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Hollywood2
Joined: 06.07.2007

Feb 2 @ 12:51 AM ET
February 1, 2025: FIRST SWEEP MOVES BISONS WITHIN 5 POINTS


MANITOBA BISONS 3
REGINA COUGARS 1

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ Game report: CW
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UofR: Cougars drop 3-0 decision to Manitoba (with boxscore)


Quick Summary
Man: G. Lane (07:21 1st) , E. Alarie (10:48 2nd) , J. Hooker (09:04 3rd)
Reg: E. Houk (01:24 2nd)
Goal: Man: Holt (36 shots, 35 saves), Reg: Evanoff (24 shots, 21 saves)

Finally, a sweep for the Bisons. This allows them to gain just one point on The Family Guys, who had an OTL. The stats highlights on this one are:

- The Bisons scored two more powerplay goals (on 5 chances), to go with their 1-for-3 effort on Friday. They now are 2nd in the conference with a 30.9% success rate.

- Dawson Pasternak recorded his 10th, 11th, and 12th assists of the season. He never played until December 6th (due to injury rehab from last year). In 10 GP he now has four 3-point games. I suspect he will get more than just the one goal he has so far because he always makes the opposing defence run around in circles when he’s out there.

- Braden Holt had his best weekend of the season defending the Bison net.

On a rulebook note, the Bisons had a goal waived off. The left post on the Banjo-Cats’ net was off its moorings. There was no whistle. The puck went in to the middle of the net, unaffected by the position of the post. Isn’t that a good goal now? Discuss.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD


SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 4
(in overtime)

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofS (Friday late): Huskies Win 10th Straight, Down Griffins 3-1 on the Road (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: Bertholet plays hero as Huskies sweep Griffins
➤ MacU (Friday late): Behind Epp's 40-save effort, Griffins give red-hot Huskies all they can handle in 3-1 loss (with boxscore)


Quick Summary
Sask: G. Kinniburgh (14:20 1st) , K. Sorensen (06:41 2nd) , D. Holt (13:46 2nd) , R. Pelletier (09:59 3rd) , C. Bertholet (03:53 1st OT)
MacU: L. Hughes (06:42 1st) , S. Comrie (18:54 1st) , E. Sundar (15:19 2nd) , M. Pasemko (00:34 3rd)
Goal: Sask: Kooy (28 shots, 24 saves), MacU: Ironside (35 shots, 30 saves)

After the Bison game I focussed on the Jets on one screen and this one on the other. This was a tight battle all the way through. The Banjo-Mutts were not as good as they have been recently, but still registered their 11th straight win. Still, that one point for The Family Guys makes it that much harder for the Bisons to steal that final playoff spot.


TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 2
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ TWU: Team Website
➤ UofA: Team Website


Quick Summary
TWU: L. Spadafora (10:55 1st) , A. Hrabovetskyi (05:55 2nd)
Alta: S. Tschigerl (17:24 1st) , A. Thacker (14:39 2nd) , B. Hyland (16:01 2nd) , J. Prokop (17:25 2nd) , S. Popowich (17:34 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Sommer (38 shots, 33 saves), Alta: Palmer (28 shots, 26 saves)

After the Sask/Mac game ended I was going to focus on the Battle of Bedrock. However, when I switched over at intermission this was an unexpected battle. Holy Trinity don’t look like much on paper, but they have improved a lot from the start of the season. They were leading this one 2-1 until the Evil Monkeys exploded with 3 goals in less than 3 minutes late in the 2nd period.


MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 5
CALGARY DINOSAURS 0

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofC (Friday late): Attendance record falls again as Dinos sweep Crowchild Classic
➤ UofC (Friday late): Saddledome Sweep: Tetachuk shines in shutout of MRU (with boxscore)
➤ MRU: Team Website


Quick Summary
MRU: J. Lies (15:14 1st) , T. Patton (16:19 1st) , D. Milliken (11:22 2nd) , R. Holmes (17:56 2nd) , B. Stevenson (18:48 3rd)
Calg: none
Goal: MRU: Farkas (15 shots, 15 saves), Calg: Tetachuk (32 shots, 28 saves), Stankowski (5 shots, 4 saves)

After Carl Tetachuk stole one on Friday, the Bluegars chased him from the net after two periods. The win moves the Bluegars into 1st place in the West Division, while Bedrock U is playing out the string, assured of finishing 3rd and awaiting their playoff destination. Let it be said that the Bluegars dominated both games and this could finally be their long-awaited breakthrough season.

NEXT UP

Sat Feb 1 Manitoba at Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Saskatchewan at MacEwan 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Feb 1 Trinity Western at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST

STANDINGS


OUT EAST


Sat Feb 1 U.S. Army 3 R.M.C. 2 EX
Sat Feb 1 Guelph 1 Queen's 2
Sat Feb 1 U.Q.T.R. 5 Western Ontario 2
Sat Feb 1 McGill 5 Windsor 6
Sat Feb 1 Waterloo 3 Nipissing 4 (ot)
Sat Feb 1 Concordia 5 Ontario Tech 1
Sat Feb 1 Toronto 4 Carleton 1
Sat Feb 1 Laurier 2 Toronto Metropolitan 8
Sat Feb 1 Brock 2 Lakehead 3 (ot)

Sun Feb 2 McGill at Western Ontario 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Feb 2 Ottawa at Carleton 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Thu Feb 6 Toronto Metropolitan at Toronto 11:00 AM EST/10:00 AM CST
Thu Feb 6 R.M.C. at Queen's 7:30 EST/6:30 CST


Sat Feb 1 Saint Mary’s 2 Moncton 6
Sat Feb 1 Acadia 2 New Brunswick 5
Sat Feb 1 U.P.E.I. 4 Dalhousie 3 (ot)

Wed Feb 5 U.P.E.I. at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Feb 7 Saint Mary’s at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Feb 7 Moncton at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Feb 7 New Brunswick at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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


OUT WEST


Fri Jan 31 Portage College 3 S.A.I.T. 4 (ot)
Fri Jan 31 Red Deer Poly 3 UA-Augustana 2
Fri Jan 31 Briercrest College 6 Concordia-Edmonton 1

Sat Feb 1 Briercrest College at Concordia-Edmonton 2:45 MST/3:45 CST
Sat Feb 1 Portage College at S.A.I.T. 5:30 MST/6:30 CST
Sat Feb 1 UA-Augustana at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST


Sat Feb 1 Victoria 5 Simon Fraser 2
Sat Feb 1 Okanagan 7 Logan Lake 2 (3rd period in progress)

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

Non-conference
Sat Feb 1 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 4 Lindenwood (NCAA) 7 EX
(the SFU non-conference team finishes the season at 5-14-1)

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


kicksave856
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: i love how not saying dumb things on the internet was never an option.
Joined: 09.29.2005

Feb 2 @ 11:00 AM ET
ty, hollywood.
Hollywood2
Joined: 06.07.2007

Feb 7 @ 12:39 AM ET
Preview: February 7-8, 2025: ALBERTA at MANITOBA


ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (20-6-0, 24-12-1, OHT35 #5)
MANITOBA BISONS (7-15-2, 10-26-2, OHT35 #27)

Friday, February 7, 2025 at 7:00 CST at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 2:00 CST at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg


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


Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: With a passion for helping others, Evan Toth has excelled in the classroom and on the ice
➤ CW: Stats Schedule/Results/Links


Other Links:
➤ UofA (Feb 1 late): Bears crack, don't break in comeback win over Spartans (with boxscore)
➤ UofA/CW: Canada West BioSteel Players of the Week: Feb. 4
➤ UofA/CW: Brett Hyland named WHL Grad of the Month for January
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page Top 10
➤ USports: Schedule/Links Standings
➤ CW: Home Page Season Schedule
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Daily Schedule
➤ CW: Stats Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats


Last series:
➤ Oct 11/24: UM 3 UA 7: Game Centre
➤ Oct 12/24: UM 0 UA 4: Game Centre


This weekend wraps up the Bisons’ home schedule for the season. There are now just two weekends left in the season. This is also the end of the schedule for the Evil Monkeys.

