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Colby Jaquet led the Kings on Saturday as he scored twice in a 5-1 win against Swan Valley, now the two teams go back at it tonight in game two of their best-of-seven series.

After a slow start for the Kings that saw Swan Valley record eight of the first 11 shots in the game, the Kings found their stride and when they did, there was nothing the Stampeders could do.

Carson Cherepak was also rock solid for Dauphin as he made 27 saves. It wasn’t a perfect game for Dauphin as they did give up several two-on-one chances for the Stampeders, but Cherepak weathered the storm and came to play.

Four of five goals for Dauphin in the game were scored by the team’s defence with Owen Wareham and Nolan Wickham also potting a goal.

After tonight’s game, the series switches venues as Swan Valley will host games three and four.

By the numbers in the regular season:

Dauphin

GF – 5

GA – 1

PP% - 40%

PK% - 100%

Leaders - Kaden Bryant – 2a

Colby Jaquet – 2g

Jayden Jubenvill – 2a

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Swan Valley

GF – 1

GA – 5

PP% - 0%

PK% - 60%

Leaders – Nicolas Roussel 1g

Lare Pahtayken 1a

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Believe it and you can achieve it. That was the Parkland U18 Rangers' motto heading into the playoffs and their first-round opponent which was the Yellowhead Chiefs.

Four games after it started, the Rangers had done something they hadn't in more than 20 years and that's advance to the second round of the playoffs. It was the first time since the 1996/97 season that a Rangers team made the second round. In that year, Tim Evason scored the overtime winner as the Rangers downed the fifth place Winnipeg Warriors in three games in the first round. 

Parkland's season ultimately came to an end Sunday when they dropped game three against the Brandon Wheat Kings who have advanced to the league final where they will play the Winnipeg Wild who downed the Eastman Selects. Tyler Carefoot says it's never fun losing but he believes everyone on the team should keep their heads up high.

"I'm very proud of the players. I don't think losing the way we did in the second round reflects what we have accomplished this season," offered Carefoot. "This a group that put pride back into the jersey and for that, I"m very proud of them. They should feel good about themselves."

Parkland showed glimpses of sticking with Brandon in the second round, they had a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes in game two in front of a raucous crowd at Credit Union Place. Ultimately, Brandon's firepower proved to be too much for the Rangers.

After somewhat of a slow start to the campaign, Parkland turned their season around on November 7 when they earned a point in an overtime loss against the Wild. In 12 games between November 13 and December 19, Parkland won 10 of their 12 contests which included a solid 5-2 win against the Wild on home ice. The Rangers would then win their final two games of the season to finish in fifth.

"When everyone came together and decided they wanted to be a Parkland Ranger, that changed things in a big way for us," said Carefoot. "We started playing the right way and accomplished a lot."

Sunday's game was also a sign-off for several players on the team as they have run out of U18 eligibility. The list includes Rylan Gibbs, Marco Bodnarski, Matthew Munro, Cohen Smigelsky, Jayce Legaarden, Parker Boguski, and Brenden Birch-Hayden who have all now graduated. 

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It was a packed crowd at the Centennial Arena in Swan River and the hometown crowd was treated with a favourable result.

Playing in the consolation final of the Westman High School Hockey League, the Tigers beat the Hamiota Huskies in game three to win the championship.

Prior to the final, the Tigers downed Virden and REMP. 

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Tickets for Tuesday's Dauphin Kings playoff game are on sale Monday afternoon.

You can head to the Speedy Glass South Ticket office between 1 and 3 to grab yours. It's $14 for an adult, $8 for students and kids aged 6 to 12 cost $6. Dauphin will enter the series with a 1-0 lead after winning on Saturday.

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The playoffs are underway in a few Jr.A leagues across the country. Let's take a look at what's happening in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

MJHL:

West Division

Dauphin (1) vs Swan Valley (4)

The Kings have a 1-0 series lead after downing the Stampeders, 5-1, in game one on Saturday night. Dauphin can score, they have one of the best back ends in the league and Carson Cherepak is dialled in. Dauphin is a serious threat and if the community is certainly rallying around the home team, it was a great crowd on Saturday.

Waywayseecappo (2) vs Virden (3)

The Oil Capitals stole game one in overtime at the Arena Complex. Then on Sunday, they defended home ice in another win as they've now taken a 2-0 series lead in the first to four wins.

East Division:

Steinbach (1) vs Selkirk (4)

Most thought there was nothing to talk about in this series as Steinbach entered the best-of-seven as heavy favourites. And while they remain favourites, the series won't finish in a sweep. The Steelers bounced back with a win on home ice last night to split the first two games of the series. Selkirk does have some top-end goaltending and offensive talent, who knows what could happen, it is the playoffs after all and anything can happen.

Winkler (2) vs Winnipeg Blues (3)

Of all eight playoff teams, the Winnipeg Blues were one of the teams that were struggling heavily heading into the big dance and it showed in game one. The Winkler Flyers scored five times in the first and nine times overall in a 9-3 lead to take a 1-0 series lead. The next two games of the series will be played in Winnipeg before Winkler hosts a pair of games in a row. The Flyers are without a doubt the favourites in the series. The question is how can the Blues respond, we will find out Monday night. 

SJHL:

Estevan (1) vs Notre Dame (8)

They've stacked up as they're going to host the Centennial Cup from May 19-29 at Affinity Place but they slipped up out of the gates. The Hounds downed the Bruins in double-overtime in game one. The Bruins scored 21 goals in their next four games, all wins as they won their first-round series in five games. This comes as little surprise, the Bruins are extremely dominant and have elite goaltending as well in Boston Bilous who has plenty of Western Hockey League experience.

