The Bisons once again had only 17 players dressed (15 skaters and two goaltenders) for this game. From last weekend, Travis Mealy was out and Tyler Dittmer was back, meaning that they had 10 forwards and 5 d-men.
Despite being short-handed, the Bisons completely dominated the 2nd and 3rd periods. The shots were 38-17 at the end of regulation time. And those accurately reflected the play.
But in some games you just don't get the bounces. There were many goalposts hit and odd the odd bouncing puck that somehow managed to avoid the inside of the net. An apparent Greg Beller goal was waived off and so all the Bisons could assemble was a 2nd period tally by Tyler Dittmer (his 4th). A 3rd period floater from the point tied it for the Dinos in the 3rd.
Anyhow, if both teams repeat their performance I would expect a split.
Here's how they lined up:
MANITOBA BISONS
Goal:
Christie (Deckert)
Defence:
Erb - D Crowley
Schappert - Flynn
Rumsey
(all 5 rotated with one another)
Defence:
Stojan - Egener - Curran (2 of the 3 were normally together)
Frere - Bartman
Eisenkirch - Pritz
Forwards:
Wheat - Nixon - Jorgenson
Clement - Moore - Grant
Isbister - Swystun - Sauer
Gillen - Rovatti (played on the wings with a centre from another line)
UBC forced the OT with a last-minute goal (with their goalie pulled) but could not complete the rally in overtime. The teams entered the night tied for 4th, so now Sask holds a one-point lead. At least Sask showed they can score. It was a wide-open affair with shots being 42-33 for Sask. They must have celebrated with plenty of moonshine and toe-tappin' banjo music. Yee ha!
It seems the Puddy-Tats have slumped. They were punished by the Evil Monkeys. Alberta's first 3 goals were on the PP. They went 3-for-6 on the PP whilst Regina was 0-for-5. Adam Ward was back in goal for Regina.
The CIS site has boxscores for all games, however no nightly recap stories are on site. However, they do have links to some game stories around the country. Here are the scores:
Nov. 11
Western Ontario 5 York 2
Ryerson 1 McGill 5
Waterloo 4 Laurier 3 OT
Nov. 12
Dalhousie 3 Moncton 4
UNB 6 St FX 1
UPEI 1 Saint Mary's 2 OT
Acadia 4 St. Thomas 2
Ryerson 2 McGill 6
Concordia 4 RMC 3
Carleton 1 Nipissing 2
Laurier 2 Windsor 3
Lakehead 3 UOIT 2 OT
Guelph 4 Western Ontario 5
Brock 2 Waterloo 3
Ottawa 6 Toronto 3
UQTR 7 Queen's 4
The Canada West Women's Site has a full Friday night report. Here's the scores:
Manitoba 3 Calgary 2 (SO)
Alberta 8 Regina 1
Saskatchewan 5 UBC 2
Ironic that the Bison ****** beat the Dinobroads in a shootout. Hayley Wickenheiser was not in the Dinobroad lineup due to her participation with the national team.
STANDINGS:
Code:
Team GP W-L-OL Pts.
Alberta 9 8-1-0 16
Calgary 11 6-4-1 13
Manitoba 9 5-2-2 12
Saskatchewan 9 5-4-0 10
UBC 9 3-3-3 9
Regina 11 4-7-0 8
Lethbridge 8 2-4-2 6
NEXT UP:
Sat Nov 13 Calgary @ Manitoba | 7:00 PM at Max Bell
Alberta @ Regina
UBC @ Saskatchewan
bye: Lethbridge
Fri Nov 19 and Sat Nov 20
Regina @ Lethbridge
Saskatchewan @ Alberta Manitoba @ UBC
bye: Calgary
Last edited by Hollywood3: 11-13-2010 at 04:35 PM.
I was at the Moose game Saturday night and had to miss this rematch, which by the stats looks like it was a replay, albeit with a different ending. The Bisons held a wide edge in shots (35-25, not as much as Friday's margin) yet could only score once in regulation. This time Mike Hellyer scored for the Bisons (only his 2nd of the year). Reid Jorgenson (with his 11th) replied for Calgary.
Even the shoot-out went into overtime. Six rounds were needed before Greg Beller wrapped it up for Manitoba. Tyler Dittmer also scored in the shoot-out.
The weekend split leaves the teams level at 14 points. However, the Bisons have two games in hand. Those will be made up next weekend when they visit UBC whilst Calgary has a bye.
The Mutts finally got the sweep they needed. Coming into the weekend the two sides were level at 8 points and in a 4th place tie. UBC came out strong in the 1st, outshooting Sask 14-6 and leading 1-0. The last two periods had relatively even shots on goal but Sask did all the scoring. The results give Sask a 3 point lead over UBC. It seems that last year's CW top 4 are starting to pull away again.
Woe to the Puddy-Tats. While their inbred cousins to the north were celebrating a sweep with moonshine, dueling banjos, and harmonicas, the Kittens suffered their 4th straight loss. At least tonight the Cougars were hanging in there with the Evil Monkeys. The game was 3-2 after two periods and the Cougars even led on the shot clock. But all Regina could muster in the 3rd period was a measly 2 shots.
Regina now faces a do-or-die weekend in Lethbridge whilst the Evil Monkeys host the Mutts.
As was the case on Friday night, the CIS schedule has boxscores for all games and the CIS standings are updated, however no nightly recap stories are on site. However, they do have links to some game stories around the country. Here are the scores from out east:
Nov. 13
Dalhousie 4 St. Thomas 3 OT
UPEI 3 StFX 1
Acadia 1 Moncton 2 OT
UNB 1 Saint Mary's 3
Nipissing 4 Carleton 3
Brock 1 Guelph 2 OT
Lakehead 6 UOIT 3
York 2 Windsor 4
In the AUS, one has to remark on St. FX losing 6 straight games. After their good start, that surprises me. SMU had a great weekend with wins over UPEI and now UNB.
The OUA had a surprisingly light schedule. Lakehead has finally racked up a sweep, and UOIT was perhaps a likely victim. In an eyebrow raiser, the Nippers swept Carleton. The OUA's east-west interlock starts next weekend and, oddly enough, the Nippers and Lakehead meet in the Battle of Northern Ontario.
The Canada West Women's Site has a full Saturday night report. Here's the scores: Manitoba 1 Calgary 2 (OT)
Alberta 5 Regina 1
Saskatchewan 1 UBC 3
Like the men's teams, the Bison ****** and Dinobroads each had a 3-point weekend. Two points now separate the top 4 teams.
