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A recent commit has Dauphin's Marley Quesnel preparing for college hockey as she will be suiting up for the Assiniboine Community College (ACC) Cougars next season.
The Cougars play in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), which will give Marley an opportunity to play against teams from all across North America.
"It's definitely really exciting," said Quesnel. "I'll be able to compete against better teams and players from a lot of different places, which I can't wait for."
When Marley begins playing for the Cougars in the fall, she knows she will have some challenges adapting to college hockey, but she's ready for them.
"I'm a smaller goalie so I'm going to have to find a way to fill the net faster," said Quesnel. "I just have to keep working hard so I can make those big saves when needed."
Despite being a smaller goalie, Marley knew when she was a kid that she wanted to play hockey at the next level, and her work ethic is a big reason she's getting the chance too.
"It's been really hard," said Quesnel. "I've always tried putting in my best effort no matter what's happening. Even if we're losing games and things aren't going great, it's all about sticking with it and working hard."
Marley says one of the most exciting parts about playing for the Cougars will be playing with new players, and travelling around a lot more then she normally does.
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The Grandview Comets scored five times last night, but it wasn’t quite enough as they gave up six against Swan Valley.
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Several Parkland Rangers players were just 12.7 seconds away from a gold medal this morning at the Manitoba Winter Games but will have to settle for second.
The Rangers that were a part of Team West White held lead a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes and were tied after 40 minutes.
In the third, the team took a 4-3 lead, but Team South White scored with just over 12 seconds left to tie it up.
In the extra frame, Team West White had a great chance on a breakaway, but couldn't score and just over seven minutes into the extra period South White scored to pick up the gold medal.
"It was super tough losing this game," said Parkland Ranger DJ Taylor-Luke. "We were feeling pretty confident going into the second, a little less confident going into the third, but we felt we still had it. But, not every game goes your way. Not everyone gets to play at the Manitoba Winter Games, so it was more of a blessing than a disappointment."
Luke ended up with one assist in the game, while other Parkland Ranger Tyson Zimmer had one goal and one assist.
Other Parkland Rangers that picked up a point in the game included Josh Thompson (one assist), Aidan Brook (one assist), and Wyatt Tweet (one assist), and Jayden Jubenvill (one assist).
Trey Sauder and Ryder Thompson from the Rangers also suited up for the team but didn't register a point.
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It wasn't the turnout Dauphin's Carter Williamson was hoping for at the Manitoba Winter Games, but it will still go down as quite the memorable week for him.
The 15-year-old Dauphin native was the flag bearer for Team West at the Opening Ceremonies on Sunday.
"It was a great honour," said Williamson. "Just walking around and seeing all the fans and leading in Team West. It was such a great feeling, and I loved every second of it."
Williamson and his team based out of Brandon ended placing sixth at the games.
"We didn't accomplish our goal, but we're still proud of ourselves," said Williamson. "The experience was amazing. Not many teams get to say they finished sixth in the province, so that gets me excited."
Williamson's curling season will be wrapping up very soon, and heading into next season he know's what he has to do.
"I just have to practice more," said Williamson. "I'll try doing twice as more, and get as many reps in as possible."
This was the first time Carter competed in the curling competition at the Manitoba Winter Games, and it's something he won't soon forget.
"It's been such an incredible week," said Williamson. "My favourite memory is playing with my team. We have such a great group of guys, and I was very lucky to get the chance to play with them."
The team lost their last game of the tournament this morning, 7-6.
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Emma Jensen and her curling team are Golden!
Jensen, third- Jaycee Terrick, second- Kaitlyn Szewczyk, and lead- Gracey Gulak beat Winnipeg Gold in the final at the Manitoba Winter Games, 5-4.
"I don't think its sunk in yet," said Jensen. "Right at the end of the game my teammates were crying, and my coach and dad. It's just crazy right now."
The win for the team was a comeback victory as they trailed, 2-0 early in the game but turned the tides of the game with a steal of two in the sixth end.
Now the foursome will prepare for the U-18 National Championship in St. Andrews, New Brunswick.