The linked story is on Evan Toth, who is seeking entry to medical school next year. The Herd staved off elimination with a 3-game winning streak. Now comes the hard part. They trail MacEwan by 5 points and have to get something off the Evil Monkeys this weekend. Maybe the Bisons’ top-calibre powerplay can cash in while they get a hot goaltending performance, or two.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW


REGINA COUGARS (3-20-1, 6-24-2, OHT35 #33)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (18-6-0, 20-7-1, OHT35 #4)

Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ MRU: Cougars catchup: Feb. 3


A cat fight! This Cougar v Cougar fight moves from the country bar to the ice for the only time this year. The Banjo-Cats are simply playing spoiler. I tend to suspect that they may have an upset left in their bag-of-tricks. Maybe next weekend against MacEwan?



MACEWAN GRIFFINS (9-12-3, 12-15-3, OHT35 #18)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (13-9-2, 19-10-2, OHT35 #10)

Links:
➤ MacU: Sandman Player of the Month: Donohoe's record-breaking January featured nine assists in seven games
➤ UofC: Team Website


This home-and-home series will have the Bisons’ full attention. Bedrock U has been hard to get a grip on this year. They often had to play short due to injuries. They are seemingly stuck in 3rd in the west, and should be getting primed for an away quarter-final match-up.


SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (20-4-0, 29-5-0, OHT35 #1)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (16-6-2, 21-6-2, OHT35 #9)

Links:
➤ UofS: Huskie Happenings (Feb. 7-8, 2025)
➤ Huskie Fan: The fight to stay in first (with audio link)
➤ UBC: A clash of the titans as T-Birds host Huskies for battle of hottest teams in the Canada West


This should be the best series to watch for neutral viewers. Catching the Bluegars could be hard for the T-irds, and Sask could put a grip on 1st in the east.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Feb 7 Alberta at Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Feb 7 Regina at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Feb 7 MacEwan at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Feb 7 Saskatchewan at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Alberta at Manitoba 2:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Saskatchewan at U.B.C. 3:00 PST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Regina at Mount Royal 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Calgary at MacEwan 5:00 MST/6:00 CST

OUT EAST


Sun Feb 2 McGill 4 Western Ontario 5 (so)
Sun Feb 2 Ottawa 4 Carleton 1
Thu Feb 6 Toronto Metropolitan 2 Toronto 4
Thu Feb 6 R.M.C. 2 Queen's 5

Fri Feb 7 Ontario Tech at Concordia 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Fri Feb 7 Waterloo at Toronto 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Feb 7 Windsor at Nipissing 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Feb 7 Lakehead at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Feb 7 Western Ontario at Ottawa 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Feb 7 Guelph at McGill 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Feb 8 Brock at R.M.C. 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Waterloo at Toronto Metropolitan 2:15 EST/1:15 CST
Sat Feb 8 Carleton at York 3:15 EST/2:15 CST
Sat Feb 8 Windsor at Nipissing 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Guelph at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Lakehead at McGill 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sun Feb 9 Brock at Queen's 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Sun Feb 9 Laurier at Western Ontario 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Feb 9 York at Ottawa 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Feb 9 Carleton at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST


Wed Feb 5 U.P.E.I. 2 Saint Mary's 3
Fri Feb 7 Saint Mary’s at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Feb 7 Moncton at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Feb 7 New Brunswick at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Acadia at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 New Brunswick at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Moncton at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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


OUT WEST


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


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

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

kicksave856
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: i love how not saying dumb things on the internet was never an option.
Joined: 09.29.2005

Feb 7 @ 9:03 AM ET
ty, hollywood.
Hollywood2
Joined: 06.07.2007

Feb 8 @ 2:49 AM ET
February 7, 2025: BISONS WIN, FAINT HOPES REMAIN ALIVE


ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 2
MANITOBA BISONS 3
(in overtime)

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ Game report: CW
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ UofM: Men's hockey welcome Alberta for huge tilt during seniors weekend


Quick Summary
Alta: E. Florchuk (06:23 2nd) , A. Hall (09:12 2nd)
Man: E. Alarie (07:44 2nd) , S. Bruce (07:36 3rd) , D. Pasternak (02:57 1st OT)
Goal: Alta: Palmer (23 shots, 20 saves), Man: Holt (44 shots, 42 saves)

This was the best game of the year at the Wayne Fleming Arena so far. However, the Bisons never gained any ground on MacEwan and remain two points away from elimination (any combination of points gained by MacEwan or lost by the Bisons).

Here’s how they lined up:

MANITOBA
Goal:
31 Holt (34 Hawryluk)

Defence:
8 Toth - 6 Fry
24 Wareham - 25 Calder
5 Casey - 29 King

Forwards:
9 Alaria - 18 Hooker - 26 Boucher
23 Lane - 20 Zaplitny - 21 Pasternak
14 Zimmerman - 22 Stotts - 17 Bruce
13 Sutter - 19 Arpin - 28 Behun

Scratches:
Goal: 30 Thornton
Defence: 4 Malchuk - 15 Bonni
Forwards: 10 Paulhus - 11 Ostir - 12 Trimble - 16 Joss

ALBERTA
Goal:
31 Palmer (30 Kruger)

Defence:
5 de la Gorgendiere - 27 Lajoie
24 Ward - 3 Sexsmith
8 Carmichael - 52 Belcourt

Forwards:
36 Hyland - 16 Tschigerl - 10 Prokop
17 Thacker - 9 J Hall - 11 Preziuso
13 Nash - 14 Florchuk - 12 A Hall
19 MacGregor - 26 Popowich - 20 Lamanna

Scratches:
Goal: 1 Lawczynski
Defence: 4 Gustafson - 37 Leslie
Forwards: 15 Laventure - 18 McClennon - 21 Boyko - 23 Smallwood - 64 Ruiz

The Bisons were short two important defencemen, but still pieced together a decent team defence. Forward Michael King moved back to the blueline (he also played there against the Manitoba Moose in pre-season). Both Ape goals were aginst the Toth/Fry combo. None came from sustained pressure, as is normally the case. Florchuk’s goal arose when he was left alone in the slot, and A Hall’s goal came from a 2-on-1 break arising from a puck fumbled at the blueline.

Alarie’s goal was his 7th and came from a 3-way passing play with sophomores Boucher and Calder. Bruce’s goal was his 14th and was a powerplay marker set up nicely by Hooker and Pasternak. In overtime, Pasternak converted a pass into the high slot from Toth and Zaplitny into the GWG. He has shown tremendous offensive skills since coming off the injured list. A whole season from him would be something to see. He makes the opponent run around in circles every shift it seems.

Of note, the Evil Monkeys wore their white jerseys with the monkey logo, and the Bisons wore their alternate gold/tan set. It was a nice combo.

Saturday is Senior’s Day, of which the Bisons have just three: Andre Sutter, Evan Toth, and Hayden Ostir. Before the CIAU brought in a 5-year maximum, some of Tom Watt’s U of T players in med school (or something similar) would play through bachelors, masters, and doctorates. Toth could do so for one more year, I suppose.


