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Horns on home court in support of Watkins

trevor.kenney — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:18:13 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team hits the floor for its first non-conference game Friday night versus the Red Deer College Kings, but preparation for the new Canada West season will not be the team's only focus Friday, as the game will also be in support of teammate Brent Watkins.

Watkins, who had just completed his second season with the Pronghorns, was in a devastating car accident in July just outside Butte, Montana, while on his way back to Lethbridge from California. He has since been transferred back to California and has shown great signs of improvement but is still in hospital and going through rehabilitation.

The six-foot-10 inch post from Temple City, California had an outstanding season last year for the Horns, averaging 13.8 points per game and 7.5 rebounds.

Tip-off for Friday night’s game is scheduled for 7 p.m. and admission to the game is a $10 donation with proceeds going to Brent Watkins and family to help pay for medical bills. There will also be a silent auction.

The game will be streamed live: livestream.com/uleth/events/4367985

Experienced international coach to take helm of women's rugby program

trevor.kenney — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 17:32:40 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns are excited to announce Richard Suggitt as the new head coach of the women’s rugby program. Suggitt becomes the third head coach in program history.

“Ric has been great to work with and we are very excited to have a coach of Ric’s calibre join the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ where he builds on the excellence of our existing coaching staff," says Ken McInnes, Interim Executive Director of Sport and Recreation Services. “Ric’s appointment will only build on the legacy of success of the women’s rugby program and I believe is very forward looking on the part of the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ and represents the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ’s commitment to the program. This appointment sets our program apart and gives our women’s rugby program a real advantage.”

Originally from Edmonton, AB, Suggitt joins the program with a wealth of international coaching experience and is the current head coach of the USA National Senior Women’s Sevens program. Sevens rugby will make its inaugural appearance in the Olympics next year in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He will remain with the USA Senior women’s sevens through to the Olympic Games while working with the U of L women’s team. Former head coach and three-time national champion Neil Langevin will serve as acting head coach while Suggitt is fulfilling his duties with the USA sevens team.

Earlier this month, Suggitt led the USA Women’s Sevens team to a silver medal at the Pan Am Games in Toronto.

“When looking at the opportunity to join the U of L Pronghorns program it was an easy decision to make,” says Suggitt. “The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ has made it possible for me to join full time after the 2016 Olympics. The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ is looking to build a world class athletic and academic environment and that is something that excites me.”

“From my past experiences in Canada I was privileged to do some work with Neil Langevin. It is my pleasure to have Neil back at the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ coaching and guiding the team in my absence,” adds Suggitt. “Along with Neil, we have Toby Boulet fulfilling the role as manager, and with his experience over the years we are in capable hands. We will also be retaining the services of Rob Kossuth, Shannon Court and Norm McDougal from the previous coaching staff as we sort out the transition over the next year.”

Suggitt has also spent time with the Canadian National program, coaching numerous Canadian teams of both genders. From 1999 to 2007, he spent time leading the Senior Women’s 15s, Senior Men’s Sevens, Women’s U23, U19 and the Senior Men’s 15s teams.

No stranger to the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ scene, Suggitt served as an assistant and interim head coach with the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Victoria men’s team. He was the interim head coach in 1998. His experience also includes provincial level teams in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

The Horns will open training camp in mid-August and host just one conference game this season, when defending Canada West Champion ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Alberta Pandas visit Lethbridge on Oct. 4.

Horns dynasty team inducted into Alberta Sports Hall of Fame

trevor.kenney — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:40:56 +0000

They dominated women's rugby for three years, winning consecutive Canadian Interuniversity Sport national championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009. On Wednesday, the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns women's rugby championship teams were inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.

The Horns' title run was capped by a dominant performance at the CIS championship tournament in 2009.

The Horns will go into the hall as part of the 2015 inductee class that also includes: Carla MacLeod (Hockey); Kevin Martin (Curling); Bruce MacGregor (Hockey); Bill Warren (Builder); Hugh McPherson (Builder); James (Bearcat) Murray (Builder); David and Jean Folinsbee (Pioneer Award – Badminton); Peter Maher (Bell Memorial Award); Chris Koch (Achievement Award); and Joey Moss (Achievement Award).

