2015-16 Mantoba Bisons/CIS Thread

Drummer

Better Red than Dead
Mar 20, 2009
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Freddy Beach, NB
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OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

Jan 03
Concordia 1 New Brunswick 5
Laurentian at Saint Mary's ???
U.P.E.I. at St. Thomas ???

Concordia was blown away by UNB, thus ending a dismal interlock season for the OUA.

Lots of unreported games over the holidays. It leaves me wondering if the games were cancelled.

It looks like Laurentian never came down.

PEI won over STU 4-3
 

Hollywood3

Bison/Jet/Moose Fan
May 12, 2007
6,441
941
Preview: Jan 8-9: Alberta at Manitoba

THE MONKEYS ARE COMING!

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ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (12-3-1, 18-5-3, OHT36 #3)
MANITOBA BISONS (7-7-2, 8-12-2, OHT36 #13)

Friday, January 8th, 7:00 CDT @ Wayne Fleming Arena
Saturday, January 9th, 4:00 CDT @ Wayne Fleming Arena

Live Links:

:. [Live Stats Friday] : [Live Stats Saturday]
:. [Video: CanadaWest.tv]
:. [CW Preview]

Manitoba Links:
:. [Preview Story] : [Karpan Coming for Banquet]
:. [LS Stats] : [LS Schedule/Results]
:. [Twitter] : [Facebook]

Alberta Links:
:. [UofA Site]
:. [LS Stats] : [LS Schedule/Results]
:. [Twitter] : [Facebook]

Other Links:
:. [CIS Site] : [Schedule/Results/Links] : [Standings] : [Top 10]
:. [CW Site] : [Schedule/Results/Links] : [Top 10 Story]
:. [Every Link Re: CIS Hockey]

Previous Games:
:. [2015-11-06 Alta 3 Man 2 (ot)]
:. [2015-11-07 Man 3 Alta 2]


Finally, the hockey season is back in action! Too bad for me that my son's team is also playing ion Friday night, (Grrrrr.) Hopefully there will be good wifi and I can watch on my phone via CanadaWest.tv.

The Bisons started the season with a dismal pre-season, going 1-5-0. The fact that they have gone .500 in the regular season marks a huge improvement. The team needs to put up some points at home. After a 3-0-1 stretch against the Monkeys and Dinos, they came home to go 0-4-0 against Sask and Lethbridge.

The Bisons will need strong performances from their top forwards (DePape, Stovin, Merasty) and whichever goaltender gets the start. The Monkeys have dominated virtually every game on the shot clock, yet often find themselves tied or trailing. They will likely outshoot the Bisons, also.

In other news, Vaughn Karpan will be the guest speaker at the annual fund-raiser. He played 3 seasons for the Herd and played on the 1984 and 1988 Olympic teams. He now works for the Montreal Canaadiens.

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ELSEWHERE:

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U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (8-5-3, 9-8-4, OHT36 #9)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (9-5-2, 11-8-2, OHT36 #8)

Links:
:. [MRU Mid-Season] : [MRU Preview] :. [MRU Recruit]
:. [UBC Preview]


After a great start, UBC have stumbled a bit. Meanwhile, MRU have been slowly creeping upwards. The Bluegars have added Connor Rankin, formerly of the Calgary Hitmen. Third place is on the line in this one.

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CALGARY DINOSAURS (5-8-3, 10-13-3, OHT36 #19)
REGINA COUGARS (4-12-0, 6-15-0, OHT36 #32)

Links:
:. [UofC Fall Review]
:. [UofR Preview]


Could Bedrock U fall out of the playoffs? Seemed unthinkable in September. Yet here we are. Regina is out of it, barring a miracle. Still, they will be hard to sweep on home ice.

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SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (13-3-0, 16-4-0, OHT36 #1)
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS (6-9-1, 12-11-1, OHT36 #18)

Links:
:. [UofL Preview]
:. [UofS Fall Review]


The H0rny Ones looked like they had pulled off the mpst dramatic turn-around in history. Then they got crushed by the Monkeys so bad it may have destroyed their confidence. My guess is that the Banjomutts are for real, so this will be a big test.

OUT EAST:

Link: [CIS Schedule/Results Page]

Wed Jan 06 Toronto 1 Ryerson 9
Thu Jan 07 Toronto 2 Laurier 3 (so)
Thu Jan 07 York 2 Guelph 5
Fri Jan 08 St. Thomas at Acadia
Fri Jan 08 Moncton at Saint Mary's
Fri Jan 08 Dalhousie at New Brunswick
Fri Jan 08 St. F-X at U.P.E.I.
Fri Jan 08 Brock at W. Ontario
Fri Jan 08 Carleton at Lakehead
Fri Jan 08 Queen's at U.Q.T.R.
Fri Jan 08 York at Windsor
Fri Jan 08 U.O.I.T. at Concordia
Fri Jan 08 Waterloo at Ryerson
Fri Jan 08 McGill at Laruentian
Sat Jan 09 Moncton at Acadia
Sat Jan 09 St. Thomas at Saint Mary's
Sat Jan 09 Dalhousie at U.P.E.I.
Sat Jan 09 St. F-X at New Brunswick
Sat Jan 09 U.O.I.T. at U.Q.T.R.
Sat Jan 09 McGill at Nipissing
Sat Jan 09 Guelph at Waterloo
Sat Jan 09 Carleton at Lakehead
Sat Jan 09 W. Ontario at Laurier
Sat Jan 09 Brock at Windsor
Sat Jan 09 R.M.C. at Laurentian
Sun Jan 10 R.M.C. at Laurentian
 

Hollywood3

Bison/Jet/Moose Fan
May 12, 2007
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Jan 8: Bisons Beat Monkeys

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ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 4
MANITOBA BISONS 7

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW] : [UofM]
Stories: [UofM] : [rp @CW] : [UofA]

The Herd evidently followed the formula for beating the Evil Monkeys. Let them outshoot you but beat them anyways. The shots were 39-22, however the teams traded goals for two periods, with the Monkeys leading just once (at 4-3). Of concern to the Monkeys has to be that Luke Siemens gave up 7 goals on 21 shots before being yanked. Byron Spriggs stopped 35 of 39 shots, which is OK but not really extraordinary. The Bisons also had 7 different goal-scorers (Brooks, DePape, Wasylak, Stovin, Brescaini, Merasty, and Hunter). Brock Sutherland was not dressed for the Bisons. The return match goes Saturday at 4:00 o'clock.

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OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

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CALGARY DINOSAURS 6
REGINA COUGARS 2

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [UofR] : [rp @CW] : [UofC]

With the Banjocats clinging to nothing more than a faint hope for a playoff berth, they coughed up a hairball on home ice against Bedrock U. Starting goaltender Mitch Kilgore was yanked after two periods, giving up 4 goals on 20 shots. Dawson MacAule then came in and gave up 2 more goals on 6 shots. Six different Dinos scored those goals for a comfortable road win. Steven Stanford picked up the win, stopping 26 of 28 shots. There are video highlights at the Regina game story link.

