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Hear the Herd brings you the latest news and stories from around the Bison Sports world. Every Friday, hosts Jason Pchajek, Michael Still & Neil Noonan interview Bison athletes, break down the past week's games, and preview the weekend ahead.

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    Negus, Mandryk & Janzen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 30:00


    In this week’s episode of Hear the Herd, Mike and Jason are joined by Kevin Negus, Jack Mandryk and Zach Janzen of the Bisons men’s vol­ley­ball team ahead of the 2020 U SPORTS Men’s Vol­ley­ball Cham­pi­onships on March 13 – 15 right here at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Manitoba.

    Wrapping Up the Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 34:00


    On this week’s episode of Hear the Herd, Neil and Jason wrap up the 2019⁄20 sea­son with men’s bas­ket­ball tough loss in Alber­ta, the future poten­tial of Bisons hock­ey, and Kelsey Wog’s incred­i­ble per­for­mance at the U SPORTS Swim­ming Championships.

    February 25, 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 30:00


    February 4, 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 30:00


    On this week’s episode of Hear the Herd, Mike, Jason and Neil go over the play­off pic­tures for each Bison squad head­ing into one of the last week­ends of the reg­u­lar season.

    Men's Hockey + Working in Sports Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2020 30:00


    On this week’s episode of Hear the Herd, Neil, Jason, and Andrew the Intern break­down men’s hock­ey’s play­off chances, the tough road ahead, and the three star seniors Bison Sports will be cel­e­brat­ing this upcom­ing Sat­ur­day in Adam Hen­ry, Jon­ah Wasy­lak, and Sean Chris­tensen. All that, plus Andrew’s expe­ri­ence work­ing with Bison Sports and mak­ing sports media a career.

    Z's Buzzer-Beating Three

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 30:00


    On this week’s episode of Hear the Herd, Mike and Neil cel­e­brate #10 ranked men’s bas­ket­bal­l’s impres­sive week­end against the Huskies includ­ing Kier­an Zzi­wa’s game-win­ning three at the buzzer on Sat­ur­day. All that plus, wom­en’s bas­ket­ball, and men’s vol­ley­bal­l’s show­ing against UBC.

    Here Comes Super Saturday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 30:00


    On this week’s episode of Hear the Herd, Neil, Mike & Jason catch up on a full week­end slate of Bison games includ­ing Zacharias’ game-win­ner for wom­en’s hock­ey, Veloso’s three-goal week­end, the hot bas­ket­ball teams and cama­raderie on the men’s vol­ley­ball team.

    End of the First Half

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2019 30:00


    On this week’s episode of Hear the Herd, the fel­las cel­e­brate the wom­en’s hock­ey team sweep­ing Leth­bridge this past week­end, the big come­back from our 7 – 1 men’s bas­ket­ball team, and how the rest of the Herd is look­ing head­ing into the break.

    Grey Cup + Duckworth Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 30:00


    On this week’s episode of Hear the Herd, the fel­las wel­come in stu­dent intern Evan Mid­ford — also colour guy for Bisons men’s hock­ey — to recap the Grey Cup and what it means for sports fans in Man­i­to­ba as well as the men’s hock­ey team’s sea­son, Duck­worth Chal­lenge, and this week­end’s games.

    Duckworth Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 30:00


    On this week’s episode of Hear the Herd, the guys look for­ward to this week­end’s 29th Annu­al Duck­worth Chal­lenge against the crosstown rival Win­nipeg Wes­men. Pro­gram­ming note for pod­cast lis­ten­ers: Hear the Herd has moved to Tues­day’s at 11:30 AM on 101.5 UMFM.

    Jenai Buchanan & Erin Fargey from Women's Hockey

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 34:00


    On this week’s episode of Hear the Herd, Neil and Mike revis­it one of the great­est Bison foot­ball games ever, the last sec­ond hail mary, and the 2‑point attempt. All that, plus Jenai Buchanan and Erin Fargey from wom­en’s hock­ey join us live in studio!

    Recap!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019 30:00


    On this week’s episode of Hear the Herd, the fel­las revis­it Bison foot­balls last-sec­ond vic­to­ry over the Regi­na Rams, men’s hock­ey open­ing week­end split with Leth­bridge, and wom­en’s soc­cer big week­end out west.

