HOCKEY MANITOBA SENIOR A PROVINCIALS
THE PROVINCIAL SR. A CHAMPION
KILLARNEY SHAMROCKS
The 2016-17
Manitoba Sr. A Champion
1. Brian Archibald (G)
2. Spencer Haney
4. Clayton Heinrichs
5. Andrew Lockhead
6. Torrin Howarth
7. Colton Magwood
9. Reid Gow
10. Aubrey Chapman
11. Jesse Bernard
12. Bryce Lamb
14.Tanner Pugh
15. Lane Ganske
16. Jesse Ramsden
17. Tanner Anderson
18. Isaac Friesen
19. Jamie Schultz
20. Thomas Bell
21. Lee Magwood
22. Ryan Howatt
23. Miles Jones
24. Daniel Stagg
25. Josh Sylvester
26. Brayden Cuthbert
31. Darris Hardern (G)
31. Curtis Lovett
Head coach: Shayne Skeoch
88 GAME ON
Killarney Shamrocks
2017 CHAMPIONS EDITION
the season with a remarkable record of 34-1.
On Saturday night, in the semifinals, Killarney shut out the Wild Card team – and the second
best team in the Tiger Hills Sr. A League – the Carberry Plainsmen 4-0 while Norway House,
the champions of the Northwest Sr. A Hockey League, knocked off the Southeastern Mani-
toba Hockey League champion Notre Dame Hawks 4-3 in a shootout.
Those games set up a Sunday afternoon matchup between Killarney and Norway House
that was never in doubt. In fact, they might call themselves the Shamrocks, but this title was
won on speed and talent, not luck.
I’ve never played on a team like this. It’s
a real special team. I’ve been in Killarney for six
years. My first year in Killarney, we won and
then we had a few lean years and now we’ve
won two in a row. This is as good a team as I’ve
ever played on
Former Dauphin Kings forward Aubrey Chapman opened the scoring at 10:58 of the first pe-
riod on a beautiful shot over the shoulder of Norway House netminder Sonny Albert. Colton
Magwood and Ryan Howatt drew the assists.
The Shamrocks made it 2-0 at 14:46, when Howatt scored his first of two goals from Chap-
man and Gow. Then, at 17:11, Jesse Ramsden scored from Lane Ganske and Gow and it was
suddenly 3-0.
The Shamrocks were now in total control.
In the second period, Killarney quickly built the lead to 5-0 as Gow scored what would turn
out to be the eventual winner from Isaac Friesen and Brayden Cuthbert and then Ganske
scored from Lee Magwood and Gow to give the Shamrocks a five-goal lead.
At that point, you had to give Norway House credit. The North Stars didn’t quit. Cody Ballard