There were only three Friday night scratches who entered the Saturday line-up, one goaltender, a defenceman, and a forward. However, lines and pairings did change. Here’s how they lined up:
The Bisons dominated the 1st period, however Thundermutt goaltender Carson Cherepak was on his game and kept it scoreless. However, as the period closed Ben Badalamenti took a double minor for high-sticking Kian Calder in the face, giving the Bisons a powerplay to start the 2nd.
Once the 2nd period started, Bison Riley Stotts opened the scoring in 32 seconds. The Mutts tied it up when Malte Hasselgren chipped one in on a goalmouth scramble mid-period.
Cade Zaplitny scored similar goals in the 2nd period (to make it 2-1) and then early in the 3rd (to make it 3-1). The 2nd period goal saw him exchange passes with Skylar Bruce and the 3rd period saw those two and Stotts throw it around.
The balance of the 3rd period saw precious few good (or any) scoring chances. At 12:25 Lakehead used the pile-up in the crease tactic. There were a couple of coincidental minors called but Bison goaltender Kolby Thornton was tossed. So Ross Hawryluk finished the game in net. Then Bison d-man Parker Malchuk was cross-checked from behind and retaliated with a two-handed cross-check to the face/neck of a Mutt forward and got a 5-minute major. With barely a minute left, Lakehead did come within a goal using the pile into the crease method. The goal counted, but they never did announce which player was awarded the goal.
The result means that the Bisons end their USports pre-season with a 3-3-0 record, and Lakehead finishes at 3-1-0.
The Manitoba Moose have uploaded their training camp schedule (linked) and their games against the Bisons are, as scheduled, on October 3rd and 8th. We now have confirmation that those games are at the “Hockey for All Centre” and will start at 6:00 p.m.
The Cold Lake series is a sweep for the Banjo-Mutts, who end their pre-season at an impressive 7-1-0, which includes that 2-1 win over the Bisons. Meanwhile, the Evil Monkeys drop to 3-5-1.
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3 MACEWAN GRIFFINS 4 (in a shootout)
Friday (late report): MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3 MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 9
The Bluegars haven’t posted anything about the series. The Family Guys had links for live stats and boxscores, but those were never activated. MacEwan is now 3-3-0 (this was their first win against a USports team) and MRU is 2-1-1.
Although not the home team, the SFU TV crew went cross-town to the FDB Arena to stream this debacle. You can watch at the link. UBC did not provide live stats for this one.
This was a very one-sided game, as the score would indicate, and elevates the T-irds to 4-0-0 on the pre-season. That is two wins each against Holy Trinity and SFU. While this is not great preparation, it probably does not take much to get a playoff berth for them. Three out of four teams in a division which includes Holy Trinity will qualify for the playoffs this year. SFU’s travelling squad will now play most of the rest of the season on the road, playing nothing but exhibition games.
NEXT UP
Thu Oct 3 Manitoba at Manitoba Moose (AHL) 6:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 5 Manitoba at St. Thomas (NCAA) 1:07 CDT EX
Sun Oct 6 Manitoba at Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) 2:07 CDT EX
Regular Season Games:
Fri Oct 4 Regina at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Alberta at MacEwan 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Calgary at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Mount Royal at Trinity Western 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT
OUT EAST
Fri Sep 27 R.M.C. 0 Western Ontario 8 (late)
Sat Sep 28 Brock 4 Ontario Tech 1
Sat Sep 28 Waterloo 4 Nipissing 1
Sat Sep 28 Guelph 2 Windsor 0
Sat Sep 28 Queen’s 1 Ottawa 3
Sat Sep 28 R.M.C. 4 Western Ontario 2 (at St. Thomas, Ont.)
Regular Season Games:
Thu Oct 3 Western Ontario at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 3 Windsor at Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Toronto at Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Brock at Waterloo 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Toronto Metropolitan at Carleton 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Ontario Tech at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 York at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 McGill at Nipissing 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Concordia at Queen's 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sat Sep 28 New Brunswick 3 Moncton 2 (so) (at Tracadie, NB)
Regular Season Games:
Wed Oct 2 Saint Mary's at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 St. F.X. at Moncton 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Acadia at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Dalhousie at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
ACAC-BCIHL INTERLOCKING GAMES Sat Sep 28 Victoria 5 N.A.I.T. 6
Sat Sep 28 Vancouver Island 2 Concordia-Edmonton 3 (ot)
Sun Sep 29 Victoria at UA-Augustana 2:00 MDT/3:00 CDT EX
Fri Oct 4 Portage College at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Fri Oct 4 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Sat Sep 28 Logan Lake 4 Simon Fraser 8 (exhibition)
Regular Season Games:
Sun Sep 29 Simon Fraser at Logan Lake 12:30 PDT/2:30 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Okanagan at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Logan Lake at Victoria 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT
There are no links about the game anywhere. I got there mid-way through the 1st period when the Moose led 1-0. The Bisons had just five defencemen dressed, an dlost one in the 2nd period. Here’s how they lined up:
The Bisons started the night with Michael King as a forward, and Dexter Whittle on defence. Whittle must have been injured in the 2nd period, whereupon King moved to the blueline. This meant that their only four defencemen were four 2nd year players who last year were competing to avoid being healthy scratches. Malchuk, Toth, Bonni, and Whittle have been their top four defencemen this season, and none were available. On a 2nd period powerplay, the Bisons even used a 5-forward alignment.
Braden Holt handled a lot of shots in the Bison goal, after participating in the Moose camp during the week. The Moose outshot the Bisons 59-9. The count may not have been completely accurate, but it was certainly one-sided. Those missing blueliners are definitely needed for the weekend games.
NEWS FROM ACROSS THE CW
Since I posted the weekend preview on Wednesday instead of Thursday, I did not have the links below from four teams, plus the CW coaches’ poll. The CW article is quite good and worth a read. In summary, here’s the poll:
Team - Points (First-place votes)
1 UBC Thunderbirds - 68 (6)
2 Alberta Golden Bears - 64 (2)
3 Saskatchewan Huskies - 56 (1)
4 Calgary Dinos - 56
5 Mount Royal Cougars - 46
6 Manitoba Bisons - 33
7 MacEwan Griffins - 30
8 Regina Cougars- 26
9 Trinity Western Spartans - 17
October 4, 2024: ONE SHOOTOUT, THREE WHIPPINS, ON OPENING NIGHT
The Bisons had a rare Friday night off, in between a game with the Moose and a weekend in Minnesota. The rest of the CW (and most of the OUA and AUS, for that matter) kicked off the regular season as well. Last year’s stark divide between the haves and have nots has shown early signs of a repeat performance. After experiencing a power outage, and the garbage Rogers Cable (who took over Shaw out here), here’s what happened.
