2026-27 MANITOBA BISONS/USPORTS HOCKEY

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Preview: September 25-26, 2026: MANITOBA at REGINA

 
MANITOBA BISONS (2025-26: 12-13-3, 6th in CW, 1-1-0, OHT35 #n/a)
REGINA COUGARS (2025-26: 12-13-3, 6th in CW, 1-0-1, OHT35 #n/a)

Friday, September 25th at 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT at The Co-operators Centre, Regina
Saturday, September 26th at 3:00 CST/4:00 CDT at The Co-operators Centre, Regina 

Live Links:
➤ Video: none
➤ Hockey Tech Game Centre: none

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: Roster Page
➤ CW: Stats ∞  Schedule/Results/Links
➤ Illegal Curve: Manitoba Moose announce 2026-27 training camp roster
➤ Moose: Moose Announce 2026 Training Camp Roster

Justin Perreault Links:
➤ Elite Prospects: Justine Perreault Player Page
➤ Our Sports Central: Wenatchee Wild Announce Signing of Perreault to Scholarship & Development Agreement
➤ Dauphin Kings: Chapter 7: Justin Perreault
➤ Dauphin Kings: Two Kings Heading To Western All-Star Challenge
➤ Facebook: #TeamMJHL ... (with video)
➤ Our Sports Central: Spokane Chiefs Add 2007 Born Goaltender Justin Perreault to Roster Ahead of this Week's Games

Regina Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website

Other Links:
➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule
➤ CW Hockey Tech:   Daily Schedule
➤ CW: LeagueStat Media Access
➤ CW: Stats ∞  Schedule/Results/Links

The Bisons have some roster movement. There are three departures, one arrival, and three alighting at the Moose camp.

The arrival is 19-year old goaltender Justin Perreault. I'll be doing a dive into the Bison roster since it is now posted. (Along with UBC and Alberta.) The Wenatchee Wild had his WHL rights, after he was drafted by the Winnipeg Ice before they moved. Last year he started with the Dauphin Kings before being dealt to the Winnipeg Blues. He was on the MJHL All-Star Team. The Spokane Chiefs acquired his WHL rights and called him up to be their backup goaltender in late February.

The departed (from the official roster at least), are forward Miguel Bouvier, defenceman Cole Unger, and goaltender Austin Dubinsky. Bouvier played last weekend against Regina, and scored a goal. He would be entering his 2nd year after playing three games last year, with no goals or assists. Unger and Dubinsky are new recruits coming in from the Junior A ranks. It is always possible that there are academic/enrolment issues affecting the eligibility of one or more of those players.

There are three rookie forwards at the Moose camp, namely Brandon Funk, Teague McAllister, and Erik Pastro. This is a quasi-tradition each year. The players selected are usually undrafted WHLers getting a second look and/or veterans with a track record. These players are all rookies. It looks like the Moose need a full roster. These players were amongst 14 players signed to try-outs on Monday to supply a roster of 22. The players the Moose would be counting on are still in the Jets' camp, or at least were until the Tuesday night exhibition game. I would not expect the three Bisons to be playing in the AHL this year.

All the movement leaves the Bison roster with just 24 names, 3 goaltenders, 7 defencemen, and 14 forwards. They could really use a couple more names, with at least one being a defenceman.


ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

 
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (2025-26: 11-13-4, 7th in CW, 4-0-0, OHT35 #n/a) 
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (2025-26: 19-7-2, 3rd in CW, 4-1-0, OHT35 #n/a)

Links:
➤ UofA: Roster Page 
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ Huskie Fan: Huskie men's hockey season begins October 9th (with audio interview)

This neutral site series in Cold Lake, Alberta is becoming an annual tradition for these two teams.

The Evil Monkeys have now posted their roster page, and I shall soon delve into that. They swept their ACAC opponents (as expected) then swept UBC (which was not expected). They got caught up in the exodus of WHL grads to the NCAA last summer. Have they now bounced back? Or is UBC not what they were touted? The Banjo-Mutts are defending champs and should prove a stern test. These two sides have the best pre-season records in the CW thus far.


 
CALGARY DINOSAURS (2025-26: 19-8-1, 4th in CW, 2-2-0, OHT35 #n/a)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (2025-26: 23-2-3, 1st in CW, 1-2-1, OHT35 #n/a)

Links:
➤ UofC: Team Website
➤ UBC: Roster Page

Both of these teams have wobbled out of training camp. The Dinos were blitzed by Saskatchewan, but then salvaged a split. A loss to MRU was then followed by a win over Waterloo of the OUA. So they seem to have somewhat found their form. UBC is confusing. A shoot-out loss to Trinity and win over U-Vic started things. Shrug that off. But then comes a sweep at the hands of Alberta. I'll want to see how they rank with a team like the Dinos.


   
MACEWAN GRIFFINS (2025-26: 12-11-5, 5th in CW, 2-0-0, OHT35 #n/a)
TORONTO METROPOLITAN BOLD (2025-26: 19-9-0, 2nd in OUAW, 2-0-0, OHT35 #n/a)
TORONTO VARSITY BLUES (2025-26: 13-12-3, 7th in OUAW, 1-1-0, OHT35 #n/a)

Links:
➤ MacU: Team Website
➤ TMU: Team Website
➤ Toronto: Team Website

The Family Guys are going to The Big Lemon to continue their non-CW pre-season. They beat Waterloo of the OUA and Augustana of the ACAC. Inter-conference play is the best part of the pre-season IMO.