STANDINGS:
Code:
Team GP W-L-OL Pts.
Alberta 10 9-1-0 18
Manitoba 10 6-2-2 14
Calgary 12 6-4-2 14
Saskatchewan 10 6-4-0 12
UBC 10 3-4-3 9
Regina 12 4-8-0 8
Lethbridge 8 2-4-2 6
NEXT UP:
Fri Nov 19 and Sat Nov 20
Regina @ Lethbridge
Saskatchewan @ Alberta Manitoba @ UBC
bye: Calgary
Fri Nov 26 and Sat Nov 27 Alberta @ Manitoba
Calgary @ Regina
Lethbridge @ Saskatchewan
bye: UBC
The Bisons are out on the left coast for the only time this year to play the Tweety-Birds in their brand-new arena built especially as a secondary arena for the Winter Olympics.
The 'Birds came into the season as underdogs, according to most pundits. Especially after they were burned by a goaltender they had just recruited. But they went into last weekend tied with Sask for 4th place and then lost a pair, but still picked up a bonus point.
The 'Birds did generate some publicity when they pcked up a pair of players from NHL camps - Nolan Toigo from the Oilers (0-4-4 in 10 games) and the infamous Mike Liambis from the Leafs (1-2-3 with 28 PIMs in 10 games). Not exactly burning up the league, are they? The 'Bird are led by a group of players in the scoring front. Justin McCrae and Max Grassi have 9 points each while Ben Schmidt with 5 goals is the top sniper. All three of those players are top 20 in the CW.
The big question for the Bisons remains the injury bug. The last two weekends they played short. I don't know how many players they are taking on the road. But I hope that they sought out some fresh bodies rather than travel short. What happens if they get another injury on Friday?
The good news is that a lot of players are playing well. Blair Macaulay (7-7-14), Nolan Waker (6-4-10), Jared Walker (3-7-10), Mike Hellyer (2-7-9), Tyler Dittmer (4-4-8 ), and Jeremy Schappert (3-5-8 ) are all top 20 scorers. Steve Christie (again) leads the goaltenders in GAA. Chad Erb and Dane Crowley would make anybody's all-star team on D.
Several UBC home games are on CITR.ca, so I might check that out. The UBC also has a Series Preview, which is also on the Canada West site. GoBisons.ca has no preview, so I would stick to the UBC site (which is very good, BTW) for updates.
Elsewhere, it is Sask @ Alberta and Regina @ Lethbridge for the usual weekend double-headers. Everybody will be anxious to see if Sask belongs with the top half of the CW this year. And Regina and Lethbridge could both use a 4 poit weekend to close the gap.
There is apparently going to be Live Audio and Video links at the U of A site for the Evil Monkey series. There is also a U of A Series Preview posted. Evan Daum has a good weekend preview of the whole CW weekend at South Campus Sports. He points out that Lethbridge is getting back Scott Bowles in goal. A U of L Series Preview is also posted.
OTHER STORIES
The CIS site has a Wednesday Round-up for the mid-week games played in the AUS. St. Mary's beat Acadia 8-5 and St. FX snapped their losing streak when they beat Dalhousie 5-2.
The official top 10 list is discussed at the CIS site, the Boxscore News, and the CIS Blog. I'd check out the CIS Blog as a first choice.
Finally, South Campus Sports announced a Radio Show about University sports.
The stats would indicate that the Bison-'Birds battle was very even on Friday night. The 'Birds took a 2-0 lead before Blair Macaulay scored on the PP late in the 2nd to make it 2-1. Jered Walker then scored 16 seconds into the 3rd to tie the game. But that was all the Bisons could score. They even went 0-for-3 in the shoot-out. Anyhow, the point at least gives the Bisons sole control of 2nd place. For UBC, the two points pulls them back within a point of 4th place Sask.
Of note, Joey Moggach and Brandon Lockerby saw their first action for the Bisons as they finally iced a full roster of 20 players. However, they once again had 11 forwards and 7 d-men. One day they shall reach the objective of dressing 12 forwards!
IMO this was a key win for Regina. They are coming oiff back-to-back sweeps at the hands of Manitoba and Alberta. Had they lost this one we would have heard a fat lady warming up her vocal chords. Now the pressure is on both teams. Lethbridge cannot afford a sweep on home ice to the likes of Regina. I would expect another tight game Saturday.
The Evil Monkeys broke open a 4-4 tie with a pair of late goals a scant 21 seconds apart by Jean-Pierre Szaszkiewicz. (Does he eat poutine perogies?) Now that Sask has started scoring some goals they have to remember how to prevent them. It is hard to tell if Sask is a top contender currently misfiring or if they are more accurately perceived as the best of the rest in the race for 4th place. There was no game story as I post because the U of A site is down. Never let monkeys into the computer room!
The CIS schedule has boxscores for all games and the CIS standings are updated. Here are the scores from out east:
Nov. 19
Moncton 1 UNB 3
St. Thomas 3 UPEI 6
Saint Mary's 4 StFX 5
Acadia 3 Dalhousie 4 OT
McGill 3 York 2
Concordia 2 Brock 8
Carleton 5 UOIT 3
Ryerson 0 Waterloo 4
UQTR 5 Windsor 4
Queen's 3 Guelph 6
RMC 2 Laurier 9
Toronto 5 W. Ontario 4 OT
Nipissing 1 Lakehead 10
It is funny how the AUS schedule was set up. On Wednesday SMU beat Acadia and St FX beat Dalhousie. Then tonight, the winners played for gold in this mini-tournament whilst the losers played for bronze. Acadia cannot be happy about being out of the medals in this tournament-within-a-season. A tidy win for UNB, which they need to hold onto a #1 ranking in the OHT34.
The OUA started their East-West interlock this weekend. It was 5-4 for the West. The most remarkable scores were Lakeheads HUGE win over the Nippers, Brock's pounding of Concordia, and the Blahs notching an OT win over the Urban Cowboys.
The Canada West Women's Site has a full Friday night report. Here's the scores:
Alberta 2 Saskatchewan 1
Manitoba 4 UBC 0
Lethbridge 4 Regina 3 (OT)
That's quite a race they are having in broadhockey. The Bisons and Alberta have moved into a 1st place tie with Calgary at 15 points. Sask sits in 4th with 14 points. This great race is a departure from the past dominance by Alberta, with Manitoba trailing as a steady #2.