Following the program’s first Canada West title and a CIS bronze medal victory in 2006, the Pronghorns returned to the CIS Championships in 2007 in London, Ont. The Horns defeated the host Western Mustangs 15-10 to win the program's first national title and kick off a run of dominance that not only boosted the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ's national reputation but inspired a new generation of rugby players throughout southern Aberta.

Brittany Orr was named CIS tournament most valuable player and Canada West rookie of the year, while Ashley Steacy (nee: Patzer) garnered recognition as a CIS All-Canadian.

While the Horns knew they were guaranteed a berth in the 2008 CIS Championship as the host program, the team earned its third consecutive Canada West title to enter the tournament as the top seed. On their home field, the Pronghorns repeated as national champions with a 29-15 win over St. Francis Xavier ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ in front of more than a 1,000 hometown fans.

Steacy was named CIS Tournament MVP and the Pronghorns laid claim to six of the 15 tournament all-star spots. Brandi Van Eeuwen was named both the Canada West and CIS rookie of the year.

The 2009 season was truly a special one for the Pronghorns as they went undefeated in Canada West conference action, outscoring their opponents 217-7 in four conference games before winning the Canada West title with a 30-0 victory over the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Alberta Pandas.

The Horns' dominance was cemented at the CIS Championship tournament in Vancouver. The U of L opened the tourney with a 51-3 thrashing of the Western Mustangs before dispatching Quebec champion Concordia 15-0. A 25-0 victory over Ontario champion Guelph Gryphons set up another championship matchup with St. FX. Once again, the Pronghorns prevailed, winning 20-3 for their third consecutive CIS Championship.

On their run to the title in 2009, the Horns outscored their opponents an unfathomable 444-13. Steacy was named CIS Player of the Year, while Andrea Letal was the tournament MVP and Neil Langevin was named Canada West and CIS Coach of the Year.

The 2015 Alberta Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet was held May 29, 2015.

Champions' Legacy

david.kirby — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 23:34:18 +0000

While the banner that hangs in the rafters of Nicholas Sheran Arena pays tribute to the accomplishments of the 1994 ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s hockey team, the true legacy of that group of young men is still being realized today.

With as many as 15 players and coaches from the U of L’s first national championship team contributing to hockey from the Timbit level all the way to the National Hockey League, the tangible impact of that special season cannot be captured by a dusty piece of cloth.

Pronghorns Alumni Brad Dersch, Perry Neufeld, Peter Rajcic, Dino Caputo and Ryan Christie during practice.

“I think of all the things I learned from Mike that year and the importance of never forgetting where you came from and what it means to be a part of a community was right near the top,” says former Pronghorn David LeGrandeur (BA/BEd '00, MEd '10) on his then head coach, Mike Babcock, now the bench boss of the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings.

“You look at all the guys from our team, and then from many of the teams that followed, who are involved with hockey at the grassroots level and it’s remarkable.”

Perry Neufeld (BSc '01) was in his fourth year when the Horns embarked on their championship run, now celebrating its 20th anniversary. He’d been on teams that finished last in the conference and had never advanced to playoffs, but he said those struggles steeled him and his teammates and prepared them for success. Now, coaching with a group that includes four other Horns alumni, he looks to pass those lessons on.

“For me, coaching is about having a good perspective, being grounded and making sure the kids are having fun and learning to love the game of hockey,” says Neufeld, a senior development manager for an Alberta-based real estate developer and coach for both his son and daughter. “It’s not so much about the skills of being a better hockey player, it’s also the lifelong values that they are going to carry forward in terms of hard work, dedication, perseverance, commitment and working as a team. Hockey is the medium to pass along some of these values to children.”

Babcock is now a two-time Olympic gold medal-winning coach for Team Canada and Stanley Cup champion, and the highest profile name from that 1994 group. However, his method for success and ability to see the bigger picture has not wavered.

