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GAME #2......DOUBLE OVERTIME
Games 1 and 2 of the series were back to back. Game #1 in Morden on Tuesday and Game #2 was in Hartney on Wednesday, March 20th @ 8:00pm.
Both teams were ready for a battle. The physical play started to intensify by later in the first period. Period 1 The Wildcat lines had opportunites on the Hawks net. After twenty minutes it was a 0-0 score. Period 2 Both teams scored. The Hawks on a powerplay, with a deflection. The Wildcats scored 5 on 5. Jessica Vallotton from the slot, fired a wrist shot to score. The played started with Samantha Dyck and Courtney Ganske. The Wildcats defended three of five minor penalties. Period 3 Both teams with equal chances on net. The Hawks handed a penalty two minutes remaining in the period and called a timeout. AFTER 60 MINUTES IT WAS 1-1 GAME. Kristen Campbell was mentally sharp for the game with multi quality saves. Next...10 MINUTE OT five on five hockey. But the Cats defending two minor penalties at @8:01 and @1:48, so it was 5-4 hockey then. With the Hawks pressuring, Campbell with a side to side save to deny them. The Wildcats with another key chance on net. The score remained 1-1.The teams went to the dressing room, while the ice was cleaned. THE SECOND OT , 5 on 5 hockey for twenty minutes for sudden death. The Wildcats had 12 minutes remaining in the last penalty. OT began with 5 on 4 hockey. The Hawks would score a powerplay goal, on a screened Wildcat goalie with one second remaining in the penalty. Score: Wildcats 1 Hawks 2     Campbell with 42 saves. 
Penalties: Wildcats 5 Hawks 4   Game Shots on Goal: Wildcats 27 Hawks 44   

The Next Game...Friday, March 22nd in MORDEN @ 8:00pm 

GO WILDCATS GO !!!

WESTMAN WILDCATS WILL PLAY THE PEMBINA VALLEY HAWKS IN MFMHL BEST-OF-FIVE FINAL SERIES
The Wildcats and Hawks both finished the MFMHL regular season with 22 wins. These two teams had a four league matchup, each team had two wins and the game scores were Wildcats 2-0, 1-0 and Hawks 1-0, 1-0. 

Game #1 Tuesday, March 19th in Morden @ 7:30pm 
Due to weather, Monday's game was postphoned in Morden and played the next day Tuesday, March 19th.
Westman Wildcats 1 Pembina Valley Hawks 3
The game opened with the Wildcats quickly in the offensive zone. By 15:59, had outshot the Hawks 6-2 and just missing on a couple open net opportunites. After 20 minutes it was a 1-1 game. The Wildcats goal was scored by Jessica Vallotton, with a shot from the blue line and Teagan Pringle providing traffic in front of the net. Shots on goal: Wildcats 14 Hawks 13. The 2nd period opened with the Hawks quick play and with traffic in front of the Wildcat net, scored. The Wildcats defended two powerplays. Kristen Campbell was there when called upon with the Hawks pressing. The Wildcats with opportunites on net. The end of the period, shots on goal 16-12 in favor of the Hawks. Period 3 by mid period the Widcats had served two penalties. The Hawks would score a re-directed powerplay goal, with a shot from the blue line and screening the Wildcat goalie. The Wildcats defended a 5 on 3 powerplay at the 3:28 mark. The Wildcats, pressing in the Hawks zone and ringing a goal post before the period ended. Game shots on goal:Wildcats 27 Hawks 47 Penalties:Wildcats 8 Hawks 3.

WESTMAN WILDCATS ADVANCE TO MFMHL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 
THE WILDCATS WILL PLAY THE WINNER OF THE SEMI-FINAL ROUND BETWEEN THE PEMBINA VALLEY HAWKS AND CENTRAL PLAINS CAPITALS.

WESTMAN WILDCATS WIN SEMI-FINAL ROUND IN THREE STRAIGHT GAMES AGAINST WINNIPEG AVROS

WILDCATS MFMHL SEMI-FINAL GAME #3  Wednesday, March 13th @ Hartney Community Arena
WILDCATS 4   WINNIPEG AVROS 2
Period 1 At first puck drop, the Avros came out strong catching the Wildcats off guard. The Avros scored. Each team serving two penalties in the period. The Wildcats pressing on the powerplay. The period ended 1-0. Period 2 The Wildcats came out with momentum. It was game on. Strong aggressive play from both teams. The Wildcats with three quick goals, all within 6 minutes. The Avros with a powerplay goal. The Wildcats 1st goal came at the 15:10 mark. The crowd watched Melissa Hunt give a strong pass up to Ashleigh Brykaliuk, who showed her skill skating past the Avros defence to score. Courtney Ganske on defence, assisted. The Cats got the 2nd goal @ 9:58. Defence Gina Williams with a hard shot to the net and Karissa Haney was quick to tip it past the goalie. Jessica Vallotton got the assist. The next face off, the Wildcats moved the puck into the Avros zone, and with strong passing plays Karissa Haney would score 15 seconds later @ 9:43 for the 3rd goal. Haney's second of the game. Jessica Vallotton and Samantha Dyck assisted on the play. After forty minutes, the shots on goal were Wildcats 20 Avros 14. Score 3-2 for the Cats. Period 3 The intensity in the game increased. The Avros were playing to get the equalizer and more. Three of four penalties were served by the Wildcats. Playing five on five hockey, the Wildcats would get their 4th goal. Ashleigh Brykaliuk scored her second of the game, when she slid the puck under the Avros goalie after receiving a perfect pass from Amanda Coey. Courtney Ganske got her second assist of the game. Key saves from Kristen Campbell in the period with the Avros pressing. Game Shots on Goal: Wildcats 27 Avros 23. 