NEXT UP:
Sat Nov 20
Regina @ Lethbridge
Saskatchewan @ Alberta Manitoba @ UBC
bye: Calgary
Fri Nov 26 and Sat Nov 27 Alberta @ Manitoba
Calgary @ Regina
Lethbridge @ Saskatchewan
bye: UBC
Last edited by Hollywood3: 11-21-2010 at 12:08 AM.
The Bisons seemed to playing a good road game. After two periods they held a 2-1 lead (with goals from Mike Hellyer and Tyler Dittmer) and had held UBC to 13 shots on goal. Then Jeremy Schappert scored 7 minutes into the 3rd and one would have thought that a road win would soon be secured. However, UBC tallied goals at 15 and 18 minutes to tie the game. The last goal was on a PP, ironically on a night when the teams were a combined 0-for-10 going into that one.
The result does help the Bisons secure 2nd place with 16 points. The top 5 teams have now all played 12 games. UBC, though 5th, are only 2 points behind Sask and Calgary.
The game story was not up as I posted, so check the UBC site or Bison site at the links posted.
In a battle between #6 and #7 neither can afford a sweep. So a split may have been inevitable. The H0rny Ones remain in last, one point behind Regina, but have 4 games in hand. Scott Bowles chalked up the shut-out for Lethbridge. They outshot Regina 35-28. Next week Regina hosts Calgary whilst Lethbridge visits Saskatchewan. Those are tough tasks. But if these teams want to get within shouting distance of 4th place they will have to take maybe 3 points in such series.
I caught a lot of this one on-line. The Evil Monkeys outshot and outplayed the Banjo-Mutts, but that was clearly not enough. The shots were 40-27 in favour of Alberta. But soft goals for the Puppies were too hard to overcome. In any event, Alberta's 3 point weekend combined with Manitoba's 2 point weekend gives Alberta a 5 point lead in the standings. Sask is now even with Calgary and tied for 3rd place, one point ahead of UBC.
The CIS schedule has boxscores for some games and the CIS standings are updated. A couple of games have links to video highlights, also. Here are the scores from out east:
Nov. 20
Dalhousie 2 Saint Mary's 1 OT
Moncton 3 UPEI 6
UQTR 3 Windsor 2
McGill 2 Brock 3 OT
Ottawa 3 York 4
RMC 3 Guelph 7
Queen's 1 Laurier 2
Nipissing 3 Lakehead 4 OT
Concordia 4 UOIT 6
Ryerson 3 W. Ontario 6
Toronto 1 Waterloo 3
The AUS had a light Saturday night. SMU's loss to Dalhousie raises a few eyebrows. UPEI's decisive win over Moncton will help cement their status as a pleasant surprise in the CIS this year.
The OUA's East-West interlock produced a near-whitewash for the West on Day 2. UQTR edged Windsor for the 2nd consecutive night. Otherwise, the Nippers and McGilligutties were the only other teams to tally a point in the standings. Nice rebound for the Nippers after being pounded 10-1 by the Thundermutts on Friday night. Losing to Brock (even in OT) will surely make McGill suffer in the CIS rankings.
The Canada West Women's Site has a full Saturday night report. Here's the scores:
Alberta 3 Saskatchewan 2
Manitoba 4 UBC 1
Regina 3 Lethbridge 2 (OT)
The Bison ****** are now tied with the Pandas for 1st place at 8-3-1. Calgary is 7-4-1 and Sask is 7-5-0. So still a good race.
NEXT UP:
Fri Nov 26 and Sat Nov 27 Alberta @ Manitoba
Calgary @ Regina
Lethbridge @ Saskatchewan
bye: UBC
Fri Dec 3 and Sat Dec 4
UBC @ Lethbridge
Regina @ Lakehead (non-conference)
bye: everybody else
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3
(in overtime)
|> [LEAGUESTAT SUMMARY] ~ [U OF A FRIDAY STORY] ~ [U OF A SATURDAY STORY]
|> [C.W. SATURDAY RECAP]
"I caught a lot of this one on-line. The Evil Monkeys outshot and outplayed the Banjo-Mutts, but that was clearly not enough. The shots were 40-27 in favour of Alberta. But soft goals for the Puppies were too hard to overcome. In any event, Alberta's 3 point weekend combined with Manitoba's 2 point weekend gives Alberta a 5 point lead in the standings. Sask is now even with Calgary and tied for 3rd place, one point ahead of UBC."
To be fair here, Saskatchewan actually won three out of four periods -- the first period, third period and OT, based on either shot-total or puck-possession -- and, truthfully, the Huskies were out-played and outshot only in the second period and not the rest of the game, although, granted, Alberta generated more of the better scoring chances throughout . . . But, hey, I know this is a Bison thread and not a Banjo-Mutt thread!
outshot....everyone gets out shot in Alberta! Every time the Bisons go there that guy, the announcer with one bad eye is going crazy on the shot counter. They pad their stats, they jack up their shots and the guys in stripes are paid informers! I am sure they have found away to rig their on line broadcasts to make the little monkeys look faster as well. By the way what are you doing in the house on a weekend watching an on line game Hollywood? Go to see Harry Potter
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3
(in overtime)
|> [LEAGUESTAT SUMMARY] ~ [U OF A FRIDAY STORY] ~ [U OF A SATURDAY STORY]
|> [C.W. SATURDAY RECAP]
"I caught a lot of this one on-line. The Evil Monkeys outshot and outplayed the Banjo-Mutts, but that was clearly not enough. The shots were 40-27 in favour of Alberta. But soft goals for the Puppies were too hard to overcome. In any event, Alberta's 3 point weekend combined with Manitoba's 2 point weekend gives Alberta a 5 point lead in the standings. Sask is now even with Calgary and tied for 3rd place, one point ahead of UBC."
To be fair here, Saskatchewan actually won three out of four periods -- the first period, third period and OT, based on either shot-total or puck-possession -- and, truthfully, the Huskies were out-played and outshot only in the second period and not the rest of the game, although, granted, Alberta generated more of the better scoring chances throughout . . . But, hey, I know this is a Bison thread and not a Banjo-Mutt thread!
I also caught part of both games and thought the Huskies played fairly well, especially the second game. I thought it would be to the huskies advantage to physically pound Klassen, Ryan and Hunter. This big line was fast and very dangerous. I'm sure that teams (Nationals) will be trying to slow them down like UNB's big line has been targeted all season long by thier AUS rivals.