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U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 6

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [MRU] : [rp @CW] : [UBC]

UBC previously lost showdowns for 1st and 2nd places, now they have lost a showdown for 3rd. The game was tied at 3-3 heading into the 3rd period but then managed just 4 shots on goal in the 3rd period. That will not win you many games. Cam Lanigan (usually the backup) got he win and Matt Hewitt took the loss. Jamie King scored a hat-trick for the Bluegars.

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SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 1

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [UofL] : [rp @CW] : [rp @UofS]

The two teams combined for an 80 shot extraveganza. However, the goaltenders were up to the task in this one. Jordon Cooke got the win (stopping 37 of 38 shots) and Dylan Tate took the loss (stopping 39 of 41 shots). The 1st place Banjomutts did not wrap this one up until they scored an empty-netter. It looks like the H0rny Ones have bounced back from the 10-1 loss against the Monkeys before the break.

OUT EAST

OUA

Fri Jan 08 Brock 3 W. Ontario 2
Fri Jan 08 Carleton 2 Lakehead 3
Fri Jan 08 Queen's 4 U.Q.T.R. 3
Fri Jan 08 York 4 Windsor 0
Fri Jan 08 U.O.I.T. 5 Concordia 2
Fri Jan 08 Waterloo 3 Ryerson 2
Fri Jan 08 McGill 4 Laruentian 3

AUS

Fri Jan 08 St. Thomas 2 Acadia 7
Fri Jan 08 Moncton 1 Saint Mary's 4
Fri Jan 08 Dalhousie 0 New Brunswick 4
Fri Jan 08 St. F-X 5 U.P.E.I. 4 (ot)

[CIS Schedule/Results]

UP NEXT

Sat Jan 09 Moncton at Acadia
Sat Jan 09 St. Thomas at Saint Mary's
Sat Jan 09 Dalhousie at U.P.E.I.
Sat Jan 09 St. F-X at New Brunswick
Sat Jan 09 U.O.I.T. at U.Q.T.R.
Sat Jan 09 McGill at Nipissing
Sat Jan 09 Guelph at Waterloo
Sat Jan 09 Carleton at Lakehead
Sat Jan 09 W. Ontario at Laurier
Sat Jan 09 Brock at Windsor
Sat Jan 09 R.M.C. at Laurentian
Sat Jan 09 Alberta at Manitoba 4:00 CT
Sat Jan 09 U.B.C. at Mount Royal 6:00 MT
Sat Jan 09 Calgary at Regina 7:00 CT
Sat Jan 09 Saskatchewan at Lethbridge 7:00 MT

Sun Jan 10 R.M.C. at Laurentian

All CW games available at CanadaWest.tv.
 
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Hollywood3

Bison/Jet/Moose Fan
May 12, 2007
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Jan 9: No monkeying around as Bisons sweep Alberta

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ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 2
MANITOBA BISONS 3

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW] : [UofM]
Stories: [UofM] : [rp @CW] : [UofA]

The hard to figure season in the CW continues as the Bisons have swept the Monkeys. There are two apt quotes from the game stories, one about the team and one about the captain. About the team they addressed the history against the Evil Monkeys:
The sweep of Alberta was just the first since the Canada West and GPAC merger in 1985-86, with the first sweep coming during the 1929-30 season when Manitoba outscored the Bears 7-3 in a pair of wins. It also marks the first time the Bears have not won a game in Winnipeg since the 1964-65 season, and it means that the Bisons have now taken seven of a possible eight points off the Bears this season.
The Bisons have really been paced by their top players, including Jordan CePape, the team captain.
Jordan DePape picked up where he left off after yesterday’s four-point night, netting a wrister top shelf on the Bisons first power-play of the evening at 10:54 to open the scoring. With the goal, DePape now has a 13-game point streak that began on Oct. 25, and also leads the conference with 29 points.
So this was a nice matinee.

Now, here's how they lined up:

MANITOBA

Goal:
1 Paulic (35 Spriggs)

Defence:
6 Paulsen 2 Henry
5 L Christensen 9 Hunter
3 S Christensen 4 Bresciani

Forwards:
16 Paradis 28 Stovin 27 DePape
24 Augert 25 Merasty 19 Waldvogel
18 Kelly 23 Schreyer 8 Bilton
17 Callis 21 Brooks 29 Wasylak

Scratches:
12 Sutherland 15 Stockl 20 Bruyere
22 Boyd 34 Sydora

ALBERTA

Goal:
30 Siemens (1 Demgarter)

Defence:
52 Rowley 5 Carr
29 Bredo 4 Yadlowski
25 Topping 7 Lange

Forwards:
9 Legault 14 Kieser 20 Rachinski
10 Crooks 11 Reddick 12 Hickmott
21 Derko 8 Ferguson 17 Hart
23 Clarkson 18 Dobrowolski 40 Koper

The game was tied 1-1 after the 1st and 2-2 after the 2nd. DePape and Kruise Reddick each scored power play goals in the 1st. Riley Keiser gave the Monkeys a short-lived lead early in the 2nd before Warren Callis tied it for the Bisons. After 34 minutes of scoreless play, Shaq Merasty plowed his way through a couple of Baboons to score just after a power play had expired. There was only 1:06 remaining in the game.

Although the shots were 48-23, the good scoring chances were fairly even, or at least way more even thatn the total shots. The Monkeys didn't have a lot of instances where they had the type of sustained pressure that had the Bisons running in circles. Still, winning goaltender Justin Paulic was a well-deserved 1st star. 46 saves is a tough night's work.

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OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

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CALGARY DINOSAURS 3
REGINA COUGARS 1

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [UofR] : [rp @CW] : [rp @UofC]

Regina came back with a relatively strong outing, but the loss finishes their faint playoff hopes. Calgary's final goal was an empty-netter. Myles Hovdebo was the winning goaltender and Mitch Kilgore took the loss. Calgary will enjoy the 4 points. However I suspect that most teams will be getting 4 points from Regina most weekends from here on in.

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U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 0
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 1

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [MRU] : [rp @CW] : [rp @UBC]

1-0 games are rare. Both sides switched goaltenders from Friday night and clearly both played well. Colin Cooper stopped 23 shots for the shutout. Eric Williams stopped 32 shots in his own right.

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SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 7
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 2

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [UofL] : [rp @CW] : [rp @UofS]

After a raucous game on Friday, this was just a blowout. Zac Stebner and John Lawrence had two goals each for the Banjomutts. Jordon Cooke got the win, and Dylan Tait took the loss.

