Portage Terriers

The Portage Terriers have received some recognition for their play this past week. The Dogs were placed in the Canadian Junior Hockey League's (CHJL) power rankings and are ranked as the sixth-best Junior A team in the country. 

It was a statement win by the Steinbach Pistons as the two best teams in the MJHL so far this season went head-to-head last night at Stride Place. The Terriers suffered just their third loss of the season as the visiting Steinbach Pistons beat them 6-1.

Steinbach showed why they are among the best in the league when they scored 14 seconds into the game. Travis Hensrud capitalized on a Terrier turnover. Hunter Degelman increased their lead later in the period firing a shot between the legs of a Terrier defenceman past a screened Bailey Monteith. 2-0 Steinbach after one.

The Portage Terriers are gearing up for their toughest test of the season thus far. The Dogs will be taking on the Steinbach Pistons for the first time this season tonight on home ice.

These two teams both only have two losses so far this season, with the Pistons being just two points back of the Terriers for first place in the MJHL. Portage is the stronger offensive team statistically, as they have the most total goals scored, whereas, Steinbach is the top-rated defensive team giving up the least amount of goals by a wide margin (allowed 33 goals through 16 games). 

The Portage Terriers are now 4-0 against the Winnipeg Blues this season after an overtime victory tonight on home ice. The Dogs were victorious 3-2 in a game that saw Portage finish with style.

Less than halfway through the first period, after killing off two penalties, the Terriers looked to create some offence, and Hayden Lacquette did just that. He received the puck at the point and faked a shot before actually taking one that zipped past Blues goalie Brock Moroz clean and put Portage in front 1-0.

The Portage Terriers have opened up a slot for another 20-year-old player after today's trade.

The Dogs acquired the MJHL list rights to 18-year-old forward Karson King from the OCN Blizzard today in exchange for 20-year-old forward Sequoia Swan.

The Portage Terriers are in search of their 15th win of the season tonight as they return to Stride Place.

The Dogs are coming off a 7-4 victory over the Winnipeg Blues in their last outing and will have a rematch with the squad tonight. Defenceman Brandon McCartney says they can't overlook the Blues.

It was a successful trip to Winnipeg last night as the Portage Terriers defeated the Winnipeg Blues 7-4. It was the Dogs 4th win in a row and gives them a 14-2 record, which is tops in the MJHL.

Hayden Chaloner scored the first two goals of the game in the first 4 minutes but the Blues would tie it up by scoring two of their own over the next 8. Terriers head coach and GM Blake Spiller said after they opened up the scoring, the team played he referred to as river hockey.

The Portage Terriers are on a roll in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.

The Dogs have outscored their opponents 15-5 in their last three games and hope for similar success as they head to Winnipeg to battle the Blues.

The Terriers sit atop the East Division with the Steinbach Pistons, as both teams hold an identical 13-2 record. The Blues have struggled, sitting in 5th with a record of 5-9-1, and are on a 6-game losing streak. 

The Portage Terriers picked up a 4-2 win on Saturday night over the Niverville Nighthawks. It was the first time the Terriers visited the newest MJHL franchise and the first time Portage came out on top. The win followed an impressive 7-2 thumping of Waywayseecapo on home ice the night before. The two wins came against the only two teams that had beaten the Terriers this season so far.

The Portage Terriers are back to their winning ways. The Dogs downed the Swan Valley Stampeders 4-1 tonight, just two days after losing their second game of the season.

While the Terriers ended up with the victory, Swan Valley was the first to get a big scoring chance in this one. Halfway through the first, a shot in tight squeaked past Portage goalie Jayden Catellier and nearly crossed the red line, however, Bryden Kiesman and Sequoia Swan both used their sticks to keep the puck out in the crease until the net was knocked off its moorings.