The Winnipeg Blues scored three in the first period on and held on to beat the Steinbach Pistons 5-3 on Sunday night.
The Blues are starting to win the close games they didn't do earlier in the season and in turn have picked up 11 of a possible 14 points in their last seven games.
Jeff Borse had a 3 point night including a pair of goals. Jake Heisinger, Dylan Kelly and Jeremy Olynyk all lit the lamp for Winnipeg as well.
Brett Martyniuk stopped 16 of the 19 shots he faced in the win.
The Blues have a big week ahead. On Tuesday night they'll face the Winnipeg Saints who took the first 5 games the clubs played against each other this season, but the Blues have won the last two.
Then on Friday and Saturday night Winnipeg has a home and home with the Addison Division leading Selkirk Steelers.
Next home game for the Blues is Saturday night against the Steelers. Puck drop is set for 7:30.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Blues Continue Strong Play
The Winnipeg Blues continued their strong play as of late, coming up with another two points as they dropped the Swan Valley Stampeders 6-5 at the MTS Ice Plex Thursday night.
Winnipeg now has 9 points in their last 6 games, including 4 wins.
Jake Heisinger had a pair, while Justin Remillard, Brett Stovin, Patrick Henderson and Jeff Borse all had singles in the win.
Next action for the Blues was supposed to be Friday night in Dauphin, but because of bad weather conditions the game has been re-scheduled.
The Blues will get set for a home tilt against the Steinbach Pistons this coming Sunday. Puck drop is set for 6:30 at the Ice Plex.
Winnipeg now has 9 points in their last 6 games, including 4 wins.
Jake Heisinger had a pair, while Justin Remillard, Brett Stovin, Patrick Henderson and Jeff Borse all had singles in the win.
Next action for the Blues was supposed to be Friday night in Dauphin, but because of bad weather conditions the game has been re-scheduled.
The Blues will get set for a home tilt against the Steinbach Pistons this coming Sunday. Puck drop is set for 6:30 at the Ice Plex.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Winkler Slips Past Blues
In the third game of a three game in three night stretch, the Winnipeg Blues fell to the Winkler Flyers 5-3 at the MTS Ice Plex.
After collecting seven of a possible eight points in their last four games, including dropping the Winnipeg Saints 5-3 on Saturday night, the Blues were looking to continue their strong play against the Flyers.
Things looked good early on as Jeremy Olynyk opened the scoring for Winnipeg on the powerplay, getting the puck behind Flyer netminder Reed Peters.
Winkler would tie things up and eventually take the lead on a pair of goals from Michael Wilgosh, giving the Flyers a 2-1 lead after one.
Both teams would exchange powerplay goals in the second. Connor Cleverely capitalized for the Blues while Matt Loopkey answered for Winkler.
In the third, Winkler scored early. Six seconds in to be exact on a goal from Jordan Neduzak.
Seth Ronberg would give Winkler a 5-2. Brett Stovin scored for Winnipeg to get the Blues within two, but that's as close as they'd come as the Flyers continued their dominance of Winnipeg this season, collecting their 7th win in seven games against the Blues 5-3.
Next up for Winnipeg is a home tilt against Swan Valley on Thursday night.
Puck drop is set for 7:30 at the MTS Ice Plex.
After collecting seven of a possible eight points in their last four games, including dropping the Winnipeg Saints 5-3 on Saturday night, the Blues were looking to continue their strong play against the Flyers.
Things looked good early on as Jeremy Olynyk opened the scoring for Winnipeg on the powerplay, getting the puck behind Flyer netminder Reed Peters.
Winkler would tie things up and eventually take the lead on a pair of goals from Michael Wilgosh, giving the Flyers a 2-1 lead after one.
Both teams would exchange powerplay goals in the second. Connor Cleverely capitalized for the Blues while Matt Loopkey answered for Winkler.
In the third, Winkler scored early. Six seconds in to be exact on a goal from Jordan Neduzak.
Seth Ronberg would give Winkler a 5-2. Brett Stovin scored for Winnipeg to get the Blues within two, but that's as close as they'd come as the Flyers continued their dominance of Winnipeg this season, collecting their 7th win in seven games against the Blues 5-3.
Next up for Winnipeg is a home tilt against Swan Valley on Thursday night.
