Dinos Curling
Thursday, Jan. 15 | Canada West Championships | Saville Centre | Watch | Live Stats
Friday, Jan. 16 | Canada West Championships | Saville Centre | Watch | Live Stats
Saturday, Jan. 17 | Canada West Championships | Saville Centre | Watch | Live Stats
The 2026 Canada West Curling Championships are here as the Dinos head to Edmonton for three days of competition. Both Calgary's men's and women's teams will compete in a round robin starting Thursday morning, with the top-four teams advancing to Sunday's semifinals.
This marks only the fourth year for the Dinos curling program back in action. Twice, Calgary's men's team has finished as conference runners-up in their first three years, including last year while hosting the CW Championships.
This year's Dinos women are looking to make their mark. Two seasons ago, that program finished tied for silver at the conference meet but settled for third based on tie breakers.
Calgary's only two curling conference banners came back in 1973 for the women and 1964 for the men.
Dinos Men's Volleyball (4-8)
Friday, Jan. 9 | Calgary vs. Alberta | Jack Simpson Gym | 6:00 PM | Watch | Live Stats
Saturday, Jan. 10 | Calgary vs. Alberta | Jack Simpson Gym | 5:45 PM | Watch | Live Stats
The annual Block Party is here for the Dinos volleyball teams, starting with Friday's men's opener against Alberta at 6 p.m. The first 200 fans in attendance will receive a Dinos trucker hat. Saturday's rematch with between the provincial rivals is set for 5:45 p.m. Both matches will take place inside the Jack Simpson Gym.
It's been a tough season for the young Dinos. They enter the weekend at 4-8 after a road sweep at the hands of No. 4 UBCO. The line score doesn't nearly tell the story of the two matches, as Calgary played strong in both, but the Heat played nearly error-less volleyball to continue their best season in program history.
Alberta comes to town ranked No. 3 in the country at 8-2 in conference play. This weekend's action will be the first of the new year for the Golden Bears, who last played Nov. 29 in a five-set loss to Trinity Western, snapping a six-game win streak.
This is a rematch of last year's Canada West quarterfinal showdown. The two teams also met back in the regular season last year, with Alberta also winning both of those matches. Calgary is looking for its first regular season win in the series since Feb. 19, 2022.
Dinos Women's Volleyball (6-6)
Friday, Jan. 16 | Calgary vs. Alberta | Jack Simpson Gym | 7:45 PM | Watch | Live Stats
Saturday, Jan. 17 | Calgary vs. Alberta | Jack Simpson Gym | 4:00 PM | Watch | Live Stats
The Dinos women's volleyball team also takes on its provincial rivals this weekend, hosting Alberta Friday at 7:45 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m. inside the Jack Simpson Gym.
Calgary had its four-game win streak snapped in a five setter this past weekend in Kelowna, now sitting at 6-6 with eight games left to play. That has them sitting in eighth place in the always-loaded Canada West, while they still have to play the teams currently ranked first, second, and third over the final four weeks of action.
The Pandas are ranked No. 1 in the latest U SPORTS top 10 with a 10-2 conference record. Third-year outside Abby Guezen leads the way for Alberta at the net with 3.69 kills/set while hitting .265.
Alberta has won the last four conference games in the Battle of Alberta, with Calgary's last win coming back on Nov. 26, 2022.
Dinos Men's Hockey (17-3)
Friday, Jan. 6 | Calgary vs. UBC | Father David Bauer Arena | 7:00 PM | Watch | Live Stats
Saturday, Jan. 17 | Calgary vs. UBC | Father David Bauer Arena | 3:00 PM | Watch | Live Stats
It will be one of the most anticipated matchups of the weekend across all of U SPORTS this weekend as the No. 2 Calgary men's hockey team hosts No. 4 UBC from Father David Bauer Arena this weekend. Friday's puck drop is set for 7 p.m., with Saturday's rematch set for 3 p.m.
After being picked fifth in the preseason coaches' poll, the Dinos had a red-hot start to the year and enter the weekend at 17-3 - leading the East Division and ranked No. 2 in the country with eight games to play. The new year started for Calgary with a pair of road wins in Regina, with seven different players finding the back of the net in the sweep.
UBC comes to town ranked No. 4 in the latest rankings. The T-Birds stood atop the national polls a week ago, but were swept at home by Mount Royal to begin the new semester.
This has become one of the better head-to-head matchups in the country in recent years. A season ago, Calgary won four of six in the regular season over the Thunderbirds, opening the year with a sweep in Vancouver and closing the regular season with a sweep at FDB.