Quick Summary
Reg: S. Kesslering (15:27 2nd)
Sask: B. Tkachuk (02:42 1st) , C. Hayes (06:10 1st) , R. Pelletier (09:48 1st) , C. Petruic (12:14 1st) , D. Holt (03:30 2nd) , C. Stebbings (15:35 3rd) , C. Petruic (19:11 3rd)
Goal: Reg: Felner (33 shots, 26 saves); Sask: Ross (25 shots, 24 saves)
This game was in Saskatown, and the rematch will be in Regina. Despite the shots being level at 12-12, the Banjo-Mutts built a 4-0 1st period lead. Appears to have been a tussle at the end of the 2nd period, with each side getting a pair of roughing calls.
Quick Summary
Alta: A. Thacker (04:28 1st) , T. Preziuso (03:42 3rd) , A. Thacker (04:42 3rd) , J. Hall (06:35 3rd) , N. Boyko (09:29 3rd) , J. Hall (19:19 3rd)
Mac: K. Chabot (18:01 1st) , V. Scott (11:34 2nd)
Goal: Alta: Palmer (23 shots, 21 saves); Mac: Epp (42 shots, 36 saves)
The Family Guys held a 2-1 lead after the 2nd period, and the whiff of an upset was in the air. However, the Evil Monkeys outshot their hosts 18-1 and outscored them 5-0 in the 3rd period. Quite a turn-around.
CALGARY DINOSAURS 4 U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3 (in a shootout)
Quick Summary
Calg: J. Poole (00:44 2nd) , C. Gengenbach (01:14 2nd) , N. King (04:09 3rd)
UBC: C. Latimer (04:24 1st) , J. Wright (15:07 2nd) , S. Mutala (07:42 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (27 shots, 24 saves); UBC: Schwebius (33 shots, 30 saves)
This was the feature game of the evening. The T-irds had their banner raising this night, to commemorate last year’s victory over Bedrock U in the CW final. The Dinos found some solace, by winning this one in a shootout. This was the only game of the four of which I was able to watch a significant portion, due to the Jets and CFL and CW football.
Quick Summary
MRU: J. Martens (09:40 1st) , C. Hanus (11:37 1st) , Z. Rawji (19:53 1st) , R. Fromm-Delorme (04:18 2nd) , T. Zandee (16:45 2nd) , R. Fromm-Delorme (18:48 3rd)
TWU: S. Cameron (02:30 1st) , C. Lowe (12:15 2nd) , J. Krahn (03:36 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Sims (19 shots, 16 saves); TWU: Sommer (33 shots, 28 saves)
Holy Trinity was only able to dress 17 players for their home opener. Their roster page lists 11 forwards, 9 defencemen, and 3 goaltenders. That East European set of recruits appear to have vanished.
In this game, the final Bluegar goal was an empty-netter, so the game was not atypical of a Spartans’ game from the last two years. However, that thin roster makes this team very vulnerable.
The CW must surely be regretting a playoff format where 3-of-4 make the playoffs from Holy Trinity’s division.
NEXT UP
Sat Oct 5 Manitoba at St. Thomas (NCAA) 1:07 CDT EX
Sat Oct 5 Mount Royal at Trinity Western 2:00 PDT/4:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Calgary at U.B.C. 3:00 PDT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Saskatchewan at Regina 7:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 MacEwan at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sun Oct 6 Manitoba at Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) 2:07 CDT EX
OUT EAST
Fri Oct 4 Western Ontario 3 Laurier 2 (ot)
Fri Oct 4 McGill 3 Nipissing 1
Fri Oct 4 Ontario Tech 4 Ottawa 5
Fri Oct 4 Toronto Metropolitan 1 Carleton 5
Fri Oct 4 York 1 R.M.C. 2
Fri Oct 4 Toronto 4 Lakehead 1
Fri Oct 4 Concordia 1 Queen's 2 (ot)
Sat Oct 5 Toronto Metropolitan at Ottawa 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Concordia at R.M.C. 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Western Ontario at Waterloo 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 U.Q.T.R. at Nipissing 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Toronto at Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Brock at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Ontario Tech at Carleton 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Guelph at Windsor 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sat Oct 5 York at Queen's 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sun Oct 6 McGill at Vermont (NCAA) 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT EX
Fri Oct 4 St. F.X. 3 Moncton 6
Fri Oct 4 Acadia 5 U.P.E.I. 1
Fri Oct 4 Dalhousie 0 New Brunswick 5
Sat Oct 5 St. F.X. at New Brunswick 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Dalhousie at Moncton 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Acadia at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 4 Portage College 4 Concordia-Edmonton 1 EX
Fri Oct 4 S.A.I.T. 2 UA-Augustana 3 EX
Sat Oct 5 Concordia-Edmonton at Portage College 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 5 Briercrest at Colorado College (NCAA) 6:00 MDT/ 7:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 5 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 2:00 MDT/3:00 CDT EX
Fri Oct 4 Okanagan 2 Simon Fraser 3 (ot)
Fri Oct 4 Logan Lake 3 Victoria 4 (ot)
Sat Oct 5 Simon Fraser at Okanagan 6:15 PDT/8:15 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Logan Lake at Vancouver Island 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Non-Conference
Sat Oct 5 Simon Fraser at Long Island 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT EX
Sun Oct 6 Simon Fraser at Sacred Heart 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT EX
So far nothing has been uploaded on this game. I’d really like to know what the Bison blueline looked like. These Tommies, not be confused with their namesake Pids formerly in the AUS, are a new but highly touted program. They are first in the CCHA Coaches’ Poll and tied with Bemidji State for first in the Media Poll. The Bisons will play Bemidji on January 3rd.