   
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (2025-26: 20-6-2, 2nd in CW, 2-0-0, OHT35 #n/a)
ALASKA ANCHORAGE SEAWOLVES (NCAA 2025-26: 5-27-1, 0-0-0)
ALASKA FAIRBANKS NANOOKS (NCAA 2025-26: 15-15-3, 0-0-0)

Links:
➤ MRU: Tickets
➤ UAA: Team Website  
➤ UAA: Live Stats  
➤ YouTube: UAA Live Video
➤ UAF: Team Website
➤ UAF: Live Stats
➤ Flo Hockey: UAF Live Video
➤ KSUA 91.5: UAF Live Audio

The Bluegars had solid results last weekend to start the season. Now it's time to go north. Way north! The Alaskan teams have live links for exhibition games for those who follow the Bluegars. The Alaskan teams also play the University of Mary (ACHA) on the dates opposite MRU.

The Alaskan teams are independent teams, i.e. they do not play in a conference. The other independent NCAA teams are Lindenwood, Long Island, and Stonehill. The Nanooks won a tournament between these teams for the United Collegiate Cup. The Nanooks beat the Seawolves 6-out-of-8 to win the Alaska Governor's Cup. That competition took up almost all of February for both sides after a weekend series in January. Basically, they love it when somebody makes the trip up north.


 
VANCOUVER ISLAND MARINERS (2025-26: 17-2-1, 1st in BCIHL, 3-1-0)
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2025-26: 4-21-3, 9th in CW, 3-0-0, OHT35 #n/a)

Links:
➤ TWU: Team Website
➤ VIU: Team Website
➤ CBC: Vancouver Island University hockey team says future unclear after being asked to stop use of school branding

The Mariners are reigning BCIHL champions and have so far beaten SFU twice and split with Adrian College's ACHA team. This is a great time of the season for Holy Trinity. They get to play some games as the favourite! That shoot-out win over UBC set off a celebration. The convincing sweep of U-Vic of the BCIHL was expected.

An odd dispute has arisen between VIU administration and their club hockey and baseball teams. Those are clubs, not varsity programs sponsored by the institution. The clubs were told they must cease using VIU branding after this season. The BCIHL has never before had this issue. When Trinity Western was in the BCIHL, they started as the "Titans" when they were a club, and became the "Spartans" when they were granted varsity status.


COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Sep 25 Manitoba at Regina 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 25 Alberta v Saskatchewan (at Cold Lake, AB) 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Sep 25 Calgary at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Sep 25 MacEwan at Toronto Metropolitan (OUA) 1:00 EDT/12:00 CDT
Fri Sep 25 Mount Royal at Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA) 6:00 MDT/7:00 CDT
Fri Sep 25 Vancouver Island (BCIHL) at Trinity Western 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Manitoba at Regina 3:00 CST
Sat Sep 26 Calgary at U.B.C. 3:00 PDT/5:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Alberta v Saskatchewan (at Cold Lake, AB) 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 MacEwan at Toronto (OUA) 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Mount Royal at Alaska-Fairbanks (NCAA) 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Trinity Western at Vancouver Island (BCIHL) 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT*


OUT EAST


Thu Sep 24 Waterloo v R.M.C. (at London) 1:30 EDT/12:30 CDT
Thu Sep 24 Laurier v Guelph (at Blenheim) 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Sep 24 Queen's at Western Ontario TBD
Fri Sep 25 Waterloo v Queen's (at London) 1:30 EDT/12:30 CDT
Fri Sep 25 Ontario Tech at Brock 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 25 Ottawa at Carleton 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT7
Fri Sep 25 Windsor at Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 25 R.M.C. at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 McGill at Toronto Metropolitan 11:30 am EDT/10:30 am CDT
Sat Sep 26 York at Brock 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Windsor at Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sun Sep 27 Ontario Tech at Guelph 2:30 EDT/1:30 CDT


Wed Sep 23 Dalhousie at Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Thu Sep 24 Nipissing (OUA) at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Sep 25 Nipissing (OUA) at Acadia 8:00 ADT/6:00 CDT
Fri Sep 25 Moncton at U.P.E.I. (at Tyne Valley) 6:00 ADT/4:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Moncton at Dalhousie 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 New Brunswick v St. F.X. (at Amherst NS) 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sun Sep 27 Nipissing (OUA) at Saint Mary's 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT

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

OUT WEST


Fri Sep 25 Red Deer Poly at Concordia-Edmonton 6:30 MDT/7:30 CDT
Fri Sep 25 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana 8:00 MDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 UA-Augustana at S.A.I.T. 3:00 MDT/4:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Portage College at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT


Fri Sep 25 Simon Fraser at Thompson Rivers 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Thompson Rivers at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT

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

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Update: I just saw that Trinity is not going to Vancouver Island on Saturday. Instead U-Vic is taking their place.
 

[Hollywood]

September 24, 2026: PRE-WEEKEND NEWS


Holy Trinity released their usual all-sports weekend preview. Not much new information. It does confirm that they have just the one game this weekend, where they host Vancouver Island of the BCIHL.

