Portage Terriers and Ryan Simpson

The Portage Terriers fell 3-2 in overtime Tuesday night on the road against the Waywayseecappo Wolverines. A slow start hurt the Dogs as they found themselves playing from behind in a tight game. 

The Terriers got an early power play but couldn’t capitalize. The Wolverines used that momentum and Sean Williams beat Bailey Monteith low to open the scoring. Portage took a couple of penalties in the back half of the period but were able to kill them off. After the first frame, the Wolverines had the one-goal lead.

The Portage Terriers looked strong from start to finish beating the Winnipeg Blues 4-1 on Sunday night. The Terriers outshot the Blues 37-14.

Portage started red hot, pouring the pressure on Winnipeg goalie Brock Moroz. The Blues netminder held his team in the game early making multiple point-blank saves on Terrier forwards. Eventually, Portage was able to solve him when Brandon Funk tipped a Hayden Lacquette point shot with five minutes to go in the first period.

A tough start on the road for the Portage Terriers cost them Tuesday night, falling 4-3 to the Dauphin Kings. It’s the first time the Terriers have lost two in a row this season. 

The Portage Terriers bounced back in a Remembrance Day rematch with the Steinbach Pistons winning 2-1 Friday night. The Pistons wore commemorative Remembrance Day jerseys and had a moment of silence before puck drop. 

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 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.