WINNIPEG, MB – The Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL), and its 12 member organizations, are currently making all necessary preparations for the 2021-2022 season which includes full season schedule planning with multiple options. The MJHL will continue to work with Sport Manitoba, Hockey Manitoba, Government and Public Health Officials to ensure that all necessary safety precautions and guidelines are in place to commence the 2021/22...
Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today that Brandon Wheat Kings forward Lynden McCallum has been named WHL Player of the Week presented by Journie Rewards for the week ending April 25, 2021. McCallum, a 21-year-old product of Brandon, Man., recorded nine points (7G-2A) in three games this past week as the Wheat Kings went 3-0-0-0, clinching first place in the East Division for...
Bert Dow has been involved with the game of hockey for most of his life and this year he led Hockey Manitoba’s Board of Directors through one of the most challenging periods in the organization’s history. Dow, 61, took over as Hockey Manitoba President on June 1, 2020, replacing Bill Whitehead who served as President for eight years (2012 – 2020). Dow previously served as...
Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today that Brandon Wheat Kings forward Ben McCartney has been named WHL Player of the Week presented by Journie Rewards for the week ending April 18, 2021. McCartney, a 19-year-old product of Macdonald, Man., recorded 12 points (4G-8A) in four games this past week as the Wheat Kings went 4-0-0-0, surging to the top of the East Division...
April 14, 2021 Hockey Canada and Hockey Manitoba are pleased to announce member refund returns for the 2020 – 2021 season regarding insurance and membership fees collected. The current fee structure sees member teams assessed a team fee as well as a participant membership fee ranging from $48.65 (U7) – $95.65 (Junior A). Of the participant membership fee, the Hockey Manitoba portion is $23.60 –...
Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today that Saskatoon Blades forward Tristen Robins has been named WHL Player of the Week presented by Journie Rewards for the week ending April 11, 2021. Robins, a 19-year-old product of Clear Lake, Man., recorded nine points (4G-5A) in four games this past week as the Blades went 3-0-1-0 in the WHL’s Subway Hub Centre in Regina....
CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has unveiled the 47 players from across the country who will attend the BFL National Women’s Team Selection Camp, presented by Sobeys, April 14-22 in Halifax. Following training camps in January and March, the Team Canada coaching staff will use selection camp as the final opportunity to evaluate the players in preparation for the 2021 IIHF Women’s World Championship, May 6-16 in Halifax...
CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has unveiled the 25 players named to Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team for the 2021 IIHF U18 World Championship, April 26-May 6 in Frisco and Plano, Texas. Three goaltenders, eight defencemen and 14 forwards were selected by Alan Millar (Tottenham, Ont.), director of player personnel, and Benoit Roy (Sudbury, Ont.), manager of national teams. The roster features 23 players who played for Team Canada Black,...
To say that the 2020-2021 season has been challenging for everyone involved with the game of hockey in Manitoba would be a huge understatement. For River East U13 AA Marauders Head Coach Matt Betker, the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic wasn’t going to hold his team back from staying connected and creating their own path. Betker’s U13 AA Marauders practiced for five weeks and...
Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today that Brandon Wheat Kings forward Nolan Ritchie has been named WHL Player of the Week presented by Journie Rewards for the week ending March 21, 2021. Ritchie, 18, recorded seven points (3G-4A) in three games this past week, as the Wheat Kings went 2-1-0-0 in the WHL’s Subway Hub Centre in Regina. On Tuesday, March 16,...
Hockey Manitoba officials can now apply for the Kenneth R. Stiles Memorial Officiating Scholarships presented by the Seaman Hotchkiss Foundation and Project 75. Scholarships are presented in both the male and female categories. Male recipients must have been part of the Hockey Canada OPEO in the past and female officials must be at minimum Level 3 certification. The below application forms outline the applicable criteria....
Hockey Manitoba is pleased to offer a virtual Developing Defencemen 1 Instructional Stream Clinic via Zoom on Monday March 29, 2021 (7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.) which will be led by Andy Zulyniak, Program Coordinator for The RINK Training Centre. The Developing Defencemen clinic is FREE to all coaches within Manitoba. Certified High Performance 1 and Development 1 coaches will earn 5 PD Points for...
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Hockey Manitoba has made the difficult decision to cancel the following Spring Development Programs for the Spring of 2021: Female U13 Prospects programDirector’s Cup Prospects programRising Stars Plus program The cancellation of these programs is a full cancellation for 2021 and these programs will not be rescheduled this year. Programming for all three programs is scheduled to return in the Spring of 2022 and information regarding next year’s programs...
CALGARY, Alta. – Hockey Canada has invited 35 players to attend the BFL National Women’s Team Training Camp, presented by Sobeys, in Halifax, N.S., March 1-7. The week-long camp includes practices at the Scotiabank Centre that will take place in a secure team self-isolation environment and is closed to both the public and media. Hockey Canada has worked extensively with the Province of Nova Scotia...
As a player and a coach for the last 30 years, Paul Jerrard is well-versed in the ways of the game. A 10-year journeyman as a player (including five NHL games with the Minnesota North Stars in 1988-89), Jerrard has criss-crossed North America as a coach since 1997, working in the American Hockey League and National Hockey League (with Colorado, Dallas and Calgary) before landing...
Hockey Manitoba is pleased to offer a virtual Effective Practices for Goaltender Development Clinic via Zoom on Wednesday March 3, 2021 (7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.) which will be led by Gord Woodhall (Goaltending Coach, Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Team), Jesse Deckert (Director of Goaltending, Evolution Hockey) and Dan Ferguson (Goaltending Development Program Coordinator, The RINK). The Effective Practices for Goaltender Development clinic is FREE to all coaches...
by Western Hockey League | February 12, 2021 4:30 pm
Calgary, Alta. – The Western Hockey League announced today it has been granted approval by public health officials from the Government of Saskatchewan to play in a Hub Center located in Regina, which will allow the WHL’s Saskatchewan and Manitoba based teams in the East Division to open their season on Friday, March 12. “The WHL appreciates the cooperation we have received from both the Governments...
Hockey Manitoba is excited to announce that the application period is now open for the 2021 High Performance 1 coaching program. The seminar portion of the program will look a lot different than past years as it will be hosted completely online through Zoom. The High Performance 1 seminar consists of presentations and group work focusing on several important topics for coaching high performance athletes...