2024-25 CCHA Coaches' Poll
1 St. Thomas – 73 (3 First Place Votes)
2 Bemidji State – 69 (3)
3 Michigan Tech – 69 (2)
4 Minnesota State – 59 (1)
5 Bowling Green – 50
6 Lake Superior State – 46
7 Augustana – 46
8 Ferris State – 28
9 Northern Michigan – 26
2024-25 Media Poll
1 Bemidji State – 107 (5)
2 St. Thomas – 107 (4)
3 Minnesota State – 94 (2)
4 Michigan Tech – 92 (1)
5 Bowling Green – 63
6 Lake Superior State – 60
7 Augustana – 52
8 Northern Michigan – 40
9 Ferris State – 33
I also linked a Free Press story about the WHL recruits. (Accessible with a free account.) The article tells us that Dawson Pasternak is due back at Christmas and that the team had a line on two defencemen (Hudson Thornton and Lucas Brenton) who signed AHL contracts.
Quick Summary
MRU: J. Lies (07:38 1st) , J. Lies (07:27 2nd) , J. Tarzwell (11:13 2nd) , C. Bouchard (14:40 3rd) , T. Gould (18:38 3rd) , T. Gould (19:37 3rd)
TWU: J. Krahn (09:32 1st) , S. May (01:55 2nd) , L. Spadafora (00:59 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Laser-Hume (12 shots, 9 saves); TWU: Audet (52 shots, 48 saves)
This was a game where Holy Trinity relied heavily upon their goaltender. It was a 3-3 game when Trinity scored in the first minute of the 3rd period. It took a pair of empty-netters to put this one away for the Bluegars. Reigning Usports leading scorer Connor Buchard had his first goal of the season, and Tim Gould and Justin Lies each had two goals and an assist for the winners. TWU again had just 15 skaters and two goaltenders.
Quick Summary
Calg: D. Melin (03:02 1st) , C. Gengenbach (03:27 1st) , C. Gengenbach (00:54 2nd) , C. Horning (12:49 2nd) , C. Gutenberg (03:24 3rd)
UBC: K. Sadhra-Kang (00:54 3rd) , S. Huo (15:59 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (32 shots, 30 saves); UBC: Mirwald (27 shots, 22 saves)
Bedrock U had a convincing sweep, which ranks as a bit of a surprise. It was 4-0 after the 2nd period, and only a solid 3rd period by the T-irds made the score look respectable.
Quick Summary
Sask: L. Bairos (02:02 1st) , T. Wong (08:00 1st) , L. Bairos (13:29 1st) , J. Penner (04:05 2nd) , L. Kosior (09:46 2nd) , L. Bairos (15:24 3rd)
Reg: C. Whyte (05:15 1st) , S. Kesslering (18:23 3rd)
Goal: Sask: Kooy (26 shots, 24 saves); Reg: Felner (26 shots, 20 saves)
The Banjo-Cats have shown they can be as bad at home as on the road, I guess. Neither side has posted a game story as I post. I did see the first period of this one, before turning my attention to the Battle of Edmontown. Logan Bairos had the hattrick for the Banjo-Mutts.
Quick Summary
Mac: S. McLean (13:47 2nd) , K. Chabot (00:50 3rd) , M. Pasemko (07:25 3rd) , K. Chabot (16:11 3rd)
Alta: T. Nash (03:02 1st) , M. Lajoie (18:43 1st) , J. Prokop (07:36 2nd) , C. McClennon (09:55 2nd) , A. de la Gorgendiere (09:55 3rd) , M. Lajoie (19:13 3rd)
Goal: Mac: Epp (4 shots, 3 saves) Ward (24 shots, 20 saves); Alta: Kruger (27 shots, 23 saves)
This game and the Sask-Regina game started at the same time. I switched to this one for the 2nd and 3rd periods. This game was hosted by the Evil Monkeys, and they started fast. They had a 4-0 lead in the 2nd period. The Family Guys came back to within 4-3, and then 5-4, on the basis of two powerplay goals and a shorthanded one to boot. Mac’s starting goaltender, Brett Epp, lasted just 8:44 before leaving for injury reasons. The Apes look dreadful in front of their own net. Kadyn Chabot (Mac) and Marc Lajoie (Alta) each had two goals and an assist.
NEXT UP
Sun Oct 6 Manitoba at Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) 2:07 CDT EX
Tue Oct 8 Manitoba at Manitoba Moose (AHL) 6:00 CDT EX
Fri Oct 11 MacEwan at Regina 7:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Manitoba at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Saskatchewan at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 U.B.C. at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
OUT EAST
Sat Oct 5 Toronto Metropolitan 3 Ottawa 6
Sat Oct 5 Western Ontario 1 Waterloo 4
Sat Oct 5 Toronto 3 Lakehead 5
Sat Oct 5 Brock 2 Laurier 3 (ot)
Sat Oct 5 Guelph 4 Windsor 3
Sat Oct 5 Ontario Tech 5 Carleton 4
Sat Oct 5 Concordia 9 R.M.C. 2
Sat Oct 5 U.Q.T.R. 6 Nipissing 3
Sat Oct 5 York 3 Queen's 6
Sun Oct 6 McGill at Vermont (NCAA) 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT EX
Wed Oct 9 Toronto at Toronto Metropolitan 7:15 EDT
Wed Oct 9 Concordia at U.Q.T.R. TBA
Thu Oct 10 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 Toronto Metropolitan at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 Brock at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 Lakehead at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 St. F.X. 2 New Brunswick 6
Sat Oct 5 Dalhousie 0 Moncton 6
Sat Oct 5 Acadia 2 Saint Mary's 5
Wed Oct 9 Moncton at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Concordia-Edmonton 6 Portage College 5 EX
Sat Oct 5 Briercrest 0 Colorado College 8 EX NCAA
Sat Oct 5 S.A.I.T. 4 UA-Augustana 5 EX
Fri Oct 11 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 5 Logan Lake 5 Vancouver Island 6
Sat Oct 5 Simon Fraser 2 Okanagan 3
Fri Oct 11 Vancouver Island at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Vancouver Island at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Logan Lake at Okanagan 6:00 PDT/8:00 CDT
Non-Conference Sat Oct 5 Simon Fraser 5 Long Island 7
Sun Oct 6 Simon Fraser at Sacred Heart 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
So far nothing has been uploaded on this game. I’d really like to know what the Bison blueline looked like. These Tommies, not be confused with their namesake Pids formerly in the AUS, are a new but highly touted program. They are first in the CCHA Coaches’ Poll and tied with Bemidji State for first in the Media Poll. The Bisons will play Bemidji on January 3rd.
I also linked a Free Press story about the WHL recruits. (Accessible with a free account.) The article tells us that Dawson Pasternak is due back at Christmas and that the team had a line on two defencemen (Hudson Thornton and Lucas Brenton) who signed AHL contracts.
Quick Summary
MRU: J. Lies (07:38 1st) , J. Lies (07:27 2nd) , J. Tarzwell (11:13 2nd) , C. Bouchard (14:40 3rd) , T. Gould (18:38 3rd) , T. Gould (19:37 3rd)
TWU: J. Krahn (09:32 1st) , S. May (01:55 2nd) , L. Spadafora (00:59 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Laser-Hume (12 shots, 9 saves); TWU: Audet (52 shots, 48 saves)
This was a game where Holy Trinity relied heavily upon their goaltender. It was a 3-3 game when Trinity scored in the first minute of the 3rd period. It took a pair of empty-netters to put this one away for the Bluegars. Reigning Usports leading scorer Connor Buchard had his first goal of the season, and Tim Gould and Justin Lies each had two goals and an assist for the winners. TWU again had just 15 skaters and two goaltenders.
Quick Summary
Calg: D. Melin (03:02 1st) , C. Gengenbach (03:27 1st) , C. Gengenbach (00:54 2nd) , C. Horning (12:49 2nd) , C. Gutenberg (03:24 3rd)
UBC: K. Sadhra-Kang (00:54 3rd) , S. Huo (15:59 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (32 shots, 30 saves); UBC: Mirwald (27 shots, 22 saves)
Bedrock U had a convincing sweep, which ranks as a bit of a surprise. It was 4-0 after the 2nd period, and only a solid 3rd period by the T-irds made the score look respectable.
Quick Summary
Sask: L. Bairos (02:02 1st) , T. Wong (08:00 1st) , L. Bairos (13:29 1st) , J. Penner (04:05 2nd) , L. Kosior (09:46 2nd) , L. Bairos (15:24 3rd)
Reg: C. Whyte (05:15 1st) , S. Kesslering (18:23 3rd)
Goal: Sask: Kooy (26 shots, 24 saves); Reg: Felner (26 shots, 20 saves)
The Banjo-Cats have shown they can be as bad at home as on the road, I guess. Neither side has posted a game story as I post. I did see the first period of this one, before turning my attention to the Battle of Edmontown. Logan Bairos had the hattrick for the Banjo-Mutts.
Quick Summary
Mac: S. McLean (13:47 2nd) , K. Chabot (00:50 3rd) , M. Pasemko (07:25 3rd) , K. Chabot (16:11 3rd)
Alta: T. Nash (03:02 1st) , M. Lajoie (18:43 1st) , J. Prokop (07:36 2nd) , C. McClennon (09:55 2nd) , A. de la Gorgendiere (09:55 3rd) , M. Lajoie (19:13 3rd)
Goal: Mac: Epp (4 shots, 3 saves) Ward (24 shots, 20 saves); Alta: Kruger (27 shots, 23 saves)
This game and the Sask-Regina game started at the same time. I switched to this one for the 2nd and 3rd periods. This game was hosted by the Evil Monkeys, and they started fast. They had a 4-0 lead in the 2nd period. The Family Guys came back to within 4-3, and then 5-4, on the basis of two powerplay goals and a shorthanded one to boot. Mac’s starting goaltender, Brett Epp, lasted just 8:44 before leaving for injury reasons. The Apes look dreadful in front of their own net. Kadyn Chabot (Mac) and Marc Lajoie (Alta) each had two goals and an assist.
NEXT UP
Sun Oct 6 Manitoba at Minnesota-Duluth (NCAA) 2:07 CDT EX
Tue Oct 8 Manitoba at Manitoba Moose (AHL) 6:00 CDT EX
Fri Oct 11 MacEwan at Regina 7:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Manitoba at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Saskatchewan at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 U.B.C. at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
OUT EAST
Sat Oct 5 Toronto Metropolitan 3 Ottawa 6
Sat Oct 5 Western Ontario 1 Waterloo 4
Sat Oct 5 Toronto 3 Lakehead 5
Sat Oct 5 Brock 2 Laurier 3 (ot)
Sat Oct 5 Guelph 4 Windsor 3
Sat Oct 5 Ontario Tech 5 Carleton 4
Sat Oct 5 Concordia 9 R.M.C. 2
Sat Oct 5 U.Q.T.R. 6 Nipissing 3
Sat Oct 5 York 3 Queen's 6
Sun Oct 6 McGill at Vermont (NCAA) 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT EX
Wed Oct 9 Toronto at Toronto Metropolitan 7:15 EDT
Wed Oct 9 Concordia at U.Q.T.R. TBA
Thu Oct 10 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 Toronto Metropolitan at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 Brock at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 Lakehead at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 St. F.X. 2 New Brunswick 6
Sat Oct 5 Dalhousie 0 Moncton 6
Sat Oct 5 Acadia 2 Saint Mary's 5
Wed Oct 9 Moncton at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 5 Concordia-Edmonton 6 Portage College 5 EX
Sat Oct 5 Briercrest 0 Colorado College 8 EX NCAA
Sat Oct 5 S.A.I.T. 4 UA-Augustana 5 EX
Fri Oct 11 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 5 Logan Lake 5 Vancouver Island 6
Sat Oct 5 Simon Fraser 2 Okanagan 3
Fri Oct 11 Vancouver Island at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Vancouver Island at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Logan Lake at Okanagan 6:00 PDT/8:00 CDT
Non-Conference Sat Oct 5 Simon Fraser 5 Long Island 7
Sun Oct 6 Simon Fraser at Sacred Heart 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
I was able to listen to most of this game on an on-line radio link. The stats look a little off. Determining shots on goal is hard. You have to go to the individual stats tab on the above link. The shots were apparently 61-25, which seems generous. There was a live link from Sidearm Sports, but that link vanished sometime after the game was over.
I could not find the lines, but it is good news that the Bisons had d-man Evan Toth back in the line-up. Braden Holt was in goal with Kolby Thornton backing up. Otherwise the line-up was the same as for the Moose game last Thursday (plus Toth, minus Andre Sutter), with none of the other recent scratches coming back.
The Bisons opened the scoring on a goal by Eric Alarie, giving them a 1-0 lead heading into the 2nd period. However, the Bullfrogs scored five 2nd period goals, two on the PP, to put the game away. Two more 3rd period goals (one by Aaron Pionk, brother of the Jets’ Neil Pionk) before Owen Wareham closed the scoring for the Bisons.
Next up is a game against the Manitoba Moose at the Hockey-for-All Centre (aka Iceplex) Tuesday night at 6:00.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
No other games.
NEXT UP
Tue Oct 8 Manitoba at Manitoba Moose (AHL) 6:00 CDT EX
Fri Oct 11 MacEwan at Regina 7:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Manitoba at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Saskatchewan at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 U.B.C. at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
OUT EAST
Sun Oct 6 McGill 0 Vermont 5 EX NCAA
Wed Oct 9 Toronto at Toronto Metropolitan 7:15 EDT
Wed Oct 9 Concordia at U.Q.T.R. TBA
Thu Oct 10 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 Toronto Metropolitan at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 Brock at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 Lakehead at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Wed Oct 9 Moncton at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Thu Oct 10 St. F.X. at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Fri Oct 11 Vancouver Island at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Vancouver Island at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Logan Lake at Okanagan 6:00 PDT/8:00 CDT
Non-Conference Sun Oct 6 Simon Fraser 7 Sacred Heart 3
Fri Oct 11 Simon Fraser at Robert Morris TBD EX
Sat Oct 12 Simon Fraser at Lake Superior State TBD EX
Sun Oct 13 Simon Fraser at Bowling Green TBD EX
I arrived about 7 minutes into the game, due to it starting at 6:00 p.m., and at that time the Moose had a 1-0 lead. There were no line-up sheets at the game, unlike last Thursday’s game. The first thing I noticed was that the Bisons had three players with no names on their jerseys, #3, #16, and #27, all of whom played defence. So I infer that #16 was not new forward Mitchell Joss (who has yet to dress in the games I have seen). I believe that they were extra Moose players.
Having a full complement of defencemen made a huge difference for the Bisons. In the 1st period, I missed the first Moose goal. However, when Kevin Conley scored from the high slot to make it 2-0 it was contrary to the flow of the game, as the Bisons were carrying the play.
The Bisons took a penalty at the end of the 1st period, giving the Moose a powerplay to open the 2nd period. Nikita Chibrikov converted a nice pass to make it 3-0. That goal changed the flow, and had the Bisons chasing the game for a while. Eventually, Mark Liwiski deflected a point shot to make it 4-0 heading into the 3rd period.
The 3rd period was a good one for the Bisons. Michael King had a break down the right wing boards then swooped in at a severe angle and whipped one home, to make it 4-1. Not long thereafter, Cameron Trimble deflected one in to make it 4-2. Suddenly, this was getting interesting. The comeback was halted when Elias Salomonsson’s point shot found the 5-hole on Kolby Thornton. That ended the scoring at 5-2.
The shot clock was not operating, but I infer that this was not the onslaught we saw last Thursday.
The Bisons now have nothing but a normal league schedule until the Christmas break.
MANITOBA BISONS (0-0-0, 3-7-0, OHT35 #16) ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (2-0-0, 5-5-1, OHT35 #12)
Friday, October 11th at 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT at Clare Drake Arena, Edmontown
Saturday, October 12th at 2:00 MDT/3:00 CDT at at Clare Drake Arena, Edmontown
Historically, the Evil Monkeys are the most successful hockey team in the CW, and all of USports for that matter. Combined with a bumper crop of recruits and many pundits had them slated for a return to the nationals. Their early season record, however, is dubious. They are 4-0-0 against MacEwan (two each regular season and exhibition), but 0-4-1 against other CW teams, and in their Irish tour beat Carleton and lost to the Belfast Giants.
In the last four years, the Monkeys lead the Herd 9 wins to 3. Their last series was way back in November 2023 and was a split.
Meanwhile, the Bisons were a so-so 2-2-0 against CW teams and 1-1-0 against Lakehead this pre-season. Then came a 4-losses-in-6 days stretch against the AHL’s Manitoba Moose and STU and UMD from the NCAA. The big concern is the injury bug. Will they even have six healthy blueliners for this series?
No series previews are posted yet.
ELSEWHERE IN THE CW
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (0-1-1, 4-1-1, OHT35 #8) MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (2-0-0, 4-1-1, OHT35 #6)
The T-irds were swept (albeit with a bonus point) in last week’s battle of the titans, the rematch of last year’s conference final against Bedrock U. Things don’t get any easier this week as they venture into Cowtown to face the Bluegars, the CW’s perpetual Undercats. Will this finally be the year that Mount Royal breaks through to make it to the nationals?
Whenever MRU plays, you have to pay attention to their high end talent, in particular Connor Bouchard. He had 57 points in 26 games a year ago. Each side had 3 of top 10 scorers in the CW last year, and 4 of the top 14. Too bad that all four games on Friday night start at the same time.
For these teams, this could be a big series. The Family Guys edged out the Banjo-Cats and Bisons for the final playoff berth a year ago and hope to repeat. The teams are kind of opposites this year, with Mac losing most of their best scorers and the Kittens replacing most of their blueline. It would be a bonus if either side could sweep this series.
This could be the best hockey of the weekend. Each team’s only loss in the pre-season was to the other. Bedrock U was impressive last weekend when sweeping UBC, whilst the Banjo-Mutts achieved their expected convincing sweep of the Banjo-Cats. This series could speak volumes about both sides.
COMPLETE SCHEDULE
Fri Oct 11 Manitoba at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 U.B.C. at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 MacEwan at Regina 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Saskatchewan at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Manitoba at Alberta 2:00 MDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 U.B.C. at Mount Royal 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 MacEwan at Regina 5:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Saskatchewan at Calgary 6:00 MDT/7:00 CDT
OUT EAST
Wed Oct 9 Toronto 4 Toronto Metropolitan 2
Wed Oct 9 Concordia 2 U.Q.T.R. 1
Thu Oct 10 Toronto Metropolitan 3 Laurier 0
Thu Oct 10 Brock 4 Western Ontario 5 (so)
Thu Oct 10 Lakehead 5 R.M.C. 2
Fri Oct 11 Waterloo at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Ontario Tech at York 7:15 EDT/6:15 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Brock at Windsor 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Lakehead at Queen's 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Nipissing at Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Carleton at McGill 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sat Oct 12 R.M.C. at Windsor 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Ottawa at Ontario Tech 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Queen's at Toronto 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Nipissing at Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sun Oct 13 Ottawa at York 2:15 EDT/1:15CDT
Sun Oct 13 Carleton at Concordia 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Wed Oct 9 Moncton 3 U.P.E.I. 1
Thu Oct 10 St. F.X. 6 Saint Mary's 5
Fri Oct 11 New Brunswick at Moncton 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Acadia at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Saint Mary’s at Dalhousie 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 New Brunswick at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Dalhousie at Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Sat Oct 12 N.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Fri Oct 11 Vancouver Island at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Logan Lake at Okanagan 6:00 PDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Vancouver Island at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Non-Conference
Fri Oct 11 Simon Fraser at Robert Morris 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Simon Fraser at Lake Superior State 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sun Oct 13 Simon Fraser at Bowling Green 5:07 EDT/4:07 CDT
Non-Conference Sun Oct 6 Simon Fraser 7 Sacred Heart 3
Fri Oct 11 Simon Fraser at Robert Morris TBD EX
Sat Oct 12 Simon Fraser at Lake Superior State TBD EX
Sun Oct 13 Simon Fraser at Bowling Green TBD EX
... - Hollywood2
CORRECTION
Sacred Heart beat Simon Fraser 7-3. I got the score reversed!
Quick Summary
Man: S. Bruce (12:05 1st) , H. Ostir (13:13 3rd) , J. Hooker (19:26 3rd)
Alta: J. Hall (06:41 1st) , S. Tschigerl (05:57 2nd) , A. de la Gorgendiere (08:17 2nd) , E. Florchuk (10:51 2nd) , T. Preziuso (00:39 3rd) , A. Hall (05:50 3rd) , B. Hyland (07:05 3rd)
Goal: Man: Holt (44 shots, 37 saves); Alta: Kruger (24 shots, 21 saves)
First, for the roster notes, Parker Malchuk and Evan Toth returned to the Bison line-up to give the team five regular defencemen. Michael King also moved to the point to be the 6th d-man. Grady Lane also suited up, for the first time in games I watched.
Second, the teams played a dead-even 1st period, where the shots were 11-10 for the Evil Monkeys and the score was 1-1. The 3rd period was also even, with shots 10-9 for the Bisons and the Monkeys leading 3-2. But that 2nd period made no sense. The Apes scored all three goals and outshot the Bisons 24-4. For the first 11 minutes of the period, the Monkeys had 22 shots, i.e. two per minute.
There were loads of penalties. In the 2nd period, the Bisons had five minor penalties in the first 10 minutes. Hence the shots and scoring differential. On the night, the Bisons went 3-for-10 and the Monkeys went 2-for-8.
Still, with the score 4-1, the Bisons started the 3rd period on a powerplay. A golden opportunity to catch up, I thought. But noooooooooooooooooo. A shorthanded goal made it 5-1 and the Bisons were cooked.
The rematch goes Saturday at 3:00 central, 2:00 mountain.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3 CALGARY DINOSAURS 2 (in a shootout)
Quick Summary
Sask: R. Pelletier (06:26 2nd) , V. Loschiavo (07:10 3rd)
Calg: D. Anderson (07:01 2nd) , Z. Wytinck (08:30 2nd)
Goal: Sask: Ross (42 shots, 40 saves); Calg: Tetachuk (31 shots, 29 saves)
What an ending! I saw just the very ending, with the score tied 2-2. The game went to a shoot-out and both goalies stopped the first seven shots they faced. Ethan Regnier scored for the Banjo-Mutts on the 8th shot, leading to much rejoicing and spraying every fire hydrant in the Town of Bedrock.
Quick Summary
UBC: C. Latimer (01:03 1st) , S. Mutala (12:43 2nd) , J. Wismer (15:38 3rd)
MRU: R. Holmes (16:57 3rd) , J. Lies (19:51 3rd) , Z. Rawji (19:58 3rd) , C. Hanus (19:03 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Schwebius (29 shots, 25 saves); MRU: Sims (31 shots, 29 saves), Laser-Hume (1 shot, 0 saves)
This was nuts. The T-irds scored with less than 5 minutes left in the 3rd period to lead 3-0. Game over, right? Nuh-uh. Four powerplay goals in the last three minutes gave the Bluegars an incredible win. In fact, MRU scored three goals in the last minute, and two goals in the last 9 seconds! This denied the T-irds even a single point.
If that isn’t wild enough, Bluegar goaltender was replaced with 4:32 left and the T-irds leading 2-0. Replacement goaltender Harmon Laser-Hume came on and faced one shot, and it went in. But he was awarded the win with ZERO saves.
Quick Summary
MacU: L. Schaufler (03:43 1st) , M. Pasemko (08:51 2nd) , L. Schaufler (11:10 2nd) , K. Chabot (17:59 2nd) , K. Chabot (08:54 3rd) , R. Appelt (15:42 3rd)
Reg: J. Brook (18:16 1st)
Goal: MacU: Ward (34 shots, 33 saves); Reg: Evanoff (24 shots, 18 saves)
The margin of victory has to be a surprise. The oddity here can be explained in this quote:
During the second intermission, one of the Zambonis carved two large chunks out of the ice in the Regina zone. After about a 25-minute delay, the call was made to move the game to Brunswick Steel, the only unoccupied rink of the six sheets at The Co-operators Centre. The teams and the nearly 200 fans in attendance made their way down to the far end of the facililty and after a brief warmup, play resumed.