I also caught part of both games and thought the Huskies played fairly well, especially the second game. I thought it would be to the huskies advantage to physically pound Klassen, Ryan and Hunter. This big line was fast and very dangerous. I'm sure that teams (Nationals) will be trying to slow them down like UNB's big line has been targeted all season long by thier AUS rivals.
The Bisons will play the Evil Monkeys this weekend and I will be interested to see the line matches. The Bisons' 2nd line has led the team in scoring thus far so maybe they won't be a slave to line-matching.
The big factor is goaltending. The net monkey let in some soft ones on Saturday.
The Bisons will play the Evil Monkeys this weekend and I will be interested to see the line matches. The Bisons' 2nd line has led the team in scoring thus far so maybe they won't be a slave to line-matching.
The big factor is goaltending. The net monkey let in some soft ones on Saturday.
It's one thing to target the Bears top line ( Klassen, Ryan) without taking stupid penalties. The Bears have a very skilled and mobile back end.
There defense needs to be physically pressured and I haven't seen CW teams able to put that type of high tempo pressure that it takes to break Alberta down. They always seem to be quicker on the transition. Despite a rebuilding year, they have exceeded expectaions and are locked into first place.
Manitoba and Saskatchewan have had there feet in sand while Alberta has taken care of buisness!
We will see how Manitoba responds?
This is the big weekend of the rematch between the CW finalists from last season. The games between these two produced some of the best hockey I saw last year and so I fully intend to go to both games, even though I might be missing the 1st period on Friday due to some exciting minor peewee hockey I have on the agenda.
Last season the teams split a Halloween weekend series in Edmontown, with the Bisons winning 3-2 and the Primates winning 5-3. When the teams came to Winnipeg for the January rematch the Bisons blew a 3-1 lead and lost 4-3 on Friday before exacting revenge on Saturday with a 4-3 victory of their own.
The playoff series was hotly contested as well. At the time, both teams had secured places in the University Cup tournament. The Bisons took the opener 4-1 behind a stellar goaltending performance by Steve Christie. But the Saudi Albertans bounced back with 2-1 and 4-2 wins to take the series 2 games to 1.
Both daily papers have run Bison hockey stories. The Winnipeg Free Press carries a story about Christie, in his final bid for a university title.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashley Prest
... Christie has his kinesiology degree and his career path as a teacher planned but he's back at U of M for his fifth and final year of university hockey to lay claim to what he doesn't have.
"I'm getting another year of school under my belt but I want to take another run (at a national title). We've got a veteran group coming back and we were so close last year," said Christie, a Winnipeg native recruited by at least three minor professional teams during the summer after his individual accolades garnered him national attention.
... Christie, a classic 'late bloomer' who didn't play junior A hockey until age 19. His last season locally was with the River East Marauders AA midget team. "In my university career, I've spent a lot of time getting into shape. I've soaked in a lot from a lot of different moulds to create my own style and I think that's helped me get to this point."
My guess is Christie will get a number of pro contract offers after this season. It is nice to see a smaller, acrobatic goaltender like in the good ol' days (i.e. late 90's).
They even had a photo!
Over at the Winnipeg Sun the focus was on this weekend's series.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Wiebe
... “Having a little success has grown the rivalry a little bit,” said Waker. “They are always the benchmark in our conference and are always at the top. It’s always a measuring stick to see where we’re at.
“I don’t think they like playing us too much. Our styles are kind of contrasting. We’re a bump-and-grind kind of team and they’re skilled. It always makes for good hockey.”
The Bisons have endured plenty of sickness and injuries, but they hope to use these games as a springboard as they close out the first half of the regular season.
“It seems our whole first half has been building up to these two games,” said Bisons head coach Mike Sirant. “We’ve had a very good first half ourselves. This is a test for us, but we can look at it the other way. It’s an opportunity and show how well we’ve been playing. ...
I was hoping they would have expanded on the situation at Bison sick bay. It would surely help to have 12 healthy forwards for the first time since ... when? Oh ya, pre-season!
Evan Daum again previews this series and the whole CW schedule at South Campus Sports.
Of note, this series will feature 14 of the top 20 scorers in the CW! Eight are Evil Monkeys (Klassen, Ryan, Ringrose, Lazo, Szaskiewicz, Hunter, Gardner, and Barteaux), and six are Bisons (Macaulay, Walker, Hellyer, Waker, Dittmer, and Schappert).
Finally, I have seen the previews of the upcoming Yogi Bear movie. Which makes me think that if the U of A wanted a bear in a hat for a logo, they could have used this: Much better than the wallet-stealing SOB they used.
ELSEWHERE:
The confrontation between the H0rny Ones and the Banjo-Mutts is previewed at the U of S Site and is also shown on the Canada West Site and at the Boxscore News. The games will be webcast. The Mutts have been going 50-50 most of the year. Lethbridge have their goalie (Scott Bowles) back and we'll have to see if that makes a difference. In the pre-season many pundits across the country had Lethbridge slated to be a playoff contender. The series preview is at GoDinos.com. Regina starts the second half of their schedule with these games. A lost series will leave them way out of playoff contention heading into the new year. The Iowa State Cyclones have an extended weekend tour of British California. They will face the Tweety-Birds on Friday and then face the Simon Fraser Clan and the Trinity Western Spartans (both of the BCIHL) to complete the tour. You might recall that ISU came to Winnipeg to face the Bisons last year and looked really weak. I remember some Bisons stickhandling in circles around those guys like it was a shinny game. My main interest will be to see how the BCIHL teams compare since there is always a chance that the four CIS teams in that league may one day join the CW. The series is previewed at the UBC site and at the Boxscore News. The UBC web people are doing a good job this year.
OTHER STORIES:
The official top 10 list is at the CIS site, the Boxscore News, and the CIS Blog. Again, I'd check out the CIS Blog as a first choice.
Since the Bisons were out in the PST time zone, there was some lateness in getting links to stories. GoBisons.ca carried the UBC story. South Campus Sports also carried a recap of all CW games.
There was not much action out east this week. On Monday, Carleton (#18 in OHT34) walked into UQTR (#23 in OHT34) and won 5-3. Then on Thursday Ryerson (#32 in OHT34) beat York (#30 in OHT34) 4-3.
The Bisons entered the weekend 5 points behind the Evil Monkeys and needed this flat-out regulation time victory. And, it was done with style. Each team had a penalty shot, there were but 6 minor penalties (2 in the last minutes), and hard hits and fast-paced action were in abundance. Once again, the Bisons played short, with 10 forwards and 7 defencemen.
