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 Oct 18: Dinos Win and Cougar Surprises Steal Spotlight
 
CALGARY DINOSAURS 5
MANITOBA BISONS 2
Links:
LeagueStat:
http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3304
Stories:
UofM: https://gobisons.ca/news/...ad-dinos-past-bisons.aspx
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...ad-dinos-past-bisons.aspx
rp @UofC: https://godinos.com/news/...ce-dinos-to-road-win.aspx
The Bedrock Dinos showed why they're #1 in the OHT35. In short, the Bisons played pretty well but to beat the Dinos they will need the odd break and some big performances. A couple big, strong forwards would help as well.
Here's how they lined up:
MANITOBA BISONS
Goal
30 Lamb (1 Link)
Defence
2 Henry 3 Christensen
4 Stanley 6 Dyck
5 Schioler 28 Pouteau
Forwards
29 Wasylak 12 Jameson 22 Leipsic
14 Keane 25 Skrumeda 17 Veloso
11 Carlson 10 Skoleski 19 Halvorson
16 Tripp 9 Thiessen 15 Dalke
Scratches
8 Barley 13 Labossiere 20 Apetagon
21 Harris 26 Leblanc 27 Doerksen
35 Brown
CALGARY DINOSAURS
Goal
1 Greenfield (31 Salmond)
Defence
44 Hines 7 Brown
29 Shearer 3 Gagnon
42 Gibson 41 Khaira
Forwards
11 Elder 17 Gordon 16 Alfaro
23 Graham 21 L Fisher 22 Cook
39 Zablocki 15 Vanstone 24 Harrison
9 Black 18 Xavier 26 Schoonbaert
Scratches
2 Kearley 5 Henderson 10 R Fisher
27 Rauckman 28 Uhrich 30 Gutenberg
Quick Summary
1st 1:12 CD Gordon (2) ASST: Hines Vanstone
1st 8:00 MB Tripp (1) ASST: Dalke Thiessen
1st 8:44 MB Keane (2) ASST: Veloso Jameson (PP)
2nd 8:52 CD Elder (3) ASST: Alfaro Gordon
2nd 15:29 CD Elder (4) ASST: Gordon Alfaro
3rd 4:45 CD Cook (3) ASST: L Fisher (PP)
3rd 19:02 CD Elder (5) ASST: Gordon Shearer (PP)
W: Greenfield (12 saves, 14 shots)
L: Lamb (45 saves, 50 shots)
The shots were 25-13 through two periods, and the score 3-2, both in favour of the Dinos. The Bison forwards did not manage a load of shots but did generate two high quality opportunities off passing plays, and two of those were converted.
In the 3rd period the shots were 25-1 for the Dinos. The TSN Turning Point would have been the 4-2 goal. After that one, the Dinos locked down the Bisons.
The rematch goes Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
 
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 0
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5
Links:
LeagueStat:
http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3306
Stories:
UofS: https://huskies.usask.ca/...kies-past-pronghorns.aspx
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...kies-past-pronghorns.aspx
UofL: https://canadawest.org/ne...kies-past-pronghorns.aspx
I know it's early, but this was a must-win for the Banjo Mutts. In fact, Saturday's rematch is also a must-win game. The threat of going from 25-3 to a cellar-dweller would not sit well in Hillbillyland. Carson Stadnyk led the way with 2 goals. Taran Kozun got the win with an 18 save shut-out. Taz Burman got the loss after being yanked in the 2nd period, stopping 13 of 16 shots. Nikolas Amundrud finished with 22 saves on 24 shots.
 
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 7
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3
Links:
CHWT: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3307
Stories:
UofA: https://www.ualberta.ca/a...ed-by-cougars-in-7-3-loss
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...o-1-ranked-bears-7-3.aspx
rp @MRU*: https://mrucougars.com/index.aspx?path=mhockey
Well this one will get the tongues wagging nation-wide. Like I said in pre-season, MRU recruited what they needed. I never pegged them to win 3 straight road games against Sask and Alberta, however. That Bison split last weekend sure looks good now, eh? The Evil Monkeys did rack up the shots, outshooting the Bluegars 39-28. Brendan Burke got the loss after a 1st period pulling when he stopped just 5 of 8 shots. Matt Berlin stopped 16 of 19 shots in relief. Wyatt Hoflin stopped 36 of 39 for the W. Connor Chartier scored twice for MRU, including a shorthanded penalty shot. MRU hosts Saturday's rematch.
 
REGINA COUGARS 2
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 1
Links:
LeagueStat:
http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3305
Stories:
UBC: https://gothunderbirds.ca...-in-goaltending-duel.aspx
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...-first-win-of-season.aspx
UofR*: https://www.reginacougars.../index.aspx?path=mhockey&
On a night when the Evil Monkeys lose at home, the game gets pipped for the title of upset-of-the-night when the previously winless Banjo Cats steal the spotlight. The Tweety-Birds warned that they thought they saw a dangerous puddy-tat but nobody listened. Chalk one up for the Felines! Brand Holtby got the win, with 38 saves on 39 shots. Patrick Dea stopped 23 of 25 in defeat.
OUT EAST
AUS
St. F.X. 3 UNB 6
Saint Mary's 8 UPEI 2
Dalhousie 3 Moncton 2 (OT)
OUA
Ontario Tech 5 RMC 2
Guelph 3 Carleton 2
Windsor 5 Lakehead 3
Waterloo 1 McGill 6
Brock 3 UQTR 4 (OT)
Ryerson 2 York 1
Laurier 5 Concordia 6
Nipissing 4 Laurentian 3
W. Ontario 7 Ottawa 2
Links:
• [USP/CIS S&R]
• [OUA LS Daily]
• [AUS S&R]
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Oct 18: Dinos Win and Cougar Surprises Steal Spotlight
- Hollywood2CALGARY DINOSAURS 5
MANITOBA BISONS 2
Links:
LeagueStat:
http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3304
Stories:
UofM: https://gobisons.ca/news/...ad-dinos-past-bisons.aspx
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...ad-dinos-past-bisons.aspx
rp @UofC: https://godinos.com/news/...ce-dinos-to-road-win.aspx
The Bedrock Dinos showed why they're #1 in the OHT35. In short, the Bisons played pretty well but to beat the Dinos they will need the odd break and some big performances. A couple big, strong forwards would help as well.
Here's how they lined up:
MANITOBA BISONS
Goal
30 Lamb (1 Link)
Defence
2 Henry 3 Christensen
4 Stanley 6 Dyck
5 Schioler 28 Pouteau
Forwards
29 Wasylak 12 Jameson 22 Leipsic
14 Keane 25 Skrumeda 17 Veloso
11 Carlson 10 Skoleski 19 Halvorson
16 Tripp 9 Thiessen 15 Dalke
Scratches
8 Barley 13 Labossiere 20 Apetagon
21 Harris 26 Leblanc 27 Doerksen
35 Brown
CALGARY DINOSAURS
Goal
1 Greenfield (31 Salmond)
Defence
44 Hines 7 Brown
29 Shearer 3 Gagnon
42 Gibson 41 Khaira
Forwards
11 Elder 17 Gordon 16 Alfaro
23 Graham 21 L Fisher 22 Cook
39 Zablocki 15 Vanstone 24 Harrison
9 Black 18 Xavier 26 Schoonbaert
Scratches
2 Kearley 5 Henderson 10 R Fisher
27 Rauckman 28 Uhrich 30 Gutenberg
Quick Summary
1st 1:12 CD Gordon (2) ASST: Hines Vanstone
1st 8:00 MB Tripp (1) ASST: Dalke Thiessen
1st 8:44 MB Keane (2) ASST: Veloso Jameson (PP)
2nd 8:52 CD Elder (3) ASST: Alfaro Gordon
2nd 15:29 CD Elder (4) ASST: Gordon Alfaro
3rd 4:45 CD Cook (3) ASST: L Fisher (PP)
3rd 19:02 CD Elder (5) ASST: Gordon Shearer (PP)
W: Greenfield (12 saves, 14 shots)
L: Lamb (45 saves, 50 shots)
The shots were 25-13 through two periods, and the score 3-2, both in favour of the Dinos. The Bison forwards did not manage a load of shots but did generate two high quality opportunities off passing plays, and two of those were converted.
In the 3rd period the shots were 25-1 for the Dinos. The TSN Turning Point would have been the 4-2 goal. After that one, the Dinos locked down the Bisons.
The rematch goes Saturday at 2:00 p.m.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 0
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5
Links:
LeagueStat:
http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3306
Stories:
UofS: https://huskies.usask.ca/...kies-past-pronghorns.aspx
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...kies-past-pronghorns.aspx
UofL: https://canadawest.org/ne...kies-past-pronghorns.aspx
I know it's early, but this was a must-win for the Banjo Mutts. In fact, Saturday's rematch is also a must-win game. The threat of going from 25-3 to a cellar-dweller would not sit well in Hillbillyland. Carson Stadnyk led the way with 2 goals. Taran Kozun got the win with an 18 save shut-out. Taz Burman got the loss after being yanked in the 2nd period, stopping 13 of 16 shots. Nikolas Amundrud finished with 22 saves on 24 shots.
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 7
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3
Links:
CHWT: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3307
Stories:
UofA: https://www.ualberta.ca/a...ed-by-cougars-in-7-3-loss
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...o-1-ranked-bears-7-3.aspx
rp @MRU*: https://mrucougars.com/index.aspx?path=mhockey
Well this one will get the tongues wagging nation-wide. Like I said in pre-season, MRU recruited what they needed. I never pegged them to win 3 straight road games against Sask and Alberta, however. That Bison split last weekend sure looks good now, eh? The Evil Monkeys did rack up the shots, outshooting the Bluegars 39-28. Brendan Burke got the loss after a 1st period pulling when he stopped just 5 of 8 shots. Matt Berlin stopped 16 of 19 shots in relief. Wyatt Hoflin stopped 36 of 39 for the W. Connor Chartier scored twice for MRU, including a shorthanded penalty shot. MRU hosts Saturday's rematch.
REGINA COUGARS 2
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 1
Links:
LeagueStat:
http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3305
Stories:
UBC: https://gothunderbirds.ca...-in-goaltending-duel.aspx
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...-first-win-of-season.aspx
UofR*: https://www.reginacougars.../index.aspx?path=mhockey&
On a night when the Evil Monkeys lose at home, the game gets pipped for the title of upset-of-the-night when the previously winless Banjo Cats steal the spotlight. The Tweety-Birds warned that they thought they saw a dangerous puddy-tat but nobody listened. Chalk one up for the Felines! Brand Holtby got the win, with 38 saves on 39 shots. Patrick Dea stopped 23 of 25 in defeat.
