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October 9, 2026: BISONS WIN ON THE COAST

MANITOBA BISONS 3
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2

Quick Summary
Man: T. Willick (11:43 2nd) , S. Bruce (03:24 3rd) , C. Zaplitny (08:11 3rd)
UBC: B. Schuurman (07:20 1st) , Q. Disher (14:16 2nd)
Goal: Man: Holt (36 shots, 34 saves), UBC: Schwebius (26 shots, 23 saves)

The Bisons have snapped a 17-game losing streak against the T-irds, going back to 2019. Prior to that, the Bisons had a decisive edge over the T-irds. So this is a great way to start the season.

The Bison scratches were Justin Perreault, Nolan Chastko, and Liam Longo. During the game, the Hockey Tech Game Centre page also listed London Hoilett in the line-up, but he is not on the Bison roster page.

The 1st period was fairly even. UBC scored the only goal when Tanner Willick fired a pass from his own end up the centre of the ice. Brayden Schuurman intercepted the pass, did a dipsy-doo around Willick, and deked Brayden Holt in net for the goal.

Willick evened the game in the 2nd period, before Quinn Disher restored the UBC lead. The period ended with the “War at 18:12”. Austin Fraser charged into Holt chasing a rebound and was assessed a 5-minute major and game misconduct. Bison Kaycee Coyle and T-ird Josh Williams each had roughing minors and a 10-minute misconduct in the ensuing pushing and shoving.

Although the shots were 13-12 in favour of UBC in the 3rd, the Bisons had by far the better quality chances. Skylar Bruce and Caden Zaplitny scored, and Dawson Pasternak had two assists.

UBC and Regina haven’t yet posted game stories. So wait until Saturday for those. Unusual to have away teams posting, and home teams not.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 6
REGINA COUGARS 4

Quick Summary
TWU: D. Korzhyletskyi (00:24 1st) , C. Schmidt (05:53 1st) , A. Knutson (12:21 1st) , C. Farren (02:47 2nd)
Reg: E. Hoiness (10:03 1st) , J. Zawatsky (14:01 1st) , E. Hoiness (19:36 1st) , E. Hoiness (07:19 2nd) , R. Fequet (11:11 2nd) , C. Wirun (08:07 3rd)
Goal: TWU: Audet (31 shots, 25 saves), Reg: Cunningham (31 shots, 27 saves)

My ability to watch multiple games was strained this Friday night, and this one caught my attention from time-to-time. The shots were dead-even and the play (for two periods) was high energy back-and-forth action. It was 3-3 after the 1st, and 5-4 for Regina after the 2nd. The 3rd reverted to much more defensive play, with Regina limited to just four shots. Eric Hoiness notched a hat-trick for the winners. If the Banjo-Cats could start the season with a sweep they could break out the moonshine. It won’t be easy. Holy Trinity seems to be less of a push-over this year.

CALGARY DINOSAURS 3
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4

Quick Summary
Calg: J. Poole (05:26 1st) , L. Hauer (13:45 2nd) , S. Kirkpatrick (10:11 3rd)
Sask: R. Pelletier (00:58 1st) , K. Sorensen (11:20 3rd) , C. Stebbings (15:47 3rd) , L. Kosior (18:58 3rd)
Goal: Calg: Tetachuk (32 shots, 28 saves), Sask: Maier (16 shots, 13 saves)

This game garnered my second-most attention this evening. Mid-way through the 3rd period, Bedrock U scored shorthanded to take a 3-1 lead despite being outplayed for most of the game. However, before the penalty was up, Sask made it 3-2. A couple more Dino penalties created another PP, and the Mutts cashed in to tie the game. Landon Kosior scored the winner with just over one minute to play. In all, seven different players scored in this one.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 2
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 5

Quick Summary
Mac: S. Ward (08:13 1st) , S. Ward (17:49 1st)
MRU: H. Ahlberg (10:53 1st) , D. Williams (13:17 1st) , D. Seitz (01:52 2nd) , C. Bouchard (18:37 3rd) , D. Seitz (19:41 3rd)
Goal: Mac: Ironside (36 shots, 33 saves), MRU: Zahara (20 shots, 18 saves)

This one was the sacrificial lamb on my multi-screen viewing feast. Once the Bison game started at 9:00 p.m., I had no spare screens left for it. The Bluegars looked to be the stronger side, by some margin. Sam Ward of The Family Guys and Dawson Seitz of the Bluegars each scored twice.

N.A.I.T. OOKS 1
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 9
non-conference game

Quick Summary
NAIT: R. Arberry (10:52 1st)
Alta: H. Lolacher (15:24 1st) , C. Dick (18:17 1st) , R. Melnyk (19:47 1st) , A. Thacker (02:20 2nd) , R. Melnyk (02:56 2nd) , J. Hideshima (06:30 2nd) , C. Kowalyk (18:20 2nd) , S. Popowich (03:27 3rd) , B. Gustafson (15:45 3rd)
Goal: NAIT: Maxfield L (37 shots, 30 saves), Dekok (12 shots, 10 saves), Alta: Langkow (11 shots, 10 saves)

Well, the good news is that NAIT had a 1-0 lead, thus exceeding their goal total from last weekend against TWU. It would appear that the CW has enlarged the gulf between it and the ACAC now. Although, earlier in the pre-season Red Deer Poly took the Evil Monkeys to overtime, as did Augustana against MacEwan. This game was not, to my knowledge, streamed.

