One Goal Try Hockey Day and Hockey Jamboree

We are excited and looking forward to the One Goal Try Hockey Day and the Hockey Jamboree that are being held this Saturday, October 13^th at the Hartney and Community Arena.  The arena is located at 51 Garden Street.  Phone number at the arena is 858 – 2135.     Below is a list of participants in each of the programs for the day and a schedule for the afternoon.   If you have any questions please feel free to contact us at 204 483-5214 or 204 858-2183 or drop us a quick note by email.  We would suggest that you bring along a water bottle as well as runners for the games that will take place at the gym at the Hartney school.

Group 1                Jamboree Participants

12:45pm        Registration

1:30 – 2:15pm   On Ice    Wildcats  (Dyck, Crowe,  M.Robertson. Danis, Tilbury)                  

3:00 – 3:30pm   Games    Wildcats (Vallotton, K. Robertson, Coey)               

4:00pm             Spaghetti Supper with Westman Wildcats

5:10pm – 5:50pm Scrimmage   Dyck, M. Robertson Team 1  Vallotton, Coey Team 2

7:00pm         Hockey Talk and Wildcats warm up     Westman Wildcat Coaches

8:00pm         Westman Wildcats vs   Central Plains

Group 2                 One Goal Try Hockey 

1:30pm        Registration

2:15 – 3:00pm  On Ice   Wildcats(Whaley, Patterson, Ganske, Hunt, Williams, Campbell)             

3:30 – 4:00pm  Games   Wildcats (Magwood, Wallace, Pringle, Haney, Kirkup)

4:00pm           Spaghetti Supper with Westman Wildcats

5:50 – 6:30pm Scrimmage      Magwood, Kirkup Team 1     Pringle, Williams Team 2

7:00pm          Hockey Talk and Wildcats  warm up     Westman Wildcat Coaches                         

8:00 pm         Westman Wildcats vs    Central Plains

One Goal Try Hockey Day   Group 2

Westman Wildcats played the Thunder Bay Queens at the Dakota Community Centre at 9:30am.

Westman Wildcats  3      Thunder Bay Queens  6

This game saw a battle on the boards. The game tied 2-2 after the first period. The first Cats goal came from Haney with an assist from Coey. The second goal found Coey putting one past the Queens goalie with assists from Brykaliuk and Whaley. The second period the Cats scored again this time from M. Robertson with assists going to Magwood and Dyck. Tilbury had 29 shots.

The next game, the fourth for the weekend for the Cats was against Shaftsbury Titans Prep Team from Winnipeg was played at the MTS Iceplex at 5:00pm.

Westman Wildcats  2     Shaftsbury  5

This was a fast pace game, another battle on the boards.The first period saw the Titans score on a powerplay. It remained 1-0 until late in the second period. The Cats scored two goals in the third period.  Haney got the first Cats goal on the board with the assist going to Dyck. The second goal came from Magwood with a pass from Danis. The Titans scored again on the powerplay late in the third period. Campbell had 36 shots.

OCTOBER 5th :  The Wildcats for their first MFMHL league game went to Portage la Prairie friday night to play The Central Plains Capitals. 

Westman Wildcats  0       Central Plains Capitals  1 

The game had lots of action. It was fast pace, a battle on the boards, tight forechecking. The Cats had multiple scoring opportunities, outshooting Central Plains 40-26. Campbell  in net.     

OCTOBER 6th :  The Wildcats on Sarturday travelled to St. Anne to play the Eastman Selects for their second league game for the weekend.

Westman Wildcats 3   Eastman Selects  3 

This game saw the Cats outshooting their opposition 42-14, these multiple scoring opportunities coming from all the Cats lines. A chippy game which resulted in 8 penalties handed out to each team.  Wildcats goals came from; Magwood assisted by M. Robertson and Hunt, unassisted one from Hunt and also Dyck with an assist from Haney. Tilbury in net.

The Wildcats were in Portage la Prairie on the weekend for Central Plains Pre Season Showcase, all MFMHL AAA teams and also Swift Current were there. The Wildcats played four games; two on Friday, one each on Saturday and Sunday. Games played against Eastman, Winnipeg Avros, Pembina Valley and Norman Wild.

The WildCats finished the weekend 2-2.

The Coaching Staff were pleased with the Rookies forwards and defence games this weekend also rookie Tilbury played good games in net, earned a shutout against Eastman. The team overall contribution with goals scored and shots on goal. The Cats this weekend outshot opponents 163-90.

Statistics refer to Game Schedule.