Pasternak, after scoring the OT winner.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD


MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3
CALGARY DINOSAURS 1

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofC: Griffins gain first win over Dinos (with boxscore)
➤ MacU: Graduating Senior Q&A: Eight players a big part of Griffins' transformation from CW newbie to playoff team


Quick Summary
MacU: S. Simard (00:52 1st) , K. Chabot (13:36 2nd) , H. Donohoe (06:11 3rd)
Calg: J. Joseph (08:25 2nd)
Goal: MacU: Epp (37 shots, 36 saves), Calg: Tetachuk (17 shots, 14 saves)

The Bisons were cheering for Bedrock U in this one, but it was not to be. The Dinos have been looking wobbly down the stretch. They did carry the play in this one, but that doesn’t matter now. The Bisons really need their help on Saturday.


REGINA COUGARS 0
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 9

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ MRU: MHKY: Tarzwell scores four to lead Mount Royal to 9-0 blowout win over Regina (with boxscore)


Quick Summary
Reg: none
MRU: J. Tarzwell (08:46 1st) , K. Walker (12:37 1st) , J. Lies (06:54 2nd) , J. Tarzwell (09:35 2nd) , J. Tarzwell (11:58 2nd) , J. Tarzwell (13:36 2nd) , R. Holmes (17:22 2nd) , V. Watterodt (01:41 3rd) , B. Stevenson (15:41 3rd)
Goal: Reg: Evanoff (57 shots, 48 saves), MRU: Sims (16 shots, 16 saves)

If you think that the score here is a crazy stat, consider this: After two periods, the Bluegars outshot the Banjo-Cats 45-5. The MRU powerplay was 8-for-12. And Josh Tarzwell had his 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th goals of the season. To their credit, the Kittens had a decent 3rd period, outshot just 12-11 and outscored 2-0. Small mercies, indeed.


SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 0
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofS: Huskies Win Streak Snapped in Road Loss to UBC (with boxscore)
➤ UBC: Schwebius shuts out Huskies as ‘Birds earn clinical win for sixth straight (with boxscore)


Quick Summary
Sask: none
UBC: S. Atkinson (13:59 2nd) , S. Mutala (03:08 3rd) , C. McNabb (14:24 3rd)
Goal: Sask: Ross (32 shots, 29 saves), UBC: Schwebius (17 shots, 17 saves)

The Banjo-Mutts’ winning streak ended in fine form out in British California. Only 17 shots on goal. So far, nobody has been able to stay on top of the CW for very long before coming back to the pack.

NEXT UP

Sat Feb 8 Alberta at Manitoba 2:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Saskatchewan at U.B.C. 3:00 PST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Regina at Mount Royal 5:00 MST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Calgary at MacEwan 5:00 MST/6:00 CST

STANDINGS


OUT EAST


Fri Feb 7 Ontario Tech 5 Concordia 1
Fri Feb 7 Waterloo 2 Toronto 1
Fri Feb 7 Windsor 1 Nipissing 2
Fri Feb 7 Lakehead 0 U.Q.T.R. 3
Fri Feb 7 Western Ontario 3 Ottawa 2 (ot)
Fri Feb 7 Guelph 5 McGill 6

Sat Feb 8 Brock at R.M.C. 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Waterloo at Toronto Metropolitan 2:15 EST/1:15 CST
Sat Feb 8 Carleton at York 3:15 EST/2:15 CST
Sat Feb 8 Windsor at Nipissing 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Guelph at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Lakehead at McGill 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sun Feb 9 Brock at Queen's 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Sun Feb 9 Laurier at Western Ontario 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Feb 9 York at Ottawa 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Feb 9 Carleton at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST


Fri Feb 7 Saint Mary’s 1 Acadia 4
Fri Feb 7 Moncton 3 Dalhousie 1
Fri Feb 7 New Brunswick 5 St. F.X. 1

Sat Feb 8 Acadia at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 New Brunswick at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Moncton at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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


OUT WEST


Fri Feb 7 Portage College 2 Briercrest College 7
Fri Feb 7 N.A.I.T. 6 S.A.I.T. 5 (so)
Fri Feb 7 Concordia-Edmonton 6 UA-Augustana 7

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


Fri Feb 7 Simon Fraser 2 Logan Lake 5
Sat Feb 8 Victoria at Vancouver Island 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Feb 8 Simon Fraser at Okanagan 6:00 PST/8:00 CST

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


kicksave856
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: i love how not saying dumb things on the internet was never an option.
Joined: 09.29.2005

Feb 8 @ 11:57 AM ET
ty, hollywood.
Hollywood2
Joined: 06.07.2007

Feb 9 @ 1:27 AM ET
February 8, 2025: NO MIRACLE FINISH FOR THE HERD


ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 7
MANITOBA BISONS 4

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ Game report: CW
➤ UofA (Friday late): Bisons get past Golden Bears in OT (with boxscore)
➤ UofM (Friday late): Pasternak nets the winner, Bisons shock nationally ranked Alberta, keep playoff hopes alive with 3-2 OT win (with boxscore)


Quick Summary
Alta: S. Tschigerl (04:17 1st) , N. Boyko (10:36 1st) , A. Thacker (18:50 1st) , T. Nash (09:47 2nd) , E. Carmichael (15:23 2nd) , B. Hyland (01:45 3rd) , S. Tschigerl (05:18 3rd)
Man: J. Hooker (15:06 1st) , R. Stotts (02:51 2nd) , S. Bruce (07:04 2nd) , D. Pasternak (19:08 3rd)
Goal: Alta: Kruger (14 shots, 10 saves), Man: Holt L (35 shots, 28 saves), Hawryluk (8 shots, 8 saves)

For a while, the miracle comeback looked like it could happen. But, alas, it did not. To plagiarize Dylan Thomas, the Bisons tried to rage against the dying of the light but, in the end, must go gentle into that good night.

The Bisons lined up exactly as they did on Friday night, but the Evil Monkeys made a few changes. Ethan Kruger started in net with Tyler Palmer backing up. Up front, Boyko and Laventure moved from the stands to the forward lines, to replace Lamanna and McGregor, the latter of which moved to the blueline to replace Sexsmith.

Whereas on Friday night the Bisons avoided mayhem inside their blueline, that was not the case in Saturday’s matinee. The first goal arose from a wonky line change where the Bisons never quite settled on their positions, and the second goal was one where Holt just plain whiffed on a clear shot from 5 or 6 feet inside the blueline.

However, even though trailing 2-0, being outshot 17-0, and playing shorthanded with 5 minutes left, Captain Hooker received a perfect tape-to-tape pass from Dawson Pasternak while in full flight and scored on a pure breakaway. That caused the Bisons to pick up their play, and had their own powerplay late in the period. However, Eric Alarie returned the favour when he mishandled the puck in the neutral zone. The vaunted Bison powerplay not only did not score in this series, they surrendered six breakaways, but this was the only one Braden Holt did not save.

All hope looked lost, until the Bisons turned the game around in the 2nd period. Riley Stotts pounced on a loose puck and scored his 7th on a breakaway. Then Skylar Bruce scored his 15th when he and several Bisons were pounding on a loose puck in the Monkey crease as no d-man was willing or able to play the body. The shots were 23-6, but the score was 3-3!

The Evil Monkeys took charge of the game once again, with a pair of goals to end the 2nd, and two more early in the 3rd. Dawson Pasternak scored in the last minute to pad his stats. (He is now 3-13-16 in 12 Gps.) Of note, Sean Tschigerl notched is 19th and 20th goals of the season.

Ross Hawryluk finally got some playing time in a regular season game, finishing the last 10 minutes for the Bisons. His GAA is therefore 0.00 and he has a 1.000 S%!