I missed the first period due to my son's hockey game, but fortunately the game was broadcast on UMFM. The period was apparently a tight-checking affair as the shots were only 7-5 for the Bisons. We also listened as Blair Macaulay was stopped on a penalty shot with only 48 seconds left in the period.
There was no scoring until Kyle Howarth scored late in the 2nd period on a break-away which ended with him spinning and scoring from the slot. The Bisons had an overall edge in the 2nd period. Alberta had a very active power play, which produced many chances but no goal.
The 3rd period finally saw the teams find the net. The Bisons were carrying the play and all seemed well in hand. Then Blair Macaulay, after making some nice plays to hem UBC into their own zone by himself whilst a line change was in progress, forced a pass to the point which was intercepted by Derek Ryan. He was hauled down and then scored on the penalty shot.
But the Howarth-Beller-Macaulay line went to work. Howarth notched his second of the night on a cross-crease perfect pass from Macaulay to make it 2-1. Then Macaulay converted a Beller pass from his knees while being the recipient of several elbows and sticks from defending Primates.
After it was 3-1, Alberta carried the play. Once they took a penalty in the last 2 minutes, all seemed lost. But the Bisons took their own penalty, Alberta pulled their goalie, and Eric Hunter notched one goal to make it 3-2. With the Evil Monkeys pressing, Jered Walker blocked a point shot then set Mike Hellyer on a break to the empty net and PRESTO! It was 4-2 and that was that.
This was a devastating home-ice loss for the Kittens. The shots were almost even (27-26) so they were hardly out of it. Still, they were down 2-0 entering the third and were then held to a paltry 4 shots on goal in the 3rd period. Regina could have been within 2 points of a playoff berth. They need a win in Saturday's rematch. The Dinos remain 3rd, 2 points behind Manitoba.
This was one of those classic Lethbridge stolen games. The H0rny Ones were outshot 47-24 yet won due to Scott Bowles' goaltending. The loss leaves Sask by themselves in 4th, only 3 points ahead of Lethbridge. Note that Lethbridge has 2 games in hand to be made up next week against UBC.
Well, this is UBC for you. They sweep the Bisons in a shootout and overtime, after already having beaten Alberta. Then they play an ACHA weak-sister and almost lose. Granted, they did play their bench, split the game between 2nd and 3rd string goaltenders, and outshot ISU 41-16 on the night. But they still gave up a 3-0 lead and then had to scramble back.
ISU continue their tour with games against Simon Fraser and Trinity Western, both of the BCIHL, on Saturday and Sunday. UBC plays Lethbridge next weekend to wrap up the 2010 portion of the season.
The CIS schedule has boxscores for all games and the CIS standings are updated. Here are the scores from out east:
Nov. 22
Carleton 5 UQTR 3
Nov. 25
York 3 Ryerson 4
Nov. 26
StFX 6 Moncton 5 OT
UNB 2 Acadia 3
Saint Mary's 9 St. Thomas 2
UPEI 5 Dalhousie 6 OT
UOIT 2 Ottawa 3 OT
Brock 4 Carleton 2
Waterloo 4 RMC 3
Guelph 4 UQTR 5 OT
Lakehead 11 Concordia 2
Laurier 1 Toronto 2 OT
W. Ontario 5 Queen's 2
There sure were a lot of overtime games out east on Friday night. And, it was a rough night for top 10 teams. Acadia has struggled so far, yet they knocked off UNB. In the OUA, Carleton and Concordia are in free-fall since the East-West interlock started. Lethbridge seem to have shaken off the early season blahs. I haven't run the numbers, but there could be some shake-ups happening in the OHT34 this week.
The Canada West Women's Site has a full Friday night report. Here's the scores:
Manitoba 2 Alberta 1 (OT)
Lethbridge 3 Saskatchewan 2
Calgary 7 Regina 0
bye: UBC
The Bison ****** would now be 1st if not for a previous shoot-out win over Calgary which now has to be finished. Odd.
NEXT UP:
Sat Nov 27 Alberta @ Manitoba
Calgary @ Regina
Lethbridge @ Saskatchewan
bye: UBC
Fri Dec 3 and Sat Dec 4
UBC @ Lethbridge
Regina @ Lakehead (non-conference)
bye: everybody else
The Bisons lost in regulation time for the first time in 8 games. But, it was only by one goal and certainly could have gone either way. The Bisons were once again paced by the Howarth-Beller-Macaulay line. They were dangerous every time out there and accounted for the first goal of the game. The difference in Saturday's game was that the Evil Monkeys were able to capitalize on their chances. Chad Klassen led the way with two goals and an assist.
Chad Erb was back in the Bison line-up, but otherwise the line-ups were not changed. While the Bisons iced a 20-man roster for the first time in a long time, they had 8 defencemen dressed and only 10 forwards. In the end, this did hurt them a bit because they could not roll four lines as effectively as in the past.
Also, there were two referees tonight. The Bisons were unlucky in the penalty department. The Evil Monkeys kind of "went down easy" and with two refs this gave them several power plays. However, there were no PP goals in the game.
Bison goals were scored by Greg Beller (his 3rd) and Jeremy Schappert (his 5th).
The Bisons now break for exams. They return to action with a two game non-conference series in Thunder Bay against the Lakehead Thundermutts on December 28th and 29th. They then play in Saskatchewan on January 14th and 15th. Their next home series is against Lethbridge on January 21st and 22nd.
Regina needed this one and appeared to have it well in hand. They held a 6-2 lead with 5 minutes left in the 3rd period and then had to hang on for a 6-5 win. Yikes. Calgary's loss keeps them 2 points back of the Bisons.
Now this was a shock. Sask has had trouble scoring goals this year. And on Friday night they were stoned by Scott Bowles. In this one Sask scored 10 times on 37 shots. Bowles was in for all of it, which is surprising. The win moves Sask into a 3rd place tie with Calgary, 2 points back of Manitoba.
Nov. 27
Windsor 5 Nipissing 1
Lakehead 7 Concordia 4
Laurier 2 Ryerson 3 OT
York 0 Carleton 8
UPEI 2 Acadia 3
StFX 2 St. Thomas 3
Saint Mary's 2 Moncton 1
UNB 3 Dalhousie 6
Guelph 4 McGill 5 OT
Brock 3 Ottawa 4 OT
W. Ontario 3 RMC 4 OT
UOIT 2 Toronto 3 OT
Waterloo 4 Queen's 3 OT
So, anybody pick RMC and STU to win on the same night on a pro-line ticket? I didn't think so. And who picked UNB to lose twice?