Puck drop is set for 7:30 at the MTS Ice Plex.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Blues Fall Short In Wayway
The Winnipeg Blues were looking for their third straight win on Friday night in Waywayseecappo, but the Wolverines came out on top 3-2 in a shootout.
Josh Daley had a pair for the Wolverines, while Patrick Henderson and Connor Cleverley each lit the lamp for the Blues.
Overtime settled nothing, and in the shootout, once again Josh Daley put home the final tally, giving Wayway the 3-2 win.
Brett Martyniuk had another strong game between the pipes for the Blues, stopping 31 of 33 shots, including 14 in the second period.
Winnipeg gets right back on the ice again tonight when they host the Winnipeg Saints. The Blues are coming off their first win of the season over the Saints last Sunday night 3-2.
Puck drops tonight at 7:30 at the MTS Ice Plex.
Josh Daley had a pair for the Wolverines, while Patrick Henderson and Connor Cleverley each lit the lamp for the Blues.
Overtime settled nothing, and in the shootout, once again Josh Daley put home the final tally, giving Wayway the 3-2 win.
Brett Martyniuk had another strong game between the pipes for the Blues, stopping 31 of 33 shots, including 14 in the second period.
Winnipeg gets right back on the ice again tonight when they host the Winnipeg Saints. The Blues are coming off their first win of the season over the Saints last Sunday night 3-2.
Puck drops tonight at 7:30 at the MTS Ice Plex.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Blues Make It Two In A Row
The Winnipeg Blues made it two wins in a row on Sunday night, dropping the Winnipeg Saints 3-2 at the MTS Ice Plex.
It was their first win over the Saints this season, and the first time they've won consecutive games since a pair of wins over Swan Valley and Steinbach back in late October.
Patrick Henderson scored twice in the win, while defenseman Paul Bonar notched his 13th of the season, tying him for the team lead with Dylan Kelly.
Brett Martyniuk was once again solid, stopping 21 of 23 shots fired his direction.
One of the things the Blues needed to do to begin turning things around was lowering the goals against, and in the last two games they've allowed only five goals, and they've both been wins.
Winnipeg will be looking for their first three game winning streak of the season beginning next Friday night they they head to Waywayseecappo to face the Wolverines.
The Blues are 2-1-0-0 against Wayway this season.
It's the first of a three game in three night stretch which will see them return home for a Saturday rematch with the Saints, and a Sunday home tilt against the Winkler Flyers.
It was their first win over the Saints this season, and the first time they've won consecutive games since a pair of wins over Swan Valley and Steinbach back in late October.
Patrick Henderson scored twice in the win, while defenseman Paul Bonar notched his 13th of the season, tying him for the team lead with Dylan Kelly.
Brett Martyniuk was once again solid, stopping 21 of 23 shots fired his direction.
One of the things the Blues needed to do to begin turning things around was lowering the goals against, and in the last two games they've allowed only five goals, and they've both been wins.
Winnipeg will be looking for their first three game winning streak of the season beginning next Friday night they they head to Waywayseecappo to face the Wolverines.
The Blues are 2-1-0-0 against Wayway this season.
It's the first of a three game in three night stretch which will see them return home for a Saturday rematch with the Saints, and a Sunday home tilt against the Winkler Flyers.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Home Sweet Home
The Winnipeg Blues played in their first home game in over a month on Friday night, and exploded to a 9-3 win over the Steinbach Pistons.
After falling 9-2 on Tuesday night in Selkirk, the Blues came out ready to play against the Pistons.
Nine different skaters found the back of the net, ending the Blues 4 game losing streak in a big way.
Dustin Pearson, Paul Bonar, Andrew Hewitt, Dylan Kelly, Brett Harvie, Austin Lauder, Patrick Henderson, Jake Heisinger, and newly acquired Jeremy Olynyk lit the lamp in the win.
Brett Martyniuk also had a strong game, stopping 28 of the 31 shots that came his way.
Winnipeg will look to make it two in a row this Sunday night when the Winnipeg Saints visit the MTS Ice Plex.
The Saints have won all 5 meetings between the two clubs this season.
Puck drop is set for 6:30.
After falling 9-2 on Tuesday night in Selkirk, the Blues came out ready to play against the Pistons.
Nine different skaters found the back of the net, ending the Blues 4 game losing streak in a big way.