OUT EAST
AUS
St. F.X. 3 UNB 6
Saint Mary's 8 UPEI 2
Dalhousie 3 Moncton 2 (OT)
OUA
Ontario Tech 5 RMC 2
Guelph 3 Carleton 2
Windsor 5 Lakehead 3
Waterloo 1 McGill 6
Brock 3 UQTR 4 (OT)
Ryerson 2 York 1
Laurier 5 Concordia 6
Nipissing 4 Laurentian 3
W. Ontario 7 Ottawa 2
Links:
• [USP/CIS S&R]
• [OUA LS Daily]
• [AUS S&R]
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Oct 19: Bisons Achieve a Split
CALGARY DINOSAURS 3
MANITOBA BISONS 4
(in overtime)
Links:
LeagueStat:
http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3308
CW Hockey Tech:
https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3308
Stories:
UofM: https://gobisons.ca/news/...undefeated-dinos-4-3.aspx
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...undefeated-dinos-4-3.aspx
rp @UofC*: https://godinos.com/index.aspx?path=mhockey [/color]
Well isn't that something. The Bisons end the Dinos' winning streak in hockey while simultaneously kicking the living crap out of them in football across the street.
Here's how they lined up:
MANITOBA BISONS
Goal
30 Lamb (35 Brown)
Defence
2 Henry 3 Christensen
4 Stanley 6 Dyck
5 Schioler 28 Pouteau
Forwards
22 Leipsic 12 Jameson 29 Wasylak
14 Keane 10 Skoleski 17 Veloso
11 Carlson 25 Skrumeda 19 Halvorson
16 Tripp 9 Thiessen 15 Dalke
Scratches
8 Barley 13 Labossiere 20 Apetagon
21 Harris 26 Leblanc 27 Doerksen
1 Link
CALGARY DINOSAURS
Goal
31 Salmond (1 Greenfield)
Defence
29 Shearer 41 Khaira
44 Hines 7 Brown
2 Kearley 3 Gagnon
Forwards
16 Alfaro 17 Gordon 11 Elder
23 Graham 21 L Fisher 22 Cook
18 Xavier 9 Black 26 Schoonbaert
39 Zablocki 24 Harrison 15 Vanstone
Scratches
5 Henderson 10 R Fisher 27 Rauckman
28 Uhrich 30 Gutenberg 42 Gibson
Quick Summary
1st 6:25 MB Jameson (1) ASST: Leipsic Wasylak
2nd 4:23 CD Alfaro (6) ASST: Black
2nd 11:36 CD Black (3) ASST: Xavier Gordon (PP)
3rd 7:43 MB Skoleski (1) ASST: Wasylak Skrumeda
3rd 9:21 CD L Fisher (2) ASST: Cook Graham
3rd 13:29 MB Henry (2) ASST: Thiessen
1st OT No Scoring
2nd OT 0:42 MB Skoleski (2) ASST: Henry Veloso
W: Lamb (46 saves, 49 shots)
L: Salmond (8 saves, 12 shots)
The only roster change for the Bisons wass that Tyler Brown replaced Jeremy Link as backup goaltender. No biggie. The other change was Devon Skoleski and Lucas Skrumeda switching lines. Skoleski scored twice, including the winner on a 2-on-1 with Adam Henry in 3-on-3 overtime. Skoleski missed all of the games up until now, so it was nice to see him back in the lineup. Skrumeda was paired with Ryan Carlsom (also a converted defenceman) and Nathan Halvorson on an effective checking line.
Despite the lop-sided shot clock on both nights, for all but about 15 minutes on Friday night, there was never more than a one-goal gap between the teams. The Bison goals were generally nice passing plays being converted. At the other end, Bedrock U must be concerned that possession and territory generates lots of mediocre shots. Usually when you see this many shots on goal, there are several periods where the game looks like a perpetual power play. Not the case here.
However you look at it, the Bisons have 4 points in 4 games against what have been the hottest two teams in the CW. So this has to be the decent start they needed with such a roster laden with rookies.
The Bisons host UBC next weekend on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Dinos are runnin' back to Saskatoon.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 1
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5
(in progress - after two periods)
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3310
CWHT: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3310
Seems like the Banjo Mutts got the wake-up call.
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS -
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 7
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3311
CWHT: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3311
This starts at 6:00 MT/7:00 CT.
REGINA COUGARS 1
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 1
(in progress - after two periods)
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3309
CWHT: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3309
The T-irds cannot afford another home loss here against those danged Puddy Tats.
OUT EAST
AUS
All night games
OUA
Ontario Tech 5 RMC 2
Brock 4 UQTR 7
[color=#D2691E]Links:
• [USP/CIS S&R]
• [OUA LS Daily]
• [AUS S&R] [/color]
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man, those dinosaurs uniforms are ugly, huh?
- kicksave856
The red logo really looks good on their white jersey.
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Preview: Oct 26-27: UBC at MANITOBA
 
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (1-3-2, 3-5-3, OHT35 #25)
MANITOBA BISONS (3-3-0, 4-6-2, OHT35 #12)
Saturday, Oct 26th 7:00 p.m. at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Sunday, Oct 27th at 2:00 p.m. at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Live Links:
➤ Video: https://www.CanadaWest.tv
➤ Audio Saturday: [UMFM 101.5]
➤ Audio Sunday: [UMFM Second Stream]
➤ Saturday: [Live Stats] ∞ [Hockey Tech]
➤ Sunday: [Live Stats] ∞ [Hockey Tech]
Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: [Henry's extensive experience helping Bisons hockey in all areas]
➤ GoBisons: [WEEKEND PREVIEW: Women’s soccer playoffs, volleyball openers, football, and more]
➤ Social:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/umbisonsMHKY
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/umbisons
➤ CW:
Stats: https://canadawest.hockey...=standard&page=1&league=1
Schedule/Results/Links: https://canadawest.hockey...away?league=1&gametype=-1
➤ LeagueStat:
Stats: http://www.leaguestat.com...1&division_id=-1&confId=0
Schedule/Results/Links: http://www.leaguestat.com...0&home_away=&division_id=
UBC Links:
➤ UBC: [Hockey ‘Birds off to Winnipeg to face Bisons]
➤ Social:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBCMHKY
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gothunderbirds
➤ CW:
Stats: https://canadawest.hockey...=standard&page=1&league=1
Schedule/Results/Links: https://canadawest.hockey...away?league=1&gametype=-1
➤ LeagueStat:
Stats: http://www.leaguestat.com...1&division_id=-1&confId=0
Schedule/Results/Links: http://www.leaguestat.com...0&home_away=&division_id=
Other Links:
➤ USports:
Schedule/Links: http://presto-en.usports....rts/mice/2019-20/schedule
Standings: http://presto-en.usports....ce/2019-20/standings-conf
Top 10
➤ CW:
Home Page: https://canadawest.org/index.aspx?path=mhockey
Schedule: https://canadawest.org/calendar.aspx?path=mhockey
➤ LeagueStat: [Media Stats]
The T-irds, being located out in British California, do not face much 0of their CW rivals in pre-season. Last year, they played none of their co-CWs and this year faced only the Evil Monkeys. Then they started the regular season where their first two opponents were those same Primates and the Bedrock Dinos. All three series saw them lose once in regulation and once in OT. Not great, but nevertheless respectable for a middle-of-the-road team. All-in-all, it made them difficult to rate.
So then we got to last weekend and it was Tweety-Birds against Puddy-Tats. On home ice, a convincing sweep would have cast UBC in a favourable light. However, they needed the help of an umbrella-wielding little old lady to gain a split in a hard-fought series.
Now the T-irds are coming to Friendly Manitoba to face the Bisons, the very embodiment of .500 hockey. The Bisons were 1-2-1 against the T-irds last year, and over the last four years both sides are 8-7-1 on the head-to-head scoreboard.
One issue for the T-irds is injuries. This has happened before. Hockey in BC is not as rough and tumble as it is on the prairies. Therefore, my theory is that it requires some adjustment for them. The first thing I'll be checking is how many players they dress.
Their second issue is between the pipes, where veteran Rylan Toth has hogged all the ice time. He is 1-2-2, 3.68 GAA, .883 S%. His CW career numbers are 12-16-4, 3.23 GAA, .898 S%. Those are mid-range CW numbers. Backup Patrick Dea lost his only start where he surrendered two goals. Last year he was 5-5-1, 3.71 GAA, .880 S%.
The T-irds have no scorers in the Top 20. However, Quinn Benjafield and Carter Popoff both have 4 points, and Benjafield and Austin Glover each have 3 goals in 6 games.
Meanwhile, the Bisons have three players inside the Top 20 and two more tied for 20th. Captain and defenceman Adam Henry (2-5-7) and Keaton Jameson (1-6-7) are in a 6-way tie for 10th, Jeremey Leipsic (2-4-6) is in a 4-way tie for 16th, and Colton Veloso and Geordie Keane (both 2-3-5) are in a massive tie for 20th.
Keane is quite a story. He was on the team two years ago and dressed just four times, going pointless. After sitting out a season, he's working hard, grinding it out, and contributing decent offensive stats.
Without a Bison game Friday night, I can focus on the other series via CanadaWest.tv.
ELSEWHERE IN THE CW
 
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (4-2-0, 7-4-1, OHT35 #7)
REGINA COUGARS (1-5-0, 2-8-0, OHT35 #33)
Links:
➤ MRU: [Men's Hockey Site]
➤ Regina: [Men's Hockey Site]
Who doesn't like a good Cougar fight? These games will not be arguments about spilled beer and one b**** putting the moves on another's boyfriend. They will be only about 2 points in the standings.
Now the Bluegars are on the move, and the Banjocats are desperately trying to pick up whatever scraps they can.
The Bluegars opened with a sweep of the Banjomutts, followed by splits with the Bisons and Evil Monkeys. In so doing, they have turned heads from coast-to-coast.
On the other hand, Team Hillbilly has had it rough. They opened being blitzed by Bedrock U, and things looked dismal. Then came a sweep in Lethbridge, where they lost even with 41 shots on goal per game. But just when all looked lost, they posted a win at UBC last weekend en route to s hard-fought split.
Players to watch? Well, Regina has no Top 20 scorers. Five players lead the team with 3 points each. Once again, they have three goaltenders trying to recover from shell-shock. Brandon Holtby has the best numbers, a respectable 1-2-0, 2.86 GAA, .912 S%. That could switch quickly. Rookie Curtis Meger is 0-1-0, 6.45, .839 S% and veteran Dawson MacAulay is 0-2-0, 9.47 GAA, and .750 S%. Yikes.
Meanwhile, MRU has 5 of the Top 9 scorers and 6 of the Top 20. That says it all!
 
CALGARY DINOSAURS (5-0-1, 11-1-2, OHT35 #2)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (2-3-1, 3-4-1, OHT35 #16)
Links:
➤ Sask: [Saskatchewan's 1980s men's hockey dynasty honoured]
➤ Calgary: [Men's Hockey Site]
This is the series I will likely watch first on Friday night. A lot of people might be surprised with my pre-season pick to place Bedrock U ahead of the Banjomutts. But so far it has panned out. The Dinos played 8 non-conference games, and Sask just the two. Maybe it is just a case where Sask needs to catch up to the conditioning of the other teams.
One note: Sask really dominated the Hørny Ønes last week. That doesn't make up for the way they were pushed around by MRU or Alberta, however. My feeling is that this series will be a TSN Turning Point for one team or the other.
