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The Dauphin Clippers junior varsity boys basketball team is off to the provincial championships.

Hosting zones on Thursday at the DRCSS, the Clippers defended their home court as they downed the Swan Valley Tigers, 59-46.

The team is off to Winkler next weekend for the provincials.

On the women's side, the lady Tigers took care of the Clippers and they have advanced to the provincials. 

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As plenty of snow is expected to fall throughout the day, the Dauphin Kings will hit the road as they make their way to Neepawa to play the Titans.

It's the seventh meeting between the two clubs with Dauphin winning five of the first six. On Tuesday, Logan Calder scored the overtime winner for Dauphin as they earned their 35th win of the season. Paired with Waywayseecappo's shootout loss Thursday night, Dauphin has a 10 point advantage for first in the West Division.

The Kings have won 10 of their last 11 games heading into the contest and they have won six straight. Neepawa; meanwhile, is racking up losses at the wrong time. They were swept last weekend by OCN and have now lost two straight against Dauphin. Earning a point on Tuesday was big for the club; however. They're now just two points behind Swan Valley for the fourth and final playoff spot and they also have two games in hand.

Friday's game is the first of a home-and-home that will be played over the next two days. 

"They're a desperate team and they're playing hard," said Doug Hedley on the Titans. "We had a real strong game last time we were in Neepawa. We need to play with pace and a lot of energy because Neepawa will come out hard."

You can hear the game with Darnell Duff on 730CKDM, the pregame show gets underway at 7:15. 

By the numbers:

Dauphin

GF - 179

GA - 113

PP% - 26.2

PK% - 84.7 

Leaders - Kaden Bryant 30g, 31a

Colby Jaquet 11g, 39a

Logan Calder 24g, 22a

Neepawa 

GF - 158 

GA -186

PP% - 22

PK% - 69.8

Leaders - Dallon Wilton 13g, 32a

Jaegar Lapointe 22g, 16a

Rylan Gudnason 17g, 20a

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The Parkland U18 Rangers are in the driver's seat in their first-round playoff series.

Opening up in Shoal Lake against the Chiefs, Parkland took a 1-0 series lead with a 3-1 win. Dru Mushumanski, Rylan Gibbs and Will Munro scored for Parkland.

Brenden Birch-Hayden was tremendous in net, stopping 37 of 38 shots he faced. Parkland will host game two on Sunday night at 6:30. 

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The Dauphin Clippers varsity girls basketball team is one of the top teams in the province and they're off to the provincials next month in Neelin.

First, the team's tune-up schedule continues as they'll be in Brandon on Saturday to play Vincent Massey. In the most recent rankings, the team was ranked second in the province, only behind the St. James Jimmies.

Kaylee Hogue is one of the leaders on the team and she says it's been a great year so far.

"It's been really exciting, it's always a great feeling when you're ranked so high in the province," said Hogue. "We've worked really hard and everyone is excited about moving forward, we're happy with what we've done."

A lot is said about what the players are doing on the court and rightfully so, but it's hard to take the next step as a team without a good coach. Thankfully for the Clippers, they have a great coaching staff led by Steve Hudyma. Steve dedicates countless hours to the game and he's being recognized by MHSAA as the Clipper bench boss has been named the Payworks Coach of the Month for February.

Hudyma's passion for the game is evident and it has enhanced the love of the game for the players on the team.

"He's been my coach for seven years and he's the best coach that I have ever had, plain and simple," ended Hogue. "He's such an amazing coach, he's always so patient with us and he encourages us when we need it. Everyone loves him and he's so deserving of this award."

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Tristin Langan is in the Orlando Solar Bears history book.

The Swan River native is the all-time points leader in Solar Bears history. He earned the point with an assist on Tuesday night.

Langan has 10 goals and 21 assists this season for Orlando. He's also played eight AHL games with the Syracuse Crunch and five for the Manitoba Moose. Trace now has 131 points in his time with the Solar Bears. 

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Shane Allard played 37 games with the Dauphin Kings in the early 2000s and now 20 years later, he's still being remembered. 

A Shane Allard memorial development camp was held earlier this week at Credit Union Place. 12 goalies from the Parkland aged U9 and up took part.

There were two on-ice sessions and one dryland training session. Instructors included Andy Kollar from the IceLab, Dan Keeping who is the Kings and Rangers goalie coach alongside Keaton Woolsey and Carson Cherepak of the Kings and Kyler Swanton of the Rangers.

"There's always been a need for goalie coaching in rural areas," said Dan Keeping. 

Shane's family was also in attendance and they donated shirts for the kids. while funding from Dauphin's Community Foundation also came in. Keeping says it was a great day and everyone had a blast.

"The kids learnt a lot throughout the day, even I had the chance to learn different things," said Keeping. "We had a solid group of instructors and I'm glad about how it went."

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Photo credit – Pederson Photographic

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The Dauphin Kings now have an 11 point lead atop the West Division after they downed the Neepawa Titans, 3-2, in overtime Tuesday night.

It was a game in which Emerik Demers was outstanding for Neepawa as he turned away 35 shots, some of which were highlight-reel saves, but it wasn’t quite enough.

