2016-17 Major Bison Sports Award winners
Here are some of the major winners from the afternoon.
Sports
Geoff Gray turns heads at NFL pro day
On March 30, Bison offensive lineman Geoff Gray hosted eight NFL scouts and two CFL scouts for his pro day.
U.S. women’s hockey team reach agreement with USA Hockey, will play at the World Championship
Following a week-long standoff between the women of the U.S. Women’s National Hockey Team (USWNT) and USA Hockey, the country’s governing hockey body blinked.
Byron Spriggs is making a name for himself
Spriggs talks about his experience with the Charlotte Checkers and his play this season.
The life and career of Joe Daley
Joe Daley is a former World Hockey Association (WHA) and NHL goaltender who manned the crease for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, and the Winnipeg Jets
Manitoba loses in quarterfinals to the Golden Bears at nationals, finish in fifth
The Manitoba Bison men’s volleyball team slipped up at the 2017 U Sports volleyball nationals in Edmonton.
U.S. women’s hockey team boycotts World Championship
The central issues of the dispute seem to be unfair wages paid to the players, as well as the level of support the highly successful program receives from USA Hockey.
Rush returns to the ring
After months of speculation and verbal jabbing through the media, Georges “Rush” St-Pierre is returning to the octagon.
Who is the NBA’s Most Valuable Player?
Here are some of the most likely candidates to win this year’s award.
AJ and Brett: Reflecting on a memorable five years
This past season, the two local products helped lead the herd back to nationals for the first time since 1985.