February 11: MONKEYS END BISONS‛ SEASON
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 8
MANITOBA BISONS 2
Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ Game reports: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofA (Friday): Bears inch closer to bye with 4-1 win over Manitoba (with boxscore)
➤ UofM: MHKY: Mike Sirant, seniors conclude season (with boxscore)
Quick Summary
Alta: D. Lategan (02:48 1st), J. Smallwood (09:36 1st), D. Plouffe (04:49 2nd), N. Volcan (14:15 2nd), R. Hughes (16:50 2nd), J. Prokop (19:41 2nd), D. Plouffe (08:07 3rd), J. Sexsmith (17:33 3rd)
Man: M. King (14:56 1st), P. Malchuk (17:23 1st)
Goal: Alta: Kruger (24 shots, 22 saves), Man: Harkness L (31 shots, 25 saves), Hawryluk (16 shots, 14 saves)
I did not include the lineup notes on Friday. Both sides were the same both nights, except that the Bisons used Chase Hartje as a forward for two periods on Friday. Here it is:
MANITOBA
Goal
1 Harkness - 34 Hawryluk
Defence
16 Hartje - 6 Dyck
27 Gottfried - 8 Toth
5 Schioler - 4 Malchuk
2 Stewart
Forwards
10 Skoleski - 22 Davis - 11 Ostir
18 Hooker - 9 Thiessen - 17 Veloso
14 Keane - 28 Behun - 21 Basarab
20 Apetagon - 29 King
Scratches
35 Murphy - 12 Patrick
13 Sutter - 19 Arpin - 23 Fawkes - 26 McCorrister
ALBERTA
Goal
30 Kruger (35 Berlin)
Defence
8 McLeod - 6 Freadrich
22 Sakowich - 3 Sexsmith
7 Plouffe - 40 Platz
Forwards
23 Smallwood - 17 Fonteyne - 10 Prokop
11 Preziuso - 18 Hughes - 64 Volcan
12 A Hall - 14 Florchuk - 9 J Hall
37 Trolley - 29 Paterson - 15 Lategan
Scratches
1 Bennett - 31 Schneider
5 Davidson - 26 Wolski - 27 Savenkov
13 Fincaryk - 16 Wiebe - 19 MacGregor
The TSN Turning Point on Saturday occurred 14 minutes into the 2nd period when the Evil Monkeys were leading 3-2 and the Bisons appeared to have a shot. The Monkeys dumped the puck into the Bison zone and goaltender Simon Harkness came out to play it and tried to shoot it behind the net and around the glass. Instead he shot it IN his net, with nobody around, making the score 4-2. Not giving up, the Herd came out on the next shift and created mayhem in the Monkeys‛ zone, hitting a goalpost and a crossbar in the process. However, the next Ape shot was a low danger shot which trickled under Harkness to make it 5-2. Back-to-back unassisted goals, and that was all she wrote. The remainder of the game was simply playing out the string.
OUT-OF-TOWN SCOREBOARD
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 8
SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 1
Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ MRU: Cougars Catchup: February 11, 2023 (with boxscore)
➤ UofS: MHKY: Huskies Drop Last Regular Season Game to MRU (with boxscore)
Quick Summary
MRU: J. Tarzwell (17:37 1st), N. Yaremko (04:44 2nd), N. Yaremko (10:00 2nd), N. Yaremko (12:27 2nd), K. Morrisseau (13:22 2nd), S. Moe (17:12 2nd), C. Bouchard (00:51 3rd), N. Yaremko (09:52 3rd)
Sask: C. Hobbs (13:54 2nd)
Goal: MRU: Farkas W (26 shots, 25 saves) Berry (4 shots, 4 saves), Sask: Ross W (24 shots, 19 saves), Kooy (7 shots, 4 saves)
In a strange ending to the season, both quarter-finals will be return match-ups from the regular season finale. These teams will play the 4-5 series in Calgary. I‛m not sure how the Banjo-Mutts‛ goaltenders looked, but these numbers are alarming. Nolan Yaremko scored his 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th goals of the season. The Bluegars miss out on a quarter-final bye by one point and must surely be looking at those points dropped to MacEwan and Holy Trinity late in the season with a great deal of regret.
MACEWAN GRIFFINS 3
CALGARY DINOSAURS 6
Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ MacU: Griffins leave it all on the line in season finale, but playoff bid comes up short after loss to Dinos (with boxscore)
➤ UofC: Win streak hits 23 as Dinos coast into postseason (with boxscore)
Quick Summary
MacU: K. Gable (18:57 1st), M. Pasemko (18:19 2nd), J. Taupert (13:59 3rd)
Calg: A. Atwal (06:52 1st), J. Maser (08:19 1st), M. Westhaver (19:25 1st), C. Gengenbach (03:56 2nd), A. Atwal (05:33 2nd), N. King (08:34 3rd)
Goal: MacU: Davis (38 shots, 32 saves), Calg: Stankowski (19 shots, 16 saves)
This result gives Bedrock U a record 25 wins on the season, and their 23rd in a row. The Family Guys, however, miss the playoffs by virtue of a tie-breaker.
