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WILDCATS WITH BACK TO BACK WINS FOR WEEKEND

WILDCATS 6   WINNIPEG ICE 2 
The Wildcats were at the Notre Dame Arena Sunday, December 16th for a game with the Winnipeg Ice at 11:45am. This was a physical game with 21 penalities handed out, Wildcats 11 and Ice 10. The Shots on Goal were Wildcats 48 Ice 20. The Cats getting many scoring opportunites but the Ice goalie played well in net. Period 1 The Cats got their first goal less than two mintes into the period from Missy Hunt. The Cats got a powerplay goal before the period ended from Karissa Kirkup. Period 2 saw Teagan Pringle get one past the Ice goalie. After 20 minutes of play it was 3-1 for the Cats. Period 3 The Cats would net three more goals. Teagan Pringle would pick up her second of the game. The last two goals came in the last three minutes of the period, Gina Williams with a shot from the blueline and Jossa Danis got one with a feed from Kirkup. The Ice getting one on a powerplay in the period. Amber Tilbury made 18 saves, it was with a quick glove catch denying the Ice on a couple.   

WESTMAN WILDCATS DEFEAT PEMBINA VALLEY HAWKS  2-0

WILDCATS WIN STREAK NOW 4 IN A ROW

WILDCATS IMPROVE MFMHL RECORD TO 10-4-1
The Wildcats were in Altona for a MFMHL game with the 2012 Esso Cup Champions Pembina Valley Hawks on Saturday, December 15th. Game time was 6:30. This was the second of a four league game matchup between these teams. The Wildcats and Hawks played  the first league game at the Hartney Community Arena on Friday, November 5th. This game saw the Wildcats outshoot the Hawks 34 to 24, the Hawks won 1-0 a result of a 5 on 3 powerplay in the first period of the game.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15TH was a hard fought game. The Wildcats pressuring in the Hawks zone and battling around the net. Period 1 ended 0-0. Period 2 saw the Cats putting one up on the scoreboard, it came from Amanda Coey with the assist going to Teagan Pringle. The Period ended Cats 1-0. Period 3 saw both teams with equal shots on goal. The Hawks @ 1:27 took a timeout, pulled their goalie....the Cats still pressuring entered the Hawks zone with a 2 on 1 to score on the empty net. Wildcats won 2-0.
Kristen Campbell made 35 saves to earn her 6th shutout for the season and in MFMHL back to back shutouts vs. Chiefs and Hawks.
Game Penalties Wildcats 4  Hawks 2. Shots on Goal Wildcats 26  Hawks 35

The Wildcats were at the Hartney Community Arena on Wednesday, December 12th for a MFMHL game with the Yellowhead Chiefs. Game time was 8:00pm. There was a large crowd on hand. This was the second of a four league matchup for the teams. 

WILDCATS IMPROVE MFMHL RECORD TO 9-4-1 with league win

WILDCATS 5  YELLOWHEAD CHIEFS 0
This game saw the Cats outshoot the Chiefs 14-3 in the first 20 minutes. Period 1 The Cats got 2 on the scoreboard: the first came from Jaycee Magwood with assists going to Gina Williams and and Kaitlyn Crowe. Three minutes later Jossa Danis with her quick shot put one past the Chiefs goalie assisted by Magwood and Kirkup. Period 2 saw the Cats pressing. The Cats adding three more goals. Three minutes in Kirkup scored. The next came from Brykaliuk with assists going to Dyck and Coey. The third goal from Magwood. The period ended Cats 5 Chiefs 0. Period 3 saw the first whistles for penalities, with each team handed two over the 20 minutes of play.The game ended with the Cats keeping the Chiefs scoreless. Kristen Campbell earned her 5th shutout for the season.
Game Shots on Goal: Wildcats 31 Chiefs 12

THE WILDCATS PLAY TWO AWAY MFMHL GAMES THIS WEEKEND.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15TH IN ALTONA AT 6:30pm AGAINST PEMBINA VALLEY HAWKS. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND LEAGUE MATCHUP FOR THESE TWO TEAMS. 
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16TH IN WINNIPEG AT THE NOTRE DAME ARENA AT 11:45am AGAINST THE WINNIPEG ICE.