STANDINGS

Team | GP |
W​
|
L​
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OT​
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Pts​
| GF | GA
Saskatchewan | 18 |
15​
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3​
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0​
|
30
| 70 | 44
Alberta | 18 |
12​
|
5​
|
1​
|
25
| 74 | 41
Mount Royal | 18 |
11​
|
5​
|
2​
|
24
| 66 | 47
Manitoba | 18 |
9​
|
7​
|
2​
|
20
| 60 | 60
UBC | 18 |
8​
|
7​
|
3​
|
19
| 49 | 54
Calgary | 18 |
7​
|
8​
|
3​
|
17
| 50 | 51
Lethbridge | 18 |
6​
|
11​
|
1​
|
13
| 51 | 76
Regina | 18 |
4​
|
14​
|
0​
|
8
| 43 | 90

OUT EAST

OUA

Sat Jan 09 U.O.I.T. 2 U.Q.T.R. 5
Sat Jan 09 McGill 5 Nipissing 1
Sat Jan 09 Guelph 1 Waterloo 3
Sat Jan 09 Carleton 8 Lakehead 2
Sat Jan 09 W. Ontario 2 Laurier 1
Sat Jan 09 Brock 2 Windsor 4
Sat Jan 09 R.M.C. 3 Laurentian 1

AUS

Sat Jan 09 Moncton 2 Acadia 8
Sat Jan 09 St. Thomas 0 Saint Mary's 7
Sat Jan 09 Dalhousie 1 U.P.E.I. 2 ot
Sat Jan 09 St. F-X 2 New Brunswick 6

[CIS Schedule/Results]

UP NEXT

Sun Jan 10 R.M.C. at Laurentian
Thu Jan 14 W. Ontario at Guelph
Fri Jan 15 Mount Royal at Manitoba
Fri Jan 15 Calgary at Saskatchewan
Fri Jan 15 Lethbridge at Regina
Fri Jan 15 U.B.C. at Alberta

Fri Jan 15 Acadia at St. Thomas
Fri Jan 15 Saint Mary's at Moncton
Fri Jan 15 New Brunswick at Dalhousie
Fri Jan 15 U.P.E.I. at St. F-X
Fri Jan 15 Ryerson at Lakehead
Fri Jan 15 Laurentian at Waterloo
Fri Jan 15 R.M.C. at McGill
Fri Jan 15 York at Brock
Fri Jan 15 Windsor at Toronto
Fri Jan 15 U.Q.T.R. at U.O.I.T.
Fri Jan 15 Concordia at Queen's

All CW games available at CanadaWest.tv.
 

Hollywood3

Bison/Jet/Moose Fan
May 12, 2007
6,441
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Preview: Jan 15-16: Mount Royal at Manitoba

BISONS COULD CHALLENGE FOR THIRD

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MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (11-5-2, 13-8-2, OHT36 #8)
MANITOBA BISONS (9-7-2, 10-12-2, OHT36 #11)

Friday, January 15th, 7:00 CDT @ Wayne Fleming Arena
Saturday, January 16th, 1:00 CDT @ Wayne Fleming Arena

Live Links:

:. [Live Stats Friday] : [Live Stats Saturday]
:. [Video: CanadaWest.tv]

Manitoba Links:
:. [Preview Story] : [Ridley Awards]
:. [DePape Bison AoW] : [DePape CW 1st star] [rp @ UofM]
:. [LS Stats] : [LS Schedule/Results]
:. [Twitter] : [Facebook]

Mount Royal Links:
:. [MRU Preview] : [Video]
:. [LS Stats] : [LS Schedule/Results]
:. [Twitter] : [Facebook]

Other Links:
:. [CIS Site] : [Schedule/Results/Links] : [Standings] : [Top 10]
:. [CW Site] : [Schedule/Results/Links] : [Crowchild Classic]
:. [Every Link Re: CIS Hockey]

Previous Games:
:. [2015-10-16 MRU 6 Man 1 ]
:. [2015-10-17 MRU 3 Man 1 ]


The funny thing about CIS hockey is that it gets late early. This is ony the 2nd weekend after Christmas and it is the 2nd last home series for the Bisons. There are only 10 games left for each team.

Last weekend the Bisons shocked the Monkeys and the Bluegars swept UBC. That allowed the Herd to jump opver UBC into 4th place. Now the Bisons are within 4 points of 3rd place MRU. Both teams are doing well lately. The Bisons are riding a 4 game winning streak, and MRU has won 7 of their last 8 games.

When these teams played in Cowgary in October, it was the Bisons' worst series of the season. Otherwise, the Bisons have done well against MRU, going 9-3-0 the previous 3 seasons, and winning a playoff series 2-1 as well.

Of note, Bisons Jordan DePape and Brett Stovin are two of the hottest players in the league. DePape is on a 13 game point streak and is the league's leading scorer (11-19-30). Stovin is on an 11 game point streak and is the leading rookie scorer, and 9th overall (9-10-19). Also of note, Shaq Merasty is 4th in scoring and leads the league in goals (12-9-21).

MRU also has many players to watch. Tyler Fiddler is 2nd in league scoring (9-18-27). They also have 4 more players in the top 20.

In goal, expect the Bisons to rotate and MRU to ride their #1. Both Bison goaltenders have had decent stats, but not all-star calibre. Byron Spriggs (3.21 GAA, .905 S%, 5-4-1) and Justin Paulic (3.33 GAA, .906 S%, 4-3-1) have almost identical numbers. On the other hand, Colin Cooper has started 14 of MRU's 18 games (2.48 GAA, .905 S%, 10-3-1).

ELSEWHERE:

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U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (8-7-3, 9-10-4, OHT36 #12)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (12-5-1, 18-7-3, OHT36 #5)

Links:
:. [UofA Preview]
:. [UBC Site]


Both of these teams were swept last weekend, giving their seasons a dramatic change in complexion. UBC started the season at 6-0-2 and were challenging for 1st p;ace. Since then they have gone 2-7-1. They went from playing Saskatchewan in a showdown for 1st, to playing Alberta for 2nd, and last week playing MRU for 3rd. Meanwhile, after slowly creeping up on Saskatchewan, last weekend's sweep has to leave the Monkeys looking over their shoulders. They lead MRU by just one point.

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CALGARY DINOSAURS (7-8-3, 12-13-3, OHT36 #17)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (15-3-0, 18-4-0, OHT36 #2)

Links:
:. [UofS Preview]
:. [UofC Crowchild Preview]


Last weekend's developments gave the Banjomutts a 5 point lead over the Evil Monkeys in the race for 1st place. On the other hand, Bedrock U just broke a tie with Lethbridge in the battle for 6th. Sweeping the feline banjo afficionados is one thing, the canine version promises to be much tougher. The Dinos have been a big disapointment so far. After consecutive 2nd place finishes they were expected to do better. However, they did lose 2 quality goaltenders at the same time. This could be a telling weekend. Two losses would place the Dinos in playoff peril.

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LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS (6-11-1, 12-13-1, OHT36 #20)
REGINA COUGARS (4-14-0, 6-17-0, OHT36 #33)

Links:
:. [UofL Preview]
:. [UofR Preview]


When the H0rny Ones visited the Bisons back in November they left town with a sweep and a 5 game winning streak. Since then they have lost 6 straight games. This is their last stand. Last weekend they entered tied for 6th then were swept by Saskatchewan whilst Calgary swept Regina. They have to sweep this to keep pace.