NEXT UP

Sat Oct 10 Manitoba at U.B.C. 3:00 PDT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Trinity Western at Regina 5:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Calgary at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Mount Royal at MacEwan 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Alberta at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MDT/8:00 CDT

OUT EAST

OUA
Fri Oct 09 Brock 2 Laurier 3
Fri Oct 09 Queen’s 1 U.Q.T.R. 5
Fri Oct 09 Carleton 3 Ottawa 4
Fri Oct 09 Toronto 5 Western Ontario 2
Fri Oct 09 Nipissing 3 Concordia 4 (so)
Fri Oct 09 York 3 Waterloo 5
Fri Oct 09 Toronto Metropolitan 4 Guelph 1
Fri Oct 09 Lakehead 2 Windsor 3
Sat Oct 10 Nipissing at McGill 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Queen’s at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Toronto Metropolitan at Brock 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Ontario Tech at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 York at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Waterloo at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Lakehead at Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sun Oct 11 Ontario Tech at Carleton 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sun Oct 11 McGill at Concordia 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT

Exhibition Game
Sun Oct 11 R.M.C. at Army West Point (NCAA) 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT

AUS
Fri Oct 09 New Brunswick 5 St. F.X. 6 (ot)
Fri Oct 09 Moncton 1 Dalhousie 4
Fri Oct 09 U.P.E.I. 4 Acadia 2
Sat Oct 10 U.P.E.I. at Saint Mary’s 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 New Brunswick at Dalhousie 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Moncton at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

RSEQ2
Sat Oct 03 Sherbrooke 5 ÉTS 2
Fri Oct 09 ÉTS 1 UQAC 2
Sat Oct 10 ÉTS at UQAC 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 UQO at Sherbrooke 8:00 EDT/7:00 CDT

NOTE: RSEQ2 has revamped their former poor website to a new and awkward one. There were constantly revisions during the pre-season and made it hard to follow. I have now determined that they started their regular season last Saturday. It was the revived Sherbrooke Vert et Or’s first game.

OUT WEST

ACAC
Exhibition Games
Thu Oct 08 UA-Augustana 0 Red Deer Poly 6
Fri Oct 09 Concordia-Edmonton 3 Portage College 2
Fri Oct 09 Briercrest College 1 Minot State (ACHA) 4
Sat Oct 10 Portage College at Concordia-Edmonton 1:30 MDT/2:30 CDT
Sat Oct 10 S.A.I.T. at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Briercrest College at Minot State (ACHA) 7:30 CDT

BCIHL
Fri Oct 09 Okanagan 3 Thompson Rivers 4 (ot)
Sat Oct 10 Thompson Rivers at Okanagan 5:45 PDT/7:45 CDT

Links here: https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/2026-27-manitoba-bisons-cw.3030122/post-207170267

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Preview: October 9-10, 2026: MANITOBA at U.B.C.

MANITOBA BISONS (2025-26: 12-13-3, 6th in CW, 4-4-0, OHT35 #16)
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS (2025-26: 23-2-3, 1st in CW, 4-2-2, OHT35 #1)

Friday, October 9th at 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT at Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver
Saturday, October 10th at 2:30 PDT/4:30 CDT at Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver

The regular season is finally ready to launch. Keep in mind that this is the 3rd and final season of the CW’s failed experiment with two rotating divisions. The past two years, they had an East (always including the Man/Sask teams) and a West division (always including the BC teams). The Edmonton teams played one year in the East, then switched to West, and the Calgary teams did the reverse. This year, the four Alberta teams are in Division “A” and the Man/Sask teams join BC in Division “B”.

Also, playoff berths were (and are) allocated on a divisional basis. The 2nd and 3rd place teams cross-over in the quarter-finals, with the winners also doing a cross-over with the 1st place teams in the semi-finals. So if you’re confused as to how Alberta made the playoffs yet was 7th, and Manitoba missed and was 6th, this was how.

This year, the Bisons get a break. They need to finish in the top three of a division which includes UBC, Sask, Regina, and Trinity. I have a hunch that the Bisons will be hunkered down in 3rd place fairly early without much chance of moving up or down.

Before the pre-season, I had UBC and Sask set to fight in out for top spot in this division. The T-irds had a great regular season last year (23-2-3), before losing to Sask in the semi-finals. But they have stumbled in this pre-season, going 3-2-2 against CW teams. They are just one OTL short of last year’s loss record. One unique thing is that they lost games where they outshot their opponent, then did the vice versa against MRU. They started with a shoot-out loss against Holy Trinity, then beat U-Vic in a BCIHL game to salvage the opening weekend. They did show progress each weekend, going from no wins to one win then to two wins.

One concern is with the shrinking Bison roster, now down to 23 players. Two previously announced recruits (goalie Austin Dubinsky and defenceman Cole Unger) never appeared on the exhibition roster. Returning forward Miguel Bouvier played in the home games against Regina, but then left the roster. Now, recruit London Hoilett has left the roster. He did not dress for the home series against Regina, but then played in Regina. They did add a 3rd goaltender, Justin Perreault. None of the departed players have surfaced elsewhere. In fact, Hoilett is still listed as a Bison at Elite Prospects.

ELSEWHERE IN THE CW

TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS (2025-26: 4-21-3, 9th in CW, 6-0-0, OHT35 #33)
REGINA COUGARS (2025-26: 6-22-0, 8th in CW, 1-4-1, OHT35 #32)

These teams finished last in their respective divisions the past two seasons, so now at least one will be assured of escaping the cellar this year. Holy Trinity has been last overall in the CW every year since joining in the Covid-cancelled 2020-21 season. Their point totals have gone from 5 to 7 to 9 (twice) to a record 11 last year.