Links:
➤ TWU: This Week in Sparta



The Banjo-Mutts are getting involved with blind hockey. There was a deaf hockey tournament in Winnipeg a few years back. I was behind some Slovakians in line at a sub store. I would like to see what blind hockey looks like. That's ironic, I suppose.

Links:
➤ Sask: Saskatoon Blind Hockey League finds home with Huskies partnership


   
The Bluegars' hosts uploaded preview articles. These articles deal with the joint visitors, Mount Royal and the University of Mary. Mary is called "The Marauders" and their logo is a pirate dude with an eyepatch. In my opinion, they should be called "The Little Lambs". Both the Seawolves' and Nanooks' articles have links to follow along.

Links:
➤ UAA: Hockey hosts pair of exhibition games this weekend
➤ UAF: Hockey Welcomes UMary and Mount Royal for Pair of Exhibition Games at the Carlson Center


OUT EAST


Thu Sep 24 Waterloo 6 R.M.C. 3 : Link
Thu Sep 24 Laurier 3 Guelph 2 (ot) : Link
Thu Sep 24 Queen's 3 Western Ontario 5 : Google AI


Wed Sep 23 Dalhousie 0 Acadia 8
Thu Sep 24 Nipissing (OUA) 2 St. F.X. 3

Links:
➤ AUS: Schedule/Results (with links)

[Hollywood]

September 25, 2026: BISONS WIN IN REGINA

 
MANITOBA BISONS 4
REGINA COUGARS 3

Links:
➤ UofR: Schedule & Results
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results 
➤ CW: Game Centre

Quick Summary
Man: L. Brennan  (13:26 1st) , L. Brennan  (10:18 2nd) , L. Hoilett  (08:05 3rd) , B. Funk  (10:27 3rd)
Reg: B. Roulette  (10:33 1st) , L. Holoien  (14:11 2nd) , K. Runke  (07:41 3rd)
Goal: Man: Perreault (22 shots, 19 saves), Reg: Cunningham (20 shots, 18 saves); Hawryluk L (16 shots, 14 saves)

Great effort by Regina in getting the stats uploaded to the Hockey Tech Game Centre. Newcomer Justin Perreault got the start in the Bison goal. The Herd dressed 22 players and the only scratches were goaltender Braden Holt and defenceman Evan Toth. Also, newcomer London Hoilett did not play last weekend but scored a goal in this one. The Bisons are now 2-1-0 and the Banjo-Cats fall to 1-1-1.


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

 
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 0
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2

Links:
➤ UofA: Schedule & Results
➤ UofS: Schedule & Results

All we have here is the score from Cold Lake. It was the first loss for the Evil Monkeys (now 4-1-0) and the Banjo-Mutts elevate to 5-1-0.


 
CALGARY DINOSAURS 4
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 7

Links:
➤ UofC: Schedule & Results
➤ UBC: Schedule & Results
➤ CW: Game Centre

Quick Summary
Calg: H. Pakkala  (08:06 1st) , H. Pakkala  (10:58 2nd) , J. Poole  (17:43 2nd) , G. Schmidt  (15:26 3rd)
UBC: J. Williams  (00:23 1st) , Z. Nicholson  (05:41 1st) , A. Fraser  (06:46 1st) , J. Ruthven  (18:01 1st) , Z. Nicholson  (06:09 2nd) , B. Schuurman  (18:33 2nd) , J. Ruthven  (02:23 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk L (22 shots, 16 saves), Pyne (8 shots, 7 saves); UBC: Schwebius (32 shots, 28 saves)

Like Regina, the folks at UBC deserve credit for uploading the stats. The T-irds needed this win over a decent team. I know it's only exhibition, but they had no beat a CW team. There were 61 PIMs in this one. They are now 2-2-1, whilst the Dinos are now 2-3-0.


 
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 4
TORONTO METROPOLITAN BOLD 3
(in a shootout)

Links:
➤ MacU: Schedule & Results
➤ TMU: Schedule & Results

I did a quick count and the OUA is now 1-6-2 against the rest. I am surprised by that. All I have here is the score so I cannot say much. The Family Guys are now 3-0-0, with two of those wins in extra time. The Mets are 2-0-1, and they also have an OTW.


 
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 3
ALASKA ANCHORAGE SEAWOLVES 4
(in a shootout)

Links:
➤ MRU: Schedule & Results
➤ UAA: Schedule & Results

The Americans put this down as a 3-3 tie because they don't credit shootouts. The live links weren't working. However, the video was shown on YouTube, free of charge. This was on very late due to Alaskan Time, so maybe the game story will be up on Saturday. I'll count it as an OTL, meaning the Bluegars are now 2-0-1.


 
VANCOUVER ISLAND MARINERS 1
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 5

Links:
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results
➤ TWU: Schedule & Results

All I got is the score here. Holy Trinity is now 4-0-0 for the first time I recall, albeit with the last three wins against the BCIHL. They don't play tomorrow, then wrap up the pre-season against NAIT of the ACAC.


