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2009-2010 Season is now in The Books

The 2009-2010 female midget season is now complete following the Thunder Bay Queens winning the Esso Cup on the weekend over the Notre Dame Hounds.

It is a good time to review the season for both current and past Wildcats.

The 2009-2010 Wildcats had a great season competing well at all major tournaments and winning the Provincial Silver Medal this season. It is the fifth consecutive year for the Wildcats to finish in the top three in the province.

Five seniors landed scholarships to continue their hockey at College or University for the next season bringing the Wildcat total to an impressive 24 former players having the experience of College hockey both here in Canada as well as in the US.

Three Wildcat Bantam aged players led their regional Bantam Challenge to a top three finish at this year’s provincial Bantam Challenge tournament.

Two graduating players suited up for the 2009 Team Manitoba while five of the Wildcats are still in the mix for the Team Manitoba Canada Games team for 2011.

As well, many former Wildcats had great seasons on their College programs.

Nellie Minshull(Pierson), Tara Lacquette(Waterhen), and Amy Lee(Brandon) helped the University of Manitoba Bisons to the CIS West finals before bowing out to the eventual National Champions the U of A Pandas.

Jasmine Pollock(Virden) and Teagan Cassan(Medora) led the  NCAA DIII University of Wisconsin Superior Yellowjackets to the finals of the NCHA.

Laura Williams(Souris) helped the NAIT Ooks to an ACAC league final.

JD Durnin(Wawanesa) of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns was named to Canada West all Rookie team, while team mate Amy Vanbuskirk helped the Pronghorns to their best finish in years knocking on the door of a playoff spot in the CIS West division.

Britt Philips(Lauder) and KL Pollock(Virden) helped the NCAA DI Colgate University Raiders back into the ECHA playoffs again this season.

Danielle Maxwell(Lake Frances) was a key member of the defence for the CIS East University of Prince Edward Island Panthers get to their league playoffs.

Amanda Williams(Souris) with the SAIT Trojans, Erica Hartel(Virden) with St Benedict College and Kim Jory(Brandon) with the Brock Badgers all were key members of their respective programs as well.

With many graduating players having great success with their respective teams and a huge selection of potential Wildcats with 53 players competing at the prospects camp the future is very bright for past, current and future Wildcats.

53 Prospects Conclude Wildcat Camp

The Westman Wildcats regional female midget program concluded their three day prospect camp last night with the fastest paced game of the session.

The camp saw 53 players register and showcase their talents over the three days. As the players became more comfortable the speed and intensity of the sessions increased and everyone was treated to some very entertaining hockey.

The program is very excited at the talent pool that the team will pick from in the fall to form the 2010-2011 version of the Westman Wildcats, but what really stuck out was the depth of the talent for the foreseeable future with the program in great hands for the long haul.

With many of these young ladies now off to University camps, POE try outs and their summer hockey teams they will continue to improve their skills over the summer preparing for fall camp.

Team Black Kaskiw Evened Prospect Camp Series

The second night of the Westman Wildcat Prospect Camp had another spirited affair between the Team White Coey and the Team Black Kaskiw who evened the series at one each with the rubber match tonight.

The 50 plus players had a fast paced scrimmage last night as the “old” ref letting the teams play and there were a lot of great plays going both ways.

All prospect players showed they could bring great things to the program as many of the players becoming more comfortable on night two and the game was much quicker.

Tonight’s game will prove to be the best of all as both teams are getting familiar with each other and all will want to leave a lasting impression for the fall camp.

Puck drop tonight will be 7:45 at the Hartney arena

Wildcat Prospect Camp Has Great First Night

The Westman Wildcats regional Female Midget hockey program had an overwhelming response and turnout for their 2010 prospect camp with over 50 players out Monday night.

There was a sea of potential players going through a series of drills before the Black Kaskiw/White Coey game.

With many players out for the first time in a Wildcat program it was exciting to see the program will be strong for years to come with the great skill level of the younger players competing.

Team White Coey got the game on the first night but with two more evenings to go Team Black Kaskiw will be out to even the series before the final night on Wednesday.

Wildcat Prospect Camp to Begin Monday

The Westman Wildcats regional female midget hockey program will be hosting their Prospects camp April 12-14^th at the Hartney Arena.

Over 40 players have signed up for this three day camp and it looks to be an exciting three days as potential Wildcats will be showcasing their talents in both drills and games.

The camp will help identify players eligible for the Wildcats over the next few seasons as well as let potential players and parents familiarize themselves with the Wildcat program and its philosophies.

The program has had great success both individually, as 24 former Wildcats have had the opportunity to play college hockey, as well as collectively as a grogram, the Wildcats have medaled Provincially for five consecutive years This camp will allow many players and parents to get a better understanding of how this  development is fostered throughout the athletes time with the program.

The sessions begin with skill drills at 7:45 and followed by a game each evening.

Wildcats to Hold Windup Banquet to Celebrate Season

The Westman Wildcats regional female Midget Hockey team will be holding a Windup Banquet on April 7^th to Celebrate the 2009-2010 season.

The season began on Labour Day weekend with Wildcats tryouts and ended 60 games latter at the Warner Showcase on March 19-21^st.

The season has been a great success both individually and collectively for the Wildcat program and there players.

The team competed in 8 different Showcase tournaments in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Minnesota and Manitoba. The team played series against provincial rivals Eastman, Interlake and Pembina Valley as well as prep teams Balmoral Hall, Notre Dame Hounds, Warner, Calgary Edge and the Minnesota Crunch.

The program had highlight games this season with the Australian Women’s National team and playing the NCAA DIII University of Wisconsin Superior Yellowjackets.

Individually, the team had two players suit up with Team Manitoba at the U18 National Championships in Surrey, BC. There were four players who played with Team Westman at the Manitoba Games, three players led the Westman team at the Bantam Challenge and four players are moving on in the POE program in April in Winnipeg.

The Program is very excited about the 5 seniors who have been recruited to continue their hockey at secondary schools in both Canada and the USA next season.

The Wildcats Banquet will complete the 2009-2010 season with the 2010-2011 season kicking off the next week with the prospects camp April 12-14^th.

Westman Wildcat 2010 Prospect Camp

We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to the Westman Wildcat Prospect Camp for the 2010 -2011 season.  This camp is open to all 1993 – 1997 born players. 

The Westman Wildcat Female Midget Hockey Program offers elite level players in the Westman region the opportunity to compete against and with the highest level female midget  players in North America.

Information can be seen on web site www.westmanwildcats.com  which covers our

schedule, stats, tournaments, links and  team news stories.

Camp Times

April 12                      7:45pm – 9:15pm                 Hartney Arena

April 13                      7:45pm – 9:15pm                 Hartney Arena

April 14                      7:45pm – 9:15pm                 Hartney Arena

Camp Registration is available online at www.westmanwildcats.com   Click on the prospect camp registration on left hand side

For additional information or if you unable to register online contact:

Carole Williams        483 - 3622

$20 camp fee (payable to Hartney Junior Sports)         

Hartney Junior Sports

C/0 Todd Ardron

Box 131

Hartney, MB              R0M 0X0

Registration deadline is April 9, 2010

Wildcats to Hold Prospects Camp in April

The Westman Wildcats will be holding a prospects camp April 12,13 and 14th at the Hartney Arena.

This camp is open to 2nd year Pee Wees, Bantam and Midget aged players.

More information will be coming both on this website and e-mails.