GO WILDCATS GO !!

The Westman Wildcat organization started eight years ago to enable female hockey players in the southwest region of Manitoba to play at an elite level of hockey.  The intent was to provide an opportunity to keep the girls in their home region in order to give them same experience and exposure as other elite athletes in the province.

In 2009, the Wildcats won the inaugural Esso Cup National Female Midget AAA Hockey Championship held in Calgary, AB.  The tournament includes the top female midget teams across Canada.

Over the program’s eight year history, there has been over 30 wildcat players receive scholarships to CIS, NCAA Div 1 and 3 and ACAC scholastic programs.

This year’s edition of the Westman Wildcats has had a very strong year with the hope of moving eight graduates on to the university/college ranks.

Part of Wildcat tradition is to attend numerous hockey showcases in Canada and the US for exposure to the Canadian and US colleges and universities.  Showcase tourneys include the Swift Current Showcase (Swift Current, SK), St. Cloud Showcase (St. Cloud, MN), the Central Plains Showcase (Portage, MB), the Minnesota Thoroughbred Showcase (Minneapolis, MN), the Notre Dame Showcase (Wilcox, SK), and the MAC’s International Showcase (Calgary, AB).

In Swift Current, the Wildcats went 3-0-1 to win the tournament by beating the Regina Rebels in the finals.  In St. Cloud, the Wildcats faced a team from Wisconsin and two allstar teams made from Minnesota’s top female hockey players.  This year’s result ended up in being the best showing the Wildcats have ever had at the St. Cloud tournament.

In Portage, the inaugural Central Plains Showcase had the Wildcats face most of the teams that make up the Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League (MFMHL).   Some of the universities and colleges that attended the Showcase were Bemidji State Univ, Univ of Maine, Providence College, Northeastern Univ, Univ of Manitoba, Univ of Wisconsin-Superior, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) to name just a few.

In Minneapolis, the Wildcats attended the annual American Thanksgiving Minnesota thoroughbreds showcase tournament. This is one of the most highly scouted tournaments the Wildcats attend with close to 50 University and colleges attending. The Wildcats went through the round robin undefeated and lost 2-1 in the final to Shaftsbury Prep.

In Wilcox, the Wildcats played five highly competitive games and ended up with three wins and two losses. Some of the schools that attended the Notre Dame tournament were Concordia University, Colgate, University of Regina, Dartmouth University and St. Francois Xavier to name a few.

Currently, the Wildcats are sitting in second place in the MFMHL, the Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League with five games remaining before the Christmas break.

On December 18th, the Wildcats will host the annual Christmas alumni game. It's an opportunity for former Wildcat teammates to return home and get together to play a fun-filled inter squad game. The players look forward to coming home over the holidays and look forward to playing this annual event back in Hartney.

The Wildcats will be attending the Mac's International Female Midget Showcase that has fifteen top level invitation only teams in attendance. Over 60 different Canadian and US universities and colleges attend this event and it makes for a very competitive tournament. The Wildcats goal is to play in the gold medal game on January 1st at the Calgary Saddledome.

One other important aspect of the Wildcat program is to develop young female hockey players in the Southwest region and by doing so they host their annual Hockey Jamboree trying to get female hockey players ages 6-12 hooked on the game of hockey. In October of this year, the Wildcats hosted the OneGoal Try Hockey Day. It's a day where young players can try hockey for a day and practice and skate with the Wildcat hockey players. Each participant receives a complete set of hockey gear from the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and OneGoal. The Wildcat players partake by being on-ice instructors and the coaching staff helping out as well.

At the end of the year, the Wildcats host their annual Prospects Hockey camp. This allows players to showcase their talents and skills to the Wildcats organization before tryouts in September.

