The Northern Manitoba Blizzard is locked in for yet another home stand. They will play two of the three games tonight and tomorrow at the Roy H. Johnston Arena. Tonight, they will take on the surging Niverville Nighthawks, who are currently 5-3 in November. Tomorrow, they will go head-to-head against the number one team in the MJHL, the Steinbach Pistons. Both games start at 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcast live on 102.9 CJAR. Our Shanes Blizzard Hockey Broadcast will start around 6:45 p.m. with your Funky Threadz pre-game show.

Public skating is officially back at the Roy H. Johnston Arena and kicks off this Sunday, December 1st. Pricing varies for those wanting to skate: adults pay $7.00, a family pass is $16.00, a single pass is $11.50, youth and seniors can skate for $6.00, and kids 5 and under get in for free. For those needing to sharpen their skates, the Kelsey Rec will sharpen them for only $7.00 per pair. They're also offering skate rentals for $2.00 per pair. For a complete schedule of public skating sessions at the Roy, check out the Kelsey Rec's Facebook page or email krc@townofthepas.ca.

Today at the GLMC, it's hockey night on OCN as the Winterhawks take on members of the Manitoba First Nations Police Force in an exhibition game. Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m., and admission is free. There will also be a 50/50 draw and a canteen run by the OCN Storm. All funds raised will help support minor hockey on OCN. Additionally, for those interested in potentially joining the Manitoba First Nations Police Force, a booth will be set up in the GLMC lobby.

Both Senior Varsity Boys Volleyball teams from R.D. Parker Collegiate and MBCI will hit the road to compete in their respective Provincial Championships. The Spartans will travel to Morris School for the AA championship, while the Trojans will head to Westgate Mennonite Collegiate in Winnipeg for the AAA championship. Both teams will play their first games tomorrow. The Spartans will face off against the Morris/St. Jean Mavericks and the Trojans will match up against the Steinbach Christian School Flames.

The OCN Chief and Council are seeking assistance for an exciting upcoming project. They plan to build an Opaskwayak Wall of Fame at the Chief Gordon Lathlin Memorial Center and are asking for stories about former OCN athletes to help inspire future generations.

If you have any photos or information to share, please send them to council@opaskwyak.ca. Phase 1 of the project is set to begin early in the new year, and the goal is to complete the Wall of Fame by September 2025.

With the volleyball season slowly wrapping up, MBCI school is gearing up for the upcoming basketball season. Tryouts for the SV Girls begin this week on November 27th and wrap up on the 28th. Both sessions will start at 4:00 p.m. and take place in the MBCI gymnasium.

For the SV Boys, tryouts will start on December 2nd at 6:00 p.m. with a parent-player meeting at Scott Bateman Middle School. After the meeting, there will be a tryout at the Scott Bateman gym from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., followed by one more session the next day at MBCI from 7:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The two JV volleyball teams of MBCI wrapped up their seasons this past weekend after competing in the Provincial A/AA JV Championships. The JV Girls played their championship at Immanuel Christian School in Winnipeg, while the JV Boys competed at The King's School.

The JV Girls were extremely competitive in their pool but unfortunately fell short during pool play, finishing 0-3. In bracket play, they lost a hard-fought match against the Souris Sabres in the opening round.

Similarly, the JV Boys were aggressive during pool play but ended up placing third with a 1-2 record. However, they went on a strong run in bracket play, securing two back-to-back wins and advancing to the semifinals. In the semis, they ultimately fell short to the Major Pratt Trojans in three sets. The Boys then faced the Glenboro Panthers for third place but lost in two sets.

Both JV squads capped off their seasons as Zone 11 champions and did a great job representing the North in the Provincial Championships.

The OCN Storm are now riding a three-game win streak after a successful two-game homestand this past weekend. The Storm welcomed the Norway House North Stars to the GLMC on both Saturday and Sunday. Before the puck drop on Saturday, the Stars were in fourth place and one point ahead of the Storm in the standings. The Storm were also coming off an impressive 7-4 win over third-place Peguis and had all the momentum heading into this weekend.

