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WILDCATS AT EASTMAN SHOWCASE TOURNAMENT

The Westman Wildcats began the Eastman Selects Showcase Tournament on Friday night with a game against the Regina Rebels.  This was a very well played game with the Wildcats pulling out a 3 - 1 victory.  Goal scorers were Karissa Kirkup and Amanda Coey with two, the last one being an open net.   Allison Rothwell faced 25 shots in net for Westman.

Saturday morning had the Wildcats up against the Balmoral Hall Blazers and the Cats came up on the short end of a 4 - 1 score.  Jessica Vallotton was the lone goal scorer for Westman with shots being in favor of Balmoral Hall 23 - 19.  Allison Rothwell was in net for the Wildcats.

Four hours later the Westman Wildcats played their final round robin game against the Minnesota Crunch and lost a 6 - 3 decision.  Goal scorers for the Cats were Amanda Coey with two and Kiara DeKezel rounding out the scoring.  Rachelle Lougheed and Allison Rothwell shared the goaltending duties facing 32 shots between them.

The 5th place versus 6th place game had Westman playing Eastman in the last game of the day and Eastman won this contest with a 3 - 1 final.  Cats goal scorer was Karissa Haney and Allison Rothwell faced 23 shots in net.

WILDCATS HOST JAMBOREE

  Saturday, October 16 the Hartney Arena was a very busy place as 56 young ladies between the ages of 5 and 12 years old took part in the annual Jamboree run by the Westman Wildcats. The Wildcat coaching staff and players put the girls through a skating session, a puck skills session, dryland, a meal with the Wildcats and then the girls were entertained with a game at the end of the day between the Eastman Selects and the Westman Wildcats. A great day for everyone involved.

  Friday night saw the Wildcats travel to Winkler to play the Pembina Valley Hawks and the Cats came out on the losing end of a 9-4 score. Wildcat goal scorers were Gina Williams, with her first goal as a Wildcat, Amanda Coey, Kiara DeKezel and Bailee Goodon. Rachelle Lougheed was in net for the Cats and the shots were 33-31 in favor of P.V.

  Saturday nights game was played in front of a rink full of future Wildcats and they witnessed a very close game between the Eastman Selects and the Westman Wildcats. The score was 2-0 for Eastman and Rachelle Lougheed was again between the pipes with the shots on net 25-24 favoring Eastman.

  The Wildcats practice this week in preparation for a showcase tournament hosted by the Eastman Selects this upcoming weekend with 8 teams coming together from Minnesota, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Group # 1

1:00pm                 Registration

2:00 - 3:00pm        On Ice - skating drills

3:15 - 4:00pm         Dryland

4:15pm                  Meal

4:45 - 5:45            On Ice - stickhandling/Small Games

6:15 - 7:00pm        Games in Gym

7:00pm                 Watch Wildcats Off Ice Warm Up in Curling Rink - Coaches Talk

7:30pm                 Game warm up

8:00pm                 Westman Wildcats vs Eastman Selects

Group # 2

2:00pm                      Registration

3:00 - 4:00pm            On Ice - Skating Drills

4:15pm                     Meal with the Wildcats

4:45pm - 5:30pm        Dryland  (Bring running shoes, shorts/sweats, water bottle)

5:45 - 6:45pm           On Ice - Stick Handling/Small Area Games

7:00pm               Watch Wildcats off ice warm up in curling rink - Coaches pre game talk

7:30pm                Game Warm Up

8:00pm                Westman Wildcats vs Eastman Selects

WILDCATS HOST WEEKEND TOURNAMENT

  The Westman Wildcats played host to a 4 team tournament this past weekend with all teams playing four games. The Wildcats first opponent was Central Plains and the two teams played to 2-2 draw, Karissa Kirkup had both goals and Darby Peaslee faced 23 shots in net.

  In the second game of the day Westman came up against a tough Pembina Valley squad and were on the losing end of a 3-1 score. Jessica Vallotton was the Wildcat goal scorer with Darby Peaslee in net and shots were 24-21 in favor of P.V.

  Early Sunday morning saw the Wildcats play the Yellowhead Chiefs and despite having a majority of the play and outshooting Yellowhead 30-15 the Cats lost 1-0. Darby Peaslee and Rachelle Lougheed  shared the goaltending duties.

  The 3rd vs 4th game saw Westman playing Central Plains and the Wildcats finally found a little bit of offense winning by a 5-1 score. Goal scorers were Karissa Kirkup, Kaitlyn Whaley, Jaycee Magwood, Bailee Goodon and Amanda Coey. Rachelle Lougheed faced 20 shots in the Wildcat net.

Saturday, October 9^th

11:00am                                  Westman vs Central

1:30pm                                    Yellowhead vs PV

5:00pm                                    Central vs Yellowhead

7:30pm                                    PV vs Westman

Sunday, October 10^th

9:00am                        Westman vs Yellowhead

11:30am                      Pembina Valley vs Central Plains

2:30pm                                   3^rd vs 4^th

5:00pm                                   1^st vs 2^nd

WILDCATS WIN PAIR ON WEEKEND

The Westman Wildcats travelled up to The Pas this past weekend to open up the MFMHL regular season and came home with a pair of victories.

The first game on Saturday saw the Wildcats win with a 6-0 score. Melissa Hunt (Hartney) and Jaycee Magwood (Killarney) both got their first goals as members of the Wildcats. Also scoring goals were Amanda Coey with a pair, Karissa Kirkup and Kiara DeKezel, rookie goaltender Rachelle Lougheed was sharp in net getting the shutout. Shots were 47-11 for Westman.

 The second game was played Sunday morning and saw the Wildcats pull out a 4-3 victory. Wildcat goal scorers were Teagan Pringle (Glenboro) with her first goal as a Wildcat, Jessica Vallotton with a pair and Karissa Kirkup. Rachelle Lougheed was in net and the shots were 48-24 in favor of the Wildcats.

The Wildcats will be opening the season at the Hartney Arena on October 9th and 10th with a tournament. Teams involved in the tournament are Pembina Valley, Central Plains, Yellowhead and the Westman Wildcats. Check this website for game times.

WILDCATS BEGIN MFMHL THIS WEEKEND

The Westman Wildcats head up to The Pas this weekend to begin the MFMHL schedule with a pair of games versus the Norman Wild.  Game times are Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

The Wildcats have also named their captaincy group for the 2010/2011 season.  Kiara DeKezel a third year veteran with the Wildcats has been named captain, while Jessica Vallotton and Karissa Kirkup, both sophomores, will be assistant captains.