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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers sign all-star...
Last post by Pete - Today at 12:13:50 AMQuote from: TBURGESS on January 29, 2026, 11:59:12 PMTim White dropped half as many as he caught last year.and yet he still had more yards than any bomber reciever last year and his receptions to targets was better than Lawler and Mack and the same as McInnis none of whom has been talked about having bad hands
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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers sign all-star...
Last post by TBURGESS - January 29, 2026, 11:59:12 PMTim White dropped half as many as he caught last year.
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Offside Forum / Re: 2025-26 Manitoba Bisons & ...
Last post by Hollywood - January 29, 2026, 11:48:18 PMPreview: January 30-31, 2026: ALBERTA at MANITOBA
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (9-9-4, 12-13-4, OHT35 #18)
MANITOBA BISONS (10-10-2, 15-17-2, OHT35 #12)
Friday, January 30 at 7:00 CST at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Saturday, January 31 at 2:00 CaST at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Live Links:
➤ Video: CanadaWest TV
➤ Hockey Tech Game Centre: Friday ∞ Saturday
Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: Men's hockey host Alberta for first time in 2025-26 campaign
➤ The Manitoban: Bisons top the Griffins in overtime thriller
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
Other Links:
➤ Alberta: Team Website
➤ 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:
➤ Feb 7/25: UM 3 UA 2 (ot): Game Centre
➤ Feb 8/25: UA 7 UM 4: Game Centre
It is not often that the Bisons are favoured in a series with the Evil Monkeys. Maybe they are not favoured here. (Fan Duel and other shyster gambling sites don't cover the CW, thankfully.) But these teams have 22 points each, one behind MacEwan. The twist is that the Bisons are eliminated from playoff contention, and the Monkeys and Family Guys are competing to see which team will host a quarter-final series.
Therefore, this is a key series in the race (?) for 5th place. If that's a thing. The Bisons could well finish 4th in their division, 5th in the conference, and close to the Top Ten nationally. That would be very odd.
The CW had a clear Tier 1 and Tier 2 the last two years, but this year a more normal spread has evolved. The league's upper echelon now has four teams (all in the Top Ten of both the USports and OHT35 rankings). Those are UBC, Calgary, MRU, and Sask. In the middle we have three teams: Manitoba, Alberta, and MacU. At the bottom we have Regina and Holy Trinity. Manitoba and Mac are getting better, and Alberta is slipping.
In that middle group, the Bisons play each team just one series. The two Edmontown-based teams play each other in three home-and-home series.
Against the Top Four, the Bisons are 2-10-2, slightly behind Alberta's 2-8-0 and Mac's 3-7-0.
Against one another, only one of six games was decided in regulation time. The Bisons are 2-0-0, Alberta is 3-0-1, and Mac is 1-1-4.
Against the minnows, the Bisons are 6-0-0, Alberta is 4-1-3, and Mac is 5-0-1.
When all is said and done, the Bisons will have a breakdown of 16 games against the Top Four, 4 games against the middle, and 8 games against the minnows. Comparatively, Alberta's and MacEwan's breakdowns will be 12/8/8.
The Evil Monkeys come into town with two wins in the their last 10 games, an OTW over Mac and a RW over Regina. Granted, they are still 2-5-3 because they have OTLs against Trinity, Mac, and Regina in that stretch.
ELSEWHERE IN THE CW
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (16-6-2, 20-8-2, OHT35 #7)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (17-5-0, 23-6-1, OHT35 #4)
Links:
➤ MRU: Players Bench Athletes of the Week: Jan. 20-26
➤ MRU: Crowchild Classic 2026 Preview: Cougars look for redemption
➤ UofC: Crowchild Classic returns on Jan. 29th
➤ CBC: YouTube (Thursday only)
This is a Thursday/Saturday schedule between these cross-town rivals. These two teams and Saskatchewan are in a tight race (34 points each) for the top three spots in the CW's East Division. Thursday is the annual Crowchild Classic game at the Saddledome and is sold out. That game is also streamed on CBC Gem and their YouTube channel.
Connor Bouchard won an MRU Athlete-of-the-Week award. He had a nine-point weekend where he set MRU's USports all-time goals record. In 23 games he has 11 goals and 25 assists, which puts him 3rd in the CW scoring race.
This series features a host of Top 20 scorers. Calgary has Adam Kydd (7-30-37) and the Bluegars have Josh Tarzwell (15-16-31), Teague Patton (6-21-27), and Jayden Wiens (7-17-24), in addition to Bouchard.