OUT EAST:

Link: [CIS Schedule/Results Page]

AUS
Fri Jan 15 Acadia at St. Thomas
Fri Jan 15 Saint Mary's at Moncton
Fri Jan 15 New Brunswick at Dalhousie
Fri Jan 15 U.P.E.I. at St. F-X
Sat Jan 16 Acadia at Moncton
Sat Jan 16 Saint Mary's at St. Thomas
Sat Jan 16 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie
Sat Jan 16 New Brunswick at St. F-X

OUA
Sun Jan 10 R.M.C. 2 Laurentian 1 (so)
Thu Jan 14 W. Ontario 3 Guelph 2
Fri Jan 15 Ryerson at Lakehead
Fri Jan 15 Laurentian at Waterloo
Fri Jan 15 R.M.C. at McGill
Fri Jan 15 York at Brock
Fri Jan 15 Windsor at Toronto
Fri Jan 15 U.Q.T.R. at U.O.I.T.
Fri Jan 15 Concordia at Queen's
Sat Jan 16 W. Ontario at York
Sat Jan 16 McGill at Carleton
Sat Jan 16 Ryerson at Lakehead
Sat Jan 16 Nipissing at Waterloo
Sat Jan 16 Laurentian at Laurier
Sat Jan 16 Concordia at U.O.I.T.
Sat Jan 16 Brock at Toronto
Sat Jan 16 Windsor at Guelph
Sat Jan 16 U.Q.T.R. at Queen's
Sun Jan 17 Nipissing at Laurier
 
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Hollywood3

Bison/Jet/Moose Fan
May 12, 2007
6,441
941
Jan 15: Bisons Edged at Home

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MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3
MANITOBA BISONS 2

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW] : [UofM]
Stories: [UofM] : [rp @CW] : [rp @MRU]

I was at my son's hockey game and just saw bits and pieces of this one at CanadaWest.tv. Cam Lamigan was the winning goaltender, stopping 25 of 27 shots. Justin Paulic took the loss, stopping 32 of 35. Lee Christensen scored his 1st and Dylan Kelly his 2nd for the Bisons.

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OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

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U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 6

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [UofA] : [rp @CW] : [rp @UBC]

With the score tied 3-3 after two periods, the Evil Monkeys outshot UBC 23-5 in the 3rd period and won handily. Kruise Reddick scored all three 3rd period goals, Ryan Demharter got the win and Eric Williams took the loss.

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LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 6
REGINA COUGARS 4

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [UofR] : [rp @CW] : [rp @UofC]

Regina outshot the Horny Ones 36-25. This was not a night for the goaltenders.

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CALGARY DINOSAURS 3
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4
(in overtime)

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [UofS] : [rp @CW] : [rp @UofS]

Bedrock U salvaged an important point in this battle but must be thinking they could have had two. Jordon Cooke stopped 35 of 38 shots shots to pick up the win. Steven Stanford stopped just 19 of 23. The Dinos also had 5 OT shots stopped, whilst the Mutts scored on their one and only shot.

OUT EAST

AUS
Acadia 3 St. Thomas 2
Saint Mary's 8 Moncton 0
New Brunswick 2 Dalhousie 0
U.P.E.I. 2 St. F-X 5

OUA
Ryerson 2 Lakehead 5
Laurentian 2 Waterloo 6
R.M.C. 1 McGill 3
York 4 Brock 2
Windsor 5 Toronto 6
U.Q.T.R. 6 U.O.I.T. 2
Concordia 4 Queen's 3

[CIS Schedule/Results]

UP NEXT

CWUAA
Sat Jan 16 Mount Royal at Manitoba 1:00 pm CT
Sat Jan 16 Lethbridge at Regina 3:00 pm CT
Sat Jan 16 U.B.C. at Alberta 6:00 pm MT
Sat Jan 16 Calgary at Saskatchewan 7:00 pm CT

AUS
Sat Jan 16 Acadia at Moncton
Sat Jan 16 Saint Mary's at St. Thomas
Sat Jan 16 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie
Sat Jan 16 New Brunswick at St. F-X

OUA
Sat Jan 16 W. Ontario at York
Sat Jan 16 McGill at Carleton
Sat Jan 16 Ryerson at Lakehead
Sat Jan 16 Nipissing at Waterloo
Sat Jan 16 Laurentian at Laurier
Sat Jan 16 Concordia at U.O.I.T.
Sat Jan 16 Brock at Toronto
Sat Jan 16 Windsor at Guelph
Sat Jan 16 U.Q.T.R. at Queen's
Sun Jan 17 Nipissing at Laurier

All CW games available at CanadaWest.tv.
 
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Hollywood3

Bison/Jet/Moose Fan
May 12, 2007
6,441
941
Jan 16: Home Woes Continue for Bisons

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MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3
MANITOBA BISONS 1

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW] : [UofM]
Stories: [UofM] : [rp @CW] : [rp @MRU]

The Bisons lost a close-fought game on Saturday afternoon. That alone does not create a big issue. However, it marks the 3rd time in 6 home series that they have been swept. (The other sweeps were against Sask and Lethbridge.) Their only 4 point series at home was against Alberta, of all people. They have one 3 point series (against Regina) and a 2 point series (against UBC). Perhaps the looming away series against Sask and Lethbridge will be a relief. The Herd is 5-2-1 on the road so far.

Jordan DePape scored his 12th of the season and Byron Spriggs stopped 34 of 36 shots in taking the loss. Included was a penalty shot save with 1:34 left, when they were trailing 2-1. A furious ending followed but the puck stayed out. One long rebound came out and with 3 seconds left an empty-netter put it away. Colin Cooper got the win, stopping 23 of 24 shots. In a staistical oddity, for the 2nd consecutive game each side had only one 2-minute penalty.

The win allows MRU to jump into a 2nd place tie with the Monkeys. They did a great job checking the Bisons, much better than any opponent thus far this season. It is looking like the Bisons, UBC, and Bedrock will fight it out for 4th place and a home playoff series.

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OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

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U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 2
(in shoot-out)
Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [UofA] : [rp @CW] : [rp @UBC]

I saw lots of this game on CanadaWest.tv. The Evil Monkeys once again dominated the shots but could not convert on a host of chances. Both sides switched goaltenders from Friday night. Matt Hewitt stopped 52 of 54 shots in the win, Luke Siemens stopped 24 of 26 in the loss. UBC won the shoot-out 1-0, the first one held in the CW this season.

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LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 3
REGINA COUGARS 6

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [UofR] : [rp @CW] : [rp @UofL]

I did not think that he Banjocats would go winless for the rest of the season. So I guess it stood to reason that they would pick up a home win somewhere along the line. Too bad for the H0rny Ones that they turned out to be the victims. This loss will badly hurt their playoff hopes. Dawson MacAuley was back in the Regina goal and stopped 34 of 37 shots to claim the win. Damien Ketlo stopped 30 of 36 in taking the loss.

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CALGARY DINOSAURS 3
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 8

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [UofS] : [rp @CW] : [rp @UofS]

After an overtime game on Friday, many were thinking that Bedrock U was about to turn a corner. Nope. This was an emphatic win for the Mutts. The Dinos remain clinging to a playoff berth, and they can thank Regina for that. Jordon Cooke stopped 27 of 30 shots in claiming the win. Bedrock started Myles Hovdebo and he stopped 8 of 11 shots before being pulled in favour of Steven Stanford, who stopped 18 of 23. Those stats are worrisome. Both of those goaltenders now have a 3.02 GAA. Hovdebo has a .880 S% and Stanford is .881.

