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The Parkland U18 Rangers finished with just 13 wins last year and missed the playoffs by 12 points.

A new coaching staff was brought in with the team's veterans now having a year of U18 AAA experience under their belt and paired with a solid group of rookies, the 2024-25 U18 Rangers couldn't have asked for a better weekend to start their season.

Opening last weekend on the road, the Rangers scored five times in the third period as they coasted to a 7-2 win against Central Plains.

"We challenged our guys in the dressing room after the second to come out firing in the third and they responded," said Josh Tripp, head coach. "It was an impressive way to start the season and I was very pleased with how it turned out."

The Rangers went to Morden the following morning to go up against the Pembina Valley Hawks.

Piet Mierau put on a show as he made 43 saves to propel Parkland to their second straight win as they downed the Hawks, 4-2.

"The effort was great, our guys continued to battle each minute," offered Tripp. 

The game was put to bed with more than five minutes left in the third as Forrest Karlson scored his first as a U18 Ranger. 

Mierau, who transferred to the Parkland, has been practicing with the Kings daily. Parkland's four goals against were the fewest in the league while their 11 for were the fifth-most. 

"He played well and made some huge stops for us, he's an amazing puck mover which makes him like a third defenseman which is beneficial," continued Tripp. "He made saves at key moments, especially down the stretch against Pembina Valley when it was tight. He has been awesome so far."

Saturday's win over Central Plains was one for the memory books for Tripp. As a first-year AAA coach, the victory was Josh's first. 

"It felt really good, I have to give pretty much all of the credit to the guys," offered Tripp. "They really bought into what we were saying and asking of them. They did a great job and played extremely well, huge credit to them."

The Rangers will look to keep rolling to begin the season when they play two games at Credit Union Place this weekend. The Eastman Selects (2-1) are coming to town for games on Saturday evening at 7:30 and Sunday afternoon at 1:30.

The Selects have beaten Interlake and Central Plains this year while coming up short against the Winnipeg Wild.

"Playing at home is always fun in front of all your family and friends," ended Tripp. "Eastman is always one of the top teams in the league so our guys are going to have to step up, which I expect them to. It should be two very good games this weekend."

You can hear Saturday's game here on 730CKDM with Darnell Duff and Jeff Henson, opening with the pregame show at 7:20. 

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Dauphin Kings Fans will never forget the 2021-22 Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL) season.

They won the West Division by 14 points over Waywayseecappo thanks to a 41-win regular season.  Dauphin then dispatched Swan Valley and Winkler to advance to the league final. In the championship series in game 7 at the then T.G. Smith Centre, Dauphin secured a thrilling 2-1 win for the right to hoist the Turnbull Cup.

Brayden Dube scored the game-winning goal in front of 1474 fans, many of which made the trip from Dauphin and the celebration that followed the final buzzer will never be forgotten. Ethan Williment was a member of that team. Ethan posted four regular season points and while he only suited up in two playoff games, the Winnipeg native always had the brightest smile and came to the rink with a positive attitude. He was one of the youngest players on the team, but he was always one of the most liked and did whatever was asked of him.

Two full seasons later, Williment is still with the Kings and there is no place he would rather be. Williment, who will turn 20 on December 20, is the only player on this year’s roster that was around for that championship season.

“We have 15 returning guys this year and that is a great example of what makes this organization so great, guys want to come back and be a part of it,” said Williment. “The fan base we have is unbelievable; it’s a great place to play.”

The new season is now well underway and before the team’s first game against Virden, Dauphin, entering their 57th season in the MJHL, named Williment captain. The Kings are the only organization that Ethan has played for at the junior level and he surpassed 100 games played in the regular season last year. In total as of publishing, Williment has played 128 games with the Blue & White.

“It’s an honour to be named captain. I look back over the years to remember who served as captains, like Parker Malchuk, Owen Wareham, Aidan Brook, those guys all incredible leaders,” commented Williment. “You try and pick out something from all of those guys; my goal is to be the best leader that I can.”

Dauphin, ranked ninth this week in the first Canadian Junior Hockey League’s (CJHL) Top-20 rankings of the year, has won four of five games out of the gate. Their lone blemish was a 2-0 defeat against Winkler on Tuesday. That loss snapped the team’s four-game winning streak.

“We have played good hockey but not great hockey yet,” said Williment. “It’s still early in the season; we have to work out a few things here. I think we’re going be a very good team in the next few weeks, there’s a lot of belief in our room.”

Williment is also feeling the love from his family during his last year as a King as he lives with his grandpa in Dauphin and his parents often make the trip from Manitoba’s capital to watch him play live. Ethan has grandparents in McCreary.

He’s also very thankful for the support he receives from his sister, Makenna. The brother-sister duo spends the summer providing golf lessons at the St. Vital Driving Centre in Winnipeg and they’re always challenging each other, on and off the ice.

“We’re very close, not too big of an age gap which helps as well,” offered Williment. “We share the same love for hockey which is nice.”

While Ethan is off to a brilliant start with the Kings with three goals in five games so far, he has been enjoying watching his sister light it up. She’s playing with the Balmoral Hall U18 women’s Prep team and after three games, Makenna has five goals and three assists. She's off to Syracuse University to begin her NCAA career next year.