NEXT UP

Sat Sep 26 Manitoba at Regina 3:00 CST/4:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Calgary at U.B.C. 3:00 PDT/5:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 MacEwan at Toronto 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Alberta v Saskatchewan (at Cold Lake, AB) 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Mount Royal at Alaska-Fairbanks 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Trinity Western at Vancouver Island 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT


OUT EAST


Fri Sep 25 Waterloo 3 Queen's 4 : Link
Fri Sep 25 Ontario Tech 0 Brock 2 : Link
Fri Sep 25 Ottawa 5 Carleton 3 : Link
Fri Sep 25 Windsor 2 Lakehead 1 (ot) : Link
Fri Sep 25 R.M.C. 1 Western Ontario 4 : Link
Sat Sep 26 McGill at Toronto Metropolitan 11:30 am EDT/10:30 am CDT
Sat Sep 26 York at Brock 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Windsor at Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sun Sep 27 Ontario Tech at Guelph 2:30 EDT/1:30 CDT


Fri Sep 25 Nipissing (OUA) 4 Acadia 8 : Link
Fri Sep 25 Moncton 3 U.P.E.I. 4 (ot) : Link
Sat Sep 26 Moncton at Dalhousie 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 New Brunswick v St. F.X. (at Amherst NS) 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sun Sep 27 Nipissing (OUA) at Saint Mary's 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT


OUT WEST


Fri Sep 25 Red Deer Poly 4 Concordia-Edmonton 1 : Link
Fri Sep 25 N.A.I.T. 8 Portage 2 : Link
Fri Sep 25 S.A.I.T. at UA-Augustana : cancelled
Sat Sep 26 UA-Augustana at S.A.I.T. 3:00 MDT/4:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Portage College at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Concordia-Edmonton at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT


Fri Sep 25 Simon Fraser 5 Thompson Rivers 0 : Link
Sat Sep 26 Thompson Rivers at Simon Fraser 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Sep 26 Victoria at Vancouver Island 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT

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

[Hollywood]

September 26, 2026: SATURDAY MORNING LINKS


There are no game stories at Regina or UBC, but both uploaded the boxscore which is usually linked inside the game story when the regular season starts.

Links:
➤ UofR: Boxscore


 
One thing I noticed now is that of Calgary's four goals, three were on the PP and one was shorthanded. All of UBC's goals were at even strength.

Links:
➤ UBC: Boxscore


 
The Family Guys have posted a Live Stats link to follow along their Saturday night game against Toronto. Also, like Regina and UBC, the Temu team has uploaded a Hockey Tech Summary. The shots on goal were very high, 40 by MacEwan and 36 by Temu. MacEwan went 1-for-3 on the shootout, and Temu was 0-for-3.

Links:
➤ MacU: Live Stats for Sept 26th Game
➤ OUA: Hockey Tech Summary [/I]

Quick Summary
Mac: S. Simard  (19:01 1st) , D. Bidyk  (01:09 2nd) , C. Chorney  (07:49 3rd) , K. Chabot  ( Shootout)
TMU: R. Cooper  (09:05 1st) , G. Grundner  (06:46 3rd) , C. Bowie  (17:41 3rd)
Goal: Mac: Ironside (36 shots, 33 saves); TMU: Robertson (18 shots, 16 saves), Sabourin (22 shots, 21 saves)


 
The Seawolves posted a game story. And you will note it lists the game as a tie. I also post a couple of stories from the Nanooks in advance of the Saturday game. They beat Mary's Little Lambs 11-0, and the championship tournament for the NCAA's five indy teams was confirmed.

Links:
➤ UAA: Seawolves and Cougars skate to tie
➤ UAF: Nanooks Post Double-Digits in Exhibition Victory
➤ UAF: United Collegiate Hockey Cup Returns to the Centene Community Ice Center in March 2027


MCGILL REDBIRDS 2
TORONTO VARSITY BLUES 1
(in a shootout)

This game was cut off from Friday night's report, so here it is now, getting special treatment all by itself. The Blahs also uploaded a Hockey Tech Summary, and I suspect they will do so for Saturday night's game against MacEwan.

Links:
➤ OUA: Hockey Tech Summary

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September 26, 2026: 9-8? ***?


MANITOBA BISONS 9
REGINA COUGARS 8

Links:
➤ UofR: Schedule & Results
➤ UofM: Schedule & Results 

Too bad Regina never uploaded a Hockey Tech Summary for this one. I would really like to know how this happened. Was there a load of penalties so that the whole 3rd period was 3-on-3? Did they use soccer nets? Both sides looked to have respectable goaltending when they played in Winnipeg.

The Bisons finish their Canadian pre-season at 3-1-0, and the Banjo-Cats fall to 1-2-1. The Herd is now off to the Excited States for four games in six days before the regular season starts.


OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD


ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 2

Links:
➤ UofA: Schedule & Results
➤ UofS: Schedule & Results

After sweeping the opposition in Austria, the Banjo-Mutts have now split back-to-back series in the Great White North. Thus, they are 5-2-0 (2-2-0 against the CW). Meanwhile, the Evil Monkeys are 5-1-0 (3-1-0 against the CW).



