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The CIS regular season begins tonight in Vancouver as the #4 UBC Thunderbirds host Trinity Western Spartans. The T-Birds are the defending Canada West champions and return four starters while TWU historically has been one of the highest scoring teams in the CIS. The six Pacific Division teams in Canada West are the only squads to play regular season games this weekend and there is plenty of media coverage of the games (see below).

Here is a comprehensive Canada West Preview from the Canada West web site

First Weekend of Regular Season Games in Canada West
(Note: records are for pre-season games involving CIS teams only)
Thursday, Oct. 25th
11 PM ET Trinity Western (0-0) at #4 UBC (1-0) LISTEN LIVE!! UBC Radio CiTR
Friday, Oct. 26th
11 PM ET Simon Fraser (1-3) at Victoria (1-5) LISTEN LIVE!! on Vikes Radio Network
11 PM ET Thompson Rivers (1-0) at Fraser Valley (1-2)
Saturday, Oct. 27th
10 PM #4 UBC at Simon Fraser LISTEN LIVE!! UBC Radio CiTR or also on SFU Live Broadcast
11 PM Thompson Rivers at Fraser Valley
11 PM Trinity Western at Victoria LISTEN LIVE!! on Vikes Radio Network

Thurs., Oct. 25 Tournament and Exhibition Games
7:30 PM Memorial (1-5) at Guelph (2-2) (Exhibition)
7:30 PM Cape Breton (3-0) at Brock (2-4) (Exhibition)
8 PM York (0-4) vs. Ottawa (3-0) (Day One: Golden Bear Invitational in Edmonton)
8 PM #9 Saskatchewan (5-1) vs Ryerson (0-4) (Day One: Lethbridge Alumni Classic)
10 PM Waterloo (0-3) at Alberta (2-1) (Day One: Golden Bear Invitational in Edmonton)
10 PM Lethbridge (0-1) vs. Rocky Mt (NAIA) (Day One: Lethbridge Alumni Classic)
10 PM Regina (2-1) at Carroll College (Exhibition Game in Helena, Montana) NOTE from Regina - Roster Updates... Sarain Soonias has left the team for personal reasons and Jordan Kozey re-injured his knee (acl injury two years ago) and will not play as well. New additions to the Cougars lineup are 6'9 Steve Christie (3rd year) who returns to the team after a year's absence and 6'2 Neb Kostic who is a fourth year engineering student but a first year player. Also 6'5" Jamal Williams had to tend to family business in England and will not play this weekend while Paul Gareau should be ready to go by the second week of CW play.

Late Note on RMC's trip to Winnipeg October 24 - Royal Military College is unavailable to travel due to campus commitments. The game against Winnipeg on Thursday, Oct. 25th plus the two scheduled pre-season games against Manitoba on Friday, October 26 and Saturday, October 27 at 7:30 p.m. at Investors Group Athletic Centre will not be played this weekend.