 
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (5-1-0, 11-3-0, OHT35 #3)
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS (3-3-0, 3-6-1, OHT35 #20)
Links:
➤ Alberta: [Record 391 WHL Scholarships awarded to graduate players for fall academic semester] : [ PDF ]
➤ Lethbridge: [Repost of WHL Story]
I have a hunch that this will be the weekend's roadkill series. The Hørny Ønes had a dismal pre-season but then managed to squeeze two points out of the Bisons, then racked up four more against Regina. Things were looking up. Was last weekend a sign they were crashing back to Earth? The Evil Monkeys generally take no pity in these situations.
Both of these teams linked to WHL scholarship stories. It is always amazing to see how many players are included, and how many do not play for their school team. Lots of players also go to schools without teams. More detail is in the links. Here's the CW summary:
Alberta – 39
Saskatchewan – 39
UBC – 30
Calgary – 25
Manitoba – 23
Mount Royal – 21
Regina – 21
Lethbridge – 19
Trinity – 5
MacEwan – 5
OUT EAST
ONTARIO
Wed Oct 23 Waterloo 5 Guelph 4
Thu Oct 24 Laurier 1 Brock 2
Fri Oct 25 Ryerson at W. Ontario
Fri Oct 25 Toronto at Lakehead
Fri Oct 25 York at Windsor
Fri Oct 25 UQTR at Laurentian
Fri Oct 25 Carleton at Ontario Tech
Fri Oct 25 Nipissing at Queen's
Fri Oct 25 McGill at Ottawa
Sat Oct 26 UQTR at Laurentian
Sat Oct 26 Carleton at RMC
Sat Oct 26 Brock at Waterloo
Sat Oct 26 Toronto at Lakehead
Sat Oct 26 York at W. Ontario
Sat Oct 26 Guelph at Laurier
Sat Oct 26 Nipissing at Queen's
Sat Oct 26 Ottawa at Ontario Tech
Sat Oct 26 McGill at Concordia
Sat Oct 26 Ryerson at Windsor
Sun Oct 27 RMC at Concordia
ATLANTIC
Wed Oct 23 UPEI at Saint Mary's – postponed
Fri Oct 25 Moncton at Dalhousie
Fri Oct 25 New Brunswick at St. F.X.
Fri Oct 25 Saint Mary's at Acadia
Sat Oct 26 Acadia at UPEI
Sat Oct 26 New Brunswick at Dalhousie
Links:
➤ [USp Presto S&R]
➤ [OUA LS Daily]
➤ [AUS S&R] |
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Oct 26: Bisons Beat Birds
Since the Bisons play Saturday/Sunday this weekend, this is a massive post to cover Friday and Saturday games.
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2
MANITOBA BISONS 5
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3316
CW Hockey Tech: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3316
Stories: UofM: https://gobisons.ca/news/...erbirds-recap-191026.aspx
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...rly-ride-out-5-2-win.aspx
UBC: https://gothunderbirds.ca...ie-birds-in-winnipeg.aspx
This was a tale of two games. In the first, the Bisons lambasted the T-irds and built a 4-0 lead. In the second, a steady parade of Bisons to the penalty box allowed UBC dominate the shot clock while scoring two goals. Here's how they lined up:
MANITOBA BISONS
Goal
30 Lamb (1 Link)
Defence
2 Henry 3 Christensen
4 Stanley 25 Skrumeda
5 Schioler 28 Pouteau
Forwards
14 Keane 10 Skoleski 17 Veloso
22 Leipsic 12 Jameson 29 Wasylak
16 Tripp 9 Thiessen 15 Dalke
11 Carlson 13 Labossiere 19 Halvorson
Scratches
6 Dyck 8 Barley 20 Apetagon
21 Harris 26 Leblanc 27 Doerksen
35 Brown
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS
Goal
47 Dea (34 Toth)
Defence
40 Smart 43 Pouliot
13 Becker 29 Smith
26 Carvalho
Forwards
17 Vetterl 42 Popoff 22 Benjafield
37 Clayton 20 Glover 19 Sandhu
14 Kryski 21 Greenwood 25 Kehler
18 Orban 9 Michaud 16 Stratton
Scratches
6 Dosanjh 7 Faith 10 Revel
39 Maquignaz 44 James
Quick Summary
1st 4:11 MAN Thiessen (2) ASST: Skrumeda (PP)
1st 9:27 MAN Keane (3) ASST: Wasylak Jameson
1st 13:48 MAN Henry (3) ASST: Wasylak
2nd 3:01 MAN Henry (4) ASST: Skoleski Jameson (PP)
2nd 5:41 UBC Popoff (2) Vetterl Smart (PP)
3rd 0:58 UBC Sandhu (3) ASST: Glover Popoff (4) (PP)
3rd 17:53 MAN Stanley (1) ASST: Leipsic (5) (EN)
W: Lamb (40 saves, 42 shots)
L: Dea (13 saves, 17 shots)
The lineup switch for the Bisons was that Lucas Skrumeda, who had been playing centre, was back on the blueline. Mitchell Dyck came out, and Nico Labossiere filled the gap up front.
The Bisons converted on two-out-of-three powerplays. UBC's attempted comeback was also based on powerplays, just that the two goals came on seven opportunities. Once the Bisons took their 4-0 lead, 7 of the 8 remaining penalties were to Bisons. The only UBC penalty came in an offsetting penalties situation. With the goaltending of Riley Lamb and a big lead, the Bisons never seemed panicked about the situation.
The Bisons do not have a lot of veterans this year, but their three 5th year players are all doing a great job and are leading the team. Forward Jonah Wasylak had two assists and an imposing physical presence. Adam Henry had two goals, and with Sean Christensen formed a first line defence pair.
The Bisons scored some nice goals on the night. Dylan Thiessen was set up by Skrumeda on a rare PP breakaway. Geordie Keane's goal was a tic-tac-toe set-up, Henry's first came from Wasylak's steal on Dea's mishandled play behind the net, and Henry's second was a traditional blast from the blueline on a powerplay. Matthew Stanley's empty-netter was about a 195-foot curling shot.
The win boosts the Bisons to 4-3-0, their first time over .500 since they won their opening game. UBC is now 1-4-2.
The rematch goes Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
Friday
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 6
REGINA COUGARS 1
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3312
CWHT: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3312
Stories: rp @CW
Andrew Fyten scored twice and Wyatt Hoflin stopped 12 of 13 shots to pace the Bluegars to an easy win in this one. Dawson MacAuley stopped 24 of 30 in defeat.
Saturday
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 5
REGINA COUGARS 3
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3315
CWHT: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3315
Stories: rp @CW
This was also a tale of two games. In the 1st period, the Bluegars outshot the Banjocats 18-1 and built a 2-0 lead. The rest of the way, Regina was competitive in outshooting MRU 19-17 and scoring 3 goals each. The final MRU goal was an empty-netter. One note: If you were stuck in the popcorn line in the 2nd intermission you may have missed three goals. With MRU holding a 3-1 lead, Regina scored after 7 seconds of the 3rd. MRU scored 12 seconds later, and Regina scored again in 20 seconds. Riley Morris got the win (17 saves on 20 shots) and Brandon Holtby took another loss (30 saves on 34 shots).
The Bluegars are now 6-2-0 and the Banjocats fall to 1-7-0.
Friday
CALGARY DINOSAURS 2
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3313
CWHT: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3313
Stories: rp @CW
The Mutts answered the call in this tight affair. Had they lost, they would have been scrambling for a playoff berth. Taran Kozun got the win with 19 saves on 21 shots, and Matthew Greenfield stopped 24 of 27 in getting the loss.
Saturday
CALGARY DINOSAURS 3
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2
(in overtime)
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3317
CWHT: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3317
Stories: rp @CW
Matt Alfaro's 7th and 8th goals of the season (including the overtime winner) led the way for the Dinos. Both teams stuck with their starting goaltender. Greenfield stopped 31 of 33 for the win, Kozun stopped 30 of 33 for the loss. The Mutts now hit .500 for the first time, at 3-3-2, and the Dinos are 6-1-1.
Friday
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 9
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 1
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3314
CWHT: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3314
Stories: rp @CW
This was bad. The Evil Monkeys are just way better than the Hørny Ønes. Shots were 68-19. There must be a serious Viagra shortage in Lethbridge, or perhaps an over-abundance of bananas in Edmontown. Brendan Burke stopped 18 of 19 for the win, and Taz Burman stopped 59 of 68 for the loss.
Saturday
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 2
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 1
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3318
CWHT: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3318
Stories: rp @CW
Both sides switched goaltenders for this rematch. It seemed to do the Hørny Ønes some good. They held a 1-0 lead after one period. In the end, though, a valiant 55 save effort from Jack Burgart was not enough as he was tagged with a loss. Matt Berlin got the win for the Evil Monkeyswith 23 saves on 24 shots. The Apes now sit in first place with a 7-1-0 record. Lethbridge falls to 3-5-0 and are lone in 6th.
OUT EAST
AUS
Fri Oct 25 Moncton 5 Dalhousie 4
Fri Oct 25 New Brunswick 2 St. F.X. 3
Fri Oct 25 Saint Mary's 8 Acadia 9
Sat Oct 26 Acadia 3 UPEI 2
Sat Oct 26 New Brunswick 6 Dalhousie 0
OUA
Fri Oct 25 Ryerson 6 W. Ontario 2
Fri Oct 25 Toronto 7 Lakehead 4
Fri Oct 25 York 2 Windsor 3 (ot)
Fri Oct 25 UQTR 4 Laurentian 1
Fri Oct 25 Carleton 3 Ontario Tech 1
Fri Oct 25 Nipissing 0 Queen's 1
Fri Oct 25 McGill 4 Ottawa 2
Sat Oct 26 UQTR 4 Laurentian 3
Sat Oct 26 Carleton 4 RMC 1
Sat Oct 26 Brock 6 Waterloo 0
Sat Oct 26 Toronto 3 Lakehead 1
Sat Oct 26 York 2 W. Ontario 6
Sat Oct 26 Guelph 2 Laurier 4
Sat Oct 26 Nipissing 1 Queen's 8
Sat Oct 26 Ottawa 2 Ontario Tech 5
Sat Oct 26 McGill 5 Concordia 2
Sat Oct 26 Ryerson 0 Windsor 1 (so)
Links:
• [USP/CIS S&R]
• [OUA LS Daily]
• [AUS S&R]
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NEXT UP
Canada West
Sun Oct 27 UBC at Manitoba
Atlantic
Wed Oct 30 New Brunswick at Moncton
Wed Oct 30 Saint Mary's at St. F.X. - from Oct 11th
Ontario
Sun Oct 27 RMC at Concordia
Wed Oct 30 Ontario Tech at Brock |
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Oct 27: Four Series, Four Splits
Ooops, I thought I posted this Sunday night.
