#Favorite Manitoban | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

jkszgz-blog · 4 years

Text

Boxing Day Vs Black Friday

What is Boxing Day? The Black Friday of Christmas Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, is usually the day when sales appear with discounted prices on everything from clothes to holiday themed items. Boxing Day originally began in the United Kingdom and was also known as the Feast of St. Stephen, where people used to open church alms-boxes and give them to the poor. This later turned into the custom of giving Christmas boxes to servants then later to tradesmen, such as postmen and dustmen. In many other countries, Boxing Day vs black Friday is a bank holiday and most offices are closed. Boxing Day is not only a day to exchange or give gifts but also a day to buy more and is seen as a day of sales for retailers.

In the U.S., Boxing Day can be considered as a Black Friday-like event. It’s a great time to buy gifts or furnished goods, as sales are rampant. An article in USA Today looked towards The International Council of Shopping Centers, which reported that retail sales for the week ending Dec. 22 were up at 0.7%. It was reported that the ICSC estimate is in contrast to the increase MasterCard Advisors said it saw in the months leading up to Christmas. MasterCards estimates is for sales using cash, check and all credit cards in categories such as luxury goods, clothing, electronics, and furnishings along with online sales.

Last year, MasterCard estimate were up by 2%, though there was little worry as the week after Christmas accounts for about 15% of holiday sales. For this year, there is little doubt that few people will take advantage of the sales, whether it be online or in store.

With Christmas over, the post-holiday sales have already begun. In the UK, shoppers have been flocking to malls and stores to get the best deals. As reported in The Independent, UK shopping sales were forecasted at an alltime high. In the U.S., the post-holiday sales are expected to rise following a meager start brought on by Hurricane Sandy and fiscal cliff concerns.

The National Retail Federation is expecting that holiday sales will increase by 4.1% to $586 billion compared to last year, which is certainly a high point.

Black Friday 2019

There was a not-so-distant time when the best Black Friday deals could only be found in stores. Thankfully for those of us who can’t take the crowds, more and more retailers have begun offering serious discounts online, too, so you don’t have to wait until Cyber Monday to shop. To make things as seamless as possible, the Mic editors will be doing all the legwork for you and curating the top deals here. Until then, keep scrolling for answers to some of the most common Black Friday-related questions, as well as some solid deals that are going on right now.

When is Black Friday? Black Friday 2019 will be falling unusually late in the month, on Friday, November 29. With its proximity to the holidays, this makes it an especially good opportunity to finish all your holiday shopping early on the cheap (or to gift yourself a gadget or two — we’re not here to judge).

When was the first Black Friday? There are a lot of misunderstandings and myths about the origins of Black Friday. While it originally had a less pleasant association, it was during the 1980s when Black Friday began to evolve into the shopping event we all know it as today. The term “Black Friday” has come to represent the idea of retailers going from being in the red for the year to being in the black (and also when consumers get a lot of their holiday shopping accomplished).

Where are the best places to shop on Black Friday? When it comes to Black Friday deals, some of the biggest players include Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and Costco. Whether you’re looking to shop in person or at home in your pajamas, chances are most of your favorite retailers will have something for you. But to save you the trouble of having to click around aimlessly the day-of, we’ll be using this digital space to curate all the most impressive deals.

What time does Black Friday start? In-store doorbuster sales typically start as early as Thanksgiving night. Last year, Walmart opened its doors at 6 p.m., while Target and Best Buy opened at 5 p.m., which means the most dedicated shoppers were lining up outside even earlier than that. Online sales work a little differently, depending on the retailer. Some brands roll out deals that last all week leading up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, while others run a rotation of sales that go all month long (which is how this month has come to be known by some as “Gray November”). This means that whether you’re looking to snag a new laptop, a Nintendo Switch, or any of the latest Apple products, you can still get some serious shopping done from the comfort of your crowd-free home.

When do Black Friday Ads come out? Participating retailers have already begun to release Black Friday ads, and some have even gone so far as to debut some sales. Costco released its Black Friday ads for 2019, revealing over 30 pages of ongoing deals that will be kicking off on November 7. Target’s Black Friday deals have yet to be unveiled, but you can sign up to with the retailer to stay in-the-know. And we’re still waiting for Walmart’s ads, too, but in the meantime, you can sign up for their Early Access email program to stay up-to-date on deals. If the best in tech is what you’re looking for, you’ll definitely want to keep an eye out for when the Best Buy Black Friday ads debut — while the retailer hasn’t released any info just yet, it’s already talking up a big game about outdoing last year’s offerings.