An amazing 6 OUA games went into OT on Saturday night. Speaking of the OUA, Lakehead appears to be getting it together. The Urban Cowboys cannot be happy with an embarrassing loss to RMC.
The Canada West Women's Site has a full Saturday night report. Here's the scores: Manitoba 5 Alberta 4 (OT)
Calgary 7 Regina 3
Saskatchewan 4 Lethbridge 3
bye: UBC
Wow! A weekend sweep for the Bison ******, which moves them into 1st place. They had never won a regular season game in Edmontown before. (Although they did win a playoff series there 2 years ago.)
NEXT UP:
Fri Dec 3 and Sat Dec 4
UBC @ Lethbridge
Regina @ Lakehead (non-conference)
bye: everybody else
Wed Dec 29 and Thur Dec 30 Manitoba @ Lakehead (non-conference)
Portage College @ UBC (non-conference)
The Bisons are now busy with exams, as are most teams in the CW. The next action for the Herd will not be until after Christmas when they head to Thunder Bay to face the Lakehead Thundermutts.
Don't let the score fool you. This was a tight game. It was 3-2 for the H0rny Ones with 2 minutes left. Scott Bowles practically had a night off in goal for Lethbridge, facing only 23 shots. (Unlike the 40 he is used to seeing, so it seems.) Both sides are now 5-5-3 and sit 3 points behind Sask and Calgary, the 3rd and 4th place teams. So tonight's winner will be so close they can taste a playoff berth.
In a throwback to GPAC days, the Banjo-Cats ventured to the shores of a body of water for a rare experience away from the desolate stubble of their homeland. The Thundermutts have rounded into form as the season has progressed whilst Regina has been firmly in a downward spiral. Still, the SOG were only 33-32 for the hosts. So maybe Regina can come out with a point in Saturday's rematch. That game can be seen on SSN.
The CIS schedule has boxscores for all games and the CIS standings are updated. The CIS Friday Recap is not up as I post but may be as you read. Here are the scores from out east:
Dec. 3
Moncton 0 UNB 4
St. Thomas 3 UPEI 4 OT
Ottawa 2 McGill 8
Toronto 3 Nipissing 5
Carleton 2 UQTR 3
Waterloo 3 Brock 5
Guelph 1 Laurier 4
UQTR is picking it up, finally. Brock's win over Waterloo may raise an eyebrow or two. Otherwise it seems they followed the form chart.
NEWS AND NOTES:
The official CIS top 10 is discussed at the CIS, CIS Blog, and Boxscore News sites. As usual, check the CIS Blog for discussion of it.
The World University Games are coming again. The men's team will come from the OUA this time. The CIS announced a 31-man tryout roster for camp starting December 9th. Kurt Jory from Brandon and Brock U is one of the invited goaltenders. On the women's side a national team has been picked and includes two Bison ******! The players are Addie Miles and Caitlin MacDonald. The story is also at Boxscore News.
NEXT UP:
Sat Dec 4
UBC @ Lethbridge
Regina @ Lakehead (non-conference)
bye: everybody else
Wed Dec 29 and Thur Dec 30 Manitoba @ Lakehead (non-conference)
Portage College @ UBC (non-conference)
The Bisons remain idle as the bye week ends. They play non-conference games in Thunder Bay on December 29th and 30th. The Canada West season resumes on January 7th and 8th when the Bisons have a bye. The next conference play for them will be on January 14th and 15th when they travel to Banjoland to face the Sask Huskies. Their next home games are January 21st and 22nd against the Lethbridge Pronghorns.
Lethbridge won with only seconds remaining in overtime to win this key encounter to come within a point of Sask and Calgary and a playoff berth. But with the bonus point, UBC is only 1 point back of the H0rny Ones. Once again, UBC did not do much in the 3rd period, mustering only 6 shots while nursing a 2-1 lead.
The Kittens played Lakehead fairly even. Yet, again, they lose. That early season momentum is a thing of the past and a second half rally for them is looking more unlikely. Lakehead were one of the most disappointing teams in all Canada early on. They were consistently losing against the most mediocre teams out there. They hit the break 2nd in the OUA West. A berth in the nationals is not out of the question for them.
The CIS schedule has boxscores for all games and the CIS standings are updated. The CIS Saturday Recap is not up as I post but may be as you read. Here are the scores from out east:
Dec. 4
St. Thomas 3 Saint Mary's 4
Ottawa 4 McGill 7
York 1 Laurier 4
UOIT 2 Windsor 1
NEXT UP:
Wed Dec 29 and Thur Dec 30 Manitoba @ Lakehead (non-conference)
Portage College @ UBC (non-conference)
Fri Jan 7 and Sat Jan 8
Saskatchewan v Regina
Lethbridge v Calgary
UBC @ Alberta
bye: Manitoba
Last edited by Hollywood3: 12-05-2010 at 10:15 AM.
The Bisons will make their usual trek to Thunder Bay over the holidays to face the Lakehead Thundermutts. LU used to host a 4 team tournament. Starting last season it was just a two-team, two-game series. The series is previewed at the Lakehead site. The games will be available on SSN Canada.
Lakehead started the season as one of the most disappointing teams in the CIS. However, they come into this series on a 9 game winning streak. A few more decent results and they could regain their status as an A-level team in the CIS.
The Bisons don't as yet have a preview story. However, they do have a Year in Review story and another about Steve Christie being nominated for Athlete of the Year by the MSSA. One thing to see is whether the Bisons will have a full line-up. They have been short-handed throughout the first half.
Here's a composite schedule of the non-conference games to be played across the CIS this holiday season:
Dec 28th
McGill at St FX
Dec 29th
McGill at St FX
Toronto at Acadia
Manitoba at Lakehead
Portage College at UBC
Dec 30th
Moncton at St. Thomas
Toronto at St. Mary's
McGill at UNB
Dalhousie at UPEI
Manitoba at Lakehead
Portage College at UBC
January 1st
Providence at UNB
Lake Superior State at Nipissing
January 2nd
St. Thomas at UPEI
Providence at UNB
St. Mary's – Acadia (at Berwick)
Lake Superior State at Nipissing
Guelph at Carleton
Lethbridge – Regina (at Calgary)
Alberta at SAIT
January 3rd
Lake Superior State at Ottawa
Alberta – Regina (at Calgary)
Lethbridge at Calgary
January 6th
Lake Superior State at York[/list][/QUOTE]
I thought there were some NCAA regulations about how many exhibition games a team can play in a given season. I like that LSS is playing 5 games in 6 days in Canada and would like to see more of this happen across the country. can someone enlighten me regarding the rules?
btw, it appears that the Bisons will be adding Jordan Cyr as a forward for the second half of the season. He played three years in the NCAA including two with Holy Cross where he led the team in scoring both years. He should be a great addition in what will be his fourth season of eligibility.
