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[February 6, 2026: BISONS TRAMPLE KITTENS]

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Offside Forum / Re: 2025-26 Manitoba Bisons & ...

Last post by Hollywood - Today at 06:36:04 AM

February 6, 2026: BISONS TRAMPLE KITTENS


REGINA COUGARS 1
MANITOBA BISONS 6

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre :  Game Report
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ UofM: Multi-point nights for multiple Bisons, Manitoba beats Regina 6-1 (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
Reg: E. Houk  (10:12 1st)
Man: A. Boucher  (12:46 1st) , E. Alarie  (18:00 1st) , S. Bruce  (02:48 2nd) , G. Lane  (19:14 2nd) , M. King  (02:26 3rd) , C. Zaplitny  (03:11 3rd)
Goal: Reg: Cunningham (36 shots, 30 saves), Man: Holt (25 shots, 24 saves)

I missed the first half of this game due to a family dinner. (Homemade prime rib with mashed potatoes and gravy etc. Way better than arena hot dogs!)

After a stretch of too-close-for-comfort games against the Banjo-Cats, the Bisons finally put their hooves down and gave them a good trampling. The Kittens were purring last weekend and looked to be a challenge. But it was not to be. Here's how they lined up:



Scratches:
G: 30 Kieper
D: 5 Bielik - 27 Turner
F: 10 Bouvier - 11 Purdom - 16 Joss - 25 Dekay

REGINA
Goal:
1 Cunningham (35 Ernst)

Defence:
7 Silzer - 28 Heward
3 Third - 4 Kjemhus
20 Holoien - Fishley

Forwards:
14 Culling - 29 Doucet - 12 Houk
89 Barnett - 23 Pearce - 27 Barlage
22 Wirun - 11 Runke - 21 Borysiuk
18 Whyte - 37 Belitski - 16 Desnoyers

Scratches:
G: 39 Maric - 73 Hawryluk
D: 8 Jasper - 44 Brinson
F: 13 Gulutzan - 17 McMillen - 19 Bjorklund - 24 Wills - 32 Steele

This win moves the Bisons to 12-11-2, for 26 points and closing in on 5th overall.

With the season winding down, we must check out the tiebreakers:

If two or more teams are tied in points then the following tie breaking criteria shall be used to break the tie. A win in regulation time and a win in overtime are treated as equal. A loss in regulation time and a loss in overtime are treated as equal.

1. Two teams tied:
The following shall determine the final league standings:
a) The best win/loss record in head-to-head games between the two teams.
b) If still tied, the number of wins in league play.
c) If still tied, the best goals for/goals against differential in league play.

2. Three or more teams tied:
If three or more teams are tied, the following steps shall be used to determine the rank order of the tied teams:
a) The best win/loss record in head to head games between the three or more tied teams.
b) If three or more teams are still tied, the highest number of wins in league play.
c) If three or more teams are still tied, the best goals for/goals against differential in league play.

Note: Once a team is ranked so that it is no longer tied with any other team(s) at any one of these three steps, that team shall be ranked accordingly in the final standings. Any remaining tied teams shall then proceed to step 1 of the appropriate tiebreaker (depending on the number of teams still tied) to continue the process until all teams are ranked in the final standings.

This creates three problems from before:
1. It does not say what happens with shootouts.
2. It is not based on points.
3. The definition of "best" in paragraph 2 (a) is not stated.




OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD


CALGARY DINOSAURS 1
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UofC: Dinos contingent set to compete in 2026 Winter Olympics
➤ UofS: Huskies Clamp Down on Dinos in 4-1 Win (with boxscore)
➤ UofS: Repost from CW : Dawson Holt named WHL Grad of the Month for January
➤ Huskie Fan (Preview): High stakes hockey – Dinos at Huskies
➤ Huskie Fan (Friday): Huskies down Dinos in series opener  

Quick Summary
Calg: B. Lee  (19:03 2nd)
Sask: C. Roulette  (10:58 1st) , R. Pelletier  (13:03 1st) , D. Holt  (10:18 3rd) , C. Jordan  (18:07 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Stankowski (29 shots, 26 saves), Sask: Maier (16 shots, 15 saves)

Since this game was directly opposite the Bison game, I never saw any of it. I did follow along on my phone. Of note, Bedrock U had just eight shots on goal in the last two periods. The Banjo-Mutts were led by two of their premiere scorers, with Conner Roulette notching his 14th and Dawson Holt racking up his 12th.

