Nov 1/15 vs Eastman Selects

 

Sunday afternoon, the Hawks once again hit the road to Ste Anne, MB to square off against the Eastman Selects. With the big win on Friday still fresh in their mind, the girls were determined to win their second road game in a row and the coaches would have them ready for this match up. With the smaller ice surface of the Ste Anne arena, the girls would have to make sure their passes were crisp, and the battles on the boards would be crucial. The lady Hawks came out strong to start the game. They forced the play early, but the Selects would battle back. After a couple of in-tight saves by Taylor, the Hawks gained possession of the puck and with Jenai taking control behind the net, she looked up and saw Sage sneak behind the Eastman defense and wired a pass up the middle to Sage who walked in all alone. With a smooth forehand/backhand/forehand move, she got the goalie moving to her left and as the pads opened up, she slid it five hole, giving the Hawks the 1-0 lead with 4:40 left in the period. However, only 21 seconds later, the home team would tie up the game, when a battle along the boards was won by the Select forward, led to a pass to a wide open forward who one-timed it off the far post and it. As the first period drew to a close, the score was tied at one and the shots favoured the home team 12-11. Not overly happy with the flow of the game in the first, the girls were determined to show the fans that they wanted this game more than their opponent. Right out of the gate, they put the peddle to the metal and with a face off down in the Selects' zone, Hannah dug the puck out along the boards, slid it to Brooke down low and looking up, saw Sage coming in from the top of the circle. A perfect tape to tape pass and Sage snapped the one-time snap shot low glove side, giving Pembina Valley the 2-1 lead at 18:48 of the first. Later on, at 12:42 and on the powerplay, Sage knocked the puck off of a Select forward trying to receive a pass, and picking up the loose puck, Sage continued her torrid scoring pace by lifting a wrist shot high glove side, padding the lead for the visiting team. That would end the scoring in the second frame, with the Hawks leading by a score of 3-1 and outshooting Eastman 15-9. Even though the Selects didn't have many shots on net in the second, Taylor made some really key saves to keep the Hawks in front, being positionally sound and covering all of the angles. In the third period it would be all Hawks as they dominated every aspect of the game. The girls really put a stranglehold on the game restricting the Select's ability to gain entry into the zone. The defense played an outstanding game, pinching in at the offensive blue line, shutting down passing lanes and suffocating every offensive attack. At one point, Eastman gained the zone and their defense pressed aggressively, when the stalwart captain Jenai picked up the puck, looked at Katie on the left side, who had no defenseman coverage in sight. Katie turned up ice and Jenai floated a pass that bounced as it got to her stick, and deflected it into the attacking zone. Katie managed to beat the sprawling goaltender to the puck and with a defender on her back, she dove forward and lifted a backhand into the yawning cage. That would cap off the scoring for the game as the rest of the way the Hawks would shut down the home team, skating away with a decisive 4-1 win. The shots in the final frame were a whopping 20-2 for a game total of 46-23 in favour of Pembina Valley. The girls now have almost a week off, as their next game is Saturday, Nov 6th, when they travel to Stonewall to take on the Interlake Lightning. Hopefully the break will allow veterans Ginny and Chloe to heal up and give the Hawks that needed veteran presence as Jenai and Megan head out East to play in Canada's U18 National Championships this coming weekend.

Nov 7/15 vs Interlake Lightning

 

On Saturday afternoon, Nov 7th, the Hawks travelled to Stonewall for the first time this season to square off against the Interlake Lightning. Facing off against the Lightning, Pembina Valley would be without the services of Captain Jenai Buchanan and Assistant Megan Neduzak who were battling it out in Huntsville, ON at the U18 Nationals, and Ginny, who is still out with her lower body injury. The blue line was shored by the return of Chloe Penner, and the coaching staff called on Katie Heppner to fill in on defense and Karsty Nicolajson was called up for her second game of the season. In typical Hawks/Lightning action, the game was decided in fairly short order. The Hawks would start a little slow, but once they started, they scored often. The first goal came at 13:30 of the first, with Lindsay scoring from Makenzie McCallum. Then at 7:43 it would be Sage from Makenzie M and Mac H. To end the frame it would be Hannah from Makenzie M and Hutch again. Total shots in the first were 15-6 for the Hawks. In the second Pembina Valley would score another four times, with goals from Chelsea (Alyssa), Mackenzie H, from Alyssa again, Sage (Abbey), and Sage again (unassisted), but the home squad would finally solve Halle with exactly four minutes to go in the second. Shots in the second again favoured the visitors, 18-11. In the third, the girls would notch another four unanswered goals, with markers coming from Hannah, for her second of the night (Lindsay, Makenzie M), Brooklyn (Sage, Karsty, with her first point of the season), Chloe (Sage, Chelsea) and finally Brooklyn with her second of the night (Kenzie). Final score was 11-1, and the shots registered 51-22. Although the game was well in hand, the coaches still felt like there were areas which could have seen improvement, and will certainly want to work on some aspects of the game as they prepare for a tough road tournament coming up next weekend. With no game scheduled for Sunday, there will be only two practices to get ready for the trip to Shattuck-St Mary's this Thursday. Stay tuned to details from the upcoming road trip.

