Sept. 21: Bisons Sweep Hillbillies REGINA COUGARS 1
MANITOBA BISONS 4 Links:
:. [U of M Boxscore] :. [LeagueStat Summary] It was tough spending a sunny Saturday afternoon indoors watching a hockey game. I would have much preferred the traditional Saturday night game, but there you go. Also, this year's Saturday games are going to be at 6:00 p.m. so I need to get used to this. I personally dislike the 6:00 p.m. start time. The Goldeyes have done it for 2 years now. It is hard to get your Saturday afternoon done that 1 hour earlier. I digress.
The Bisons went with the same line-up as Friday, except that
Ian Duval was not dressed and
Joe Caligiuri had the day off. Here's the alignment:
Goal:34 Dubyk (2 periods) - 35 Rewucki (1 period)
Defence:5 Christensen - 4 Schappert
12 Sutherland - 24 Bobbee
3 Landry - 22 Bestland
Forwards:29 Cain - 25 Ciarelli - 21 Dickin
6 Paulsen - 16 Paradis
8 Coates - 18 Kelly - 15 Scott
20 Lewadniuk - 28 Dalebozik - 9 Dunsmore
Scratches:1 Caligiuri G / 2 Crowley D / 10 Rowinski F
17 Lauder F / 19 Duval F / 27 DePape F
28 McLeod F
NOTES; The line-up card listed Dalebozik as #26 but LeagueStat had him as #28, so I'll go with that. Paulsen centered a line and the wing spot was usually either Lewadniuk or Scott. Regina's Line-up:
Goal:35 Gore (1 Kilgore)
Defence:4 Sonntag - 5 Reeve
24 Szucki - 7 Schneider
8 Bourhis - 2 Dech
19 Luhning
Forwards:20 Sawka - 10 Henry - 22 Hunter
25 Fowlie - 14 Cuthbert - 11 Magnus
13 Appleyard - 12 Brennan - 6 Turner
16 Nargang - 29 Lange - 21 Hladun
Scratches:9 Penny F / 15 Murray F / 17 Selinger F
19 King F / 28 Neibrandt D / 30 Hayes G
NOTES: Although the line-up card listed Sanfred King as #19, LeagueStat named Brody Luhning as #19 instead of #18. IAE I never noticed #19 on Saturday. As with Friday Magnus switched from #23 to #11 and Fowlie switched from #27 to #25. The only switch was #8 for #17, with #6 switching from D to F.Going into the season my concern was with scoring. However, with 10 goals in 2 games maybe that ought not to be a concern. Perhaps injuries are the bigger concern. Other than the goaltender switch, the Bisons never dressed any of Friday's scratches. Even though Duval was sidelined they played with a 19 man roster rather than activate a player from the sub list.
Last year I saw enough of the Feline Hillbillies to get sick of them. They came here in pre-season, regular season, and playoffs for a weekend double-header. They looked like crap in all 6 games. While they have not made any earth-shattering additions, they have added
bona fide defencemen. Last year they had forwards forced to drop back. This year they are tougher to play against, although they remain several notches below the Bisons in calibre.
However, Regina over-achieved something fierce last year. I was constantly shocked to look at the out-of-town scoreboard and see them pick up points here and there such that they left the New-Kittens-on-the-Block and the H0rny Ones in the dust.
Even though the Bisons did not trash the Cats like last year, they did ring up two convincing wins. The defence, even without
Captain Crowley, limited them to mostly low quality shots from the perimeter.
Here's how it went. The Bisons got off to a quick 2-0 lead, with goals by newcomers
Aaron Lewadniuk and
Taylor Dickin within the first 3 minutes. Lewadniuk's goal was a conversion of a nice passing play. Dickin's was a solo effort after he was tripped on a delayed penalty call. Once ahead the Bisons seldom made any venturous offensive plays.
The intermission appeared to get the Bisons re-charged. Although the 2nd period was scoreless, the Bisons had dozens of nice passing plays which generated quality shots on goal. Each line was quite effective in that regard. Despite the lack of goals, the Bisons generated their most sustained offence in this period.
The 3rd period was much like the first. The Bisons scored two early goals within 3 something.
Paul Ciarelli and
Jesse Paradis converted passing plays. Then the Bisons went into a shell, playing very conservatively and generating few shots. There was also a steady flow of penalties which never helps a game to flow.
