With two days of practice in the books, the No. 1 seeded University of Manitoba Bisons and No. 8 seeded Queen’s University Gaels came together for their quarter final match at the U SPORTS National Championship.
In his fourteenth season behind the University of Manitoba Bisons bench, head coach Jon Rempel has been named U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Coach of the Year.
Below are the eight teams that have punched their ticket to the dance, with a preview of what each of those teams bring with them from their respective seasons.
For graduating Bison forward Alana Serhan, going out on top will be the perfect cap on her collegiate career.
The past week for Bison women’s hockey team has been a wild one.
It has been a banner season for the University of Manitoba Bison women’s hockey team, a berth at nationals and a Canada West Championship, and for Venla Hovi, the year has meant even more.
The University of Manitoba Bison women’s hockey team’s offence was on full display Saturday, as the club charged to a 5-2 win to capture its first Canada West Championship since 2011.
The University of Manitoba women’s hockey team came back to beat the reigning national champions, the University of Alberta Pandas, in three games in the Canada West semifinals.
The University of Manitoba Bison men’s hockey team was swept at home by the Mount Royal University Cougars in the Canada West quarter finals this weekend.
The Bisons lost 5-1 on Friday night, and 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.