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3
MANITOBA BISONS 1
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3319
CW Hockey Tech: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3319
Usp/CIS: https://presto-en.usports...xscores/20191027_nycx.xml
Stories:
UofM: https://gobisons.ca/news/...erbirds-recap-191027.aspx
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...even-the-weekend-3-1.aspx
UBC: https://gothunderbirds.ca...-split-with-manitoba.aspx
This was a tight game, with few penalties, and in the end it took an empty-netter to leave the Bisons with their 4th straight series split of the season. At 4-4-0 they are now two points ahead of the T-irds, who are now 2-4-2. The Bisons gave rookie Jeremy Link his first start in net, and up fronty Tony Apetagon was in for Nico Labossiere. UBC also switched goaltenders, added a 20th player (Shaun Dosanjh), and shuffled their lines a fair bit. Here's the alignment:
MANITOBA BISONS
Goal
1 Link (30 Lamb)
Defence
2 Henry 3 Christensen
4 Stanley 25 Skrumeda
5 Schioler 28 Pouteau
Forwards
14 Keane 10 Skoleski 17 Veloso
22 Leipsic 12 Jameson 29 Wasylak
16 Tripp 9 Thiessen 15 Dalke
11 Carlson 20 Apetagon 19 Halvorson
Scratches
6 Dyck 8 Barley 13 Labossiere
21 Harris 26 Leblanc 27 Doerksen
35 Brown
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS
Goal
34 Toth (47 Dea)
Defence
26 Carvalho 29 Smith
6 Dosanjh 13 Becker
40 Smart 43 Pouliot
Forwards
14 Kryski 20 Glover 19 Sandhu
37 Clayton 25 Kehler 21 Greenwood
17 Vetterl 42 Popoff 16 Stratton
18 Orban 9 Michaud 22 Benjafield
Scratches
7 Faith 10 Revel
39 Maquignaz 44 James
Quick Summary
2nd 3:39 UBC Glover (4) ASST: Carvalho Sandhu
2nd 16:32 MAN Apetagon (1) ASST: Halvorsen
2nd 17:18 UBC Vetterl (1) ASST: Benjafield Smith
3rd 19:43 UBC Vetterl (2) ASST: Sandhu (EN)
W: Toth (21 saves, 22 shots)
L: Link (45 saves, 47 shots)
Of note, each team had just one 1st period PP, and in the 2nd there were off-setting minors. It sure kept the game flowing. The 3rd period really flew by, though.
Following a conference bye next week, the Bisons will have back-to-back weekends in Banjoland, first against Regina and then against Sask. Their next home action is against the Evil Monkeys on November 22nd and 23rd.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
No other games in the land of #Wexit.
OUT EAST
OUA
Sun Oct 27 RMC 4 Concordia 6
Links:
• [USP/CIS S&R]
• [OUA LS Daily]
• [AUS S&R]
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NEXT UP
Canada West
Fri Nov 01 Saskatchewan at UBC CW
Sat Nov 02 Saskatchewan at UBC CW
Atlantic
Wed Oct 30 New Brunswick at Moncton
Wed Oct 30 Saint Mary's at St. F.X. - from Oct 11th
Fri Nov 01 St. F.X. at Acadia
Fri Nov 01 UPEI at Moncton
Ontario
Wed Oct 30 Ontario Tech at Brock
Fri Nov 01 Laurier at Waterloo
Fri Nov 01 Queen's at Carleton
Fri Nov 01 Windsor at W. Ontario
Fri Nov 01 RMC at Brock
Fri Nov 01 Nipissing at York
Fri Nov 01 Laurentian at Ryerson
Fri Nov 01 UQTR at Concordia |
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Nov 1: Bison Bye Week
This was a CW bye week, except that Sask and UBC decided to play now, and study next weekend. Apparently the Mutts have to learn a lot of gazintas.
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 0
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3320
CHWT: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3312
Stories: rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...-open-weekend-series.aspx
After a slow start the Banjo Mutts are looking more like themselves. Nowhere near as good as the 25-3-0 record last year, but way better than Regina.
OUT EAST
AUS
Wed Oct 30 New Brunswick 4 Moncton 2
Wed Oct 30 Saint Mary's 4 St. F.X. 0
Fri Nov 01 St. F.X. 1 Acadia 4
Fri Nov 01 UPEI 3 Moncton 2 (ot)
OUA
Wed Oct 30 Ontario Tech 1 Brock 2
Fri Nov 01 Laurier 3 Waterloo 6
Fri Nov 01 Queen's 2 Carleton 3
Fri Nov 01 Windsor 2 W. Ontario 1 (ot)
Fri Nov 01 RMC 2 Brock 8
Fri Nov 01 Nipissing 4 York 5
Fri Nov 01 Laurentian 1 Ryerson 2
Fri Nov 01 UQTR 1 Concordia 5
Links:
• [USp/CIS S&R]
• [OUA LS Daily]
• [AUS S&R]
* indicates link not active as i post
NEXT UP
Canada West
Sat Nov 02 Saskatchewan at UBC
Atlantic
Sat Nov 02 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's
Sat Nov 02 UPEI at New Brunswick
Ontario
Sat Nov 02 Nipissing at Guelph
Sat Nov 02 Concordia at Carleton
Sat Nov 02 W. Ontario at Waterloo
Sat Nov 02 Laurentian at Toronto
Sat Nov 02 Ottawa at UQTR
Sat Nov 02 Queen's at McGill
Sat Nov 02 RMC at Ryerson
Sat Nov 02 Windsor at York
Sun Nov 03 Ontario Tech at Toronto |
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 Nov 2: Mutts Regaining Form
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3
(in overtime)
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3321
Boxscores: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3321
Stories: [rp @CW]
The Mutts did not blow away the T-irds in this one, but a sweep against a decent side is a sign that the duelling banjos are now in synch with spoons and jugs in this hillbilly symphony. UBC jumped out to a 3-2 lead after one, and that was it for scoring until the 3rd. Backup Travis Child got the win for the Mutts whilst Rylan Toth got the loss. Shots were 29 each.
OUT EAST
AUS
Sat Nov 02 St. F.X. 1 Saint Mary's 2 (ot)
Sat Nov 02 UPEI 3 New Brunswick 6
OUA
Sat Nov 02 Nipissing 4 Guelph 9
Sat Nov 02 Concordia 0 Carleton 2
Sat Nov 02 W. Ontario 3 Waterloo 2
Sat Nov 02 Laurentian 1 Toronto 7
Sat Nov 02 Ottawa at UQTR ppd
Sat Nov 02 Queen's 4 McGill 7
Sat Nov 02 RMC 1 Ryerson 3
Sat Nov 02 Windsor 1 York 2 (so)
Links:
• [USp/CIS S&R]
• [OUA LS Daily]
• [AUS S&R]
NEXT UP
Canada West
Fri Nov 08 Lethbridge at Mount Royal
Fri Nov 08 Alberta at Calgary
Fri Nov 08 Manitoba at Regina
Atlantic
Wed Nov 06 Dalhousie at St. F.X.
Ontario
Sun Nov 03 Ontario Tech at Toronto
Wed Nov 06 Ryerson at Nipissing
Thu Nov 07 Waterloo at Brock
Thu Nov 07 W. Ontario at Guelph |
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Nov 8: It Was Crazier than Moonshine
This was a 3-game Friday night in the CW, due to Sask and UBC having played during the bye week last week. There were two #Wexit series in Saudi Alberta, and an old GPAC rivalry revived.
MANITOBA BISONS 4
REGINA COUGARS 3
(in overtime)
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3400
CW Hockey Tech: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3400
USp/CIS: https://presto-en.usports...xscores/20191108_6smr.xml
Stories: https://www.reginacougars...o-bisons-in-overtime.aspx
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...r-regina-in-overtime.aspx
rp @UofM*: https://gobisons.ca/index.aspx?path=mhockey
This one had a few twists. The Regina broadcast crew seemed to like the game – claiming it was the best of the season thus far for the Banjocats. I have to admit that they looked better than their record.
The Bison line-up had some twists. LeagueStat listed 10 forwards and 8 defencemen. As usual, Ryan Carlson played forward instead of defence. But Lucas Skrumeda seemed to be (like 2 weeks ago) on defence again. Making his season debut was Carter Doerksen. Not sure if this is a sign of injuries amongst the forwards. Also, Tyler Brown was the backup goalie while Jeremy Link was scratched. Other scratches were Dyck, Barley, Labossiere, Halvorson, and Leblanc.
Quick Summary
2nd 02:27 MAN Christensen (1) ASST: Carlson
2nd 04:27 REG Hilsendager (1) ASST: Frei
2nd 10:37 MAN Thiessen (3) ASST: Pouteau, Skrumeda (PP)
3rd 07:50 MAN Wasylak (2) ASST: None
3rd 17:01 REG Duperreault (3) ASST: Frei
3rd 19:59 REG Frei (3) ASST: Ripplinger, King (PP)
4th 02:09 MAN Jameson (2) ASST: Henry, Skoleski (PP) (EN)
W: Lamb (25 saves, 28 shots)
L: Meger (17 saves, 21 shots)
The Bisons held a 15-14 edge in shots and had a 2-1 lead heading into the 3rd period. Jonah Wasylak made it 3-1 as he blocked a pass and then scored on a breakaway. From that point onwards, the Bisons went into a bit of a shell. That mostly worked. But Regina poured it on something fierce in the dying minutes. When they made it 3-2 with 3 minutes left, the Kittens went catnip crazy and wreaked havoc in the Bison zone. Adam Henry took a penalty during a net-front scramble with just 28 seconds left. Just when it looked like the Bisons were about to kill it off, the Banjo-Boys got one in with 1.3 seconds left.
On to overtime! There, one Kitten was caught high-sticking and before you could say “powerplay”, Keaton Jamieson scored the winning goal.
The Bisons are now 5-4-0 and the Cougars fall to 1-8-0. The rematch goes Saturday 3:00 p.m.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 4
CALGARY DINOSAURS 3
Links:
Summaries: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3324
Stories: https://canadawest.org/ne...-third-to-edge-dinos.aspx
I tuned into this game after the Bison game was over. I gave up on it because the sound was no good and the picture periodically froze. It was 1-1 when I turned away. Within 5 minutes of play it was suddenly 4-2 for the Evil Monkeys. Brendan Burke got the win, stopping 16 of 19 shots. Matthew Greenfeld suffered the loss, with 19 saves on 23 shots. The Evil Monkeys are 8-1-0 and Bedrock U is 6-2-1, and have fallen into 3rd place.
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 2
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 6
Links:
Summaries: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3323
Stories: https://canadawest.org/ne...e-the-night-with-6-2.aspx
The Hørny Ønes were no match for the Bluegars. In between my stints trying to watch the Bedrock/Monkeys play, I saw the Bluegars notch a couple. Wyatt Hoflin stopped 20 of 22 for the win and Taz Burman stopped 34 of 40 for the loss. The win vaults MRU into 2nd place with a 7-2-0 record, and keeps the Hørny Ønes in 7th (one point behind UBC) at 3-6-0.
