Bison briefs

Last month Bison Sports released the full conference and non-conference schedules for all University of Manitoba based teams for the upcoming 2010-11 season.

The following is a list Bison home games and events worth marking your calendar for:

Men’s Basketball
Oct. 22: Home opener vs. Winnipeg Wesmen at 8 p.m.
Feb. 11-12: Final home regular season series vs. Trinity Western Spartans at 8 p.m.

Women’s Basketball
Oct.15-17: Host Breast Cancer Tournament (non-conference)
Oct. 22: Home opener vs. Winnipeg Wesmen at 6 p.m.
Feb.11-12: Final home regular season series vs. Trinity Western Spartans at 6 p.m.

Cross Country
Oct. 16: Manitoba Championship at Kilcona Park

Men’s Hockey
Sept. 24-25: Non-conference games at home vs. Brock at 7 and 2 p.m.
Oct. 8: Home opener vs. Regina Cougars at 8 p.m.
Nov.26-27: Home series vs. 2009-10 Canada West champion Alberta Bears at 7 p.m.
Feb. 25-26: Season finale series at home vs. Saskatchewan Huskies at 7 p.m.

Women’s Hockey
Oct. 8: Home opener vs. 2009-10 CIS champion Alberta Pandas at 4 p.m.
Dec. 29-31: Host holiday tournament with past two CIS champions
Jan. 29-30: Home series vs. Regina Cougars, both games at special time of 2 p.m.
Feb. 4-5: Final home regular season series vs. Calgary Dinos at 7 p.m.

Women’s Soccer
Sept.11: Home opener vs. Victoria Vikes at 10 a.m.
Oct. 31: Final regular season game vs. Regina Cougars at 12 p.m.

Swimming
Dec. 2-5: Prairie Winter Invitational at Pan Am Pool

Track and Field
Dec.4: Flying M Classic at Max Bell Fieldhouse
Feb. 4-5: Bison Classic at Max Bell Fieldhouse
Feb. 25-26: Host 2011 Canada West Championship at Max Bell Fieldhouse

Men’s Volleyball
Nov. 5: Home opener vs. Regina Cougars at 8 p.m.
Dec. 3: Duckworth Challenge home game vs. Winnipeg Wesmen at 8 p.m.
Feb. 4-5: Final home regular season series vs. 2009-10 CIS champion Calgary Dinos at 8 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball
Nov. 5: Home opener vs. Regina Cougars at 6 p.m.
Nov. 19-20: Home series vs. 2009-10 CIS champion UBC Thunderbirds at 6 p.m.
Dec. 3: Duckworth Challenge home game vs. Winnipeg Wesmen at 6 p.m.
Feb. 4-5: Final home regular season series vs. Calgary Dinos at 6 p.m.

Full regular season Bisons schedules are listed at www.Gobisons.ca.

Bison Sports also recently announced the commitment of three recruits for the 2010-11 season. The men’s hockey team has added forward Del Cowan and goaltender Joe Caligiuri to this year’s roster. Both Cowan and Caligiuri are bringing three years of Western Hockey League experience to the Bisons, both players having spent significant time with the Brandon Wheat Kings. The men’s volleyball team has recruited local Zach Duncan to the program for the 2010-11 season.