In Saturday’s game, the Storm put on an offensive clinic, scoring four goals in the first and second periods. The third period wasn’t much different, as the Storm notched three more. However, the Storm did not earn a shutout win due to the North Stars’ Lucien Tait-Reaume, who scored a power-play goal at the 11-minute mark. Drew Peters recorded a hat trick, and the other goals were scored by McKenzie Stanton, Cedrick Puffalt, Jacey Melnyk, and Wyatt Hall.

Yesterday's game was another offensive clinic for the Storm. In the first period, Keillan Holland racked up four goals for the Storm, three of which were power-play goals. In the second period, the North Stars got the ball rolling with two unanswered goals, making the score 4-2. Early in the third, Logan Marr notched his first goal of the year, but shortly after, the North Stars responded with a goal, making it 5-3. Keillan Holland ultimately scored the game-winning goal after that response from the North Stars. Norway House made a push at the end but ultimately fell short, with the final score being 6-5.

The Storm will be travelling to Cross Lake this upcoming weekend to battle against the number two team in the KJHL, the Cross Lake Islanders. After this two-game road trip, the Storm will play their remaining four games at home before the new year.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard are now on a two-game losing streak after playing on the road this past weekend. Their first game was against the Waywayseecappo Wolverines. In the first period, Wayway scored three unanswered goals within fifteen minutes. In the second, it was Wayway again who put themselves on the board, making the score 4-0. The Wolverines were on the power play going into the third period, and they capitalized just sixteen seconds in. Even though the game was out of reach, there was no quit in the Blizz, as Miguel Bouvier notched his thirteenth goal of the season eleven minutes into the third. The Blizz avoided the shutout, with the final score being 5-1.

Saturday’s game was much closer, but the on-ice performance was similar to Friday’s. Much like Wayway, Neepawa got a fast start, scoring two goals in the first period, with one coming on a power play. The Blizz picked up momentum early in the second, as Louis-Jacob Beauregard scored his second goal. The third period arrived with the score at 2-1, and the game was still very much within reach for the Blizz. Unfortunately, it wasn’t their night as Neepawa added two more goals near the three-minute and sixteen-minute marks. Brett Ward answered the call for the Blizz, recording his first goal of the season, but it was too late, and the Blizz lost 4-2.

The MGEU West Division standings have become much more interesting after this weekend. Dauphin now holds the top spot as the number-one team in the division. The Blizz are now two points behind the Kings, and Neepawa sits comfortably in third with twenty-eight points. Virden holds the fourth seed with twenty points, but Wayway is slowly catching up after picking up two back-to-back wins.

Next up for the Blizz is a three-game home stand, starting this Friday and Saturday against Niverville and Steinbach. The last game of the stand will be played next week, December 3rd, against the Dauphin Kings.

After splitting the series with the Peguis Juniors this past weekend, the OCN Storm are back at home for a two-game doubleheader against the Norway House North Stars.

The North Stars are currently on a five-game losing streak and are just one point ahead of the Storm in the standings.

The Storm, coming off a 7-4 win against Peguis, are looking to sweep the North Stars and climb back into the fourth seed.

Puck drop tomorrow is at 7:30 p.m., while Sunday's game will begin at 1:30 p.m.

After winning against division rival Neepawa and going 2-1 in their three-game homestand, the Blizz will embark on a two-game road trip. 

 

Today, they will travel to Waywayseecappo to face the Wolverines. 

 

Wayway is coming off a 4-2 win against division leader Dauphin.

 

The following day, on Saturday, the Blizz will take a short bus trip to face Neepawa once again. 

 

The Blizz defeated the Titans 3-1 this past Tuesday, but before that, Neepawa was riding a two-game win streak. 

 

Currently, Neepawa is sitting in third place in the MGEU West Division, while Wayway is fighting for the fourth seed, sitting four points behind Virden.

Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m. for both games.

Two Junior Varsity teams will represent the north at their respective volleyball championships this Thursday.

The JV squads from R.D. Parker Collegiate and MBCI will travel south to compete against the top schools in the province.