What are the best things to buy on Black Friday? While you can find discounts on products in a wide variety of categories, Black Friday is the perfect time to get unbeatable deals on the latest tech products — especially if they’re normally out of your budget at full price.

Amazon has already introduced some worthy sales, including many deals of the day and lightning deals. Year-round, the mega-retailer is a good place to find everything from a pair of wrinkle-free dress pants to one of the best tablets with a stylus, and while some critics were disappointed in its Black Friday offerings last year, we have high hopes that Amazon will step it up this year. And whether it’s Black Friday or Prime Day, it’s usually a safe bet that Amazon will offer deep discounts on its own devices, like the Echo Show 5, which is currently on sale for 33% off, and the Fire TV Stick 4K, which is currently 20% off.

Black Friday becoming the new Boxing Day A new survey released Tuesday by Leger for the Retail Council of Canada — its second annual Holiday Shopping Survey — underlines the changing dynamics of retailing, but also shows that shoppers still want to go to the stores in person.

It shows Canadian consumers are all in on Black Friday (more Canadians intend to take advantage of bargains that day compared to the other shopping event days) and more people are shopping on-line.

The survey underlines a lot of things that retailers will not be surprised about especially when it comes to the Manitoba content — Manitobans intend to spend below the national average, we love deals and are more prepared than anyone else in the country to wait in line for them.

Reading between the lines, it also shows that bricks and mortar retailing has plenty of legs left in it.

"The retail brick-and-mortar apocalypse is a myth, but the fact that retail is transforming is not," said Michael Leblanc, senior retail advisor at the Retail Council of Canada (RCC).

He said what retailers might take away from the survey is that they can see a growing recognition of the importance of having a store that integrates multiple behaviours that consumer are engaged in.

"There is more e-commerce but e-commerce needs to be part of the store," Leblanc said. "What retailers are recognizing and building towards is not store channel vs on-line vs mobile. They see that it is important that they understand how best to serve the customer in whatever way they want to shop."

The survey shows that 72 per cent of Canadians still intend to spend the largest portion of their Christmas shopping budget in-store, but that number has decreased slightly from the year before. And those saying they will spend more on-line — 20 per cent this year — is more than it was last year.

"Retailers are all trying to figure out how the nature of retail is changing... on-line, off-line, mobile, event days themselves," Leblanc said. "The survey helps them understand what motivates people, what they are thinking about when they shop, what sort of things are they looking at."

The survey asked 2,500-plus people (just six per cent of them were from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, which skews the survey's results) about their attitudes and intended behaviours regarding the upcoming 2019 holiday shopping season.

Manitoba and Saskatchewan residents plan to spend $588 this holiday season, significantly below the national average of $792. In comparison, Ontarians plan to spend $1,058 while Quebeckers plan to spend $503.

Just as was the case last year, Black Friday (which falls on Nov. 29 this year) has unseated Boxing Day as the day shoppers most intend to look for sales — 43 per cent on Black Friday compared to 34 per cent on Boxing Day.

Leblanc said that 10 years ago Black Friday was just starting to catch on in Canada. Now Canadian retailers are planning for it all year.

And when it comes to shoppers' dedication to a deal, Manitoba and Saskatchewan are more committed than the rest of the country. The survey found that more people in the Prairies are willing to line up early on Black Friday, Boxing Day or Cyber Monday than anywhere else in the country (23 per cent vs. 17 per cent nationally).

But even though the day after American Thanksgiving has now usurped Boxing Day as Canadians' favourite shopping day it's not to say retailing in Canada has become Americanized.

Want to get a head start on your day? Get the day’s breaking stories, weather forecast, and more sent straight to your inbox every morning. The survey also found that a strong majority of Canadians (85 per cent) still agree that it’s important to buy from a retailer within Canada during the upcoming holiday shopping season.

Leblanc thinks it's not just about "buying Canadian".

"We know that consumers, for practical reasons and for other reasons, continue to want to spend their money here in their own back yard," he said. "I also think a contributing factor is that the retailers here are just as savvy and bring on great offers and great value."

People used to stream across the border in days gone by, looking for brands they just could not find in Canada. But that is less the case now.

"Something like 50 international retail brands have launched in Canada in just the last 18-to-24 months," said Leblanc. "Between that and ecommerce there is not much that you need to go outside Canada to shop for that you can’t find here."