STANDINGS

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OUT EAST

AUS
Acadia 3 Moncton 4 (ot)
Saint Mary's 6 St. Thomas 3
U.P.E.I. 1 Dalhousie 4
New Brunswick 3 St. F-X 2 (ot)

OUA
W. Ontario 3 York 2
McGill 3 Carleton 6
Ryerson 6 Lakehead 3
Nipissing 2 Waterloo 4
Laurentian 4 Laurier 3
Concordia 4 U.O.I.T. 5 (ot)
Brock 1 Toronto 4
Windsor 3 Guelph 6
U.Q.T.R. 3 Queen's 2 (ot)

[CIS Schedule/Results]

UP NEXT

Sun Jan 17 Nipissing at Laurier
Tue Jan 19 Acadia at Dalhousie
Tue Jan 19 Carleton at Queen's
Wed Jan 20 Concordia at U.Q.T.R.
Wed Jan 20 Laurier at Windsor
Thu Jan 21 Toronto at W. Ontario
Thu Jan 21 Brock at Ryerson
Thu Jan 21 Calgary at Mount Royal 8:00 pm MT (at Saddledome)
Fri Jan 22 Dalhousie at St. Thomas
Fri Jan 22 New Brunswick at St. Mary's
Fri Jan 22 St. F-X at Moncton
Fri Jan 22 U.P.E.I. at Acadia
Fri Jan 22 U.O.I.T. at Nipissing
Fri Jan 22 Guelph at McGill
Fri Jan 22 York at Waterloo
Fri Jan 22 Lakehead at Brock
Fri Jan 22 Carleton at Concordia
Fri Jan 22 Queen's at Laurentian
Fri Jan 22 Regina at Alberta 7:00 pm MT
Fri Jan 22 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 pm MT
Fri Jan 22 Manitoba at Lethbridge 7:00 pm MT
Fri Jan 22 Saskatchewan at U.B.C. 7:00 pm PT


All CW games available at CanadaWest.tv.
 

RED ARMY EAST

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Saskatchewan

Sask Huskies have to be the biggest surprise in the CIS. Their recruiting class is littered with many "Jr A" players, yet they continue to win. Dave Adolph has done a nice job rebuilding this program, since hosting the Nationals. A 5 pt cushion in the standings over Alberta is surprising. In contrast, Alberta continues to out shoot and dominate teams on the shot clock, but seems to have had goaltending issues this season??
It will be interesting to see the two teams matched up head to head down the stretch. Mount Royal's success has also been a blessing for the CanadaWest!
 

Hollywood3

Bison/Jet/Moose Fan
May 12, 2007
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Preview: Jan 22-23: Manitoba at Lethbridge

BISONS TRAVEL TO FACE DESPERATE PRONGHORNS

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MANITOBA BISONS (9-9-2, 10-14-2, OHT36 #11)
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS (7-12-1, 13-14-1, OHT36 #22)

Friday, January 22nd, 7:00 MST/8:00 CST @ Lethbridge
Saturday, January 23rd, 1:00 MST/2:00 CST @ Lethbridge

Live Links:

:. [Live Stats Friday] : [Live Stats Saturday]
:. [Video: CanadaWest.tv]

Manitoba Links:
:. [Team Site]
:. [LS Stats] : [LS Schedule/Results]
:. [Twitter] : [Facebook]

Lethbridge Links:
:. [UofL Preview]
:. [Brock Hirsche Cancer Story] : [Lethbridge Herald]
:. [LS Stats] : [LS Schedule/Results]
:. [Twitter] : [Facebook]

Other Links:
:. [CIS Site] : [Schedule/Results/Links] : [Standings] : [Top 10]
:. [CW Site] : [Schedule/Results/Links]
:. [Every Link Re: CIS Hockey]

Previous Games:
:. [2015-11-13 Leth 7 Man 5 ]
:. [2015-11-14 Leth 5 Man 1 ]


The H0rny Ones are making what could be their last stand this weekend as they host the Bisons. Once tied for a playoff berth, they now trail 6th place Calgary by 3 points. The Bisons are one point behind UBC in the battle for 4th place and a home playoff series.

The Bisons may not be too concenred about a home series. Their home record has been terrible, 4-7-1. Included in that are the two losses to Lethbridge in November. Even so, the Bisons are 13-5-0 against Lethbridge over the last 5 years.

ELSEWHERE:

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REGINA COUGARS (5-15-0, 7-18-0, OHT36 #33)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (13-5-2, 19-7-4, OHT36 #5)

Links:
:. [UofA Preview]
:. [UofR Preview]


The Evil Monkeys appeared to be finding themselves. However, they are just 1-2-1 in the new year. They have shown they can dominate the shot clock but have had trouble burrying teams on the scoreboard. The last place Banjocats should solve that problem. Anything less than 4 points here would disappoint the Primates.

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CALGARY DINOSAURS (7-9-4, 12-14-4, OHT36 #18)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (13-5-2, 15-8-2, OHT36 #6)

Links:
:. [MRU Preview]: [rp @CW]
:. [UofC Preview]


This is in progress as I post. The series is going Thursday-Friday, as part of the Crowchild Classic series between the cross-town rivals. The Thursday game will be played at the Saddledome. The Dinos have been on the verge of missing the playoffs all season. Meanwhile, MRU have improved so that they are tied for 2nd place. I would expect a tough series with the Dinos needing points to bury Lethbridge.

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SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (17-3-0, 20-4-0, OHT36 #1)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (9-8-3, 10-11-4, OHT36 #10)

Links:
:. [UBC Preview]
:. [UofS Site]


The Banjomutts are having a remarkable season. They have regained the #1 spot in the OHT36. UBC have cooled off fater a hot start. They need some home points here if they want to hold off the Bisons and Bedrock U in the fight for 4th.

OUT EAST:

Link: [CIS Schedule/Results Page]

Tue Jan 19 Acadia 5 Dalhousie 2
Tue Jan 19 Carleton 3 Queen's 2
Wed Jan 20 Concordia 2 U.Q.T.R. 5
Wed Jan 20 Laurier 2 Windsor 1
Thu Jan 21 Toronto at W. Ontario
Thu Jan 21 Brock at Ryerson
Fri Jan 22 Dalhousie at St. Thomas
Fri Jan 22 New Brunswick at St. Mary's
Fri Jan 22 St. F-X at Moncton
Fri Jan 22 U.P.E.I. at Acadia
Fri Jan 22 U.O.I.T. at Nipissing
Fri Jan 22 Guelph at McGill
Fri Jan 22 York at Waterloo
Fri Jan 22 Lakehead at Brock
Fri Jan 22 Carleton at Concordia
Fri Jan 22 Queen's at Laurentian
 

Hollywood3

Bison/Jet/Moose Fan
May 12, 2007
6,441
941
Jan 22: Bad 1st Finishes Bisons

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MANITOBA BISONS 2
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 5

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW] : [UofM (not yet posted)]
Stories: [UofL] : [rp @CW] : [rp @UofM (not yet posted)]

The Bisons came out flat and it cost them. In the 1st period they were outshot 12-6 and were down 4-0. They pulled Byron Spriggs at that point and put Justin Paulic in the net. The team rallied in vain, outshooting the H0rny Ones 33-16 over the final two periods. But Damien Ketlo made the saves needed to hang on to the win. Adam Henry and Brett Stovin scored for the Herd. The rematch goes Saturday at 2:00 central time.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

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SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 0

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [UBC] : [rp @CW] : [rp @UofS]

Saskatchewan scored twice in the 1st and that was all they needed. Jordon Cooke got the shutout and Mark Hewitt took the loss.

