Austin Suwala had a goal and an assist and Logan Mazinke made 21 saves as the Morris Mavericks downed Northlands Parkway 3-1 in the lone Zone 4 High School Hockey League game Tuesday night in Winkler. Hayden Peters and Alex Sabourin also scored for the Mavs. Noah Bergen had the lone goal for the Nighthawks. NPC goaltender Hayden Janzen faced 56 shots. 


The Pembina Valley Twisters gave up four goals in the first period and four more in the second and lost 11-4 to the Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Twins at the Century Arena. Slade Southeran, Brett Bergman, Nico Vigier and Riley Goertzen scored Pembina Valley. Carter Halamandaris had a four-goal night for the Twins who outshot the Twisters 50-22. 


The top two teams in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's East Division are in the Canadian Junior Hockey League's Top 20 Rankings. The Portage Terriers (10-1) moved up a spot from seven to six. The Steinbach Pistons (10-2) dropped from nine to number 11. The Ontario Junior Hockey League's Milton Menace replaced the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Battlefords North Stars as the number one nationally ranked team.


The Brandon Wheat Kings dropped a 5-2 decision to the Blazers in Kamloops. Nate Danielson and Logen Hammett did the goal scoring for the Wheat Kings who have a 3-2 record on their eight-game road trip. Matthew Savoie and Briley Wood scored two minutes apart early in the third period and Zach Benson had a shorthanded second period goal as the Winnipeg Ice held on for a 3-2 victory over the Royals in Victoria. 


Hockey Canada has announced the three Canadian rosters that will compete at the 2022 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, November 3rd to 12th in Langley and Delta, B.C. Swift Current Broncos defenseman Josh Fluker of Boissevain and Broncos forward Clarke Caswell of Brandon will play for Team Canada Black. Brandon Wheat Kings forward Caleb Hadland of Sylvan Lake, Alberta is on Team Canada Red's roster. Wheat Kings forward Roger McQueen of Saskatoon and Brandon defenseman Charlie Elick of Calgary will play for Team Canada White along with Edmonton Oil Kings forward Gavin Hodnett and Lethbridge Hurricanes defenseman Tristen Doyle of Winnipeg. The tournament, which returns for the first time since 2019, will feature three Canadian teams matching up against Czechia, Finland, Sweden and the United States. Each team will play six preliminary-round games with the top four in the standings advancing to the medal round. 


The Winnipeg Blue Bombers released five players from the practice roster including American defensive lineman Bronson Massie, American defensive back Raleigh Texada, American offensive lineman Liam Fornadel, American offensive lineman Payton Muljo and National offensive lineman Jakub Szott. The 14-3 Blue Bombers, who have clinched first place in the CFL West Division, are enjoying their third bye week. Winnipeg will play its regular season finale against the B.C. Lions at IG Field on Friday, October 28th.