REGINA COUGARS 1
U.B.C. THUNDERBIRDS 4
Links:
➤ Summaries: LeagueStat : CW
➤ UofR (Friday): Power play clicks, but Cougars fall 6-3 to UBC in weekend opener (with boxscore)
➤ UofR (Saturday): Cougars lose to UBC, but wind up with final Canada West postseason berth (with boxscore)
➤ UBC: ‘Birds close out season with a 12th straight win, will face Regina again in quarter-finals (with boxscore)
Quick Summary
Reg: J. Fletcher (08:38 3rd)
UBC: J. Sandhu (12:54 1st), S. Huo (01:41 2nd), C. Douglas (05:12 2nd), J. Lee (17:07 2nd)
Goal: Reg: Evanoff (50 shots, 46 saves), UBC: Schwebius (26 shots, 25 saves)
It seems appropriate that the Banjo-Cats backed into the playoffs with two regulation losses. The three teams “fighting” for the final playoff berth went a combined 0-6-0 on the weekend. The T-irds cruised to a win in this game, and these teams will meet again next weekend in the quarter-finals.
NEXT UP
Fri Feb 17 Saskatchewan at Mount Royal (2:00 MST/3:00 CST)
Fri Feb 17 Regina at U.B.C. (7:00 PST/9:00 CST)
Sat Feb 18 Saskatchewan at Mount Royal (2:00 MST/3:00 CST)
Sat Feb 18 Regina at U.B.C. (7:00 PST/9:00 CST)
Sun Feb 19 Saskatchewan at Mount Royal (2:00 MST/3:00 CST)*
Sun Feb 19 Regina at U.B.C. (7:00 PST/9:00 CST)*
*if necessary
STANDINGS
OUT EAST
Sat Feb 11 McGill 4 Ontario Tech 3
Sat Feb 11 Windsor 3 Western Ontario 5
Sat Feb 11 Toronto 3 Brock 1
Sat Feb 11 U.Q.T.R. 6 R.M.C. 1
Sat Feb 11 Toronto Metro 5 Waterloo 0
Sat Feb 11 Nipisssing 0 Carleton 4
Sat Feb 11 Guelph 3 York 2 (ot)
Wed Feb 15 Laurier at Brock (TBA)
Wed Feb 15 Ottawa at McGill (7:00 EST/6:00 CST)
Wed Feb 15 Carleton at Ontario Tech (7:00 EST/6:00 CST)
Thu Feb 16 Toronto at Toronto Metropolitan (6:00 EST/5:00 CST)
Fri Feb 17 McGill at Ottawa (7:00 EST/6:00 CST)
Sat Feb 18 Brock at Laurier (TBA)
Sat Feb 18 Toronto Metropolitan at Toronto (5:00 EST/4:00 CST)
TBA Ontario Tech at Carleton
Sun Feb 19 Laurier at Brock (TBA)*
Sun Feb 19 Toronto at Toronto Metropolitan (4:00 EST/3:00 CST)*
Sun Feb 19 Ottawa at McGill (7:00 EST/6:00 CST)*
TBA Carleton at Ontario Tech*
* if necessary
Sat Feb 11 Saint Mary's 4 Dalhousie 3
Sat Feb 11 New Brunswick 7 Moncton 1
Sat Feb 11 Acadia 2 St. F.X. 4
Wed Feb 15 Acadia at St. FX (7:00 AST/5:00 CST)
Wed Feb 15 Moncton at U.P.E.I. (7:00 AST/5:00 CST)
Fri Feb 17 St. FX at Acadia (7:00 AST/5:00 CST)
Fri Feb 17 U.P.E.I. at Moncton (7:00 AST/5:00 CST)
Sun Feb 19 Moncton at U.P.E.I. (7:00 AST/5:00 CST)*
Sun Feb 19 Acadia at St. FX (7:00 AST/5:00 CST)*
* if necessary
Links:
➤ USports: Presto Schedule & Results
➤ OUA: LeagueStat Daily
➤ OUA: Playoff Schedule
➤ AUS: Schedule & Results
➤ AUS: Playoff Schedule
OUT WEST
Sat Feb 11 Briercrest College 3 N.A.I.T. 5
Sat Feb 11 Portage College 7 Concordia-Edmonton 3
Sat Feb 11 Augustana 6 S.A.I.T. 2
Fri Feb 17 S.A.I.T. at Briercrest College
Fri Feb 17 Augustana at Concordia-Edmonton
Fri Feb 17 Red Deer Poly at N.A.I.T.
Sat Feb 18 S.A.I.T. at Briercrest College
Sat Feb 18 Concordia-Edmonton at Augustana
Sat Feb 18 N.A.I.T. at Red Deer Poly
Sat Feb 11 Okanagan 0 Simon Fraser 5
Sat Feb 11 Logan Lake 1 Vancouver Island 14
Fri Feb 17 Vancouver Island at Okanagan
Sat Feb 18 Victoria at Okanagan
Sat Feb 18 Vancouver Island at Logan Lake
Sun Feb 19 Victoria at Logan Lake
Mon Feb 20 Victoria at Simon Fraser
Links:
➤ ACAC: Schedule & Results
➤ BCIHL: Schedule & Results