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The Westman Wildcats traveled to Winnipeg on Saturday to face the Winnipeg Avros.  The Avros scored a goal in the 1st period and two in the 3rd period (including an empty netter) to shut out the Wildcats 3-0.

1st Period

10:28 - Avros goal

Shots - 6-5 in favour of Westman

Penalties - Avros - 2, Westman - 1

2nd Period

No scoring

Shots - 14-5 in favour of the Avros

Penalties - Avros - 3, Westman - 1

3rd Period

13:19 - Avros goal

1:52 - Avros goal (Empty Net)

Shots - 12-11 in favour of Westman

Penalties - Avros - 3, Westman - 1

Jillian Szabo suffered the loss in net.  The Wildcats host the Pembina Valley Hawks on Sunday at 2 PM in Hartney.

The Westman Wildcats would like to extend its congratulations to Ali O’Hara, a 4th year Wildcat from Chater, MB, who has committed to attend school at, and play hockey with, the Minot State University Beavers in the fall of 2019. 

In 25 league games last year Ali had 13 goals, 8 assists for 21 points. Overall, in 53 games last season, Ali scored 21 goals and added 17 assists for 38 points. This season, in 11 league games Ali has 7 goals and 9 assists for 16 points. In 20 games overall this season she has recorded 8 goals and 11 assists for 19 points.  Overall, during her Wildcats career, Ali has played in 195 games and recorded 54 goals and 60 assists for 114 points.

From Coach Miner of the MSU Beavers, “We are very excited to have Ali join our program as we make the transition up to Division 1.  Ali will bring a work ethic that is dominant at both ends of the ice – whether it’s a battle in the corner or contributing to a scoring opportunity.  She is a well-rounded two-way player who will be a key impact for our program next fall.”

Minot State University (MSU or MiSU) is a four-year institution of higher learning in Minot, North Dakota. Founded in 1913 as a normal school, Minot State University is the third-largest university in North Dakota, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs.  Three colleges comprise the university’s academic offerings: Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education and Health Sciences. Nine master's degrees and one education specialist degree are offered in such areas as communication disorders, management, and mathematics. 

The Westman Wildcats came from behind to defeat the Winnipeg Ice 2-1 in overtime on Sunday afternoon in Hartney. Paige Hubbard scored both goals for the Wildcats and Jillian Szabo stopped 26 of 27 shots to pick up the win in net.

1st Period

6:26 - Ice goal

Shots - 11-10 in favour of Winnipeg

Penalties - 0

2nd Period

No scoring

Shots - 8 each

Penalties - Winnipeg - 1

3rd Period

8:49 - Wildcats goal - Hubbard from Scraba

Shots - 13-8 in favour of Westman

Penalties - 1 each

Overtime

4:25 - Wildcats goal - Hubbard from O'Toole on the powerplay

The Wildcats next action is this Saturday in Winnipeg vs the Avros and Sunday in Warren vs Interlake.

After falling behind 3-0 in the first ten minutes of the game the Westman Wildcats battled back to force overtime before falling 4-3 in a shootout to the Central Plains Capitals in Hartney on Sunday afternoon.

1st Period

16:07 - Central Plains goal

13:03 - Central Plains goal - shorthanded

10:31 - Central Plains goal

8:06 - Wildcats goal - Laba from O'Toole and J. Shearer

Shots - 11-10 in favour of Central Plains

Penalties - Central Plains - 2, Wildcats - 1

2nd Period

No scoring

Shots - 13-8 in favour of Westman

Penalties - Wildcats - 1

3rd Period

10:27 - Wildcats goal - Scraba from Hubbard and J. Shearer

7:12 - Wildcats goal - Scraba from Lindberg and Spence

Shots - 13-9 in favour of Westman

Penalties - Wildcats - 2, Central Plains - 1

Natalie Williamson suffered the loss in net for the Wildcats.

The Westman Wildcats defeated the Interlake Lightning 7-3 on Saturday evening in Hartney.  Devyn Laba led the way with 2 goals for the Wildcats and Natalie Williamson picked up the victory in net.