 

The entire Hawks organization wants to congratulate Jenai and Megan and their entire Team Manitoba contingent on their very impressive showing, and silver medal, at the Canadian National Women's U18 Championship in Huntsville, ON. The scrappy Manitoba squad certainly got their money's worth of ice time, playing an exhausting four overtime games, including the gold medal match up against a Team Ontario - Red, who has won an impressive 9 out of 10 championships. Earning the silver medal where Jenai and Meg, two representatives from Pembina Valley, along with tournament scoring co-leader, Sheridan Oswald, and her teammates, Mekaela Fisher and Emily Upgang from Central Plains, Jalyn Elmes, Hannah Foulliard from Yellowhead and Ashton Bell and Jaedon Cooke from Westman, the other MFMHL players who made Team Manitoba.

 

Jenai and Megan, you two worked extremely hard to not only make that team, but to earn that medal! Well done ladies, we are very proud of your accomplishments out east and we can't wait to hear all about your experiences when you get back!!

 

Nov 13-15/15 Shattuck-St Mary's Trip

 

Game 1 of the Shattuck trip would pit Pembina Valley against their league rivals, the Winnipeg Avros, Friday night at 7:00. Having left Manitoba Thursday afternoon and settling into a hotel on Thursday night afforded the team a good night's sleep and a shorter bus ride on Friday morning. This proved to be a great idea as the Hawks were well rested and eager to take to the ice by the time they reached the arena. Showing no ill effects from the road trip, the girls got off to a blistering pace, outskating and outchancing their opponents at every turn. The only thing they weren't able to do was put the puck in the back of the net. The pace of the game was high and there was great passing and puck movement, but time after time the Hawks would either miss the net or be stifled by the Avros' netminder. There was no scoring in the first, and the shots on goal favored the Hawks 8-4. Coming out just as hard and feverish in the second, along with the added benefit of a late first period powerplay which carried over into the second frame, the girls continued to push for that first marker. Unfortunately they were not able to capitalize on that opportunity, but they continued the relentless pressure for the majority of the second frame. By the end of the period, the game was still scoreless and the shots continued to side on the Hawk's favour, 11-3. In the third, the Hawks slowed up a bit, with Winnipeg picking up their pace a bit. There were some decent chances at both ends as a few odd man rushes resulted from the defense taking some chances to help keep the puck deep. Taylor wasn't tested with many quality scoring chances, but when she needed to come up big, she did just that. By the time the buzzer sounded, neither team was able to score, and the teams would head to a four minute 4 on 4 extra frame. The Avros had an early high quality scoring opportunity but Taylor was determined to come out on top and met every shot with confidence. The extra period solved nothing, so a shootout would be necessary to determine a winner. Sage, Hutch and Katie were not able to score but neither could Winnipeg. Chelsea would score, and so would the Avros. Makenzie McCallum scored, as did they. Alyssa then scored five hole and Taylor would shut the door, sealing the 1-0 victory for the Hawks. Final shots were 31-16 Hawks, but more importantly, skating away with a big win. Next game goes early Saturday morning with the girls squaring off against the Shattuck U16 team.

