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The last full month of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) season has arrived.

After what is expected to be a thrilling month, only two weeks of regular season play will occur in March before the top four teams in the MGEU East Division and the top four in the MGEU West Division qualify for the Turnbull Cup playoffs.

The Waywayseecappo Wolverines are a team that's making a serious push to the big dance. Their season continued over the weekend with a pair of road games, starting Saturday night when they played Dauphin's Carter Zalischuk and the Selkirk Steelers.

In that game, Griffin Ayotte led the charge with two goals. At the same time, Deegan Wapass, Cole Hunter, and Owen Pringle all scored a goal apiece as the Wolverines secured a big two points with a gutsy 5-1 win over a Selkirk team that is in desperate need of points in their chase for a top-four spot in the East. Jaxon Grosdidier scored his 17th of the season to open the scoring on Sunday night for Wayway against Niverville, however, it was the Nighthawks that scored three straight as the Wolverines had to settle for a weekend split.

The Wolverines record entering the week is 16-24-2-1, led by first-year head coach and general manager Landyn Cochrane.

"We've been playing very well, we had a week off between the MJ/SJ Showcase and our next game so we had a chance to fine-tune all three areas of the ice," said Cochrane. "We were closing plays quickly in Selkirk and we carried our momentum into the weekend. Despite that loss on Sunday, plenty to build off of, it was a good weekend for our group."

The Wolverines begin a three-game homestand on Tuesday when they welcome the Neepawa Titans to the Arena Complex before playing the Blues on Friday. That's followed by a game against Virden next Tuesday. If the Wolverines are to make the playoffs, these next three games could be season-defining.

The Wolverines are two points behind the Oil Capitals for the fourth and final playoff spot in the West Division and they have two games remaining against them. Waywayseecapppo plays eight of their final 15 games on home ice. Their regular season ends on March 15 at Credit Union Place when they play the Kings.

There's no doubt that the race for the final playoff spot in the West will be wild and Cochrane is looking forward to seeing how his group handles the pressure.

"It's an exciting time for our group. Our guys are coming to the rink every day looking to get better, every time we hit the ice it's like a playoff atmosphere," continued Cochrane. "We have some guys that are banged up which allows some of our younger guys to show what they can do. Everyone is pulling on the rope for the same goal here, it's a lot of fun with this group."

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Saturday's win was also one for the history books. Greg Cochrane, who spent time as an assistant coach in the past with the organization, was back on the bench. As the team's assistant coaches were unavailable for the road trip, Greg stepped in and joined his son on the bench.

"It was awesome having him on, he has been at every game in the stands this year," continued Cochrane. "The boys took him in very well. Greg is a super motivational guy and the guys fed off that. The guys really went to work for Greg and me this weekend."

And picking up a victory with his dad on the bench made the weekend that much more special.

"It was awesome, I would have to look back at the history books, I'm not sure if a father/son has ever won a game on the bench together," ended Cochrane. "I will definitely cherish this weekend and remember it for a long time."

On top of their two games against Virden and two against Dauphin before the end of the season, the Wolverines' schedule features three games against the Blues, one against the Freeze, two against Jayce Legaarden and the Winkler Flyers, two against Neepawa, two against Swan Valley, and a battle against Kyan Grouette and the Portage Terriers.