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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. 

Dyck Commits to the NAIT OOKS

Samantha Dyck 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 just winning the ACAC Championship beating Red Deer College in the championship final. Dyck hails from Boissevain, Mb and maintains honour roll status at Boissevain Collegiate. Sam is a power forward who has been a go to player in her time with the Wildcats notching 42 goals and adding 41 assists. Sam attended the top 40 spring camp in Hockey Manitoba’s Program of Excellence in the spring of 2012 proving she is one of the best forwards in the province. Sam plans on studying to be a laboratory technician.  The Wildcat organization would like to congratulate Sam and wish her good luck with her academic and athletic goals at NAIT and as an OOK. 

WILDCATS TO PLAY WINNIPEG AVROS IN SEMI-FINALS

GAMES START THIS WEEKEND.
THE WILDCATS HAVE HOME ICE ADVANTAGE IN THIS SEMI-FINAL PLAYOFF.

FRIDAY, MARCH 8TH @ HARTNEY   GAME TIME 8:00PM

SATURDAY, MARCH 9TH @ KEITH BODLEY ARENA, WINNIPEG   GAME TIME 7:45PM


GO WILDCATS GO !!!

WILDCATS ADVANCE TO MFMHL SEMI-FINALS

WILDCATS WIN PLAYOFF ROUND OVER WINNIPEG ICE
Game #3  Friday, March 1st @ Hartney

WILDCATS 4   WINNIPEG ICE 0
The Wildcats fired 35 shots at the Ice goalie, who played well and came up with some key saves to deny the Wildcats adding to the scoreboard. The Winnipeg Ice playing hard for this third playoff game.
Period 1 Karissa Kirkup sunk the Cats first goal, unassisted at the 11:26 mark. Kirkup on a rush, skated past the Ice defence and with patience waited for the goalie to go down then netted it top shelf. The second Wildcats goal for the period was a shorthanded one, coming from Ashleigh Brykaliuk who used her speed and stick handling skills. Period 2 With the Wildcats serving 5 of 7 minor penalties over the twenty minutes, the team controlled the play and outshot the Ice on net. Brykaliuk would get her second shorthanded goal of the game, receiving a pass up from Kirkup. Period 3 Jaycee Magwood on the open side of the net, slid one past the Ice goalie for the Cats fourth goal of the game. Game shots on goal: Wildcats 35  Winnipeg Ice 18. Amber Tilbury with a couple of key saves for her shutout win.

WILDCATS WIN MFMHL PLAYOFF GAME #2
Sunday, February 24th @ Notre Dame Arena, Winnipeg

Wildcats 5   Winnipeg Ice 1
Wildcats outshot the Winnipeg Ice 44-15. The Wildcat scoring coming from five different players. For sixty minutes the Wildcats moved the puck well as a team. They dominated the play for the last two periods. The Winnipeg Ice played hard and never gave up.
Period 1 Wildcats first goal came six minutes in and what a play it was. Defence Kaitlyn Whaley snuck in back door and buried the puck in the net, receiving a perfect pass from Ashleigh Brykaliuk. The last six minutes of the period....the Wildcats scored twice,  served 3 of 4 minor penalties and the Ice scored a powerplay goal.The Wildcats second goal came @ 2:24 playing five on five hockey when Karissa Kirkup put a rebound in the net from a scramble in front, Jessica Vallotton in on the action to get the assist. The Ice were handed a penalty at the 1:45 mark. The Cats handed one at @37.3 remaining. With the face off in the offensive zone, the Cats won the draw and Vallotton blasted a shot across the goal line with 2 seconds left in the period. Wildcats were up 3-1. Period 2 The Wildcats would add two more goals to the scoreboard. They had multi opportunites at the Ice net. When the Wildcats were shorthanded, Kristen Campbell with a couple of key saves. Karissa Haney picked up the Wildcats fourth goal, redirecting a shot from Defence Gina Williams. With 3:23 remaining, Amanda Coey in front of the net redirected the puck to score after receiving a passing play from Kirkup. It was 5-1 for the Wildcats. Kristen Campbell after two periods with 10 saves.  Period 3 The Wildcats continued to pressure in the offensive zone.  Amber Tilbury with 5 saves after twenty minutes. For the game the Wildcats served 7 of the 12 minor penalties.

WILDCATS BEGIN FIRST ROUND OF MFMHL PLAYOFFS

WILDCATS WIN GAME #1 
Saturday, February 23rd @ Hartney

Wildcats 6  Winnipeg Ice 0
The Wildcats outshot the Winnipeg Ice 35-17. The Wildcat scoring came from all three lines.
PERIOD 1 THE WILDCATS SCORED TWO GOALS. Opening faceoff the Ice showing they came to play. Both teams were skating hard. The beginning of the period, the Wildcats defended a five on three powerplay. Mid period saw Ashleigh Brykaliuk pass the puck over to Karissa Kirkup, who got the Wildcats 1st goal. Kirkup after cutting in from the sideboard fired a shot, the goalie only got a piece of before it went in the net. Before the period ended Amanda Coey added the Wildcats 2nd goal receiving a pass from Jessica Vallotton from the corner. Kristen Campbell with some key saves during the period to keep the Ice off the scoreboard. PERIOD 2  The Wildcats controlled the play. The Ice were blocking alot of shooting lanes. Mid period the Ice pressured for a couple of shifts. At the 3:03 mark, Jossa Danis with traffic in front of the net added the Wildcats 3rd goal, unassisted. PERIOD 3 THE WILDCATS TALLIED THREE MORE GOALS. The Cats on a powerplay, Gina williams fired a shot from the blue line and it was Samantha Dyck's perfect timing to tip the puck past the goalie. The Cats were continuing to show strong passing plays. Just over six minutes remaining Jaycee Magwood showed her skill to put goal #5 in the back of the net, with a pass from Ashleigh Brykaliuk and Melissa Hunt starting the play. Less than two minutes later, Jessica Vallotton's shot added goal #6. Total Penalties: Wildcats 7 Winnipeg Ice 8.
Kristen Campbell secured her 12th MFMHL shutout and 14th shutout for the season.

The Westman Wildcats with a busy month behind them, recently hosting their Showcase Tournament and wrapping up MFMHL regular season schedule.

This is the Wildcats MFMHL regular season update:
-  Finished in 2nd place in the eight team MFMHL.
- Have secured home ice advantage throughout the playoffs until the final round.
- Record of 22 wins 5 losses 1 tie  (Wildcats and first place Pembina Valley Hawks both finish with 22 wins). 
-Wildcats ended the season on a 10-game Win streak, for the best streak in the league.
-December 1st thru to February 6th the Wildcats played 17 regular season games for a record of 16 wins 1 loss.