 

Game 2, early Saturday morning found the Hawks playing against the Shattuck-St Mary's U16 team. The girls were bright eyed and eager to go up against some unfamiliar foes. The game started at 9:00 am, and for the second game in a row, the Hawks would be competing in the old rink. The young Shattuck team, the Sabres, came out skating hard, and playing a fast, up-tempo style, something this Hawks team has not seen yet this year. The forecheck was relentless, but the team defense wouldn't break and the shots for either team weren't high. On what looked to be a blown offsides call, play continued and the Sabre puck carrier walked in, seemingly untouched and launched a bullet that went bar down on Halle, at the 7:42 mark of the first 17 minute period. That would be the only scoring in the first as the teams skated to their respective benches for the 2 minute, non-flood, intermission. The shots after one were 5-5. In the second frame, the skating lessons picked up where they left, with more than a few of the Hawks not getting the usual time and space that they were used to. The Sabres pass the puck very well, but beyond that, they skate without the puck very disciplined, finding the open spaces and creating better looks. 6:03 into the second frame, a hard cross ice pass from the Hawks' defenseman would have been perfect, except for the alert Shattuck forward reading the play, jumped in front of the Hawks' forward and skated in alone on Halle, burying a quick shot through the five hole, giving the Sabres a two nothing lead. Undaunted, the Hawks continued to play hard and were rewarded with a goal when after some good cycling in the Shattuck zone, Sage picked up the puck on a battle against the boards and found Brooke who just came storming off the bench. Brooke picked up the puck, and without hesitation, ripped a shot high blocker side to put the Hawks on the board. With this newfound momentum, the Hawks started skating and passing a little crisper and found more opportunities, but with 2:42 left in the frame, an offensive zone pinch that didn't work resulted on a 3 on 1 and the forward with the puck decided to keep and shoot. The shot seemed to be fanned on a bit and the result was a five hole goal that Halle's reaction showed she would have liked to have back. Skating into the second intermission, the score would be 3-1 Sabres and the shot were even at 11 each.  The third period would end up being the Hawks best, saving the best for last. The girls made better tape to tape passes, more dekes, more rushes and created some quality chances. Halle shut the door the rest of the game, resolute to keep the girls in it for the duration of the game. This team effort resulted in a goal off the stick of Mackenzie Hutchinson late in the period with 3:32 left in the game. Lindsay made a great move, shaking off a defender and slid the puck over to Mac at the point who wired a shot on net, giving the Hawks so added life. With the clock winding down, the coaching staff called a time out and drew up a strategy, but with time winding down a late penalty against the Hawks sealed the victory for the Sabres, who skated off with a 3-2 win. Final shots on goal were 17-14. 

 

Game 3 saw the Pembina Valley squad face off against the Minnesota Revolution U16 team. The team and parents had gone out for a team supper and the girls had some team bonding exercise beforehand, and after a long break between games, the day was getting long. The long day was showing it's effects early, as the Hawks weren't as fresh as they would have liked to have been. The Rev came out strong and applied the early pressure, but Taylor was equal to the task, turning aside all the shots. The tide would sway back in the Hawks direction when on a great shift by Chelsea and Brooke working the puck down low, Brooklyn fed Chelsea who thought about shooting, looked back door and saw a wide open Karsty who calmly slid the puck into the wide open net and then got swarmed by her teammates. Shortly after that, the girls started getting into a little bit of penatly trouble, and based on the crowd's reaction, on some sketchy calls. That shorthanded play seemed to tire the girls as they spent a lot of energy of the penalty kill. The period ended with a 15-9 shot advantage for the Minnesota team, but a 1-0 advantage for the Hawks. The second period antics seemed be amped up a notch, as the physicality rose to another level. At one point Chelsea was levelled by a crosscheck to the back of the neck, at the right side of the crease. A little later Alyssa took a stick high near the cage, and took exception, but this tme without a call. Some more rough stuff started up before Dana started expressing his frustration over the apparent lack of player safety awareness from the officials. A few soft calls later, things seemed to settle down, and the Hawks started taking control of the game again. Then, with only a few minutes left in the second, on a relative harmless one on one, a Revolution forward skated up the right side of the ice, wristed a low cross ice shot that just eluded Taylor's outstretched glove and left pad, and found it's way just inside the post, making it a 1-1 game. There were a couple of good return opportunities for the Hawks, but in keeping with the weekend's theme, most of them were fired just over the crossbar.   Alyssa had a glorious opportunity late in the second, but couldn't quite get a handle on the loose puck with the goaltender sprawled out of position. That would end the second period, with both teams skating to their respective dressing rooms with a goal apiece. Shots still favoured the Minnesota squad, by a 31-26 margin. At this point, Taylor was responsible for keeping her commrades in contention, with many quality scoring chances thwarted. To start the third period, the Hawks had a little lapse in attention in the first ten seconds, and that's all it would take for the Revolution to jump on a scoring chance and break the 1-1 tie. For the next few shifts, this really lit a fire under the Hawks opponents, who forechecked aggressively, giving no reprieve to a Hawks squad who just looked fatigued. At this point, Chelsea, who had played the whole game with a great work ethic, took matters into her own hand and singlehandedly went end to end determinedly and scored the tying goal, breathing life back into the Hawks bench. This equalizer seemed to set off some more fireworks as the rough play seemed to rear it's ugly head again, sending Hawk after Hawk to the bench with bumps, bruises and limping strides. On one of the last two penalties of the game, both of which were against the Hawks, the Revolution were able to solve Taylor for a third time, with just over three minutes remaining in the contest. The Hawks were determined to find that equalizer once again, digging deep and forechecking well, but the clock and fatigue worked against them and then with :30 left, one last penalty was called against Pembina Valley, virtually ending any chance of a comeback. The Hawks would hang their heads, defeated that a tough game got away from them, but the fans and coaching staff agreed that the girls deserved a much better fate than what was handed to them. They had played well, they were without the services of Ginny and Mac, and with an early morning game and a late evening game, the girls had displayed a huge amount of resiliance and showed a lot of heart competing right until the end. Final score was 3-2 and the shots favoured Minnesota 46-41. WIth the loss, the girls were supposed to play at 9:45 against a lower ranked team, but after some behind the scenes horse-trading, the draw was changed to a 1:15 game against the class of the tournament, Shattuck's prep team.