I hear that the “Zamboni” was actually a spare combine dropped off by a farmer.
NEXT UP
Sat Oct 12 Manitoba at Alberta 2:00 MDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 MacEwan at Regina 5:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 U.B.C. at Mount Royal 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Saskatchewan at Calgary 6:00 MDT/7:00 CDT
OUT EAST
Fri Oct 11 Brock 3 Windsor 2
Fri Oct 11 Lakehead 2 Queen's 3 (so)
Fri Oct 11 Nipissing 5 Guelph 1
Fri Oct 11 Waterloo 4 U.Q.T.R. 5 (so)
Fri Oct 11 Ontario Tech 4 York 3 (ot)
Fri Oct 11 Carleton 5 McGill 2
Sat Oct 12 Queen's at Toronto 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 R.M.C. at Windsor 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Ottawa at Ontario Tech 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sun Oct 13 Ottawa at York 2:15 EDT/1:15 CDT
Sun Oct 13 Carleton at Concordia 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Fri Oct 11 New Brunswick 8 Moncton 2
Fri Oct 11 Acadia 8 St. F.X. 3
Fri Oct 11 Saint Mary’s 6 Dalhousie 2
Sat Oct 12 New Brunswick at U.P.E.I. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Dalhousie at Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Nipissing at Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Oct 11 S.A.I.T. 2 Red Deer Poly 7 EX
Fri Oct 11 Concordia-Edmonton at N.A.I.T. ppd EX
Sat Oct 12 N.A.I.T. at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT EX
Fri Oct 11 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 1 Robert Morris 2 EX
Fri Oct 11 Vancouver Island 7 Logan Lake 5
Sat Oct 12 Vancouver Island at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Logan Lake at Okanagan 6:00 PDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Lake Superior State TBD EX
Sun Oct 13 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Bowling Green TBD EX
Quick Summary
Man: none
Alta: S. Tschigerl (18:52 1st) , S. Tschigerl (17:53 2nd) , B. Hyland (00:50 3rd) , S. Tschigerl (05:12 3rd)
Goal: Man: Holt (54 shots, 50 saves); Alta: Palmer (26 shots, 26 saves)
You know, I really hate Saturday afternoon road games. My Saturday schedule gets totally disrupted, and it does not seem so bad if I can at least go to a local arena and watch the game live. As a result, it can be hard to get into a game sometimes. This one was kinda that way. But here’s what I saw.
The Bison defence is really thin. They have just eight of them, four of whom are sophomores from Junior A. Two of their top four are currently injured, as is one of their bottom four. They had a bumper crop of recruits up front, but just two defencemen. Against a strong offensive team, they will suffer when short-staffed. That’s what happened here.
The Evil Monkeys were led by rookie Sean Tschigerl (apparently pronounced like “Shirl”, i.e. short for “Shirley”) who scored a hat-trick. Braden Holt did well in the Bison goal, but I thought they would rotate him with Kolby Thornton.
Quick Summary
UBC: C. Douglas (17:45 1st) , A. Serraglio (14:51 2nd) , T. Rask (06:06 3rd)
MRU: T. Gould (10:45 2nd) , K. Walker (14:33 2nd) , C. Hanus (01:32 3rd) , J. Tarzwell (16:25 3rd)
Goal: UBC: Schwebius (32 shots, 28 saves); MRU: Farkas (14 shots, 11 saves)
Nothing could be as crazy as Friday night’s collapse by the T-irds. MRU does not add links to their game stories for boxscores or video, so I attached a link to their X/Twitter video post. There were no shots counted by the statistician in this one, but the scoreboard in the arena kept an unofficial total, of 32-14 in favour of MRU. There was never more than a one-goal gap troughout this game. The Bluegars GWG was a short-handed marker with less than four minutes left. So ironic, given that the Friday collapse was largely attributed to a string of penalties with put the Bluegars on a seemingly endless powerplay.
Quick Summary
MacU: C. Haynes (10:06 1st) , M. Pasemko (08:03 3rd)
Reg: C. Belitski (14:29 2nd)
Goal: MacU: Ward (27 shots, 26 saves); Reg: Evanoff (24 shots, 22 saves)
Good to see that the Banjo-Cats acquired a Zamboni for this one. They must have traded a combine and perhaps some moonshine for it. This was a tight battle all the way. The Family Guys’ GWG was also shorthanded. When’s the last time that two one-goal games were decided by a shorthanded goal on the same night? The Banjo-Cats are coming to the Wayne Fleming Arena next weekend for the Bisons’ home opener.
Quick Summary
Sask: B. Tkachuk (10:25 1st) , D. Holt (06:54 3rd) , J. Pillar (09:07 3rd) , C. Petruic (15:10 3rd)
Calg: C. Gengenbach (16:03 1st)
Goal: Sask: Kooy (25 shots, 24 saves); Calg: Tetachuk (21 shots, 17 saves)
These were the CW’s most impressive teams throughout the pre-season and the Banjo-Mutts can IMO lay claim to the #1 ranking in the CW. Bedrock U dressed just 16 skaters and two goaltenders, so the injury bug has hit them as well. Each side had a slew-footing penalty and a 10-minute misconduct in this game. That’s quite unusual. The Huskie Fan article claims that this is the Mutts’ first sweep in Bedrock in 5 years.
NEXT UP
Wed Oct 16 U.B.C. at Trinity Western 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Regina at Manitoba 7:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Calgary at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Saskatchewan at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Trinity Western at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
OUT EAST
Sat Oct 12 R.M.C. 2 Windsor 4
Sat Oct 12 Ottawa 1 Ontario Tech 4
Sat Oct 12 Queen's 5 Toronto 2
Sat Oct 12 Nipissing 2 Guelph 4
Sun Oct 13 Ottawa at York 2:15 EDT/1:15 CDT
Sun Oct 13 Carleton at Concordia 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Wed Oct 16 U.Q.T.R. at Concordia 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Thu Oct 17 McGill at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 17 Waterloo at Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Thu Oct 17 Team China at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT EX (this game is no longer listed on UWO’s schedule page)
Sat Oct 12 New Brunswick 3 U.P.E.I. 1
Sat Oct 12 Dalhousie 2 Acadia 1
Wed Oct 16 Dalhousie at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 U.P.E.I. at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 New Brunswick at Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Moncton at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
The RSEQ’s Division 2 is starting up this weekend. The teams do not operate traditional websites with schedules and links to summaries, etc. However, I did see that the Concordia Bees (my name for their B Team) beat Bishop’s 6-2 and 9-1 this weekend in exhibition games. Bishop’s has operated what appears to be a rec league team for several years. They are now in an AAU-affiliated league in the States. It would be nice if Bishop’s could make that Div 2 a 5-team league next year. BTW, the UQAC Inuk beat the ETS Piranhas 3-2 and 7-2 this weekend.
