SATURDAY

#3 Calgary 5 Manitoba 3

Dinos-Bisons Stats

by Garrick Kozier, Bisons Sports Information
 
WINNIPEG - The #3 ranked Calgary Dinos (8-0-0) continue to rule the Canada West hockey roost as they defeated the unranked Manitoba Bisons (2-6-0) 5-3 Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013 at Wayne Fleming Arena at Max Bell Centre.

Despite a two-goal performance from assistant captain Jesse Paradis, and a two-point outing from forward Paul Ciarelli.(1G, 1A), Manitoba dropped its second consecutive game to the Dinos and will go into the conference bye week searching for answers.

Manitoba netminder Deven Dubyk, who also got the starting nod last night, stopped 24 of the 28 shots he faced. Calgary backstop Jacob DeSerres recorded 18 saves on the 21 shots in the victory.

The Bisons go into the conference bye week next weekend, and won't return to action until Friday, Nov. 8 at Regina. The Dinos will play host to the visiting Saskatchewan Huskies on Friday, Nov. 8 in their next Canada West hockey action.

GoBisons.ca

#1 Alberta 6 UBC 2

Thunderbirds-Golden Bears Stats

by Marcus Miller, U of A Sports Information

EDMONTON - After falling behind 2-0, the CIS #1 Alberta Golden Bears hockey team stormed back with six straight goals to defeat the UBC Thunderbirds 6-2 Saturday night at Clare Drake Arena. Alberta's victory caps a sweep of the two-game series and keeps them undefeated at 8-0-0.

Rearguard Thomas Carr and forward Brett Ferguson lead the Bears with a goal and an assist each, with Travis Toomey, Jamie Crooks, and Johnny Lazo also lighting the lamp. Third-year defenceman Jordan Rowley also chipped in with two helpers and Luke Siemens collected 24 saves. Alberta's 8-0-0 record tying them for first place in Canada West with the University of Calgary Dinos.

The T-Birds responded with goals from fourth-year blue-liner Neil Manning and sophomore forward Brad Hoban, while rookie goaltender Matt Hewitt was solid for 25 stops. With the loss, UBC return home with a 1-5-0 record.

The Thunderbirds will look for a win next week in a two-game set back home with the Lethbridge Pronghorns. In two weeks, Alberta will put their undefeated streak on the line in a two-game set against the very same Pronghorns in Lethbridge.

athletics.ualberta.ca

Saskatchewan 7 Lethbridge 0

Pronghorns-Huskies Stats

by Daniel Herrick, Huskies Sports Information Student Assistant
 
SASKATOON - The Saskatchewan Huskies scored four times on the power play en route to a 7-0 win over the visiting ULethbridge Pronghorns on Saturday at Rutherford Rink.
 
Saskatchewan (4-4) gets back to .500 for the season with the weekend sweep. Lethbridge (0-6) remains winless with the loss.  A night earlier, the Huskies won 5-2.
 
Saskatchewan went 4-for-8 with the man advantage and added a penalty shot goal in the win.

Ryan Holfeld made 24 saves to earn his second shutout in three games for the Huskies, while Damien Ketlo took the loss, making 20 saves in two periods for the Pronghorns. Dylan Tait came in for the third period and made two stops.
 
Saskatchewan travels to Calgary next weekend to take on the Dinos after playing four straight games at home. Lethbridge remains on the road, travelling to Vancouver to meet the UBC Thunderbirds. 

huskies.usask.ca

Mount Royal 5 Regina 2

Regina-Mount Royal Stats

by Justin McCaffrey, MRU Sports Information

CALGARY - The Mount Royal Cougars defeated the Regina Cougars by a score of 5-2 on Saturday.

Eric Galbraith, Matt Brown (2), Jeremy Burns and Devin Gannon scored for Mount Royal. Tyler Penny and Liam Brennan scored for Regina.

The Cougars now move to 3-5-0 on the year while Regina falls to 4-4-0.
 
