Golden Bears and Pandas Curling
2025 Canada West Curling Championship
Calgary Curling Club
 
Friday, January 31
Draw 1: Alberta Golden Bears vs Thompson Rivers WolfPack, 9:30 a.m.
Draw 1: Alberta Pandas vs UBC Thunderbirds, 9:30 a.m.
Draw 2: Alberta Golden Bears vs Victoria Vikes, 2:30 p.m.
Draw 2: Alberta Pandas vs Lethbridge Pronghorns, 2:30 p.m.
 
Saturday, February 1
Draw 3: Alberta Golden Bears vs Brandon Bobcats, 9:00 a.m.
Draw 3: Alberta Pandas vs Regina Cougars, 9:00 a.m.
Draw 4: Alberta Golden Bears vs UBC Thunderbirds, 2:30 p.m.
Draw 4: Alberta Pandas vs Thompson Rivers WolfPack, 2:30 p.m.
Draw 5: Page Playoff - 1vs1, 2vs2, 7:00 p.m.
 
Sunday, February 2
Draw 6: Semifinal - Winner of 2vs2 vs Loser of 1v1, 9:00 a.m.
Draw 7: Final - Winner of Semifinal vs Winner of 1v1, 2:00 p.m.
 
Story Lines:

• The Pandas are the defending CW Champions and return three of the four athletes from the 2024 roster.
• Serena Gray-Withers, Catherine Clifford, Gracelyn Richards, and Zoe Cinnamon captured bronze at the 2025 World University Games last week in Turin, Italy.
• The Pandas are also the three-time defending U SPORTS Champions.
• The Bears are the five-time defending Canada West Champions, having won every conference event since it returned to Canada West in 2019.
• The Bears return the same four-person lineup from the 2024 CW Championship.
• The 2025 Championship will be a two-pool round robin, followed by a page playoff to determine the champion. 

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Pandas Basketball (12-2 Conference, 15-3 Overall)
Conference
Friday, January 31
#8 Alberta vs Regina Cougars (12-2), Saville Community Sports Centre, 6:00 p.m. MT
Saturday, February 1
#8 Alberta vs Regina Cougars (12-2), Saville Community Sports Centre, 5:00 p.m. MT
 
Story Lines:

• Sitting in a three-way tie for the top seed in the Prairie Division, the Pandas will host arguably their biggest weekend of the season, welcoming the 12-2 Cougars to Saville.
• The top two seeds in the Prairie Division will host the first week of playoffs, with the Saskatchewan Huskies currently joining the Pandas and Cougars with 12-2 records.
• Regina is riding a five-game win streak over the Pandas, with Alberta's last win coming on November 30, 2019.
• The Cougars and Pandas rank third and fourth in CW in points per game, with the Pandas also ranked fourth in points against.

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  Conference
Friday, January 31
Alberta vs Regina Cougars (6-8), Saville Community Sports Centre, 8:00 p.m. MT
Saturday, February 1
Alberta vs Regina Cougars (6-8), Saville Community Sports Centre, 7:00 p.m. MT
 
Story Lines:

• After a much-needed win on Saturday in Winnipeg, the Golden Bears host the team directly above them in the conference standings.
• The Bears sit in the seventh and final playoff spot in the Prairie Division.
• Dating back to 2018, the Bears have won seven of the last nine against Regina. 

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LIVE STATS LINK

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Golden Bears Hockey (18-6 Conference, 22-11 Overall)
Conference
Friday, January 31
#8 Alberta vs Trinity Western Spartans (3-18-3), Clare Drake Arena, 7:00 p.m. MT
Saturday, February 1
#8 Alberta vs Trinity Western Spartans (3-18-3), Clare Drake Arena, 7:00 p.m. MT
 
Story Lines:

• Being swept by Saskatchewan this weekend, the Golden Bears fell into second place in the East Division. The Bears will now likely need to win their final four conference games and have help to jump back over the Huskies.
• With three points against Saskatchewan, rookie Bear Sean Tschigerl moved into a tie for the conference scoring lead with 33 points in 22 games. 

WEBCAST LINK

 

LIVE STATS LINK

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Pandas Hockey (20-3-1 Conference, 23-6 Overall)
Conference
Friday, January 31
#3 Alberta @ Trinity Western Spartans (12-11-1), Langley Events Centre, 8:00 p.m. MT
Saturday, February 1
#3 Alberta @ Trinity Western Spartans (12-11-1), Aldergrove Credit Union CC, 8:15 p.m. MT
 

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