    Men's Hockey Opening Weekend with guest Jonah Wasylak

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019 30:00


    On this week’s episode of Hear the Herd, we’re joined by Jon­ah Wasy­lak, 5th year for­ward for the Bison men’s hock­ey team to talk about the upcom­ing sea­son and the week­end’s open­ing series vs. Lethbridge.

    Homecoming with Wide Reciever Riley Harrison

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 30:00


    On this week’s episode of Hear the Herd, Jason and Neil break down the first four games of the wom­en’s soc­cer sea­son and pre­view this week­end’s dou­ble­head­er. Plus, Mike Still makes it in from the rain just in time to inter­view Bisons’ fourth-year wide receiv­er Riley Har­ri­son before the Home­com­ing game this Saturday.

    Week 1 (Sept. 13, 2019)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2019 30:00


    On this week’s episode, Neil Noo­nan and Michael Still break­down Bison foot­bal­l’s 1 – 1 start, their matchup with the Alber­ta Gold­en Bears, and a sto­ry on Gowan­lock­’s weight loss jour­ney. All that, plus wom­en’s soc­cer open­ing week­end, Jes­si­ca Tsai’s hot start, and an inter­view with cap­tains Hay­ley Ward and Shay­lyn Dyck.

    Kelsey Wog wins again and the CWHL fallout

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 34:00


    On this episode of TWIBS Jason talks about Kelsey Wog get­ting ready for FINA worlds, as well as his inter­view with Ven­la Hovi, one of the now last Clark­son Cup champions.

    Signings and drafts and tryouts. Oh my!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 34:00


    It’s sign­ing sea­son! On this week’s episode of TWIBS, Jason breaks down some recent news regard­ing the pro­fes­sion­al futures of some Bisons tal­ent. He also takes some time to chat swim­ming and foot­ball news!

    Women's hockey nationals (We're back!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019 34:00


    Jason is back every­one! Fresh off the Atlantic shores, on this episode of TWIBS Jason takes us through his trip to Char­lot­te­town for the 2019 U Sports wom­en’s hock­ey nation­al cham­pi­onship. He talks the sights, the games, and every­thing he learned about your favourite Bisons!

    It's track and field nationals!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 34:00


    Before jet­ting off the PEI for the wom­en’s hock­ey nation­al cham­pi­onship, Jason stops run­ning around for a few min­utes to talk track nation­als, going on this week­end at James Daly Field­house. He breaks down day one of the event and what fans can expect from the next cou­ple days.

    PEI, here we come

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 34:00


    On this week’s episode of TWIBS, Jason gets you set for the Cana­da West wom­en’s hock­ey finals between the Bisons and U of A Pan­das. He also shares some sto­ries from last year’s nation­al cham­pi­onship in Lon­don, ahead of his impend­ing trip to PEI for round two.

    Women's hockey chasing the repeat

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2019 34:00


    The quest begins tonight, as the Bisons wom­en’s hock­ey team returns to the ice for the Cana­da West semi­fi­nals against UBC. Jason breaks down what we can expect from the series, and recaps the night that was from wom­en’s volleyball.

    Another two bite the dust: Men's hockey and women's basketball

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019 34:00


    It’s now down to two teams, as on this week’s episode of TWIBS Jason breaks down the final week­end for three Bisons pro­grams, and sets up the last two remain­ing: Wom­en’s hock­ey and wom­en’s vol­ley­ball. It will be one qui­et spring at the U of M.

    Bye bye men's basketball

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 34:00


    The first Bisons team into the post­sea­son in 2019 is the first out, as on this week on TWIBS Jason talks last night’s play­off play-in game between Man­i­to­ba and Win­nipeg. Also on the dock­et is men’s hock­ey’s sea­son finale this weekend.

    The Duckworth Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 34:00


    Today on TWIBS, it’s the finale of the 28th Duck­worth Chal­lenge. Head­ing into tonight’s pair of games between the Bisons and Wes­men vol­ley­ball clubs, the U of W is ahead in the series 2 – 1, look­ing to fin­ish off the herd. Jason breaks down what has hap­pened so far, and what is com­ing up tonight. Plus, some news sur­round­ing that old barn, Wayne Flem­ing Arena!