After winning the Zone 11 A/AA Volleyball Championship a few weeks ago, the Spartans will compete in the provincial A/AA championship tournament at The King's School.

Meanwhile, the Trojans will head to Neepawa Area Collegiate for their provincial AAA championship.

In total, nine schools from across the north competed in the Zone 11 "AA" Boys and Girls Varsity Volleyball Championship this past weekend. 

 

Oscar Lathlin Collegiate hosted the Varsity Boys Championship, while the Varsity Girls Championship took place in Flin Flon at Hapnot Collegiate Institute.
 

Starting with the Varsity Boys, MBCI and OLC dominated their respective pools. 

 

The Wolverines went 7-1 in Pool 1, while the Spartans went undefeated with a 6-0 record in Pool 2. 

 

When bracket play began, the two schools met in the semifinals. 

 

The Spartans came out on top in that matchup and went on to defeat the Frontier Raiders in two sets, winning the Zone 11 "AA" Volleyball Championship.
 

Moving on to the Varsity Girls, MBCI and OLC were the top teams in Pool 1, while in Pool 2, it was the Hapnot Kopper Kweens and Frontier Raiders who saw the most success. 

 

In bracket play, MBCI and Hapnot Collegiate Institute met in the finals, where the Kopper Kweens emerged victorious.
 

MBCI and Hapnot will now represent the north at the Provincial "AA" Volleyball Championship next weekend. 

 

The MBCI Senior Varsity Boys squad will compete at Morris School, while the Hapnot Collegiate Kopper Kweens will travel to Rosenort for their Provincial Championship.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard played their third two-night doubleheader this past weekend, going 1-1 against the Portage Terriers. 

 

Portage was riding an eleven-game win streak and was number one in the MJHL power rankings going into Friday’s game.
 

The Blizz started things twelve minutes in with a power-play goal from Keenan McNeill. 

 

Thirty-eight seconds later, Marlen Edwards notched his ninth goal of the year, making it 2-0. 

 

Only a few minutes later, Rhett Perrin put Portage on the board, and near the end of the period, MJHL points leader Cameron Bullinger added a power-play goal to tie things up going into the second.
 

Early in the second period, Max Collyer scored his fourth goal of the season, putting the Blizz up 3-2. 

 

Near the end of the period, former Blizz player now turned Terrier, Adam Belzil, tied things up with a power-play goal. 

 

With the score at 3-3, it was anyone’s game—but that was until Miguel Bouvier buried the go-ahead goal near the five-minute mark of the third period. 

 

His goal was enough for the Blizz to secure a 4-3 victory over the hottest team in the MJHL.
 

Saturday’s game had a similar feel to Friday’s contest, with plenty of back-and-forth action. 

 

Portage got on the board first with a goal by Scott Cousins. 

 

Not long after, Marlen Edwards responded with a goal, tying things up as the teams headed into the second period. 

 

Four minutes into the second, Portage’s Tristan Gravenor netted his eighth goal of the season, but once again, Marlen Edwards answered for the Blizz, making it 2-2 as the game moved to the third period.
 

The third period was extremely competitive, but Portage ultimately came out on top. 

 

Wyatt Dreger scored the game-winning goal near the sixteen-minute mark, giving Portage a 3-2 victory.
 

The Blizz will have a chance to get back into the win column tomorrow as they welcome the Neepawa Titans to town.

 

Neepawa sits in third place in the MGEU West Division and is currently riding a two-game winning streak. 

 

Tomorrow’s game will be broadcast live on 102.9 CJAR. 

 

It’s also our corporate night, so be sure to stop by our booth and check out what we have going on. 

 

Puck drop for tomorrow’s game is at 7:00 p.m.

The U18 AAA Norman Northstars will hit the road today to kick off a three-game road trip.

Tonight, they'll take on the team they're currently tied with in the standings, the Interlake Lightning.

The two teams are tied for 7th place with 13 points overall.

