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Two goals in the opening frame from Belle Hobbs were enough for the Westman Wildcats to defeat the Eastman Selects 2-1 on Sunday afternoon in Hartney.  Jillian Szabo allowed a lone powerplay marker to get behind her in the final frame but that was it as the Wildcats held on to a 2-1 victory.

1st Period

14:53 - Wildcats goal - Hobbs, unassisted

5:38 - Wildcats goal - Hobbs from O'Hara

Shots - 6 each

Penalties - Wildcats - 1

2nd Period

No scoring

Shots - 9-7 in favour of Eastman

Penalties - Wildcats - 1

3rd Period

15:23 - Eastman goal on the powerplay

Shots - 8-6 in favour of Eastman

Penalties - 4 each

The Wildcats will head to the Mandi Schwarz Tournament this weekend, hosted by the Notre Dame Hounds.  The Wildcats will begin on Thursday with games against the Edmonton Pandas and the Rocky Mountain Raiders (Okotoks).  Their last roundrobin game will be on Friday against the Notre Dame Hounds.

On a night where they weren't at their best, the Westman Wildcats managed to squeak out a 1-0 overtime victory over the Pembina Valley Hawks on last evening in Morden. Shaylee Scraba managed to steal the puck from a Pembina Valley defender and after getting a shot off from in tight she collected her own rebound and found Aly O'Hara all alone in the slot.  O'Hara made no mistake and buried the chance into the back of the net.  Natalie Williamson was solid in the Wildcats net and limited the Hawks to very few 2nd chance opportunities.

1st Period

No Scoring

Shots - 6-2 in favour of PV

Penalties - Westman - 3, PV - 1

2nd Period

No Scoring

Shots - 12-7 in favour of Westman

Penalties - PV - 2, Westman - 1

3rd Period

No Scoring

Shots - 10-5 in favour of Westman

Penalties - PV - 2, Westman - 1

Overtime

0:10 - Wildcats goal - O'Hara from Scraba

Shots - 4 each

Penalties - 0

The Wildcats host Eastman on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM in Hartney.

The Westman Wildcats fell 3-0 to the Yellowhead Chiefs on home ice Wednesday night.  The Wildcats were unable to finish on a number of high quality scoring chances which led to their downfall.  Jillian Szabo suffered the loss in net.  The Wildcats travel to Morden to face the Pembina Valley Hawks on Saturday night and return home on Sunday to face the Eastman Selects at 2:00 PM.

1st Period

No Scoring 

Shots - Yellowhead - 10, Westman - 4

Penalties - Westman - 2

2nd Period

0:56 - Yellowhead goal on the powerplay

Shots - Yellowhead - 11, Westman - 9

Penalties - Westman - 2, Yellowhead - 1

3rd Period

19:27 - Yellowhead goal

12:12 Yellowhead goal

Shots - Westman - 13, Yellowhead - 4

Penalties - Yellowhead - 4, Westman -1

The Wildcats defeated the Pembina Valley Hawks 3-1 on Sunday afternoon in Hartney.  Shaylee Scraba led the way with two goals while Paige Hubbard scored what turned out to be the game winner.  Natalie Williamson was solid in the Wildcats net, picking up the win by stopping 30 of 31 shots on net.

1st Period

8:50 - Wildcats goal - Scraba from O'Toole and Hubbard on the powerplay

Shots - 9-6 in favour of PV

Penalties - PV - 2

2nd Period

8:37 - Wildcats goal - Hubbard from Lindberg and Spence

0:45 - Pembina Valley goal - shorthanded

Shots - 12-9 in favour of PV

Penalties - PV - 2

3rd Period

0:48 - Wildcats goal - Scraba from Spence and Lindberg, shorthanded

Shots - 13-10 in favour of Westman

Penalties - Westman - 3, PV - 1

The Wildcats next game is this Wednesday at home in Hartney vs the Yellowhead Chiefs at 7:30 PM.