OUT EAST
Tue Nov 05 UPEI 4 Saint Mary's 5 (ot) (from Oct 23)
Fri Nov 08 St. F.X. 3 UPEI 6
Fri Nov 08 Acadia 2 Moncton 4
Fri Nov 08 Saint Mary's 3 New Brunswick 1
Fri Nov 08 Laurier 3 Waterloo 1
Fri Nov 08 York 3 RMC 4
Fri Nov 08 Concordia 3 Lakehead 4
Fri Nov 08 Carleton 6 McGill 4
Fri Nov 08 Laurentian 2 UQTR 4
Fri Nov 08 Toronto 3 Queen's 0
Fri Nov 08 Windsor 3 Ontario Tech 6
Links:
• [USP/CIS S&R]
• [OUA LS Daily]
• [AUS S&R]
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Nov 9: Shootout Loss Extends Split Streak
MANITOBA BISONS 2
REGINA COUGARS 3
(in shootout)
Links:
Summary: LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3401
Story: rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...ler-against-manitoba.aspx
This was a reasonably entertaining game. The Bison split streak stays intact for 5 weeks now. The only line-up switch from Friday was Halvorson for Apetagon.
Quick Summary
1st 18:44 REG Barnstable (2) ASST: Schacher (SH)
2nd 14:29 REG Odelein (2) ASST: Kreklewich
2nd 15:33 MAN Henry (5) ASST: Skoleski Tripp (PP)
3rd 18:11 MAN Tripp (2) ASST: Thiessen Dalke
Shootout
REG Duperreault Goal
MAN Leipsic No Goal
REG Schacher Goal
MAN Henry No Goal
W:Holtby (29 saves, 31 shots)
L: Lamb (28 saves, 30 shots)
The Bisons are now 5-4-1, one point behind 4th place Saskatchewan. Regina is 2-7-1, just 3 points behind 6th place Lethbridge and a playoff berth. The Bisons are off to Saskatown to face the Mutts next weekend, and Regina is off to Edmontown to face the Apes.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
CALGARY DINOSAURS 1
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 6
Links:
Summary: CWHT: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3327
Story: rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...s-to-6-1-alberta-win.aspx
The Apes registered an emphatic win here. Suddenly, the Dinos' hopes for 1st place now seem a page right out of history. Grayson Pawlenchuk scored twice for the Evil Monkeys and Matt Berlin stopped 18 of 19 for the win. Matthew Greenfield stopped 15 of 20 shots for the loss before being yanked in the 2nd period. Brodan Salmond stopped 15 of 16 in a mop-up effort. I switched away from this game on CanadaWest.tv to see MRU v Lethbridge.
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 4
(in shootout)
Links:
Summary: USp/CIS: https://presto-en.usports...xscores/20191109_ihj0.xml
Storiy: rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...hootout-over-cougars.aspx
The Hørny Ønes needed this one. It vaults them into 6th place, ahead of UBC. Michael Clark led the way with 2 goals. Jack Burgart stopped 42 of 45 for the win, and Riley Morris stopped 34 of 37 for the OTL. The Bluegars are now in 2nd place, two points up on Bedrock U.
OUT EAST
Sat Nov 09 Acadia 3 New Brunswick 4
Sat Nov 09 Saint Mary's 1 Moncton 6
Sat Nov 09 UPEI 4 Dalhousie 1
Sat Nov 09 Laurentian 2 UQTR 6
Sat Nov 09 Windsor 4 Ontario Tech 1
Sat Nov 09 Concordia 4 Lakehead 5 (ot)
Sat Nov 09 McGill 0 Ottawa 3
Sat Nov 09 Toronto 6 RMC 3
Sat Nov 09 W. Ontario 6 Laurier 3
Sat Nov 09 Brock 4 Guelph 3 (ot)
Sat Nov 09 Ryerson 6 Queen's 1
Sat Nov 09 York at Nipissing – to Nov 12
Links:
• [USP/CIS S&R]
• [OUA LS Daily]
• [AUS S&R]
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NEXT UP
Canada West
Thu Nov 14 Calgary at Mount Royal
Fri Nov 15 Manitoba at Saskatchewan
Fri Nov 15 Regina at Alberta
Fri Nov 15 Lethbridge at UBC
Fri Nov 15 Mount Royal at Calgary
Atlantic
Wed Nov 13 Moncton at UPEI
Wed Nov 13 Saint Mary's at St. F.X.
Ontario
Sun Nov 10 Carleton at Ottawa
Tue Nov 12 York at Nipissing - from Nov 9
Thu Nov 14 York at Toronto
Thu Nov 14 Brock at Laurier
Thu Nov 14 Lakehead at Waterloo |
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Preview: Nov 15-16: MANITOBA at SASKATCHEWAN
MANITOBA BISONS (5-4-1, 6-7-3, OHT35 #16)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (5-3-2, 6-4-2, OHT35 #8)
Friday, Nov 15th at 7:00 at Saskatoon
Saturday, Nov 16th at 7:00 at Saskatoon
Live Links:
➤ Video: http://www.canadawest.tv
➤ Friday: [Live Stats] ∞ [Hockey Tech]
➤ Saturday: [Live Stats] ∞ [Hockey Tech]
Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: [Allison Alcock and Keaton Jameson are Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week]
➤ GoBisons: [WEEKEND PREVIEW: Volleyball and hockey alumni nights, rivalry matchups, and more]
➤ Manitoban: [Manitoba Bisons take three of four on the road in hockey and volleyball]
➤ Twitter: https://twitter.com/umbisonsMHKY
➤ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/umbisons
➤ CW Stats: https://canadawest.hockey...=standard&page=1&league=1
➤ LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...1&division_id=-1&confId=0
Saskatchewan Links:
➤ UofS: [Men's Hockey Site]
➤ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HuskiesMHKY
➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HuskieAthletics
➤ CW Stats: https://canadawest.hockey...=standard&page=1&league=1
➤ LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...1&division_id=-1&confId=0
Other Links:
➤ USports: http://presto-en.usports....rts/mice/2019-20/schedule
➤ CW: [Home Page]
➤ LeagueStat: [Media Stats]
The schedule-maker played a cruel trick on the Bisons this year, scheduling their Saskatchewan road-trips on back-to-back weekends. Last weekend they went south to Regina and this weekend it's up north to Saskatown. The Bisons have barely recovered from the outhouse smell which permeates the province.
The places have similarities, such as the shoeless, gap-toothed, unwashed, moonshine drinking hillbillies who abound in both locations. The differences? South is feline, north is canine. South is mediocre, north is a perennial contender.
In fact, the Banjo Mutts have been the Herd's nemesis in recent years. Over the last four years the Bison record is 3-12-1, and only 1-7-0 in Banjoland.
The Mutts lost their first three games, which was concerning since they finished first at 25-3-0 a year ago. However, they are now on a 5-0-2 roll. Meanwhile, the Bisons have split all five series thus far. All told, Sask sits in 4th place, one point ahead of the Bisons. The teams may well be on a collision course for a first round playoff match-up.
The team stats are fairly comparable. Sask has 35 goals, the Bisons have 32. Sask has given up 31 goals, the Bisons 33.
For “players to watch” on the Bisons, I suggest captain, defenceman, and leading scorer Adam Henry (5-6-11, tied for 9th in teh CW) and forward Keaton Jameson (2-8-10, 12th in the CW). Also, the three 5th year players have all been top-notch. Henry (+9) is paired with Sean Christensen (+10) on defence. Up front, 6' 4” Jonah Wasylak has improved his skill level over his five years to the point where he at times can dominate opponents.
Sask is led by 4th year forward Carson Stadnyk (6-3-9, in a 5-way tie for 13th in the conference) and a quartet of players with 8 points, in a 12-way tie for 18th in the CW (Carter Folk, Layne Young, Levi Cable, Collin Shirley).
Of course, good goaltending is always mandatory to be competitive. The Bisons have three first year goaltenders and Riley Lamb has won the battle to be #1. His numbers are top-notch: 5-2-1, .921 S%, 2.90 GAA. Jeremy Link and Tyler Brown have each had just one start.
Meanwhile, neither of Sask's goaltenders have equalled Lamb so far. Veteran Taran Kozun is 4-2-2, .891 S%, 2.86 GAA and second year Travis Child is 1-1-0, .897 S%, 3.55 GAA. Both have done better.
This series could end up being one of significance. If the Bisons split or sweep, they will likely be comfortably in a playoff position for a long time, and would have realistic hopes of even hosting a quarter-final series.
ELSEWHERE IN THE CW
REGINA COUGARS (2-7-1, 3-10-1, OHT35 #31)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (9-1-0, 15-3-0, OHT35 #1)
Links:
➤ UofA: [Men's Hockey Site]
➤ UofR: [Men's Hockey Site]
Welcome to the mismatch of the week! The Banjo Cats would love to have just one recruiting class to compare to the Evil Monkeys' average one. The Kittens have not made the playoffs since 2008. Since MRU joined the league, the Kittens have been 7th or 8th every year. Before that, they had a stretch of 6th or 7th place seasons. Meanwhile, the Apes are U-Cup or bust. The last time they did not qualify for the U-Cup final tournament was 2007. The time before that was 1998.
Good luck, Puddy Tats!
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS (4-6-0, 4-9-1, OHT35 #22)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (2-5-3, 5-8=4, OHT35 #24)
Links:
➤ UBC: [Refreshed ‘Birds ready to begin critical stretch against Pronghorns]
➤ UofL: [Important points on the line for Pronghorns in Vancouver]
If you like watching teams in blue and yellow uniforms, this is the series for you. Also, this is the battle for the 6th and final playoff berth. The Hørny Ønes have 8 points, one ahead of the T-irds. Similar to the Bison series, this has the potential to define the remainder of the season for both teams. If one side could sweep, they could cast their gaze upon bigger and better things, like 5th place. Being the late game Friday, I'll likely see a good portion of that game.
CALGARY DINOSAURS (6-3-1, 12-4-2, OHT35 #7)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (7-2-1, 10-4-1-1, OHT35 #4)
Links:
➤ MRU: [Men's Hockey Site]
➤ UofC: [Dinos looking to rebound in Crowchild Classic]
This Thursday/Friday home-and-home crosstown derby should be top-notch. I have been watching on CanadaWest.tv while drafting this post. It is 4-4 mid-way through the 3rd period.
Bedrock U looked like world-beaters through the pre-season and early season. Then the Evil Monkeys made them crash to Earth last weekend. Meanwhile, the Bluegars keep trucking along. This series has overtime written all over it. Through 10 games, MRU has 52 goals and the Dinos have 43. Expect lots of offence.
OUT EAST
Sun Nov 10 Carleton 1 Ottawa 2
Tue Nov 12 York 3 Nipissing 2 (ot) – from Nov 9
Thu Nov 14 York 2 Toronto 3
Thu Nov 14 Brock 2 Laurier 0
Thu Nov 14 Lakehead 4 Waterloo 5 (ot)
Fri Nov 15 Ontario Tech at McGill
Fri Nov 15 Ottawa at Carleton
Fri Nov 15 Nipissing at RMC
Fri Nov 15 Queen's at UQTR
Fri Nov 15 Lakehead at Ryerson
Fri Nov 15 Guelph at Brock
Fri Nov 15 Laurentian at Concordia
Fri Nov 15 Laurier at Windsor
Sat Nov 16 Guelph at York
Sat Nov 16 Queen's at UQTR
Sat Nov 16 Ontario Tech at Concordia
Sat Nov 16 RMC at Carleton
Sat Nov 16 Nipissing at Ottawa
Sat Nov 16 W. Ontario at Toronto
Sat Nov 16 Laurentian at McGill
Sat Nov 16 Lakehead at Ryerson
Sat Nov 16 Waterloo at Windsor
Wed Nov 13 Moncton 2 UPEI 1 (ot)
Wed Nov 13 Saint Mary's 3 St. F.X. 4
Fri Nov 15 Moncton at New Brunswick
Fri Nov 15 Dalhousie at Saint Mary's
Fri Nov 15 Acadia at St. F.X.
Sat Nov 16 Acadia at Dalhousie
Sat Nov 16 New Brunswick at UPEI
Links:
➤ [USp Presto S&R]
➤ [OUA LS Daily]
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Nov 9: Shootout Loss Extends Split Streak
- Hollywood2MANITOBA BISONS 2
REGINA COUGARS 3
(in shootout)
Links:
Summary: LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3401
Story: rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...ler-against-manitoba.aspx
This was a reasonably entertaining game. The Bison split streak stays intact for 5 weeks now. The only line-up switch from Friday was Halvorson for Apetagon.
Quick Summary
1st 18:44 REG Barnstable (2) ASST: Schacher (SH)
2nd 14:29 REG Odelein (2) ASST: Kreklewich
2nd 15:33 MAN Henry (5) ASST: Skoleski Tripp (PP)
3rd 18:11 MAN Tripp (2) ASST: Thiessen Dalke
Shootout
REG Duperreault Goal
MAN Leipsic No Goal
REG Schacher Goal
MAN Henry No Goal
W:Holtby (29 saves, 31 shots)
L: Lamb (28 saves, 30 shots)
The Bisons are now 5-4-1, one point behind 4th place Saskatchewan. Regina is 2-7-1, just 3 points behind 6th place Lethbridge and a playoff berth. The Bisons are off to Saskatown to face the Mutts next weekend, and Regina is off to Edmontown to face the Apes.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
CALGARY DINOSAURS 1
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 6
Links:
Summary: CWHT: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3327
Story: rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...s-to-6-1-alberta-win.aspx
The Apes registered an emphatic win here. Suddenly, the Dinos' hopes for 1st place now seem a page right out of history. Grayson Pawlenchuk scored twice for the Evil Monkeys and Matt Berlin stopped 18 of 19 for the win. Matthew Greenfield stopped 15 of 20 shots for the loss before being yanked in the 2nd period. Brodan Salmond stopped 15 of 16 in a mop-up effort. I switched away from this game on CanadaWest.tv to see MRU v Lethbridge.
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 4
(in shootout)
Links:
Summary: USp/CIS: https://presto-en.usports...xscores/20191109_ihj0.xml
Storiy: rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...hootout-over-cougars.aspx
The Hørny Ønes needed this one. It vaults them into 6th place, ahead of UBC. Michael Clark led the way with 2 goals. Jack Burgart stopped 42 of 45 for the win, and Riley Morris stopped 34 of 37 for the OTL. The Bluegars are now in 2nd place, two points up on Bedrock U.
OUT EAST
Sat Nov 09 Acadia 3 New Brunswick 4
Sat Nov 09 Saint Mary's 1 Moncton 6
Sat Nov 09 UPEI 4 Dalhousie 1
Sat Nov 09 Laurentian 2 UQTR 6
Sat Nov 09 Windsor 4 Ontario Tech 1
Sat Nov 09 Concordia 4 Lakehead 5 (ot)
Sat Nov 09 McGill 0 Ottawa 3
Sat Nov 09 Toronto 6 RMC 3
Sat Nov 09 W. Ontario 6 Laurier 3
Sat Nov 09 Brock 4 Guelph 3 (ot)
Sat Nov 09 Ryerson 6 Queen's 1
Sat Nov 09 York at Nipissing – to Nov 12
Links:
• [USP/CIS S&R]
• [OUA LS Daily]
• [AUS S&R]
* indicates link not active as i post
NEXT UP
Canada West
Thu Nov 14 Calgary at Mount Royal
Fri Nov 15 Manitoba at Saskatchewan
Fri Nov 15 Regina at Alberta
Fri Nov 15 Lethbridge at UBC
Fri Nov 15 Mount Royal at Calgary
Atlantic
Wed Nov 13 Moncton at UPEI
Wed Nov 13 Saint Mary's at St. F.X.
Ontario
Sun Nov 10 Carleton at Ottawa
Tue Nov 12 York at Nipissing - from Nov 9
Thu Nov 14 York at Toronto
Thu Nov 14 Brock at Laurier
Thu Nov 14 Lakehead at Waterloo
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Nov 15: Banjos Stymie the Bisons
This could be the weekend where things return to normal in the CW. Here's what happened Thursday and Friday nights.
MANITOBA BISONS 1
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3329
Hockey Tech: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3329
Stories/boxscores/video: https://huskies.usask.ca/...-huskies-over-bisons.aspx
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...-huskies-over-bisons.aspx
rp @UofM: https://gobisons.ca/news/...hewan-huskies-191115.aspx
Preview story: UofS: https://huskies.usask.ca/...merlis-belsher-place.aspx
The Bisons never seemed to find their mojo in this one. However, some good goaltending by backup Tyler Brown kept them in it, down only 2-1 in the 3rd period. A dubious “throwing your stick” call on Jonah Wasylak led to the PP insurance goal which salted this one away. (He passed his stick to a teammate). Although Brown had a good performance, I would expect #1 Riley Lamb for Saturday night's rematch.
Quick Summary
1st 10:46 SSK Stadnyk (7) ASST: McVeigh Dmytriw (PP)
1st 19:35 SSK Neuls (2) ASST: Dmytriw (SH)
3rd 04:18 MAN Skoleski (3) ASST: Henry
3rd 10:10 SSK Cable (3) ASST: Young Ballhorn (PP)
3rd 17:47 SSK Bauml (3) ASST: Young Cable (EN)
W: Kozun (19 saves, 20 shots)
L: Brown (47 saves, 50 shots)
Of note, Sask was 2-for-8 on the powerplay, and the Bisons were 0-for-5. Once again, a key goal against was short-handed. Also, Carter Doerksen had 5-and-a-game for a head hit. I don't believe he'll suit up on Saturday.
Saturday's rematch starts at 7:00 CST and is on CanadaWest.tv.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
CALGARY DINOSAURS 4
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 5
(in overtime)
Thursday Links:
LeagueStat: Summary & tabs
Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs
Boxscores & tabs: https://presto-en.usports...xscores/20191114_r2wi.xml
Stories: https://canadawest.org/ne...-double-overtime-5-4.aspx
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3
CALGARY DINOSAURS 4
Friday Links:
LeagueStat: Summary & tabs
Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs
Boxscores & tabs: https://presto-en.usports...xscores/20191115_e9nr.xml
Stories: https://canadawest.org/ne...-to-win-over-cougars.aspx
This split was to be expected. The fact that Bedrock U got 3 points to the Bluegars' 2 means that they close to within 1 point of 2nd place.
Thursday night was a wild-west shoot-out style of game. Wyatt Hoflin got the W with 33 saves on 37 shots, and Brodam Salmond got the loss in relief, with 15 stops on 19 shots. Starter Matthew Greenfield started and allowed 1 goal on 5 shots in the 1st period.
On Friday night the scene shifted to Bedrock's Quarry, and the Dinos built a 4-0 lead before hanging on to a nail-biting victory. Chris Gerrie scored his 5th and 6th goals of the scene to make it interesting. Greenfield did not dress for the Dinos, so I suspect he'll miss some time with an injury. Salmond got the start and stopped 22 of 25 for the win. Hoflin started again for the Bluegars but after 4 goals on 16 shots, he was yanked in favour of Riley Morris, who made 17 saves to give MRU a chance.
I suspect that these two teams will be battling with the Mutts for 2nd place and that precious bye to the semi-finals.
REGINA COUGARS 2
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 4
Links:
LeagueStat: Summary & tabs
Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs
Boxscores & tabs: https://presto-en.usports...xscores/20191115_69e0.xml
Stories: https://canadawest.org/ne...ght-win-over-cougars.aspx
This was the 50th consecutive win for the Evil Monkeys over the Banjo Cats. This includes playoffs and non-conference/exhibition games. But give the Kittens some credit. The deciding goal was an empty-netter and they looked pretty decent. I've seen the Apes have easier games at the University Cup. Grayson Pawlenchuk led the Monkeys with 2 goals and 2 assists. Brendan Burke stopped 21 of 23 shots for the win, and Brandon Holtby stopped 42 of 45 in a tough luck loss. The MKOnkeys are now in 1st place, 3 points ahead of 2nd, and Regina is in last, 3 points out of 7th.
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 1
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 7
Links:
LeagueStat: Summary & tabs
Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs
Boxscores & tabs: https://presto-en.usports...xscores/20191115_h2xj.xml
Stories: rp @CW
Don't be deceived by the scoreline in this one. The T-irds had a nice comfortable win in progress, up 3-0 mid-way through the 3rd period. But then the Hørny Ønes fell apart. Tyler Sandhu scored his 4th, 5th, and 6th goals to lead the T-irds. Rylan Toth stopped 23 of 24 shots for the win. Jack Burgart stopped 22 of 29 for the loss. UBC's powerplay was an amazing 4-for-6 on the night. This result vaults UBC into 6th place, one point up on Lethbridge and 2 points behind Manitoba.
OUT EAST
Fri Nov 15 Moncton 1 New Brunswick 4
Fri Nov 15 Dalhousie 2 Saint Mary's 5
Fri Nov 15 Acadia 4 St. F.X. 3
Fri Nov 15 Ontario Tech 3 McGill 4 (ot)
Fri Nov 15 Ottawa 2 Carleton 4
Fri Nov 15 Nipissing 2 RMC 5
Fri Nov 15 Queen's 2 UQTR 5
Fri Nov 15 Lakehead 2 Ryerson 3
Fri Nov 15 Guelph 5 Brock 1
Fri Nov 15 Laurentian 4 Concordia 2
Fri Nov 15 Laurier 2 Windsor 3
Links:
➤ [USp/CIS Presto S&R]
➤ [OUA LS Daily]
➤ [AUS S&R]
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Nov 16: Bisons Swept in Saskatown
So it looks like the future is clear in the CW. There will be a battle between MRU, Calgary, and Sask to see which one will get a playoff bye and host a semi-final, and which two will settle for hosting a quarter-final.
Otherwise, Regina and Lethbridge will be out of the playoffs, Manitoba and UBC will be the away teams in the quarter-finals, and Alberta will get the first place bye and hosting rights throughout the playoffs.
MANITOBA BISONS 3
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 6
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3334
Hockey Tech: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3334
Usp/CIS: https://presto-en.usports...xscores/20191116_r3kn.xml
CW: https://tinyurl.com/vdc4mkg
Stories/boxscores/video: https://canadawest.org/ne...ons-to-sweep-weekend.aspx
The difference between the teams this weekend comes down to two factors:
1. empty net goals;
2. short-handed goals.
#1 is a by-product of #2. Without two shorthanded goals here, there would have been no need to pull the goalie and give up an empty-netter.