CALGARY DINOSAURS 4
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3
(in overtime)

Links:
➤ UofC: Schedule & Results
➤ UBC: Schedule & Results (with boxscore)
➤ CW: Hockey Tech Summary

Quick Summary
Calg: B. Lee  (19:53 1st) , L. Hauer  (04:52 2nd) , S. Oremba  (07:18 2nd) , H. Pakkala  (03:08 1st OT)
UBC: J. Wright  (10:16 2nd) , K. Dowhaniuk  (06:44 3rd) , B. Schuurman  (10:53 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Pyne (46 shots, 43 saves); UBC: Gee (20 shots, 16 saves)

Good thing I was able to see the summary. The T-irds outshot Bedrock U 46-20. The Dinos amassed a 3-0 lead, on very few shots, 7 minutes into the 2nd period. Is there a goaltending issue in Lotus Land? There were eight roughing penalties and two misconducts in this one.

UBC is now 2-2-2, with tonight's "point" being their first against non-TWU and BCIHL opposition. The Dinos are 3-3-0 (2-3-0 against the CW) and a win over the OUA's Waterloo.


 
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 6
TORONTO VARSITY BLUES 3

Links:
➤ MacU: Schedule & Results (with boxscore)
➤ UofT: Blues Fall to Macewan in Exhibition Action (with boxscore)
➤ OUA: Hockey Tech Summary

Quick Summary
Mac: E. Mercer  (19:38 1st) , E. Sundar  (01:24 2nd) , E. Sundar  (08:15 3rd) , V. Scott  (08:35 3rd) , M. Gauld  (08:55 3rd) , J. Szabo  (17:54 3rd)
Tor: R. Hlusiak  (05:02 1st) , I. Holt  (18:06 1st) , D. Wightman  (12:50 3rd)
Goal: Mac: Onyskiw (31 shots, 28 saves); Tor: Surzycia (18 shots, 16 saves), Fairlie L (18 shots, 15 saves)

The Family Guys completed their sweep of The Big Lemon. The Blahs took a 2-0 lead, but that was followed by 5 straight goals for MacEwan, including 3 goals in 40 seconds of the 3rd period. This makes for a giggity-giggity 4-0-0 record for MacEwan, without having played anybody in the CW. This has also been a rough pre-season for the OUA. The record stands 5-0-0 for the CW, or 0-4-1 from the OUA POV.



MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 0
ALASKA FAIRBANKS NANOOKS 5

Links:
➤ MRU: Schedule & Results
➤ UAF: Nanooks Win 5-0 to Close Out Weekend Exhibitions

I listened to the end of this game by on-line radio. The live stats link was not operating. One thing I learned is that Alaskans pronounce "Nanooks" as NAN-iks. The radio guys said that the shots-on-goal were 23-22 in favour of the Bluegars. They credited their goaltender, Tyler Shea, who has now shut-out everybody for 170 minutes of play. The Bluegars are now 2-1-1 in pre-season, with only one game played against CW opposition (a win over Calgary).

 
NEXT UP

Fri Oct 02 Regina at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 02 Alberta at MacEwan 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 02 Mount Royal at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Oct 02 Manitoba at Minnesota State (NCAA) 12:00 CDT
Fri Oct 02 S.A.I.T. (ACAC) at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 02 N.A.I.T. (ACAC) at Trinity Western 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT


OUT EAST


Sat Sep 26 McGill 3 Toronto Metropolitan 4 (ot)
Sat Sep 26 York at Brock - cancelled
Sat Sep 26 Windsor 6 Lakehead 1
Sun Sep 27 Ontario Tech at Guelph 2:30 EDT/1:30 CDT
Wed Sep 30 Toronto at Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EDT/5:15 CDT
Wed Sep 30 Carleton at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 01 Brock at Laurier 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT


Sat Sep 26 Moncton 2 Dalhousie 3
Sat Sep 26 New Brunswick 4 St. F.X. 2
Sun Sep 27 Nipissing (OUA) at Saint Mary's 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT
Tue Sep 29 Acadia at Saint Mary's 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Thu Oct 01 Saint Mary's at Moncton 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

Links:
➤ OUA: Daily Scores
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results
NOTE: All OUA and AUS games are linked and listed from the conference schedule & results pages.


OUT WEST


Sat Sep 26 UA-Augustana 8 S.A.I.T. 1
Sat Sep 26 Portage College 1 N.A.I.T. 4
Sat Sep 26 Concordia-Edmonton 3 Red Deer Poly 5
Fri Oct 02 UA-Augustana at Concordia-Edmonton 6:30 MDT/7:30 CDT


Sat Sep 26 Simon Fraser 2 Thompson Rivers 4
Sat Sep 26 Victoria 1 Vancouver Island 5
End of BCIHL pre-season.

Fri Oct 02 Simon Fraser at Victoria 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT 
Sat Oct 03 Simon Fraser at Vancouver Island 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT

Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results : YouTube  
NOTE: All ACAC and BCIHL games are linked and listed from the conference schedule & results pages.

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September 29, 2026: LIMITED FREE STREAMING RETURNS!