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD


SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2
(in a shootout)

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ Huskie Fan (Friday late): [url= https://huskiefan.ca/2025...ak-snapped-in-vancouver/] Huskie win streak snapped in Vancouver
➤ Huskie Fan: [url= https://huskiefan.ca/2025...o-shootout-win-over-ubc/] Resilient effort lifts Huskies to shootout win over UBC
➤ UBC: Huskies battle back as ‘Birds fall in shootout (with boxscore)


Quick Summary
Sask: C. Petruic (19:59 2nd) , C. Petruic (04:01 3rd)
UBC: C. Douglas (09:57 2nd) , J. Williams (14:27 2nd)
Goal: Sask: Kooy (27 shots, 25 saves), UBC: Schwebius (29 shots, 27 saves)

This was twi-night game, starting at 3:00 PST or 5:00 CST. I got home just in time to see Sask score in the last second of the 2nd period to narrow UBC’s lead to 2-1. Without video replay it is tough to tell whether it entered the net before or after the buzzer.

Chance Petruic scored his 17th and 18th goals of the season, both on the powerplay, to tie the game. Oddly, he was the only Banjo-Mutt to miss in the shoot-out, which they won 2-1. The two points pulls them within one point of the Evil Monkeys, who have finished their regular season. The Mutts and Monkeys are 3-3-0 against one another, so I don’t know who has the tiebreaker. I have a hunch that the Mutts will get a at least a split against the Bisons next weekend.


CALGARY DINOSAURS 4
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 1

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofC: Team Website (with boxscore)
➤ MacU (Friday late): Epp makes 36 saves as Griffins beat Dinos for first time since joining Canada West (withy boxscore)


Quick Summary
Calg: D. Melin (07:20 2nd) , D. Melin (15:42 3rd) , A. Kydd (16:16 3rd) , D. Melin (19:18 3rd)
MacU: L. Ryan (03:49 2nd)
Goal: Calg: Stankowski (18 shots, 17 saves), MacU: Epp (28 shots, 25 saves)

The urgency level on this one likely subsided when The Family Guys discovered that the Bisons had lost, thus securing a playoff berth. I had to do a double-take on Carl Stankowski appearing in the Bedrock U net. I thought he was long gone. After he and Tetachuk formed a duo, this was just Stankowski’s 2nd game of the season. His lifetime stats are 22-7-0 record, 2.11 GAA, and .911 S%. These teams are assured of being the two 3rd place teams. In the new cross-over playoff format, that means the Dinos would likely face the Monkeys, and the Griffins would likely face UBC.


REGINA COUGARS 3
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 8

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ MRU: MHKY: Mount Royal survives second-period scare to beat Regina 8-3 (with boxscore)


Quick Summary
Reg: M. Culling (11:43 2nd) , J. Brook (12:12 2nd) , E. Houk (14:10 2nd)
MRU: C. Bouchard (00:53 1st) , J. Wiens (03:16 1st) , J. Wiens (01:49 2nd) , J. Wiens (04:08 3rd) , R. Holmes (07:56 3rd) , B. Stevenson (12:47 3rd) , C. Hanus (18:02 3rd) , T. Patton (19:06 3rd)
Goal: Reg: Fellner (54 shots, 46 saves), MRU: Farkas (23 shots, 20 saves)

I saw only a small portion of this one. It was not as bad as the scoreboard might suggest. This was tied 3-3 after the 2nd period. But what a 3rd period! The Bluegars got 5 goals, the Banjo-Cats got 5 shots on goal. Jayden Wiens had his 7th, 8th, and 9th goals of the season for the Bluegars.

MRU has a two-point lead on UBC, and finishes their season against Holy Trinity whilst UBC faces Calgary. MRU and UBC are 3-3-0 against one another, but I don’t foresee MRU losing out here. But we’ll see.

NEXT UP

Fri Feb 14 MacEwan at Regina 7:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 Manitoba at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 U.B.C. at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 Mount Royal at Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

STANDINGS


OUT EAST


Sat Feb 8 Brock 4 R.M.C. 3
Sat Feb 8 Waterloo 1 Toronto Metropolitan 2
Sat Feb 8 Carleton 2 York 5
Sat Feb 8 Guelph 1 U.Q.T.R. 5
Sat Feb 8 Windsor 3 Nipissing 2
Sat Feb 8 Lakehead 2 McGill 4

Sun Feb 9 Brock at Queen's 2:30 EST/1:30 CST
Sun Feb 9 Laurier at Western Ontario 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Feb 9 York at Ottawa 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Feb 9 Carleton at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Wed Feb 12 Queen's at R.M.C. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Thu Feb 13 Guelph at Brock 6:00 EST/5:00 CST


Sat Feb 8 Acadia 3 U.P.E.I. 2 (so)
Sat Feb 8 New Brunswick 6 Dalhousie 3
Sat Feb 8 Moncton 4 St. F.X. 1

Wed Feb 12 U.P.E.I. at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Wed Feb 12 Saint Mary’s at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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


OUT WEST


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

Fri Feb 14 Briercrest College at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 UA-Augustana at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 N.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST


Sat Feb 8 Victoria 1 Vancouver Island 2
Sat Feb 8 Simon Fraser 2 Okanagan 3

Fri Feb 14 Simon Fraser at Victoria 7:30 PST/9:30 CST
Fri Feb 14 Okanagan at Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube
kicksave856
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: i love how not saying dumb things on the internet was never an option.
Joined: 09.29.2005

Feb 9 @ 11:04 AM ET
ty, hollywood.
Hollywood2
Joined: 06.07.2007

Feb 13 @ 11:21 AM ET
Preview: February 14-15, 2025: MANITOBA at SASKATCHEWAN


MANITOBA BISONS (8-16-2, 11-27-2, OHT35 #28)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (21-5-0, 30-6-0, OHT35 #3)

Friday, February 14th at 7:00 CST at Merlis Belcher Place, Saskatoon
Saturday, February 15th at 5:00 CST at Merlis Belcher Place, Saskatoon


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


Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons (Saturday late): Golden Bears top Bisons 7-4
➤ GoBisons: Skyler Bruce and Madisson Lawrence are Bison Sports Athletes of the Week
➤ CW: Stats Schedule/Results/Links


Other Links:
➤ UofS: Huskie Happenings (Feb. 14-15, 2025)
➤ Huskie Fan: Men’s Hockey (with audio)
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page Top 10
➤ USports: Schedule/Links Standings
➤ CW: Home Page Season Schedule
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Daily Schedule
➤ CW: Stats Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats


Last series:
➤ Jan 17/25: UM 2 US 7: Game Centre
➤ Jan 18/25: UM 0 US 5: Game Centre


This the last weekend of the season has a distinct lack of drama. All that remains is who will get 1st and 2nd in each division. I, like most observers, see relatively little suspense in either race.

The Banjo-Mutts trail the Evil Monkeys by one point, but the Monkeys finished their schedule last weekend. Here’s the scenario, from the CW hockey regulations.
Two teams tied:
The following shall determine the final league standings:
a) The best win/loss record in head-to-head games between the two teams.
b) If still tied, the number of wins in league play.
c) If still tied, the best goals for/goals against differential in league play.


Alberta and Sask are 3-3-0 against one another.

To end up tied on points, Sask would have to go 0-1-1, in which case each team would finish 21-6-1.

Alberta is currently +57 and Sask +56. So in the event Sask goes 0-1-1, the final tie-breaker belongs to Alberta.

Therefore, Sask needs two points against the Bisons. They should be able to do that much. It would be a shock if they didn’t.

The Bison team scoring race is also up for grabs. Captain Hooker, rookie Skylar Bruce, and transfer Riley Stotts all have 29 points through 26 games. All three are Top Ten scorers in the CW, which is amazing for a 7th place team. Too bad rookie Dawson Pasternak missed the first half of the season. He has 16 points in just 12 games. His points-per-game is 6th in the CW.

