January 8 - The Manitoba Bison women’s hockey team has rocketed to a fantastic 13-2-1 start (.812 winning percentage) over the first 16 conference games during the 2007-08 season. This is the fastest start in the 11 year program’s history.

Manitoba is also coming off their first ever back-to-back shutout victories in team history (Jan. 4: 4-0W over UBC; Jan. 5: 3-0W vs. UBC).

Heading into this weekend, the Bisons are seeking to tie a team record for wins in a regular season. Last season, the team established a new mark with 15 and the Herd can tie the record with a weekend sweep and still have six conference games remaining in the 2007-08 season. In addition, Manitoba can set a new record for team points in a regular season as they sit with 27 and the old record is 30 (last season).

The Bisons are ranked #4 in the country and will face #10 Saskatchewan Huskies (6-7-3) at home this weekend. The two game series will be on Friday, January 11 and Saturday, January 12. Game time for both games is 7 p.m. at Max Bell Arena. The important series will be a battle between two ranked teams and the Bisons are tied with Alberta for first place as both teams are tied with 27 points in the standings.

Women’s Hockey CIS Top 10 (Jan. 8/08)
1. McGill (1)
2. Alberta (2)
3. Wilfrid Laurier (3)
4. Manitoba (4)
5. St. FX (5)
6. Toronto (6)
7. Regina (7)
8. St. Mary’s (10)
9. Guelph (8)
10. Saskatchewan (9)