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REGINA COUGARS 1
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 4

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [UofA] : [rp @CW] : [UofR]

This marked the Evil Monkeys' 31st straight win over the Banjocats. The big story was that Dawson MacAuley stopped 54 of 57 shots. The game was not secured until the Monkeys got an empty-netter. Luke Siemens stopped 18 of 19 to register the win.

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CALGARY DINOSAURS 2
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 1
(in overtime)

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [MRU] : [rp @CW] : [UofC 1] : [UofC 2]

This was played Thursday at the Saddledome before almost 13,000 fans. The rematch was played Friday night. At the Saddledome, MRU went with Cam Lanigan. So it seems they are now going to rotate goaltenders after riding Colin Cooper all year. The Dinos went with Steven Stanford.

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MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 1
CALGARY DINOSAURS 3

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [UofC] : [rp @CW] : [rp @MRU]

Strange how so few people would show up to see the rematch after such a good game on Thursday. Anyhow, Steven Stanford got the win and Colin Cooper took the loss. Elfin Pearce scored twice for the Dinos. What a turn around for Bedrock U. For the first time they were underdogs in this Crowchild Classic weekend and they escape with 4 points.

OUT EAST

AUS

Fri Jan 22
Dalhousie 3 St. Thomas 4 (so)
New Brunswick 6 Saint Mary's 5
St. F-X 6 Moncton 3
U.P.E.I. 3 Acadia 1

OUA

Thu Jan 21
Toronto 2 W. Ontario 3
Brock 0 Ryerson 3

Fri Jan 22
U.O.I.T. 5 Nipissing 3
Guelph 2 McGill 5
York 2 Waterloo 1
Lakehead 4 Brock 3 (ot)
Carleton 4 Concordia 3 (ot)
Queen's 3 Laurentian 2

[CIS Schedule/Results]

UP NEXT

Sat Jan 23
Dalhousie at Moncton
New Brunswick at Acadia
St. F-X at St. Thomas
U.P.E.I. at Saint Mary's
W. Ontario at McGill
Lakehead at York
Queen's at Nipissing
Concordia at Carleton
Waterloo at Laurier
Guelph at Toronto
Windsor at Ryerson
U.O.I.T. at Laurentian
U.S. Army at R.M.C. NCAA-x
Manitoba at Lethbridge 1:00 MST / 2:00 CST
Regina at Alberta 6:00 MST
Saskatchewan at U.B.C. 7:00 PST

All CW games available at CanadaWest.tv.
 
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Hollywood3

Bison/Jet/Moose Fan
May 12, 2007
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Jan 23: Bisons Get the Split

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MANITOBA BISONS 4
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 1

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW] : [UofM]
Stories: [UofL] : [rp @CW] : [rp @UofM]
Friday @UofM: [Game Story] : [Boxscore]

After a bad 1st period on Friday night, the Bisons bounced back with 5 solid periods to salvage a weekend split. The two points vault them into a 4th place tie with the Dinos. In my view, this series was the last stand for Lethbridge. They will need a lot of help now if they want a playoff berth.

This was a very free-wheeling game by Bison (and, for that matter, CW) standards. The Bisons outshot the H0rny Ones 45-35 on the afternoon. Both sides switched starting goaltenders, the Bisons going with Justin Paulic and the `Horns with Dylan Tait. Rene Hunter scored his 3rd goal of the season just 27 seconds into the 1st period. Before the period was over each side's leading scorers added another to make it 2-1. Jordan DePape scored his 13th for the Bisons and Tim Campbell recorded his 10th for the hosts. The Herd had one goal in each of the following periods, with Lee Christensen and Joel Schreyer both scoring their 2nd goals of the season.

The Bisons generally carried the play, as reflected by the shot clock. However, Lethbridge had the edge in fast break plays where a quality chance materialized out of nowhere. The Bisons also have to be happy that they got some goals from outside their upper crust.

Next weekend both sides are on the road, the Bisons travel to Banjoland to gace the Huskies and the `Horns will be at UBC. Anything less than 4 points would likely bury Lethbridge.

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OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

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REGINA COUGARS 1
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [UofA] : [rp @CW] : [UofR]

The Evil Monkeys once again dominated their opponent and were rewarded with a clean victory and a weekend sweep. The four point series was to be expected. The results leave the Monkeys nicely nestled into 2nd place, 4 points behind Sask and 3 points ahead of MRU.

Luke Siemens once again started in the Monkey Cage, and stopped 23 of 24 shots. He appears to have withstood the rough series in Friendly Manitoba when he was yanked like a rotten tooth. Dawson MacAuley started for Regina, and stopped 33 of 37 shots before being replaced by Andy Desautels for the final 13 minutes. Levko Koper scored his 10th and 11th goals of the season.

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SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 6
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2

Links:

LeagueStat: [Summary]
Boxscores: [CIS] : [CW]
Stories: [UBC*] : [rp @CW*] : [rp @UofS*]

The dream season for the Mangy Ones continued out in British California. It seems strange to say that UBC held a 2-1 lead early in the 3rd period. Sask won the game with backup goaltender Blake Voth getting a start. He stopped 17 of 19 shots for the win. Meanwhile, Eric Williams stopped 34 of 39 in the loss. Kohi Baumi and Connor Cox each had two goals for Sask, allowing them to drink from the toilet of their choice in their post-game celebrations. UBC has now fallen to 5th place and are in a 2-8 slump.

STANDINGS

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OUT EAST

AUS

Sat Jan 23
Dalhousie 6 Moncton 1
New Brunswick 4 Acadia 0
St. F-X 5 St. Thomas 1
U.P.E.I. 2 Saint Mary's 4

OUA

Sat Jan 23
W. Ontario 4 McGill 2
Lakehead 1 York 3
Queen's 3 Nipissing 1
Concordia 1 Carleton 4
Waterloo 1 Laurier 4
Guelph 1 Toronto 2
Windsor 2 Ryerson 1
U.O.I.T. 3 Laurentian 2

NCAA Exhibition
U.S. Army 4 R.M.C. 3

[CIS Schedule/Results]

UP NEXT

Wed Jan 27
Saint Mary's at Dalhousie
St. F-X at Acadia
St. Thomas at New Brunswick
Moncton at U.P.E.I.
McGill at U.Q.T.R.
Guelph at Brock

Thu Jan 28
Carleton at U.O.I.T.
Guelph at Ryerson

Fri Jan 29
Manitoba at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST
Calgary at Alberta 7:00 MST
Regina at Mount Royal 7:00 MST
Lethbridge at U.B.C. 7:00 PST

Acadia at Saint Mary's
St. Thomas at Moncton
U.P.E.I. at New Brunswick
R.M.C. at U.O.I.T.
Waterloo at Lakehead
Laurier at Brock
Toronto at Windsor
Carleton at Queen's
Nipissing at Laurentian

All CW games available at CanadaWest.tv.
 