Dinos Women's Hockey (13-4-3)
Friday, Jan. 16 | Calgary at UBC | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre | 8:00 PM MT | Watch | Live Stats
Saturday, Jan. 17 | Calgary at UBC | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre | 4:00 PM MT | Watch | Live Stats
The Dinos women's hockey team will look to keep its goal-scoring ways going as they hit the road this weekend, traveling to Vancouver to take on the top-ranked UBC Thunderbirds. Friday's opening face off is set for 8 p.m. MT, while Saturday's contest is scheduled for a 4 p.m. MT start. Both games are scheduled for the Doug Mitchell Thunderbirds Sports Centre.
Calgary racked up a season-high eight goals last time out to sweep the weekend series against Regina and give the team wins in six of its last eight games. Jess Martens grabbed the headlines from the weekend, scoring both goals in Friday's win and following that up with two more goals and an assist on the game winner in Saturday's goal-fest.
UBC heads into the weekend No. 1 in the nation with an 18-2 conference record. The T-Birds are coming off a 3-2 loss in Calgary last time out, falling to Mount Royal to split the weekend set.
The two teams met six total times last year, with UBC claiming five of those wins. Calgary's last win in Vancouver dates back to February 24, 2024 with a 1-0 win in the Canada West quarterfinals that saw the Dinos nearly pull of the series upset. This weekend marks the lone matchup between the two programs this season.
Dinos Women's Basketball (10-2)
Friday, Jan. 16 | Calgary at MacEwan | David Atkinson Gym | 11:30 AM | Watch | Live Stats
Saturday, Jan. 17 | Calgary at MacEwan | David Atkinson Gym | 3:00 PM | Watch | Live Stats
The seventh-ranked Dinos women's basketball team is off to Edmonton this weekend for a weekend set against MacEwan. Friday's game will tip off at 11:30 a.m., while Saturday's rematch is set for 3 p.m.
Calgary suffered its first set back of the season last weekend, dropping both games in a weekend doubleheader to Regina in the first of three heavyweight showdowns during the second semester. With a 10-2 record, the Dinos are tied with Alberta for the third spot in the Prairie Division with eight games still to play.
MacEwan comes into the weekend at 0-12 in conference play. Third-year forward Unity Obasuyi leads the Griffins and ranks second in all of Canada West averaging 17.5 points per game.
The Dinos have won the last four in a row in the series with the Griffins, outscoring MacEwan 164-66 in a two-game set in Calgary.
Dinos Men's Basketball (7-5)
Friday, Jan. 16 | Calgary at MacEwan | David Atkinson Gym | 1:30 PM | Watch | Live Stats
Saturday, Jan. 17 | Calgary at MacEwan | David Atkinson Gym | 5:00 PM | Watch | Live Stats
Fresh off two convincing home wins, the Dinos men's hoops team hits the road and will look to keep things rolling as they travel to take on MacEwan. Friday's opener is scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. start time, while Saturday's contest is set for 5 p.m. Both games will follow the women's games.
Calgary's offence had its best showing of the year in back-to-back games in this past weekend's sweep of Regina. The Dinos shot a season-high 51.3% in Friday's 26-point win before hitting at a 48.5% clip in Saturday's convincing win. It was a big weekend for rookie Mrigendra Dhaliwal, was was a perfect 5-5 from behind the arc and poured in a game-high 29 points in Friday's win.
MacEwan sits at 2-10 heading into the weekend. The Griffins are led by a familiar face, as former Dinos player and assistant coach David Kapinga was named their head coach this past offseason. Kapinga already has equaled last year's win total with eight games still to play in year one in Edmonton.
Historically, the Dinos have had their way against the Griffins since they joined Canada West, going 12-0 in the series.
Dinos Track & Field
Friday, Jan. 16 | Golden Bear Open | Butterdome | 2:30 PM | Live Stats
Saturday, Jan. 17 | Golden Bear Open | Butterdome | 12:00 PM | Live Stats
The Dinos track & field teams will head back to the Butterdome this weekend for the annual Golden Bear Open. Friday's action is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m., resuming Saturday tentatively at noon.
Calgary is off to a fast start to the 2026 campaign, with a multitude of athletes already ranking in the top 10 in the U SPORTS rankings. Tatum Wade had a big showing last time out, already earning her U SPORTS standard in the women's 600m.
Up next, the Dinos will return to their home track for the annual Dinos Classic on Sunday, Jan. 25.
Dinos Wrestling
Friday, Jan. 16 | Golden Bear Duals | UofA Main Gym | 6:00 PM
Saturday, Jan. 17 | Golden Bears Invitational | UofA Main Gym | 10:00 AM
Calgary's wrestling program is back in action this weekend for the final time before postseason action gets underway, also traveling to Edmonton for two days of competition at the U of A. Friday will see Calgary and Alberta go head-to-head in a dual meet before Saturday's invitational.
The Dinos are looking to get healthy and in conference form down the stretch. The 2026 Canada West Championships are just one month away (Feb. 14) and are also hosted by Alberta.
In the latest U SPORTS wrestling rankings, the Dinos were ranked No. 1 in the nation on the women's side, while the men's program was ranked fifth overall.
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