Manitoba Bisons

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Manitoba Bisons
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University University of Manitoba
Association U Sports
Conference Canada West Universities Athletic Association
Athletic directorGene Muller
Location Winnipeg, Manitoba
Football stadium Princess Auto Stadium
Arena Max Bell Centre
Other stadiums University Stadium (Winnipeg)
Other venues Investors Group Athletic Centre
MascotBilly the Bison
NicknameBisons
Fight song"Brown and Gold"
ColoursBrown and Gold
   
Website gobisons.ca

The Manitoba Bisons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The football team plays at Princess Auto Stadium, the soccer team plays at the outdoor soccer field on campus, track and field teams use University Stadium, and the volleyball and basketball teams play at Investors Group Athletic Centre. The University has 18 different teams in 10 sports: basketball, curling, cross country running, Canadian football, golf, ice hockey, soccer, swimming, track & field, and volleyball.

Contents

Varsity sports

Men's sportsWomen's sports
BasketballBasketball
Cross countryCross country
Football Ice hockey
GolfGolf
Ice hockey Soccer
SwimmingSwimming
Track and fieldTrack and field
VolleyballVolleyball

Men's ice hockey

The Bisons iced a junior ice hockey team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. The Bisons won four consecutive Turnbull Cups as Manitoba junior champions in 1922, 1923, 1924, and 1925.[ citation needed ]

The 1923 Bisons team won the Allan Cup, Memorial Cup and Abbott Cup, and were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in 2023. [1] The roster included J.A. Wise (Forward), C.E. Williams (Sub Forward), C.S. Doupe (Sub Goal), F. Robertson (Sub Defence), R.E. Moulden (Forward), A.I. Chapman (Defence), Blake Watson (Forward), Murray Murdoch (Captain & Centre), A.T. Puttee (Goal), J. Mitchell (Forward), A. Johnson (Defence), S.B. Field (Secretary/Treasurer), R.L. Bruce (Manager), H. Andrews (President), Hal Moulden (Coach), Walter Robertson (Trainer).[ citation needed ]

The school's senior ice hockey team won the 1931 World Ice Hockey Championships playing as the University of Manitoba Grads, and were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category.[ citation needed ] The roster included Sammy McCallum, Gordon MacKenzie, Blake Watson, Art Puttee, Frank Morris, George Hill, Ward McVey, Jack Pidcock, Guy "Weary" Williamson.[ citation needed ]

In December 1934, the university appealed to W. A. Fry and the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada regarding a decision by the Manitoba Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) which did not require university students be released from a private club team to play for the school team. [2] Fry agreed with the university, stating that students are under the jurisdiction of the school unless released by the school to play for a club team. He also stated that AAU of C rulings should be respected by affiliated organizations, such as the MAHA. [3]

The 1965 Bisons won the David Johnston University Cup as the Canadian Interuniversity Athletics Union champions, and were also inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame.[ citation needed ]

NHL alumni

List of National Hockey League alumni of the Bisons:[ citation needed ]

Other notable people

Women's ice hockey

Football

The Bisons football program includes one of only four U Sports football teams to have won back-to-back Vanier Cup championships, having won in 1969 and 1970. In total, the Bisons have won three Vanier Cup national championships and 11 Hardy Trophy conference championships. [7]

Notable players

Notes
  1. ↑ Nigerian-Canadian professional American football defensive end, primarily for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.
  2. ↑ Nigerian-Canadian professional American football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL 2016) [8]

Soccer

Manitoba Bisons women's team plays in Canada West. [9]

Basketball

Manitoba Bisons men's and women's teams play in Canada West. [10] [11]

Notable alumni

Awards and honours

Athletes of the Year

List of Manitoba Bisons athletes of the year since 2008–09
YearFemale AthleteSportMale AthleteSportRef.
2008–09Stacey CorfieldHockeyQuin FergusonTrack and Field
2009–10 Desiree Scott SoccerSteve ChristieHockey
2011–12Addie MilesHockeyDane PischkeVolleyball
2012–13Rachel CockrellVolleyballBlair MacaulayHockey
2013–14Brittany HabingVolleyball Anthony Coombs Football
2014–15Rachel CockrellVolleyballAl-Haji MansarayTrack and Field
2016–17Lauryn KeenHockeyDevren DearVolleyball
2017–18 Venla Hovi Ice hockeyJustus AlleynBasketball [15]
2018–19 Kelsey Wog SwimmingSimon BérubéTrack and Field
2019–20 Kelsey Wog SwimmingRashawn BrowneBasketball [16]
2020–21Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021–22 Kelsey Wog Swimming Brock Gowanlock Football [17]
2022–23Madisson LawrenceTrack and FieldAK GassamaFootball [18]
2023–24Raya SurinxVolleyballMax SpeiserTrack and Field [19]


Canada West Hall of Fame

References

  1. ↑ "They were the champions". The Manitoban. December 5, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Varsity Will Appeal Case to Amateur Body". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. December 10, 1934. p. 10. Lock-green.svg
  3. ↑ "Fry States Rulings Must Be Respected". Winnipeg Tribune. Winnipeg, Manitoba. December 12, 1934. p. 12. Lock-green.svg
  4. ↑ "Bison Sports and Bison men's hockey program remember former Bison men's hockey head coach and player Wayne Fleming". University of Manitoba Athletics. March 27, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  5. ↑ Reid, Chris (May 11, 2018). "U of M's Golden Knights". UM Today. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Has Control of Allan Cup Games". The Winnipeg Tribune . Winnipeg, Manitoba. March 3, 1917. p. 25. Lock-green.svg
  7. ↑ "U SPORTS - English" (PDF). U SPORTS - English. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Former Manitoba Bison David Onyemata nonetheless turning heads in NFL – Winnipeg". Startribunemag. Global News. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Women's Soccer" . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Men's Basketball" . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Men's Basketball" . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  12. ↑ Still, Mike; Willis, Braedan (August 29, 2022). "After helping her home country, India national team star Dalima Chhibber back with Bisons soccer in 2022". gobisons.ca. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Manitoba Bisons Soccer (University of Manitoba). Archived from the original on September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Bisons Walkway of Honour". University of Manitoba Athletics.
  14. ↑ "Kelsey Wog wins 2020 U SPORTS Female Athlete of the Year". umanitoba.ca/. June 26, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Venla Hovi and Justus Alleyn selected as the 2017-18 Bison Sports Athletes of the Year". gobisons.ca/. March 24, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  16. ↑ "2020 Brown and Gold Awards". gobisons.ca/. March 27, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Brock Gowanlock and Kelsey Wog selected as the 2021-22 Bisons Athletes of the Year". University of Manitoba Athletics. April 9, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  18. ↑ "AK Gassama, Madisson Lawrence selected as 2022-23 Bisons Athletes of the Year". University of Manitoba Athletics. April 1, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Raya Surinx and Max Speiser are Bison Sports Athletes of the Year". University of Manitoba Athletics. April 5, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Coleen Dufresne WBB Coach". canadawesthalloffame.org/. October 31, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  21. ↑ "Desiree Scott (WSOC Student-athlete)". canadawesthalloffame.org/. September 3, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
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