In this game the Bisons were shorthanded. Carter Doerksen was automatically suspended for incurring a major penalty on Friday. Josh Tripp, after starting the season injured, was also re-injured on Friday. Fortunately, with Lucas Skrumeda playing forward (mostly) this year, all they had to do was move him back to the blueline to have 6 defencemen.
Riley Lamb was back in goal, with Jeremy Link backing up.
Quick Summary
1st 11:59 SSK Neuls (3) ASST: Dmytriw (SH)
1st 12:56 MAN Pouteau (1) ASST: Skrumeda Leipsic (PP)
1st 15:11 SSK Bauml (4) ASST: Neuls Ruopp (PP)
1st 18:43 MAN Halvorsen (2) ASST: Carlson Skrumeda
2nd 03:02 SSK Ballhorn (2) ASST: Johnson
2nd 05:56 SSK Dmytriw (3) ASST: Neuls (SH)
2nd 15:42 MAN Henry (6) ASST: Skoleski (PP)
3rd 16:25 SSK Shirley (3) ASST: Dmytriw
3rd 19:21 SSK Johnson (1) ASST: Dmytriw (EN)
W: Kozun (19 saves, 22 shots)
L: Lamb (26 saves, 31 shots)
The Bisons FINALLY return home next weekend to face the Evil Monkeys. The Mutts will play a home-and-home set with their provincial rivals, the Banjo Cats.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
REGINA COUGARS 0
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 9
Links:
LeagueStat: Summary & tabs
Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs
Stories: UofA* : rp @CW : UofR*
Friday story: https://www.reginacougars...o-top-ranked-alberta.aspx
After a credible performance on Friday, the Kittens were badly thrashed in this one. The frustrated banjo-lovers had enough by the 2nd period and good-old western fisticuffs followed. Michael Eskra (Regina) and Dawson Davidson (Alberta) had fighting majors and the accompanying ejection. The Kittens switched goaltenders (Holtby must have been tired after Friday's game) and Dawson Macauley (stopped 22 of 27) split duties with Curtis Meger (stopped 23 of 26). Matt Berlin had a 19 save shutout for the Primates.
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 0
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 5
Links:
LeagueStat: Summary & tabs
Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs
Story: https://canadawest.org/ne...h-5-0-win-over-horns.aspx
Friday Story: https://canadawest.org/ne...-win-over-pronghorns.aspx
The Hørny Ønes got off to a better-than-expected start, after a weak pre-season. That bubble looks to have burst. The T-irds were dominant in this one. Patrick Dea got the win with a 14 save shutout. He could have been studying for a majority of the game, or enjoying some popcorn. Taz Burman took the loss, with 36 saves on 41 shots.
OUT EAST
Sat Nov 16 Acadia 3 Dalhousie 5
Sat Nov 16 New Brunswick at UPEI - postponed
Sat Nov 16 Guelph 6 York 3
Sat Nov 16 Queen's 4 UQTR 3 (ot)
Sat Nov 16 Ontario Tech 3 Concordia 2 (ot)
Sat Nov 16 RMC 2 Carleton 5
Sat Nov 16 Nipissing 1 Ottawa 5
Sat Nov 16 W. Ontario 3 Toronto 6
Sat Nov 16 Laurentian 2 McGill 6
Sat Nov 16 Lakehead 3 Ryerson 2
Sat Nov 16 Waterloo 2 Windsor 3
Links:
➤ [USp/CIS Presto S&R]
➤ [OUA LS Daily]
➤ [AUS S&R]
NEXT UP
Canada West
Fri Nov 22 Alberta at Manitoba
Fri Nov 22 Saskatchewan at Regina
Fri Nov 22 Calgary at Lethbridge
Fri Nov 22 UBC at Mount Royal
Atlantic
Wed Nov 20 Saint Mary's at Acadia
Ontario
Wed Nov 20 Laurentian at Nipissing
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Preview: Nov 22-23: ALBERTA at MANITOBA
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (11-1-0, 17-3-0, OHT35 #1)
MANITOBA BISONS (5-6-1, 6-9-3, OHT35 #21)
Friday, November 22, 2017 at 7:00 at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Saturday, November 23, 2017 at 7:00 at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Live Links:
➤ Video: http://www.canadawest.tv
➤ Audio: Friday: https://umfm.com/player
➤ Audio: Saturday: http://myradiostream.com/...shplayer.php?s=s20&p=9060
➤ Friday Live Stats: http://www.leaguestat.com...te=2019-11-22&season_id=0
➤ Saturday Live Stats: https://canadawest.hockey...-11-23?league=1&season=80
Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: https://gobisons.ca/news/...meson-from-home-life.aspx
➤ GoBisons: https://gobisons.ca/news/...t-2019-block-m-event.aspx
➤ Social: https://twitter.com/umbisonsMHKY ∞ http://www.facebook.com/umbisons
➤ LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...1&division_id=-1&confId=0
Alberta Links:
➤ UofA: https://www.ualberta.ca/a...dir-athletics.ualberta.ca
➤ Social: https://twitter.com/GBHKY ∞ https://www.facebook.com/bearsandpandas
➤ CW Stats: https://canadawest.hockey...=standard&page=1&league=1
Other Links:
➤ USports: http://presto-en.usports....rts/mice/2019-20/schedule
➤ CW: https://canadawest.org/index.aspx?path=mhockey
➤ LeagueStat Media Stats: http://www.leaguestat.com...en/en/media/?step=4&sub=0
After a bye week and two weekends away, it has been a long time between home games for the Bisons.
This weekend marks the mid-point of the CW regular season. After this weekend each team will have played one regular season series against each opponent. This is the last season where this will be possible, due to the pending expansion into MacEwan and Holy Trinity next year.
The Evil Monkeys are running away with the CW standings so far. The rebuilding Bisons have had a credible performance, splitting every series until being swept in Saskatown last weekend. While the Bisons have to be considered underdogs in this match-up, it is worth noting that they are 7-7-2 against the Monkeys the previous four seasons. I don't think anybody in the CIS has done better. Going back over the last 11 seasons, the Bisons have a 12-10 edge. Of those 11 series, 8 have been split. The Bisons swept them in 2017-18 and 2015-16. Alberta's only sweep was in 2014-15.
At the start of the season I figured that the Bisons would need to survive the 1st half and would likely improve in the 2nd half. If they could split this weekend, they will be well situated for a playoff run. The Bisons and UBC are tied for 5th and 6th with 11 points each, 3 points ahead of Lethbridge.
The Apes have 4 of the Top 20 scorers, and 8 of the Top 40. That's pretty good. They have 57 goals through 12 games, which is one ahead of #2 MRU. But it's their goaltending/defence which has been most impressive. They have given up just 21 goals, way ahead of #2 Sask, with 35.
Note that audio of Friday's game is on 101.5FM, and both games are on-line at the links.
ELSEWHERE IN THE CW
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (7-3-2, 8-4-2, OHT35 #6)
REGINA COUGARS (2-9-1, 3-12-1, OHT35 #35)
Links:
➤ UofR: [Men's Hockey Site]
➤ UofS: [Men's Hockey Site]
This year's Battle of Banjoland does not exactly size up to be a legendary rivalry. The Banjo-Mutts started slow (3 losses, then an OTL against Alberta) but since then they are 7-0-1. The Bisons were unfortunate to face them last weekend after they found their form. Meanwhile, the Banjo-Cats envy having a streak like that just once in their 9 lives. They faced the Monkeys last weekend. They had a nice performance on Friday but then were skunked 9-0 on Saturday. Is Friday a “trap game”? Sometimes a rivalry game is good for an underdog, or undercat in this case.
CALGARY DINOSAURS (7-3-2, 13-4-3, OHT35 #7)
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS (4-8-0, 4-11-1, OHT35 #23)
Links:
➤ UofC: [Horns next in third straight provincial rivalry weekend]
➤ UofL: [Pronghorns look to rebound versus provincial foe]
This is another home-and-home series. The Hørny Ønes are coming off a sweep against UBC where they went from a playoff position to an all-too-familiar position on the outside looking in. Meanwhile, in the Town of Bedrock, the Dinos started the season looking like national contenders, going 4-0-0 after a solid pre-season. They are now treading water, going 3-3-2 the last month. This could be TSN Turning Point for one, or both, teams.
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (4-5-3, 7-8-4, OHT35 #20)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (8-3-1, 11-5-2, OHT35 #5)
Links:
➤ UBC: [‘Birds begin challenging road schedule against Mount Royal]
➤ MRU: [Under Armour and Players Bench Athletes of the Week for Nov 14 to Nov 20]
This series probably will not garner much national attention, but I find it interesting. The under-rated Bluegars are a serious threat to claim 2nd place, and the quarter-final bye and semi-final hosting rights which go with that. If they have the proverbial “royal jelly”, they have to get 4 points in a series like this. Meanwhile, the T-irds have recovered from a slow early season injury avalanche. Last weekend the dominated Lethbridge. Now, that hardly ranks as grounds to book hotel rooms for the nationals. But they handled them better than most would have.
OUT EAST
Wed Nov 20 Laurentian 2 Nipissing 6
Thu Nov 21 Ryerson 6 Guelph 5
Fri Nov 22 W. Ontario at Windsor
Fri Nov 22 Laurier at Lakehead
Fri Nov 22 Toronto at Waterloo
Fri Nov 22 Brock at York
Fri Nov 22 UQTR at Ontario Tech
Fri Nov 22 Carleton at Nipissing
Fri Nov 22 Queen's at RMC
Sat Nov 23 UQTR at Ontario Tech
Sat Nov 23 Windsor at W. Ontario
Sat Nov 23 Laurier at Lakehead
Sat Nov 23 Concordia at RMC
Sat Nov 23 Brock at Ryerson
Sat Nov 23 Waterloo at York
Sat Nov 23 Ottawa at Nipissing
Sat Nov 23 McGill at Queen's
Sat Nov 23 Carleton at Laurentian
Sun Nov 24 Ottawa at Laurentian
Wed Nov 20 Saint Mary's 2 Acadia 5
Fri Nov 22 St. F.X. at Moncton
Fri Nov 22 Saint Mary's at UPEI
Fri Nov 22 Dalhousie at New Brunswick
Sat Nov 23 UPEI at Acadia
Sat Nov 23 St. F.X. at New Brunswick
Sat Nov 23 Dalhousie at Moncton
Links:
➤ [USp Presto S&R]
➤ [OUA LS Daily]
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Nov 22: Monkeys Edge Bisons in a Squeaker
In the end, the favourites all won this night in the CW. Here's the details.
