The Manitoba Bisons are an

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team that represents the

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. They compete in the

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in the

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athletic program. Home games are contested at the Wayne Fleming Arena (located at 109 Sidney Smith St) in

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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

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program in a 2-0 shutout victory.

Year by year

USports Tournament results

''In Progress''

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

*Stacey Corfield,

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Female Athlete of the Year (2008–09) *Addie Miles,

Female Athlete of the Year (2011–12) *Lauryn Keen,

Female Athlete of the Year (2016–17) *Venla Hovi,

Female Athlete of the Year (2017–18)

CIS awards

USports awards

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, 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)

Canada West All-Star selections

*First Team *Second Team

Canada West All-Rookie Team

Team MVP

International

*Caitlin MacDonald, , 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship (Gold Medal) *

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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, :

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References

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