It was the Battle of the Parkland and the Russell Rams came out victorious
They downed the Dauphin Kings, 6-1, on Sunday afternoon to win a provincial championship inside Credit Union Place. Tied at one after the first period, the Rams caught fire in the second, scoring five times and they never looked back.
Merrick Huberdeau capped off a great weekend with another fantastic performance, scoring three times and collecting five points. Axton Matheson, Wickus Pieterse, and Ethan Katchin scored for Russell while Dominic Campbell had Dauphin's lone goal.
In Lundar, the Swan Valley Stampeders made the provincial final, however, it wasn't meant to be. Hartney scored twice in each period to down Swan Valley, 6-2. Rylan Hagglund and Kristopher Boyko scored for the Stampeders.
The McCreary Mustangs also advanced to the provincial final in MacGregor, but it also wasn't meant to be for them. Notre Dame scored four times in the first period and downed the Mustangs, 7-3. Ella Sellman, Owen Devonald, and Calder Hazelwood did the scoring for McCreary.
At the U-13A1 event, the Dauphin Kings earned themselves a bronze medal. Cobain Flett was outstanding in the net and the team's offence struck three times in a 3-1 win over Brandon. Logan Bartram netted two goals while Cruz Baxter scored the team's other.
It's the final weekend of minor hockey provincials in Manitoba and teams from the Parkland are ready to battle.
U-13A (in Dauphin)
Dauphin Kings:
Friday, March 7, vs. Virden: The Kings lost, 4-2. Jake Jewitt and Dominic Campbell had the Kings up 2-0 early in the second period; however, the Oil Capitals took over from there. They scored three goals in the third period to earn the win.
Friday, March 7 vs Carman: The Kings won, 7-4. Dauphin scored four times in the second period and that was the difference as they ran away on home ice in front of a great crowd. Zayne Guiboche led the way with two goals in the game while five other Kings scored a goal in the game.
Declan Cole, Landon Pernarowski, Jaxon Casavant, Dominic Campbell, and Jesse Floyde scored singles for Dauphin in the win.
Saturday, March 8 vs LaBroquerie: The Kings won, 9-3. They won their second straight game and it wasn't even close. Jaxon Casavant scored twice and seven other skaters scored for Dauphin in the big win.
Emmett Murray, Jesse Floyde, Freya Todoruk, Jake Jewitt, Luke Hrappstead, Declan Cole, and Zayne Guiboche scored.
Russell Rams:
Friday, March 7: vs. Neepawa: The Rams won, 9-2. Merrick Huberdeau had the hot stick with five goals as Russell dominated their competition to open the event. Wickus Pieterse scored three times in the game, while Tavrey Reichmuth scored once.
Friday, March 7 vs LaBroquerie: The Rams won, 7-5. The team completed a perfect day as Wickus Pieterse scored three times while Merrick Huberdeau notched a pair of goals. Axton Matheson and Tave Derkach notched singles in the win. Great day for the Rams.
U-13B (in Lundar)
Swan Valley Stampeders
Friday, March 7 vs Riverton: The Stampeders won, 13-4. Bennett Harness led the way with four goals as Swan Valley hammered Riverton for their first win of the tournament. Caden Goethe had three snipes while Joshua Buchanan scored twice. Jaxon Genaille, Landon Henderson, Mason Mychalchuk, Jaxon Balko-Fleming also scored for Dauphin.
Saturday, March 8 vs St. Eustache: The Stampeders lost, 3-2. In a close battle, Joshua Buchanan and Mason Mychalchuk scored, however, the Stampeders came up just short. They did rebound in their next game!
Saturday, March 8 vs Morden: The Stampeders won, 2-1. What a thrilling game it was. Bennett Harness scored both goals for Swan Valley in the win.
U-13C (in MacGregor)
McCreary Mustangs
Friday, March 7 vs Grunthal: The Mustangs dominated, 8-0. Jaixon Ledoux, Owen Devonald, and Ella Sellman scored two goals in the win for McCreary. Justin Hunter-Houle and Grey Billett scored singles.
Friday, March 7 vs MacGregor: The Mustangs won, 10-0. They scored three times in the first and never looked back. Owen Devonald, Grey Billett, Justin Hunter-Houle all scored twice in the massive win. Jaixon Ledoux, Chael Hess, Ella Sellman, Calder Hazelwood scored singles in the win.
Saturday, March 8 vs Miniota/Elkhorn: The Mustangs won, 10-1. They aren't giving their opponents a chance. Dominik Iwanchysko scored three times as McCreary won another huge game. Grey Billett scored twice and so did Owen Devonald. Jaixon Ledoux, Calder Hazelwood, and Justin Hunter-Houle also scored for McCreary.
U-13A1 (in Morden)
Dauphin Kings
Friday, March 7 vs Warren: The Kings finished with a 3-3 tie. Channing Campbell, Jack Bosiak, and Cruz Baxter scored a goal apiece for Dauphin while Cobain Flett earned the tie in the net.
Friday, March 7 vs Mitchell: The Kings win, 4-3. What a third period it was for Dauphin as they scored two times in the final frame to pick up the huge win. Cruz Baxter scored the winner for Dauphin while Channing Campbell and Talon Catcheway also scored for Dauphin. Baxter scored twice for Dauphin.
Saturday, March 8 vs Morden: The Kings finished with a 2-2 tie. Another thrilling game came down to the wire and finished with a split. Jack Bosiak and Cruz Baxter scored for Dauphin.
U-15 Female Pool A (in Elkhorn)
Grand Plains
Friday, March 7 vs Rock Lake: The Ice Dogs lost, 5-4.
Friday, March 7 vs Westman - The Ice Dogs lost, 4-2.
Saturday, March 8 vs Neepawa: The Ice Dogs won, 5-0.