Humboldt (2) vs La Ronge (7)

The Ice Wolves were among the hottest teams in the league entering the playoffs, unfortunately, they ran into a team that is expected to make the league final. La Ronge put up a good fight but it wasn't enough in the end as the Broncos won the series in six games. The Broncos won the final three games after the Ice Wolves won two of the first three games in the series. Humboldt is legit and they won't be an easy out.

Melfort (3) vs Yorkton (6)

It was expected to be a slugfest and it is certainly living up to its billing. The Yorkton Terriers had a chance to advance to the second round when they hosted the Mustangs on Sunday night, the series will instead continue. The Mustangs forced a winner-take-all game seven with a 5-3 win in Yorkton. After splitting the first two games of the series, Yorkton won two straight to take a 3-1 series lead but the Mustangs have won the most recent two games. Will Melfort win three in a row or will Yorkton finally get the job done, that will be determined Tuesday.

Battlefords (4) vs Flin Flon (5)

The North Stars scored 11 goals in the first two games of the series and they had a 2-0 lead. The series would then switch venues to the Whitney Forum in Flin Flon and that's what the Bombers needed to get back in the series. They won the following two games and then followed that up with two more straight wins. That's four wins in a row and the Bombers have moved on to the second round. They finished fifth in the regular season but they are better than a fifth-place team. They have top-end scoring, they play physical and they have solid goaltending. It's also very tough for opponents to play in the Whitney Forum. Round two for Flin Flon begins this weekend. 

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The 2011 Parkland Thunder are champions.

Hosting the Parkland Cup in Dauphin, the Thunder defended their home region with a thrilling 5-4 win against Virden in the finals.

They also beat Morden and Yellowhead.

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The Canadian men's national soccer team is off to Qatar to compete in a World Cup for the first time in a long time.

The Red and White easily got past Jamaica on Sunday, 4-0. A crowd of just more than 29,000 packed into BMO Field in Toronto for what turned out to be a historic result. 

It's the first time that Canada is heading to the World Cup since 1986. 

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The Parkland U18 Rangers season is over but they accomplished plenty this season.

The club advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in more than 20 years. In the end, the club's season ended Sunday when they lost 7-0 to the Brandon Wheat Kings.

Tyler Carefoot will join on Monday to wrap up the season. In the other league semi-final, the Winnipeg Wild downed the Eastman Selects on Sunday to advance to the league final. That means it will be the Wild against the Wheat Kings.

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The Dauphin Kings have taken a 1-0 lead in their first-round series with the Swan Valley Stampeders.

Backed by an offensive outburst in the second period with three goals, the Kings earned a decisive 5-1 win against their Parkland rival.

After winning the defensive scoring race in the regular season, Colby Jaquet scored on the man advantage 11:38 into the first period. In the second, Dauphin went to town. Nolan Wickham, Garrett Hrechka and Owen Wareham all netted second period goals as Dauphin opened up a 4-0 lead after 40 minutes.

In the third, Dauphin and Swan Valley traded goals with Jaquet scoring into an empty net and Nicolas Roussel scored on a breakaway to bring the Stampeders within three goals at that point; however, that was as close as they would get.

Carson Cherepak was solid in net as per usual as he turned away 27 of the 28 shots he faced in the win.

The two teams will return to Credit Union Place on Tuesday night for game two of the series. You can hear that game on HockeyTV with Darnell Duff or on 730CKDM, also with Darnell Duff.

King notes:

  • Dauphin scored two goals while a man up in the game and went 2-for-4 overall on the man advantage and they were a perfect 0-for-2 on the penalty kill
  • In his first junior hockey playoff game, Jayden Jubenvill rose to the occasion with two assists, one of which was an coast-to-coast rush that was finished off by Dauphin's Garrett Hrechka.
  • Dating back to the regular season, Dauphin is now 8-1 against the Stampeders
  • Mathew Rathbone took a vicious high stick and left the game; however, he did return and he finished the night with one assist and looked very solid
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It was a dream opening 20 minutes for the Parkland U18 Rangers on Friday night; however, the remaining 40 didn't pan out the same.

Jumping out to a 3-0 lead after 20 minutes, Parkland struggled in the final 40 minutes and gave up seven straight goals in a 7-3 loss against the Brandon Wheat Kings.

The loss puts Parkland on the brink of elimination and they must now win three straight games if they want to advance to the next round of the playoffs. Brandon; meanwhile, is one win away from advancing to another league final. 

Jayce Legaarden, Cash Clarkson and Madden Murray scored for Parkland in the game. In the other league semi-final, the Winnipeg Wild put up a seven spot on Friday night and they're now one win away from also advancing to the league final.

One of the highlights of the night was the crowd inside Credit Union Place as the Rangers welcomed the best crowd they have seen in quite some time. Game three goes Sunday afternoon at 1:30 in Brandon. 

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The Parkland U18 Rangers return to Credit Union Place tonight for their first home game in the second round of the playoffs for more than 20 years.

When they hit the ice, they will be looking for a more consistent effort against the top-ranked Brandon Wheat Kings. Brandon scored four times in the second and cruised over Parkland in game one, 8-1. The Rangers' mindset is that game is in the past and they're ready to get back at it.

Parkland downed Brandon in the regular season and Rylan Gibbs doesn't see why the team can't make it happen again.

"We've done it before so why not now?" said Gibbs. "They're a good team and we have to give them credit. With that said, we know we can beat them, we just have to play a solid game and limit our errors."

The puck drops at 7:30. 

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