REGINA COUGARS (3-19-0, 5-21-2, OHT35 #33)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (16-4-2, 22-6-4, OHT35 #5)
Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ UofS: Team Website
This home-and-home Banjoland Series looks like a foregone conclusion. The Banjo-Cats appeared to be getting it together, then came their destruction by MRU last weekend. The Banjo-Mutts are in a 3-way tie for first with MRU and Bedrock U, so they will be unlikely to drop any points here.
MACEWAN GRIFFINS (9-8-5, 12-12-5, OHT35 #21)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (19-2-3, 23-3-4, OHT35 #1)
Links:
➤ MacU: Three Stars: Currie, Gordon, Chabot earn honours
➤ UBC: T-Birds eye first overall as pesky Griffins visit for final regular season home weekend
MacU names three stars from all programs every week, and this is Kadyn Chabot's 4th such award. Chabot has led the Family Guys all season. His stats line is 16-13-29. The T-irds are cruising this year and with first place sewn up, complacency could be their enemy here. In four games between these teams this season, The Family Guys have two wins (one in OT) and the T-irds also have two wins.
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (3-19-2, 7-21-2, OHT35 #32)
Links:
➤ TWU: Team Website
Holy Trinity was supposed to play a non-conference game against Simon Fraser on January 30th. That game has now been cancelled. I don't know why. Simon Fraser's non-conference Globetrotters team is 4-11-2 so far and their last game was on January 17th. They have three games left, games at Stonehill College on February 27th & 28th, Michigan on March 5th. IMO, that team needs a conference ASAP. It could happen in 2027-28.
COMPLETE SCHEDULE
Thu Jan 29 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Regina at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Alberta at Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 MacEwan at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Trinity Western at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) cancelled
Sat Jan 31 Alberta at Manitoba 2:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 MacEwan at U.B.C. 3:00 PST/5:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Saskatchewan at Regina 7:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Calgary at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
OUT EAST
Sun Jan 25 Windsor 1 Brock 4
Thu Jan 29 Concordia at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Laurier at Brock 6:00 EST/5:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Carleton at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Toronto at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 McGill at R.M.C. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Toronto Metropolitan at Waterloo 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 York at Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Concordia at Guelph 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Fri Jan 30 Guelph at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Jan 31 Nipissing at Queen's 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Ontario Tech at R.M.C. 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Toronto Metropolitan at Western Ontario 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 York at Brock 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Laurier at Windsor 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Ottawa at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Guelph at Waterloo 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Toronto at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sun Feb 01 Nipissing at Ottawa 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Feb 01 McGill at Carleton 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Wed Jan 28 Acadia 2 Saint Mary's 3
Fri Jan 30 Saint Mary's at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 New Brunswick at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 U.P.E.I. at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 New Brunswick at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Moncton at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Links:
➤ OUA: Daily Schedule
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results
OUT WEST
Fri Jan 30 N.A.I.T. at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 UA-Augustana at S.A.I.T. 8:00 MST/9:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Portage College at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Red Deer Poly at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Non-Conference Games
Fri Jan 30 Chinese National Team at Briercrest College 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Chinese National Team at Briercrest College 11:00 MST/12:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:30 PST/9:30 CST
Sat Jan 31 Victoria at Vancouver Island 7:15 PST/9:15 CST
Sat Jan 31 Simon Fraser at Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: YouTube Channel
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (9-9-4, 12-13-4, OHT35 #18)
MANITOBA BISONS (10-10-2, 15-17-2, OHT35 #12)
Friday, January 30 at 7:00 CST at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Saturday, January 31 at 2:00 CaST at Wayne Fleming Arena, Winnipeg
Live Links:
➤ Video: CanadaWest TV
➤ Hockey Tech Game Centre: Friday ∞ Saturday
Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: Men's hockey host Alberta for first time in 2025-26 campaign
➤ The Manitoban: Bisons top the Griffins in overtime thriller
➤ CW: Stats ∞ Schedule/Results/Links
Other Links:
➤ Alberta: Team Website
➤ 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:
➤ Feb 7/25: UM 3 UA 2 (ot): Game Centre
➤ Feb 8/25: UA 7 UM 4: Game Centre
It is not often that the Bisons are favoured in a series with the Evil Monkeys. Maybe they are not favoured here. (Fan Duel and other shyster gambling sites don't cover the CW, thankfully.) But these teams have 22 points each, one behind MacEwan. The twist is that the Bisons are eliminated from playoff contention, and the Monkeys and Family Guys are competing to see which team will host a quarter-final series.
Therefore, this is a key series in the race (?) for 5th place. If that's a thing. The Bisons could well finish 4th in their division, 5th in the conference, and close to the Top Ten nationally. That would be very odd.
