Dola and Glesmann Take Gold in Shootout Win
GDI Prairies would like to notice the '97 born Manitoba Moose spring team who recently won a tournament this past weekend in Duluth.
Longtime GDI goaltenders, Hayden Dola and Andrew Glesmann, helped defend the net for the Moose. Hayden Dola backstopped the team in the championship final and was stellar in net to hold on for a 3-2 shootout win to capture the gold.
Both goaltenders will head into their second year of Bantam hockey this winter, and look to take the next step in their development as their draft year approaches.
WHL Bantam Draft Wrap Up: 4 GDI Goalies Selected
Overall 4 GDI goalies were selected in this years Western Hockey League Bantam Draft.
Two goaltenders from GDI Prairies:
Zac Robidoux, Medicine Hat Tigers - 124 Overall and Ty Edmonds, Prince George Cougars - 186th Overall.
Two goaltenders from GDI Alberta:
Payton Lee, Vancouver Giants - 28th Overall and Derek Mazil, Edmonton Oil Kings - 68th Overall.
While the WHL Bantam Draft is the first opportunity for teams to select graduating Bantam players, it is not the last chance for a player to be listed or recruited by a WHL Club. After the Drafft is completed, all remaining Bantam players become eligible to be listed by WHL Clubs, and many will be added as spots become available on each WHL teams Protected Player List, or as player development improves at a higher level of hockey.
With this said, for the long list of goaltenders that dream to play at the Major Junior level, it is important that you stick to your training regimen. Don't sit back and relax!
All athletes have the capability of creating a perspective of how others view them. To progress and create future opportunities take into consideration: the actions that you show, the habits that you maintain, and the character that you represent on the ice.
Edmonds and Robidoux Selected in Bantam Draft
GDI Prairies would like to congratulate the following goaltenders for being selected in the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft.
Both goalies have been dedicated students of the game and have trained with GDI over the course of the year leading the selections.
- Zach Robidoux - Morden Manitoba - 124th Overall - Medicine Hat Tigers
- Ty Edmonds - Winnipeg Manitoba - 186th Overall - Prince George Cougars
For the full list of results from the draft Click Here.
U 16 Top 40 Announced
The U-16 players selected to attend the POE Top-40 have advanced from the pool of 136 players who competed at the POE Spring Tournament which was held April 1-3, 2011.The POE Top-40 Camp is the third phase of the Program of Excellence which is the selection process for the U-16 Team Manitoba roster that will compete at the 2011 Western Canada U-16 Challenge Cup in Swift Current, SK.
GDI trained goaltenders that have advanced into the final 40 selections are:
Ty Edmonds - Bantam 1 Wpg Warriors
Evan Johnson - Bantam 1 Wpg Monarchs
For the full roster of selections Click Here.
Wpg AAA Banquet Award Recipients
League Goaltender of the Year
Bantam 2 - Troy Martyniuk
Bantam 1 - Evan Johnson
Midget City - Brendan Fiebelkorn
Provincial - Spencer Tremblay
AAA Goaltender of the Year
Spencer Tremblay
AAA Provincial MVP
Teagan Sacher
For more info on the AAA Awards for the 2010/2011 season Click Here.
GDI Goalies Protect the Hawks Net at Westerns
U-16 Team Manitoba News
POE TOURNEY PREP STARTS UP:
Manitoba’s top 1996-born players have started to compete in the Program of Excellence U-16 Spring Tournament at the MTS Iceplex this weekend.
The tourney is the second phase of the selection process for next season’s U-16 Team Manitoba who will compete at the Western Canada U-16 Challenge Cup in Swift Current, Sask. You can expect to rub shoulders with a lot of WHL scouts to be on hand preparing for next month’s bantam draft.
GDI Prairies has largely been involved in helping young bantam goaltenders prepare for the tournament as GDI has trained over half of the selected goalies at camp.
Moodie & Bray Help Warriors Claim City Championship
, for their success with the Warriors. Training consistantly throughout the year with GDI, both goaltenders had built up a wall of confidence that evidently helped them defend the net for their team.
Hoger & Pennington Off to Bantam Westerns
GDI Prairie goaltenders Zach Hoger and Reid Pennington of the Bantam 1 AAA Hawks head to the Western Canada Bantam Championships.This year the Western's are based in Winnipeg. The Final Four Provincial Championships saw the Brandon Wheat Kings facing off against the Hawks (Video Below).
For more info on the Western's Click Here.