Hollywood3

Bison/Jet/Moose Fan
May 12, 2007
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941
Dave Adolph's Huskies have a choke hold on first place. They have 16 former "JR A" players on the roster, anchored by only 10 recruits with WHL experience?

I noticed this off season that there did not seem to be as many major junior recruits across the CIS. I don't know the numbers but maybe a trend is there.

Also, there are those who claim that the SJHL and MJHL have been overlooked by scouts (who concentrate on the AJHL and BCJHL). Yet in the Western Canada Cup over the last 3 years, the surprise has been that of the 6 RBC berths awarded, 2 each have gone to the NCJHL and the MJHL and 1 each to the SJHL and AJHL. The expectation from BC and Alberta when they revised the format was that they would get the lion's share of the berths. So with loads of overlooked players available the relative quality of Junior A recruits is perhaps higher than in past years.
 

RED ARMY EAST

Registered User
Feb 14, 2010
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286
Freddy Beach,N.B.Canada
Sjhl

In the past 10 years, UNB has pulled many recruits out of the SJHl and AJHL. Dion Campbell, Cam McCliise ( Mount Royal) being the most recent ones. They now have not a single "Jr A" player on their roster.
Acadia and X are now littered with WHL recruits. This year the AUS schools have not pulled from the Western "JR A" leagues, leaving CanadaWest teams more to choose from. It seems like Saskatchewan has recruited heavy and well from those teams.
 

SP Saskatuned

Registered User
Aug 2, 2011
92
4
Saskatoon, SASK.
Hockey dogs

Dave Adolph's Huskies have a choke hold on first place. They have 16 former "JR A" players on the roster, anchored by only 10 recruits with WHL experience?

Actually, the U of S Huskies have 15 players in total with WHL experience. This includes five Huskies who played major junior before finishing up in the junior A ranks: Andrew Johnson, Michael Sofillas, John Lawrence, Sean Aschim and Tyler Borstmayer.

Still, some of their top players — Josh Roach and Jesse Ross — are 100 per cent junior A products.

Roach, Ross, Matt Spafford, Parker Thomas and Cam Blair are all pretty much regulars and all come from the junior A ranks. So, yes, there is still a large contingent of outside of the traditional major junior ranks.
 

Hollywood3

Bison/Jet/Moose Fan
May 12, 2007
6,441
941
Bonus feature: Home Stretch Preview

In chart form, this is what the remainder of the season looks like with just 3 weeks, or 6 games, left for each team:

Team | Points |
Jan 29-30
|
Feb 5 - 6
|
Feb 11-12

Saskatchewan |
38​
|
Manitoba​
|
at Alberta​
|
h/a Regina​
|

Alberta |
32​
|
h/a Calgary​
|
Sask.​
|
h/a MRU​

Mount Royal |
29​
|
Regina​
|
h/a Leth.​
|
h/a Alberta​

Manitoba |
22​
|
at Sask.​
|
Calgary​
|
at UBC​

Calgary |
22​
|
h/a Alberta​
|
at Manitoba​
|
h/a Leth.​

UBC |
21​
|
Leth.​
|
at Regina​
|
Manitoba​

Lethbridge |
17​
|
at UBC​
|
h/a MRU​
|
h/a Calgary​

Regina |
10​
|
MRU​
|
UBC​
|
h/a Sask.​

Note that "h/a" means the series is one home and one away game for each team.
 
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Hollywood3

Bison/Jet/Moose Fan
May 12, 2007
6,441
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Preview: Jan 29-30: Manitoba at Saskatchewan

BISONS OFF TO SASKATOWN

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MANITOBA BISONS (10-10-2, 11-15-2, OHT36 #11)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (19-3-0, 22-4-0, OHT36 #1)

Friday, January 29th, 7:00 CST @ Saskatoon
Saturday, January 30th, 7:00 CST @ Saskatoon

Live Links:

:. [Live Stats Friday] : [Live Stats Saturday]
:. [Video: CanadaWest.tv]

Manitoba Links:
:. [Team Site]
:. [LS Stats] : [LS Schedule/Results]
:. [Twitter] : [Facebook]

Saskatchewan Links:
:. [UofS Preview] : [rp @CW]
:. [LS Stats] : [LS Schedule/Results]
:. [Twitter] : [Facebook]

Other Links:
:. [CIS Site] : [Schedule/Results/Links] : [Standings] : [Top 10]
:. [CW Site] : [Schedule/Results/Links]
:. [Every Link Re: CIS Hockey]

Previous Games:
:. [2015-11-20 Sask 6 Man 3 ]
:. [2015-11-21 Sask 4 Man 3 ]


After sweeping the Mangy Ones last season, the Bisons are having a much harder time with them this time around. Of course, a year ago the Mutts were 6th, finishing closer to 7th than to 5th. They were massive under-achievers. To the extent that they were under-achievers a year ago, they have been over-achievers so far this season. In head-to-head play over the past five seasons each team has 9 wins, and the Bisons have a 20-19 edge in points.

The Banjomutts were not a fancied team this year. Most pundits thought Alberta would be in 1st with their sites set on a 3rd straight national title. So how have the Mutts turned things so quictly and unexpectedly? Well, their top 3 scorers are all rookies: Kohl Bauml, Levi Cable and Andrew Johnson. And Jordon Cooke has been beyond expectations in goal.

The Herd counters with three of the best forwards in the CW. Jordan DePape is the leading scorer while Shaq Merasty and Brett Stovin are also in the top 10.

One funny note: All three of Sask's losses have come at their home arena - The Rutherdump!

ELSEWHERE:

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ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (15-5-2, 21-7-4, OHT36 #5)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (9-9-4, 14-14-4, OHT36 #12)

Links:
:. [UofA Preview]
:. [UofC Preview]


This Battle of Alberta has lost some lustre from a year ago when they were the top two teams in the CW. Right now, the Monkeys seem isolated in 2nd and the Dinos are tied with the Bisons for 4th. This is a home and home series, starting in Edmontown and finishing in the Town of Bedrock. In a tight conference one weekend can change things dramatically. Bedrock U was fliritng with 7th until they swept MRU last week. This will be a big test for them. Will their goaltending hold up against the likely Primate assault?


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REGINA COUGARS (5-17-0, 7-20-0, OHT36 #33)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (13-6-3, 15-9-3, OHT36 #8)

Links:
:. [MRU Preview] : [video]
:. [UofR Preview]


Cougar vs Cougar does not have much appeal this season. The Bluegars seemed on their way to contender status. Last week's sweep in the Crowchild Classic calls that into question. They need an emphatic sweep on home ice. For the Banjocats they have nothing to gain except for spoiler status.

