Portage Terriers

The University of Manitoba's men's hockey team is gearing up for the 2023-24 campaign. The Bisons have added a number of former MJHL players for the upcoming season, including Portage's own Kian Calder. 

The captain of last year's Portage Terriers squad enjoys being a rookie once again.

The Portage Terriers will have to wait one more day for their season to start but for 10 other teams in the MJHL, action begins tonight.

The Portage Collegiate Trojans aren't too pleased about the result of their home opener, however, the squad will be fairly encouraged by their second-half performance. The PCI football team fell 33-0 to the Vincent Massey Vikings yesterday and has fallen to 0-2 this season.

While the score was lopsided, the two teams tied the second half 0-0, with all 33 points from the Vikings coming in the first two quarters. Trojans head coach Brendon Brydges believes this game could've gone much differently.

With the 2023 Centennial Cup in the rearview mirror, the Portage Terriers are looking forward to what should be another great regular season. 

The Terriers started 2022-23 with the singular focus of competing for the Centennial Cup, which Portage hosted from May 11-21. It was a roster carousel with 43 different players suiting up for at least one game.

Daniel Siso couldn't be more excited for his third season in the City of Possibilities. The 20-year-old forward is hoping to be a leader in the locker room for the Portage Terriers, just as he was last year. Siso was one of the assistant captains for the team in 2022-23.

He describes this season as a new chapter for the squad and notes training camp was quite encouraging.

The Portage Terriers wrapped up the home portion of the preseason in style. The Dogs came from behind to pick up a 4-3 victory over the Neepawa Titans tonight.

The Terriers' guns were blazing from the opening puck drop. It took the squad just 35 seconds to get the fans cheering.

Gabriel Laflamme entered the offensive zone with a burst of speed. He cut through the slot and fired a shot that was stopped, but the rebound was for the taking on the doorstep. After a few whacks at it, Nathan Lenowski was able to give Portage the early lead.

The Portage Terriers are nine days away from their regular season opener, and plenty of decisions still have to be made. 

The most important choice of all is determining what the roster will look like to start the 2023-24 campaign. Assistant coach Robby Moar says they have a core group of veteran players, but everyone else has been fighting tooth and nail for an opportunity.

The MJHL's top-scoring defenceman from the 2022-23 season is on the move. Hayden Lacquette is heading to the Waywayseecappo Wolverines in a trade that sees the Portage Terriers acquire forward Parker Korman and future considerations.

Lacquette was a fan favourite for the Terriers last season after putting up exactly a point-per-game in his first full season in Portage. 

The product of Dauphin scored a hat-trick in the Terriers playoff opener last year against the Niverville Nighthawks, and he totalled three points in five games at the Centennial Cup tournament.

The Portage Terriers may have fallen 5-4 in their preseason opener, but the team is still feeling optimistic. The Dogs kicked off the preseason with just one familiar face in the lineup, Brett Magarrell, as they look to see who will crack the 2023-24 roster.

Portage struck first as the only returning player in the game did it all by himself on the breakout. Magarrell got the puck in the neutral zone, zipped between two Oil Capitals on his way to the net, and made no mistake.