I thought there were some NCAA regulations about how many exhibition games a team can play in a given season. I like that LSS is playing 5 games in 6 days in Canada and would like to see more of this happen across the country. can someone enlighten me regarding the rules?
As far as I know the only stipulation is that they can only make international trips once every four years.
5 games in 6 nights seems like a pretty harsh schedule for them though.
I thought there were some NCAA regulations about how many exhibition games a team can play in a given season. I like that LSS is playing 5 games in 6 days in Canada and would like to see more of this happen across the country. can someone enlighten me regarding the rules?
btw, it appears that the Bisons will be adding Jordan Cyr as a forward for the second half of the season. He played three years in the NCAA including two with Holy Cross where he led the team in scoring both years. He should be a great addition in what will be his fourth season of eligibility.
IMO the travel rules are a bogus excuse. Just look at the number of NCAA Div I basketball teams that come here for easy early season wins. And, of course, leading vlleyball teams come here for good competition.
There is a rule which restricts the number of games they can play outside the USA. But, let's face it, how often will an NCAA team travel to Europe or Asia?
Anyhow, kudos to LSS for traveling north, even though they will be playing lower level opponents.
The U of M has yet to make an announcement re Jordan Cyr. He would be at home with his fellow Selkirk Steeler alumni on the Bisons. I checked up on him and he was released by Stockton (ECHL) after having been returned there from Worcester (AHL) in October. According to the Holy Cross Press Release of his pro signing, he was a 2-time MVP for his team. His CareerStats would show him to be a solid acquisition and likely top-6 forward.
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I thought there were some NCAA regulations about how many exhibition games a team can play in a given season. I like that LSS is playing 5 games in 6 days in Canada and would like to see more of this happen across the country. can someone enlighten me regarding the rules?
We had this discussion over on USCHO.com last week. It turns out NCAA hockey teams can go on a "foreign tour" once every four years, and the max number of game is somewhere around 8 or 10 as long as you don't play a NCAA team in any of those games. So while LSSU is playing five game on their "tour", Providence College in only playing two games on their "tour" at UNB.
At home, or at another rink in the States, NCAA Div I team can only play one exhibition game against a visiting "foreign" team (CIS school or international team such as Norway U-20), plus one game against a US National Team (U-20, NDTP, etc.), plus an "alumni" exhibition game (current vs. past players). If you play any of these exhibition category teams more than once, than those games would count against the NCAA Div I cap at 34 games a season.
In the case of Providence they have 34 regular season games + 2 games @ UNB + 1 game against US NDTP = 37 games.
We had this discussion over on USCHO.com last week. It turns out NCAA hockey teams can go on a "foreign tour" once every four years, and the max number of game is somewhere around 8 or 10 as long as you don't play a NCAA team in any of those games. So while LSSU is playing five game on their "tour", Providence College in only playing two games on their "tour" at UNB.
At home, or at another rink in the States, NCAA Div I team can only play one exhibition game against a visiting "foreign" team (CIS school or international team such as Norway U-20), plus one game against a US National Team (U-20, NDTP, etc.), plus an "alumni" exhibition game (current vs. past players). If you play any of these exhibition category teams more than once, than those games would count against the NCAA Div I cap at 34 games a season.
In the case of Providence they have 34 regular season games + 2 games @ UNB + 1 game against US NDTP = 37 games.
Which basically means that when making a foreign trip you want to "make it count", which would preclude a one-game trip. It does NOT justify why none of the NCAA teams come up for a trip where they could play 3 or 4 teams once every 4 years.
Oddly, I spent the evening watching these two schools lose semi-final games at the Wesmen Classic basketball tournament. (BTW, Winnipeg beat Manitoba in one game and Sask beat Lakehead in the other.) I was unable to get any updates or scores on my Blackberry but when I got home the Lakehead site had a full story and summary. (For some reason they described it a 5-1 OT win!)
Unfortunately, this game was not on the OUA's Leaguestat service. (The McGill @ St FX game was, however.) Therefore I do not have a full line-up sheet to look at. However, I do see that the rumours of Jordan Cyr being a mid-season acquisition are true. He had an assist and 2 minutes for "inelligible player (no helmet)". Hmmm.
The Bisons were paced by two goals each from Greg Beller and Blair Macaulay. Del Cowan had their 5th goal. I also see that Troy Crowley and Riley Dudar are both back in action. All of this means that the Bisons likely dressed 12 forwards for the first time since pre-season.
Jesse Deckert and Joe Caligiuri split the game in the Bison goal. They were not tested much. Deckert stopped 5 of 6 shots and Caligiuri stopped all 13 shots he faced. Steve Christie is scheduled to be in the nets in the rematch.
If the stats and the story-writers are to be believed, this was a fairly one-sided game. I hope to get a chance to see the on-line broadcast in the Thursday night rematch.
UBC crushed their ACAC opponents in a season where the ACAC has yet to register a win against the CW. They usually scrape one or two but this year they seem to be dominated more than usual. After nearly a blowing a game to lowly Iowa State, the Thunderchickens needed to be convincing in this one. The UBC story is a pretty good one.
Dec 28th
McGill at St FX - cancelled due to weather
McGill put in a good fight against St FX. I had McGill at #6 in the OHT Top 34 and St F-X at #9. The official rankings had McGill at #3 and St F-X unranked. HA! Meanwhile, Acadia was #12 and Toronto #29. So that result was to be expected. Anyhowm it was a whitewash for the OUA.
NEXT UP:
December 30th
Moncton at St. Thomas
Toronto at St. Mary's
McGill at UNB
Dalhousie at UPEI Manitoba at Lakehead : [SSN ON-LINE VIDEO]
Portage College at UBC
January 1st
Providence at UNB
Lake Superior State at Nipissing
Oddly, I spent the evening watching these two schools lose semi-final games at the Wesmen Classic basketball tournament. (BTW, Winnipeg beat Manitoba in one game and Sask beat Lakehead in the other.) I was unable to get any updates or scores on my Blackberry but when I got home the Lakehead site had a full story and summary. (For some reason they described it a 5-1 OT win!)