OUT WEST
Sat Oct 12 Red Deer Poly 4 S.A.I.T. 1 EX
Sat Oct 12 N.A.I.T. 5 Concordia-Edmonton 2 EX
Regular season begins:
Fri Oct 18 N.A.I.T. at Briercrest College 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 S.A.I.T. at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Portage College at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Oct 12 Vancouver Island 3 Simon Fraser 4 (ot)
Sat Oct 12 Logan Lake 5 Okanagan 1
Fri Oct 18 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT
Sat Oct 19 Okanagan at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Non-conference: Sat Oct 12 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) 1 Lake Superior State 4 EX
Sun Oct 13 Simon Fraser (NCAA2) at Bowling Green TBD EX
Location: member of the honor roll, assistant to the assistant manager of the movie theater Joined: 09.01.2008
Oct 13 @ 2:37 PM ET
August 28, 2024: Pre-Weekend News & Notes
The Bisons will be unable to use the Wayne Fleming Arena until October. The whole Max Bell Centre is under renovations again. This means that their exhibition games will be at other venues. Their home series against Lakehead and at least the Friday night game against Regina (now confirmed) will be at the Dakota CC, the former home of the Winnipeg Saints. I presume that the games against the Manitoba Moose will be at the Moose/Jets training facility, the Hockey-For-All Centre.
The RSEQ Division 2 has added a new team - Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO). In the linked stories, it appears that the Laval Rouge et Or and the Sherbrooke Vert et Or are looking into teams in upcoming seasons. I have not seen anything about the UQAM Citadins project. They were seeking admission to the OUA before Covid hit.
I deleted the CMRSJ links on the OP. As far as I could tell, they had just one game last year, an 11-0 loss against a CGEP team. So no games against the Div 2 teams. Their team page still has their 2020-21 team photos.
Canada West football starts this weekend, and soccer even started last weekend, so normally by now the CW website and each team would have stories on the purchases of CWTV passes. I went to CanadaWest.tv in order to find a place to order my pass, and did so. The All-Access pass is $109.99 (all sports, all playoffs), Regular Season One Sport ($39.99), and single games are $12.99. There was no “Early Bird”, like in past years.
So the Bisons open their home schedule with yet another series against the Banjo-Cats. The teams last played in the regular season on November 10th & 11th (see links). This year, they have already played three exhibition games and will face each other six more times in the regular series under the new format.
I am anxious to see what sort of blueline crew the Bisons will have this weekend. Last weekend they had just five (two of the top four, and three of the bottom four).
Both sides are winless. However, the Bisons have played just twice and have two losses to the Evil Monkeys. Meanwhile the Banjo-Cats were swept by both the Banjo-Mutts and MacEwan Family Guys, whilst being outscored 21-5.
ELSEWHERE IN THE CW
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (4-0-0, 11-1-0, OHT35 #2) ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (4-0-0, 7-5-1, OHT35 #4)
This could be the feature match-up of the weekend. These sides used to be the top two teams in the CW on a perennial basis. This year they are deadlocked with MRU at 4-0-0. Those three teams dominate the individual scoring race. Of note, Sask swept Calgary, who swept UBC. Alberta sputtered through the pre-season, so this is really their first big test.
CALGARY DINOSAURS (2-1-1, 8-2-1, OHT35 #6) MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (4-0-0, 6-1-1, OHT35 #3)
This home-and-home series could challenge for the feature series of the weekend. Are the Bluegars luck to have beaten UBC in the miracle comeback? Or are they a team of destiny? They both swept UBC, so there must be something there.
This is the worst time for Holy Trinity to face the T-irds. UBC led the CW coaches’ poll, yet are on a four-game losing streak. Holy Trinity have looked weaker than last year. FWIW, the UBC linked preview story says that UBC is 25-0 against TWU going back to 2016. I doubt that Vegas is offering odds on this one.
COMPLETE SCHEDULE
Wed Oct 16 U.B.C. at Trinity Western 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Regina at Manitoba 7:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Calgary at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Saskatchewan at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Trinity Western at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 19 Regina at Manitoba 5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 19 Saskatchewan at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Oct 19 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
OUT EAST
Wed Oct 16 U.Q.T.R. at Concordia TBA
Thu Oct 17 Waterloo at Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Thu Oct 17 McGill at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Nipissing at Brock 6:00 EDT
Fri Oct 18 York at Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Laurier at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Toronto Metropolitan at Concordia 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Ottawa at U.Q.T.R. TBA
Fri Oct 18 Ontario Tech at Queen's 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Windsor at Michigan State TBD EX
Sat Oct 19 Toronto at Western Ontario 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Oct 19 Nipissing at Brock 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Oct 19 Guelph at Waterloo 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Oct 19 Carleton at Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 19 Toronto Metropolitan at McGill TBA
Sat Oct 19 Laurier at Queen's TBA
Sat Oct 19 R.M.C. at Ontario Tech 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sun Oct 20 Toronto at Windsor TBA
Wed Oct 16 Dalhousie at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 U.P.E.I. at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 New Brunswick at Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Moncton at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 19 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 19 Moncton at Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 19 New Brunswick at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Opening weekend of the regular season.
Fri Oct 18 N.A.I.T. at Briercrest College 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 S.A.I.T. at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Portage College at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Oct 19 N.A.I.T. at Briercrest College 2:00 MDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Oct 19 Concordia-Edmonton at Portage College 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Oct 19 Red Deer Poly at S.A.I.T. 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 18 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT
Sat Oct 19 Okanagan at Logan Lake 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