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 2
MANITOBA BISONS 0
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3336
Hockey Tech: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3336
USp/CIS: https://presto-en.usports...xscores/20191122_5r6n.xml
CW: https://tinyurl.com/w8z6xac
Stories/boxscores/video:
UofM: https://gobisons.ca/news/...nitoba-bisons-191122.aspx
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...t-place-golden-bears.aspx
This was a tight game all the way through. The last goal was an empty-netter. The Monkeys won't be easy, but the Bisons showed they can be tough on the Apes. Here's how they lined up:
MANITOBA BISONS
Goal
35 Brown (30 Lamb)
Defence
2 Henry 3 Christensen
5 Schioler 6 Dyck
27 Doerksen 28 Pouteau
Forwards
22 Leipsic 10 Skoleski 17 Veloso
29 Wasylak 12 Jameson 19 Halvorson
14 Keane 9 Thiessen 15 Dalke
13 Labossiere 25 Skrumeda 20 Apetagon
Scratches
1 Link 4 Stanley 8 Barley
11 Carlson 16 Tripp 26 Leblanc
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS
Goal
1 Burke (35 Berlin)
Defence
22 Carroll 8 Rehill
4 Kirichenko 7 Lange
23 Hamaliuk
6 Freadrich
Forwards
36 Cox 10 Soy 26 Sanford
11 Cooper 27 Miske 18 Baillie
16 Pawlenchuk 21 Butcher 13 Owre
20 Volcan 12 Philp 14 Jevne
Scratches
3 Lakusta 5 Davidson 24 Chizen
25 Smith 29 Paterson 30 Cardinal
37 Nickles 40 Linaker
Quick Summary
1st 09:06 ALB Miske (3) ASST: Baillie Hamaliuk
3rd 18:58 ALB Owre (8) ASST: Rehill (EN)
W: Burke (20 saves, 20 shots)
L: Brown (45 saves, 46 shots)
I listed the Primates defence as I did because the 5th and 6th defencemen never played as a pair. They occasionally spelled one of the top 4.
One unique feature of the game was that the Monkeys missed a lot of golden opportunities. The other unique feature was the extreme amount of sissy penalties they took. Baillie seemed to get on the wrong side of the ref. He took a cheap shot during a line change, and nobody likes that.
If the Bisons want to gain yet another split, they will need to find some offence. It would be interesting to see how the game would look if the Bisons were playing with the lead.
Saturday's rematch goes at 7:00, and it's the Movember game.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3
REGINA COUGARS 1
Links:
LeagueStat: Summary & tabs
Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs
Stories: : rp @CW
UofS Preview: https://huskies.usask.ca/...-for-rivalry-weekend.aspx
This came close to be being a trap game. In this battle of canines and felines, chalk one up for the puppies. Taran Kozun got the win with 15 saves on 16 shots, and Brandon Holtby had the loss with 24 saves (one on a penalty shot) on 27 shots. The teams are now Runnin' Back to Saskatown for the Saturday rematch.
CALGARY DINOSAURS 3
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 2
(in overtime)
Links:
LeagueStat: Summary & tabs
Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs
Stories:
UofL: https://gohorns.ca/news/2...inos-win-in-overtime.aspx
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...onghorns-in-overtime.aspx
rp @UofC: https://godinos.com/news/...er-caps-off-comeback.aspx
The Hørny Ønes were outclassed by UBC last weekend and have to be somewhat happy that they picked up a point in this one. They must have found a small dose of Viagra. After I got home from the Bison game I caught the overtime on CanadaWest.tv. Broden Salmond got the win for Bedrock U, with 23 saves on 25 shots. Lethbridge had a two-goal performance from Luke Coleman and Taz Burman took the loss with an incredible 54 saves on 57 shots.
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 1
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4
Links:
LeagueStat: Summary & tabs
Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs
Stories: MRU* : rp @CW : rp @UBC*
The T-irds held on to a 1-0 lead until mid-way through the 2nd period. From that point on it was all Bluegars. Ryley Lindgren paced the attack with his 7th, 8th, and 9th goals of the season. Thus, the Bluegars kept pace with Sask and Bedrock and remain 2nd in the CW standings, and UBC remains tied with Manitoba.
OUT EAST
Fri Nov 22 St. F.X. 0 Moncton 3
Fri Nov 22 Saint Mary's 3 UPEI 6
Fri Nov 22 Dalhousie 0 New Brunswick 10
Fri Nov 22 W. Ontario 2 Windsor 6
Fri Nov 22 Laurier 2 Lakehead 3
Fri Nov 22 Toronto 6 Waterloo 2
Fri Nov 22 Brock 2 York 1
Fri Nov 22 UQTR 2 Ontario Tech 1 (ot)
Fri Nov 22 Carleton 5 Nipissing 4
Fri Nov 22 Queen's 4 RMC 3
Links:
➤ [USp/CIS Presto S&R]
➤ [OUA LS Daily]
➤ [AUS S&R] |
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Nov 23: Bison Season-of-the-Split Continues
One split and three sweeps this weekend. Guess which series had the split?
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3
MANITOBA BISONS 5
Links:
LeagueStat: http://www.leaguestat.com...-summary.php?game_id=3342
Hockey Tech: https://canadawest.hockey...n/stats/game-summary/3342
Usp/CIS: https://presto-en.usports...xscores/20191123_y7n3.xml
Stories/boxscores/video:
UofM: https://gobisons.ca/news/...n-bears-recap-191123.aspx
rp @CW: https://canadawest.org/ne...in-over-golden-bears.aspx
rp @UofA:https://www.ualberta.ca/a...ns-bury-chances-for-split
This result will raise eyebrows across the country! However, the Bisons have shown they can expect a split with anybody now that they have split 6-out-of-7 series. Overall, the Bisons are 8-8-2 against the Apes over the last 5 years, and in the last 12 years at home they are 13-11.
Here's how they lined up:
MANITOBA BISONS
Goal
35 Brown (30 Lamb)
Defence
2 Henry 3 Christensen
5 Schioler 6 Dyck
27 Doerksen 28 Pouteau
Forwards
22 Leipsic 10 Skoleski 17 Veloso
11 Carlson 12 Jameson 29 Wasylak
14 Keane 9 Thiessen 15 Dalke
20 Apetagon 25 Skrumeda 19 Halvorson
Scratches
1 Link 4 Stanley 8 Barley
13 Labossiere 16 Tripp 26 Leblanc
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS
Goal
35 Berlin 1 Burke (from 14:33 of the 2nd)
Defence
5 Davidson 4 Kirichenko
22 Carroll 8 Rehill
7 Lange 23 Hamaliuk
Forwards
16 Pawlenchuk 21 Butcher 13 Owre
36 Cox 10 Soy 26 Sanford
20 Volcan 12 Philp 14 Jevne
37 Nickles 27 Miske 11 Cooper
Scratches
3 Lakusta 6 Freadrich 18 Baillie
24 Chizen 25 Smith 29 Paterson
30 Cardinal 40 Linaker
Quick Summary
1st 07:11 MAN Leipsic (3) ASST: Dalke Wasylak (PP)
2nd 05:26 MAN Apetagon (2) ASST: Henry Halvorsen
2nd 06:18 ALB Volcan (3) ASST: Jevne Kirichenko
2nd 10:58 ALB Soy (7) ASST: Cox Sanford (PP)
2nd 13:25 MAN Skrumeda (1) ASST: Keane Dalke
2nd 14:33 MAN Carlson (3) ASST: Skoleski Veloso
3rd 10:16 MAN Wasylak (3) ASST: Carlson (3)
3rd 11:40 ALB Sanford (1) ASST: Davidson Philp (PP)
W: Brown (30 saves, 33 shots)
L: Berlin (4 saves, 8 shots)
n/d: Burke (4 saves, 5 shots)
So the Berlin Wall came tumbling down after the 4th Bison goal. However, the shot clock was misleading in this game. The Bison goals were generally from golden opportunities. Leipsic's was a powerplay, Apetagon's was a sweet deke after some nice passes, Skrumeda and Carlson converted a nice pass, and Wasylak was a barging bull plowing through the slot. Wasylak was a force all night. The Monkeys might be concerned about how many liberties the Bisons could take in the slot, in prime scoring position.
To put the 5-goal outburst into perspective, the Monkeys had given up 21 goals in their previous 13 games this season.
I was surprised that Tyler Brown started again, instead of Riley Lamb. Brown's Friday performance was excellent, but Lamb has been one of the conference's best goaltenders all year.
The Monkeys still have a 3-point lead atop the table. The Bisons sit in 5th place, 2 points ahead of UBC and 4 points up on Lethbridge.
The Herd is off to Lethbridge next week and then it's time off for exams and Christmas holidays. The next home game is January 3rd when the Bluegars are here for a series.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
REGINA COUGARS 0
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2
Links:
LeagueStat: Summary & tabs
Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs
Stories: UofS: https://huskies.usask.ca/...-in-win-over-cougars.aspx : rp @CW
Give the Banjo-Cats some credit. They came up with two credible performances, one home and now one away. This one was scoreless into the 3rd period. Jared Dmytriw scored the games only goals (his 5th and 6th of the season) and the winning backup goaltender Travis Child had a 28 save shutout. Brandon Holtby stopped 32 of the 34 shots he faced in being tagged with another loss.
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 2
CALGARY DINOSAURS 5
Links:
LeagueStat: Summary & tabs
Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs
Stories: UofC: https://godinos.com/news/...-lift-dinos-to-sweep.aspx : rp @CW
UofL: https://gohorns.ca/news/2...-in-calgary-by-dinos.aspx
The scene shifted to the Town of Bedrock for this rematch. Although the Hørny Ønes forced overtime (and thereby claimed a point) on Friday, this was a solid win for the Dinos. Brodan Salmond stopped 20 of 22 shots for the win, and Jack Burgart stopped 39 of 43 in the loss. Bedrock U needed the sweep to keep pace in that race for 2nd place.
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 1
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4
Links:
LeagueStat: Summary & tabs
Hockey Tech: Summary & tabs
Stories: MRU: https://mrucougars.com/ne...-weekend-against-ubc.aspx : rp @CW : rp @UBC
Second verse, same as the first. Brad Kennedy and Connor Chartier each scored twice for MRU, and Riley Morris got the win with 22 saves on 23 shots. Patrick Dea got the loss after giving up 3 goals on 6 shots in 8 minutes of hockey. Rylan Toth mopped up with 20 saves on 21 shots.
STANDINGS
OUT EAST
Sat Nov 23 UPEI 1 Acadia 3
Sat Nov 23 St. F.X. 1 New Brunswick 8
Sat Nov 23 Dalhousie 2 Moncton 7
Sat Nov 23 UQTR 3 Ontario Tech 2
Sat Nov 23 Windsor 5 W. Ontario 2
Sat Nov 23 Laurier 6 Lakehead 3
Sat Nov 23 Concordia 8 RMC 2
Sat Nov 23 Brock 1 Ryerson 2
Sat Nov 23 Waterloo 3 York 2
Sat Nov 23 Ottawa 3 Nipissing 4 (so)
Sat Nov 23 McGill 1 Queen's 0
Sat Nov 23 Carleton 5 Laurentian 4
Links:
➤ [USp/CIS Presto S&R]
➤ [OUA LS Daily]
➤ [AUS S&R]
NEXT UP
Canada West
Fri Nov 29 Manitoba at Lethbridge
Fri Nov 29 Regina at Calgary
Fri Nov 29 Saskatchewan at Mount Royal
Fri Nov 29 UBC at Alberta
Atlantic
Wed Nov 27 St. F.X. at Dalhousie
Ontario
Sun Nov 24 Ottawa at Laurentian
Wed Nov 27 Queen's at Ottawa
Thu Nov 28 York at Laurier
Thu Nov 28 Brock at Ryerson
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