 

Game 4, was played on an absolutely beautiful November Sunday afternoon, with temps in the mid teens. As the girls prepared for the toughest team in the tournament, many of them were sporting bumps and bruises, the goal was to limit the damage and play as tough as they could against a team clearly more skilled and faster than anything they have seen this season. It would take the SSM Prep team only two shifts to find the back of the net though, as the passing ability down low in the attacking zone proved to be too much for the Hawks squad. Before long it would be 2, 3 and then 4 nothing.  After the fourth goal, the coaches lifted Halle in favour of Taylor. Absolutely no slight on Halle, there was very little she could do on mostly uncontested high slot shots. The quality of play is just something these Hawks girls are not used to seeing. The score after one was 4-0. The shots registered 17-3 for the home U19 team. The seond period saw the return of Halle to the net, after the coaching staff had a chance to talk to her and build up her confidence. With a chance to catch their breath, and reassess their game plan. That seemed to work as the play settled down considerably and girls relaxed into more Hawks style of play. Halle made some big key saves in the period, keeping the game closer in hand. Playing a more defensive minded game in front of her, her teammates were doing a much better of clogging up the high slot and limiting some of the scoring opportunities. The score after 2 was 6-0, with Halle making some acrobatic saves, and a much better team effort than the first. Shots on goal were 15-3. The third period saw running time, with the 6 goal advantage. WIth the shortened bench, I don't think anyone from the Hawks side minded the running time. Ginny was still out with her injury, Abbey was banged up with a lower body injury and sat out the game. Katie was knocked out of the game mid way through the second after a collision to her head with a d-man's shoulder. The third period was, for the most part, fairly low key, with not much to note. The Hawks did a good job of killing off the period's lone penalty. The final score was 7-0, with tired and battered Hawks squad ready to grab some lunch and hit the bus for the long ride home. Shots in the third were 10-2 with a final game total of 42-8. A good experience for the girls, but a break to heal some of the injuries sustained this weekend will be needed.