Once again, the CW is making certain games available on a free streaming basis. I purchased a CWTV all-sports pass, and the OUA and AUS now also charge for their streams. Like last year, there are a smattering of games available this year through a blend of CBC (Gem & website), a few freebies on CWTV, and (for those with electricity in Saskatchewan) via SaskTel. The free games on CWTV are TBA. There should be games on CBC in the new year, also TBA. The ones currently scheduled are:

Sat. Oct 17, 2026   6:00 p.m.   MacEwan Griffins vs. Alberta Golden Bears   CBC Gem / CBC Sports
Fri. Oct 23, 2026   6:00 p.m.   Calgary Dinos vs. Mount Royal Cougars   CBC Gem / CBC Sports
Sat. Nov 21, 2026   4:00 p.m.   Manitoba Bisons vs. Saskatchewan Huskies   CBC Gem / CBC Sports

The claim is that the times are eastern, however the CW schedule says that the first two games are at 7:00 MDT, which would be 9:00 EDT. Don't forget, in all four western provinces there is no more seasonal time changes any more, so we jump one zone eastward.

Links:
➤ CW: Games of the Week on Telus and CBC
➤ USports: U SPORTS on CBC (for nationals)
➤ CBC: CBC Sports Streaming Schedule
➤ CWTV: Men's Hockey (for subscribers)

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Preview: October 2-4, 2026: MANITOBA at U.S.A.

 
MANITOBA BISONS (2025-26: 12-13-3, 6th in CW, 3-1-0, OHT35 #n/a)
MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS (2025-26: 22-11-7, 1st in CCHA, 0-0-0, USCHO  #18, NPI #13)
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (2025-26: 21-12-5, 3rd in CCHA, 0-0-0, USCHO  #23, NPI #16)
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (2025-26: 29-10-1, 1st in NCHC, 0-0-0, USCHO  #4, NPI #2)

Friday, October 2nd at 12:00 CDT at Mankato, MN
Saturday, October 3rd at 6:00 CDT at St. Paul, MN
Sunday, October 4th at 3:00 CDT at Grand Forks, ND

Live Links:
➤ MSU: Midco Sports TV : Radio
➤ STU: none
➤ UND: Sunday Live Stats : NCHC TV : Radio

Manitoba Links:
➤ GoBisons: Team Website
➤ CW: Stats ∞  Schedule/Results/Links

Opposition Links:
➤ MSU: Team Website
➤ STU: Team Website
➤ UND: Team Website

Other Links:
➤ CW: Home Page ∞ Season Schedule
➤ CW Hockey Tech:   Daily Schedule
➤ CW: LeagueStat Media Access
➤ CW: Stats ∞  Schedule/Results/Links

This the final weekend of the pre-season. The Bisons are off to the States, Bedrock U and Holy Trinity are facing ACAC opponents, and the remaining six teams are paired off in local derby encounters.

The Bison weekend includes three games in three days against upper echelon NCAA opponents. They all had great records last year, and are expected to repeat those performances in the pre-season forecasted rankings.

On Friday, the Bisons face the Minnesota State Mavericks. In 2025-26, they were first in the CCHA and beat St. Thomas in the CCHA final. They went to the final 16 teams at the NCAA nationals, where they lost to Western Michigan 3-1. The Bisons lost to them 6-1 last year, 4-1 in 2000, and in 1992 had a tie and an OTL.

On Saturday, it's either a "game" or "scrimmage" against the St. Thomas Tommies. How ironic that two St. Thomas Universities in Minnesota and New Brunswick both nicknamed their teams "Tommies". I wonder if these guys answer to the name "Pids"? Anyhow, they lost to MSU in the CCHA final and have now switched conferences to join UND in the NCHC. In prior encounters, the Tommies won 4-2 in 2024 and the Bisons won 6-4 in 2025. After posting a score on Instagram, the 2025 game disappeared from all records as it was recorded as a scrimmage. Let's see if this one counts!

Then on Sunday, it is back to the early season game at The Ralph. The Bisons have never fared well in these games, often getting better results against equal or better teams than the "Fighting Sioux" may have had at the time. UND has a lifetime lead of 29-1. One of these years, I'll have to make it back to the Forks to see that building.

I was hoping to have heard some news about that 9-8 win over Regina happened last Saturday afternoon. So far, nothing!


ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

 
REGINA COUGARS (2025-26: 6-22-0, 8th in CW, 1-2-1, OHT35 #n/a)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (2025-26: 19-7-2, 3rd in CW, won playoffs, 5-2-0, OHT35 #n/a)

Links:
➤ UofR: Team Website
➤ UofS: Team Website
➤ You Tube: Big River Jim Neilson Sports Complex - SaskTel maxTV Local on Demand

This exhibition version of the Battle of Saskatchewan wraps up the pre-season in Banjoland. Friday's game is in Saskatown and Saturday's is in Big River (220 km north) at the Jim Neilson Sports Complex. The latter is a new facility built in 2022, named after a Big River native and former New York Ranger. Check out the video!

After sweeping the European opposition, the Banjo-Mutts have split with both Calgary and Alberta. Meanwhile, the Banjo-Cats have only played the Bisons.


 
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (2025-26: 11-13-4, 7th in CW, 5-1-0, OHT35 #n/a) 
MACEWAN GRIFFINS (2025-26: 12-11-5, 5th in CW, 4-0-0, OHT35 #n/a)

Links:
➤ UofA: Team Website
➤ MacU: Team Website

This is a home-and-home battle of Edmontown. Thus far, these teams are two pleasant surprises with a combined 9-1-0 record. This is the first game against a CW team for The Family Guys. Their toughest game so far was at OTW against Augustana of the ACAC. They also have swept three games against OUA teams (Waterloo, TMU, and Toronto). The Evil Monkeys have an OTW against Red Deer Poly and followed with their own win over Augustana. Their sweep of UBC raised a few eyebrows, and their split with Saskatchewan got nods of approval.



MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (2025-26: 20-6-2, 2nd in CW, 2-1-1, OHT35 #n/a)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (2025-26: 23-2-3, 1st in CW, 2-2-2, OHT35 #n/a)

Links:
➤ MRU: Team Website
➤ UBC: Team Website

These two were the top two in the CW a year ago, before both lost to Saskatchewan in the playoffs. Yet both are kind of 50/50 this pre-season. The T-irds are not necessarily playing poorly. The stats indicate that they have been effective at bombarding opposing goaltenders with shots, yet they have been unable to cash in. Could be just bad luck. The Bluegars have wins over Calgary, Waterloo (OUA), a SOL/tie against Alaska-Anchorage and a loss to Alaska-Fairbanks.



S.A.I.T. TROJANS (2025-26: 13-3-1-7, 2nd in ACAC, won playoffs, 0-1-0
CALGARY DINOSAURS (2025-26: 19-8-1, 4th in CW, 2-2-0, OHT35 #n/a)

Links:
➤ SAIT: Team Website
➤ UofC: Team Website

This is just a one-off game between cross-town rivals. SAIT won the ACAC title a year ago, but lost to Augustana 8-1 in their only outing thus far. The ACAC uses a 3-2-1 point system, so their record is listed with four spaces (for 3 point wins, 2 point wins, 1 point losses, and 0 point losses). Bedrock U has thus far split with Saskatchewan, beaten Waterloo (OUA), and lost to MRU.


 
N.A.I.T. OOKS (2025-26: 11-1-0-12, 3rd in ACAC, 2-0-0
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2025-26: 4-21-3, 9th in CW, 4-0-0, OHT35 #n/a)

Links:
➤ NAIT: Team Website
➤ TWU: Team Website

As with SAIT, NAIT's record is in the 3-2-1 format. They have thus far swept a series against Portage College. Holy Trinity upset UBC to start, then have chalked up serious wins over Victoria and Vancouver Island (twice) of the BCIHL. This series should prove a good test for the Spartans. The Ooks play the Evil Monkeys next weekend.


COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Oct 02 Manitoba at Minnesota State (NCAA) 12:00 CDT
Fri Oct 02 Regina at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 02 Alberta at MacEwan 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 02 Mount Royal at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Oct 02 S.A.I.T. (ACAC) at Calgary 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 02 N.A.I.T. (ACAC) at Trinity Western 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 03 Manitoba at St. Thomas (NCAA) 6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 03 Regina v Saskatchewan (at Big River SK) 5:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 03 MacEwan at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Oct 03 Mount Royal at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 03 N.A.I.T. (ACAC) at Trinity Western 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sun Oct 04 Manitoba at North Dakota (NCAA) 3:07 CDT


OUT EAST


Wed Sep 30 Toronto at Toronto Metropolitan 6:15 EDT/5:15 CDT
Wed Sep 30 Carleton at R.M.C. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Thu Oct 01 Brock at Laurier 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Fri Oct 02 Ontario Tech at Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 02 R.M.C. at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 02 York at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 02 Lake Superior State (NCAA) at Windsor 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Oct 02 Concordia at Massachusetts-Lowell (NCAA) 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 03 Ontario Tech at Lakehead 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 03 Nipissing at Waterloo 5:00 EDT/4:00 CDT
Sat Oct 03 Lake Superior State (NCAA) v Windsor (at Essex ON) 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Oct 03 Toronto at Notre Dame (NCAA) 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Oct 03 Western Ontario at Western Michigan (NCAA) 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 03 Carleton at Bentley (NCAA) 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 03 Brock at Vermont (NCAA) 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sun Oct 04 Carleton at Sacred Heart (NCAA) 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT


Tue Sep 29 Acadia 4 Saint Mary's 6
Thu Oct 01 Saint Mary's at Moncton 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 03 Moncton at New Brunswick 3:00 ADT/1:00 CDT
Sat Oct 03 St. F.X. at U.P.E.I. 4:00 ADT/2:00 CDT

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


OUT WEST


Fri Oct 02 UA-Augustana at Concordia-Edmonton 6:30 MDT/7:30 CDT
Sat Oct 03 Concordia-Edmonton at UA-Augustana 3:00 MDT/4:00 CDT
Sat Oct 03 Red Deer Poly at S.A.I.T. 5:45 MDT/6:45 CDT
NOTE: SAIT and NAIT each have games against the CW.


Fri Oct 02 Simon Fraser at Victoria 7:30 PDT/9:30 CDT 
Sat Oct 03 Simon Fraser at Vancouver Island 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT
NOTE: These are regular season games

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

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September 30, 2026: MANITOBA'S ROSTER


I previously pointed out that there were three departures and one addition after recruiting looked over. I thought that more names might have been added, but the roster looks like it is stuck at 24, for now at least. The recruitment report from July 14, 2026 is here. Since that post is getting old, I will repeat the career totals for recruits in this post.

