U18 AAA WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Wheat Kings post pair of dominant victories
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BOYS
BRANDON WHEAT KINGS
The second-place Wheat Kings (12-2-0-0) swept the sixth-place Pembina Valley Hawks (8-9-1-0) and the 10th-place Winnipeg Thrashers (5-8-1-1) at J&G Homes Arena in the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League over the weekend.
On Sunday, Kale Nicol and Ty Aldcroft scored twice and Crew Elder, Hunter Ethelston and Etienne Visser also sniped in a 7-0 victory over the Thrashers.
Aurick Veldhuisen made 27 saves for Brandon for his first U18 shutout, with Champ Vannus blocking 44 shots and Aaron Cormier allowing a goal on the only shot he faced for Winnipeg.
On Friday, Caden McMahon gave Pembina Valley an early lead, but Kale Nicol scored twice in the first period and Eric Berger, Ty Aldcroft and Crew Elder, with the first of his pair, found the mesh during a four-minute span in the second period to put the game out of reach in a 10-3 Brandon victory.
The Wheat Kings also received goals from Etienne Visser, Brayden Watt, Owen Stanley and Jake Beaty.
Cooper Dryden made 20 saves for Brandon, with Carson O’Connor and Brody Peters denying 36 shots for Pembina Valley.
The Wheat Kings host the Winnipeg Thrashers on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., and then head north to Thompson’s C.A. Nesbitt Arena to skate against the Norman Northstars on Saturday at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
SOUTHWEST COUGARS
The fifth-place Cougars (8-7-1-1) met the ninth-place Central Place Capitals (6-9-0-0) in a mid-week matchup and then hosted Pembina Valley and the Winnipeg Thrashers at the Souris Glenwood Memorial Complex on the weekend.
On Sunday, Denzel Monias, Sam Clark and Zayden McKay sniped as Southwest rebounded from a 3-1 Pembina Valley lead, and Coleton Koop potted the winner 2:31 into overtime in a 4-3 Southwest victory over Pembina Valley.
Dawson Smart made 32 saves for Southwest, with Carson O’Connor blocking 18 shots for Pembina Valley.
On Saturday, just 41 seconds after Jaxson Cullen tied it up, Gavin Anderson’s power-play goal with four minutes remaining in regulation was the difference in a 3-2 Cougars victory over the Thrashers.
Jordan Knox also scored for Southwest.
Liam Banga made 21 saves for Southwest, with Champ Vannus blocking 26 shots for Winnipeg.
On Wednesday at Portage la Prairie’s Stride Place, the Capitals jumped out to a 4-0 lead and won 5-2. Gavin Anderson had two goals for Southwest, with Lane Gates sniping twice for Central Plains.
Banga and Smart made 30 saves for Southwest, with Riley Foster turning aside 40 shots for Central Plains.
The Cougars stay at home next week, meeting the Yellowhead Chiefs on Wednesday at 3 p.m., and the Winnipeg Wild on Sunday at 2 p.m.
YELLOWHEAD CHIEFS
The eighth-place Chiefs (5-5-2-1) were swept by the first-place Eastman Selects (14-1-0-0) at Steinbach’s Southeast Event Centre
On Sunday, Wyatt Njegovan scored twice and Carson Espenell also sniped for the Chiefs, but Seth Hooper had a hat trick and three assists in a 9-3 Selects victory.
Owen Law had five assists for the winners as they scored the final four goals to break open a close game.
Darby Wilson made 30 saves for Yellowhead, with Zaiden McDonald Horvath blocking 23 shots for Eastman.
On Saturday, Colin Melnyk and William Marvin sniped to pull the Chiefs back within a goal after they fell behind 3-0, but the Selects finished strong with the final three goals in a 6-2 victory.
Yellowhead’s Landon McGregor and Eastman’s Rylan Peters both made 35.
After meeting the Cougars on Wednesday afternoon, the Chiefs host the Winnipeg Ice at Shoal Lake Communiplex on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
PARKLAND RANGERS
The 13th-place Rangers (1-15-0-0) split against the 12th-place Norman Northstars (4-8-1-1) at Thompson’s C.A. Nesbitt Arena.
On Sunday, the Northstars raced out to a 3-0 lead in the first period and held on for a 6-1 victory that included a Gavin Noseworthy goal on a penalty shot. Noah Bracken scored for the Chiefs.
Benji Gardner made 37 saves for Parkland, with Parker Clements turning aside 25 shots for Norman.
On Saturday, Parks Gardner had a goal and two assists as the Rangers won their first game of the season, beating the Northstars 6-2.
Lyric Smith, Kellan Shtykalo, Bracken, Joshua Weir and Carter Rands had the other goals for the visitors.
Connor Thorn made 23 saves for Parkland, with Westyn Hlady stopping 32 shots for Norman.
The Rangers visit Morden’s Access Event Centre to play the Pembina Valley Hawks on Friday and Saturday, with both games starting at 8 p.m.
GIRLS
WESTMAN WILDCATS
The Wildcats (9-1-0-0), who are tied for the top spot with the Winnipeg Avros, topped the visiting Yellowhead Chiefs 5-2 on Tuesday at Hartney Arena in their final action in the Manitoba Female Hockey League U18 AAA for a couple of weeks.
Georgia Koop scored a pair of goals and Fergie Bertholet, Jaedyn Hoemsen and Ivy Fry had the other Westman goals, with Scotia Smith and Nicole Rozdeba replying for Yellowhead.
Alana Champagne made 21 saves for Westman, with Gracie Johnston stopping 30 shots for Yellowhead.
The Wildcats next see action in a Winnipeg weekend when they visit the Avros at Seven Oaks Arena on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 6 p.m., and the Winnipeg Ice at Hockey For All Centre on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 1:30 p.m.
YELLOWHEAD CHIEFS
After the midweek loss to Westman, the fifth-place Chiefs (3-6-0-0) met the third-place Winnipeg Ice (7-1-1-0) and the eighth-place Pembina Valley Hawks (0-8-0-2).
On Sunday at Hockey For All Centre, Quinn Twordik and Nicole Rozdeba both sniped, but with four minutes remaining, Rebecca Thornhill broke the 2-2 tie with the winning goal for the Ice just after a power play ended. Kylie Hack made 26 saves for Yellowhead, with Gina Plett stopping 32 shots for Winnipeg.
On Saturday at Morden’s Access Events Centre, Bree Pearce gave the Hawks a 1-0 lead, but Twordik, Haley Chipelski and Rose Cochrane sniped for the Chiefs in a five-minute stretch early in the third period for a 3-1 Chiefs victory. Kylie Hack made 22 saves for Yellowhead, with Madison Froese stopping 36 shots for Pembina Valley.
The Chiefs return to the ice against the Eastman Selects at Niverville Community Resource and Recreation Centre on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m., and at Seven Oaks Arena against the Winnipeg Avros on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 12:30 p.m.
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