Nov 20/15 vs Central Plains Capitals

On Friday, Nov 20th, the girls traveled to Portage la Prairie, to take on the Central Plains Capitals. The Hawks had not faced the Caps since the girls hosted the defending league champions at their home tournament. This would prove to be a big game against one of the stronger teams in the league, one that the Hawks desperately wanted to win. The unfriendly confines of the BDO Centre for the Community had proven to be a difficult arena for visiting teams, and the Hawks have been no exception. With the game underway, the lady Hawks proved to be up for the challenge, as most of the girls had healed somewhat from the physically demanding tournament in Shattuck in the previous weekend. Abbey would sit this game as well as the next game, still recovering from her lower body injury. This game also saw the long-awaited return of veteran Ginny Grenier who had missed the previous couple of weeks with a leg injury. The Hawks battled hard in the first period, really passing the puck well and forechecking hard against the always defensive Capitals squad. After killing off two penalties in the first, the girls would get back on track as playing 5 on 5 played out better for our girls. Captain Jenai scored for the Hawks, getting the visitors on the scorebord first, after getting a nice feed from Brooklyn. Jenai walked in and wired one that found its way through traffic. That would be the only goal of the period as the Hawks made their to the dressing room with a 1-0 advantage, despite an even 9-9 shots on goal stat. Starting off the second frame, the Hawks were down a man with a late first period penalty, giving the home team a powerplay opportunity with fresh ice. The man advantage helped and with a Hawks slow start right off the hop, the Caps took advantage and scored only 34 seconds in. This second period clearly favoured Central Plains as their early period goal gave them confidence and and extra jump in their step. It would only be later in the second when the Hawks caught their second wind and started a push back. There would not be any further scoring in the second frame, but momentum had gathered for the Hawks and they were looking forward to continuing that in the third. Shots in the second favoured the Caps, 12-7. In the third period, the Hawks continued their strong play and with the help of some powerplay chances, they really forced the Caps deep on several occasions and exerted some sustained pressure. There would be no scoring in the third, so overtime would be required to determine a winner. Not long into the four on four action, the Caps were called for a trip, which nullified a possible Hawks scoring chance, so the powerplay unit was put to work. With 1:45 remaining the the extra frame, Chelsea took the puck on the side boards, and fed it to a wide open Mac. Hutch passed up the opportunity for a shot from the point, instead, sliding it over to her blue line partner, Jenai who slid into the high slot to the goalie's right. Seeing an opening, Jenai snapped a shot high, and into the back of the net, causing the Hawks bench to jump up and swarm their captain in the Capitals' zone. A big win for the Hawks as they continue their climb up the MFMHL standings against a very worthy opponent. Final shots in the game swung in the Hawk's favour, as they outshot Central by a 31-30 tally. Halle played an excellent game in net, restricting the Caps potent offense to only one powerplay goal, making 29 saves in the process, many of them quality scoring chances.
 

 

Nov 21/15 vs Yellowhead Chiefs

 

Taking a turn in Holland at the Holland Ice Gardens, the Pembina Valley Hawks welcomed the Yellowhead Chiefs for the second game of a tough two game weekend. The Hawks were facing a foe that has certainly got their number this year, as goals come very scarce against a Yellowhead squad that plays a solid defensive game and has had some outstanding goaltending. The game seemed to resemble a ping pong match, with action going back and forth non-stop. Both teams battled hard, playing a clean game. There was not a lot of penalties called and the teams were both playing defensively. There was no scoring in either of the first two periods, with both goalies making some terrific saves. Unfortunately, there was only one goal scored in this contest and that came off of the stick of Yellowhead, and to make matters worse, a short-handed marker. With the man advantage, the Hawks were playing with two forwards at the far blue line, and a with an extremely aggresive forecheck, the Chiefs' forward stripped the puck from the Hawks defenseman and seeing a wide open linemate streaking hard through the high slot, fed her. After making the initial stop, Taylor couldn't quite cover the rebound off her pads and the Chiefs forward lifted the second attempt over her pad, leaving the Hawks down one to nothing with a little over a period to find the tying goal. Unfortunately for the girls, everything they could muster by way of scoring chances, the Yellowhead defense and goaltending had an answer for. The Hawks would lose the game by that 1-0 score, and all they could do was shake their heads at what could have been. They certainly had their chances, but with a 34-33 shot advantage, the one stat, a Yellowhead goal, would be all that mattered. Taylor had played a great game, making some key saves in the first and third periods, keeping her team within striking distance. The girls now have a week off to strategize and come up with a plan to fill the net on a more regular basis. It seems the top teams in the league will only allow a minimal amount of goals and the first team to score gives themselves a great opportunity to win the game. A couple of productive practices this week, with an almost full complement of players, will go a long way in the coming weeks.

