Lucas Newman had three goals and an assist as the defending Westman High School Hockey League champion Vincent Massey Vikings downed the Virden Golden Bears 10-1. Tyler Rogers added a pair of goals for the Vikings while singles went to Brady Wiltsy, Drew Young, Addax Egan, Theron McGregor and Owen Deleau. Shane Ritchie had the lone goal for Virden.
Taylor Lockhart had two goals and an assist and the Southwest Cougars defeated the Parkland Rangers 5-1. Eric Berger, Shane Elder and Connor Hoemsen also scored for the Cougars who have won five of their last six games.
The Brandon Wheat Kings are 2-0 on their five-game homestand. Nolan Flamand had a goal and two assists to lead Brandon past the Seattle Thunderbirds 4-1 at Westoba Place. Caleb Hadland, Giorgos Pantelas and Marcus Nguyen also scored for the Wheat Kings. Brandon netminder Carson Bjarnason made 37 saves.
The Winnipeg Jets are 4-0 to start the 2024-25 NHL season. Nikolaj Ehlers and Cole Perfetti scored two goals each in the Jets 8-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks 8-3. Vladislav Namestnikov, Neal Pionk, Josh Morrissey and Kyle Connor had the other Winnipeg goals.
The Manitoba Moose lost 1-0 to the Grand Rapids Griffins. Moose goaltender Thomas Milic made 18 saves.
Canada’s Shaun Meachem lost his playoff opener at the 2024 World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland. Meachem along with vice-skip Kelly Schafer, second Chris Haichert and lead Teejay Haichert fell 6-4 to Simon Spits of the Netherlands.