Black Friday More Popular Than Boxing Day in Canada Boxing Day is losing its lustre with Canadian shoppers. Black Friday is now the day that Canadians turn to when shopping for deals.

According to a survey from the Retail Council of Canada, 43 percent of Canadians plan to take in Black Friday festivities this year and half (50 percent) will shop in-store. In comparison, 34 percent of shoppers plan to take advantage of Boxing Day deals and 61 percent plan to make the trek to the mall rather than go online. Door Crasher Deals Are Good, Parking Lot Crashes Are Not You may be all set to save but are you ready for the parking lot chaos that comes with Black Friday shopping? As retailers get ready for the crowds to kick off the holiday shopping season, make sure you lessen the chance of a parking lot accident or theft claim with these Black Friday parking lot tips:

Chances are slim that you’ll get a parking spot near the main mall entrance. Instead of circling around, seek out a spot further away or near a secondary entrance where parking spots may be easier to find. When looking for a spot, minimize the number of left turns you take. If you have the option, turn right to save time and minimize congestion. Use your turn signal indicator as you navigate your way around the parking lot. Drive slowly and be on the lookout for pedestrians eager to get to the sales or loaded down with parcels. Where possible, back into the parking space. That way, when it’s time to leave you can drive out with ease. Park in a well-lit area and make sure your doors are locked before you head inside. When heading back into the mall after dropping off your purchases, take a few moments to make sure nobody is watching. If necessary, move your car to a different location. Place purchases in the trunk so they are not easily visible to thieves. After a successful day of shopping, remember to turn your headlights on when you go to leave.

Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday: What's the difference? One is all about retail stores, the other is all online -- right? Actually, there's more to it than that.

It's beginning to look a lot like fall, and that means we're coming up on three big American holidays: Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. You don't need me to tell you what Turkey Day's all about (duh: turkey), but maybe you have some questions about those other occasions? Because, seriously, what's the deal with Black Friday and Cyber Monday? They're just big sales that bookend the holiday weekend, right?

Actually, there's a bit more to the story.

When did Black Friday start? Black Friday's origins are a bit nebulous, with a fairly apocryphal theory the most widely believed: Because the day after Thanksgiving was typically a day off, it allowed Christmas shoppers to get a jump-start on their gift buying. Retail stores took advantage of this opportunity by holding major sales, which in turn helped them tip their annual sales numbers into "the black" (meaning out of "the red," which is accounting parlance for losing money). It certainly sounds plausible enough.

But the real story is a bit different. According to History.com, the Philadelphia police force used the term "Black Friday" in response to the chaotic traffic caused not by big sales, but by massive attendance for the Army-Navy football game held annually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. (Apparently everyone came to town a day early.) It was only in the 1980s that retailers began to truly embrace the day for sale purposes.

This year, Black Friday is on Nov. 29 -- but deals can be found sooner than that.

When did Cyber Monday start? It's hard to believe, but Cyber Monday dates back to just 2005. Back then, before it was natural to order anything and everything online, shoppers still needed encouragement. Online stores began running their own big sales to compete with the brick-and-mortar juggernaut that was Black Friday.

Why "Cyber Monday"? Because in the old days, the internet was often referred to as "cyberspace." Quaint, no?

Why Monday and not Saturday? Because it turns out people like to shop while they're at the office, using fast computers and high-speed connections. (Remember, once upon a time, most people had only dial-up modems at home.) In the early days of online shopping, Monday proved a lucrative day for online stores -- so they embraced it.

#xmas #xmas2019 #cristmas #cristmasday2019 #boxing day #boxing day 2019 #cristmas day uk #cristmas day europe #cristmas day usa #cristmas day australia

0 notes

maysoper · 5 years

Text

The Hockey Show - Episode 340

The Hockey Show, Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is back with a full roster of two people in the UMFM studios as Teebz and Beans have a number of things to go over from the hockey world! It's all the week prior to one of our favorite times of the year as we prepare for one of the biggest contests of the year offered on UMFM through The Hockey Show! Beans and I will have all the info you need to know about the contest as we go over rules, regulations, and everything else you need to know about the contest along with having a little hockey chatter in the hour!