Meanwhile, the Banjo-Cats have made the playoffs twice in the last 12 seasons, in 2022 and 2023. In the race for 8th with Trinity, they split their last three series, against Sask, Manitoba, and Trinity, to avoid the basement.

The Spartans have two marquee players in Mikhailo Simchuk (28 GP, 16 G, 14 A, 30 Pts) and Christian Lowe (26 GP, 11 G, 19 A, 30 Pts). Regina does not have the equivalent. In fact, they lost their veteran scoring talent due to graduation. In person, they looked fairly organized and could present as a difficult opponent. In 6 games against Manitoba and Sask, they had just one loss beyond a one-goal difference.

CALGARY DINOSAURS (2025-26: 19-8-1, 4th in CW, 3-2-0, OHT35 #5)
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES (2025-26: 19-7-2, 3rd in CW, won playoffs, 7-2-0, OHT35 #7)

This could be the best match-up of the weekend. These teams were 3rd and 4th last year, and the Banjo-Mutts won the playoff championship. They met in the pre-season, with Sask winning 8-0 and Bedrock U rebounding to win 5-4. Calgary did lose their top scoring forward and defenceman, and one of their goaltending tandem, but they have returned 22 players. Sask returns 19 players, though they have taken a hit with their top three scorers graduated. These are among the most veteran-heavy rosters in the country.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS (2025-26: 12-11-5, 5th in CW, 6-0-0, OHT35 #21)
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS (2025-26: 20-6-2, 2nd in CW, 2-3-1, OHT35 #4)

The Bluegars have lost a lot of scoring punch (4 of top 6 forwards), plus Clay Hanus with Bobby Orr-level scoring numbers from the blueline. Their uploaded story covers their Swedish recruits. They may not finish 2nd overall, but they will still be a strong team expected to challenge for first in their division. They were 1-2-0 against CW teams in pre-season.

The Family Guys showed they could dominate the OUA in pre-season (3-0-0) but they were 0-2-0 against Alberta in their only CW match-up. They finished ahead of those Evil Monkeys last year, and must do so again this year if they want a playoff berth from the new Saudi Alberta Division. Their goaltending and forwards look to be solid, but they took a hit on defence. They lost their top four offensive defencemen.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS (2025-26: 11-13-4, 7th in CW, 7-1-0, OHT35 #25)
N.A.I.T. OOKS (2025-26: 11-1-0-12, 3rd in ACAC, 2-2-0)

The Evil Monkeys start with a bye week, and slotted in a non-conference match-up against NAIT, in a second consecutive Battle of Edmontown. Many observers thought that there was a severe banana shortage in Edmontown, after they finished 7th overall a year ago. They have replaced all three goaltenders. They have returned two of their top six defencemen. Only one of their top six scorers has returned. Their recruiting class includes a mixed bag of WHL, transfers from NCAA, U-Sports, and ACAC, and Junior A. After last years mass roster-raid, they have had to dip into alternative sources for players. They might be better on ice than on paper. They were 5-1-0 against CW teams in the pre-season.

NAIT have swept two games against Portage College, then were shut-out by Holy Trinity twice last weekend. I guess we’ll see if Trinity is better than expected or if the gap between the CW and ACAC is growing.

COMPLETE SCHEDULE

Fri Oct 09 Calgary at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Trinity Western at Regina 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 MacEwan at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Manitoba at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 N.A.I.T. at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Trinity Western at Regina 5:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Calgary at Saskatchewan 5:00 CST/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Manitoba at U.B.C. 3:00 PDT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Mount Royal at MacEwan 5:00 MDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Alberta at N.A.I.T. 6:00 MDT/8:00 CDT

OUT EAST

OUA
Fri Oct 09 Brock at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Queen’s at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Carleton at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Toronto at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Nipissing at Concordia 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 York at Waterloo 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Toronto Metropolitan at Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Lakehead at Windsor 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Nipissing at McGill 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Queen’s at U.Q.T.R. 4:00 EDT/3:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Toronto Metropolitan at Brock 6:00 EDT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Ontario Tech at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 York at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Waterloo at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Lakehead at Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Sun Oct 11 Ontario Tech at Carleton 3:00 EDT/2:00 CDT
Sun Oct 11 McGill at Concordia 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT

Exhibition Game
Sun Oct 11 R.M.C. at Army West Point (NCAA) 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT

AUS
Fri Oct 09 New Brunswick at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Moncton at Dalhousie 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 U.P.E.I. at Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 U.P.E.I. at Saint Mary’s 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 New Brunswick at Dalhousie 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Moncton at St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

OUT WEST

ACAC
Exhibition Games
Thu Oct 08 UA-Augustana at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Concordia-Edmonton at Portage College 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Briercrest College at Minot State (ACHA) 7:30 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Portage College at Concordia-Edmonton 1:30 MDT/2:30 CDT
Sat Oct 10 S.A.I.T. at Red Deer Poly 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Briercrest College at Minot State (ACHA) 7:30 CDT
NOTE: NAIT plays an exhibition series against Alberta.