Goaltenders:

Returning:
30 Matthew Kieper G (3-3-1, 3.72 GAA, .882 S%)
31 Braden Holt G (8-9-2, 3.57 GAA, .897 S%)

Arrivals:
34 Justin Perreault G - Spokane Chiefs (WHL), Winnipeg Blues & Dauphin Kings (MJHL)
➤ WHL: 0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 S%
➤ MJHL: 9-10-0, 3.67 GAA, .893 S%

Departures:
34 Cole Plowman G (1-1-0, 2.99 GAA, .864 S%)

The Bisons lost Plowman, their #3 goaltender. His stats were comparable to those of Holt and Kieper. He had just two starts. His replacement was supposed to be Austin Dubinsky. However, after the home exhibition games against Regina, Perreault's name surfaced and Dubinsky's name vanished. The goaltending last year was roughly league-average, and should be about the same this year. Kieper and Holt each went the distance in the home exhibition games, and Perreault did likewise in the Friday away game. There were no stats available for last Saturday's 9-8 win, but my guess is that they would not be flattering.

Defencemen:

Returning:
6 Kaycee Coyle D (22-4-6-10)
4 Ben Bonni D (27-1-9-10)
22 Tanner Willick D (26-1-4-5)
3 Sam Borschowa D (27-1-4-5)
8 Evan Toth D (24-0-4-4)
27 Zach Turner D (13-1-1-2)

Arrivals:
28 Liam Longo - D - Toronto Patriots (OJHL)
➤ OJHL: 150 GP, 8 G, 48 A, 56 Pts

Departures:
13 Luke Brenton D (28-3-15-18)
5 David Bielik D (1-0-0-0)

The loss of Brenton will be felt. He was the team's best defenceman last year. He has now gone from the ECHL to the CW to the NCAA in consecutive seasons. The Herd has just seven blueliners, below the eight or nine they usually have. That said, their 8th defenceman from a year ago (Bielik) only dressed for the one game. Forward Nolan Chastko moved from forward to defence for an extended stint in the WHL, so perhaps he figures in to the depth chart. I wouldn't mind seeing a big ol' Manitoba farm boy arrive in camp.

Forwards:

Returning:
21 Dawson Pasternak F (27-6-19-25)
17 Skylar Bruce F (27-10-14-24)
24 Lucas Brennan (27-10-9-19)
9 Eric Alarie F (26-9-9-18)
20 Caden Zaplitny F (28-4-11-15)
23 Grady Lane F (28-4-4-8)
11 Joel Purdom F (4-0-0-0)

Arrivals:
13 Erik Pastro - F - Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)
➤ BCHL: 161 GP, 47 G, 65 A, 112 Pts
14 London Hoilett - F - Virden Oil Capitals (MJHL)
➤ WHL: 175 GP, 25 G, 19 A, 44 Pts
➤ MJHL: 57 G, 32 G, 26 A, 58 Pts
15 Teague McAllister - F - Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)
➤ BCHL: 60 GP, 22 G, 19 A, 41 Pts
➤ AJHL: 83 GP, 16 G, 26 A, 42 Pts
16 Noah Lodoen - F - Toronto Patriots (OJHL)
➤ OJHL: 148 GP, 34 G, 53 A, 87 Pts
18 Nolan Chastko - F/D - Everett Silvertips (WHL)
➤ WHL: 131 GP, 16 G, 33 A, 49 Pts
➤ MJHL: 108 GP, 50 G, 48 Pts, 98 Pts
19 Brandon Funk - F - Spruce Grove Saints (BCHL)
➤ MJHL: 159 GP, 51 G, 54 A, 105 Pts
➤ BCHL: 74 GP, 18 G, 20 A, 38 Pts
➤ NAHL: 33 GP, 4 G, 10 A, 14 Pts
29 Hayden Wheddon - F - Niverville Nighthawks (MJHL)
➤ WHL: 54 GP, 4 G, 5 A, 9 Pts
➤ MJHL: 154 GP, 63 G, 78 A, 141 Pts
➤ MMJHL: 3 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 Pts

Departures:
18 Jonny Hooker F (28-10-11-21)
14 Blake Swetlikoff (28-6-8-14)
26 Andrew Boucher F (18-2-7-9)
28 Codey Behun F (24-3-2-5)
19 Jackson Arpin F (26-3-2-5)
29 Michael King F (28-2-2-4)
25 Ethan Dekay F (9-1-3-4)
16 Mitchell Joss F (6-0-1-1)
12 Cameron Trimble F (1-0-0-0)
10 Miguel Bouvier F (3-0-0-0)

Of the new recruits, Hoilett and Wheddon join Chastko with some WHL experience. They went back to Junior A for an OA season. Of the departures, Hooker was 1st or 2nd line, Swetlikoff was 3rd line at the end of season, Behun, Arpin, and King were checkers, and Boucher was in-and-out of the line-up. Dekay, Joss, Trimble, and Bouvier combined for one goal and not a lot of ice time. I would guess that the recruits should be able to exceed the output of the departed players.

Links:
➤ Elite Prospects: Manitoba Team Page
➤ Manitoba: Team Roster Page
➤ CW Hockey Tech: Manitoba Team Statistics
➤ LeagueStat Media Access: 2025-26 Regular Season (scroll down to Manitoba)