Neepawa opened the scoring 9:26 in as Ste. Rose’s Jaegar Lapointe scored his 22nd of the season to give Neepawa a 1-0 lead. Dauphin rebounded very quickly as Garrett Hrechka scored his sixth of the season just 19 seconds later. Nick Braun scored with just more than seven minutes left to give the Kings a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes.

Kalen Reynolds scored his first of the season in the second as the game was tied after 40 minutes. The two teams combined for 12 shots in the third; however, not one beat Demers or Keaton Woolsey as the game was overtime bound.

In overtime, Brayden Dube streaked down the left side of the ice and centered a pass for Logan Calder who tipped it past Demers for the win and a full two points.

Dauphin moves to 35-11-1 with the win, good for 71 points. Neepawa; meanwhile, are now 18-21-4-5, which puts them two points behind the fourth and final playoff spot.

The two teams will meet Friday in Neepawa.

Game notes:

  • Calder’s goal in overtime was his first with Dauphin
  • The Kings won their fifth overtime contest, that’s tied for the most in the league
  • Dauphin has now won six straight games, Neepawa has dropped four in a row
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Photo credit - Pederson Photographic 

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The Parkland U18 Rangers did what they had to do on Louis Riel Monday and that was beat the Winnipeg Bruins in regulation. They then needed some help in order to finish fifth in the league heading into the playoffs and they got that help.

The Winnipeg Wild scored three times in the third period back on Sunday and their win over Southwest clinched fifth place for Parkland. The Rangers haven't made the playoffs since the 2016-17 season when they finished in eighth place. This year's team finished three places higher and they're ready for the playoffs.

"It's very exciting making the playoffs, it's been our goal since day one," said Tyler Carefoot. "This is a group that has put pride back into the Rangers jersey. We're in a position where if we can go on a run, we can generate more excitement for the program."

Parkland's first-round opponent is the Yellowhead Chiefs who also won 18 games but finished in fourth with two more points. The Rangers had their way against Yellowhead in the regular season, winning all four meetings against them. Yellowhead lost two of their last three while Parkland enters the series with two straight wins.

Game one is Thursday in Shoal Lake before the series returns to Credit Union Place on Sunday night.

"They're a super gritty team that plays an in our face type of game, we have to match that," said Carefoot. "If we can keep them to 5-on-5, we believe we're a bit deeper."

Team leaders

Parkland

Goals - Jayce Legaarden - 46

Assists - Rylan Gibbs - 42

Points - Jayce Legaarden - 80

Wins - Brenden Birch-Hayden - 14

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Yellowhead

Goals - Cole Topham - 23 

Assists - Ben Roulette - 28 

Points - Cole Topham - 47 

Wins - Jase Wareham - 11

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The Dauphin Home Hardware U11 Kings had an outstanding weekend in Regina and they're now back with some gold medals. 

The team went a perfect 5-0 to win the tournament they played in. In the finals, they downed Saskatoon. 

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Only two AAA teams at the U15 level outside of Brandon or Winnipeg made the A-side playoffs this season and although one of their seasons has come to an end, it was still a great one for the Parkland U15 Rangers.

The club with players from all over the Parkland lost in game five of their first-round series with the Bruins Gold on Saturday evening. Parkland defended home ice perfectly in the series-winning both games; however, they came up short in picking up any wins on the road.

Parkland won 19 games this season in the regular season which put them in sixth place ahead of the playoffs. Cade Legaarden led the team in playoff points with eight while Tavyn Boychuk had seven. 13 players, in all, recorded at least a point for Parkland while Chase Glover and Owen Martyniuk both saw action in the net. 

"I'm very proud of the group, we came such a long way from the start," said Tom White. "Considering everyone lost basically a full year of hockey, they took a real big step into the AAA program and did so well. It didn't end how we wanted to but these players should be holding their heads high, they deserve it."

One of the highlights of the regular season was the team winning five of their final six games and they went 100% on the penalty kill in the final six contests. Luke Myhre's 46 points were the most on the team, with Hayden Shtykalo, Tavyn Boychuk and Ryan Gower all recording at least 34 points. 

"It was a really solid effort from everyone, they put everything they had into every game," said White. "We also had two quality goaltenders this year which is a big thing for the Parkland. There is a lot to be excited about when it comes to hockey in the Parkland."

Sam Swanton was the team's captain this year while alternate captains were Gower, Boychuk and Myhre. 

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Six players from this year's team are eligible to return next season while the remaining players are eligible to join the U18 Rangers. 

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The Dauphin Clinic Pharmacy U15 AA Kings started firing on all cylinders when they needed to and as a result, they brought a championship back to town.

Playing in a tournament in Beausejour, the team played three games on Sunday, capped off with a 4-1 win against the host team in the championship final. 

After opening the tournament with a 6-1 loss against Regina, Boston Karlson scored the overtime winner in their second game and that was followed up with a 6-0 win against Springfield in the quarterfinals. The team got their revenge against Regina in the semifinal before winning the final as well.

"It felt very rewarding as the boys put in a lot of very hard work," said Fillion. "We had to take the long route on Sunday and we had to beat three very good teams to win it all."

The team has won two titles this year and lost in the final in another.

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