It was a busy Sunday in the Westman High School Hockey League as 14 teams hit the ice. Ozy Atkinson, Grady Burton and Zachary Lamb did the goal scoring as Minnedosa/Erickson defeated Boissevain/Souris/Deloraine/Wawanesa 4-1. Conner Graham had the lone goal for the Broncos. Christian Hart scored the go-ahead goal on the power play with 6:34 left as the defending champion Swan Valley Tigers shaded Hamiota/Rivers/Elton/Strathclair 4-3. Preston Shearer had four goals and four helpers and Sawyer Wiebe made 29 saves as Glenboro/Carberry/Baldur shutout Virden 9-0. Josh Romanik had two goals and four assists and Casey Berry made 23 saves as Vincent Massey blanked Roblin/Grandview/Gilbert Plains 7-0. Wlliam Miner scored three times as Dauphin downed Reston/Elkhorn/Melita/Hartney 9-2. Josh Edwards scored four times and Xander Mecas and Tyler Huston each had a hat trick and three helpers as Major Pratt outscored Sandy Bay 14-9 and Landan Nadeau had a hat trick and Gilbert Teneycke had a goal and three assists as Crocus Plains downed Birtle/Shoal Lake/Rossburn 8-2.


Jackson Hofer, Kole Beard, Connor Hoemsen and Kylan Anderson scored first period goals in the Southwest Cougars 5-1 victory over the Eastman Selects Sunday in Souris. Jack Clark added a shorthanded goal at 15:35 of the third period for the Cougars. Micky Gross stopped 30 of the 31 shots he faced. 


Noel Englot scored the go-ahead goal 45 seconds into the third period as the Virden Oil Capitals shaded the Dauphin Kings 4-3 at Credit Union Place. Trevor Hunt, Layton Veitch and Evan Groening also scored for the Caps who led 3-1 after the first period. The game was tied 3-3 after forty minutes.


Canada West lost its preliminary round opener 4-2 to Sweden at the 2023 World Junior A Hockey Challenge in Truro, Nova Scotia. Logan Sawyer and Nathan Free of the Brooks Bandits did the goal scoring for Canada West who will face Canada East tonight. 


Its day two of Hockey Canada’s National Junior Team Selection Camp in Oakville, Ontario. 30 players are at camp including Wenatchee Wild forward Conor Geekie of Strathclair, Moose Jaw Warriors defenseman Denton Mateychuk of Dominion City and Brandon Wheat Kings captain Nate Danielson.


The Winnipeg Jets erased a 2-0 third period deficit with four unanswered goals and beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-2. Gabriel Vilardi gave Winnipeg a 3-2 lead with 1:42 remaining and Mark Scheifele scored into an empty net with 29 seconds left. Nino Niederreiter and Morgan Barron also scored for the Jets who have won four in a row. Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves. Winnipeg forward Kyle Connor left the game 27 seconds into the second period with a lower-body injury following a knee-on-knee collision with Ducks forward Ryan Strome, who was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct. The Jets are 2-0 on their four-game road trip which continues Tuesday against the San Jose Sharks. 


Kristian Reichel scored twice and Brad Lambert potted the overtime winner as the Manitoba Moose shaded the Calgary Wranglers 4-3. Jeffrey Viel also scored for Manitoba.