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Two powerplay goals against, a result of unnecessary penalties, lead to the defeat of the Wildcats on home ice last night against the Pembina Valley Hawks. The Wildcats sloppy penalty kill gave up both goals in the 1st period due to unforced turnovers and poor positioning. Pembina Valley carried the play for most of the period as the Wildcats struggled to regain their composure. Shots on goal in the 1st period were 9-5 in favour of PV

Westman righted the ship in the 2nd period and began to take over the game. However, they were unable to put anything past the PV goaltender, Corinne Schroeder. Shots on goal in the 2nd period were 12-6 in favour of the Wildcats.

In the 3rd period, the Wildcats continued to press. They were rewarded at the 12:41 mark when Jaycee Magwood buried a rebound off a shot from Kenzie Robinson. The Wildcats continued to press for the equalizer but again were stymied by Schroeder. Shots on goal in the 3rd were 10-8 in favour of the Wildcats.

Sky Brown suffered the loss. Final shots on goal were 27-23 in favour of the Wildcats.

The Wildcats next action is Sunday at 1:30 PM in Portage vs Central Plains.

The Wildcats stepped on the ice again today to face the Norman Wild. After an inconsistent effort last event, the Wildcats were focused on bringing a complete effort for the entire game.

Westman came out strong in the first period, pushing the pace of the game. They were rewarded 6 minutes into the period on a goal from KJ Wallace. Gina Williams picked up the lone assist. The Wildcats took a two goal lead 19 seconds later off the stick of Amie Hunt, assisted Lexie Kalynuk. Norman battled back to make it a one goal game five minutes later. Kenzie Robinson restored the two goal lead with one second remaining in the period. Ashton Bell and Jaycee Magwood picked up the assists. Shots on goal in the first were 16-9 in favour of the Wildcats.

In the 2nd period the Wildcats lost a bit of momentum as they were called for four minor penalties. Norman regained some territorial advantage but were unable to finish. Shots on goal in the 2nd were 11-10 in favour of the Wildcats.

In the 3rd period, the Wildcats dominated play for the first 5 minutes of the period, cycling the puck and controlling play below the hashmarks. However, they were unable to beat the Norman goaltender. Norman made it a one goal with 11:24 remaining in the period. The Wildcats continued to push but still could not find the back of the net. With 3:48 remaining, Norman jumped on a loose puck and buried a shot on a goal mouth scramble to tie the game. Westman continued to press and dominated the last four minutes of the game. Again, they were unable to bury a shot and the game ended in a 3-3 tie. Shots on goal for the 3rd period were 16-4 in favour of the Wildcats.

Shots on goal for the game were 43-23 in favour of the Wildcats. Sky Brown was in net for the tie.

The Westman Wildcats jumped on the bus and headed to The Pas Saturday morning for a two game series against the first place, Norman Wild.

The Wild opened the scoring 6 minutes into the game off a 2 on 1. The Wildcats responded with a shorthanded marker off the stick of Megan Robertson with the assist going to Jaycee Magwood. Shots on goal in the 1st period were 12-7 in favour of the Wildcats.

The Wildcats took a 2-1 lead 3 minutes in the 2nd period on a powerplay goal from KJ Wallace. Kenzie Robinson picked up the assist on that marker. The Wildcats continued to press but were unable to beat the Wild goaltender. Norman tied the game up with 3:37 remaining in the period off a neutral zone giveaway. The Wild took a 3-2 lead 9 seconds later off a defensive zone giveaway. The Wildcats responded to tie the game at 3-3 with 1:25 remaining in the 2nd on a goal from Jaedon Cooke, assisted by Kenzie Robinson. Unfortunately, the Wildcats continued their sloppy defensive zone play and gave up another goal to the Wild with a minute remaining in the period. Shots on goal in the 2nd period were 15-11 in favour of the Wildcats.

In the 3rd period, the Wildcats really poured in the pressure outshooting the Wild 26-5. Unfortunately, two goals were waved off on quick whistles and the Wildcats were unable to tie the game up. Final shot on net were 53-23 in favour of the Wildcats. Amber Tilbury suffered the loss in net.

The two teams hit the ice Sunday at 10:30 AM.

The Westman Wildcats defeated the Winnipeg Ice 1-0 today. Megan Robertson scored the only goal of the game, assisted by Jaycee Magwood, with seven seconds remaining in the 1st period. The Wildcats pushed a lot of shots towards the Ice netminder but many were blocked or were ineffective.

Amber Tilbury picked up the shutout victory. Shots on goal were 30-16 in favour of the Wildcats.

