Sept 22: BISONS WIN CONVINCINGLY
REGINA COUGARS 2
MANITOBA BISONS 5
Links:
Manitoba: [S&R] : [Twitter] : [Tweet]
Regina: [S&R] : [Twitter*]
It was nice to see my first live hockey of the season. Unfortunately, I never noticed the game time change from 3:00 to 2:00. So I missed two 1st period Bison goals. Since the Bisons wore jerseys with a black number on a brown background (the CW has a rule whereby the home team wears light/dark in alternating seasons now), and Regina had yellow numbers on a white background, it was hard to tell who was out there. Also, my pen ran out right away, forcing me to use my cell phone to make notes. This is the best I could figure.
MANITOBA BISONS
Goal
35 Spriggs (1 Paulic)
Defence
23 Dwyer 11 Dyck
25 Skrumeda 27 Doerksen
24 Lenchyschyn 3 Christensen
Forwards
9 Franko 28 Stovin 8 Bilton
18 Armour 16 Martin 14 Freeman
15 Jameson 21 Brooks 2 Henry
22 Leipsic 10 Skoleski 26 Leblanc
Scratches
4 Nault 12 Zajac 29 Wasylak
30 Brown 34 Sydora
REGINA COUGARS
Goal
30 Holtby 31 MacAuley
Defence
2 Hilsendager 5 Burns
22 Eisler 24 Hicks
27 Riddle 7 King
Forwards
12 Stevely 11 Odelein 29 Campbell
14 Coughlin 13 Frei (with various others)
8 Anderson 16 McPhee 17 Kosloski
20 Duperreault 10 Eskra 23 Miller
Scratches (one must have dressed)
4 Schacher 9 Chaulk 15 Lech
18 Adams 19 Marr 21 Kreklewich
25 Nagel 28 Peel 32 Zborosky
35 Herringer
Since I missed the first period, all I can say is the scorers from the 2nd and 3rd:
3-0 Garrett Armour - Top shelf over the glove on a one timer from Thomas Freeman.
4-0 Carter Doerksen - A tip-in on a cross-the-slot passing play.
5-0 Zach Franko - A replica of the 4-0 goal which went in as the prior goal was being announced.
5-1 Connor Odelin - A power-play goal broke the shut-out.
Penalty shot - Adam Henry was being used as a forward in this game and was hauled down on a break-away. Dawso9n MacAuley made the stop.
5-2 Tristan Frei - Another power-play goal when time was almost up.
The overall impression is that the Bisons have added a lot of quick, smaller forwards who made Regina run around. Let's see how they do as the competition will get better very quickly.
The defence was under almost no pressure. Spriggs had no more than two tough saves to make. Were they good, or does Regina lack offensive punch?
The Bisons are off to the Town of Bedrock next weekend, the to the Excited States after that. The next home action is October 12th and 13th against the Evil Monkeys.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
On Friday night, there were just four CW teams in action, one against the ACAC, one against the BCIHL, and two against OUA teams. The Saturday night games will be updated later.
UA-AUGUSTANA VIKINGS 0
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 10
Links:
ACAC: [S&R*]
Alberta: [Linescore*] : [Twitter] : [Tweet]
Recruiting news: [Miske and Pawlenchuk join Bears in quest for repeat]
This was part of the Athabasca Tournament, which also includes NAIT and MacEwan from the ACAC. Maybe one day Athabasca will have a team of their own. Not much is posted on this game, and that makes sense. The Monkeys aren't bragging, and their side-campus doesn't need to be shamed. The linked story is about their new WHL recruits. They only have two this year. That's all they need, due to a bumper crop of returnees.
SIMON FRASER CLAN 1
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 4
Links:
Boxscore: [UBC] : [LeagueStat]
Game Story: [UBC]
Twitter: [UBC] : [Tweet]
This one is part of the "Captains' Cup" series. SFU beat Holy Trinity in the opener of the 3-team round-robin. UBC does a good job on media postings for pre-season games, treating it just like a regular season game. Good for them!
CALGARY DINOSAURS 8
YORK LIONS 1
Links:
Calgary: [S&R] : [Twitter] : [Tweet]
York: [Game Story]
York was crushed in this one, to go 0-2 on their romp through Banjoland. They have one game left to avoid a whitewash, against Sask.
LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS 4
LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES 5
Links:
Lethbridge: [S&R] : [Twitter]
Lakehead: [Game Story] : [Twitter] : [Tweet]
The Bisons haven't been to T-Bay in a while. At one time, it was a really tough road trip and the Wolves looked like they would be a powerhouse. Hasn't turned out that way, though. The Hǿrny Ǿnes rallied from down 5-2 to make it close. This was the OUA's first interlocking win of the season!
OUT EAST
Sep 21
Guelph 1 Brock 3 :
[Game Story]
Sep 21
Laurier 2 U.O.I.T. 1 (ot) :
[Game Story]
Sep 21
New Brunswick 3 Ryerson 0 :
[Game Story]
Sep 21
St. F.X. 3 U.Q.T.R. 0 :
[Game Story]
Sep 21
Toronto 3 R.M.C. 4 (ot) :
[Game Story]
Sep 21
Waterloo 3 Western Ontario 4 :
[UW S&R]
Sep 21
Windsor 1 Carleton 4 :
[CU S&R]
NEXT UP
Sep 22 Calgary at Saskatchewan
Sep 22 Concordia at U.Q.T.R.
Sep 22 Dalhousie at U.P.E.I.
Sep 22 Lethbridge at Lakehead
Sep 22 New Brunswick at Ryerson
Sep 22 St. F.X. at Ottawa
Sep 22 Saint Mary's at Moncton
Sep 22 Trinity Western (BCIHL) at U.B.C.
Sep 22 Toronto at Nipissing
Sep 22 Windsor at Carleton
Sep 23 Alberta v N.A.I.T. (ACAC) (in Athabasca)
Sep 23 York at Saskatchewan