On Saturday afternoon at Wayne Fleming Arena, the University of Manitoba Bisons men’s hockey team played out a 3-2 win over the University of Alberta Golden Bears. The second game of the back to back was hard hitting and physical, with no animosity lost between the two teams.
The University of Manitoba Bisons men’s hockey team opened up the 2016 calendar year with a clash against the defending CIS champion Alberta Golden Bears, coming out on top 7-4 on Friday night at the Wayne Fleming arena.
We are at the halfway mark of most of the seasons in European soccer and there are some interesting storylines developing. The Manitoban highlights some of the biggest stories.
Heading into the holiday break, this team deserves to be included in the CIS Top 10 conversation.
Adidas is a massive global company that, in current years, has been acquiring more and more lucrative sponsorship deals. They are perhaps more prevalent in the European market, but they are slowly making their way into North America.
Last week, the University of Manitoba men’s hockey team traveled to Regina in search of some wins to snap their four-game losing streak. They did just that, thumping the Regina Cougars 6-2. In the rematch on Friday, the Bisons came away with another two points as they beat the Cougars 5-3.
The Bisons men’s and women’s volleyball teams were in Regina last weekend and had a successful end to their first half campaigns.
This past weekend, the University of Manitoba Bisons men’s hockey team welcomed Canada West’s top team, the Saskatchewan Huskies, into town. The Huskies swept the weekend series, taking Friday’s game by a score of 6-3 as well as Saturday’s rematch, 4-3.
The University of Manitoba Bisons men’s and women’s volleyball teams both ventured to Edmonton this past weekend to take on the University of Alberta. Neither squad was able to pick up a win, as the men’s undefeated run was snapped, while the women’s losing streak was extended to four games.
The University of Manitoba Bisons men’s hockey team played host to a pair of games this weekend against the Lethbridge Pronghorns. They dropped the first tilt by a score of 7-5 on Friday and fell 5-1 on Saturday.