“Mike Babcock has not changed one bit from 1994 to 2014. He spoke about his family the same way in 1994 as he does today,” says alumnus Peter Rajcic (BA/BEd '96), a middle school teacher who currently coaches with a group of four Horns alumni at both the novice and atom levels.

“He found a way for us to commit to his program and to believe in ourselves and I know it’s been a part of all of us in regards to following through and making the most of what we were intended to do in our lives, both in hockey and outside of hockey.”

LeGrandeur has been coaching for five years and currently is involved in both novice and atom programs. A school principal, LeGrandeur sees himself as a teacher as much as he is a coach. Ironically, it is the same way that Babcock has always described himself.

“When I read his book, one of the things he talks about is that he and his wife are raising difference makers and he brings that to everything he does,” says LeGrandeur. “I had never really thought about it until I read it but that’s what I’m trying to do too.”

Success, says LeGrandeur, can be determined in many different ways, but he recognizes something special came out of that 1994 team – something far greater than the trophy that was won and the banner that was raised.

“I think everyone on that team has become successful in whatever they are doing beyond hockey, and finding a way to make an impact on their community – that says something.”

And our communities are better for it.

Horns add height with latest commitment

trevor.kenney — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:18:24 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s basketball team has added some height to its lineup with the commitment of forward Connie Harris from Markham, Ontario.

With Canada West second team all-star Kim Veldman entering her final year with the program and the Pronghorns fielding one of the smallest teams in Canada West last season, a priority on height was paramount this off season.

After adding six-foot post Kylie Mazutinec earlier this spring, the addition of six-foot-two Harris will give the Horns another option in the forward positions.

“I am honoured that Connie has chosen to move away from home to start the next chapter in her life, and we are thrilled to welcome her to our Horns family,” says Horns head coach Erin McAleenan. “Connie is an extremely hard working and determined young lady. She is a long 6’2” forward who will add a lot for us immediately at the defensive end.”

Playing elite Ontario club basketball in the JUEL club basketball league the past two years with the North Toronto Huskies, Harris is averaging eight points and five rebounds per game. Soon to be a graduate from Augustin Catholic High School, Harris also put up impressive numbers in grade 11 in the high school league, averaging a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds per game.

“Connie just started playing basketball in grade 9, and her experience in the JUEL league for the last two years will undoubtedly help her transition to the CIS level and I know that Connie is a big piece to our future success. Knowing that she will get to learn from Canada West All-Star Kim Veldman for a year is fantastic.”

The ‘Horns will open camp August 25th and look for the 2014-15 Canada West schedule to be released in the coming weeks.

Throwers earn Pronghorn weekly honours

trevor.kenney — Wed, 26 Feb 2014 23:23:13 +0000

��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns throwers Peter Millman and Kayla Gallagher earned their respective Subway Pronghorn Male and Female Athlete of the Week honours after impressive performances at the Canada West Track and Field Championships this past weekend.

Second-year thrower Millman continued his stellar start to his university throwing career, winning the gold medal in both the weight throw and shot put events at the Canada West championships hosted by the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Alberta.

In his first event of the meet, the Truro, NS native set a new personal best in the weight throw, en route to his second career gold medal in the event. His throw of 18.82 metres won the event by over a metre. The next day in the shot put event, he set another personal best mark, hitting 16.91 metres on his sixth and final throw. It was the second time this season that he had set a personal best mark in that event.

With his outstanding performance at the Canada West Championships, Millman was named the Canada West Field Athlete of the Year.

Meanwhile, reigning CIS weight throw champion Kayla Gallagher was again the cream of the crop in her marquee event, claiming her second consecutive Canada West title. Setting a new personal best with a throw of 18.48 metres, Gallagher also beat the field by nearly a metre.

Despite not training shot put for much of the season, Gallagher was then three centimetres short of a new personal best and missed the shot put podium by only nine centimetres and finished fourth with a throw of 13.17 metres.

Gallagher, Millman, Ryan Sommer and Aaron Hernandez will travel return to Edmonton for the CIS Championships, Mar. 6-8.