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LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS (8-13-1, 14-15-1, OHT36 #22)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (9-10-3, 10-13-4, OHT36 #15)

Links:
:. [UBC Preview]
:. [UofL Preview]


Things are simple for the H0rny Ones: sweep this series or pack up for next year. Could they do it? Well, this is the Battle of the Slumps. Both sides had optimism and now face despair. Lethbridge achieved their peak when they swept the Bisons in November. After that they went 0-6-0 before splitting their last two series. UBC was in the race for 1st, then 2nd, then 3rd ... and now they are 6th and hoping to still be there come Sunday. UBC peaked in October, when they were 6-0-2. Since they have gone 3-10-1.

OUT EAST:

Link: [CIS Schedule/Results Page]

Wed Jan 27 Saint Mary's 5 Dalhousie 4
Wed Jan 27 St. F-X 2 Acadia 3
Wed Jan 27 St. Thomas 2 New Brunswick 8
Wed Jan 27 Moncton 4 U.P.E.I. 2
Wed Jan 27 McGill 1 U.Q.T.R. 6
Wed Jan 27 Guelph 5 Brock 4
Thu Jan 28 Carleton 3 U.O.I.T. 2 (so)
Thu Jan 28 Guelph 0 Ryerson 5
Fri Jan 29 St. F-X at Dalhousie
Fri Jan 29 Acadia at Saint Mary's
Fri Jan 29 St. Thomas at Moncton
Fri Jan 29 U.P.E.I. at New Brunswick
Fri Jan 29 R.M.C. at U.O.I.T.
Fri Jan 29 Waterloo at Lakehead
Fri Jan 29 Laurier at Brock
Fri Jan 29 Toronto at Windsor
Fri Jan 29 Carleton at Queen's
Fri Jan 29 Nipissing at Laurentian
 
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Hollywood3

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Jan 29: Short-Staffed Bisons Lose Big

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MANITOBA BISONS 3
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 8

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For the 2nd week in a row, the Bisons came out dead on Friday night and could not rebound. Will they bounce back like last weekend? It will be tough. They only dressed 17 skaters, and only 5 were defencemen. Brock Sutherland has not played since the break and Rene Hunter also missed. IMO they are the best defensive players they have. Two Terriers, Zach Waldvogel and Jordyn Boyd, were absent. Also scratched were two players who have yet to dress, goaltender Dasan Sydora and forward Chris Stockl. I doubt that they will have any replacements coming in.

For the Bisons, Justin Paulic took the loss, stopping 36 of 44 shots. Goals came from Warren Callis, Jordan ePape, and Brett Stovin. Jordon Cooke stopped 23 of 26 shots to claim the win for Banjo overs everywhere.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

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LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 4
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 1

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The H0rny Ones got a shot of Viagra, took a trip to British California, then got a valuable 2 points before a crowd of 3,557. They now draw within 2 points of the Tweety Birds. Damien Ketlo got the win, Mark Hewitt took the loss.

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CALGARY DINOSAURS 6
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 4

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So the same old story for the Evil Monkeys. I still expect them to turn shots advantage into a big winning streak. But look at these numbers. Luke Siemens gave up 6 goals on 19 shots. Steven Stanford got the win, stopping 29 of 33. This big road win for Bedrock U puts them in 4th place, 2 points up on the Bisons. And just a couple of weeks ago the Dinosaurs were going extinct.

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REGINA COUGARS 3
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 5

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Maybe we should just let the Banjocats die with dignity. Anyhow, this Cougar Fight went to the Bluegars. The score was 2-2 after the 1st. MRU doubled the shots, 40-20. Cam Lanigan picked up the win and Mitch Kilgore suffered the loss.

OUT EAST

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St. F-X 1 Dalhousie 4
Acadia 3 Saint Mary's 4
St. Thomas 2 Moncton 6
U.P.E.I. 1 New Brunswick 2

OUA

R.M.C. 2 U.O.I.T. 4
Waterloo 2 Lakehead 5
Laurier 7 Brock 4
Toronto 3 Windsor 1
Carleton 0 Queen's 2
Nipissing 5 Laurentian 4 (ot)

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Rob

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Still hard to believe that Alberta is doing so poorly. Not sure if the departure of Ian Herbers has something to do with it. My guess is it is mostly due to poor goaltending. Really missing Kurtis Mucha right now.
 

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Alberta's struggles

Several factors have played into what has been an underwhelming season so far from the Golden Bears:

#1. Goaltending

Kurtis Mucha graduated leaving the #1 job to Luke Siemens. The Bears had tried to recruit Taran Kozun but he elected to try his at pro. Siemen's reputation in the WHL was that he could be very good when he faces shots...but struggles at times when he doesn't see action.
The Bears have been out-shooting teams roughly 43-25 on the season; the .900 svp says a lot!
Siemens needs to improve for the Bears to have a shot at a three-peat

#2. Coaching
From the moment that Ian Herbers came aboard it was clear the Bears were a different program. Thanks to an excellent recruiting year in Stan Marple's lone season as Coach, Herbers inherited a lot of talent.
But the how many CIS programs can boast a coach who played and won a National title at his alma mater, won a Calder Cup the next season, went on to play in the NHL...and had already been a Head Coach in the AHL before coming back to the CIS to Coach?
Herbers got the Bears to play a committed game with structure and process, with un-matched work ethic...and the results showed it.
His only loss at in 3 years at the University Cup came in a game when his team gave up 13 SOG (2 EVS). The Bears clinically dominated St. FX, UQTR and UNB for large stretches at last year's University Cup.
So Herbers departure was going to be a loss!
Serge Lajoie as Head Coach gave Alberta the best bet for a seamless transition, but no question their have been growing pains.


#3. Alberta has not replaced TJ Foster, Johnny Lazo or Jesse Craige. Foster was a top-line CIS FWD who signed an AHL 1-way with the Leafs (played in ECHL) all season. Lazo was a legit top 6 forward, and Craige was a puck-moving top 4 right shot D.
New recruit Jayden Hart could be a big-time CIS player, but has had an inconsistent season. Alberta has had little impact from some other forwards who have come aboard. Defensively Dylan Bredo and Mitch Topping have taken a step forward, but they are not Craige.


Can Alberta still win?

The final 5 Conference games will reveal alot: @Calgary, home to #1 Saskatchewan for a pair (don't forget Alberta badly outshot the Huskies in back-to-back road games earlier this season), and then a home-and-home with Mount Royal.

If Siemens elevates his play, the Bears develop a more diversified scoring attack (which may mean breaking up their top line of Levko Koper-Kruise Reddick-Jordan Hickmott) the Golden Bears still could have a very good spring and give 7 5th years a chance to do something that no school in the CIS has done in 35 years...a three-peat...Alberta '78-'80
 

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I just look at Alberta's roster and see all the good 5th year players they still have left. I would be shocked if they are not one of the two teams to come out of Canada West.
 

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