Unfortunately, this game was not on the OUA's Leaguestat service. (The McGill @ St FX game was, however.) Therefore I do not have a full line-up sheet to look at. However, I do see that the rumours of Jordan Cyr being a mid-season acquisition are true. He had an assist and 2 minutes for "inelligible player (no helmet)". Hmmm.
The Bisons were paced by two goals each from Greg Beller and Blair Macaulay. Del Cowan had their 5th goal. I also see that Troy Crowley and Riley Dudar are both back in action. All of this means that the Bisons likely dressed 12 forwards for the first time since pre-season.
Jesse Deckert and Joe Caligiuri split the game in the Bison goal. They were not tested much. Deckert stopped 5 of 6 shots and Caligiuri stopped all 13 shots he faced. Steve Christie is scheduled to be in the nets in the rematch.
If the stats and the story-writers are to be believed, this was a fairly one-sided game. I hope to get a chance to see the on-line broadcast in the Thursday night rematch.
UBC crushed their ACAC opponents in a season where the ACAC has yet to register a win against the CW. They usually scrape one or two but this year they seem to be dominated more than usual. After nearly a blowing a game to lowly Iowa State, the Thunderchickens needed to be convincing in this one. The UBC story is a pretty good one.
Dec 28th
McGill at St FX - cancelled due to weather
McGill put in a good fight against St FX. I had McGill at #6 in the OHT Top 34 and St F-X at #9. The official rankings had McGill at #3 and St F-X unranked. HA! Meanwhile, Acadia was #12 and Toronto #29. So that result was to be expected. Anyhowm it was a whitewash for the OUA.
NEXT UP:
December 30th
Moncton at St. Thomas
Toronto at St. Mary's
McGill at UNB
Dalhousie at UPEI Manitoba at Lakehead : [SSN ON-LINE VIDEO]
Portage College at UBC
January 1st
Providence at UNB
Lake Superior State at Nipissing
it was possibly the worst game I have ever seen the thunderwolves play at home. One sided is a vast understatement. This is from memory but the shots were about 16-4 after one 30somthing to 10 after two and final was about 44-18. Its was a terrible performance for the home team.
A quick question for anyone out there... The wolves were expecting a new player for the second half. Biljo... He was not in the line up. Is he hurt or did he leave the team... haha just curious.
it was possibly the worst game I have ever seen the thunderwolves play at home. One sided is a vast understatement. This is from memory but the shots were about 16-4 after one 30somthing to 10 after two and final was about 44-18. Its was a terrible performance for the home team.
A quick question for anyone out there... The wolves were expecting a new player for the second half. Biljo... He was not in the line up. Is he hurt or did he leave the team... haha just curious.
Beljo played in the ECHL in early January of last year, around the 10th, he wouldn't be eligible to play until 1 year after that date. He'll play in the second weekend of the second half most likely.
I saw most of this one on-line. The broadcast was LQ but, hey, it was FREE! A colour guy and a more excitable announcer would have been nice.
Anyhow, the game was relatively slow-paced. This tells me the Bisons really needed to hit the ice before the second half starts. The game was clearly closer than game 1 but still the Bisons controlled play about 75% of the time. Steve Christie posted the shut-out. He made several clutch saves when it was 0-0. Lakehead had a stretch in the 1st period where they really looked like they could have turned the game around. Their leading scorer, Matt Caria (28 points in 16 conference games), had 2 breakaways foiled by Christie.
Greg Beller scored another (his 3rd of the series), and he was followed by Nolan Waker and Riley Dudar. Newcomer Jordan Cyr assisted on both of those goals and it looks like Waker-Dudar-Cyr could be a dangerous 3rd line. There was no LeagueStat for this game so I do not have a full Bison roster. It did not appear that Ian Duval was playing. The Walker-Hellyer combo was again held off the scoreboard. They carried the team early and still generate offence. If they can ramp it up, while Beller-Macaulay-Dittmer stay hot, the Bisons could be a real force.
Here's a quote from the Chronicle-Journal:
Quote:
Thunderwolves head coach Joel Scherban said that although the result wasn’t what he would have liked, he was happier the team game the ’Wolves played Thursday night.
“We made a much better effort (Thursday),” he said after the game. “There are a lot of positives we can take out of this weekend.”
He compared the first game of the series to the beginning of the year, playing a selfish game, not winning battles and not playing hard enough.
Still, he said that the biggest thing they can take from this two-game series is the realization of what it takes to play against some of the better teams in the country. That’s something they’ll need if they hope to compete at the Canadian university finals this year.
“You look at Canada West and Atlantic Canada and every game they play is against a quality opponent,” Scherban said. “I think we got away with stuff in the OUA, that it would be better if we didn’t get away with it.” ...
The UBC story had a coach's quote, which may be an understatement:
Quote:
Despite the bursts of strong play, Dragicevic knows it’s going to take more to defeat the #1 ranked Alberta Golden Bears when UBC hits the road to open the second half of the regular season on January 7.
“These games aren’t even close to what we need to do in Alberta,” said Dragicevic. “We have to elevate our play so much more from a structural standpoint, individual standpoint, and preparation standpoint. There were way too many mistakes made in both games.”
Anyhow, a sweep was needed and a sweep they got.
December 30th
Moncton 6 at St. Thomas 4
Toronto 3 at St. Mary's 2 (SO)
McGill 1 at UNB 7 : [LEAGUESTAT SUMMARY] : [CIS STORY]
Dalhousie 3 at UPEI 4
Waterloo 2 at Carleton 6 : [LEAGUESTAT SUMMARY]
The courier pigeon (via the Daily Gleaner) delivered the AUS results so I could edit this post! The information on UNB's big win over McGill came from the OUA's LeagueStat service. UNB held McGill to a paltry 15 shots, including only 3 in the 3rd. Let this result be a lesson to all those CIS voters who considered McGill part of a "Big Three" with the Evil Monkeys and Squirrels. Nice to see Toronto prevent the OUA from total humiliation. A win over the defending champs is always impressive. The Waterloo-Carleton game was not listed on the CIS Composite Schedule.
NEXT UP:
January 1st
Providence at UNB
Lake Superior State at Nipissing
January 2nd
St. Thomas at UPEI
Providence at UNB
St. Mary's v Acadia (at Berwick)
Lake Superior State at Nipissing
Guelph at Carleton
Lethbridge v Regina (at Calgary)
Alberta at SAIT
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They even had a photo!
Much better than the wallet-stealing SOB they used.
The World University Games are coming again. The men's team will come from the OUA this time. The 
