Manitoba Bisons men's ice hockey
University	University of Manitoba
Conference	Canada West
Head coach	Gordon Burnett Since 2023–24 season
Assistant coaches	Ryan Bonni Devin Himpe Byron Spriggs Kyle Prystupa
Arena	Wayne Fleming Arena Winnipeg, Manitoba
Colors	Brown and Gold
U Sports tournament champions
1965
U Sports tournament appearances
1965,1976,1977,1984,1985,2005,2010
Conference tournament champions
1922, 1924, 1984, 1985
Conference regular season champions
1920, 1965, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1985, 2012

TheManitoba Bisons men's ice hockey team is anice hockey team representing theManitoba Bisons athletics program ofUniversity of Manitoba. The team is a member of theCanada West Universities Athletic Association conference and compete inU Sports. The Bisons play their home games at theWayne Fleming Arena inWinnipeg,Manitoba.^[1]

Manitoba iced its first varsity ice hockey team in 1908, roughly around the same time that other schools inWestern Canada were laying the foundation for college hockey in the region.^[2] For the first few years, the team played out of the provincial senior league, winning thePattison Cup in 1910. The club issued a challenge for theAllan Cup, the national amateur championship, but administrative delays and financial problems eventually forced the team to withdraw their bid. The Bisons continued with senior hockey for a few years before withdrawing from the provincial league in 1912.^{[citation needed]}

AfterWorld War I, Manitoba began to sponsor a junior and senior team. The junior squad played out of theWinnipeg and District Junior Hockey League and won theMemorial Cup in1923 as national junior champions. The program continued until 1937. Meanwhile, the senior club became founding members of theWestern Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (WCIAU) in 1919. Unfortunately, due to travel expenses, the league was reduced to just a few games between Manitoba andSaskatchewan after the first year. The team played intermittently over the next 20 years but still managed to capture the1928 Allan Cup, becoming the only university to win both a senior and junior national championship.^{[citation needed]}

Due to budgetary issues, travel costs andWorld War II, Manitoba played only two seasons of varsity hockey from 1937 to 1956. When the program finally found some stability in the late 50s, they remained with the WCIAU until 1961. A year later, the league was rebranded as the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Association for the inception of a national collegiate tournament in 1963 and Manitoba resurfaced. The Bisons made their first appearance for thethird series and won two lopsided games to capture a third different national title for the program. Unfortunately, success was fleeting for Manitoba and the team was unable to secure a second WCIAA championship.^{[citation needed]}

In 1972, citing travel expenses as the primary reason, the WCIAA was split into two separate leagues. Manitoba found itself in the Great Plains Athletic Association (soon to be called Great Plains Athletic Conference) and found it road back to the tournament had become much easier. Over the succeeding 13 years, the Bisons won the league title four times, however, they were only able to win one out of eight University Cup games and never advanced out of the opening round. Manitoba's final GPAC title came in 1985, the final year of conference play. That summer, the league was reduced to just three teams. With their automatic qualifier in jeopardy, the remaining programs were all absorbed intoCanada West. As of 2024, Manitoba has yet to win a single Canada West championship, however, they have managed to secure two bids to the national tournament. In both2005 and2010, the Bisons finished second in their Round-robin pools.^[3]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points

† Manitoba cancelled its final four games due to poor ice conditions and travel problems.

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, Pts = Points

Totals include games since 1962–63.^[4]
Note: Games not counted towards University Cup appearances are not included.

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