Regina's only goal was from d-man
Mark Schneider during a 2-man advantage mid-way through the 3rd. The screen shot elluded
Joey Rewucki, a rookie goaltender coming from the Selkirk Steelers. He made 14 saves in the period. Starting goaltender Deven Dubyk made 19 saves over two periods. They both looked sharp and would appear to be good backups for Caligiuri.
The three stars were Dickin, Lewadniuk, and Dubyk. Clearly, it was a good day for the new blood.
The Bisons are now 4-3-1 in the pre-season, and Regina is a respectable 3-3-0.
Next up for the Bisons is a home doubleheader against the Toronto Varsity Blues on homecoming weekend. Saturday's game goes at 7:00 (well after the Bison football game) and Sunday goes at 1:00.
OUT OF TOWN SCOREBOARD SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 5
CALGARY DINOSAURS 4 Link: [Sask Twitter] This is the game that prompted my late update. The Mangy Ones now have two one-goal wins over Bedrock and are 2-2-0 overall. The Dinos fall to 3-4-1.
MOUNT ROYAL COUGARS 1
ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 3 Link: [U of A Linescore] This makes the Evil Monkeys 2-0-0 in the tournament, and 9-0-0 overall. The New-Kittens-on-the-Block are 0-2-0. As I post the link has just the linescore, but a story will be added, maybe even right NOW as you read! This event was not uploaded into the League Stat data base.
OUT EAST: WINDSOR LANCERS 4
NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS 5 Link: [AUS Summary] MONCTON AIGLES BLEUS 3
UQTR PATRIOTES 2 Link: [UQTR Linescore] QUEEN'S GOLDEN GAELS 2
WATERLOO WARRIORS 1 Link: [U of W Schedule/Results] RMC PALADINS 3
YORK LIONS 4 Link: [YU Schedule/Results] RYERSON RAMS 6
UOIT RIDGEBACKS 3 Link: [RU Schedule/Results] DALHOUSIE TIGERS 5
SAINT MARY'S HUSKIES 3 Link: [AUS Summary] ST. FRANCIS-XAVIER X-MEN 3
ACADIA AXEMEN 1 Link: [AUS Summary] STORIES:Regarding the bidding for the next University Cup tornaments, in addition to the SMU/SFX bid, there is now one from Acadia (who also propose holding the event in Halifax) and from UPEI.
Links:
:. [Kings County News]
:. [The Guardian]
:. [The Chronicle-Herald] Could MUN get a hockey team? It would appear unlikely:
“I probably get asked about three times a year, ‘Why doesn’t MUN have a hockey team?’,” said Healey. “We’re not getting asked that 300 times. We have had a number of consultation sessions [...] and there isn’t a public outcry for the need of a hockey team at MUN. So, I’m not really sure whether it’s a possibility or not. It is something that we certainly like to look at. I’d be the first in line to say I’d be a number one fan of a MUN hockey team. But, if you do the math on it—to run a competitive men’s hockey program and maybe offer gender contemplative women’s program, you wouldn’t be far off from a million dollars to try and make that happen.”
Link: [The Muse] NEXT UP:Sun Sep 22 Saint Mary's at Acadia
Sun Sep 22 Dalhousie v St. Francis-Xavier
Sun Sep 22 Nipissing at Laurentian
Wed Sep 25 New Brunswick at Portland Pirates (AHL)
Fri Sep 27 Alberta at Calgary
Fri Sep 27 Simon Fraser (BCIHL) at UBC
Fri Sep 27 Lethbridge at Mount RoyalFri Sep 27 Carleton at New Brunswick
Fri Sep 27 Queen's at Ottawa
Fri Sep 27 Ryerson at York (York Tournament)
Fri Sep 27 UOIT at Nipissing (York Tournament)
Fri Sep 27 Windsor at Laurier
Fri Sep 27 Brock at Saint Mary's
Fri Sep 27 St. Thomas at St. Francis-Xavier
Sat Sep 28 Calgary v Alberta (at St. Albert)
Sat Sep 28 UBC at Simon Fraser (BCIHL)
Sat Sep 28 Toronto at ManitobaSat Sep 28 losers (at York Tournament)
Sat Sep 28 winners (at York Tournament)
Sat Sep 28 UQTR at McGill
Sat Sep 28 Moncton v Acadia (at Berwick, NS)
Sat Sep 28 Carleton at St. Thomas
Sun Sep 29 Toronto at ManitobaSun Sep 29 RMC at Ottawa