Horns on home ice against Dinos

trevor.kenney — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 22:27:14 +0000

Despite being only the second weekend of January, this weekend’s home-and-home series between the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s hockey team and the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Calgary Dinos could be argued as the most important series of the season for both teams.

Heading into the weekend, the Horns (6-9-3) and Dinos (7-10-1) are tied for the final playoff spot with 15 points and the teams are also tied in the first tie-breaker, head-to-head record. The Dinos won the first game between the two teams this season, 2-1, before the Horns returned the favor with a 5-2 win in Lethbridge.

The Horns women's hockey team opens the weekend Friday night at Nicholas Sheran Arena, while the men's team will entertain the Calgary Dinos on Saturday night.

The weekend series kicks off Friday in Lethbridge at Nicholas Sheran Arena (puck drops at 7 p.m.), with the series concluding in Calgary at Father David Bauer Saturday night at 6 p.m. Friday night’s game will also be streamed on Canada West TV.

The Horns opened the second half with a road split last weekend in Regina, while the Dinos dropped a pair of games to the conference leading UBC Thunderbirds.

Very little separates the two teams statistically; the Horns have scored 37 goals to the Dinos 30, while the Dinos are the better of the two defensively, allowing 44 goals compared to the Horns' 51.

Individually, the Horns are led by Kirsten Reeves and Sadia Lenstra, who are the only Pronghorns to crack the conference’s top 20 scoring list with 10 and nine points respectively. Janelle Parent is the lone Dino to make the list with eight goals and six assists for 14 points.

Between the pipes, Pronghorn Crystal Patterson and Dino Amanda Tapp have played the bulk of the games for their respective teams. In 13 games, Patterson sports a 2.26 goals against average, while in 12 appearances, Tapp has accumulated a 2.74 goals against average, but has accounted for three of the seven Dinos wins.

On the men's side, the Horns put an end to their 10-game losing streak last Saturday night, but face a daunting task this weekend in a home-and-home series with the country’s top ranked Calgary Dinos.

The weekend set kicks off Friday night in Calgary at Father David Bauer Arena with the back half going Saturday night in Lethbridge at Nicholas Sheran Arena. Puck drop for both games is set for 7 p.m. and Saturday night’s game will be steamed live on Canada West TV.

Coming off a month long break, the Pronghorns (2-15-1) earned a weekend split with the visiting Regina Cougars last weekend. In the Horns' win, newcomer Alex Sirard got his first start of the season in goal and was exceptional, turning aside 40 of the 41 shots he faced.

Despite not seeing conference action last weekend, the Dinos played a non-conference home-and-home series with their crosstown rival Mount Royal Cougars. After winning the opening game, the Dinos were beaten 6-3 by the Cougars on home ice.

Statistically this weekend’s matchup would be considered a mismatch. The Dinos are near the top of the conference in every category, while the Horns are at the opposite end of the spectrum. The Horns are the lowest scoring team in the conference with 31 goals and have allowed a conference high 91 goals against.

Without anyone in the top 20 in Canada West scoring, the Horns are led by freshman Ryon Moser with four goals and eight assists, while Cass Mappin and Brock Hirsche share the team lead in goals with five each.

The Dinos are the stingiest team in the conference, allowing only 25 goals against in 16 games, and have the top two ranked goaltenders in Jacob DeSerres and Kris Lazaruk. DeSerres sports a 1.50 goals-against-average to lead the league. Offensively, the Dinos are tied for the conference lead with the Alberta Golden Bears with 76 goals scored and freshman Chris Collins is second in the league in scoring with 13 goals and 11 assists.

Horns' Brine named CIS Male Athlete of the Week

trevor.kenney — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 23:19:42 +0000

Brandon Brine, a fourth-year forward with the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns men's basketball program, and Danielle Dube, a hockey player from the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of British Columbia, are the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) male and female athletes of the week for the period ending Dec. 1, 2013.

