Portage Terriers

The Portage Terriers escaped Waywayseecappo with their win streak intact on Friday night.

Portage entered the contest with wins in their last three games, two of which were against the Wolverines.

Goals were hard to come by in the game, as each team only found the back of the net twice, with Nolan Nenow and newcomer Dawson Madden getting on the scoresheet for Portage.

Terrier netminder Mitchell Kathler would stop 19 of the 21 shots he faced, and Dawson Madden would play the hero, scoring the winner in overtime.

The Portage Terriers held off a late comeback from the Neepawa Titans on Wednesday night coming out with a 4-3 win at Stride Place.

Prior to the action, Parker Scherr was named the Terriers' Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Player of the Month. He says getting that recognition is always nice.

The accolades continue rolling in for the Portage Terriers as Portager Koy Funk was named the MJHL's Rookie of the Month for November. Funk secured the award by scored 12 points in 12 games. He shares how he found out about the award.

"I heard when I was out skating with Crescentview School, so I had a couple guys with me. They all came over, gave me fist bumps, then saw all the guys at the rink later, and it was warm all around, it was nice to feel that."

Funk notes that the community's support has been felt by the team, and himself especially.

The Portage Terriers wrapped up their home and home series with the Waywayseecappo Wolverines Saturday night with a 4-2 victory on the road.

Slow starts had been plaguing the Terriers this season but that wasn’t the case against the Wolverines. Nolan Nenow opened the scoring for Portage in the first five minutes depositing a rebound past Waywayseecappo goalie Mariko Bercier on the power play.

The Portage Terriers put together one of their best efforts of the season into a 5-2 win over the Waywayseecappo Wolverines on Friday night.

Koy Funk would set off the Teddy Bear Toss 53 seconds into the game with a tough shot to handle from near the front of the net.

The goal sent 353 of teddy bears onto the ice, and the U13 Central Plains Capitals would help clear the ice surface so play could resume.

The Portage Terriers endured a tough night on Sunday, falling 3-1 to the Selkirk Steelers in Manitoba Junior Hockey League action. Costly turnovers and early-game struggles continued to plague the Terriers, who have now conceded the first goal in six of their last nine contests.

A tight game went against Portage in their second matchup with the Dauphin Kings this season, as they fell 3-2 to the MGEU West Division leaders.

A pair of goals were scored in the game, including Portage scoring on their first shift.

Adam Belzil put a shot on net that Kings netminder Cole Sheffield never got a good look at, to open the scoring 23 seconds into the game.

Cayden Glover would score his league-leading 18th goal of the season on shot from the side of the goal.

The Portage Terriers face off with a division rival tonight after a split weekend against the Northern Manitoba Blizzard on the weekend.

Portage scored six goals and allowed six goals as well against the Blizzard, good enough to keep them in second place in the MGEU East Division.

Niverville currently sits in the fifth slot in the MGEU East Division, several points back of the division-leading Steinbach Pistons.

The Portage Terriers continue to impress across the nation, with their second week in a row being ranked in the top 20 teams in the CJHL.

Portage was ranked 17 in the previous week, and they have now climbed 3 spots to move into 14, with minimal upheaval in front of them.

The Terriers have won 12 of their last 13 contests and take to the ice again on Wednesday evening to take on the Niverville Nighthawks.

The Portage Terriers got back to their winning ways on Saturday night beating the Northern Manitoba Blizzard 3-2.

After starting slowly against the Blizzard on Friday, Portage came out much stronger in the first period. Cam Bullinger and Nolan Nenow caused a turnover in the corner and hit Scott Cousins in the slot with a pass. He made no mistake low blocker to open the scoring. The Blizzard would respond with Marlen Edwards coming out from the corner and beating Mitchell Kathler over his glove. 1-1 after 1.