Playoff hockey arrives at the University of Manitoba this weekend, as Bisons women's hockey host the Saskatchewan Huskies in the Canada West quarterfinals.

The best-of-three series at Wayne Fleming Arena begins on Friday, February 25 at 7 p.m. Game two is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 26; game three, if necessary, will be Sunday, February 27 at 3 p.m.
Bisons fans can purchase playoff tickets on Showpass and UM students can claim a free ticket with the promo code UMSTUDENT.

The games are also available to watch pay-per-view on CanadaWest.TV presented by Co-op or fans can listen for free on UMFM 101.5, featuring Bisons alum Kyleigh Palmer and The Hockey Show host Trevor "Teebz" Alexander on the call.

The Bisons and Huskies have a long history of playoff battles, including a 5 OT marathon in 2016 and a Canada West Final back in 2018 — a series won by the Herd on their way to the program's first national championship.

This season, Manitoba has owned the matchup in the regular season — going a perfect 4-0 across two games in Saskatoon and two games in Wayne Fleming Arena.

Players to watch include Manitoba's stellar trio of young forwards: Halle Edwards, Ashley Keller and Julia Bird. All three are in the top 30 of Canada West scoring, with Edwards leading the way — scoring seven goals and nine assists in 18 games this season.

Between the pipes, the combination of Erin Fargey and Kimmy Davidson has been a winning one. Both goalies are above a .935 save percentage and Davidson leads the conference in her rookie year at .960.

The winner of this series between the four-seeded Bisons and five-seeded Huskies advances to the Canada West semifinals at UBC, taking place from Mar. 4-6.