BCIHL
Fri Oct 09 Okanagan at Thompson Rivers 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Thompson Rivers at Okanagan 5:45 PDT/7:45 CDT

Links here: https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/2026-27-manitoba-bisons-cw.3030122/post-207143494

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October 7, 2026: BISONS FINALLY FINISH THEIR PRE-SEASON

MANITOBA BISONS 2
OMAHA MAVERICKS 9

This was an odd game.

First, London Hoilett and Skyler Bruce were scratched. Third goaltender Justin Perreault was listed but did not play. Matthew Kieper played the first 30 in net, then Braden Holt played the last 30.

The game was scoreless after the 1st period, even though the shots were 18-4 in favour of the hosts.

Then the Mavericks went nuts in the 2nd. An early goal gave them a 1-0 lead, but then they took a penalty right away. Instead of the Bisons levelling the score, a shorthanded goal made it 2-0. Mid-period, the Mavericks took another penalty. Again, a shorthanded goal, and it was 3-0. The Bisons continued to press on the PP and at least broke even when Brandon Funk made it 3-1. The Herd’s goaltending wasn’t what it was in past games, as three more goals were pumped in a minute-or-two apart. Six goals on 11 shots in the period.

The 3rd period was largely academic. However, the shots were 10-10 and the Mavericks had three more goals. Caden Zaplitny score for the Bisons in the midst of those goals.

On the night, Kieper stopped a respectable 22 of 25 shots. Holt stopped 7 of 13 shots. I haven’t seen any replays, but yikes! Even if they were all breakaways, that’s not a flattering statistic. Unlike Sunday at UND, where he stopped 26 of 29 shots.

The Bisons thus end the pre-season at 4-4-0, having gone 3-1-0 against Regina and 1-3-0 against NCAA teams. Now they have one day off before playing a pair of games at UBC. There are NHL teams with a lesser schedule than this.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

AUS

Regular Season Begins
Wed Oct 07 Saint Mary’s 2 Acadia 5

Links here: https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/2026-27-manitoba-bisons-cw.3030122/post-207138876

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October 6, 2026: CALGARY’S ROSTER

In the Town of Bedrock, they have finally uploaded a full 2026-27 roster to complete the set in the CW. The recruitment report from July 14, 2026 is previously posted. Additions to that list have been one goaltender and two defencemen, plus three U-Sports transfers.

Goaltenders:
Returning:
35 Carl Tetachuk G (9-4-0, 2.29 GAA, .913 S%)
37 Jari Kykkanen G (0-0-0, 3.00 GAA, .909 S%)

Arrivals:
31 Kelton Pyne – G – Vancouver (WHL)

Departures:
37 Carl Stankowski G (10-4-1, 2.30 GAA, .910 S%)

The Dinos have been anchored by the Two Carls in net for the past four seasons. Stankowski is gone now, but Tetachuk could easily be a good #1, and Pyne has good major junior credentials.

Defencemen:
Returning:
41 Remy Aquilon D (2-5-14-19 with MRU)
22 Connor Horning D (22-6-7-13)
21 Dylan Anderson D (19-0-8-8)
7 Kurtis Smythe D (26-0-7-7 in 2024-25 with MRU)
15 Logen Hammett D (27-2-4-6)
17 Wyatt Wilson D (26-0-5-5)
9 Pavel Bocharov D (13-1-3-4)
2 Tre Fouquette D (19-2-1-3)
26 Kaiden Bugera D (9-2-1-3)

Arrivals:
5 Vincent Palmarin – D – Warman (SJHL)
12 Russ Demo – D – Kindersley (SJHL)

Departures:
4 Sean Strange D (28-4-19-23)
44 Brody Maguire D (11-0-0-0)
– Ranon Joseph D (0-0-0-0)

Does any team in the country have seven returning defencemen, plus two veterans transfering from another U-Sports team? They lost Strange, by far their highest scoring blueliner, but they have a lot of volume.

Forwards:
Returning:
23 Hayden Pakkala F (28-15-11-26)
29 Jake Poole F (26-11-13-24)
25 Gavin Schmidt F (28-8-13-21)
24 Stephen Kirkpatrick F (28-7-13-20)
39 Brendan Lee F (28-8-8-16)
11 Carter Massier F (23-5-7-12)
44 Fischer O’Brien F (24-4-4-8 with RMC)
16 Logan Hauer F (19-4-3-7)
20 Matt Corbet F (25-1-6-7)
27 Davis Fry F (24-3-3-6)
28 Riley Gannon F (2-1-0-1)

Arrivals:
6 Ryan Arnold – F – Fort McMurray (AJHL)
14 Trae Johnson – F – Swift Current (WHL)
19 Sam Oremba – F – Spokane (WHL)
43 Anthony Wilson – F – Swift Current (WHL)

Departures:
38 Adam Kydd F (28-8-33-41)
42 Mack Stewart F (28-9-10-19)
18 Andrej Kovacevic F (8-2-2-4)
14 Jacksenn Hungle F (10-1-3-4)
– Kailus Green F (0-0-0-0)

Ten returnees plus a transfer are nice to have, but they did lose Kydd (their leading scorer) and Stewart (their 4th leading scorer). Three newcomers have WHL experience, but none have gaudy numbers like Kydd or Stewart.

Links here: https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/2026-27-manitoba-bisons-cw.3030122/post-207124994

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Preview: October 7, 2026: MANITOBA at OMAHA

MANITOBA BISONS (2025-26: 12-13-3, 6th in CW, 4-3-0, OHT35 #n/a)
OMAHA MAVERICKS (2025-26: 8-16-0, 8th in NCHC, 1-0-0, USCHO #35)

Wednesday, October 7th at 6:30 CDT at Omaha, Neb.

