Portage Terriers

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.

The Portage Terriers’ 11-game win streak came to an end on Friday night when they lost 4-3 to the Northern Manitoba Blizzard.

The Terriers have struggled early in games throughout the season and Friday night was no different. Midway through the first period Keenan McNeill snapped home a shot over the shoulder of Terrier goalie Ryan Velan on the power play. 38 seconds later the Blizzard scored again with a Marlen Edwards point shot deflecting into the net.

Decker Mujcin has made the trip from Prince George, British Columbia to Portage la Prairie at least twice, as he joined the Terriers for his second year in the city. His buddy Scott Cousins made the trip to Portage for the first time, and the duo is enjoying getting a chance to play for a team leading the way in the league.

Cousins and Mujcin are childhood friends who met when Mujcin moved from Yellowknife to Prince George when he was around the age of ten. Mujcin shared what brought him back to Portage for another season.

Another game, another addition to the win streak for the Portage Terriers, as they have now gone on the MJHL's longest win streak this season. This time, the Dogs triumphed 5-2 over the visiting Winnipeg Blues. The win also propelled the Dogs to first place in the MJHL standings.

Both teams got some strange bounces in the first period, which got great reactions from the crowd.

With seconds left in the Terriers' first powerplay, Adler Johnston tried to send a pass to the front of the net, but with a bounce off of one of the Blues' sticks, ended up in the net.