The players are from places like Hartney, Virden, Oak Lake, Killarney, Brandon, Deloraine, Boissevain, Glenboro, Melita, Ninette, Chater, Douglas, and Souris.

The Westman Wildcats would like to thank and acknowledge our sponsors for their continued support.  Our Sponsors  make it possible for girls in the region to play elite level hockey and to stay in the region.  Check out our website www.westmanwildcats.com for a complete list of our sponsors.  

The Wildcats this past weekend were at Wilcox, Saskatchewan. The Notre Dame Hounds hosted the Mandi Schwartz Memorial Tournament from Thursday, December 6th to Sunday, December 9th. This tournament had 16 teams represented from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. All teams were guarnteed 5 games.The Wildcats were in Division B with the Notre Dame Hounds JWHL (Junior Women Hockey League), Spruce Grove Saints (Alberta) and Fraser Valley Phantoms (British Columbia). 
  
Wildcats placed second in their pool. Won 3 out of 5 games, the other two lost by a one goal margin.

Game 1:  Thursday @10:30am
WILDCATS 1  NOTRE DAME HOUNDS JWHL 2
This game was played at the Notre Dame Hounds arena. The Cats even though playing on the Hounds larger ice surface, the game saw end to end action for 3 periods. PERIOD 1 saw The Cats putting pressure on the Hounds, lots of action around the net with multiple scoring opportunites. The Cats would pounce on the Hounds first, it was Kjierstan Wallace getting a pass from Megan Robertson and putting one pass the Hounds goalie. The scoreboard showed a 1-0 game for The Cats at the end of the period. The Shots on Goal were Cats 18 - Hounds 9. PERIOD 2 saw the same type of action as the previous period. After 30 minutes the scored remained the same. Cats 1-0. PERIOD 3 saw the Hounds striking twice. The Cats still pushing hard for the equalizer and more. With less half a minute left in the period, pulled their goalie with a face in the Hounds zone. The period ended Wildcats 1  Hounds 2. The Shots on Goal were Cats 9 and Hounds 7 for the period.

Game 2: Thursday @ 8:30pm
WILDCATS 2   SPRUCE GROVE SAINTS 1

Game 3: Friday @ 3:30pm
WILDCATS 4   FRASER VALLEY PHANTOMS 0

Game 4: Saturday @ 9:00am
WILDCATS 4  ST. ALBERT SLASH 5

Game 5: Sunday @ 1:00pm
WILDCATS  7    NOTRE DAME HOUNDS AAA  6

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WESTMAN WILDCATS TALLY 13 GOALS FOR WEEKEND IN MFMHL WINS

The Wildcats had a doubleheader this weekend. Saturday, December 1st at the St. Anne Arena to play Eastman at 5:15pm. Sunday, December 2nd at the Notre Dame Arena in Winnipeg for a game with the Winnipeg Ice at 11:45am.
Both games the Wildcats showed their skill on the scoreboard and dominated with shots on goal.

WILDCATS 6  EASTMAN 1
This game saw Jaycee Magwood and Samantha Dyck each score twice. Kristen Campbell had 15 saves.
Period One at the 6:06 mark Karissa Kirkup got the first Cats goal with assists from Magwood and Pringle. Just two minutes later Pringle scored assisted by Magwood and Kirkup. Period Two with just five minutes into the period, it would be Magwood putting one on the scoreboard with assists going to Kaitlyn Whaley and Kirkup. At the midway point it was Dyck adding one with assists from Gina Williams and Jenna Patterson. Before the period ended Magwood put another one past the Eastman goalie assisted by Williams and Patterson. Period Three with just two minutes in, it was Amanda Coey's pass to Dyck who added her second of the game.
Game Shots on Goal: Wildcats 46  Eastman 16