WILDCATS WIN 2 OUT OF 3 GAMES AT  U19 FALL CLASSIC

The Wildcats faced off with three teams over the weekend at the U19 Fall Classic at     St. Cloud University. They were All Star Teams which were selected by Minnesota's Hockey Development Program for Minnesota's top elite players: UMHSEL-BLACK (Upper Midwest High School Elite League), Team Wisconsin, UMHSEL-RED (Upper Midwest High School Elite League).

Each of the teams illustrated their high caliber skill in addition to strong passing plays. The Red Team had 3 players and The Black Team had 5 players from USA U19 National Team.

The Wildcats had a great weekend! The Cats responded well to the level of competition. The games were hard fought battles.

Game One:     Wildcats  5     UMHSEL   2

The first few minutes of the first period UMHSEL caught the Cats off guard, by scoring two quick goals. The Cats came back with a goal unassisted from Magwood. Before the period ended KJ Wallace from Oak Lake put one past the UMHSEL goalie with a pass from Coey. After 20 minutes of play UMHSEL was outshooting the Cats 17-6. The Game tied at 2 -2.

The second period continued to see strong play end to end play with equal shots on goal. The Wildcats passing plays put two more in the net. The first unassisted from Kirkup. At the end of the period Coey with an awesome shot caught the goalie off guard with a pass from Crowe from Deloraine. The Cats now up 4-2.

The third period saw UMHSEL putting pressure on the Wildcats, but The Cats continued to battle hard. Half way through the period Magwood showed her skill with another unassisted goal. It was now a 5-2 game. Campbell playing solid in net again this period had spectators cheering when denying UMHSEL with a few amazing glove saves.

Game Shots on Goal:  Wildcats 20   UMHSEL-Black  40 

Game Two:   Wildcats  3    Wisconsin 2

The first period saw end to end action. Before the period ended, Wisconsin scored twice catching The Cats off guard.

Shortly into the second period, The Cats got on the scoreboard with a goal from Brykaliuk with assists going to Coey and Vallotton. During the period both teams added to their shots on goal. The Wildcats tied the game before the period ended with another goal from Brykaliuk assisted by Pringle and Kirkup.

The third period, both teams continued pressing each other. Midway through The Cats picked up the lead when Patterson put one past the Wisconsin goalie, Dyck and rookie Danis picked up assists on the play.

Campbell played a solid game in net.

Game Shots on Goal:   Wildcats 21  Wisconsin 23

GAME Three:    Wildcats  1    UMSHEL-RED  2

This was another fast pace game with end to end action. The Red Team showing their skill but The Cats keeping pace.

It was UMSHEL scoring first midway through the  first period. The Cats soon got on board in the second period with a goal from Brykaliuk assists going to Kirkup and Williams. The third period The Cats saw more scoring opportunities. Before the period ended the UMSHEL team got a second goal from player #15 for a 2-1 lead.

Campbell played another spectacular game in net.

Game shots on goal:   Wildcats  19     UMSHEL-RED  41

WESTMAN WILDCATS BLANK MELVILLE in Exhibition Game

The Westman Wildcats were in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan on Sunday, September 16th for an Exhibition Game against the Melville Prairie Fire.

This game saw lots of physical play with a number of penalties issued to both teams. The Cats had multiple scoring opportunities throughout the game.

Period 1  Magwood scored unassisted early in the period.  Dyck followed with the second Cats goal assisted by Pringle and Haney.

Period 2  Magwood put another puck past the Melville goalie unassisted. Before the period ended Magwood got her third for a hat trick with assists from Pringle and Coey. 

Period 3  Due to lots of penalties to both sides neither Team was able to get much flowing and the Wildcats hung on for the 4-0 victory.

Tilbury and Campbell split the game for the shutout.

Game shots on goal:  Wildcats  34   Melville 24

Hockey Manitoba in conjunction with Hockey Canada and the IIHF, proudly presents the OneGoal "Try Hockey Day" Program. The program, celebrating World Girls Hockey Day on October 13th, is designed to enhance participation while creating a positive hockey experience for young females in Manitoba.  The program takes place in Hartney Manitoba. 

Girls aged 4 and up are eligible to submit an online application located on left hand side for a chance to participate and learn the basic fundamentals of the game while developing their skills in a fun, friendly and safe environment. Participants will be randomly selected and will receive the following free of charge courtesy of Hockey Manitoba and the OneGoal Foundation:

• On-ice instruction
• Jersey 
• Equipment supplied by OneGoal (as needed by participant)
• Post-ice snack and mini "Hot Stove" with special guest instructors

     WESTMAN WILDCATS

WIN SWIFT CURRENT TOURNAMENT

 The coaching staff was very pleased with the effort over the weekend. All Forward lines were producing scoring opportunites and the Defence played an all around solid weekend.  Go Wildcats Go