Teebz and Beans will take a hard look at The Code in fighting after Montreal's Paul Byron was knocked senseless by Flordia's MacKenzie Weegan and whether he should have had to have dropped the gloves in the first place. They'll discuss Drew Doughty's comments regarding Matthew Tkachuk and why a player on a non-playoff team needs to possibly keep his mouth shut when it comes to one of the better players on the Western Conference's best team. We'll also chat about the Lightning extended Jon Cooper at a bargain, the Jets crapping the bed against Dallas (again), the CWHL's Clarkson Cup championship that featured a number of Manitobans, Canada West alumni, and a former Manitoba Bisons star! All this and a large chunk time devoted to radio's best hockey contest comes your way at 5:30pm CT tonight! The new UMFM website's online streaming player is pretty awesome. If you're using an Apple device, the player doesn't seem to like Safari yet, but we highly recommend you use the TuneIn app found on the App Store or perhaps another browser. If you do use the TuneIn app, you won't be disappointed. It's a solid app. Having lost faith in Facebook, I spend far less time on that site for good reasons. In saying that, you can still email all show questions and comments to [email protected]! Tweet me anytime with questions you may have by hitting me up at @TeebzHBIC on Twitter! We're here to listen to you, so make your voice heard! Tonight, Teebz and Beans discuss following The Code, running one's mouth, signing deals for little money, coming up short, and much more only on The Hockey Show found exclusively on 101.5 UMFM, on the UMFM app, on the UMFM.com web stream! Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice! from Sports News http://hockey-blog-in-canada.blogspot.com/2019/03/the-hockey-show-episode-340.html

0 notes

ruthcboone · 6 years

Text

It is with pride and honor to have been chosen by SAFEWAY management to be one of their baked...

It is with pride and honor to have been chosen by SAFEWAY management to be one of their baked products supplier. Yes mga kababayan, we are so proud to announce that your favorite JIMELS products will be available BEGINNING TOMORROW (September 6th) in Safeway Sargent Branch- 600 Sargent Ave (BREAD SECTION- Bakery Department) Maraming maraming salamat po sa inyong lahat sa patuloy at walang sawang pagtangkilik sa Jimels Bakery. Thank you Lord for our 11 years and counting of happily serving not just the Filipinos but the entire Manitobans. To God be the glory! (RSS generated with FetchRss) from Jimel’s Bakery - 660 Sheppard St on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/140186253440746_295534174572619 via IFTTT from Jimel's Bakery https://jimelsbakery.tumblr.com/post/177816437990

0 notes

blog-babyllamabeard-posts-blog · 6 years

Text

Making the transition: From successful athlete to professional role model - Winnipeg

Making the transition: From successful athlete to professional role model – Winnipeg

So who is your all time favorite female Manitoban athlete? Jennifer Jones and her record six Canadian Women’s Curling titles? Maybe it’s Cindy Klassen and her record six Olympic Winter Games Medals. Or perhaps the number one name on that list is speedskater and cyclist Clara Hughes. The only athlete ever, to win multiple medals in both the Winter and Summer Games.

There are many more deserving…

View On WordPress

0 notes

canadachronicles · 3 years

Quote

In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.

Margaret Atwood, in Bluebeard’s Egg (1983); and I’m certainly following that sound advice, tending to my garden, watching it grow, feeding birds, sowing seeds, weeding by hand, planting berry shrubs, repotting flowers, picking rosese and irises and tulips and myosotis and garden arabis (and soon gladiolus and renunculata and more roses and broom) to make bouquets, and getting soaked under sudden rainfalls, and smelling like dirt indeed, before a warm shower!

1 note · View note

maysoper · 5 years

Text

Three In A Row

One of the great benefits that I have been able to claim in following local women's hockey, it's the fact that I've been able to travel thanks to our radio involvement with the University of Manitoba Bisons women's hockey team. Today, I landed in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island as the ladies prepare for their second consecutive U SPORTS National Championship and their first tournament as the defending champions. What will be new for the team this year is that they aren't the favorites after losing the Canada West Final meaning they'll likely play as the road team in most, if not all, of their games in Charlottetown. This year has a different feel than it did last year in London, Ontario, so the ladies will need to step up and play their best three road games of the season if they hope to defend their national championship trophy. It will be the first time I've had the chance to visit Canada's smallest province, but I am excited to be here. You may know the bigger things about PEI - Anne of Green Gables, potatoes, the Confederation Bridge - but there's a ton of things in and around Charlottetown that should be experienced. I don't know if I'll get any time to take some of the great attractions and experiences in, but the flight into the province's capital city had me anxious to begin my visit!