First, I came across (and linked) a 19-minute highlight video of Sunday’s game at UND. They said the Bisons just arrived from St. Paul at 1:00 p.m. for the 3:00 p.m. game.

This is the finale to the Bisons’ extensive pre-season. After three games in three days, and with the regular season starting Friday in British California, I am not sure this exhibition benefits the team preparations. However, Bison management have cultivated good relationships with teams around the mid-west and this fixture in Omaha has become a quasi-annual event. The Bisons return to the Excited States in the Christmas season, playing Minnesota-Duluth and a second match against Minnesota State.

For historical context, the first game in Mavericks’ team history was against the Bisons, on October 17, 1997. The video of that complete game is linked. The Bisons won that one, 3-2. In digging up that one, I came across YouTube highlight videos of games between these teams from 2019, 2024, and 2025 (also linked).

Last year, the Mavericks poached seven players from USports, six of those from the CW, in a 15 player recruiting class. They were:
– Sean Tschigerl – Forward – Alberta
– Marc Lajoie – Defence – Alberta
– Aidan de la Gorgendiere – Defence – Alberta
– Brett Hyland – Forward – Alberta
– Samuel Huo – Forward – UBC
– Landon Kosior – Defence – Saskatchewan
– Maxime Pellerin – Forward – McGill

Three of those guys didn’t last. I suppose that Kosior didn’t like corn-based Nebraska moonshine, so returned to Sask. De la Gorgendiere and Huo went to the ECHL at the end of the season, the former now is in Slovakia and the latter with San Jose in the AHL.

Omaha had one game last weekend, a 4-1 win over Air Force, to start their season. They are the only unranked Bison NCAA opponent. However, in the USCHO poll, they did get one vote.

I’ll likely follow along with the live stats and listen to the radio broadcast. A day pass on NCHC TV is $16.95 in US funds. Now-a-days, a conversion to recession-bucks is needed, and that’s 25 loonies.

Links here: https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/2026-27-manitoba-bisons-cw.3030122/post-207107590

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October 4, 2026: BISONS DOWNED AT THE RALPH

MANITOBA BISONS 1
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS 5

Quick Summary
Man: G. Lane (2:45 2nd)
UND: A. Menghini (11:06 1st), J. Kernan (12:57 1st), C. Carels (5:27 2nd), K. Verhoeff (14:28 3rd), A. Menghini (17:06 3rd)
Goal: Man: Holt L (32 shots, 29 saves), Kieper (24 shots, 22 saves), UND: Heil W (8 shots, 7 saves), Scheiwiller (1 shots, 1 saves)

The Fighting Hawks used to be called the Flickertails, then the Fighting Sioux before going a couple years without a nickname. I have never gotten used to “Fighting Hawks” as a moniker. Since I prefer vintage and alternate logos in the pre-season, I went for the Flickertails look.

The Bisons dressed 11 forwards and 7 defencemen. Three forwards (Eric Allarie, London Hoilett, and Nolan Chastko) and one goaltender (Justin Perreault) were scratched. Hopefully, no serious injuries are involved.

Three games in three days on the road is never easy. UND dominated the shot clock (to say the least), but it took a couple of late goals to put it away. It was 3-1 with just over 5 minutes left when Dawson Pasternak was assessed two minutes for slashing, and then Keaton Verhoeff cashed in to make it 4-1. Braden Holt and Matthew Kieper split the game in net. I do not know what alignment the Bisons used against MSU and STU earlier in the weekend.

The Herd has one more exhibition game on Wednesday and then the regular season starts Friday in Vancouver. The next home series is October 16th and 17th.

NEXT UP

Exhibition games:
Wed Oct 07 Manitoba at Omaha (NCAA) 7:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 N.A.I.T. (ACAC) at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT

Regular season games:
Fri Oct 09 Calgary at Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Trinity Western at Regina 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 MacEwan at Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Manitoba at U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

OUA
Exhibition games:
Sun Oct 04 Carleton 0 Sacred Heart (NCAA) 3

Links here: https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/2026-27-manitoba-bisons-cw.3030122/post-207085570

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October 3, 2026: BISONS BEAT THE PIDS

MANITOBA BISONS 5
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES 3

There is nothing at all on the STU website, but the Bisons posted the score at Instagram. It looks like this game might also be classified by the Minnesota version of the Pids as a “scrimmage”, like last year. Anyhow, this makes the Herd 4-2-0 on the pre-season.

Meanwhile, tomorrow’s opponent, the Fighting Hawks, or Fighting Sioux, or Flickertails, opened their season on Saturday night with a 4-1 win over the Augustana Vikings, South Dakota version. How ironic that both of tomorrow’s opponents played an American team with the same name as a Canadian team.

I really do want an explanation for how the Bisons gave up 8 goals in a game against Regina, then 6 goals in total over two games against NCAA ranked teams.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4
REGINA COUGARS 1

This was the game at the Big River Reserve. The Banjo-Mutts uploaded the disappearing kind of Instagram blurbs throughout the evening, but none have made their way to the website or X or Facebook. I believe that the last goal was an empty-netter. The glimpses of the shot clock showed that the margin was close. The Banjo-Cats thus lose by more than one for the first time this pre-season. Perhaps they deserve to be better than 1-4-1. The Banjo-Mutts are 7-2-0, and 4-2-0 against the CW.

MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 5

Unlike The Family Guys, The Evil Monkeys aren’t uploading pre-season games to Hockey Tech. Like Sask did, Alberta uploaded disappearing blurbs on Instagram and the final goal was, indeed, an empty-netter. This sweep moves the Monkeys to 7-1-0. They are now done with CW opponents for the pre-season, against whom they went 5-1-0. They open with a bye next week and face another Battle of Edmontown when they face NAIT. MacEwan finishes the pre-season at 4-2-0, where Alberta was their only CW opponent.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 1
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 2

Quick Summary
MRU: D. Milliken (05:17 3rd)
UBC: B. Schuurman (08:41 1st) , Z. Nicholson (19:47 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Maric (8 shots, 6 saves), UBC: Gee (23 shots, 22 saves)

The T-irds managed to complete a sweep here, but those uploaded stats deserve a good look. UBC managed just eight (8) shots on goal this game, and just one (1) in the 2nd period. All three goals were scored on the PP. UBC is now 4-2-2, and moves kinda over .500 at 3-2-2 against the CW. The Bluegars are 2-3-1, and 1-2-0 against the CW.

N.A.I.T. OOKS 0
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 5

Somebody at Holy Trinity showed this game on Twitch, without commentary. The link disappears once the game is over. I started watching at the 1st intermission, when it was 0-0 and the scoreboard showed NAIT ahead 13-7 in shots. However, the 2nd and 3rd periods were dominated by Trinity. It was 2-0 after two, and 5-0 final. Two shut-outs, against a good ACAC team, is commendable. Trinity is 6-0-0, with five of those wins outside the CW.

NEXT UP

Exhibition games:
Sun Oct 04 Manitoba at North Dakota (NCAA) 3:07 CDT
Wed Oct 07 Manitoba at Omaha (NCAA) 7:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 N.A.I.T. (ACAC) at Alberta 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT

Regular season games:
Fri Oct 09 Calgary Saskatchewan 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Trinity Western Regina 7:00 CST/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 MacEwan Mount Royal 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Manitoba U.B.C. 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT

OUT EAST

OUA
Exhibition games:
Sat Oct 03 Ontario Tech 4 Lakehead 3 (ot)
Sat Oct 03 Nipissing 2 Waterloo 1
Sat Oct 03 Lake Superior State (NCAA) 5 Windsor 2
Sat Oct 03 Toronto 2 Notre Dame (NCAA) 1 (ot)
Sat Oct 03 Western Ontario 1 Western Michigan (NCAA) 5
Sat Oct 03 Carleton at Bentley (NCAA) – no report
Sat Oct 03 Brock 2 Vermont (NCAA) 4
Sun Oct 04 Carleton at Sacred Heart (NCAA) 2:00 EDT/1:00 CDT

Regular season games:
Fri Oct 09 Brock at Laurier 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Queen’s at U.Q.T.R. 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Carleton at Ottawa 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Toronto at Western Ontario 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Nipissing at Concordia 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 York at Waterloo 7:00 EDT/6:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Toronto Metropolitan at Guelph 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Lakehead at Windsor 7:30 EDT/6:30 CDT

AUS
Exhibition games:
Fri Oct 02 St. F.X. 4 U.P.E.I. 2 rescheduled
Sat Oct 03 Moncton 0 New Brunswick 3

Regular season games:
Wed Oct 07 Saint Mary’s Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 New Brunswick St. F.X. 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Moncton Dalhousie 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 U.P.E.I. Acadia 7:00 ADT/5:00 CDT

OUT WEST

ACAC
Exhibition games:
Sat Oct 03 Concordia-Edmonton v UA-Augustana cancelled
Sat Oct 03 Red Deer Poly 5 S.A.I.T. 3
Fri Oct 09 Concordia-Edmonton at Portage College 7:00 MDT/8:00 CDT
Fri Oct 09 Briercrest College at Minot State (ACHA) 7:30 CDT

BCIHL
Regular season games:
Sat Oct 03 Simon Fraser 0 Vancouver Island 1
Fri Oct 09 Okanagan at Thompson Rivers 7:00 PDT/9:00 CDT
Sat Oct 10 Thompson Rivers at Okanagan 5:45 PDT/7:45 CDT

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October 2, 2026: BISONS LOSE ON A DAY OF CLOSE BATTLES

MANITOBA BISONS 1
MINNESOTA STATE MAVERICKS 3

Teams in the States usually upload stats galore, but not in Mankato. Their social media has a few pictures but nothing about the game itself. The Bison pre-season record is now 3-2-0. USCHO has a link for boxscores of all NCAA games, but this one says “no data”.

OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD

REGINA COUGARS 2
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 3

This one has just the score, but there were occasional Instagram clips throughout the night which will surely vanish. Regina has played five games (all against the CW), won one, and lost four by one goal. They still have not posted anything to explain their 9-8 loss to the Bisons last weekend. Sask is now 6-2-0, and 3-2-0 against the CW.

ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 4
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3

Quick Summary
Alta: B. Gustafson (02:07 1st) , A. Lang (06:00 2nd) , M. Fabrizi (06:52 2nd) , H. Lolacher (13:34 2nd)
Mac: J. Franklin (17:15 1st) , Z. Coutu (01:06 3rd) , M. Gauld (07:15 3rd)
Goal: Alta: Lawczynski (7 shots, 6 saves), Cootes W (12 shots, 10 saves), Mac: Ironside (42 shots, 38 saves)

The people at MacEwan are uploading stats, which is nice. The Evil Monkeys look to have been in control here. They led 4-1 after two periods and outshot The Family Guys 42-19 on the night. The Apes are now 6-1-0, and 4-1-0 against the CW. This was Mac’s first game against a CW team, after four straight wins against other conferences.

MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 0
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 3

Quick Summary
MRU: none
UBC: A. Fraser (10:24 2nd) , J. Williams (01:33 3rd) , J. Ruthven (02:27 3rd)
Goal: MRU: Zahara (19 shots, 16 saves), UBC: Schwebius (26 shots, 26 saves)

In a funny twist, the T-irds won after being outshot here, and after losing when outshooting their opponents in prior games. The Bluegars are 2-2-1, and 1-1-0 against the CW. UBC is now 3-2-2, or 2-2-2 against the CW.

S.A.I.T. TROJANS 2
CALGARY DINOSAURS 6

In an Instagram picture I saw that the shots were 32-13 in favour of Bedrock U. This was the only game of the weekend for these teams. The Dinos are now finished their pre-season and were 4-3-0 overall, and 2-3-0 against the CW. SAIT have lost both outings, and have one week of exhibitions left before they start defence of their ACAC title on October 16th.

N.A.I.T. OOKS 0
TRINITY WESTERN SPARTANS 1

They have not uploaded any game detail yet. Holy Trinity is not known for exceptionally tight defensive games. They are now 5-0-0 in pre-season, although just one game was against a CW team. NAIT is now 2-1-0, with both wins last weekend against ACAC rival Portage College.

NEXT UP

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 Manitoba at St. Thomas (NCAA) 6:00 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

OUA
Wed Sep 30 Toronto 3 Toronto Metropolitan 2 (so)
Wed Sep 30 Carleton 6 R.M.C. 3
Thu Oct 01 Brock 2 Laurier 0
Thu Oct 01 Ottawa 0 Queen’s 4 late addition to schedule
Fri Oct 02 Ontario Tech 4 Lakehead 9
Fri Oct 02 R.M.C. 1 Ottawa 6
Fri Oct 02 York 2 Western Ontario 6
Fri Oct 02 Lake Superior State 2 Windsor 3 (so)
Fri Oct 02 Concordia 3 Massachusetts-Lowell 5
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

AUS
Tue Sep 29 Acadia 4 Saint Mary’s 6
Thu Oct 01 Saint Mary’s 1 Moncton 0
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

OUT WEST

ACAC
Fri Oct 02 UA-Augustana 4 Concordia-Edmonton 5
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

BCIHL
Regular season games:
Fri Oct 02 Simon Fraser 3 Victoria 7
Sat Oct 03 Simon Fraser at Vancouver Island 7:15 PDT/9:15 CDT

Links here: https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/2026-27-manitoba-bisons-cw.3030122/page-4

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October 1, 2026: SASKATCHEWAN’S ROSTER

This is my second-last roster preview of the CW. Just the Bedrock Dinos remain. The recruitment report from July 14, 2026 also sees changes.

Goaltenders:
Returning:
30 James Venne G (0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 S%)
31 Nolan Maier G (6-2-0, 2.98 GAA, .889 S%)
32 Bryan Thomson G (6-2-0, 2.35 GAA, .916 S%)

Arrivals:
None

Departures:
30 Jordan Kooy G (7-3-2, 2.86 GAA, .902 S%)

It is rare to see a team with zero newly recruited goaltenders. However, Maier was a late-season recruit last year and was vaulted into the number 1 role. He did well, and more so in the playoffs, but all-in-all was not really an upgrade over Kooy, the perennial all-star who has now graduated.

Defencemen:
Returning:
3 Landon Kosior D (28-4-25-29)
6 Rhett Rhinehart D (26-5-10-15)
2 Cole Jordan D (24-4-8-12)
7 Logan Bairos D (25-2-8-10)
4 Ben Saunderson D (18-0-10-10)
22 Mac Gross D (8-0-2-2)
12 Eric Johnston D (6-0-1-1)

Arrivals:
5 Logan McCutcheon – D – Quinnipiac (NCAA)
28 Morgan Tastad – D – Penticton Vees (WHL)

Departures:
28 Gunner Kinniburgh D (16-1-4-5)
9 Ty Prefontaine D (12-0-4-4)
25 Karter Prosofsky (6-0-2-2)

Three returning goaltenders is unusual, but seven returning defencemen must be a national record. Especially when those with the top-five ice times are included amongst those returnees. One would have to presume that the defence will be a strong point.

Forwards:
Returning:
15 Carter Stebbings F (27-13-10-23)
18 Chase Bertholet F (22-8-10-18)
10 Liam Keeler F (26-8-10-18)
27 Raphael Pelletier F (26-5-10-15)
19 Josh Pillar F (23-6-5-11)
23 Ben Tkachuk F (26-1-5-6)
26 Braxton Buckberger F (7-3-0-3)
20 Keaton Sorensen F (16-1-2-3)
21 Ashton Ferster F (10-0-1-1)

Arrivals:
8 Alex Bernauer – F – Red Deer Poly (ACAC)
9 Tyler Parr – F – Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
11 Logan Pickford – F – Victoria Royals (WHL)
13 Braden Nienaber – F – Battlefords (SJHL) & Whitecourt (AJHL)
14 Tyson Yaremko – F – Portland & Red Deer (WHL)
29 Jaydon Dureau – F – Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)

Departures:
11 Chantz Petruic F (26-18-19-37)
14 Conner Roulette F (28-15-20-35)
16 Dawson Holt F (28-14-21-35)
17 Cade Hayes F (25-5-9-14)
13 Ethan Regnier F (22-4-5-9)
29 Jarrett Penner F (20-2-2-4)
8 Zackery Somers (4-1-2-3)
5 Quinton Ong (1-0-0-0)

The only area where the Banjo-Mutts risk a backwards step this year is amongst their forwards. Petruic, Roulette, and Holt all had way more points than the rest of their line-up. They are losing 59 goals. The recruits are unlikely to replace all of those goals. Elite Prospects previously announced a recruit whose name is not on this roster, namely Jaeden Mercier, a forward from Lindenwood (NCAA).

