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The Wildcats again hosted the St. Mary's Flames in an exhibition match Saturday afternoon in Hartney. This game ended up being as well played and exciting as Friday night's game.

The Wildcats again got off to an early lead as Megan Robertson tallied, with the assist going to Jaycee Magwood. St. Mary's tied it up on the powerplay midway through the period. The Wildcats got that one back when Jaycee Magwood tipped in a point shot, assisted by Missy Hunt. The period ended 2-1 for Westman. Shots on goal in the 1st period were 14-6 in favour of St. Mary's.

In the 2nd period the Flames were able to tie the game up on an even strength goal. The period ended 2-2. Shots on goal were 7-4 in favour of St. Mary's.

The Wildcats were forced to begin the 3rd period on the penalty kill. Early into the kill they took another penalty to make it a 5 on 3 situation against. St.Mary's capitalized on a funny bounce off a shin pad to a wide open player in the slot to make it a 3-2 game. The Flames were able to score two more late goals as the Wildcats pushed to tie the game up. Shots on goal in the 3rd period were 7-7.

Final score of the game, 5-2 for St. Mary's. Final shots on goal were 28-17 in favour of the Flames. Amber Tilbury suffered the loss.

The Wildcats host Pembina Valley at 2:00 PM in an important league game.

The Wildcats hosted St.Mary's Flames on Friday evening in Hartney.

The Wildcats go on the scoreboard early in the 1st period off a goal by Ashton Bell, assisted by Jaycee Magwood and Keisha Robertson. St. Mary's tied the game up off a point shot. But the Wildcats were able to restore the one goal lead with a powerplay goal from Ashton Bell, her second goal of the game. Assists went to Katie Crowe and Jaycee Magwood. Shots on goal in the period were 8-5 in favour of St. Mary's.

In the 2nd period the Wildcats scored early again as Jaycee Magwood notched her first of the game, assisted by Ashton Bell. St. Mary's responded to make the score 3-2. The Wildcats restored the two goal lead on the powerplay off a deflection goal by Jaycee Magwood, her second of the game. Courtney Ganske, with a beautiful setup, and Megan Robertson had the assists. St. Mary's again scored off a funny rebound to make it a one goal game. Shots on goal in the period were 10-2 in favour of St. Mary's.

In the 3rd, St. Mary's came out flying and hemmed the Wildcats in their own zone. Westman ended up taking a couple of penalties but were able to kill them off. They weathered the storm and began to push back. Unfortunately, a couple more penalties in the middle of the frame restored St. Mary's momentum and they were able to tie the game on the powerplay. The Wildcats got back to work and again began to pressure the Flames resulting in a powerplay chance of their own. Westman had a couple of great chances to restore the one goal lead but unfortunately, a bad bounce off the wall at the blue line resulted in a short handed breakaway goal by St. Mary's to take the lead for the first time 5-4. They would add an empty netter. Shots in the period were 13-6 in favour of St. Mary's.

Final score, 6-4 for St.Mary's.

Sky Brown suffered the loss. Final shots on net were 31-13 in favour of St. Mary's.

Westman hosts St.Mary's today, Saturday, at noon in another exhibition match. They then face Pembina Valley in a league game at 2 PM in Hartney on Sunday.

The Westman Wildcats hosted the Yellowhead Chiefs on Tuesday night in Hartney.

The game began rather timidly for both teams as the shots were on 3-0 for Yellowhead part way through the period. After a couple solid saves by Sky Brown the Wildcats began to out some energy shifts together and generate some scoring chances. Kenzie Robinson got Westman on board as she walked out the corner with the puck after a strong cycle and ripped the puck into the net. Assists on the goal went to Jaycee Magwood and Megan Robertson. The Wildcats continued to press until the end of the period but the Chiefs goaltender stood tall. Shots on goal in the 1st period were 8-5 in favour of Westman.

In the 2nd period the Wildcats got on the board on their first shift as Jaycee Magwood fired home a shot. Assists on the goal went to Courtney Ganske and Ashton Bell. The Wildcats were forced to kill a couple of penalties, including a 5 on 3 man advantage. Sky Brown stood tall in net. After doing so they went after Yellowhead with a vengeance scoring 2 more goals before the end of the period. Jaycee Magwood picked up her second of the game on the powerplay, assisted by Katie Crowe and Megan Robertson. Ashton Bell followed that up with the Wildcats fourth goal of the game, assisted by Jaycee Magwood and Katie Crowe. Shots on goal in the period were 14-7 in favour of Yellowhead.