Sask’s goaltenders have been their strength. In save %, Roddy Ross is first and Jordan Kooy is second in the CW.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW


MACEWAN GRIFFINS (10-13-3, 13-16-3, OHT35 #19)
REGINA COUGARS (3-22-1, 6-26-2, OHT35 #33)

Links:
➤ MacU: Three Stars: Obasuyi, Epp, Shimoda earn honours
➤ MacU: Road Preview: BB teams cross the river in visit U of A, while MHKY tunes up in Regina for playoffs
➤ UofR (Saturday late): Mount Royal pulls away in third for win over Cougars


This has been a terrible year for the Banjo-Cats. They are dead last, two points behind Holy Trinity. The program seems to be in disarray. They seldom update their own website with game reports or stories. However, the team does come up with an occasional strong performance. Due to the standings, they cannot be described here as “playing spoiler”. The Family Guys will be tuning up for next weekend’s playoffs, where they will likely be travelling to UBC.


U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (17-6-3, 22-6-3, OHT35 #8)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (14-10-2, 20-11-2, OHT35 #14)

Links:
➤ UBC: Cole Schwebius Earns Third CW Player of the Week This Season
➤ UofC: Team Website


The T-irds trail the Bluegars by two points, but IMO have no realistic chance to catch them. The teams are both 3-3-0 head-to-head, and MRU has the edge in wins (20-18). The Bedrock Boys stumbled this year, likely due to playing short-staffed several times. Both sides should be fine-tuning for the playoffs next weekend. I doubt that the T-irds are relying upon Holy Trinity pulling a pair of upsets.


MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (20-6-0, 22-7-1, OHT35 #4)
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (3-20-3, 6-24-3, OHT35 #31)

Links:
➤ MRU: MRU hockey teams rank in U SPORTS Top 10 after sweeping Regina
➤ TWU: Team Website


The Bluegars need just two points to clinch 1st in the West Division, and if they can’t get that against Holy Trinity they don’t deserve it. TWU have been pesky lately, however a sweep of MRU would seem highly unlikely. I have been waiting for years to see the Bluegars take a firm step up the CW hierarchy. A 1st place finish would be a massive step. They would get a bye past the quarter-finals and host a semi-final series, likely against the winner of an Alberta v. Calgary series.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Feb 14 MacEwan at Regina 7:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 Manitoba at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 U.B.C. at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 Mount Royal at Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Manitoba at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 MacEwan at Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Mount Royal at Trinity Western 3:30 PST/5:30 CST
Sat Feb 15 U.B.C. at Calgary 6:00 MST/7:00 CST

OUT EAST


Wed Feb 12 Queen's 5 R.M.C. 2
Thu Feb 13 Guelph at Brock 6:00 EST/5:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 Lakehead at Western Ontario 11:00 AM EST/10:00 AM CST
Fri Feb 14 Ottawa at Brock 6:00 EST/5:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 Nipissing at Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EST/5:15 CST
Fri Feb 14 Windsor at Waterloo 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 Carleton at Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 R.M.C. at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 McGill at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 Concordia at York 7:15 EST/6:15 CST
Sat Feb 15 Nipissing at Toronto Metropolitan 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Lakehead at Western Ontario 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 McGill at York 3:15 EST/2:15 CST
Sat Feb 15 Queen's at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Carleton at Waterloo 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Concordia at Toronto 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Windsor at Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Ottawa at Guelph 7:30 EST/6:30 CST


Wed Feb 12 U.P.E.I. 1 New Brunswick 7
Wed Feb 12 Saint Mary’s 9 Dalhousie 4

Fri Feb 14 Dalhousie at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 Moncton at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 St. F.X. at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 New Brunswick at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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


OUT WEST


Fri Feb 14 Briercrest College at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 UA-Augustana at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Feb 14 N.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Briercrest College at Red Deer Poly 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Portage College at UA-Augustana 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST/7:00 CST


Fri Feb 14 Simon Fraser at Victoria 7:30 PST/9:30 CST
Fri Feb 14 Okanagan at Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Simon Fraser at Vancouver Island 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Logan Lake at Okanagan 6:15 PST/8:15 CST

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

kicksave856
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: i love how not saying dumb things on the internet was never an option.
Joined: 09.29.2005

Feb 13 @ 11:38 AM ET
ty, hollywood.
Hollywood2
Joined: 06.07.2007

Feb 15 @ 2:31 AM ET
February 14, 2025: BISONS ALMOST PLAY SPOILER, ALL PLACINGS FINALIZED


MANITOBA BISONS 1
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ Game report: CW
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UofS: Huskies Clinch Canada West East Crown With 22nd Victory (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: Huskies secure division title with one goal win over the Bisons


Quick Summary
Man: M. King (16:09 2nd)
Sask: C. Bertholet (13:40 1st) , K. Sorensen (13:16 2nd)
Goal: Man: Holt (36 shots, 34 saves), Ross (22 shots, 21 saves)

In what turned out to be the best game of the night, the Bisons gave the Banjo-Mutts a darned scare. In the end, a narrow 2-1 victory gave the Mutts a 1st place finish. Every placing in the CW was also finalized across the board.

Michael King (returning to the forward lines after playing defence last weekend) scored his 3rd of the season. Despite driving the Mutts mad with anxiety in the closing minutes, the Herd never really generated a quality shot on goal that would elude Roddy Ross in the Mutts’ goal. After all, Ross leads the CW with a .928 S%. The Bisons won’t get much of a break if Jordan Kooy starts on Saturday, as he is 2nd with a .916 mark.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD


MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3
REGINA COUGARS 5

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ UofR: McMillen leads Cougars to 5-3 win over MacEwan (with boxscore)


Quick Summary
MacU: C. Cabana (08:25 1st) , B. Boyle (12:35 1st) , S. Comrie (14:14 1st)
Reg: T. McMillen (06:10 1st) , A. Third (17:02 1st) , A. Fishley (11:43 2nd) , E. Houk (12:58 2nd) , E. Houk (02:17 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Epp (31 shots, 26 saves), Reg: Evanoff (34 shots, 31 saves)

The Family Guys started well, holding a 3-1 lead in the 1st period. However, one must give the Banjo-Cats credit for a comeback victory. Good for them! Unfortunately, this game had no bearing on the final standings. MacEwan will be 3rd and Regina 5th no matter what.


U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 0
CALGARY DINOSAURS 4

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UBC: Dinos shutout T-Birds as playoff seedings come into focus (with boxscore)
➤ UofC: Calgary capitalizes on power play with 4-0 win over UBC (with boxscore and video)


Quick Summary
UBC: none
Calg: S. Strange (03:44 2nd) , C. Gengenbach (08:36 2nd) , J. Gricius (17:13 3rd) , C. Gengenbach (19:45 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Mirwald (28 shots, 26 saves), Calg: Terachuk (19 shots, 19 saves)

The T-irds’ loss clinched 1st place for the Bluegars. While the Dinos had no chance to move beyond 3rd in the West Division, they needed to find their form. This was a convincing win. Of note, the UBC powerplay went 0-for-8.


MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 8
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 0

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ MRU: Players Bench Athletes of the Week: Feb. 3 - Feb. 9
➤ TWU: this Week in Sparta


Quick Summary
MRU: J. Lies (17:08 1st) , T. Patton (06:14 2nd) , R. Holmes (08:30 2nd) , T. Patton (10:06 2nd) , L. Feist (00:27 3rd) , C. Bouchard (01:28 3rd) , T. Patton (08:14 3rd) , J. Lies (16:10 3rd)
TWU: none
Goal: MRU: Farkas (12 shots, 12 saves), TWU: Sommer (53 shots, 47 saves)

The Bluegars did not want to clinch 1st place by relying upon a UBC loss, so went out and won it in style. I saw the ending of this one, and Holy Trinity looked to be playing out the string.