 

 

 

 

Nov 28/15 vs Interlake Lightning (Toy Drive)

 

Looking to spread some Christmas cheer, as in years past, the Pembina Valley Hawks invited the Interlake Lightning to join them in toy drive and hosted them for a league game in Manitou. The day was a resounding success on both fronts, as many unwrapped, new toys were collected to be passed on to a local charity, and another big league win for the Hawks.

 

The game started out as most of them do against Interlake, with the first goal coming off the stick of Chelsea, 2:12 into the game. Assisting on that goal was Sage. Then, two minutes and 50 seconds later, it would be Sage from Mackenzie H and Captain Jenai. With 5:16 left in the frame, it would be Jenai scoring an unassisted marker of her own. Shots on goal were PV - 18, Interlake - 6. In the second, the Hawks were caught a little flat-footed, when former Hawks forward Autumn DeGraeve, now with Interlake, got the visitors in the board 48 seconds into the frame. It wouldn't take the Hawks long to respond though, with an unassisted goal from Kenzie Heide at the point at 18:43. Just over five minutes later it would be Sage notching her second goal of the contest, when she fired home an assisted goal. Another five minutes would tick off the clock before the Hawks scored their sixth goal of the game, when Mac Hutch blasted one through from the point, giving Ginny a much deserved assist. Then, a minute and a half later, it would be Alyssa scoring her first of the night, with helpers coming from Meg and Sage. That would end the scoring in the second, with the shots favouring the home squad 18-3. The third period saw another four goals being pumped into the Lightning net, with Sage tallying her third and fourth of the evening and getting their second goals each were Chelsea and Mackenzie H. Drawing assists were Chelsea, Mac, Lindsay and Jenai. Shots on goal in the third were 17-7 Pembina Valley. The final tally was 11-1, with the shots heavily favouring the Hawks 53-16, but the real winners are the kids who will benefit with some great new toys this Christmas thanks to the generous contributions of two classy teams.

 

 

Nov 29/15 vs Shaftesbury Titans

 

Looking to continue some of that high scoring offense against a stiffer competitor, the lady Hawks traveled to Winnipeg to face off against the Shaftesbury Titans Prep team for an exhibition match at the MTS Iceplex. Breaking away from the smaller ice surface of the Manitou arena, the girls were hoping to use some of their team speed and finesse to match up against the always prepared Titans squad. Early on though, it would be the home team who dominate the play, carrying sustained pressure in the Hawks defensive zone. This early pressure afforded the Titans an early fortuitous bounce, literally, when a shot sailed high off the end boards behind Taylor and bounced back just on top of the crease. There, two Titan forwards outnumbered the one Hawks D, and one of the Titans lifted it over Taylor's pads before she really knew what was happening. A broken play found the puck in the back of the net and the visitors were down early. Showing great resiliancy, the Hawks battled, and thanks to ten minutes in penalties handed out to the Titans in the first frame alone, the powerplay had its chances. Unfortunately for the Hawks, even with the man advantage, they weren't able to generate the quality scoring chances they did the night before, and before anyone knew it, the horn sounded to end the first period. The shots swayed heavily in favour of the Hawks, 18-8, but there were not that many great chances, as most of the shots came from the point. In the second period, the Titans came out much more focused and determined than in the first. Not helping matters, the Hawks handed them three powerplay opportunities, one of which resulted in a goal. The Hawks never regained their composure that they showed in the first, and with time running down towards the end of the second, Shaftesbury scored an even strength goal, giving them a 3-0 lead. The shots were 18-9 Titans in the second. The Hawks came out much stronger in the third and proved their resiliency but applying a strong forechecking game again. They produced some great scoring chances, but they weren't able to solve the Winnipeg netminder, until very late in the game. With 1:35 on the clock, and with some juggled lines, the Hawks found some scoring spark when Ginny banged home a loose puck to the Titan goalie's right, giving the visting squad some life. Drawing the assists were Katie and Hannah. Unfortunately it would be a case of too little, too late and the home team skated off with a 3-1 victory. On a positive note, the Hawks did outshoot the Titans in the game by a 41-33 margin, just not on the scoreboard where it counts the most. Regardless, the coaching staff will have liked some aspects of the match, while some parts, like the second period, will give them some insight on what to improve upon. The Hawks will have two practices this week to prepare for a big league game next Saturday in Winnipeg, when they take on the Winnipeg Avros at the Keith Bodley arena in Winnipeg's west end.