The Banjo-Mutts are now tied with the Bluegars, three points up on the Dinos.

Now, Sask and MRU are tied and play each other next weekend. In wins & losses, they are two-a-piece thus far. In points, it is 5-4 for Sask. (That may not matter in the tie-breaking formula.) Each side has 18 wins, one in a shootout. In goal difference, MRU is +50 and Sask is +45.



U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 7
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ UBC: Team Website
➤ UofA: Top-seeded Thunderbirds pull away from Bears in third period (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
UBC: C. Douglas  (08:53 1st) , T. Thorpe  (17:08 1st) , T. Thorpe  (18:09 2nd) , B. Kotylak  (01:55 3rd) , R. Kotai  (11:54 3rd) , J. Lee  (17:03 3rd) , J. Lee  (18:04 3rd)
Alta: D. Ruptash  (10:46 1st) , J. Joly  (11:55 1st) , D. Ruptash  (02:41 2nd)
Goal: UBC: Mirwald (19 shots, 16 saves), Alta: Kruger (12 shots, 10 saves),  Sim L (25 shots, 20 saves)

The Evil Monkeys held leads of 2-1 and 3-2 in this game, and in fact it was 3-3 entering the 3rd period. So that 7-3 final score came from a dominant 3rd period. Chris Douglas of UBC scored his 16th of the season, and Jake Lee scored his 13th and 14th late in the 3rd period.

In the race for 2nd in the West Division, the Evil Monkeys trail MacEwan by one point, and in the race for 5th overall, they trail the Bisons by two.


 
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 6
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 5
(in overtime)

Links:
➤ Summary: Game Centre
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ TWU: Spartans Fall in OT to Gryphons (with boxscore)

Quick Summary
MacU: L. Hughes  (16:22 1st) , B. Bamber  (19:45 1st) , K. Chabot  (01:19 2nd) , D. Jean Jr.  (06:55 2nd) , S. Simard  (18:34 3rd) , K. Dowhaniuk  (00:50 1st OT)
TWU: A. Knutson  (06:00 1st) , A. Knutson  (18:08 1st) , M. Simchuk  (13:51 2nd) , C. Lowe  (18:10 2nd) , J. Krahn  (05:54 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Ward (23 shots, 18 saves), TWU: Savage (37 shots, 31 saves)

This one was a back-and-forth affair all night long. The Family Guys needed a late goal to tie the game and force overtime, and then cashed in. This was one they absolutely needed. They are now one point ahead of the Evil Monkeys. It also allowed Holy Trinity to move a point ahead of Regina in the race for the wooden spoon.


NEXT UP

Sat Feb 07 Regina at Manitoba 5:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Calgary at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 U.B.C. at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 MacEwan at Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST


OUT EAST


Wed Feb 04 Brock 4 Western Ontario 3 (ot)
Wed Feb 04 Laurier 1 Windsor 4
Thu Feb 05 Nipissing 3 Ontario Tech 4 (ot)
Thu Feb 05 Toronto Metropolitan 1 Guelph 3
Thu Feb 05 Queen's at R.M.C. ppd to Feb 07
Fri Feb 06 Waterloo 1 Brock 5
Fri Feb 06 York 3 Toronto Metropolitan 6
Fri Feb 06 Toronto 4 Laurier 1
Fri Feb 06 Ottawa 5 R.M.C. 2
Fri Feb 06 Carleton 3 Concordia 4
Fri Feb 06 Lakehead 2 Windsor 5
Fri Feb 06 McGill 3 Queen's 2 (ot)
Sat Feb 07 Ottawa at Ontario Tech 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 U.Q.T.R. at Nipissing 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Waterloo at Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 McGill at Concordia 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Queen's at R.M.C. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Guelph at York 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Lakehead at Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Toronto at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST


Wed Feb 04 Dalhousie 1 Moncton 5
Fri Feb 06 St. F.X. 3 Dalhousie 6
Fri Feb 06 Acadia 4 U.P.E.I. 1
Fri Feb 06 Saint Mary's 1 New Brunswick 4
Sat Feb 07 Acadia at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Saint Mary's at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Moncton at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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


OUT WEST


Wed Feb 04 UA-Augustana 1 N.A.I.T. 2
Fri Feb 06 Red Deer Poly 2 Portage College 1
Fri Feb 06 N.A.I.T. 1 UA-Augustana 2
Fri Feb 06 Briercrest College 5 S.A.I.T. 2
Sat Feb 07 Red Deer Poly at Portage College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Briercrest College at S.A.I.T. 2:15 MST/3:15 CST

Non-Conference Game
Thu Feb 05 Chinese National Team 7 Concordia-Edmonton 4

Note: China goes 3-4 and one game cancelled on their tour of trhe ACAC.



Fri Feb 06 Logan Lake 7 Simon Fraser 8
Sat Feb 07 Logan Lake at Okanagan 5:30 PST/7:30 CST

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

[Preview: February 6-7, 2026: REGINA at MANITOBA]

#2

Offside Forum / Re: 2025-26 Manitoba Bisons & ...

Last post by Hollywood - Today at 06:35:34 AM

Preview: February 6-7, 2026: REGINA at MANITOBA


REGINA COUGARS (4-20-0, 6-22-2, OHT35 #32) 
MANITOBA BISONS (11-11-2, 16-18-2, OHT35 #14)

Friday, February 6th at 7:00 CST at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Saturday, February 7th at 5:00 CST at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg

Live Links:
➤ Video: CanadaWest TV
➤ Hockey Tech Game Centre: Friday ∞  Saturday

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: Seniors night highlights conclusion of home schedule for men's hockey
➤ CW: Stats ∞  Schedule/Results/Links

Other Links:
➤ UofR (Sunday): Cougars fall to Huskies in rescheduled matchup at the Brandt Centre
➤ YouTube: CBC YouTube Channel
➤ CW: CBC Game of the Week Schedule
➤ USports: Men's Hockey Page ∞ Top 10
➤ USports: Schedule/Links ∞ Standings
➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule
➤ CW Hockey Tech:   Daily Schedule
➤ CW: Stats ∞  Schedule/Results/Links

Last series:
➤ Nov 28/25: UM 3 UR 2: Game Centre
➤ Nov 29/25: UM 4 UR 3: Game Centre

These two teams are in close races, but those races have no significant prize for the winner. The Bisons are in the race for 5th, against the two teams from Edmontown. However, they would still finish 4th in the East Division no matter what they do from here on in. Meanwhile, the Banjo-Cats are in the race for 8th, against Holy Trinity. Nobody wants to be last overall.

These teams must be getting sick of one another. These will be their 9th and 10th games against one another, including four exhibition games. Thus far, Regina has just one win in an exhibition game. All eight games between these teams have been decided by one goal.

The Banjo-Cats have occasional dud games. This semester, they lost twice to Calgary, split with Alberta, were whipped 9-2 and 12-1 by MRU, then split with Sask last weekend. Since the new year, the Bisons are 5-2-1, with all games decided by one goal.

The Saturday game is the annual Seniors' Game. The Bisons have five slated to graduate: Jonny Hooker, Evan Toth, Jackson Arpin, Michael King, and Codey Behun. Captain Hooker has 10 goals and 11 assists in 24 games this year. Toth is a top four defenceman, Arpin, King, and Behun are 3rd or 4th line forwards.


