November 16 - The University of Calgary used some key additions to down the University of Manitoba on the road Friday evening, 6-4.

The Dinos had two former professional players returning to the ice after serving one-year of CIS ineligibility. Forward Jared Aulin, formerly of the NHL's Los Angeles Kings and goaltender Justin Webb, formally of the ECHL's Long Beach Ice Dogs made their CIS-debut Friday evening. Aulin, only the ninth NHLer to suit up in the CIS and the first in 22 years, recorded four assists – all the third period. Webb made 13-saves while picking up his first CIS win.

"[Aulin's] a good player. He's offensively gifted, moves the puck to right areas," said Bisons head coach Don MacGillivray. "We got running around and you turn the puck over when his line was on the ice and they made us pay. They executed their three-on-two, their four-on-two, and that's the difference in the hockey game."

Calgary entered the game winless in their last seven games, including four overtime losses, but now move to 2-5-4. With the loss, Manitoba drops to 6-5-0.

Barry Horman and Brett O'Malley each had two goals for the Dinos, while Reid Jorgensen and Aaron Richards rounded out the scoring for Calgary. Manitoba replied with goals by Chris Fallon, Chris Benias, Rick Wood and Nolan Waker. Krister Toews faced 46 shots while in net for the Bisons.

Aulin received a rude welcoming when Stewart Thiessen hit him hard deep in Manitoba's own end with just over three minutes to go in the first period. After being wrestled to the ground by Dinos captain Ryan Annesley, Thiessen was given two-minutes for hitting from behind and a game misconduct. It didn't get easier for Aulin though as he felt a board-rattling hit from Bison defenceman Dalyn Flatt only two minutes later.

Calgary opened the scoring at 10:21 of the second period. The Dinos blocked a Bison clearing attempt along the side boards, and moments later Jorgensen got the puck standing to the right of the Bison net, going high blocker for his third goal of the year.

The Herd were quick to counter, evening the score two minutes later. Fallon finished a nice end-to-end rush by the Bisons, one-timing a pass from Travis Kornelsen. Fallon's fourth of the season came at 12:36.

Before the end of the second period, Calgary tacked on one more goal. Wheat collected a rebound at the front of the Bison net, potting his fourth of the season, with 3:56 remaining in the second.

Benias knotted the game at two, scoring short-handed, after he created a turnover at the Dinos blueline and skated in went high over Webb's glove hand. Benias' first goal of the season came at 3:02 of the third period.

The Dinos scored the next two goals: Horman's first after a Bison turnover at the Bison blue line and O'Malley's first after Calgary walked in untouched. The goals came at 8:51 and 12:29 with Aulin setting up both goals. Wood scored Manitoba's third goal, finding the back of the net after a Kyle Howarth pass at 14:04. O'Malley and Horman scored their second goals both banging in loose pucks in the front of the Bison net at 15:32 and 18:00. Waker added a late goal for the Bisons to make the final 6-4.

Manitoba and Calgary will play game two of their weekend series, Saturday night at the Max Bell Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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