    Herd and Horns: Do-or-Die

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019 34:00


    On this week’s episode of TWIBS, Jason sets up a pair of must-win sce­nar­ios involv­ing the Bisons and Leth­bridge Prong­horns hock­ey teams. On the men’s side, the Bisons need to win to stay alive, while the Prong­horns can clinch a play­off spot this week­end, and on the wom­en’s side, the Prong­horns are fight­ing for their play­off lives against the first-place Bisons.

    The playoff push begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 34:00


    On this week’s episode of TWIBS, Jason breaks down where the remain­ing Bisons teams are at, and what that means for their play­off chances. Who’ll get in? Who’ll fall out? Only time will tell, but Jason will give you all the details.

    One week back and working on those resolutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2019 34:00


    On this week’s episode of TWIBS, Jason breaks down what he thinks the New Years res­o­lu­tions from the Bisons pro­grams will be. Plus, he sets up the 2018 play­off rematch between the Bisons and Cougars in men’s hockey.

    Alanna Sharman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2019 34:00


    Wel­come back! In the first episode of TWIBS in 2019, Jason sits down with Alan­na Sham­r­na, nation­al cham­pi­on and alter­nate cap­tain of the Bisons wom­en’s hock­ey team, to dis­cuss the sea­son so far, progress on her return, and what she’s been up to all these months.

    The 2018 Wrap-up Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2018 34:00


    In the final episode of TWIBS for 2018, Jason talks about all the high­lights (and low­lights, is that a word?) from the last cal­en­dar year. To be dis­cussed is the 2018 Nation­al Cham­pi­on Bisons Wom­en’s Hock­ey Team, Kelsey Wog being Kelsey Wog, and more!

    WHL update and BISONS WIN!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2018 34:00


    On this week’s episode of TWIBS, Jason breaks down the news sur­round­ing the seem­ing­ly immi­nent return of the WHL to Win­nipeg, and how that will impact the hock­ey land­scape in the city. He also wraps up the 2018 sched­ule with recaps, and OH I almost for­got, the Bisons men’s hock­ey team won! [DIS­CLAIMER] As of Dec.7 Bison Sports and the WHL have no com­ment to make on the sub­ject and do not have any­thing to con­firm. All infor­ma­tion is per anony­mous sources and has not been con­firmed by any orga­ni­za­tion involved.

    Bisons swimming, Women's hockey and the weekend preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2018 34:00


    On this episode of TWIBS, Jason wraps up the first half of the 2018 – 19 sea­son by talk­ing about some­thing NOT men’s hock­ey! He sits down to talk about the nation­al­ly ranked Bisons swim­ming team and the poten­tial­ly dan­ger­ous weak­ness shown by the Bisons wom­en’s hock­ey team against the Saskatchewan Huskies.

    More trouble for men's hockey

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2018 34:00


    On this episode of TWIBS we have anoth­er episode in the on-going saga of ​“What’s wrong with the men’s hock­ey team?” and Jason sets up the final home week­end for wom­en’s hock­ey as the first half of the Cana­da West sea­son winds down.

    What's happening with the men's hockey team?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2018 34:00


    More solo-Pcha­jek, as Jason tack­les the strug­gles of the men’s hock­ey team ahead of the evening’s Cana­da West action. That and more on this week’s episode of TWIBS.

    Bison Goaltender Lauren Taraschuk

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2018 30:00


    Jason is joined by Lau­ren Taraschuk, nation­al cham­pi­onship win­ning goal­tender from your Man­i­to­ba Bisons.

    Lauren Taraschuk

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2018 34:00


    On this week’s edi­tion of This Week in Bison Sports, Jason wel­comes Bison wom­en’s hock­ey goal­tender Lau­ren Taraschuk to the show. The 2017 – 18 Cana­da West rook­ie of the year will join the show to talk about win­ning a nation­al title AS A ROOK­IE, and how she plans to fol­low up her super­star debut.

    WHL to Wayne Fleming?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2018 34:00


    Solo Pcha­jek again this week, as he dis­cuss­es the poten­tial return of the West­ern Hock­ey League to Man­i­to­ba’s cap­i­tal (with a pit stop at every­one’s favourite ice box Wayne Flem­ing Are­na). He also recaps the foot­ball team’s unfor­tu­nate luck against UBC and sets up their play­off dance with Calgary.

    Bisons Men's Volleyball

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2018 34:00


    This week on TWIBS, Jason sits down with Bren­dan War­ren, Dylan Suther­land, and Kyle Martens, of the Bisons men’s vol­ley­ball team to set up their week­end set against the Mace­wan Griffins, and the sea­son to come.