The CW had a clear Tier 1 and Tier 2 the last two years, but this year a more normal spread has evolved. The league's upper echelon now has four teams (all in the Top Ten of both the USports and OHT35 rankings). Those are UBC, Calgary, MRU, and Sask. In the middle we have three teams: Manitoba, Alberta, and MacU. At the bottom we have Regina and Holy Trinity. Manitoba and Mac are getting better, and Alberta is slipping.
In that middle group, the Bisons play each team just one series. The two Edmontown-based teams play each other in three home-and-home series.
Against the Top Four, the Bisons are 2-10-2, slightly behind Alberta's 2-8-0 and Mac's 3-7-0.
Against one another, only one of six games was decided in regulation time. The Bisons are 2-0-0, Alberta is 3-0-1, and Mac is 1-1-4.
Against the minnows, the Bisons are 6-0-0, Alberta is 4-1-3, and Mac is 5-0-1.
When all is said and done, the Bisons will have a breakdown of 16 games against the Top Four, 4 games against the middle, and 8 games against the minnows. Comparatively, Alberta's and MacEwan's breakdowns will be 12/8/8.
The Evil Monkeys come into town with two wins in the their last 10 games, an OTW over Mac and a RW over Regina. Granted, they are still 2-5-3 because they have OTLs against Trinity, Mac, and Regina in that stretch.
ELSEWHERE IN THE CW
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (16-6-2, 20-8-2, OHT35 #7)
CALGARY DINOSAURS (17-5-0, 23-6-1, OHT35 #4)
Links:
➤ MRU: Players Bench Athletes of the Week: Jan. 20-26
➤ MRU: Crowchild Classic 2026 Preview: Cougars look for redemption
➤ UofC: Crowchild Classic returns on Jan. 29th
➤ CBC: YouTube (Thursday only)
This is a Thursday/Saturday schedule between these cross-town rivals. These two teams and Saskatchewan are in a tight race (34 points each) for the top three spots in the CW's East Division. Thursday is the annual Crowchild Classic game at the Saddledome and is sold out. That game is also streamed on CBC Gem and their YouTube channel.
Connor Bouchard won an MRU Athlete-of-the-Week award. He had a nine-point weekend where he set MRU's USports all-time goals record. In 23 games he has 11 goals and 25 assists, which puts him 3rd in the CW scoring race.
This series features a host of Top 20 scorers. Calgary has Adam Kydd (7-30-37) and the Bluegars have Josh Tarzwell (15-16-31), Teague Patton (6-21-27), and Jayden Wiens (7-17-24), in addition to Bouchard.
REGINA COUGARS (3-19-0, 5-21-2, OHT35 #33)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (16-4-2, 22-6-4, OHT35 #5)
Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ UofS: Team Website
This home-and-home Banjoland Series looks like a foregone conclusion. The Banjo-Cats appeared to be getting it together, then came their destruction by MRU last weekend. The Banjo-Mutts are in a 3-way tie for first with MRU and Bedrock U, so they will be unlikely to drop any points here.
MACEWAN GRIFFINS (9-8-5, 12-12-5, OHT35 #21)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (19-2-3, 23-3-4, OHT35 #1)
Links:
➤ MacU: Three Stars: Currie, Gordon, Chabot earn honours
➤ UBC: T-Birds eye first overall as pesky Griffins visit for final regular season home weekend
MacU names three stars from all programs every week, and this is Kadyn Chabot's 4th such award. Chabot has led the Family Guys all season. His stats line is 16-13-29. The T-irds are cruising this year and with first place sewn up, complacency could be their enemy here. In four games between these teams this season, The Family Guys have two wins (one in OT) and the T-irds also have two wins.
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (3-19-2, 7-21-2, OHT35 #32)
Links:
➤ TWU: Team Website
Holy Trinity was supposed to play a non-conference game against Simon Fraser on January 30th. That game has now been cancelled. I don't know why. Simon Fraser's non-conference Globetrotters team is 4-11-2 so far and their last game was on January 17th. They have three games left, games at Stonehill College on February 27th & 28th, Michigan on March 5th. IMO, that team needs a conference ASAP. It could happen in 2027-28.