“As an older brother, you want to see your siblings succeed and she is certainly going in the right direction,” offered Williment. “I’m very proud of her, she deserves everything in this world and won’t stop until she goes as far as possible.”

An avid golfer, Ethan also has some great skills with a fishing rod in his hand.

“I would say my biggest catch is a walleye, like 26.5 to 27 inches,” said Williment with a chuckle.

Ethan is also a big country music fan with Luke Combs being his go-to artist and his favourite song is ‘Where the Wild Things Are’.

Ethan is an incredible man off the ice, he has worked tirelessly to become the player he is on the ice and is honoured to serve the role of captain for the Dauphin Kings. You can see Ethan in action on Friday night when the Portage Terriers are in town.

You can also hear Ethan’s full chat with Darnell Duff during the Power Play Show on Friday afternoon following News Now at 4:00 p.m.

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The weekend could not have gone any better for the Ste. Rose Celtics varsity girls' volleyball team.

Playing in the Panther Invitational at Glenboro Collegiate was a dream weekend for the stars from Ste. Rose as they did not lose a single set in winning the championship.

Following a clean round-robin which saw Ste. Rose defeat the host team, Shoal Lake and Wawanesa, Ste. Rose went on to hammer both Baldur/Cartwright and Neepawa to advance to the final.

It was the same in the finals as Ste. Rose downed Deloraine, 25-14, 25-11.

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The Selkirk Steelers have dominated the first edition of monthly player awards.

Four Steelers were honoured with the only non Steeler recognized being Cole Sheffield of the Dauphin Kings.

Original 16 Goaltender of the Month: Cole Sheffield (Dauphin)

Cooking up a good meal so far this season, Cole was brilliant over the first four games of the season, winning all of them with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .966 save percentage. Sheffield also had one shutout and was 61 seconds away from another.

Cole gives Dauphin a great chance to win every night and the Kings will look to get back in the win column on Friday when Portage is in town.

RBC Player of the Month: Luke McCarthy (Selkirk)

The biggest surprise of the season could be the Steelers. They won just three of their first 13 games last season and this year, they have not lost. They survived a scare with a 3-2 shootout win over the Blues on Tuesday as they won their sixth straight game to start the season. They're ranked fifth nationally.

In four games last month, McCarthy led the way with four goals and four assists. Luke played 26 games with Waywayseecappo last season.

Chevrolet Rookie of the Month: Rohan Guevarra (Selkirk)

Impressive is an understatement. Rohan has come out of the gates flying with points in five straight games to start the season. He had three multi-point outings and is second in the league scoring race with eight points.

Manitoba Pork Peak Performer: Noel Olsonawski (Selkirk)

He easily could have been named the goalie of the month. 

Across three starts to begin the season, Noel turned away 80 of 82 shots and had a 26-save shutout. He had a sparkling 0.67 goals-against average and a .976 save percentage. Noel played 2500 minutes last year between the pipes, the third most in the league and will be a workhorse this season. 

Safe Work Manitoba Defenseman of the Month: Owen Johnston (Selkirk)

He leads the league when it comes to back-end scoring and Johnston is doing a great job defending his zone.

It's no surprise that he was named the defenseman of the month. 

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There is now just one winless team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL).

The Winnipeg Freeze will look to change that on Friday when they take on the fifth-ranked national Selkirk Steelers. Over in the MGEU West Division, the Waywayseecappo Wolverines opened up their season with back-to-back losses.

Following a game that was postponed days prior because of ice issues at the Arena Complex, the Wolverines were back on the ice on Monday hosting Neepawa in their annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day game.

Playing in front of more than 500 fans, the Wolverines started on time scoring three goals in the opening 20 minutes and they never looked back in a 5-1 victory over the Titans, who have now lost three straight. Jaxon Grosdidier led the way for Waywayseecappo with a pair of goals while scoring twice was the game's first star, Jonah Marshall. Deegan Wapass scored the Wolverines' other goal in the win. Jase Wareham was brilliant in net turning away 36 of the 37 shots he faced.

Waywayseecappo went 2-for-4 on the power play and 4-for-4 on the penalty kill. While it's extremely early in the season, it's important not to get too far behind and with the win, the Wolverines moved within two points of Virden for fourth in what is expected to be an incredibly tight race.

"It felt unreal, especially on the special day that it was, we were playing for a bigger purpose than just hockey," said Landyn Cochrane, who is an alumnus of the program and now head coach and general manager. "I'm so proud of the group effort, they deserve that win."

The win was also one for the history books for Cochrane who went on to win a national championship with Minot State after playing in the MJHL. It was the first win of his head coaching career and is one of many to come. 

"It was such a huge relief to get that first one, the guys have been pushing to get that one, we just haven't been getting the bounces," said Cochrane. "It was a team effort to get the job done. All the effort that our coaching staff has put in and the player's work ethic, it's a great feeling. It's time to move forward and focus on getting our second win this weekend."