Both teams will be on a bye week next week. In two weeks Mount Royal is off to Vancouver for two against UBC. Regina will return home to play two against Manitoba next Friday night.

mrucougars.com

FRIDAY

#1 Alberta 5 UBC 3

Thunderbirds-Golden Bears Stats

by Matt Gutsch, Communications, U of Alberta Athletics

EDMONTON - The CIS #1 Alberta Golden Bears scored three third period goals to break open a 2-2 tie with the UBC Thunderbirds, and skate to a 5-3 finish on Friday at Clare Drake Arena.

The Bears recorded the win before 2,000 fans in their historic rink, and improved to 7-0-0 on the season.
 
Brett Ferguson started the third period goal storm, and was followed by defenceman Jesse Craige, who finished with a three point night and forward Levko Koper who buried his fourth of the year into an empty net. Blue-liners Jordan Rowley and Thomas Carr also scored for the undefeated Golden Bears, while fourth-year net-minder Kurtis Mucha made 19 saves for the win.
 
With the loss, UBC drops to 1-4-0 on the season. The Thunderbirds scored all three of their goals while on the power-play, but could not get a goal during a 5-on-3 advantage midway through the third period. Cole Wilson, Nick Buonassisi and Anthony Bardaro scored for the visitors, while goaltender Matt Hewitt was spectacular in goal, stopping 32 shots.

The teams meet again on Saturday at Clare Drake Arena, with a puck drop of 6:00 p.m.

athletics.ualberta.ca

Saskatchewan 5 Lethbridge 2

Pronghorns-Huskies Stats

by Nicole Betker, Huskies Sports Information

SASKATOON - Derek Hulak's four point night led the Saskatchewan Huskies to a 5-2 win over the Lethbridge Pronghorns Friday night in Rutherford Rink.
 
The 2011-12 Canada West scoring champion tallied at 18:04 in the first period and at 2:51 into the second. He added assists on the Huskies' first and fourth goals in the game.
 
With the win, Saskatchewan improves to 3-4 on the season and stops a two game losing skid. Lethbridge remains winless at 0-5.
 
Huskies goaltender Ryan Holfeld made 24 saves in the win for the Huskies, while Damien Kelto stopped 35 for Lethbridge. Saskatchewan went 1-for-5 with the man advantage, while Lethbridge was 1-for-6.
 
The teams meet again Saturday at 7 p.m. Watch a video feed of the game on http://canadawest.tv.

huskies.usask.ca

#3 Calgary 4 Manitoba 3 (OT)

Dinos-Bisons Stats

by Garrick Kozier, Bisons Sports Information

WINNIPEG – In what can only be described as a tooth-and-nail affair, the undefeated #3 ranked Calgary Dinos (7-0-0) continued its dominance over its Canada West counterparts with a 4-3 overtime win versus the unranked Manitoba Bisons (2-5-0) on Friday at Wayne Fleming Arena at Max Bell Centre.

Despite a two-point effort from forward Luke Cain (1G, 1A), a costly penalty from Bisons captain Dane Crowley in the overtime frame provided Calgary the momentum it needed to grab the road victory.  On the powerplay, rookie defenceman Drydn Dow scored with just 46 seconds left in overtime, lifting Calgary to the 4-3 victory.

Bisons netminder Deven Dubyk stopped 24 shots in the losing effort, while Calgary's Kris Lazaruk stoned 25 of 28 Manitoba shots in the winning effort.

Just as it looked like the game would require a second overtime period, Calgary defenceman Dryden Dow put the match on ice with a four-on-three powerplay marker.

The two teams butt heads again on Saturday at Wayne Fleming Arena at Max Bell Centre. Puck drop is slated for 6 p.m.

GoBisons.ca

Regina 5 Mount Royal 1

Regina-MRU Stats

by Justin McCafrrey, MRU Sports information

CALGARY – The Mount Royal Cougars (2-4-0) fell 5-1 to the Regina Cougars (3-3-0) on Friday at the Flames Community Arenas.

Austin Bourhis, Tyler Penny, Cody Fowlie, Christian Magnus and Carter Selinger all lit the lamp for Regina. Matt Brown scored the Cougars lone goal.  

Mount Royal now holds a record of 2-5-0 and Regina now sits at 4-3-0 after the victory.

The teams play each again on Saturday, 7:00 p.m. back at the Flames Commuity Arenas.  

mrucougars.com

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