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.