University of Manitoba Bisons

WINNIPEG - The University of Manitoba Faculty Association says the majority of its members have voted in favour of going on strike. The labour union says 85 per cent of ballots cast during the three-day voting process that started on Saturday were in support of a walkout. But the UMFA notes that the outcome of…

WINNIPEG - U Sports and Canada West have announced the cancellation of all fall sports in 2020 and more sports could get the same news soon. This means six national championships won't happen including the Vanier Cup. Brian Dobie coaches the men's football team at the U of M and he calls this a tough…

WINNIPEG, MB — Seven Manitoba Bisons were selected in the 2019 Canadian Football League (CFL) Draft on Thursday, May 2, tied for the second-most ever (2002) in program history. Offensive lineman Zack Williams led proceedings for Manitoba, as he was picked 28th overall in the third round by the Calgary Stampeders. Receiver Shai Ross was…

TORONTO — At the 2019 Canadian Swimming Trials in Toronto on Wednesday, Bison third-year swimmer Kelsey Wog qualified for a spot with Team Canada at the 2019 FINA World Championships, racing to a 2:22.82 in the 200-metre breaststroke final. The time was good for silver in the event, as Sydney Pickrem won the gold narrowly…

CHARLOTTETOWN – The defending national champion Bisons begin their 2019 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship, hosted by UPEI, this Thursday. No. 6 seed Manitoba takes on OUA champion and No. 3 seed Guelph in the quarter-finals at 3 p.m. AST. The single elimination game will be streamed on USPORTS.live (pay-per-view) with a home broadcast available…

WINNIPEG — After a gold medal weekend at two separate championships, Kelsey Wog from women's swimming and Simon Berube from men's track and field have been named the Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week for the week ending February 26, 2019. This weekend was the feather in the cap of an outstanding campaign,…

WINNIPEG— With Saturday night’s 2-1 win over the No. 3 seeded UBC Thunderbirds, the No. 2 seeded Manitoba Bisons swept the Canada West Semifinals and are headed to compete for the conference title for the second straight season. Coming off an intense matchup from the previous night which saw it all — a called-off goal,…

WINNIPEG — The 2018-19 Canada West men’s basketball all-star and all-rookie teams were announced by the conference on Thursday, with Bison fourth-year guard Rashawn Browne being selected as a Third Team All-Star. This is the first all-star selection for Browne in his Bisons career and the fourth consecutive season that a Bison men’s basketball player…

WINNIPEG — The 2018-19 Canada West women’s hockey all-star and all-rookie teams were announced by the conference on Wednesday, with three Manitoba Bisons honoured for their efforts. Bisons Erica Rieder and Lauryn Keen were named as 2018-19 Canada West First Team All-Stars while Alexandra Anderson was named a Second Team All-Star. Rieder, 22, had another…

WINNIPEG - After a pair of standout performances in the final weekend of the regular season, Cassie Bujan from women's volleyball and Dustin Spiring from men's volleyball have been named the Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week for the week ending February 19, 2019. Needing a strong weekend of play to get into…

WINNIPEG - After a weekend that saw her surpass two Canada West season records, Bison women’s volleyball fifth-year libero Cassie Bujan has been named the conference’s Female Third Star of the Week. On the road against the No. 5 ranked Trinity Western Spartans, Bujan racked up a total of 47 digs in two matches. The…

WINNIPEG – Four points back of UBC with two matches to go, the Bison men (7-13) will need some help if they're going to get into the post-season. Facing No. 2 ranked Trinity Western (16-4), they'll need to start with a pair of upsets and for Calgary to sweep the Thunderbirds (9-11). From there, tiebreaker…

WINNIPEG — After auto-qualifying performances at the South Dakota State University (SDSU) Classic, Tegan Turner and Oyinko Akinola from Bison track and field have been named the Boston Pizza Bison Sports Athletes of the Week for the week ending February 12, 2019. The No. 9 ranked Bison women's track and field team had members on…

WINNIPEG— Three unanswered goals were enough for the Saskatchewan Huskies to finish their regular season play on a high note, beating the Manitoba Bisons 3-0 on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 9) at Wayne Fleming Arena. Huskie Travis Child effectively shut out Manitoba with 18 saves. This game was only Child’s fifth of the season and his…

SASKATOON - Alexandra Anderson's tally 34 seconds into the third period stood up as the game-winning goal to help the Manitoba Bisons defeat the Saskatchewan Huskies 2-1 on Friday, Feb. 8 at Merlis Belsher Place. Jordyn Zacharias opened the scoring with her 11th goal of the season at 11:55 of the first period, while Anderson's…