The Winnipeg Wesmen will open the 2026-27 Canada West volleyball seasons with back-to-back weekends against Alberta opponents, the conference announced Wednesday.

The Wesmen men's and women's teams will kick off the new campaign with a road trip to Edmonton to take on the MacEwan Griffins Oct. 23-24 before returning for their home-openers Oct. 31-Nov. 1, a pair of matinees against the Mount Royal Cougars inside the Duckworth Centre.

The teams will entertain three home weekends in both the first and second semesters, including back-to-back host weekends to close out the season against the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack (Feb. 5-6) and Fraser Valley Cascades (Feb. 19-20). 

The annual Duckworth Challenge with the Manitoba Bisons is slated for Jan. 22-23, with the Wesmen hosting on the Saturday night. 

The teams' split weekend comes Nov. 20-21 when the Wesmen women host the Regina Cougars and the men take on the UBC Thunderbirds at the Duckworth. 

Season passes, booster packages and individual game tickets will be available on wesmen.ca in the coming weeks. 

FULL SCHEDULE
Oct.. 23-24 at MacEwan
Oct. 31-Nov. 1 vs Mount Royal
Nov. 13-14 at Trinity Western
Nov. 20-21 vs Regina (w) / UBC (m)
Nov. 27-28 vs Saskatchewan 
Jan. 15-16 at Alberta
Jan. 22 at Manitoba
Jan. 23 vs Manitoba 
Jan. 29-30 at Brandon
Feb. 5-6 vs Thompson Rivers
Feb. 12-13 vs Fraser Valley