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This article was published 25/01/2012 (5011 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

When leagues reach the mid-season mark in their schedules, they usually hold their all-star games. On Jan. 14, T&C dropped by the Hockey Winnipeg AAA all-star day at the MTS Iceplex.

The event got underway with the bantam II skills competition. Ryan Hall of the Winnipeg Monarchs was recognized as the top goalie. Dane Derewianchuk of the Sharks was the fastest skater, while his teammate Codey Melnyk won the breakaway shooting contest. Nathan Halvorsen from the Warriors took the rapid fire shooting event and Liam Schioler of the Hawks was tops at puck control. Schioler also was selected as the top defenceman in the all-star game that his West team won 5-3. The Monarchs trio of Dawson Martin, Josh Curtis and Stelios Mattheos had four of the goals. Martin had two and was named the game’s top forward. Linden McCorrister from the Hawks had the fifth tally. Ryan Kubic of the Hawks was selected as the top goalie. Austin Friesen and Milan Horanski of the Warriors, along with Halvorsen scored for the East. Their teammate Dylan Torgerson had two assists.

The bantam I all-star game was a high-scoring affair with the East winning 8-6. The intensity stayed at a high level throughout the game as the players wanted to show off their talents for the junior scouts in attendance. Laine McKay from the Thunder Bay Kings had a hat trick and an assist for the winners and was named the game’s top forward. His teammate Zack Grzelewski and Chase Fincaryk of the Sharks both scored twice, and Tyler Anderson of the Sharks, who won the rapid fire skills contest, contributed a single. Keegan Kolesar of the Hawks had two goals and an assist for the West. Jody Stallard of the Brandon Wheat Kings also scored twice, and his teammate James Shearer and Jackson Keane of the Monarchs each had a goal. In the skills events, Shearer was the fastest skater, Geoff Kitt of Thunder Bay was best at puck control, Brendan Reichardt of the Warriors won the breakaway contest and Tyson Verhelst of the Wheaties topped the goalies.

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The Manitoba Junior Women’s Hockey League dream game on Jan. 19 at the Iceplex ended in a 1-1 tie.

Adrienne Chubala, who scored for the Whites, was named player of the game for her team. Courtney Plouffe replied for the Blacks and Hayley Ostberg, a league rookie, earned her team’s top player award.

League president Kirk Kuppers praised the play of the four goalies, Tara Ursel, Anne Loewen, Carly Gacek and Amanda Pushka.