Westman travels to The Pas this weekend to face the Norman Wild on Saturday and Sunday.

The Wildcats travelled to Winnipeg to visit the Winnipeg Avros yesterday. The ladies were looking to rebound from a loss they had suffered to Pembina Valley the evening before.

The girls came out strong from the opening faceoff, pushing the pace of the game and playing the way Wildcats are supposed to play. However, it was the Avros who got on the board first with a powerplay goal midway through the period. The Wildcats responded with six minutes remaining in the period on a breakaway goal from Jaedon Cooke, set up on a gutsy play by Kenzie Robinson. The period ended 1-1.

In the second period the Avros again jumped ahead on another powerplay goal. That seemed to spark the Wildcats who came out with even more resolve and score two unanswered goals before the end of the period to take a 3-2 lead. The tying goal came off a tip in from Jaycee Magwood with assists going to Gina Williams and Megan Robertson. The winning goal came off the stick of Ashton Bell, assisted by Jaycee Magwood and Megan Robertson.

In the 3rd period the Wildcats locked things down and played large stretches at a time in the Avros end of the arena. The final score, 3-2 for the Wildcats.

Shots on goals were 30-27 in favour of the Avros.

The Wildcats face the Winnipeg Ice at 10:20 this morning in Winnipeg.

The Wildcats travelled to Pilot Mound last evening to face the Pembina Valley Hawks. The Wildcats were coming off an inconsistent effort earlier in the week versus the Yellowhead Chiefs where they managed to squeak out a1-1 tie.

The effort last evening was still not consistently good as the Wildcats struggled to get out of their own end, to make tape-to-tape passes, and to win puck battles. This poor effort led to the Wildcats facing a two goal deficit going into the 3rd period.

In the 3rd, Pembina Valley began the period with a two man advantage. The Wildcats were able to kill off both penalties which seemed to spark the girls. They dominated the remainder of the period, hemming Pembina Valley in their own zone throughout. Missy Hunt got Westman on the board midway through the third period off a tip in from the slot, assisted by Jaycee Magwood and Jossa Danis. The ladies continued to press for the equalizer but they were unable to pull even.

Final score 2-1 for Pembina Valley. Sky Brown suffered the loss in net. Shots on goal were 38-23 in favour of Pembina Valley.

The Wildcats face the Avros at noon today in Winnipeg and the Ice tomorrow morning at 10:30 AM.

It was a busy day yesterday in Hartney as the Wildcats held their annual Hockey Jamboree in cooperation with the World Women's Hockey Day. 60+ young female players attended the event. The players ranged in age from 4 years old to11 yrs old. Each participant was on ice for 2 sessions and off ice for 1 dryland/activities session. Each player received a t-shirt and got to eat supper with the Wildcats players.

The culmination of the day's activities saw the Wildcats host the visiting Winnipeg Avros. Many of the young players and their parents opted to stay and they were in for quite an exciting home opener.

The Wildcats came out of the gate with tremendous energy in the first period and were rewarded with two goals, both of which came off of rebounds. Megan Robertson scored the first of the game with assists going to Jaycee Magwood and Ashton Bell. Kenzie Robinson made it a 2-0 game with assists going to Mackenzie Roach and Jenna Patterson. The Wildcats carried the play in the period and had the Avros on their heels.

The second period saw the flow disappear from the game as the majority of it was played with one team or the other being short handed. The game remained 2-0 through two periods.

In the third period, the Wildcats plan was to get back to the type of play that saw them have so much success in the first period. After killing another penalty early in the 3rd period, Jaycee Magwood came down the ice on a tremendous individual effort and scored on a blistering shot off the crossbar to make it a 3-0 game. Unfortunately the Wildcats continued to take penalties and completely lost any momentum they had earned back and the Avros pushed hard.

With just under 4 minutes to play Westman took a penalty in the offensive zone. The Avros pressured to get on the scoreboard and the Wildcats took another penalty in the opponent's zone. The Avros pulled their goalie to make it a 6 on 3 situation and scored on a very nice setup to make it 3-1. On the next shift the Avros, who still had the man advantage, pulled their goalie again and scored a second goal that re-directed 3 times before barely crossing the goal line. The Wildcats called a timeout and righted the ship. They were able to hold on to the 3-2 victory.

Sky Brown picked up the victory in net. The Avros outshot the Wildcats 42-20, 22-3 in the 3rd period alone when the Wildcats were forced to kill off penalty after penalty.

The Wildcats next action is Tuesday night versus Yellowhead in Shoal Lake. Game time is 7:30 PM.

Happy Thanksgiving.