ELSEWHERE IN THE CW


CALGARY DINOSAURS (17-6-1, 23-7-2, OHT35 #4)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (17-5-2, 23-7-4, OHT35 #6)

Links:
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ Huskie Fan (Sunday): Huskies get back to business with shutout win over Cougars

I see that Huskie Fan is back to posting stories after going on hiatus in early November. They also have an audio link.

This is the battle for 1st in East Division. Right now, the idle Bluegars lead with 38 points, and the Banjo-Mutts have 36 points, and the Bedrock Dinos have 35. The Dinos could have their first place hopes dashed this weekend. Calgary beat Sask in their previous two games. Sask has split four games with MRU, and MRU has a 4-2 edge on Calgary. I'll have to delve into the tie-breaker scenarios after this series is completed.



U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (21-2-3, 25-3-4, OHT35 #1)
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (10-10-4, 13-14-4, OHT35 #24)

Links:
➤ UBC: Team Website
➤ UofA: Team Website

The T-irds have assured themselves of 1st in the West Division and in the conference overall. They have a bye next week, and then a bye through the quarter-final round. So these are their last prep games for the playoffs. The Evil Monkeys are facing the prospect of a sub-.500 season and having to win three away series in the playoffs.

In my opinion, the Monkeys would be happy to get 5th in the conference and 2nd in their division so that they could claim to be the best of the so-so teams. They are one point up on MacEwan right now. With MacEwan playing Holy Trinity, the Monkeys will need to pick up some points against UBC. That season-ending series with MacEwan could be for all the marbles.



MACEWAN GRIFFINS (9-10-5, 12-14-5, OHT35 #23)
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (3-19-2, 7-21-2, OHT35 #33)

Links:
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ TWU: This Week in Sparta

This battle of the  CW's newest programs is a "must win" for The Family Guys. They would hope for four points here so that they could leapfrog Alberta going into next week's 2nd place decider. Holy Trinity is trying to escape the cellar in their "race" with Regina.

This the CBC Game-of-the-Week, available free on Friday night on CBC's YouTube Channel and CBC Gem.


COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Feb 06 Regina at Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Feb 06 Calgary at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST
Fri Feb 06 U.B.C. at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Feb 06 MacEwan at Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST CBC Gem & YouTube
Sat Feb 07 Regina at Manitoba 5:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Calgary at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 U.B.C. at Alberta 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 MacEwan at Trinity Western 7:00 PST/9:00 CST


OUT EAST


Wed Feb 04 Brock at Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Wed Feb 04 Laurier at Windsor 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Thu Feb 05 Nipissing at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Thu Feb 05 Toronto Metropolitan at Guelph 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Thu Feb 05 Queen's at R.M.C. 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Fri Feb 06 Waterloo at Brock 6:00 EST/5:00 CST
Fri Feb 06 York at Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EST/5:15 CST
Fri Feb 06 Toronto at Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Feb 06 Ottawa at R.M.C. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Feb 06 Carleton at Concordia 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Feb 06 Lakehead at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Fri Feb 06 McGill at Queen's 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Feb 07 Ottawa at Ontario Tech 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 U.Q.T.R. at Nipissing 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Waterloo at Laurier 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 McGill at Concordia 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Guelph at York 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Lakehead at Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Toronto at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST


Wed Feb 04 Dalhousie at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Feb 06 St. F.X. at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Feb 06 Acadia at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Feb 06 Saint Mary's at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Acadia at New Brunswick 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Saint Mary's at U.P.E.I. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Moncton at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST

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

OUT WEST


Wed Feb 04 UA-Augustana at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Fri Feb 06 Red Deer Poly at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Feb 06 N.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Feb 06 Briercrest College at S.A.I.T. 8:00 MST/9:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Red Deer Poly at Portage College 1:00 MST/2:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Briercrest College at S.A.I.T. 2:15 MST/3:15 CST

Non-Conference Games
Thu Feb 05 Chinese National Team at Concordia-Edmonton 4:00 MST/5:00 CST


Fri Feb 06 Logan Lake at Simon Fraser 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Sat Feb 07 Logan Lake at Okanagan 5:30 PST/7:30 CST

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

#3

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers agree to term...