Links here: https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/2026-27-manitoba-bisons-cw.3030122/post-207032805

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October 1, 2026: ALBERTA’S ROSTER

The Evil Monkeys have had loads of players recruited later in the recruitment season. The recruitment report from July 14, 2026 has changes.

Goaltenders:
Returning:
1 Ethan Lawczynski G (0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, .000 S%)

Arrivals:
31 Sean Cootes – G – Drumheller (AJHL)
35 Beckett Langkow – G – Ontario Tech (OUA)

Departures:
30 Ethan Kruger G (7-6-3, 3.20 GAA, .891 S%)
35 Ethan Barwick G (5-1-1, 3.94 GAA, .865 S%)
31 Drew Sim G (3-6-0, 4.43 GAA, .848 S%)

Lawczynski is the only returning goalie, and he never played a game last year. Kruger has graduated. Barwick was a transfer from Northern Michigan (NCAA) and Sim was a transfer from Concordia of Edmonton (ACAC). Neither is indicated at Elite Prospects to be recruited elsewhere. They have poached Langkow from Ontario Tech. His OUA career numbers (over two seasons) are a respectable 19-12-1, 2.73 GAA, .917 S%. Elite Prospects lists Cootes on two rosters simultaneously, the Monkeys and SAIT. I would trust the official team website here. The Evil Monkeys had recruited Joey Rocha from the Swift Current Broncos (WHL), but he went to Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA) instead.

Defencemen:
Returning:
4 Blake Gustafson D (28-2-13-15)
27 Aiden Yakimchuk D (26-0-5-5)
22 Ty Thornton D (3-0-0-0)

Arrivals:
5 Adam Lang – D – Cowichan Valley (BCHL)
6 Matteo Fabrizi – D – Lethbridge (WHL)
7 Kyle Masters – D – Iowa Wild (AHL), Iowa & Wichita (ECHL)
8 Carter Kowalyk – D – Kelowna & Seattle (WHL), Canmore (AJHL)
24 Pierce Yakimchuk – D – Flin Flon (SJHL)

Departures:
5 Dawson Davidson D (27-2-24-26)
24 Mason Ward D (14-3-6-9)
3 Joel Sexsmith D (19-0-3-3)
52 Konrad Belcourt D (26-0-3-3)
25 Jacob Dewitt D (12-0-1-1)
3 Ty Gibson D (0-0-0-0)
– Nikita Liberman D (0-0-0-0)

The loss of Davidson will be felt by the Monkeys. Otherwise, overall the recruits are an upgrade over the departures.

Forwards:
Returning:
17 Alex Thacker F (25-6-16-22)
26 Sam Popowich F (26-4-10-14)
23 Gleb Tkach F (28-5-7-12)
16 Jayden Joly F (27-5-4-9)
29 Marcus Pacheco F (24-4-5-9)
9 Dylan Ruptash F (23-5-3-8)
18 Ryan Duguay F (22-2-6-8)
19 Bruce MacGregor F (28-1-6-7)
20 Vincent Lamanna F (9-3-2-5)
14 Rhett Melnyk F (16-2-2-4)
64 Alonso Tapia Ruiz F (9-1-0-1)

Arrivals:
10 Junshi Hideshima – F – Camrose (AJHL)
11 Harper Lolacher – F – Calgary Canucks (AJHL)
13 Dylan Handel – F – Concordia of Edmonton (ACAC)
15 Ryder Matter – F – Michigan Tech (NCAA)
21 Colin Doherty – F – Grande Prairie (AJHL)
12 Aidyn Hutchinson – F – Northern Michigan (NCAA)
36 Connor Dick – F – Chilliwack & Vernon (BCHL)
37 Caelum Dick – F/D – Alaska-Fairbanks (NCAA)
40 Zane Saab – F – Wenatchee Wild (WHL)
52 Dwayne Jean Jr. – F – MacEwan (CWUAA) (25-8-9-17)

Departures:
12 Adam Hall (27-15-11-26)
9 Justin Hall (22-9-17-26)
15 Tyson Laventure (23-11-11-22)
7 Owen Pederson (23-6-11-17)
8 Noah Boyko (16-7-1-8)
13 Chase Visser (1-0-0-0)

The Evil Monkeys losses up front are pretty severe. Only one of their top six scorers from 2025-26 (one of which was Dawson on D) returns. That gives the recruits a ton of responsibility to maintain the scoring potential. They have 21 forwards listed on their roster, and they break down as eight returning regulars, three returning irregulars, three NCAA transfers, one CW transfer, one ACAC transfer, one from the WHL, and four Junior A recruits.

Links here: https://forums.hfboards.com/threads/2026-27-manitoba-bisons-cw.3030122/page-4#post-207014095

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