    Big news for U Sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2018 34:00


    Solo-Pcha­jek this week on TWIBS. He takes to the air­waves to recap the week that was, set up the week that will be, and talks (now legal) mar­i­jua­na after U Sports rules to uphold the ban. Also on the dock­et is a dis­cus­sion of the ongo­ing Got Game Open Tri­als as they stop in Win­nipeg, as well as the recent­ly announced CPL‑U Sports draft!

    Brett Stovin and Thomas Lenchyschyn

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2018 34:00


    In this week’s edi­tion of TWIBS, Jason sits down with Bison men’s hock­ey cap­tain Brett Stovin, and rook­ie defend­er Thomas Lenchyschyn, to talk about the sea­son ahead and set up the evening’s home opener.

    (WHKY) Erica Rieder and Karissa Kirkup

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2018 34:00


    On this week’s edi­tion of TWIBS, Jason sits down with new­ly mint­ed Bison wom­en’s hock­ey cap­tain Eri­ca Rieder, and alter­nate cap­tain Karis­sa Kirkup, ahead of their sea­son open­er against the Cal­gary Dinos.

    September 28, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 34:00


    It’s all track and field this week on TWIBS, as Jason sits down with mem­bers of the Bisons track and field team to dis­cuss their sport, as well as host­ing the upcom­ing U Sports nation­al cham­pi­onship. Jason also pre­views the week­end’s foot­ball action, as well as the Bison men’s hock­ey sea­son opener.

    September 21, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018 30:00


    Solo Pcha­jek today as the sched­uled guest has a prac­tice before a big week­end of action. Speak­ing of which this episode looks at A LOT of dif­fer­ent sports whose sea­son is start­ing up.

    September 14, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2018 30:00


    Bison Foot­ball QB Des Catel­li­er sits down to dis­cuss the rough start (0−2) for the Herd and what he expects from Sat­ur­day’s game against Alber­ta. He also talks about the jour­ney that led him to his spot behind cen­tre on the squad.

    September 7, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2018 30:00


    A new sea­son and a new era for TWIBS as Jason Pcha­jek takes over as host and is joined by John Gaudes, Bison Sports Infor­ma­tion and Dig­i­tal Media Coor­di­na­tor to set up the fall sports season.

    April 6, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018 30:00


    Men’s bas­ket­ball, Wom­en’s hock­ey and the major award win­ners from the annu­al Bison Ban­quet as we wrap up this sea­son of This Week In Bison Sports. Check out the UMFM Sound­cloud page for an extend­ed edi­tion of TWIBS fea­tur­ing an exclu­sive, bonus inter­view with Trevor Alexan­der of The Hock­ey Show.

    March 30, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2018 30:00


    Record­ed live at the cam­pus cel­e­bra­tion for the USport cham­pi­on Wom­en’s Hock­ey team, the Kucher­avy and Shar­man show is back on the air.

    March 23, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2018 30:00


    The USport cham­pi­onship win­ning Bison Wom­en’s Hock­ey team play­ers and coach­es dis­cuss their road to the top.

    March 16, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2018 34:00


    The Bison wom­en’s hock­ey team are at Nation­als but this episode fea­tur­ing Coach Rem­ple and eight play­ers from the squad was record­ed before they left.

    March 9, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2018 30:00


    Bison swim­mer and mul­ti-medal­ist Kelsey Wog plus meme­bers of the Cana­da West cham­pi­onship win­ning Wom­en’s hock­ey team and the team’s coach John Rempel.

    March 2, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2018 30:00


    Bison Wom­en’s Hock­ey set to host the Cana­da West final best-of‑3 this week­end and TWIBS talks to Coach Rem­pel and has a round­table with Erin Kucher­avy, Ven­la Hovi, Jor­dyn Zacharias, Alan­na Shar­man and Lau­ren Taraschuk dis­cussing the epic 4OT series win­ner against Alber­ta last weekend.

    February 23, 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2018 30:00


    Wom­en’s hock­ey host a huge play­off series against Alber­ta this week­end and Zuk talks to Coach Remps and play­ers Rei­der, Zacharias, Fyten, Shar­man and Kuchar­avy about the matchup and speaks to Claude Berube and mem­bers of the Track & Field team.

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