Brine is a fourth-year science student from Adelaide, Australia, playing his first seaosn of Canada West basketball with the U of L. He tallied 48 points and 18 rebounds over two contests as the Pronghorns improved to 7-3 in league play thanks to a pair of close-fought wins over the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Regina, 91-84 and 91-89, respectively.

The 6-foot-6 forward opened the two-game set on Friday with a team-high 21 points and nine rebounds. He was even better in Saturday’s rematch as he posted a career-high 27 points and another nine boards, including the game-winning basket on a fade away jumper with 4.5 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

The Horns are back in action Jan. 9, 2014 when they travel to Calgary to face the Mount Royal ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ Cougars. Their next home action is Jan. 17-18 when they host the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Alberta at the 1st Choice Savings Centre.

Dube, a third-year arts student from New Westminster, B.C., stopped 67 of 68 pucks fired her way in 130 minutes of action last weekend to guide the nationally sixth-ranked and Canada West-leading Thunderbirds (12-3-1) to a two-game sweep over the U of L Pronghorns.

On Friday evening, the veteran netminder made 44 saves in regulation and overtime and stoned four of six skaters in the shootout session as the T-Birds prevailed 2-1. The following night, in a 3-0 win, she turned aside 23 shots to earn her first shutout of the season and her eighth straight victory.

These are the final selections of the fall semester. The next CIS athletes of the week will be released on Jan. 8, 2014.

Horns look to cap semester on winning note

trevor.kenney — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 23:13:54 +0000

Coming off their second home sweep of the season, the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns men’s basketball team will stay on home court this weekend and host the Regina Cougars for a pair of games to close out the first semester of conference action.

The Horns, who are 5-3 in on the season, have been perfect at home, winning all four games on the 1st Choice Savings Centre floor, including wins against the UBC Okanagan Heat and Thompson Rivers WolfPack last weekend.

The Pronghorn men are a perfect 4-0 on their home court this season.

After scoring 81 and 90 points respectively last weekend, the Horns moved up to third in conference scoring averaging 80.9 points per game, but rank as the ninth best defensive team, surrendering 76.6 points per game.

Nearing the mid-point of the season the Horns are one of the most balanced teams offensively in Canada West, placing four players in the top 24 in conference scoring. Coming off a 30-point performance last Saturday, Logan Reiter leads the Horns in scoring averaging 15.5 points per game. Newcomers Brandon Brine and Jared Baker are averaging 14 and 13.3 points per game, while Morgan Duce rounds out the quartet with 12.9 points per game.

For the Cougars, while they won their last game, beating the UNBC Timberwolves, they were losers of their previous six games and sit at 2-6 on the season, good for sixth place in the Mountain Prairie Division. The 13th ranked offensive team in the conference, averaging only 69 points per game, the Cougars only have two players that average double digits in points with Brandon Tull leading the way, averaging 13 points per game. Brenden Hebert is the other Cougar to do so at 10.5 points per game.

Tip-off for Friday and Saturday night’s games are scheduled for 8 and 7 p.m. respectively and both games will be streamed live on http://canadawest.tv.

Women's Basketball

For the second week in a row, the Pronghorns women’s basketball team will play at the friendly confines of the 1st Choice Savings Centre and will face a strong test, hosting the CIS fifth ranked Regina Cougars.

The Horns are tied for sixth in the Prairie Division at 3-5 and are coming off a weekend split where they beat the UBC Okanagan Heat before losing a two-point game to the Thompson Rivers Heat, 66-64.

Ranked ninth defensively in the conference, the Horns held the Heat to just seven first half points on Friday night and average 62.2 points against per night.

At the other end of the floor, the Horns have struggled offensively thus far only scoring 54.8 points per game, but they showed some life last weekend, scoring a season high 77 points Friday and 64 points Saturday. A big reason for the Horns' offensive resurgence was the return of 2012-13 leading scoring Ali Cameron, who had missed the previous six games due to injury. In her first two games back she scored 12 and 24 points.

