NewsPage 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 Oct 15, 2016, 9:14 am The Westman Wildcats were defeated 2-1 in overtime by the Pembina Valley Hawks on Friday night in Hartney. The Hawks were clearly the better team in the opening frame as they outshot the Wildcats 15-5. Were it not for the superb goaltending of Kaitie Slator the Wildcats would have found themselves in a deep hole. The period ended scoreless and each team was assessed two minor penalties. In the 2nd period it was more of the same as the Wildcats really struggled to find their game. Finally, about midway through the period the team began to skate and take time and space away from their opponent. They were reward with 5 minutes remaining in the period when Ashton Bell buried a pass from behind the net from Paige Hubbard afer a solid forecheck from Aly O'Hara. The period would end with Westman holding a one goal lead. Each team was assessed two minor penalties. Shots were 8-6 in favour of Westman. The 3rd period was clearly the Wildcats best period but it was the Hawks goaltender's turn to make the big save. The Wildcats peppered Oswald with numerous quality shots but she was able to turn everything aside. Midway through the period the Hawks were able to tie the game midway through the 3rd period on a rebound off the post after a Wildcats giveaway. The Wildcats outshot the Hawks 10-4 in the period. The Hawks would finish the game off with 1:14 remaining in OT on a partial breakaway. Final shots on net were 26-24 in favour of the Hawks. Westman travels to Flin Flon early Saturday morning to face the Norman Wild for two games in Flin Flon and The Pas. Oct 10, 2016, 10:55 am The Westman Wildcats would like to extend its congratulations to Andrea Sanderson and Ashton Bell on their selection to the Team Manitoba U18 roster for the National U18 Championships in Regina in November. Sanderson is a gr. 12 student from Melita, MB while Bell is a gr. 12 student from Deloraine, MB. Great job, ladies.
Oct 10, 2016, 10:55 am The Westman Wildcats scored the go ahead goal with 2:12 remaining in the 3rd period to defeat the Winnipeg Avros 2-1 on Sunday afternoon in Hartney. Aly O'Hara battled hard in front of the net and buried a rebound for the winning marker. Ashton Bell and Shae Vallotton picked up the assists in the play. The game had remained scoreless through the opening two periods until Shae Vallotton completed an end to end rush 1:28 into the 3rd period and buried a wrist shot blocker side high. The Avros tied it up four and a half minutes later as a wrist shot deflected off a Wildcats defender and evaded the Wildcats tender. Shots on goal were 25-14 in favour of the Avros. The Wildcats were assessed 4 of 6 minor penalties. Jenna Marshall was very solid in picking up the win in net. The Wildcats host Pembina Valley on Friday, Oct. 14 in Hartney at 8:00 PM Before heading out on the road to play Norman on Saturday and Sunday in Flin Flon and The Pas. Oct 8, 2016, 10:38 pm The Westman Wildcats could not recover from two quick goals by the Avros in a 37 second span in the opening period and were defeated 3-1 on home ice Saturday night in Hartney. Ashton Bell (assisted by Andrea Sanderson) made it 2-1 in the opening shift of the 2nd period. The Wildcats pushed for the equalizer and carried the play for the majority of the period but the Avros capitalized on a strange bounce in front of the Wildcats with just over five minutes remaining in the period to restore the two goal lead. The Wildcats outshot the Avros 25-18. Each team was assessed two minor penalties. Kaitie Slator suffered the loss in net. The two teams square off again Sunday at 2:00 PM in Hartney. Oct 6, 2016, 9:49 pm We have had a great response once again to our Jamboree and we are looking forward to seeing you all in Hartney on Saturday, 0ctober 8th. We have split the registrations into the following groups below. The $40.00 registration fee can be paid on Saturday and Cheques can be made payable to “Westman Wildcats.” If you have any questions in the meantime feel free to contact either Krista Clyne by email: wkclyne@gmail.com or Call 204-305-0904 or Teresa Bell by email: atbell2000@yahoo.ca or Call 204-747-5740. The Westman Wildcats are looking forward to celebrating IIHF World Girls Hockey Day which will be taking place this coming weekend in communities all over the world and will provide the chance for females to participate and learn the basic fundamentals of the game while developing their skills in a fun, friendly and safe environment. Looking forward to seeing you all on Saturday!! Group 1 ------------- 9 to 12 years of age 12:00 (noon) Registration 1:00 – 2:00 pm On Ice 2:15 – 3:15pm Games (Off ice) 3:30 – 4:30pm On ice scrimmage 4:30pm Picture of Midget Wildcats with the Jamboree girls 4:45 pm Meal and Hockey Talk 7:30 pm Westman Wildcats vs Winnipeg Avros Group 2 ------------- 4 to 8 years of age 1:00 pm Registration 2:00 – 3:00 pm On Ice 3:15 – 4:10 pm Games (Off ice) 4:10 pm Meal and hockey talk 4:30 pm Picture of Midget Wildcats with the Jamboree girls 7:30 pm Westman Wildcats vs Winnipeg Avros
Sep 25, 2016, 6:01 pm Ashton Bell scored two goals in the first 3 minutes of the game to lead the Westman Wildcats to a 4-1 victory over the Interlake Lightning on Sunday afternoon in Portage. Josee Casavant and Mckenzie Meek each picked up goals in the opening period as well. Ali O'Hara had 2 assists while Ashley Seekings and Ashton Bell each picked up an assist. Interlake scored the lone goal in the 2nd period. Interlake took 4 minors and Westman took 1. The Wildcats outshot Interlake 58-6. Jenna Marshall picked up the win in net. Sep 25, 2016, 5:51 pm Two first period goals by Lloydminster were enough to propel them to a 2-1 victory over the Wildcats on Saturday afternoon in Portage. The Wildcats pressed hard in the last half of the 3rd period and Paige Hubbard, assisted by Tori Williams and Ashton Bell brought the Wildcats to within 1 goal with 3:57 remaining. But they were unable to tie the game despite two posts and a crossbar. The Wildcats went 0 for 4 on the powerplay and killed off all 3 penalties they faced. They outshot Lloydminster 38-25 in the game, including 17-6 in the 3rd period. Kaitie Slator suffered the loss in net. Sep 24, 2016, 2:08 pm Ashton Bell again led the way with two goals as the Westman Wildcats defeated the Winnipeg Avros 4-1 Saturday morning in Portage. The Wildcats got off to a quick start as Bell scored an unassisted goal 50 seconds into the game. Westman just missed on a number of chances throughout the period and the period ended 1-0. The Wildcats took the lone penalty in the period.
In the 2nd period the Wildcats struggled to find their game and found themselves hemmed in for a few long stretches but managed to keep the game 1-0. The Avros took the lone penalty in the period.
The Wildcats found their game again in the 3rd by getting their forecheck back to where it was in the opening frame. They were rewarded midway through the period when Tori Williams scored off a slap shot from the half wall. Ashton Bell followed that up with a beautiful breakaway goal less than a minute later off a great pass from Shae Vallotton that sprung her in all alone. The Avros made it 3-1 with just over 4 minutes remaining in the period as their shot deflected off a Wildcats defender into the net. The Wildcats would regain the 3 goal lead with under 1 minute to play as Ashton Bell set up Ali O'Hara for a wide open net.
Jenna Marshall picked up the win in net stopping 16 shots. |
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