NEXT UP

Sat Feb 15 Manitoba at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 MacEwan at Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Mount Royal at Trinity Western 3:30 PST/5:30 CST
Sat Feb 15 U.B.C. at Calgary 6:00 MST/7:00 CST

STANDINGS



OUT EAST


Thu Feb 13 Guelph 2 Brock 3 (ot)
Fri Feb 14 Nipissing 1 Toronto Metropolitan 5
Fri Feb 14 Windsor 0 Waterloo 1 (ot)
Fri Feb 14 Ottawa 3 Brock 2 (ot)
Fri Feb 14 Carleton 6 Laurier 7 (ot)
Fri Feb 14 Concordia 2 York 0
Fri Feb 14 R.M.C. 3 U.Q.T.R. 6
Fri Feb 14 McGill 2 Ontario Tech 1

Sat Feb 15 Nipissing at Toronto Metropolitan 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Lakehead at Western Ontario 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 McGill at York 3:15 EST/2:15 CST
Sat Feb 15 Queen's at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Carleton at Waterloo 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Concordia at Toronto 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Windsor at Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Ottawa at Guelph 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sun Feb 16 Lakehead at Western Ontario 11:00 AM EST/10:00 AM CST


Fri Feb 14 Dalhousie 4 Acadia 9
Fri Feb 14 St. F.X. 5 Saint Mary's 11
Fri Feb 14 Moncton 4 U.P.E.I. 2

Sat Feb 15 St. F.X. at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 New Brunswick at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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


OUT WEST


Fri Feb 14 Briercrest College 4 Red Deer Poly 2
Fri Feb 14 UA-Augustana 5 Portage College 2
Fri Feb 14 N.A.I.T. 9 Concordia-Edmonton 3

Sat Feb 15 Briercrest College at Red Deer Poly 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Portage College at UA-Augustana 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST/7:00 CST


Fri Feb 14 Simon Fraser 3 Victoria 8
Fri Feb 14 Okanagan 2 Logan Lake 10

Sat Feb 15 Simon Fraser at Vancouver Island 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Logan Lake at Okanagan 6:15 PST/8:15 CST

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube
penguininnevada
Pittsburgh Penguins
Location: member of the honor roll, assistant to the assistant manager of the movie theater
Joined: 09.01.2008

Feb 15 @ 10:53 AM ET
February 14, 2025: BISONS ALMOST PLAY SPOILER, ALL PLACINGS FINALIZED


MANITOBA BISONS 1
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ Game report: CW
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UofS: Huskies Clinch Canada West East Crown With 22nd Victory (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: Huskies secure division title with one goal win over the Bisons


Quick Summary
Man: M. King (16:09 2nd)
Sask: C. Bertholet (13:40 1st) , K. Sorensen (13:16 2nd)
Goal: Man: Holt (36 shots, 34 saves), Ross (22 shots, 21 saves)

In what turned out to be the best game of the night, the Bisons gave the Banjo-Mutts a darned scare. In the end, a narrow 2-1 victory gave the Mutts a 1st place finish. Every placing in the CW was also finalized across the board.

Michael King (returning to the forward lines after playing defence last weekend) scored his 3rd of the season. Despite driving the Mutts mad with anxiety in the closing minutes, the Herd never really generated a quality shot on goal that would elude Roddy Ross in the Mutts’ goal. After all, Ross leads the CW with a .928 S%. The Bisons won’t get much of a break if Jordan Kooy starts on Saturday, as he is 2nd with a .916 mark.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD


MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3
REGINA COUGARS 5

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ UofR: McMillen leads Cougars to 5-3 win over MacEwan (with boxscore)


Quick Summary
MacU: C. Cabana (08:25 1st) , B. Boyle (12:35 1st) , S. Comrie (14:14 1st)
Reg: T. McMillen (06:10 1st) , A. Third (17:02 1st) , A. Fishley (11:43 2nd) , E. Houk (12:58 2nd) , E. Houk (02:17 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Epp (31 shots, 26 saves), Reg: Evanoff (34 shots, 31 saves)

The Family Guys started well, holding a 3-1 lead in the 1st period. However, one must give the Banjo-Cats credit for a comeback victory. Good for them! Unfortunately, this game had no bearing on the final standings. MacEwan will be 3rd and Regina 5th no matter what.


U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 0
CALGARY DINOSAURS 4

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UBC: Dinos shutout T-Birds as playoff seedings come into focus (with boxscore)
➤ UofC: Calgary capitalizes on power play with 4-0 win over UBC (with boxscore and video)


Quick Summary
UBC: none
Calg: S. Strange (03:44 2nd) , C. Gengenbach (08:36 2nd) , J. Gricius (17:13 3rd) , C. Gengenbach (19:45 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Mirwald (28 shots, 26 saves), Calg: Terachuk (19 shots, 19 saves)

The T-irds’ loss clinched 1st place for the Bluegars. While the Dinos had no chance to move beyond 3rd in the West Division, they needed to find their form. This was a convincing win. Of note, the UBC powerplay went 0-for-8.


MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 8
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 0

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ MRU: Players Bench Athletes of the Week: Feb. 3 - Feb. 9
➤ TWU: this Week in Sparta


Quick Summary
MRU: J. Lies (17:08 1st) , T. Patton (06:14 2nd) , R. Holmes (08:30 2nd) , T. Patton (10:06 2nd) , L. Feist (00:27 3rd) , C. Bouchard (01:28 3rd) , T. Patton (08:14 3rd) , J. Lies (16:10 3rd)
TWU: none
Goal: MRU: Farkas (12 shots, 12 saves), TWU: Sommer (53 shots, 47 saves)

The Bluegars did not want to clinch 1st place by relying upon a UBC loss, so went out and won it in style. I saw the ending of this one, and Holy Trinity looked to be playing out the string.

NEXT UP

Sat Feb 15 Manitoba at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 MacEwan at Regina 5:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Mount Royal at Trinity Western 3:30 PST/5:30 CST
Sat Feb 15 U.B.C. at Calgary 6:00 MST/7:00 CST

STANDINGS



OUT EAST


Thu Feb 13 Guelph 2 Brock 3 (ot)
Fri Feb 14 Nipissing 1 Toronto Metropolitan 5
Fri Feb 14 Windsor 0 Waterloo 1 (ot)
Fri Feb 14 Ottawa 3 Brock 2 (ot)
Fri Feb 14 Carleton 6 Laurier 7 (ot)
Fri Feb 14 Concordia 2 York 0
Fri Feb 14 R.M.C. 3 U.Q.T.R. 6
Fri Feb 14 McGill 2 Ontario Tech 1

Sat Feb 15 Nipissing at Toronto Metropolitan 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Lakehead at Western Ontario 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 McGill at York 3:15 EST/2:15 CST
Sat Feb 15 Queen's at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Carleton at Waterloo 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Concordia at Toronto 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Windsor at Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Ottawa at Guelph 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sun Feb 16 Lakehead at Western Ontario 11:00 AM EST/10:00 AM CST


Fri Feb 14 Dalhousie 4 Acadia 9
Fri Feb 14 St. F.X. 5 Saint Mary's 11
Fri Feb 14 Moncton 4 U.P.E.I. 2

Sat Feb 15 St. F.X. at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 New Brunswick at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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


OUT WEST


Fri Feb 14 Briercrest College 4 Red Deer Poly 2
Fri Feb 14 UA-Augustana 5 Portage College 2
Fri Feb 14 N.A.I.T. 9 Concordia-Edmonton 3

Sat Feb 15 Briercrest College at Red Deer Poly 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Portage College at UA-Augustana 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST/7:00 CST


Fri Feb 14 Simon Fraser 3 Victoria 8
Fri Feb 14 Okanagan 2 Logan Lake 10

Sat Feb 15 Simon Fraser at Vancouver Island 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Feb 15 Logan Lake at Okanagan 6:15 PST/8:15 CST

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

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Feb 16 @ 1:14 AM ET
February 15, 2025: BISONS WRAP AS CW TEAMS PLAY OUT THE STRING


MANITOBA BISONS 2
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ Game report: CW
➤ UofM: Team Website
➤ UofS: Huskies Clinch No. 1-Seed in Canada West Playoffs With 4-2 Home Victory (with boxscore)
➤ Huskie Fan: Huskies close out season with win over Bisons to finish first overall


Quick Summary
Man: A. Sutter (05:23 1st) , M. King (04:54 3rd)
Sask: C. Petruic (19:23 1st) , C. Petruic (12:33 2nd) , C. Stebbings (17:56 2nd) , J. Penner (16:57 3rd)
Goal: Man: Hawryluk (35 shots, 31 saves), Kooy (19 shots, 17 saves)

This win assures the Banjo-Mutts of home ice advantage throughout the playoffs. They will host the winner of the UBC v MacEwan series in the semi-final round.