A bright spot this season for the Horns has been the play of fourth-year forward Kim Veldman. In seven games this year, Veldman has recorded five double-doubles and sits second in conference scoring, averaging 20.3 points per game. She is also second in conference rebounding, averaging 11.7 rebounds per game.

Tip-off for Friday and Saturday night’s games are scheduled for 6 and 5 p.m. respectively.

Men's Hockey

The Pronghorns men’s hockey team (1-12-1) will close out the first semester of conference action this weekend hosting the UBC Thunderbirds (3-10-1) in a pair of games at Nicholas Sheran Arena.

Puck drops both Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m. and both games will be streamed live on http://canadawest.tv.

For the Horns, the first half of the season has been a difficult one and they enter the weekend winless in their last seven games. The Horns are hoping to build off of Saturday night’s shootout loss to the Mount Royal Cougars, a game that saw the Pronghorns battle back from a 5-2 deficit to force overtime before falling in the shootout.

Women's Hockey

On the heels of their first four-point weekend of the season, the Pronghorns women’s hockey team travels to Vancouver to face the defending Canada West and conference leading UBC Thunderbirds in both teams’ final games of the first semester.

This weekend’s match up will be the second meeting of the year. On the opening weekend of the season, the Horns and Thunderbirds split their series in Lethbridge but the Horns earned an extra point in a 5-4 shootout loss before beating UBC 3-2 the next night.

The Horns put an end to a four-game losing streak last weekend in a big way, sweeping the Mount Royal Cougars in a home-and-home series. The pair of wins put the Horns right back into the playoff picture and they currently sit one point back of the Calgary Dinos for the final post-season position.

Horns women's hockey team looks to get back on track

trevor.kenney — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 23:08:20 +0000

The ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Pronghorns women’s hockey team returns to action this week after their first half bye a week ago, hosting the Manitoba Bisons for a pair of games at Nicholas Sheran Arena.

The bye could not have come at a better time for the Horns, having lost three games in a row, including being swept by the Alberta Pandas in their last conference action in Edmonton.

The Pronghorns will look to limit scoring chances this weekend when they host the Manitoba Bisons for a two-game set at Nicholas Sheran Arena.

Those two losses to the Pandas dropped the Horns to two games under .500 and they currently sit sixth in the conference with a record of 3-5-2. While the conference has seen some separation in the standings in the past few weeks, only eight points separate the first place Saskatchewan Huskies and UBC Thunderbirds and seventh place Calgary Dinos.

If the Horns are going to make a move up the standings this season, they will need to shore up their defensive game. The Horns are tied for the most goals allowed in the conference with 31. Shauntelle Williams and Crystal Patterson have split the goaltending duties thus far, with both starting five contests, but neither of them rank among the top ten in Canada West goals against averages.

Another area of concern for the Horns is the team’s specialty team units. Currently, the Pronghorns are ranked last in the conference in penalty killing (79.5%) and seventh in power play (98.1%).

Offensively, the Horns have scored 21 goals in 10 games are led by the trio of Sadie Lenstra, Sarah Spence and Kirsten Reeves. Lenstra has four goals and two assists, while Spence and Reeves each have six points.

For the Bisons, the 2013-14 season has been up and down through the first five weekends of action, and they sit one spot above the Horns in fifth place with a 5-4-1 record. Despite splitting their last two series with the Calgary Dinos and Regina Cougars, the Bisons have earned at least one point every weekend thus far.

The Bisons rank in the middle of the pack in both goals for and goals against with 22 and 21 respectively, but have the third best penalty killing unit in the conference, killing off 91% of their penalties.

Between the pipes, the Bisons have had three different goaltenders see action but rookie Amanda Schubert has the superior numbers of the three. In five appearances, Schubert has a 1.29 goals-against-average and a 0.942 save percentage.

Meagan Vestby leads the Bison offensive attack with one goal and a conference best 11 assists. Kyleigh Palmer and Maggie Litchfield-Medd lead the team in goals with four apiece.

Puck drop for both Friday and Saturday night’s games are scheduled for 7 p.m. and the games will also be streamed live on http://canadawest.tv

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