While I have accommodations already set, I'll be spending a lot of time at Bell Aliant Arena located in the MacLauchlan Arena and Aquatics Facility at UPEI. Built in 2004, the arena has been home to the UPEI Panthers since its completion. It has yet to experience a championship victory on home ice, but the Panthers will try to change that historical note this week. UPEI does have experience in hosting national championships with great success as they welcomed Canadian universities to the campus for men's soccer in 2005 and 2014, and women's soccer in 2010. I suspect that this previous experience in hosting the nation will make the 2019 U SPORTS National Women's Hockey Championship one of the best in recent memory.

The seven schools who will be joining UPEI at their campus include the four conference champions in the Alberta Pandas, the Montreal Carabins, the St. Thomas Tommies, and the Guelph Gryphons. Along with the champions, the finalists from the three non-host conferences will also participate as the Manitoba Bisons, McGill Martlets, and Toronto Varsity Blues make the trip to PEI as well. With Alberta, Montreal, and Manitoba all in Charlottetown, the top-three teams for the vast majority of this season will compete for the national championship. In other words, the hockey should be incredible, and this might be the toughest field in recent years from which a champion will emerge. What that means for the team I'm following - the Manitoba Bisons - is that they need to play their best three road games of the season. It won't be easy as they play Guelph first who has an exceptional goaltender in Valerie Lamenta and a solid transition game under head coach Laura Flanagan, and there's likely a date with Montreal awaiting them if they win. Manitoba was 10-4-0 on the road this season with two losses coming at the hands of the Pandas, one to UBC, and one to Saskatchewan. If you include the playoffs, Manitoba was 10-6-0 on the season with four losses compliments of the Pandas. The good news is that the Bisons won't see the Pandas unless they meet in the championship final assuming both win their games. The bad news is that Manitoba is 0-5-1 against teams going to the championship. All of the above means that the Bisons have to play three exceptional road games. They need to execute their systems as well as they did last year, be hyper-alert and attentive on defence, and support one another by making good decisions with the puck, smart line changes, and communicating with one another. No one will roll over for them as they come into the tournament with a target on their backs as the defending champions, but the sting of losing the Canada West Final will have hopefully refocused this team on their ultimate goal. The last team to repeat as champions was McGill who pulled off the feat in 2007-08 and 2008-09. Manitoba has a chance to be the fifth team since 1997 to defend the national title with their opportunity this season. The action starts tomorrow at 3pm Atlantic Time/1pm Central Time on UMFM's webstreams with Jason Pchajek and myself calling the Guelph-Manitoba battle to kick off the tournament! We'll also have a live broadcast of The Hockey Show from Charlottetown while Jason will be providing reports for The Manitoban, so make sure you tune in this week for all of our coverage on both mediums as the Manitoba Bisons look to bring home the 2018-19 U SPORTS National Women's Hockey Championship banner! Three solid road games in a row will make that a reality! Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice! from Sports News http://hockey-blog-in-canada.blogspot.com/2019/03/three-in-row.html

0 notes

maysoper · 6 years

Text

Manitoba Women's News

The woman to the left is from Manitoba, and her news today will kick off some Manitoba women's hockey news as we focus the spotlight on the Keystone Province. Halli Krzyzaniak has been keeping a pretty low profile since we found out that she had been a late cut on Canada's entry at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games, but it was nice seeing her out and instructing at the Sami Jo Small Hockey Camp in Winnipeg last week. That's where we'll kick this article off after Sami Jo Small spoke about Halli in last week's interview on The Hockey Show where she revealed that Halli Krzyzaniak was most likely headed west. Today, the Calgary Inferno tweeted out this announcement.

BREAKING: The Calgary Inferno announce the draft pre-signing of defenceman Halli Krzyzaniak! READ➡️ https://t.co/XUaeIpFRzK pic.twitter.com/DpsUxBYCph

— Calgary Inferno (@InfernoCWHL) July 31, 2018

With that information, Halli Krzyzaniak is back in the game, and she joins what appears to be a powerhouse squad out in southern Alberta. As Sami revealed on The Hockey Show, the Toronto Furies were in the running to land Halli right until the very end, but Halli opted to pursue her medical career out in Calgary as opposed to Toronto. I can't speak to the mental anguish that Halli was feeling after being cut by Team Canada, but she virtually disappeared from the landscape for a while. Whatever time she needed to heal those wounds, she's clearly ready to look forward to 2022 and the Beijing edition of the Winter Olympics as she jumps back into elite hockey. I have no doubt that Halli Krzyzaniak will do extremely well as a member of the Inferno, and I'm already excited to see her play again.