The Bisons registered goals from unusual sources. Andre Sutter had his 3rd, and Michael King had his 4th. King ended the season with a bang, scoring in both games this series. For the Banjo-Mutts, Chantz Petruic scored his 19th and 20th goals of the season to lead the way. This was Ross Hawryluk’s first start of the season in the Bison goal. Several players have not dressed for a game in quite a while, so the injury bug appears to be a thing. You used to be able to trace this sort of thing at the Media Stats link, which changed mid-season and is now nothing but blanks.

Now comes the off-season recruit watch. The Bisons need some high level defencemen. As with the rest of the CIS, nobody knows what will happen with the WHL crop. I suspect that the Bisons, like every other team, will be looking at Junior A grads who avoided the WHL to preserve NCAA eligibility.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD


MACEWAN GRIFFINS 0
REGINA COUGARS 3

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ MacU (Friday late): After giving up four unanswered goals, Griffins fall 5-3 to Cougars (with boxscore)
➤ UofR: Team Website


Quick Summary
MacU: none
Reg: C. Whyte (13:42 2nd) , E. Pearce (02:41 3rd) , E. Houk (19:29 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Epp (32 shots, 30 saves), Reg: Evanoff (39 shots, 39 saves)

The Banjo-Cats registered their first sweep of the season, at long last. They also hit a double digit point total and moved ahead of Holy Trinity! The moonshine is no doubt flowing in Regina tonight.

The Family Guys have to be concerned about their performance this weekend. They pretty much maxed-out their point total this season. Maybe they’re happy just to be in the playoffs.


MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 4
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 0

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ MRU: Team Website
➤ TWU (Friday late): Spartans Fall to Mount Royal Cougars (with boxscore)
➤ TWU: Team Website


Quick Summary
MRU: J. Lies (07:20 1st) , B. Stevenson (14:00 1st) , T. Zandee (18:47 1st) , R. Fromm-Delorme (16:07 2nd)
TWU: none
Goal: MRU: Laser-Hume (14 shots, 14 saves), TWU: Audet (41 shots, 37 saves)

I don’t think that any team registered back-to-back shutouts in a series this season. So the Bluegars are off to a bye week and will host a semi-final against the Alberta-Calgary winner. One would hope that either opponent would draw well in a high-stakes series.

Holy Trinity played this game in Chilliwack, supposedly a BCHL city with WHL ambitions, for those following the rumour mill that major junior has become. Their announcers also said that they are graduating 9 players. That is massive. It is hard to recruit an equivalent skill level with that kind of volume. Conversely, the Bisons have just three grads.


U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2
CALGARY DINOSAURS 4

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UBC: Team Website
➤ UofC: Dinos head to postseason following sweep of UBC (with boxscore and video)


Quick Summary
UBC: S. Huo (07:15 1st) , J. Wright (11:52 2nd)
Calg: N. King (03:20 1st) , C. Gutenberg (15:43 1st) , D. Melin (15:14 2nd) , J. Gricius (06:31 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Schwebius (29 shots, 25 saves), Calg: Stankowski (30 shots, 28 saves)

The nightcap was a decent enough game, but it lacked an edge due to nothing being at stake. Bedrock U must be happy with this sweep, because they have been somewhat wonky. Being able to ice a full roster and having two veteran goaltenders ready to roll makes them a dangerous quarter-final opponent. For consolation, the T-irds face MacEwan, who were also swept this weekend.

NEXT UP

Fri Feb 21 MacEwan at U.B.C. (times TBA)
Fri Feb 21 Calgary at Alberta (times TBA)

Byes: Saskatchewan and Mount Royal

STANDINGS



OUT EAST


Sat Feb 15 Nipissing 3 Toronto Metropolitan 1
Sat Feb 15 Lakehead 5 Western Ontario 2
Sat Feb 15 McGill 2 York 1
Sat Feb 15 Queen's 0 U.Q.T.R. 3
Sat Feb 15 Carleton 2 Waterloo 3
Sat Feb 15 Concordia 5 Toronto 6 (ot)
Sat Feb 15 Windsor 6 Laurier 4
Sat Feb 15 Ottawa 3 Guelph 0

Sun Feb 16 Lakehead at Western Ontario 11:00 AM EST/10:00 AM CST
Wed Feb 19 playoffs TBA


Sat Feb 15 St. F.X. 3 Acadia 1
Sat Feb 15 New Brunswick 4 Moncton 1

Wed Feb 19 playoffs TBA

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


OUT WEST


Sat Feb 15 Briercrest College 6 Red Deer Poly 4
Sat Feb 15 Portage College 6 UA-Augustana 4
Sat Feb 15 Concordia-Edmonton 4 N.A.I.T. 2

Fri Feb 21 S.A.I.T. at Briercrest College 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Feb 21 UA-Augustana at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Feb 21 Red Deer Poly at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST


Sat Feb 15 Simon Fraser 1 Vancouver Island 8
Sat Feb 15 Logan Lake 4 Okanagan 3 (ot)

Fri Feb 21 Vancouver Island at Simon Fraser 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Feb 21 Logan Lake at Victoria 7:30 PST/9:30 CST
Sat Feb 22 Vancouver Island at Okanagan 6:15 PST/8:15 CST

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


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Feb 17 @ 8:41 PM ET
OFFICIAL HOLLYWOOD TOP 35 ~ 2024-25 ~ POLL 18 ~ FEBRUARY 16, 2025 (FINAL)

Since this is the final poll of the season, there is no clinging on for another week for the borderline teams. Then, as one team moves up or down, the dominoes fall and soon affect a lot of teams.

There was no movement in the CW or AUS. The CW hasn’t had a team shift categories for quite a while.

The OUA had a lot of shifting, all downward. In the OUA East, Queen’s moved into B level in November and stayed there all season, until now. Ontario Tech barely slipped from B to C+. In the OUA West, a lot of recalculations were caused by the “smoothing” due to nobody having more than one game against an A team. Their only two B teams moved down, Lakehead on points and Windsor due to their location in the standings. They and Western Ontario had identical records in the midst of the division’s 6 playoff teams, all separated by a mere 4 points. This is the first time in a while that the AOA was set aside for a team. Hence, their asterisk.




