Manitoba Bisons Overview . " Bisons " is the name of the sports teams of the University of Manitoba , located in Winnipeg , Manitoba . Their home arena is the Wayne Fleming Arena , inside the Max Bell Centre . They are members of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association ( CWUAA ) and Canadian Interuniversity Sport ( CIS ) , now known as U Sports . The Bisons started play in junior and senior leagues . In 1923 the Bisons defeated the Kitchener Colts 14 - 6 on aggregate to win the 1923 Memorial Cup . In 1928 they defeated the Montreal Victorias 2 - games - to - 1 to win the 1928 Allan Cup . That team , as the " U of M Grads " , then won the 1931 IIHF World Championship . Against university competition , the Bisons started play in the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union ( WCIAU ) in 1919 - 20 , when they won the inaugural conference championship . They did not compete every season . In 1962 - 63 the WCIAU changed its name to the Western Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( WIAA ) . The Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union ( as it then was ) started the University Cup in 1963 . When the WIAA split in two following the 1971 - 72 season , the University of Manitoba became a founding member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference ( GPAC ) , along with the University of Winnipeg , Brandon University , and Lakehead University . The University of Regina subsequently joined . After Winnipeg and Lakehead departed , the GPAC merged with the CWUAA . The Bisons have one national university title , having won the 1965 University Cup . In 1976 , 1977 , 1984 , and 1985 they won the GPAC conference title . In 2005 and 2010 they qualified for the University Cup . As the reigning champion , the Bisons represented Canada at the 1966 World University Games where they finished fourth . Senior / Junior Teams . The first recorded results for the Manitoba Bisons are in senior competition from the 1908 - 09 season , 11 years before they started with university competition . Thereafter they played senior and junior competition for several years , often intermingled with university competitions . The Bisons ceased competition as a senior team following the 1931 world title ( at least , no records of it exist ) . They did continue in junior competitions until 1937 . The Bisons won provincial senior titles ( Pattison Cup ) in 1910 and 1928 , and provincial junior titles ( Turnbull Cup ) in 1922 , 1923 , and 1925 . Junior Season - by - Season Record . Note : click on season for team rosters or on league for direct link to that season . University Teams . The Bisons first played university hockey in the 1919 - 20 season of the WCIAU , joining the Saskatchewan Huskies and Alberta Golden Bears ( who had unofficially started the conference the previous season ) . The Bisons won conference titles in 1920 , 1922 , and 1924 . In those days , the Bisons also played in local leagues in addition to , or in place of , the WCIAU . In fact , for a period in the 1920s the university winner gained a berth in the western Allan Cup playdowns , as happened with the 1922 Bison team . In other years the university teams had to win a provincial title just like anybody else if they wanted to claim the Allan Cup . In the 1946 - 47 season the Bisons hosted the Toronto Varsity Blues , who were on their western tour . It was the first ever series between eastern and western university teams . On December 28th the teams tied 2 - 2 . The Bisons won the rematch on December 30th 8 - 4 . The WCIAU changed its name to the WIAA for the 1962 - 63 season . In the 1972 - 73 season the WIAA was split into two new conferences : the CWUAA ( for the western teams ) and the GPAC ( for the eastern teams ) . The GPAC lasted until 1984 - 85 . The Bisons took the GPAC title in 1976 , 1977 , 1984 , and 1985 . In each of those seasons the Bisons were eliminated in CIAU ( the forerunner of the CIS ) regional playoffs . The GPAC hockey league folded after the 1985 season and the surviving teams ( Brandon , Regina , and Manitoba ) joined the CWUAA . The Bisons ' current conference foes are Alberta , Calgary , Lethbridge , Mount Royal , Regina , Saskatchewan , and UBC . Season Stats . " Under development . " SOURCE : Leaguestat Expanded Stats Link Season - by - Season Records Chart From 1908 - 09 . " Notes : " Championships . JUNIOR SENIOR UNIVERSITY Also see . National links : Western links : Atlantic links : Ontario - Quebec links : College links :