (3:00 PDT/5:00 CDT) is sandwiched between the afternoon and evening shifts of hockey and football and may be hard to catch. OUT EAST ONTARIO - exhibition gamesSun Oct 24 Windsor 4 Brock 1 Sun Oct 24 Nipissing 5 Toronto 6 (ot) Mon Oct 25 Nipissing 3 Guelph 6 Thu Oct 28 Carleton 3 Ontario Tech 2 Thu Oct 28 Guelph 3 Ryerson 5 Thu Oct 28 York 1 Laurier 2 Thu Oct 28 Western Ontario 2 Brock 5Fri Oct 29 Carleton at Toronto Fri Oct 29 Laurier at York Fri Oct 29 McGill at U.Q.T.R. Fri Oct 29 Ottawa at Queen's Fri Oct 29 Brock at Western Ontario Sat Oct 30 Concordia at R.M.C. Sat Oct 30 Queen's at Ottawa Sat Oct 30 Toronto at Ontario Tech Sat Oct 30 U.Q.T.R. at McGill Sat Oct 30 Brock at Western Ontario Sat Oct 30 Windsor at Ryerson Sat Oct 30 Waterloo at Nipissing ATLANTIC Wed Oct 27 Saint Mary's 2 Acadia 3 (ot)Fri Oct 29 New Brunswick Dalhousie Fri Oct 29 U.P.E.I. Saint Mary's Fri Oct 29 Moncton St. F.X. Sat Oct 30 Moncton Dalhousie Sat Oct 30 U.P.E.I. Acadia Sat Oct 30 New Brunswick St. F.X. Links: ➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results ➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily ➤ AUS: Schedule & Results ➤ Western Gazette: Why the road to the NHL runs through the CHL, not U Sports OUT WEST A.C.A.C. - exhibition gamesFri Oct 29 Augustana Concordia-Edmonton Fri Oct 29 Red Deer SAIT Sat Oct 30 Concordia-Edmonton NAIT B.C.I.H.L. Sat Oct 30 Victoria Vancouver Island Sat Oct 30 Simon Fraser Okanagan Links: ➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results ➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results
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