WILDCATS MFMHL SEMI-FINAL GAME #2 Saturday, March 9th @ Keith Bodley Arena, Winnipeg.

WILDCATS 5   WINNIPEG AVROS 3
Both teams played a physical,hard fought game.The Wildcats were handed 10 penalties for a total 20 minutes and the Avros 3 penalties for 6 minutes.
PERIOD 1 Wildcats with a quick start, scored two goals. Samantha Dyck got the Wildcats 1st goal @ 18:36. The play started when Teagan Pringle wristed a hard shot on the Avros goalie and Dyck got the rebound. Less than two minutes later, Karissa Kirkup took a shot from the blue line and Jessica Vallotton next to the net redirected the puck to score on the powerplay. The Wildcats continued to have good scoring chances in the period. Five minutes remaining the Avros scored on a breakaway. PERIOD 2 The Wildcats served 5 of 7 penalties. They defended a 5 on 3 powerplay in the period. The Wildcats got a shorthanded goal. The Avros, one powerplay goal. The period saw aggressive play from both teams. The Wildcats pressuring on the Avros powerplay, the crowd saw Dyck with strong forechecking at the offensive blue line and skating hard towards the net to score a skilled top shelf shorthanded goal. Her Second Goal of the game.  The period ended 3-2 for the Wildcats. PERIOD 3 The physical play intensified. Wildcats served 3 of 3 penalties. The Cats had good passing plays with scoring opportunites in the period. The Avros pressing to add to the scoreboard. This period saw another quick start for the Wildcats. Three minutes in Ashleigh Brykaliuk scored the Cats 4th goal, after receiving a pass from Amanda Coey which started as a give and go play between them. The Cats would get a second even strength goal for the period. Karissa Kirkup scored with her hard slap shot from the top circle for her Second Goal of the game. Brykaliuk getting the assist on the play. Minutes before the period ended, the Avros got a second powerplay goal. Game Shots on Goal: Wildcats 28 Winnipeg Avros 43  Penalties: Wildcats 10 Avros 3   Kristen Campbell with 40 saves. Some key saves by Campbell on the penalty kills in the game.

WILDCATS MFMHL SEMI-FINAL GAME #1 Friday, March 8th @ Hartney Community Arena.

WILDCATS 5   WINNIPEG AVROS 1
The game was a Team Effort through all the Wildcat lineups. 
PERIOD 1 The Wildcats had the better scoring chances in the period. The Cats got on the scoreboard when Courtney Ganske saw Karissa Kirkup in the slot, Kirkup found open ice and wristed a shot past the Avros goalie with Amanda Coey providing traffic in front of the net. Wildcats served 3 out of 5 minor penalties in the period. PERIOD 2 The Wildcats would defend a 5 on 3 powerplay. The Wildcats took advantage of the the Avros lone penalty in the period, to score. The play started with Magwood getting the puck to Brykaliuk who fed Kirkup, for her second goal. With just over two minutes remaining, the Wildcats added a third goal. Ganske got a pass to Jaycee Magwood, who cut through and beat the Avros defence one on one....to back hand a top shelf goal. PERIOD 3 The Wildcats added two more goals and served the 3 of 3 minor penalties.The Avros powerplay goal was a shot from the point which was deflected top corner by Cockerill. Midway through the period, Brykaliuk got a poweplay goal receiving a good passing play from Kirkup. Three minutes later @ the 6:11 mark, Kirkup would add another to the scoreboard to finish off the night with a hat trick. 
Game Shots on Goal: Wildcats 35  Winnipeg Avros 28.    Kristen Campbell played solid in goal with 27 saves.

Kaitlyn Whaley has committed to play for the NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) OOKS for the 2013-2014 hockey season. The college is located in Edmonton, Alberta. The OOKS play in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) and are having a banner year with just recently winning the ACAC championship outlasting Red Deer College in the championship final. Whaley hails from Douglas, Mb and maintains honour roll status at Elton Collegiate. Kaitlyn has been a solid and steady defenseman for the Wildcats in her 3 year midget career. She racked up 8 goals and added 35 assists in her time as a Wildcat. Kaitlyn attended the top 100 camp in each of the last two years in Hockey Manitoba’s Program of Excellence showing that she is truly a great defenseman. Kaitlyn plans on taking Dentistry Technician as she continues her studies at NAIT. The Wildcat organization would like to congratulate Kaitlyn and wish her good luck with her academic and athletic goals at NAIT and with the OOKS. 

Teagan Pringle has committed to play for the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers for the 2013-2014 season. The school is located in Charlottetown, PEI enrolling more than 4600 students. It is a 5 year University whose Panthers play in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) division of the CIS. They finished in fourth place in the AUS this past year respectively.  Teagan hails from Glenboro, Manitoba where she is an honour roll student and volunteers her time to numerous activities in her spare time. Teagan has been a very hard working and consistent performer for the Wildcats in this her third year. To date she has scored 34 goals and has added 56 assists in her time with the Wildcats. Teagan has proven she is the ultimate team player as many of her teammates look up to her both on and off the ice. At UPEI, Teagan plans on taking Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology. The Wildcat organization would like to congratulate Teagan and wish her good luck with her academic and athletic goals in the CIS and as a Panther.