COMPLETE SCHEDULE
Thu Jan 29 Mount Royal at Calgary 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Regina at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Alberta at Manitoba 7:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 MacEwan at U.B.C. 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Trinity Western at Simon Fraser (NCAA2) cancelled
Sat Jan 31 Alberta at Manitoba 2:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 MacEwan at U.B.C. 3:00 PST/5:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Saskatchewan at Regina 7:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Calgary at Mount Royal 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
OUT EAST
Sun Jan 25 Windsor 1 Brock 4
Thu Jan 29 Concordia at Ontario Tech 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Laurier at Brock 6:00 EST/5:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Carleton at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Toronto at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 McGill at R.M.C. 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Toronto Metropolitan at Waterloo 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 York at Western Ontario 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Concordia at Guelph 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Fri Jan 30 Guelph at Windsor 7:30 EST/6:30 CST
Sat Jan 31 Nipissing at Queen's 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Ontario Tech at R.M.C. 2:00 EST/1:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Toronto Metropolitan at Western Ontario 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 York at Brock 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Laurier at Windsor 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Ottawa at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Guelph at Waterloo 4:00 EST/3:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Toronto at Lakehead 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Sun Feb 01 Nipissing at Ottawa 3:00 EST/2:00 CST
Sun Feb 01 McGill at Carleton 7:00 EST/6:00 CST
Wed Jan 28 Acadia 2 Saint Mary's 3
Fri Jan 30 Saint Mary's at Moncton 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 New Brunswick at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 U.P.E.I. at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 U.P.E.I. at St. F.X. 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 New Brunswick at Dalhousie 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Moncton at Acadia 7:00 AST/5:00 CST
Links:
➤ OUA: Daily Schedule
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results
OUT WEST
Fri Jan 30 N.A.I.T. at Portage College 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 UA-Augustana at S.A.I.T. 8:00 MST/9:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Portage College at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Red Deer Poly at Concordia-Edmonton 7:00 MST/8:00 CST
Non-Conference Games
Fri Jan 30 Chinese National Team at Briercrest College 6:00 MST/7:00 CST
Sat Jan 31 Chinese National Team at Briercrest College 11:00 MST/12:00 CST
Fri Jan 30 Vancouver Island at Victoria 7:30 PST/9:30 CST
Sat Jan 31 Victoria at Vancouver Island 7:15 PST/9:15 CST
Sat Jan 31 Simon Fraser at Logan Lake 7:00 PST/9:00 CST
Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: YouTube Channel
#4
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: wr replacement
Last post by dd - January 29, 2026, 11:02:32 PMHe'11 be on the 6 game IR before Ju1y 1
#5
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...
Last post by Jesse - January 29, 2026, 10:45:49 PMQuote from: Throw Long Bannatyne on January 29, 2026, 08:47:59 PM"The current CFL/CFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement runs for seven years, officially expiring on December 31, 2029, or 30 days prior to the first day of training camp in 2029. However, a key opt-out clause exists that allows either side to reopen negotiations ahead of the 2027 season, based on the expiration of the league's TV deal. "
The current deal runs for 7 years? That's crazy, a lot of hate must have built up between the 2 sides!.
The CFLPA has an opt out date that's mentioned in what you posted. If they're unhappy, they can go back to the bargaining table.
#6
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers sign all-star...
Last post by dd - January 29, 2026, 09:25:44 PMVery good interview, never heard him interviewed before, I like him and his attitude. The man is threat everytime he touches the ball, can't wait to see him play, he can hurt you a number of different ways, our offense just got noticeably better - White, Demski and Wi1son a11 capab1e of scoring everytime they touch the ba11, and with a bonafide passing attack wi11 open up things for the run game and Brady. Now get us a centre to snap the ba11 for us!!
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Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Video links to Announcemen...
Last post by gobombersgo - January 29, 2026, 09:06:02 PM #8
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: Blue Bombers sign all-star...
Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - January 29, 2026, 09:01:23 PMVery well spoken, good first impression.
#9
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...
Last post by Throw Long Bannatyne - January 29, 2026, 08:47:59 PMQuote from: Jesse on January 29, 2026, 08:04:13 PMYup, because the CBA was done in 2022. I imagine they'll get a bump in the next CBA, but not before.
"The current CFL/CFLPA Collective Bargaining Agreement runs for seven years, officially expiring on December 31, 2029, or 30 days prior to the first day of training camp in 2029. However, a key opt-out clause exists that allows either side to reopen negotiations ahead of the 2027 season, based on the expiration of the league's TV deal. "
The current deal runs for 7 years? That's crazy, a lot of hate must have built up between the 2 sides!.
#10
Blue Bomber & CFL Discussion Forum / Re: CFL (Non-Bombers) off-seas...
Last post by bunker - January 29, 2026, 08:26:07 PMQuote from: Jesse on January 29, 2026, 08:04:13 PMYup, because the CBA was done in 2022. I imagine they'll get a bump in the next CBA, but not before.
The CFLPA had the freedom to allocate the increase differently. For example they allocated 50,000 per team for veteran pre-season compensation. I think the fact that they didn't allocate any to the ELC guys is a comment on who runs the CFLPA. I think it's skewed toward the interests of more longstanding higher paid players.