The Westman Wildcats traveled to Winnipeg on Saturday to face the Winnipeg Avros.  The Avros scored a goal in the 1st period and two in the 3rd period (including an empty netter) to shut out the Wildcats 3-0.

1st Period

10:28 - Avros goal

Shots - 6-5 in favour of Westman

Penalties - Avros - 2, Westman - 1

2nd Period

No scoring

Shots - 14-5 in favour of the Avros

Penalties - Avros - 3, Westman - 1

3rd Period

13:19 - Avros goal

1:52 - Avros goal (Empty Net)

Shots - 12-11 in favour of Westman

Penalties - Avros - 3, Westman - 1

Jillian Szabo suffered the loss in net.  The Wildcats host the Pembina Valley Hawks on Sunday at 2 PM in Hartney.

The Westman Wildcats would like to extend its congratulations to Ali O’Hara, a 4th year Wildcat from Chater, MB, who has committed to attend school at, and play hockey with, the Minot State University Beavers in the fall of 2019. 

In 25 league games last year Ali had 13 goals, 8 assists for 21 points. Overall, in 53 games last season, Ali scored 21 goals and added 17 assists for 38 points. This season, in 11 league games Ali has 7 goals and 9 assists for 16 points. In 20 games overall this season she has recorded 8 goals and 11 assists for 19 points.  Overall, during her Wildcats career, Ali has played in 195 games and recorded 54 goals and 60 assists for 114 points.

From Coach Miner of the MSU Beavers, “We are very excited to have Ali join our program as we make the transition up to Division 1.  Ali will bring a work ethic that is dominant at both ends of the ice – whether it’s a battle in the corner or contributing to a scoring opportunity.  She is a well-rounded two-way player who will be a key impact for our program next fall.”

Minot State University (MSU or MiSU) is a four-year institution of higher learning in Minot, North Dakota. Founded in 1913 as a normal school, Minot State University is the third-largest university in North Dakota, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs.  Three colleges comprise the university’s academic offerings: Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education and Health Sciences. Nine master's degrees and one education specialist degree are offered in such areas as communication disorders, management, and mathematics. 

The Westman Wildcats came from behind to defeat the Winnipeg Ice 2-1 in overtime on Sunday afternoon in Hartney. Paige Hubbard scored both goals for the Wildcats and Jillian Szabo stopped 26 of 27 shots to pick up the win in net.

1st Period

6:26 - Ice goal

Shots - 11-10 in favour of Winnipeg

Penalties - 0

2nd Period

No scoring

Shots - 8 each

Penalties - Winnipeg - 1

3rd Period

8:49 - Wildcats goal - Hubbard from Scraba

Shots - 13-8 in favour of Westman

Penalties - 1 each

Overtime

4:25 - Wildcats goal - Hubbard from O'Toole on the powerplay

The Wildcats next action is this Saturday in Winnipeg vs the Avros and Sunday in Warren vs Interlake.

After falling behind 3-0 in the first ten minutes of the game the Westman Wildcats battled back to force overtime before falling 4-3 in a shootout to the Central Plains Capitals in Hartney on Sunday afternoon.

1st Period

16:07 - Central Plains goal

13:03 - Central Plains goal - shorthanded

10:31 - Central Plains goal

8:06 - Wildcats goal - Laba from O'Toole and J. Shearer

Shots - 11-10 in favour of Central Plains

Penalties - Central Plains - 2, Wildcats - 1

2nd Period

No scoring

Shots - 13-8 in favour of Westman

Penalties - Wildcats - 1

3rd Period

10:27 - Wildcats goal - Scraba from Hubbard and J. Shearer

7:12 - Wildcats goal - Scraba from Lindberg and Spence

Shots - 13-9 in favour of Westman

Penalties - Wildcats - 2, Central Plains - 1

Natalie Williamson suffered the loss in net for the Wildcats.