The Wolverines now embark on their first overnight road trip of the season as they play in Swan Valley on Friday before heading to the Roy H Johnston Arena to play the NorMan Blizzard on Saturday. The Stampeders are coming off an 8-2 loss while the Blizzard won two of their three games over the weekend and will be title contenders this season.

Waywayseecappo will board their team bus on Friday morning and as Cochrane says, he is pleased with how his group competes and understands that every night is a chance to grow.

"Our guys have come together here since the start of the year, we're preaching playing an entire 60 minutes," offered Cochrane. "We have to fine-tune our play in the defensive zone which is what we will work on this week. We're taking everything as a positive and looking forward to our big weekend coming up."

The team received a boost to their lineup over the weekend as Dru Mushumanski was re-assigned by the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The former Parkland Ranger all-star had 10 points in 44 games last year with the Pats. 

Dru, who debuted on Monday evening in the team's first win of the season, played two games with the Wolverines during the 2022-23 season. That's the year he registered 19 goals and 45 points in 40 games with Parkland.

From Rossburn, Cochrane is thrilled to have the hometown star in his lineup.

"He's an incredible kid, he wants to play for his hometown team which speaks volumes of his character," ended Cochrane. "He's a high calibre player with a high skill set. He will fit in very well with what we're doing here."

The Wolverines will be in Dauphin to play the Kings on October 13 before the two teams hook up 48 hours later on October 15 at the Arena Complex in Waywayseecappo. Darnell Duff will have the broadcast for both of those games. 

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For the first time in the 2024-25 season, the Dauphin Kings have tasted defeat.

Getting away with a less than ideal performance on Saturday in a victory against Neepawa, Tuesday did not provide the same result. Dauphin lacked the energy needed and couldn't capitalize or get anything going offensivley in a 2-0 loss against the Winkler Flyers.

Dauphin did outshoot the Flyers 30-20 in the contest; however, a very small percentage of those shots were great chances. Winkler; meanwhile, did a good job of creating some excellent scoring chances which saw them score two goals.

Jayce the 'Ace' Legaarden of Grandview had a beautiful goal when he outlasted a pair of Kings defenders and then fired a shot past Cole Sheffield. Brady Craik's second goal of the season just more than five minutes into the second period was the winner.

Dauphin (4-1) will look to rebound on Friday when they welcome the Portage Terriers to town. 

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Ahead of their game on Tuesday night, the Dauphin Kings have added some more talent from the region.

Ryan Gower of McCreary signed with the organization after Monday following time in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the Prince Albert Raiders. Gower, who had 25 points in 42 games with the U18 Rangers during the 2022-23 season played with the Northern Alberta Xtreme U18 Prep team last season.

He stuck with the Raiders throughout this year's preseason but was then re-assigned. 

Gower's next opportunity to play his first game with the Kings will come this weekend on Friday when Portage is in town. 

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Piet Mierau made quite the impression in his first two games with the Parkland U18 Rangers.

After being released by the Pembina Valley Hawks, Mierau went into Morden on Sunday and turned away 43 shots in the victory, his second of the season. On Saturday as Parkland opened its campaign with a 7-2 win against Central Plains, Piet made 18 saves.

Piet finished the weekend with a 2.00 goals-against average and a .938 save percentage and has been named this week's CCM Player of the Week. The Rangers will look to make it three straight on Saturday when the Eastman Selects come to town for the first of a back-to-back at Credit Union Place.

You can hear Saturday's game here on 730CKDM with Jeff Henson and Darnell Duff. 

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They were nearly perfect in the round-robin and capped the event with a championship.

The Gilbert Plains Trojans junior varsity girls' volleyball team competed in the Elton tournament over the weekend. In the finals, the Trojans beat Carberry in three sets, 25-11, 20-25, 16-14. In their previous two playoff matches against Glenella and Hamiota, Gilbert Plains rolled with back-to-back sweeps.

They also won five of six sets in the round-robin against Elton, Killarney and Erickson. 

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It was an impressive weekend on the court for the Ste. Rose Celtics varsity boys' volleyball team.

Led by head coach Nathan Zadorozny, the Celtics made a run to the final where they came up short against MacGregor. It was a second-place showing for a team that played good volleyball at the Brandon Bobcats Invitational earlier this season.

In their round-robin, the Celtics won five of their eight sets, including sweeps over Landmark, William Morton and Treherne. 

"It was a great learning experience for our group, we continue to get better every time we hit the court," said Zadorozny. "We hope to continue this type of success moving forward this season."

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The Parkland U15 Rangers treated their fans to an overtime win on Saturday as the team opened up their season at Credit Union Place.

The team's 4-3 win over Yellowhead also saw Clint Weir of Swan River win his first game as a head coach at the AAA level. Trailing 2-0 after 20 minutes, a resiliant group came out in the second and stormed back with two goals before both teams scored a goal apiece in the third.

Madden Atkinson was the hero for the Rangers as he scored just 52 seconds into sudden death. Cole O'Connor, Parks Gardner and Bodhi Bloomer all scored a goal for the Rangers in the victory.

Parkland continues their season next weekend with three games in Winnipeg against the Bruins Gold, Wild Red and Thrashers Blue. Their next home game is on October 12 in Russell. They also play October 19 in Grandview. 

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