Twins Bantams Crowned Champs
Most recently in the WMHA AA playoffs the Minor Bantam and Bantam Twins both won the their leagues City Championship.GDI goaltenders were within all four teams that entered the finals for each level. Congrats goes out to Minor Bantam Twins goaltenders Jesse Angers and Ana Kulas for winning the championship. League Finalists were the St. Vital Victorias Brock Klippenstein and Simon Berube. Bantam Champions were the Twins' Eric Borton and Andrew Derwin, along with league Finalists from the Railcats were Darien Krasnesky and Devin Lebleu.
Minor Bantam Twins - GDI Goaltenders: Jesse Angers & Ana Kulas
Bantam Twins - GDI Goaltenders: Eric Borton & Andrew DerwinBantam 2 Goalies Compete in Low Scoring Final
The Bantam 2 Winnipeg Hawks and Warriors goaltenders have turned aside their fair share of rubber during the city finals.
With four games played, both goaltenders have shut the door allowing only 13 goals against. With the Hawks victories in the first two games with 3-2 wins, the next two games were consecutive shutouts. The Warriors Tyler Brown recorded his third shutout of the playoffs with a 2-0 victory in game 3. The fourth game of the series The Hawks goaltender Troy Martyniuk shut the door with a 1-0 win as he fought off numerous attempts through traffic.
Currently defending opposite end of the ice, Brown and Martyniuk will be paired up on the Wpg AAA Team White at the 2011 Directors Cup from the 25-27th of March (GDI Goalies Selected). Both goaltenders have been dedicated to their position and have attended GDI Prairies Summer Camps and 1v1 Sessions over the past two years. With strong technical skills and mental make-ups in net, both goalies display control within their position and also competitive mindsets that have taken them both to the top this year.
As the Hawks look to close out the series, game 5 of the best of 7 series takes place this Thursday . For more info and full results on the 2011 Bantam 2 Playoffs Click Here.
Hoger & Reed Take B1 Championship
GDI Goaltenders Zach Hoger and Reid Pennington have helped the Bantam 1 Winnipeg Hawks claim their second straight championship. Their 8-1 record helped them solidify a strong and quick playoff run.Both Brandon Wheat Kings goaltenders, Reid Stallard and Tyler Gutenberg, also look to have strong outings in their run at the Provincials. With the Wheat Kings providing poor offensive strength this season both GDI goalies were peppered with an average of 40 plus shots per game. Stallard and Gutenberg have been persistent and have trained diligently on their off days which has helped them become stronger and push to success in the future.
Best of luck to all 4 goalies heading into Provincials!
Edmonds Called Up to Sharks
The City Midget - Winnipeg Sharks have called up 1996 born Ty Edmonds for the remaining rounds of the playoffs through the rest of March.
Edmonds recently finished his Bantam playoffs with the Winnipeg Warriors. Having a strong season playing his second year at the AAA level he recorded an 8-3-2 record and maintained a 2.86 GAA.
The Sharks faced off against Interlake on March 5th, the Monarchs on March 7th, and then Interlake for game four on March 10th. The 2010/2011 playoffs have placed the leagues top 6 teams into a round robin format that has the first place team out of the two pools proceed into a best of seven final.
For more info on the City Midget Playoffs Click Here.
Wiess Plays Big for Canadians
The battle between the St. James Canadians and the River East Marauders has been a spirited affair that has been taken into "extra innings" and has changed normality of the preliminary (best of three) round of the AA Minor Bantam playoffs.
GDI Prairies goaltender Tyler Wiess has found a way to hold the Canadians in it. One of the most competitive goaltenders at his age from Winnipeg, Wiess conquers opponents with his quick trigger response time and strong will to compete for every puck. With both teams evenly placed within the season standings with the Marauders in 4th and the Canadians in 5th, the series has seen each game being tightly matched.
Game one was owned by the Marauders with a 3-2 win. Two nights later, the game ended in a 2-2 decision after a scoreless overtime. Even with the Canadians holding a powerplay late in overtime the game ended without a final decision. Wiess held his own in the backend, shutting down many odd man rushes by the offensive minded River East players.
With the series still in the Marauders favor as they led 1-0 heading to the third game, the next night they weren't able to cap it off. The Canadians again found a way to battle back and complete a comeback with a 3-2 overtime victory. Coming up, the deciding game four will take place March 2nd. The winner of the series looks to meet the first place powerhouse, Fort Garry Twins.
For more on the playoff match-ups Click Here.