Dustin Pearson, Paul Bonar, Andrew Hewitt, Dylan Kelly, Brett Harvie, Austin Lauder, Patrick Henderson, Jake Heisinger, and newly acquired Jeremy Olynyk lit the lamp in the win.
Brett Martyniuk also had a strong game, stopping 28 of the 31 shots that came his way.
Winnipeg will look to make it two in a row this Sunday night when the Winnipeg Saints visit the MTS Ice Plex.
The Saints have won all 5 meetings between the two clubs this season.
Puck drop is set for 6:30.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Blues Ship Three Players On Deadline Day
The Winnipeg Blues were busy on junior hockey trade deadline day.
Blues Head Coach and GM Don Macgillivray announced that the club has traded 1990 Defenseman Justin Minoletti to the Winkler Flyers. In return, Winnipeg received the list rights to 1993 forward Warren Callis who's currently suiting up for the Winnipeg Wild. Callis has 26 points in 32 games so far this season.
As well, Winnipeg has shipped 1990 forward Adam Stoykewych to the Selkirk Steelers for future considerations. And it won't take long for Stoykewych to face his former team, as Selkirk and Winnipeg go head to head tomorrow night in Selkirk.
And Jason Gardiner is also on the move as the 1991 forward heads to the Winnipeg Saints for future considerations.
The Blues would like to thank Justin, Adam, and Jason for all their contributions to the organization, and would like to welcome Warren to the Blues.
Blues Head Coach and GM Don Macgillivray announced that the club has traded 1990 Defenseman Justin Minoletti to the Winkler Flyers. In return, Winnipeg received the list rights to 1993 forward Warren Callis who's currently suiting up for the Winnipeg Wild. Callis has 26 points in 32 games so far this season.
As well, Winnipeg has shipped 1990 forward Adam Stoykewych to the Selkirk Steelers for future considerations. And it won't take long for Stoykewych to face his former team, as Selkirk and Winnipeg go head to head tomorrow night in Selkirk.
And Jason Gardiner is also on the move as the 1991 forward heads to the Winnipeg Saints for future considerations.
The Blues would like to thank Justin, Adam, and Jason for all their contributions to the organization, and would like to welcome Warren to the Blues.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Tough Weekend For Blues
The Winnipeg Blues woes continued up north this past weekend, falling 6-2 to OCN on Friday night, and losing 3-2 in a shootout to Swan Valley on Saturday.
That's the Blues third straight loss, and 10th in their last 11 games overall.
The Blues record is not impressive, sitting at 10-24-3-6 overall this season so far, but they have been right there in a lot of their games.
Winnipeg has 11 one goal losses this season. Six in shootouts, and three in overtime and a pair in regulation. They just haven't found a way to either get that big save or that timely goal when they've needed it.
If the Blues found a way to win even half of those 11 games, they'd be right in the pack. They haven't won them, but they seem to be a team that's right on the brink.
With 18 games left in the regular season, the Blues find themselves on the outside looking in on the playoff picture at this point, and would have to put together a pretty impressive run to get into the playoffs, but it's still not out of the question.
It has to start with a win, and they'll get their next chance this coming Tuesday night in Selkirk, as they play their 10th and last game of their 10 game road trip.
Next home action for the Blues is next Friday when they host the Steinbach Pistons. It's the Blues first home game since December 12th.
That's the Blues third straight loss, and 10th in their last 11 games overall.
The Blues record is not impressive, sitting at 10-24-3-6 overall this season so far, but they have been right there in a lot of their games.
Winnipeg has 11 one goal losses this season. Six in shootouts, and three in overtime and a pair in regulation. They just haven't found a way to either get that big save or that timely goal when they've needed it.
If the Blues found a way to win even half of those 11 games, they'd be right in the pack. They haven't won them, but they seem to be a team that's right on the brink.
With 18 games left in the regular season, the Blues find themselves on the outside looking in on the playoff picture at this point, and would have to put together a pretty impressive run to get into the playoffs, but it's still not out of the question.
It has to start with a win, and they'll get their next chance this coming Tuesday night in Selkirk, as they play their 10th and last game of their 10 game road trip.
