The Notre Dame Hawks and Portage Islanders are going the distance in their South Eastern Manitoba Hockey League semifinal. Joey Sutherland, Jayson Brooks, Johl Swedlo and Channing Bresciani did the goal scoring as the Islanders edged Notre Dame 4-3 and evened the best-of-seven series at three games a piece. Justin Dalebozik, Sean Christensen and Jeff Michiels replied for the Hawks. Game seven goes Sunday in Portage. Visiting teams have won all six games of the series.

 

Trent Sambrook had a pair of assists and Dylan Meilun made 30 saves as the Winkler Flyers beat the Terriers 3-1 in Portage. Troy Hamilton scored the go-ahead goal 4:36 into the third period and Jackson Arpin added an empty netter with 1:15 remaining in regulation. Justin Svenson potted his 31st of the season on the power play at 16:40 of the first period.

 

Pembina Valley lost 3-1 to the Fort Garry/Fort Rouge Twins at the MultiPlex in Morris in game one of their best-of-seven Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League quarterfinal. Riley Goertzen had the lone goal for the Twisters. Twins netminder Miles Minor stopped 25 of 26 shots. Game two goes Sunday afternoon at the Century Arena in Winnipeg.

 

The Winnipeg Ice scored two goals in the final minute-and-a-half of the second period and then added three more in the third en route to a 6-3 come-from-behind victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings at Westoba Place. Benjamin Zloty had a goal and two assists for the Ice. Ridly Greig had a goal and an assist for the Wheat Kings.

 

The Manitoba Moose lost 4-3 to the Belleville Senators. Jake Lucchini, Egor Sokolov and Rourke Chartier scored in the shootout for the Senators. Nick Hutchison, Nelson Nogier and Cole Maier scored in regulation for the Moose.

 

Both Manitoba teams were eliminated Friday at the Brier in Lethbridge. Jason Gunnlaugson beat Mike McEwen 9-3 in a tie-breaker and then lost 7-3 to reigning champion Brendan Bottcher in the first playoff round.

 

Canada’s Paralympic Hockey team will face the United States in the gold medal game (10:05 p.m.) at the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing. Canadian athletes have won 23 medals including eight gold, five silver and 10 bronze. Brian McKeever captured the 16th paralympic gold medal of his career in the mid-distance cross country. The 42-year-old Canmore, Alberta native swept the podium in all three individual cross country events for four consecutive Paralympics.