GDI Goaltenders Selected
The 2011 Directors Cup is set as a developmental tournament to introduce athletes to the concept of the Program of Excellence (U-16 & U-17), which is Hockey Manitoba's high performance athlete identification and training program for Canada's National Teams (U-18, U-20). The objective of this program is to provide some of the province's top skilled players an opportunity to compete amongst their peer group in a high-level & prestige event.
Each Hockey Manitoba Region has representation at the Director's Cup with 9 Rural Region teams and 3 Winnipeg teams competing in a 12 team draw. This years tournament will be held out of the communities at Morris and Rosenort.
The following GDI goaltenders were recently selected to their Director's Cup teams:
Winnipeg AAA Team White:
Tyler Brown - Wpg Warriors
Troy Martynuik - Wpg Hawks
Winnipeg AAA Team Red:
Tyler Gagliardi - Wpg Warriors
Nicholas Holben - Wpg Sharks
Winnipeg AA Team:
Andrew Glesmann - Northwest Stars
Interlake Regional Team:
Hayden Dola - Arborg Falcons
Manitoba Climbs Over Nova Scotia
Taking on the host province Team Manitoba had no problem changing their ways to get a win. GDI's Alex Moodie helped his team proceed to a 4-1 decision. With the win U-16 Team Manitoba claims 5th place and is set to play Team Saskatchewan in their last game of the tournament.
For more on the Canada Winter Games Click Here.
For info on Alex Moodie Click Here.
Recap of Bantam Battle Between Monarchs and Warriors
GDI goaltenders went to battle last week as the Bantam 1 Winnipeg Monarchs faced off against the Warriors.
There is a saying that ‘the numbers don’t lie’ and that was the case for Wednesday night’s Bantam one matchup at Notre Dame Arena between the Warriors and Monarchs. The two teams are deadlocked in the standings as they battle to the bitter end for third place and the product on the ice reflected that fact. For the full game write-up Click Here.
Both goaltenders, Ty Edmonds (Warriors) and Evan Johnson (Monarchs), were selected to the All-Star game back in January and heading into the playoffs both sit near the top of all goaltenders in total goals against with a low 29 and 32.
With goaltending having the large impact on a teams success, each duo defending the net, Ty Edmonds/Max Hrechkosy and Evan Johnson/Ben Thorlakson, looks to be the reason towards their teams success.
Fiebs Gets the Call to P.A
The Prince Albert Raiders have announced Monday that they will be recalling GDI trained goaltender Brendan Fiebelkorn.
19 year-old Jamie Tucker suffered a laceration to the thumb of his blocker hand during the Raiders game on Saturday in Regina and is week to week.
Fieb's was the Raiders 4th round selection, 78th overall in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft. He has appeared in 18 games for the league leading Winnipeg Hawks this season with a 13-0-2 record, 2 shutouts and a 2.27 goals against average.
AAA WMHA Leagues Select Goaltenders to All-Star Teams
Winnipeg's AAA ages levels of Bantam 2, Bantam 1, and City Midget have recently announced their selected All-Star rosters. The skills competition and games will take place on Saturday, January 8th.
We would like to congratulate each goaltender, along with the following AAA goaltenders who have been consulted by GDI Prairies:
Bantam 2
East All-Stars
Adam Jones - Winnipeg Sharks
Tyler Brown - Winnipeg Warriors
West All-Stars
Ryan Hall - Winnipeg Monarchs
Troy Martniuk - Winnipeg Hawks
Bantam 1
East All-Stars
Kyle McHolm - Winnipeg Sharks
Ty Edmonds - Winnipeg Warriors
West All-Stars
Evan Johnson - Winnipeg Monarchs
Reid Pennington - Winnipeg Hawks
AAA City Midget
East All-Stars
Alex Moodie - Winnipeg Warriors
West All-Stars
Brendan Fiebelkorn - Winnipeg Hawks
For each teams full roster Click Here.
For the Winnipeg Sun's Press Release on the All-Star Game Click Here.
Congrats to the Bantam AA Seine River Snipers who recently won the 2011 Victoria Inn / Precision Toyota Tournament of Champions.
Brown Gets Goose Egg
On December 5th the Warriors went head to head with the Sharks. The AAA Bantam 2 match-up was close as both goaltenders played a solid 60 minutes, with only 2 goals being scored early in the frame of the first period.Tyler Brown got the 2-0 shutout and helped lower his GAA to 1.65. The Warriors currently sit in first place mid-way through the year, with help from both GDI goaltenders - Brown and Gagliardi.
