The Manitoba Bisons were looking to make it two wins in a row in their weekend series at Mount Royal, and nearly did so if it wasn’t for the Cougar’s resiliency on Saturday afternoon.
On Saturday, the University of Manitoba Bisons men’s hockey team played their second game of a two game series against Mount Royal. The Cougars took all four points from the weekend, as they completed the weekend sweep with a 3-1 victory on Saturday.
On Friday, Jan. 15, the University of Manitoba Bisons men’s hockey team played host to the Mount Royal Cougars in the first of a two game set. Mount Royal was able to emerge with the 3-2 win.
After dropping the opening weekend set of 2016 without scoring a goal, the University of Manitoba Bisons women’s hockey team broke their cold spell at Mount Royal on Friday afternoon. In a relentless display at the expense of the Cougars, the herd managed a 4-1 win – their first victory against Mount Royal this season.
Following their 2-0 defeat on Friday night, the University of Manitoba Bisons women’s hockey team were hoping to redeem themselves on Saturday in game two of the weekend series. To their disappointment, the Pandas inflicted a second consecutive shutout on the visitors, sweeping the series with a 3-0 home victory. Up until this past weekend, the herd hadn’t been shutout in consecutive games since the 2013-14 season.
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 women’s hockey team didn’t get their new year running on all cylinders on Friday night. The herd dropped a 2-0 decision at the hands of the Alberta Pandas, now the league-leaders in Canada West. With a shutout loss, Manitoba suffered their first scoreless performance since an October 16 home matchup hosting Mount Royal.
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.
The 2016 World Junior Hockey Championships (WJHC) will go down as a tournament Team Canada would much rather forget. After only five games, the reigning champions were eliminated at the quarterfinal stage by hosts Finland in a contest that was heart-pounding and heartbreaking.
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.