WILDCATS 7  WINNIPEG ICE 3
This game it was Karissa Haney scoring twice for the Wildcats. Amber Tilbury had 15 saves. Period One at the midway point saw Haney get her first with a pass from Samantha Dyck. Before the period ended the Cats would add three more: Gina Williams got one unassisted, Jaycee Magwood would add her fourth for the weekend assisted by Karissa Kirkup, then it was Jessica Vallotton getting one past the Ice goalie with the assist going to Kirkup. Period Three saw the Cats continue their pressure. The games fifth Cats goal came from Megan Robertson unassisted. Kirkup added a goal to the scoreboard with help from Melissa Hunt and Courtney Ganske. Five minutes left in the game, it was Kjierstin Wallace with a quick pass to Haney who scored her second for the game.
Game Shots on Goal: Wildcats 47  Winnipeg Ice 20

The Minnesota Throughbreds  Thanksgiving Tournament is a USA/MN Hockey sanctioned tournament offering U19 fields in 'AAA' teams and Canadian registered Midget and Intermediate teams. This year there were 16 teams represented from Illinos, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Bristish Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario.The Wildcats played in Pool C with Grande Prairie Storm (Alberta), Milwaukee Jr. Admirals (Wisconsin) and Thunder Bay Queens (Ontario).

WILDCATS WON 2ND PLACE IN THIS 16 TEAM THOROUGHBRED TOURNAMENT !!

THE WILDCATS HAD THE BEST SHOWING IN THE HISTORY OF THE WILDCAT ORGANIZATION AT THE THOROUGHBRED TOURNAMENT!

THIS YEAR: WON ALL THREE ROUND ROBIN GAMES TO PLACE FIRST IN POOL C; WON A SEMIFINAL GAME IN A SHOOT OUT; ADVANCED TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

POOL C
WILDCATS 5  STORM 1
This game was fast paced with both teams pressuring. The Cats shots on goal coming from all forward lines. Kristen Campbell had 20 saves. Game Shots on Goal: Wildcats 25  Storm 21 (see November 23rd Game Schedule for scoring results).

WILDCATS 7  ADMIRALS 1
This game saw the Cats contolling the play, getting multiple scoring opportunites from all forward lines.  Amber Tilbury in goal had 12 saves, period 2 the Cats playiing shorthanded Tilbury kept the Admirals off the scoreboard. Game Shots on Goal: Wildcats 43  Admirals 1  (see November 24th Game Schedule for scoring results).

Wildcats 2 Queens 1
This game was a tight checking,battle on boards one and with solid goaltending at both ends. The first period saw the Wildcats getting on the scoreboard seven minutes into the game from Ashleigh Brykaliuk assists from Courtney Ganske and Melissa Hunt. The Cats second goal came less than two minutes later from Jessica Vallotton with help from Teagan Pringle and Karissa Kirkup. The Queens goal came on a powerplay. Kristen Campbell had 20 saves. Game Shots on Goal: Wildcats 29  Queens 21.

SEMI FINAL GAME Pool C #1 vs. Pool A #1  Sunday @ 7:30am
WILDCATS 2  CENTRAL PLAINS CAPS 1 
The game the Cats scoring opportunites coming from all forward lines. Period 1 saw the  Wildcats score first, just five minutes into the first period from Jessica Vallotton assisted by Ashleigh Brykaliuk and Karissa Kirkup. It wasn't until later in the third period the Caps got one. After 60 minutes the Shots on Goal were Wildcats 17 Caps 16. This game then had to go into a five minute OT, which saw the Wildcats pressuring and outshooting the Caps.Then it went to a five player shootout, the Wildcats two goals came from Ashleigh Brykaliuk and Jaycee Magwood. Wildcats goalie Kristen Campbell denied all four Cap shooters. Wildcats Won  and advanced to the Championship round.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Sunday @ 12:30pm
WILDCATS 1  SHAFTSBURY TITANS PREP TEAM  2
This was tight checked, battle on boards game. The First Period after 20 minutes was a 0-0 game. The Third period saw the Cats get one past the titans goalie from Karissa Kirkup assisted by Ashleigh Brykaliuk. Kristen Campbell made 14 saves. Game Shots on Goal: Wildcats 4-10-7=21 Titans 7-5-4=16