Last post by ModAdmin - Today at 05:49:51 AM

Jake Ceresna will be available to media Tuesday, February 10 at 11:00 a.m.

[Blue Bombers Sign All-CFL Defensive Lineman Jake Ceresna]

#4

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers agree to term...

Last post by ModAdmin - Today at 05:48:40 AM

Blue Bombers Sign All-CFL Defensive Lineman Jake Ceresna

WINNIPEG, MB., February 6, 2026 – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers today announce the club has signed All-CFL defensive lineman Jake Ceresna to a two- year contract. Ceresna's rights were transferred by Edmonton to Winnipeg today.

Ceresna (6-4, 295; Cortland State; born: July 9, 1994, in New Fairfield, CT) joins the Blue Bombers after spending last season with the Edmonton Elks and following previous stints with the Toronto Argonauts (2024), Edmonton (2018-23) and the Ottawa Redblacks (2017).

A two-time All-CFL (2022, 2024), Ceresna is a veteran of 102 Canadian Football League regular season games and was a member of the 2024 Grey Cup champion Argonauts. He returned to Edmonton as a free agent in 2025.

Ceresna is coming off a 2025 campaign in which his production was impacted by an injury he attempted to play through before having his season come to an end in the Labour Day Classic. He finished the year with 16 defensive tackles, one sack and one interception in 11 games.

A versatile lineman who has started games at both defensive end and defensive tackle, Ceresna has 201 defensive tackles, 46 quarterback sacks and seven forced fumbles in his CFL career.

He posted a career high 12 sacks in 2023 with the Elks, following a 2022 season in which he had 10 sacks and was named Edmonton's Most Outstanding Defensive Player.

Ceresna's CFL career began with Ottawa in 2017, and he was then traded to Edmonton in February of 2018 for defensive end Odell Willis. He was traded again in January of 2024 along with the rights to a player off Edmonton's negotiation list to Toronto for receiver Kurleigh Gittens, Jr. and a seventh-round pick in the 2024 CFL Draft.

Ceresna first turned pro with the New York Jets in 2016 as an undrafted free agent and following a collegiate career split between Southern Connecticut State (2012) and Cortland State (2013-15).

 

#5

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Who will be the other star...

Last post by dd - Today at 12:59:54 AM

Thomas has played too long in this league, for too many great coaches, to not bring a lot to the table.  And he's been given 2 of the best at their positions to start with.

He will be fine.

Ya he was here when we had Jeffcoat Stove and Wi11ie generating massive pressure every snap. We have Ceresna to rep1ace Jeffcoat, sti11 1ooking for Stove's rep1acement...

#6

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bomber ...

Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - Today at 12:36:03 AM

GM's are perfectly synchronized, they all blew their wads in the first couple of days and no signings since, if I was an unsigned player I'd be feeling pretty nervous about extending my football career.

#7

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bomber ...

Last post by peg_city - Today at 12:16:01 AM

So, with limited $ available, is there any free agents we should pursue?
recievers :Bridges, Addison, may be available at a discount
  Db - I dont see any decent choices
  Dt - maybe Cox
  Oline Mckellar, McEwan (not sure if hes healthy)

At this point I'm thinking that we are only looking for a WR to play in Wheatfall's/Lawler's spot.

Seems like an important position.

#8

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Who will be the other star...

Last post by peg_city - Today at 12:11:11 AM

Probably start with Jaworski or Jenkins, then end up with someone else new.

#9

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bomber ...

Last post by Pete - Today at 12:02:51 AM

So, with limited $ available, is there any free agents we should pursue?
recievers :Bridges, Addison, may be available at a discount
  Db - I dont see any decent choices
  Dt - maybe Cox
  Oline Mckellar, McEwan (not sure if hes healthy)

#10

Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bomber ...

Last post by TBURGESS - Today at 12:02:47 AM

You're the odd man out. You prove your theory.

You're the one making the claim, it's up to you to back it up.