* indicates total includes a tie game
Conf. indicates overall conference record
Conf-x indicates exhibition record within conference
USP-x indicates exhibition record within USports but outside conference
USP ∑ indicates regular season and exhibition record against USports teams
Other indicates record against non-USports teams
Total indicates record against all teams
AOA is the average of averages against each category of opponent.
~ Indicates results “smoothed” to reduce impact of categories with fewer games. The categories are merged and the value applied to both.
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Feb 17 @ 11:07 PM ET
February 17, 2025: PLAYOFF SCHEDULES ANNOUNCED





Quarter-Finals
Fri Feb 21 Calgary at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Feb 21 MacEwan at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Feb 22 Calgary at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Feb 22 MacEwan at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sun Feb 23 Calgary at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT (if required)
Sun Feb 23 MacEwan at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT (if required)

Semi-Finals
Fri Feb 28 Calgary or Alberta at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Feb 28 MacEwan or U.B.C. at Saskatchewan 7:00 CDT
Sat Mar 1 Calgary or Alberta at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Mar 1 MacEwan or U.B.C. at Saskatchewan 7:00 CDT
Sun Mar 2 Calgary or Alberta at Mount Royal 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT (if required)
Sun Mar 2 MacEwan or U.B.C. at Saskatchewan 6:00 CDT (if required)

Fri Mar 7 CW Final begins - TBA


OUT EAST



End of Regular Season
Sun Feb 16 Lakehead 2 Western Ontario 3



Division Quarter-Finals
Wed Feb 19 Ottawa at Ontario Tech 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Wed Feb 19 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Wed Feb 19 Waterloo at Windsor 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Wed Feb 19 W. Ontario at Lakehead 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Feb 21 Ontario Tech at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Feb 21 McGill at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Feb 21 Windsor at Waterloo 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Feb 22 Lakehead at W. Ontario 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Feb 22 Ontario Tech at Ottawa 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT (if required)
Sat Feb 22 Waterloo at Windsor 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT (if required)
Sun Feb 23 Lakehead at W. Ontario 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT (if required)
Sun Feb 23 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT (if required)

Byes: Concordia, Queen’s, Toronto Metropolitan, & Toronto

Division Semi-Finals
Wed Feb 26 - TBA





Quarter-Finals
Wed Feb 19 U.P.E.I. at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Thu Feb 20 Acadia at ST. FX 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Feb 21 Saint Mary's at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Feb 22 St. FX at Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sun Feb 23 U.P.E.I. at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT (if required)
Mon Feb 24 Acadia at ST. FX 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT (if required)

Byes: New Brunswick & Moncton

Links:
➤ CWUAA: MHKY: Playoff Matchups and Quarterfinal Schedule
➤ OUA: 2024-25 OUA Men's Ice Hockey Postseason Schedule
➤ AUS: Schedule and seeding announced for playoff quarterfinals in the 2025 Bell AUS Men's Hockey Championship

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Feb 20 @ 11:06 PM ET
Preview: February 21-24, 2025: QUARTER-FINALS



The playoffs have arrived in style out east. All six opening games were decided by just one goal. Can the CW follow suit? Be reminded that Saskatchewan and Mount Royal have byes to the semi-final round. Here are the common links:

Live Links:
➤ Video: CanadaWest TV
➤ Friday: Hockey Tech
➤ Saturday: Hockey Tech
➤ Sunday: Hockey Tech


Other Links:
➤ USports: Men’s Hockey Page Top 10
➤ USports: Playoff Schedule & Results (link not currently on USports menu bar)
➤ CW: Home Page Playoff Schedule & Results
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Daily Schedule
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Stats Schedule/Results/Links
➤ LeagueStat: Media Stats (link has blank data)



CALGARY DINOSAURS (14-10-2, 20-11-2, OHT35 #14)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (21-6-1, 25-12-2, OHT35 #6)

Links:
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ UofC: Gengenbach named CW Athlete of the Week
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ CW: MHKY: Quarterfinal Preview : UofA: re-post


Since these teams played just twice in the regular season due to the CW’s new scheduling format, it seems appropriate that they meet in the playoffs. They have played 30 prior playoff series, and the tally is 22-8 in favour of the Evil Monkeys. This year, the Monkeys swept by scores of 7-3 and 5-1.

The Bedrock Boys have had a strange season, playing several games with a depleted roster. Goaltender Carl Stankowski returned to the line-up late in the season to revive the goaltending duo with Carl Tetachuk which prevailed for three years. Stankowski was 3-0-0, 1.50 GAA, and .930 S%. His career numbers are 23-7-0, 2.11 GAA, and .912 S%.

The Evil Monkeys have immense scoring depth with five of the CW’s Top 20 scorers (Sean Tschigerl, Aidan de la Gorgendiere, Brett Hyland, Alex Thacker, and Josh Prokop). The Dinos have just one, Colson Gengenbach, who was CW Athlete of the Week as per the linked article.

The Apes have to be favoured here, but the Dinos have a fighting chance. The winner of this series will play at Mount Royal next weekend.


MACEWAN GRIFFINS (10-15-3, 13-18-3, OHT35 #18)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (17-8-3, 22-8-3, OHT35 #9)

Links:
➤ MacU: Playoff preview: How do the Griffins match up with the UBC Thunderbirds?
➤ MacU: With growing confidence against top teams, Griffins set for playoff series vs. defending champ UBC (with videos)
➤ UBC: Defending champion T-Birds host Griffins for Canada West quarter-final


Both teams were swept last weekend, The Family Guys by Regina, and the T-irds by Calgary. As defending champs, UBC has to be favoured. However, the Mutants split their regular season series with UBC winning 6-1 and Mac winning 5-1.

The age-old formula for a serious underdog is to win the close game (usually one of the first two games is close in such match-ups), then hope that you have more healthy bodies available to win the third game in three days. I tend to think that is Mac’s only hope in this one. To their credit, they really maxed out their point totals this year. They were outscored 81-113.

The elite players are firmly on the UBC side. They had four players in the Top 20, albeit none higher than #15 (Sasha Mutala, Jake Wright, Sam Huo, and Ty Thorpe) and goaltender Cole Schwebius was 4th in S% (.907). The Mutants had no scorers in the Top 20, and all three goaltenders had their highlights but were overall below average (Brett Epp .888, Eric Ward .876, and Carson Ironside .850).

The T-irds have to be prohibitive favourites. The winner is off to Saskatown next weekend.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Feb 21 Calgary at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Feb 21 MacEwan at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Feb 22 Calgary at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Feb 22 MacEwan at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sun Feb 23 Calgary at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT (if required)
Sun Feb 23 MacEwan at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT (if required)


OUT EAST


Wed Feb 19 Ottawa 3 Ontario Tech 2 (ot)
Wed Feb 19 U.Q.T.R. 1 McGill 2
Wed Feb 19 Waterloo 4 Windsor 5 (ot)
Wed Feb 19 W. Ontario 2 Lakehead 1

Fri Feb 21 Ontario Tech at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Feb 21 McGill at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Feb 21 Windsor at Waterloo 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Feb 22 Lakehead at W. Ontario 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Feb 22 Ontario Tech at Ottawa 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT (if required)
Sat Feb 22 Waterloo at Windsor 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT (if required)
Sun Feb 23 Lakehead at W. Ontario 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT (if required)
Sun Feb 23 U.Q.T.R. at McGill 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT (if required)

Byes: Concordia, Queen’s, Toronto Metropolitan, and Toronto.


Wed Feb 19 U.P.E.I. 2 Saint Mary's 3 (ot)
Thu Feb 20 Acadia 2 St. FX 1

Fri Feb 21 Saint Mary's at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Feb 22 St. FX at Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sun Feb 23 U.P.E.I. at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT (if required)
Mon Feb 24 Acadia at St. FX 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT (if required)

Byes: New Brunswick and Moncton.

Links:
➤ OUA: Playoff Schedule & Results
➤ AUS: Playoff Schedule & Results


OUT WEST

Note: The ACAC and BCIHL are still in the regular season.


Fri Feb 21 S.A.I.T. at Briercrest College 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Feb 21 UA-Augustana at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Feb 21 Red Deer Poly at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Feb 22 S.A.I.T. at Briercrest College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 22 Red Deer Poly at Portage College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 22 N.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 6:00 MST/7:00 CST


Fri Feb 21 Vancouver Island at Simon Fraser 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Feb 21 Logan Lake at Victoria 7:30 PST/9:30 CST
Sat Feb 22 Vancouver Island at Okanagan 6:15 PST/8:15 CST

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

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