For more on this game click here.
Moodie - Bantam 1 Goaltender of the Year Award
After this evenings Winnipeg AAA Awards Banquet, GDI Prairies would like to congratulate all of the nominee's and goaltenders awarded for there success this past season.
Taking home the top goaltender award for the Bantam 1 Level was Alex Moodie. Moodie has trained on and off the ice with GDI Prairies over this past year diligently, leading his season stats to a 2.80 GAA and 2 Shutouts. Moodie also helped lead his team to the finals where he proved his willingness to battle through the 6 game series. During the finals he also won the hockey championship at the Manitoba Winter Games with Team Blue, competing against Team Gold. Congrats Alex on all your success this past season.
Congratulations again to all of the players, goaltenders, and coaches nominated for awards within the Winnipeg AAA Organization.
Winnipeg Monarchs Win Western Bantams
Congrats to both Ryan Miner and Tyler Dodd of the Winnipeg Bantam 1 Monarchs who recently won the Western Canadian Bantam Championship with a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Bisons in double O.T. Monarchs Take Bantam Provincial Final Four Title
Congratulations to the Winnipeg Monarchs Bantam AAA team who recently claimed the Bantam Provincial title.
Congrats to both Ryan Miner and Tyler Dodd who helped backstop their team to lead them to the championship.
The Monarchs now advance to the Western Canada Bantam Championship in Burnaby, BC. The games take place from April 8-11th.
To view the schedule and results for the Western Canada Bantam Championship click here.
Hawks Sweep Final Series
It was the closest game of the best of five final series, but the Hawks looked just as strong in the 4-3 game three victory as they did in the first two games. The win on Sunday night completed a three game sweep of the finals for the City Midget Hawks.The Monarchs fell 5-0 in game one and 5-2 in game two before eventually dropping game three to the top seeded Hawks. The championship title caps off an impressive season for the Hawks during which they lost just six times during league play and had a total of 30 wins.
The Hawks goaltender tandem of Brenden Fiebelkorn and Alex Henry maintained a solid league-best 2.19 Goals Against Average, and helped their team accomplish an impressive 16 game winning streak midway through the season from November to January.
Bantam I Monarchs triumphed over the Warriors to take their league final. The Monarchs will now travel to Thompson, MB for the Provincial final four tournament March 26th- 28th. The winner of the Provincials will move on to the Western Canadian Bantam Championships in Burnaby, BC. Congrats to both Ryan Miner and Tyler Dodd who helped tend goal to lead their team to the championship win. Best of luck in Thompson!
The Bantam 2 AAA Hawks who lead the league with 23 wins, 5 loses, and 2 shootout loses capped off their playoff win by winning an outstanding 8 straight games, sweeping both series, to claim their league championship. Congrats to both goaltenders from the team, Zach Hoger and Troy Martyniuk, who manged to only allow 72 goals against in the high scoring Minor Bantam league.Bantam Rural AA Provincials Provide Excitment
With the Bantam Rural AA Provincials concluding on Sunday, both medal rounds provided a worthy watch.
The Gold Medal match-up featured the Seine River Snipers vs McDonald. This game went into a double overtime with McDonald coming up with the victory, 4-3.
The Bronze Medal game had the Southwest Jets defeating the Northern Knights 4-1.
To proceed into the medal standings the Snipers clinched a buy into the gold medal game with 3 wins in three games. For the other placements there was a three way tie that was decided buy a goals for/ goals against deferential.
GDI Prairies would like to congratulate Silver Medalist goaltender Dan Leclaire from the Seine River Snipers and Bronze Medal winner Austin Lotz, goaltender from the Southwest Jets.
For the full tally of scores and results visit Hockey Manitoba - Provincials.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Monarchs Take Bantam Provincial Final Four Title
Congratulations to the Winnipeg Monarchs Bantam AAA team who recently claimed the Bantam Provincial title.
Congrats to both Ryan Miner and Tyler Dodd who helped backstop their team to lead them to the championship.
The Monarchs now advance to the Western Canada Bantam Championship in Burnaby, BC. The games take place from April 8-11th.
To view the schedule and results for the Western Canada Bantam Championship click here.
AAA Provincial & City Midget Championship Final
Come out and support the Manitoba Provincial and City Midget Final Series this weekend. Both AAA levels are competing for their League Championship.
