Local Sports

The Notre Dame Hawks face the Red River Wild Sunday in St. Jean. Hawks coach & general manager Brody Chabbert will join Clayton Dreger on the South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League Report which airs Fridays at 5:15 p.m. on CFAM Radio 950.

Gabriel Vilardi scored 66 seconds into the first period and Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves for his second straight shutout as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Colorado Avalanche 1-0 Thursday night at Canada Life Centre. Hellebuyck has 40 career shutouts. Winnipeg is the second team in NHL history to win 13 of its first 14 games joining the 2007-08 Ottawa Senators. The Jets wrap up their four-game homestand Saturday afternoon against the Dallas Stars.

The South Central Athletic Conference AAAA High School volleyball playoffs begin today. Steinbach Regional varsity boys, varsity girls and junior varsity girls will all face the Windsor Park Royals in the quarterfinals at the SRSS. The jv girls match is at 4:30 p.m., the varsity girls will play at 6 p.m. and the varsity boys hit the court at 7:30 p.m. Steinbach Regional junior varsity boys finished in first place and have a bye to the semifinals on Tuesday. 

Gabriel Vilardi scored 66 seconds into the first period and Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves for his second straight shutout as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Colorado Avalanche 1-0 Thursday night at Canada Life Centre. Hellebuyck has 40 career shutouts. Winnipeg is the second team in NHL history to win 13 of its first 14 games joining the 2007-08 Ottawa Senators. The Jets wrap up their four-game homestand Saturday afternoon against the Dallas Stars.

Thursday, November 7th

Zone 4 High School Hockey League
Morden 3 Portage Collegiate 2 (OT)

MWHSHL
Murdoch MacKay 3 Portage Collegiate 1

It's game night at the Moose Jaw Events Centre as the Warriors host the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Tomorrow, the team heads to Medicine Hat to play the Tigers - puck drop for that game is 8. As always, you can catch all the action on Country 100 with James Gallo.

The Winmar AAA Warriors have a pair of home games this weekend against the Warman Wildcats. Puck drop tomorrow is 7, with a matinee on Sunday starting at 1:30. 

Senior Girls volleyball semi-final last night, Vanier beat Briercrest 3 sets to none, and Cornerstone beat Peacock 3 sets to none. 

Team Saskatchewan is in the final four at the Hockey Canada U18 Women's National Championship in New Brunswick.

Defenceman Rayna Hennie and right winger Raela Packet of the Swift Current Innovation Federal Credit Union Wildcats are suiting up for Saskatchewan.

Hennie had an assist on Thursday as they beat Team Ontario Blue 5-2 in a quarterfinal game.

Saskatoon Stars forward Halle Duchene had a goal and two assists to lead Saskatchewan.

On Friday they will face Team Quebec with a spot in the gold medal game on the line. 

One of the Swift Current Broncos' more successful special jerseys is returning from the depths of Lake Diefenbaker next month for the third straight year.

The Broncos will morph into the highly popular Lake Diefenbaker Slough Sharks three days after Christmas (on December 28) when they play East Division rival Prince Albert Raiders.

Fresh off leading Team SJHL at the Western All-Star Showcase in Warman this week, Broncos Assistant Coach Carter Hansen will have additional responsibilities soon.  

Hansen has been named the video coach for Team Canada West for the World Junior A Challenge that will be in Camrose in December. 

During the All-Star Showcase, Hansen led the team from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) to a two-game split against the Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL).