WINNIPEG – A three-goal first period was enough for the No. 2 ranked Alberta Golden Bears, as they got a weekend split against the Bisons with a 4-1 win on Saturday night at Wayne Fleming Arena. Defenceman Jason Fram opened the scoring for the visitors, finishing off a nice feed from forward Cole Sanford —…
Madison Wilford and Byron Spriggs are Boston Pizza Athletes of the Week
WINNIPEG — Protecting their respective nets, Madison Wilford from women’s soccer and Byron Spriggs from men’s hockey have been named the Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week for the week ending October 8, 2018. Two wins against rival Winnipeg is always big. Doing so with two clean sheets, though, gives credit to Manitoba’s…
Bison Football’s Record Changes as Regina Forfeits 2018 Games Due to Ineligible Player
EDMONTON — Due to an ineligible player, the University of Regina Rams football team has been stripped of three wins during the 2018 Canada West season, the conference announced Friday. This means that the September 29 game between Manitoba and Regina is changed to a 1-0 win for the Bisons, and the team’s record is…
Devon Skoleski and Alanna Shaw are Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week
With goal-scoring performances over the weekend, Devon Skoleski from men’s hockey and Alanna Shaw from women’s soccer have been named the Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week for the week ending October 1, 2018. Bison men’s hockey got their season started in Calgary over the weekend, earning a split after a 5-2 loss…
Bison Women’s Hockey Ranked #1
The defending Canada West and U SPORTS champion Manitoba Bisons are the narrow favourites heading into the 2018-19 CW women’s hockey season. Manitoba (43 pts.) topped the annual pre-season coaches poll, while the Alberta Pandas were a close second (41 pts.), as the conference’s coaches cast their ballots ahead of opening weekend. The Bisons enter…
Amanda Wong and Simon Berube are Boston Pizza Athletes of the Week
Thanks to strong performances over the weekend, two fourth-year student athletes — Amanda Wong from women’s soccer and Simon Berube from men’s cross country — have been named the Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week for the week ending September 24, 2018. It was a cold weekend on the pitch for Bison women’s…
Marcel Arruda-Welch named CW Special Teams Player of the Week
For the third straight week, a Bison football player has earned the honour of Canada West Special Teams Player of the Week. In fact, for the second time in three weeks, that player is return specialist and defensive back Marcel Arruda-Welch. The 6’0″ Arruda-Welch was crucial to a 37-27 win at Alberta in Week 4,…
VIDEO – Manitoba Bison Fall Short in Loss to Saskatchewan
In a short season, close losses hurt that much more. For Manitoba, it’s been two in two weeks, as a high-scoring game Friday night against rival, #10-ranked Saskatchewan ended in a 48-46 loss. This, after a loss to #6-ranked UBC that came down to the last five minutes, as a Thunderbirds score gave a close…
Manitoba Bison Women’s Hockey Introduces Coach Sean Fisher
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Bison women’s hockey team will have a new head coach for the 2018-19 season, Sean Fisher. Fisher was introduced as the program’s interim head coach, because Jon Rempel has received a six-month reassignment of duties to allow for professional development. Fisher, an assistant with Bison women’s hockey for the last four…
Bison Basketball Recruits Dakota Collegiate’s Emerson Martin
WINNIPEG – After making it to the Canada West playoffs last season, Bison women’s basketball continues to improve for 2018-19 with the recruitment of forward Emerson Martin. Bison women’s basketball coach Michele Sung talked about Martin. “Adding Emerson to our team is exciting and shows the strides our program has made in the last four…