- The Pembina Valley Hawks had battled their way back and eliminated the Southwest Cougars in game 5 to meet the Eastman Selects in the AAA Provincial final which gets underway on Saturday for game 1 beginning at 7:45 in Beausejour.
Both AAA Provincial teams will advance to the AAA Midget Western Regionals regardless of the outcome of this series, as Pembina Valley is the host team.
- The Winnipeg Hawks of the AAA City final have climbed their way up to stand at two games to none against the Winnipeg Monarchs in the best of 5 series. Game 3 begins Sunday at 7:30 at Notre Dame arena in Winnipeg.
Best of luck to all 4 teams and the goaltenders who compete for their league championship.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
AAA Bantam 2 - Game 7 Matchup Needed
The match-up between the Sharks and Monarchs has proceeded on to a game 7 as the Monarchs have climbed back in the series from begin down 3 games to none.
The last three games have been won at close contests at 3-2, 3-1, and 3-2 consecutively. Game 7 is at 6:00 pm, March 11th. Best of luck to both teams, and all goaltenders from each team (Monarchs - Johnson, Thorlakson, Sharks - Kaatz, McHolm) who have been trained by GDI Prairies.
For the Bantam 2 schedule and results visit online.
Bantam Rural AA Provincials Provide Excitment
With the Bantam Rural AA Provincials concluding on Sunday, both medal rounds provided a worthy watch.
The Gold Medal match-up featured the Seine River Snipers vs McDonald. This game went into a double overtime with McDonald coming up with the victory, 4-3.
The Bronze Medal game had the Southwest Jets defeating the Northern Knights 4-1.
To proceed into the medal standings the Snipers clinched a buy into the gold medal game with 3 wins in three games. For the other placements there was a three way tie that was decided buy a goals for/ goals against deferential.
GDI Prairies would like to congratulate Silver Medalist goaltender Dan Leclaire from the Seine River Snipers and Bronze Medal winner Austin Lotz, goaltender from the Southwest Jets.
For the full tally of scores and results visit Hockey Manitoba - Provincials.
Tandum of Brownie and Brocker Stand Tall
St. Vital Victorias AA Peewee Goaltenders Tyler Brown and Brock Klippenstein have helped their team to a strong finish to their season as they gear up towards playoffs. Brown with a GAA of 1.64 and Klippenstein with a GAA of 2.31, have helped compile a strong record of 21-5-2, and 57 GA. Brown was also selected to play in the AA All Star Game.
Both goaltenders have been highly dedicated to their position by training consistently out of the GDI Prairies Satellite Center and attending GDI Prairies Camps. Their dedication and resilience to become better at their position at a young age has already paved a strong foundation to their game, and is shown through their success this season.
The St. Vital Victoria's Peewee team has a buy past their first round and eagerly wait to find out who they will play in their first game on March 2nd.
U16 Goaltenders Announced
Hockey Manitoba and Hockey Saskatchewan has announced their rosters for this years Western Canada Challenge Cup.
The goaltenders competing with Team Manitoba are Brendan Fiebelkorn (Winnipeg Hawks) and Chris Driedger (Winnipeg Monarchs). Representing Team Saskatchewan in net is Dawson MacAuley (Prince Albert Mintos) and Regan Santoro (North Battleford). Congratulations to all four goaltenders from the Prairie region that were selected.
The 4 day tournament takes place in Blackfalds, Alberta, just north of Red Deer. The tournament will feature the highest rated players in the Under 16 age category representing the four Western Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and BC. The four team round robin tournament format, which will be held October 28 to November 1, 2009, will assist the four Western Provincial Hockey Associations evaluating these top prospects for future competitions.
For more information on the Western Canada Challenge Cup view their website with news and schedules of the games.
The goaltenders competing with Team Manitoba are Brendan Fiebelkorn (Winnipeg Hawks) and Chris Driedger (Winnipeg Monarchs). Representing Team Saskatchewan in net is Dawson MacAuley (Prince Albert Mintos) and Regan Santoro (North Battleford). Congratulations to all four goaltenders from the Prairie region that were selected.
The 4 day tournament takes place in Blackfalds, Alberta, just north of Red Deer. The tournament will feature the highest rated players in the Under 16 age category representing the four Western Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and BC. The four team round robin tournament format, which will be held October 28 to November 1, 2009, will assist the four Western Provincial Hockey Associations evaluating these top prospects for future competitions.
For more information on the Western Canada Challenge Cup view their website with news and schedules of the games.
