WINNIPEG — Thanks to prolific goal-scoring weekends, Zach Franko from men’s hockey and Lauryn Keen from women’s hockey have been named the Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week for the week ending December 3, 2018. If there was ever a lesson in putting away a loss and coming back strong the next day,…
Should the Oshawa Generals Change Their Name?
OSHAWA — Oshawa Generals team president and governor Rocco Tullio says the five−time Memorial Cup−winning club hasn’t explored the possibility of changing its name now that General Motors plans to leave the city. The Generals are named after the automaking giant, with GM being their original sponsor when they joined the Ontario Hockey Association in…
12-Game Losing Streak Ends for Manitoba
WINNIPEG – After losing 12-games straight, the University of Manitoba Bisons got a monkey off their back Saturday afternoon at home with a 3-1 win over the Calgary Dinos. Forward Zach Franko scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season, including the game-winner for the Bisons in the second period, while goalie Byron Spriggs…
Kelsey Wog and Rashawn Browne are Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week
WINNIPEG — Thanks to their performances over the weekend, Kelsey Wog from women’s swimming and Rashawn Browne from men’s basketball have been named the Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week for the week ending November 26, 2018. At the 2018 Canada West Swimming Championships this weekend in Calgary, Bison third-year Kelsey Wog continued…
St. Amant Centre Thrilled by Wrestling Action Sunday
Coming off an unprecedented 32 day wrestling tour from the Okanagan to Sudbury, Canadian Wrestling’s Elite turned in a top shelf effort for residents of the St. Amant Centre on Sunday . Every one of the wrestlers on the bill has taken part in the tour and most had competed in the 50 Man Rumble…
Manitoba Moose Lose at Home to Iowa
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba Moose lost 3-2 to the Iowa Wild Saturday afternoon. Iowa opened the scoring in the first period when Matt Read chipped the puck past the Moose defence and beat Eric Comrie. The lead became 2-0 when Dmitry Sokolov finished a two-on-one pass from Mason Shaw with just over five minutes left…
Manitoba Moose Fight Cancer Game
WINNIPEG – The very first Hockey Fights Cancer (HFC) for the Manitoba Moose is Saturday November 24th. The Moose will play the Iowa Wild on a day that features a lavender game presentation, including rinkboards and visual media. Camp Quality Manitoba, an organization that provides free camp experiences, programming and support for children with cancer…
Canada is Lacking on Abuse & Harassment Police in Sports
Sheldon Kennedy’s sexual abuse case against hockey coach Graham James rocked Canadian sport in the late 1990s, and Canada stepped up, writing one of the strongest sexual harassment and abuse policies in the world, experts say. But 20 years later, most believe Canada has fallen asleep on the job. When it comes to protecting its…
Bison Jayden McKoy is the 2018 Russ Jackson Award Winner in Canada West
WINNIPEG – After having seven players recognized on the Canada West All-Star team, Bison football also has a spot at the table with the conference’s major award winners. Fifth-year defensive back Jayden McKoy has been selected as the 2018 Russ Jackson award winner. Presented since 1986, the Russ Jackson is awarded to a player who…
MFMHL Player of the Week – Week6
The MFMHL is pleased to announce that Central Plains Capitals forward Halle Edwards has been selected as the CCM-Selkirk Source for Sports Player of the Week for week 6 ending Nov. 4. Edwards, a grade 12 student from Starbuck, had 3 points on the week to go along with 2 shootout goals. Edwards had 2…