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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.

The Wildcats traveled to Winnipeg on Saturday to face the Winnipeg Avros.

The 1st period was a tight checking affair as both teams battled back and forth to gain momentum. Most of the period was played in the neutral zone and no goals were scored. Shots on goal were 4 apiece.

In the 2nd period the Wildcats began to establish their forecheck on a consistent basis. They were rewarded with a powerplay goal off a deflection from Kenzie Robinson, assisted by Missy Hunt. The period ended 1-0 and the shots on goal were 10-9 in favour of the Avros.

In the 3rd period the Wildcats continued to impose their will, sensing the opportunity for a big road win. Again, it was Kenzie Robinson who buried the puck on a partial breakaway to make it 2-0. KJ Wallace and Jaedon Cooke picked up the assists. Later, Missy Hunt scored a beauty on an end to end rush to push the lead to 3-0.  Keisha Robertson picked up the lone assist. The Avros scored a goal with 30 seconds remaining with their goalie pulled to break the shutout. Shots on goal for the 3rd period were 10-5 in favour of the Wildcats.

Final score 3-1 for Westman. Shots on net were 23-19 in favour of Westman. Sky Brown picked up the victory.

The Wildcats play a home and home this Friday (Deloraine - 8:30 PM) and Saturday St. Adolfe - 8:00 PM). They will stay in Winnipeg to face Shaftesbury on Sunday morning.

The Wildcats hosted the Eastman Selects last night in Hartney in MFMHL action.

Eastman got on the scoreboard first, scoring on a deflection at the conclusion of a powerplay. The Wildcats tied the game on a powerplay goal from Gina Williams, assisted by Jaycee Magwood. Unfortunately, Eastman restored their one goal lead on the powerplay with only 15 seconds remaining. The period ended 2-1 Eastman. Shots on goal were 9-3 in favour of Westman.

In the 2nd period Eastman pushed the tempo in the first five minutes but another powerplay goal by Gina Williams, assisted by Megan Robertson and Jaycee Magwood, tied the game at 2-2. The Wildcats took over from there, scoring two more goals before the end of the period to take a 4-2 lead. The first came off a wrist shot goal from Lexie Kalynuk, assisted by Courtney Ganske. The second goal of the period and the fourth of the game was scored by Courtney Ganske on the powerplay, assisted by KJ Wallace and Jaedon Cooke. Shots on goal in the 2nd period were 14-6 in favour of Westman.

In the 3rd period it was more of the same as Jaycee Magwood scored on the first shift in the period, assisted by Megan Robertson and Ashton Bell. Magwood scored again to make it 6-2, assisted by Ashton a Bell and Megan Robertson. Eastman scored to make it 6-3 but Ashton Bell restored the four goal lead, assisted by Amie Hunt. Shots on goal in the 3rd were 9-6 in favour of a Westman.

Final score, 7-3 for Westman. Final shots were 32-15 in favour of Westman. Sky Brown picked up the win.

The Wildcats face the Avros at 4:45 PM in Winnipeg today

Congratulations to Brandi Pollock who is one of the nominees for the 2014 Hockey Humanitarian Award.  Brandi played with the Westman Wildcats from 2007 to 2010 and is in her Senior Year with the Robert Morris Colonials who are currently ranked  at No. 8 in both the United States College Hockey Online (USCHO) and USA Today / USA Hockey Magazine polls..The Westman Wildcats would like to congratulate Brandi on her nomination to this prestigous award 

 Eighteen players nominated for 2014 Hockey Humanitarian Award

The Hockey Humanitarian Award is on display at the 2012 Frozen Four 

Eighteen players, including repeat honorees Jordan Heywood of Merrimack and Jeffrey Reppucci of Holy Cross, have been named as nominees for the 2014 Hockey Humanitarian Award.

The award, in its 19th year, recognizes college hockey’s finest citizen and includes players from Divisions I, II and III and both genders.

Finalists will be announced in February, and the 2014 recipient will be named at the Frozen Four in Philadelphia on Friday, April 11.

The nominees cover nine conferences:

• In Division I men, Atlantic Hockey, ECAC Hockey, Hockey East and the NCHC.

• In Division III women, the CHA, ECAC Hockey and Hockey East.

• In Division III men, the MIAC.

• And in Division III women, the NESCAC.

St. Anselm’s Tucker Mullin was the 2013 recipient.

The Westman Wildcats traveled to St. Adolphe last night to face the Eastman Selects in league play. This was the first game action for the Wildcats since winning the prestigious Mac's tournament in Calgary.

The Wildcats dominated the 1st period, outshooting the Selects 14-1 in the period. However, Ashton Bell was the only Wildcat to score with the lone assist going to Gina Williams.

In the 2nd period, Eastman pushed backed with a solid effort over the first half of the period. Finally, Jaycee Magwood was able to break the game open with two goals in under a minute span. The first goal was unassisted. Assists on the second goal went to Megan Robertson and Gina Williams. Shots on goal in the 2nd period were 15-10 in favour of Westman.

In the 3 rd period the Wildcats returned to their dominant play. Megan Robertson scored within the first minute of the period to make it a 4-0 game. Jaycee Magwood picked up the lone assist. A minute later, Ashton Bell scored her second of the game with the assists going to Jaycee Magwood and Megan Robertson. The Wildcats stretched the lead to 6-0 on Jaycee Magwood's hat trick goal with 12 minutes remaining. The assists on that goal went to Ashton Bell and Megan Robertson. Eastman scored their lone goal off a breakaway with 3:25 left to play after a blocked shot from the point. The Wildcats were forced to kill off numerous penalties in the 3rd period including two 5 on 3 situations. Shots on goal in the period were 12-8 in favour of Westman.

Final score, 6-1 for the Wildcats. Amber Tilbury picked up the win in net. Final shots on goal were 41-19 in favour of Westman.

The Wildcats host Eastman next Friday night in Hartney at 8:00 PM.

Congratulations to Megan Robertson from Boissevain who has committed to Augsburg College.

Megan is a fourth year Wildcat and will be attending Augsburg in the fall of 2014 where she will be pursuing an education degree. She presently is 2nd in team scoring and last week scored the biggest goal of her career with 18 seconds left in triple overtime to lead the Wildcats to their first Mac's tournament title.

Augsburg is a NCAA Division III institution; a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC), one of Division III's best conferences.  MIAC affiliation affords the college with 12 other institutions to compete against at a very high level.  

Augsburg is located near downtown Minneapolis in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood at the heart of the Twin Cities and offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and nine graduate degrees to more than 4,000 students of diverse backgrounds.  

The Westman Wildcats wish Megan all the best as she continues her hockey and academic pursuits at the next level.

Due to poor weather conditions the game scheduled for 2:oopm between Shaftesbury and the Westman Wildcats has been cancelled