Sports Update - Wednesday, November 13th
Northlands Parkway will meet the College Jeanne-Sauve Olympiens in the South Central Athletic Conference High School Volleyball AAAA junior varsity girls championship game Thursday in Winnipeg. The Nighthawks rallied from two sets down to beat Steinbach Regional 24-26, 12-25, 25-17, 28-26, 15-13 in the semifinals Tuesday night at the SRSS. Northlands Parkway varsity boys face Glenlawn in the SCAC semifinals tonight in Winnipeg.
Simon Hiebert and Jordan Knelsen had two goals each as Northlands Parkway defeated Portage Collegiate 6-3 in the lone Zone 4 High School Hockey League game. Stanley Funk and Blake Reimer also scored for the Nighthawks. Ashton Harrison, Ben Matthews-McCulley and Dillon Henderson replied for the Trojans.
Winkler Flyers goaltender Liam Ernst and forward Brady Craik are Manitoba Junior Hockey League Stars of the Week. Ernst earned a 21-save shutout over the Winnipeg Blues before stopping 22 of 23 shots in a 3-1 win over the Virden Oil Capitals last week. Craik had two assists in the victory over the Oil Capitals and two power play goals in the win over the Blues.
Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor had two goals each in the Winnipeg Jets 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Gabriel Vilardi and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets (15-1) who became the fastest team to 15 wins in NHL history. Winnipeg reached 15 wins faster than the 2022-23 Boston Bruins, 2007-08 Ottawa Senators, 2006-07 Buffalo Sabres, 1985-86 Philadelphia Flyers and 1929-30 Boston Bruins who shared the previous record of 17 games. Josh Morrissey chipped in with three assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves. Winnipeg has won seven in row since losing to the Toronto Maple Leafs on October 28th. The Jets will look to improve their road record to 8-0 when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. The Los Angeles Kings own the NHL record as they won 11 straight road games to start the 2023-24 season.
Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman and assistant coaches Jasmine Mander & Joey Lombardi have been fired after an independent review of a drone surveillance scandal at the Paris Olympics. New Zealand complained about a drone flying over practices before the start of the Olympic tournament, prompting FIFA to fine Canada Soccer and strip six standings points from the team. The investigation found no evidence that players had viewed the drone footage.