Hockey Canada's summer just got a lot busier today as they unveiled their selections for Canada's National Women's Development Team and Canada's National Women's Under-18 Team camps. Of the 84 women invited to Calgary for these camps, there are a number of Manitobans who will be travelling west to see if they can impress the brass from Hockey Canada enough to earn the red-white-and-black of the Hockey Canada logo. The National Women's Development Team camp sees goaltenders Kristen Campbell of Chater (Wisconsin) and Corinne Schroeder of Elm Creek (Boston University), defenders Jalyn Elmes of Brandon (UMD) and Kati Tabin of Winnipeg (Quinnipiac), and forwards Ashton Bell of Deloraine (UMD) and Ryleigh Houston of Winnipeg (UMD) all getting a shot at being a potential addition to the Canadian National Team in the future. Campbell, Houston, and Bell seem to be the odds-on favorites to compete for positions on the National Women's Development Team, but I'd be missing the big picture of I counted Elmes or Tabin out of the game. Any of these women have the potential to make this team, but competition will be stiff with the likes of the Potomak sisters, Sophie Shirley, Daryl Watts, and Micah Zandee-Hart already have been given long looks by Hockey Canada. Competition is healthy for everyone, though, so expect the battles for positions to be intense! The National Women's Under-18 Team camp sees goaltenders Raygan Kirk of Ste. Anne and Julianna Thomson of Winnipeg, defender Kennesha Miswaggon of Cross Lake (and who was a guest earlier this year on The Hockey Show), and forward Olivia Cvar of Winnipeg all getting a shot at hitting the radar for future Team Canada teams with a solid performance at the U18 camp. Except for Kirk, the remaining three of these young women were present at the Female World Sport School Challenge this past year, and all three medalled at the prestigious tournament. While Kirk's Eastman team may not have participated, she's just as capable as any of the other netminders of making this team. It seems that there will be one, if not two, Manitobans playing on the U18 team if my prognostications are correct. And if they're not, all money for these predictions will be refunded!

Despite the logo being from the mid-1980s, the Manitoba Bisons announced today that three players have signed on for the 2019-20 season despite the 2018-19 season having yet to get underway! I've always thought that these commitments to players years in advance seems a little like gambling when one considers a whole host of variables that can't be controlled, but these universities are looking for elite players to keep them at the top so getting good players signed early seems to be key! Without further adieu, let's find out who will be wearing the Bisons' brown-and-gold come September 2019! Defender Camille Enns of the Eastman Selects is the first of the three new recruits. Enns was named as the most sportsmanlike player in the MFMHL last season, and was named to the second team all-star squad. In 29 games with the Selects, Enns tallied six goals and ten assists, tying her 17th-overall in scoring and sixth-overall in defender scoring. Enns should be a good fit with the Bisons with her physical edge and her puck-moving abilities. The second player of the three announced for the 2019-20 season is Halle Edwards of the Central Plains Capitals. Edwards tied for the lead in scoring on the Capitals this season. In 29 games, she scored 13 goals and added another 13 assists to tie for eighth-overall in scoring in the MFMHL, and she has outstanding stickhandling abilities. She has worked hard on her game to become a more consistent two-way player, and that bodes well for the Bisons who always seem to find skilled, responsible centers. The third player of the three announced today who will join the Bisons in 2019-20 is forward Kate Gregoire of the St. Mary's Academy Flames. Gregoire recorded nine goals and 14 assists in 21 CSSHL games last season, good for 14th-overall in league scoring. She was an integral part of the Flames' scoring last season, helping them win the Female World Sport School Challenge. Her tenacity and speed should make her a dangerous threat for the Bisons when she arrives.

And just for good measure, folks, here's another former Bison and current Manitoban who is celebrating her birthday today! Desiree Scott of the Canadian National Women's Soccer Team will be blowing out 31 candles and unwrapping gifts today as she celebrates her big day! She's an incredible ambassador for the game, a proud Manitoban and Canadian whenever she's called upon to represent the country, one heckuva soccer player, and an even better person! Happy birthday, Desiree, and best of luck this season with the Utah Royals FC! We're always cheering for a Bisons alumna in any situation! It was a busy July 31 for Manitoba-born women and announcements about them. If nothing else, this article is evidence that the hockey community in Manitoba is producing outstanding female hockey players (and soccer players)! Well done, ladies! Until next time, keep your sticks on the ice! from Sports News http://hockey-blog-in-canada.blogspot.com/2018/07/manitoba-women-news.html

0 notes