In the 3rd period the Wildcats added two more goals. The first by Ashton Bell, assisted by Megan Robettson and Jaycee Magwood. The sixth goal of the game was scored by Mackenzie Roach, assisted by Courtney Ganske and Amie Hunt. Shots on goal in the 3rd period were 8-5 for Westman.

The Wildcats picked up 6 penalties to the Chiefs 2.

Sky Brown picked up the victory in net. Final shots were 24-23 in favour of Yellowhead.

Final score 6-0, Westman.

The Wildcats have 3 games this weekend in Hartney:

Friday at 5:30 PM vs St. Mary's Academy (exhibition)
Saturday at 2:00 PM vs St. Mary's Academy (exhibition)
Sunday at 2:00 PM vs Pembina Valley (league)

The Wildcats played Shaftesbury Sunday morning in Winnipeg.

Final score was 3-0 for Shaftesbury.

Shots on goal for the game were 32-20 for Shaftesbury. Sky Brown suffered the loss in net.

Nothing else to report.

The Wildcats traveled to St. Adolfe Saturday night to face the Eastman Selects.

Here are the game stats:

1st period
Wildcats goal - Amie Hunt, unassisted
1-0 for the Wildcats. Shots were 10-7 in favour of Westman.

2nd period
Wildcats goal - Jaycee Magwood from Megan Robertson
2-0 for the Wildcats. Shots were 11-4 in favour of Westman.

3rd period
Wildcats goal - KJ Wallace, unassisted
Final score 3-0 for the Wildcats.
Shots in 3rd period were 7-5 in favour of Westman.

Final shots were 28-16 in favour of Wildcats.

Amber Tilbury picked up the victory in net.

The Wildcats hosted Eastman in Deloraine on Friday night.

Here are the game stats:

1st period
Wildcats goal - Magwood from M. Robertson and Bell
Eastman goal
Wildcats goal - Amie Hunt from Missy Hunt and Ganske
2-1 for Wildcats. Shots were 14-3 in favour of Westman.

2nd period
Wildcats goal - M. Robertson from Magwood
Wildcats goal - Bell from M. Robertson and Magwood
4-1 for Wildcats. Shots were 9-8 in favour of Westman.

3rd period
Wildcats goal - K. Robertson from Ganske
Wildcats goal - Cooke from Wallace
Final score 6-1 Wildcats.
Shots in 3rd period were 7-7

Final shots were 30-18 in favour of Wildcats.

Amber Tilbury picked up the victory in net.

Congratulations to Gina Williams from Souris who has committed to attend school at, and play hockey with, the University of Calgary Dinos. 

Gina is a 4^th year Wildcat and will be attending the University of Calgary in the fall of 2014.  She will be pursuing a Kinesiology degree.  Gina, a co-captain with the Wildcats, is a stalwart on defense and a model of character, discipline, and work ethic for her teammates. In 50 games so far this year she has 5 goals, 19 assists for 24 points overall.  She is a +8 and has 42 penalty minutes.  Gina was an integral part of the Wildcats championship run at the annual Mac’s tournament in Calgary over Christmas break this year. 

The University of Calgary is a member of the Canada West Conference of the CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport). The University of Calgary is public research university located in Calgary, Alberta. It is composed of 14 faculties and more than 85 research institutes and centres. More than 25,000 undergraduate and 6,000 graduate students are currently enrolled. 
The Westman Wildcats wish Gina  all the best as she continues her hockey career and academic pursuits at the next level.

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Week 14 ending January 19, 2014 - Jaycee Magwood -  Forward - Westman Wildcats
The MFMHL Selkirk Keystone Source for Sports-Reebok Player of the Week is Forward Jaycee Magwood of the Westman Wildcats. Magwood scored 2 goals and added 2 assists for 4 points to help the Wildcats win both their games over the weekend vs. the Winnipeg Avros and Eastman Selects. The second year midget has scored 17 goals and added 13 assists and is currently 4th in MFMHL scoring while for the season she leads the Wildcats with 44 goals and 72 points in 50 games. 
Magwood the Wildcats' Captain is a grade 11 student who hails from and attends High School in Killarney and has been selected to represent the Westman Region at the 2014 Powersmart Manitoba Winter Games in Morden from March 5-8, 2014 . Last year Magwood was selected to participate in Hockey Manitoba's Program of Excellence Top 40 Camp.