The Team Manitoba Female Under-18 hockey team is set to open the Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse on Monday as they face off against Team Northwest Territories.

The game can be seen via tape delay on the Aboriginal People’s Television Network (APTN) at 8:00 CST. APTN is available on most Manitoba cable networks in the channel 73-75 range. The game can also be seen via web streaming at www.aptn.ca.

The female team will be looking to match the high standard set by the Team Manitoba Male Hockey team who took home the silver medal during the opening week of competition in Whitehorse.

You can follow along with adventures of the Female Hockey team on their blog at teammanitoba.blogspot.com.

Complete coverage of the Female hockey portion of the Canada Winter Games can be found here or by visiting the official Canada Winter Games site at www.2007canadagames.ca.