The Manitoba Bisons are an ice hockey team that represents the University of Manitoba. They compete in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport athletic program. Home games are contested at the Wayne Fleming Arena (located at 109 Sidney Smith St) in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
History On March 22, 2009, the Bisons challenged the Moncton Aigles Bleues women's ice hockey program in the bronze medal game of the 2009 CIS national women's ice hockey championship. Marieve Provost of Moncton scored the game-winner in a shootout with a 3-2 victory over Manitoba, as Moncton captured the Atlantic conference's first-ever medal at the CIS women's hockey championship.
In 2018, the program would win its first-ever national championship. Contested on March 18, the Bisons blanked the Western Mustangs women's ice hockey program in a 2-0 shutout victory.
Year by year 3rd Place CIS TournamentConference championsQualified for CIS Tournament Year Record Head coach GFGA2000-017-5-0 33302001-026-6-0 40532002-034-13-3 49752003-046-13-1 33792004-057-11-2Jon Rempel 41662005-067-9-4Jon Rempel 41462006-0715-9-0Jon Rempel 62482007-0818-4-2 Jon Rempel 72382008-0921-2-1 Jon Rempel 97382009-1018-6-0 Jon Rempel 63462010-1116-5-3Jon Rempel 75362011-1212-8-4Jon Rempel 66552012-1310-12-6Jon Rempel 63792013-1417-13-0Jon Rempel 70602014-1523-14-0Jon Rempel96692015-1618-19-0Jon Rempel78682016-1721-11-0Jon Rempel94532017-1829-7-0Jon Rempel2018-1921-11-0Sean Fisher (interim)2019-2010-18-0Jon Rempel2020-21NoneJon Rempel2021-2213-9-0Jon Rempel2022-2312-16-0Jon Rempel2023-2410-20-0Jordy Zacharias (Interim)2024-25
USports Tournament results In Progress 20192019 #6 First RoundConsolation BracketFifth place game #3 Guelph#7 PEI#8 TorontoL 3–2W 3–1W 2–0
Awards and honours Jon Rempel: 2017-18 Bison Sports Coach of the Year
University Awards 2017-18 BISON SPORTS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Female: Lauren Taraschuk 2017-18 BISON SPORTS STUDENT-ATHLETE LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AWARD Female: Alana Serhan
Bisons Athlete of the Year +YearAwardName2008–09Manitoba Bisons Female Athlete of the yearStacey Corfield2011–12Manitoba Bisons Female Athlete of the yearAddie Miles2016–17Manitoba Bisons Female Athlete of the yearLauryn Keen2017–18Manitoba Bisons Female Athlete of the yearVenla Hovi Stacey Corfield, Manitoba Bisons Female Athlete of the Year (2008–09) Addie Miles, Manitoba Bisons Female Athlete of the Year (2011–12) Lauryn Keen, Manitoba Bisons Female Athlete of the Year (2016–17) Venla Hovi, Manitoba Bisons Female Athlete of the Year (2017–18)
CIS awards Year Award Recipient2009-10 CIS Rookie of the Year Caitlin MacDonald2009-10 CIS First Team All-Star Caitlin MacDonald
USports awards Venla Hovi, Player of the Game, Gold Medal Game, 2018 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship Lauryn Keen, 2018 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship Tournament Most Valuable Player Caitlin Fyten, 2018 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship Tournament All-Star Team Lauryn Keen, 2018 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship Tournament All-Star Team Alanna Sharman, 2018 U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship Tournament All-Star Team
USports All-Canadians Caitlin MacDonald, 2012-13 USports Second Team All-Star
Canada West awards Lauryn Keen: Canada West Female First Star of the Week (the week ending March 18, 2018) Year Award Recipient2007-08 Canada West Rookie of the YearAddie Miles2009-10 Canada West Marion Hilliard AwardStacy Corfield2009-10 Canada West Rookie of the YearCaitlin MacDonald
Canada West All-Star selections
First Team Year Player Position2007-08Stacy CorfieldCanada West First Team All-Stars2007-08Breanna LearyCanada West First Team All-Stars2009-10Stacy CorfieldCanada West First Team All-Stars2009-10Caitlin MacDonald Canada West First Team All-Stars2017-18Erica RiederDefense, Canada West First Team All-Stars2017-18Jordyn Zacharias Forward, Canada West First Team All-Stars2025-26Aimee Patrick Forward, Canada West First Team All-Stars
Second Team Year Player Position1999-00 Pam Staples Canada West Second Team All-Star1999-00 Trina Rathgeber Canada West Second Team All-Star1999-00Amber Rommelaere Canada West Second Team All-Star2007-08Leanne KisilCanada West Second Team All-Stars2007-08Chantal LarocqueCanada West Second Team All-Stars2009-10Addie MilesCanada West Second Team All-Stars2010-11Addie MilesCanada West Second Team All-Stars2010-11Tara LacquetteCanada West Second Team All-Stars2010-11Caitlin MacDonaldCanada West Second Team All-Stars2011-12Addie MilesCanada West Second Team All-Stars2011-12Nellie MinshullCanada West Second Team All-Stars2017-18Alanna SharmanCanada West Second Team All-Stars2025-26Louise FergussonCanada West Second Team All-Stars
Canada West All-Rookie Team Year Player Position2017-18 Sheridan Oswald Forward2017-18 Lauren Taraschuk Goaltender2017-18 Lauren Warkentin Defense2019-20 Kate Gregoire Forward2024-25 Paige Fischer Goaltender 2025-26 Sarah Harbus Forward
Team MVP Year Recipient1998-99 Pam Staples1999-00 Amber Rommelaere2000-012002-03 Sharla Cowling2003-04 Kristin Nickel2004-052005-06 Leanne Kisil2006-07 Meghan "The boss" Ross2007-08 Stacey Corfield2008-092009-102024-25 Kylie Lesuk
International Caitlin MacDonald, , 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship (Gold Medal) Venla Hovi, , Ice hockey at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament
Winter Universiade Stacey Corfield, 2009 Winter Universiade Addie Miles, , 2011 Winter Universiade, Gold Medal Maggie Litchfield-Medd - Manitoba : 2015 Winter Universiade Erica Rieder, Defence, : 2017 Winter Universiade Alanna Sharman, Forward, : 2017 Winter Universiade
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