"It means everything to us to head to the Nationals," said Jensen. "We've been working on this all year. Our hard work paid off, and we're just so happy."
Today's gold is the second medal for Jensen in 2018 after picking up a silver at the MHSAA Curling Provincials a couple of weeks ago.
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Dauphin's Lisa Hale-Menard and Ray Baker will be in Leduc, Alberta at the end of the month taking part in the 2018 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championships.
"It's definitely super exciting to head to the Championships," said Baker. "We love playing against the best. We're super proud of our community and province, so it's very exciting to be there."
The 32-team event will feature the best Mixed Doubles teams in the country, all of which will compete in a pools format.
"It's going to be important for us to make sure we're doing what we do best," said Baker. "We need to just settle in and play our game. The key to us is always trying to figure out ice conditions early on, and throwing rocks in the right spots and with any luck, we'll be able to figure it out."
Lisa and Ray won't know their schedule until Saskatchewan's spot in the tournament is filled, but they'll be ready for the challenge.
"We intend to go in there and kind of chew away with it one game at a time," said Baker. "We're optimistic."
The Championships begin on March 29, and the final is set for April 1.
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Jim Todoruk and his curling team will be in Gimli for the next few days taking part in the Manitoba's Credit Unions Master Men's Provincial Championships.
"We're all really hyped up," said Todoruk. "We'll go out there, and hopefully we can win for Dauphin."
Todoruk and his foursome consisting of third- Douglas Fisher, second- Keith Pottle, and lead-Michael Zazuliak play their first game this afternoon at 12:30 against Pat Carson from Winnipeg.
"We're hoping we can make the final four," said Todoruk. "Then we'll go from there."
The foursome will play seven round-robin games with the final being on Saturday at 9:00 a.m.
The top two teams from each pool will then qualify for the page playoff.
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Several Parkland Rangers will be on the ice later this morning playing for a gold medal at the Manitoba Winter Games.
Team West White which features Rangers Jayden Jubenvill, Trey Sauder, DJ Taylor-Luke, Josh Thompson, Wyatt Tweet, Tyson Zimmer, Aidan Brook, and Ryder Thompson will challenge Team South White for the right to call themselves Champions.
Gametime is set for 11:00 a.m.
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The Grandview Comets have a chance to sweep away the Swan Valley Axemen tonight.
The Comets have won the first two games of the best of five series by a combined score of 10-2, which included a 5-0 shutout win in game one.
TJ Warkentin has been an assist machine in the series with five helpers.
Puck drop tonight is set for 8:30 at the Minitonas Arena.
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Emma Jensen is all set to play in another gold medal game, this time at the Manitoba Winter Games.
Jensen and her foursome beat Swan River's Shaelynn Lukey in a semifinal matchup earlier today.
This will be the second time Jensen will have the chance to pick up a gold medal, after playing for gold just two weeks ago at the MHSAA Curling Provincials.
She'll take on Winnipeg Gold at 9:30 on Wednesday morning.
With Lukey's loss, the foursome will now play for a bronze medal against Winnipeg Blue, and the first rocks for that game are also thrown at 9:30.
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Roblin's Jayce Hawryluk hopes to play in the NHL one day soon, but for now, he's playing with the Springfield Thunderbirds in the AHL.
After a slow start to the season, Hawryluk and the T-Birds have picked it up, especially as of late as they've gone 5-0-2 in their last seven games.
"Things are going not bad," said Hawryluk. "It's been a struggle lately producing offence, but the team is playing better as of late so that's the main thing."
In 55 games this year with the T-Birds, the Roblin native has 30 points (eight goals), and 70 penalty minutes.
"I feel like I'm playing well, and getting chances but I just can't seem to finish them right now," said Hawryluk. "It happens to everyone. I just need to find my groove here and stick with it and things should turn around."
Hawryluk is in his second year of professional hockey, and before he spent a few seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings.
"Playing pro hockey is what you dream of when you're a kid," said Hawryluk. "I get paid to play the sport I love. Every day is a great day for me."
With their 27-28-3-1 record, the T-Birds will have to get red-hot down the stretch if they hope to make the playoffs.
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