Next home action for the Blues is next Friday when they host the Steinbach Pistons. It's the Blues first home game since December 12th.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Blues Fall In Winkler
The Winkler Flyers continued their dominance of the Winnipeg Blues this season, downing them 4-2 on Tuesday night, and 6-0-0-0 against the Blues so far this season.
Winkler opened the scoring in the first, as well as the second, but the Blues showed some resiliance and came back to tie the game on goals by David Lafleche and the reigning MJHL Player of the Week Jake Heisinger.
But in the third the Flyers would put the game away, outshooting Winnipeg 13-4, and adding a pair of goals by Seth Ronsberg and Chapen Lablond and take the game 4-2.
Winnipeg now falls 1-6-0-0 on their current 10 game road swing, and 10-23-3-5 on the year. Next action for the Blues is this Friday night when they head north to face OCN.
Winkler opened the scoring in the first, as well as the second, but the Blues showed some resiliance and came back to tie the game on goals by David Lafleche and the reigning MJHL Player of the Week Jake Heisinger.
But in the third the Flyers would put the game away, outshooting Winnipeg 13-4, and adding a pair of goals by Seth Ronsberg and Chapen Lablond and take the game 4-2.
Winnipeg now falls 1-6-0-0 on their current 10 game road swing, and 10-23-3-5 on the year. Next action for the Blues is this Friday night when they head north to face OCN.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Blues Head Into 2011 With A Win
Happy New Year to one and all.
The MJHL returned from their christmas break this past Thursday night, with the Blues and Saints taking to the ice in St. Adolphe.
With the World Under 17 Championships taking place at the MTS Ice Plex, the Blues are in the midst of a 10 game road swing, and it didn't get off to a great start before the break.
Winnipeg lost their first four road games and 6 straight overall heading into the break and were looking to come back with a win against the Saints on Thursday night.
And they had them on the ropes, leading 4-2 after two periods, but in the third the Saints came out flying and potted three, giving them a 6-5 win.
The Saints continued their dominance of the Blues this season, having gone 5-0-0-0 over the Blues so far.
Winnipeg didn't have time to worry about the loss because they'd be back on the ice about 18 hours later, with an New Years Eve afternoon tilt in Selkirk against the Steelers.
And in front of an announced crowd of just under a thousand at the Selkirk Rec Center, the Blues spoiled Selkirks New Years party, dropping the Steelers 6-4, and in doing so snapping a 7 game losing skid.
Dylan Kelly had a pair, with Dustin Pearson, Austin Lauder, Ben Sveinson, and Jeff Borse all collecting singles in the win.
Jake Heisinger added three helpers as well for the Blues who's record now sits at 10-22-3-5 as we enter 2011.
Winnipeg has a few days off now before heading to Winkler on Tuesday night to face the Flyers in Game seven of the ten game road swing.
The next home action for the Blues isn't until the middle of the month when they'll welcome the Steinbach Pistons on January 14th.
The MJHL returned from their christmas break this past Thursday night, with the Blues and Saints taking to the ice in St. Adolphe.
With the World Under 17 Championships taking place at the MTS Ice Plex, the Blues are in the midst of a 10 game road swing, and it didn't get off to a great start before the break.
Winnipeg lost their first four road games and 6 straight overall heading into the break and were looking to come back with a win against the Saints on Thursday night.
And they had them on the ropes, leading 4-2 after two periods, but in the third the Saints came out flying and potted three, giving them a 6-5 win.
The Saints continued their dominance of the Blues this season, having gone 5-0-0-0 over the Blues so far.
Winnipeg didn't have time to worry about the loss because they'd be back on the ice about 18 hours later, with an New Years Eve afternoon tilt in Selkirk against the Steelers.
And in front of an announced crowd of just under a thousand at the Selkirk Rec Center, the Blues spoiled Selkirks New Years party, dropping the Steelers 6-4, and in doing so snapping a 7 game losing skid.
Dylan Kelly had a pair, with Dustin Pearson, Austin Lauder, Ben Sveinson, and Jeff Borse all collecting singles in the win.
Jake Heisinger added three helpers as well for the Blues who's record now sits at 10-22-3-5 as we enter 2011.
Winnipeg has a few days off now before heading to Winkler on Tuesday night to face the Flyers in Game seven of the ten game road swing.
The next home action for the Blues isn't until the middle of the month when they'll welcome the Steinbach Pistons on January 14th.
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