The world of sport haunted by ghost of Spanish flu
While other leagues are all right calling it a year, the NHL will explore every option to crown a Stanley Cup champion — because it’s already gone through this once before.
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Lamb, Gregoire and Wagner headline underrated Bisons of 2019-20
The coming of spring means one thing is for certain. No, not the slush and muck, and no, not the start of patio season, but…
Rashawn Browne selected by Rattlers in CEBL draft
With its two other picks, Saskatchewan looked within its provincial borders, selecting Chan De Ciman in the first round and Alexander Dewar in the third. Both are products of the University of Saskatchewan Huskies.
Unfulfilled expectations for Winnipeg Ice as CHL cancels season
With a 38-24-1 record at the time the WHL went on hiatus in response to the COVID-19 virus, the Ice had locked up a playoff spot for the first time since 2014-15, when the club was still in Cranbrook, B.C. as the Kootenay Ice.
Volleyball veterans left disappointed by U Sports nationals cancellation
Both entered the tournament with exceptional careers behind them and had plenty of reasons to be excited. Instead, with an 11th-hour cancellation the night before the pair was slated to square off at Investors Group Athletic Centre, the two were left disappointed.
Historic goal ‘a moment I’ll never forget’
In its first game at nationals, the club gained its first win and advanced to the U Sports national women’s hockey championship semifinals.
Drake Burgin shows up big in award-winning season
He finished the 60-game season with 12 goals and 41 assists for 53 points — 31 more than in his previous season.
U Sports cancels 2020 men’s volleyball national championship in Winnipeg
Hours after Bison Sports announced that the 2020 U Sports men’s volleyball national championship would go on as scheduled — though without fans in attendance — U Sports itself convened an emergency meeting.
Pischke retiring after ‘heck of a long time’
It was a quiet and intimate affair. Perfect for the man at the centre of it all, Bisons men’s volleyball head coach Garth Pischke.
The man with the plan
For Bisons Sports sports information and digital media co-ordinator John Gaudes, it’s been a marathon that’s felt like a sprint.