1st Period

17:38 - Wildcats goal - Hansen-Young, unassisted

14:17 - Wildcats goal - O'Hara from Rink and Scraba

3:41 - Wildcats goal - Laba from Jensen Shearer

2:01 - Interlake goal

0:22 - Wildcats goal - Rink from O'Hara and Jensen Shearer

Shots - 14-6 in favour of Westman

Penalties - Interlake - 1

2nd Period

19:24 - Wildcats goal - Laba from Hansen-Young

10:11 - Interlake goal on the 5 on 3 powerplay

3:46 - Wildcats goal - Hubbard, unassisted

Shots - 8-2 in favour of Westman

Penalties - Westman - 2, Interlake - 1

3rd Period

9:48 - Interlake goal

1:02 - Wildcats goal - Lindberg from Laba and Scraba

Shots - 10-8 in favour of Westman

Penalties - 1 each

The Wildcats next game is tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 PM in Hartney when they host the Central Plains Capitals.

Four powerplay goals and one shorthanded goal was enough to give the Westman Wildcats a 5-2 victory against the Winnipeg Avros on Saturday afternoon. Jodi Hansen-Young had a goal and 3 assists to lead the way. Jillian Szabo picked up the win in net. 

1st Period

No scoring

Penalties - Avros - 3, Westman - 1

Shots - 10-7 in favour of Westman

2nd Period

18:43 - Wildcats goal - Hansen-Young from Gervin and O'Toole on the powerplay

14:23 - Wildcats goal - Rink, shorthanded, unassisted

8:23 - Wildcats goal - Hubbard from O'Hara and Hansen-Young on the powerplay 

1:44 - Wildcats goal - Lindberg from Rink and Hansen-Young on the powerplay

Penalties - Wildcats - 2, Avros - 3

Shots - 15-13 in favour of Westman

3rd Period

19:28 - Wildcats goal - O'Hara from Hansen-Young and Scraba on the powerplay

12:18 - Avros goal

10:21 - Avros goal on the powerplay

Penalties - Westman - 1

Shots - 11-8 in favour of Winnipeg

The Wildcats traveled to Portage la Prairie on Friday night to face the Central Plains Capitals. The Wildcats got off to a good start and placed with pace until they got into some penalty trouble late in the period that took away some of their momentum. The Caps would score two goals in the last two and a half minutes to head into the period break up 2-0.  The Wildcats would have to kill off almost a full two minute 5 on 3 penalty to begin the 2nd period before they would mount the comeback with two goal in the 2nd period and two more in the 3rd period off the stick of Gilly Gervin to secure a 4-2 victory. Natalie Williamson picked up the win in net. 

The Westman Wildcats would like to extend its congratulations to Rachel O’Toole, a 1^st year Wildcat from The Pas, MB, who has committed to attend school at, and play hockey with, the University of Regina Cougars in the fall of 2019.

Rachel played three seasons (2014-2015, 2015-16 and 2016-17) with the Norman Wild in the Manitoba Female Midget Hockey League (MFMHL). In the 2014-2015 season Rachel had 3 assists in 30 league games. In the 2015-16 season she had 2 assists in 28 league games. In the 2016-17 season she had 3 goals and 7 assists in 28 league games. Last season, Rachel played with the Pilot Mound Buffaloes in the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL) Female Varsity Division. In 25 league games she amassed 2 goals and 6 assists for 8 points. Overall, in 48 games she had 2 goals and 9 assists for 11 points. This season, with the Wildcats, in 4 league games Rachel has 2 goals and 3 assists for 5 points and, overall, she has recorded 2 goals and 5 assists for 7 points in 8 games.

From Coach Hodges of the Cougars, “We are excited to add Rachel to our group for 2019-20 - she will bring some needed size to our defensive corps and I think her offensive skills and instincts will make her a great Canada West defense woman.  I am excited her to watch her continue to develop over this season with the Wildcats.”

The University of Regina is a member of the Canada West Conference of the CIS (Canadian Interuniversity Sport). The University of Regina is public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan. It is composed of 10 faculties and one school that offer a variety of programs at the certificate, diploma, undergraduate and graduate degree levels. More than 12,000 students are currently enrolled.