Tomorrow, they'll go head-to-head against the Winnipeg Thrashers, who are in 8th place, and then, on Sunday, to cap off the road trip, they'll face the number two team, the Winnipeg Wild.

After this weekend, the Northstars will play their remaining eight games at the C.A. Nesbitt Arena in Thompson.

Their next home game will be against the Pembina Valley Hawks on November 23rd.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard are once again partaking in a three-game home stand, starting with a two-night doubleheader against the Portage Terriers.

The two games, taking place tonight and tomorrow night at the Roy H. Johnston Arena, will pit the Blizzard against the hottest team in the MJHL: the Portage Terriers.

The Terriers are 11-0 since October 11th and are now the top team in the entire league with 30 points overall.

The Blizzard, on the other hand, are coming off two shutout wins and are riding a three-game winning streak.

Puck drop is at 7:00 p.m. for both nights.

If you cannot attend the games in person, you can tune in to our Shane Blizzard Hockey Broadcast, which starts at 6:45 p.m. with the Funky Threads Pre-Game Show.

The Zone 11 Volleyball Championship kicks off this Friday for the senior varsity teams of MBCI and Oscar Lathlin Collegiate.

The Zone 11 "AA" Boys Championship will be held at Oscar Lathlin Collegiate, while the Girls Championship will occur at Hapnot Collegiate in Flin Flon.

A total of 18 schools will compete for a spot in the Provincial "AA" Volleyball Championship, which will take place at the end of the month.

There will be three free public swims at the Winton Pool, thanks to The Pas Friendship Centre.

They have stepped up once again and sponsored an hour of free swimming on January 17th, December 13th, and this upcoming Friday, November 15th.

All three public swims will start at 7:30 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m.

The Norman Wild U15 AAA Hockey Team will play two games this weekend against the Westman Wildcats here in the North.

 

 

The Wildcats are only two spots ahead of the Norman Wild in the MFHL standings, and both teams are coming off losses heading into this two-game homestand.

 

 

On Saturday, the game will be held at the Roy H. Johnston Arena, while Sunday’s game will be at the legendary Whitney Forum Arena.

 

 

Puck drop for both games is set for 1:30 p.m.

The KJHL's OCN Storm are back in action this upcoming weekend after having last week off.

The Storm last played on November 2nd and 3rd, where they faced the Cross Lake Islanders and finished the weekend going 1-1.

This Saturday and Sunday, they will travel to Peguis to take on the defending champion Juniors, who are currently in third place in the standings with a 5-5 record.

The two teams already met earlier in the season, with the Storm splitting the series 1-1.

The OCN Storm will return home next weekend to face the Norway House North Stars.

The Opaskwayak Soccer Association will be holding its Annual General Meeting this Wednesday at the GLMC. 

 

During the meeting, nominations will be taken for several positions, including OSA President, Vice President, Development Coordinator, and others. 

 

They are also seeking volunteers to help throughout the year. 

 

The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m.

Both JV Volleyball Squads of MBCI are now Zone 11 Champions after a successful weekend on the road and at home.

The JV Boys hosted the championship at MBCI and had plenty of success in their pool, finishing 6-1.

As the number one seed, they went undefeated in bracket play, ultimately beating the Frontier Raiders in the tournament finale.

The JV Girls were on the road this past weekend, playing their games at the Helen Betty Osborne Ininiw Education Resource Centre in Norway House.

The girls went 8-0 in their pool and, like the boys, were ranked number one going into bracket play.

They eventually met the Hapnot Kopper Kweens in the tournament finale and defeated them in two sets.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard are now riding a three-game win streak after going 2-0 this past weekend.

The Blizz played two road games, starting with a matchup against the Virden Oil Capitals on Saturday.

Not only did the Blizz score five goals, but they also earned their second shutout of the season.

Two goals came on the power play, with Miguel Bouvier and Max Collyer each finding the back of the net.

The remaining goals were scored by Loughlan McMullan and Quincy Supprien, who netted two.

Yesterday's game was a hard-fought battle against Waywayseecappo.

There was no scoring in the opening period, but the Blizz finally got things rolling with a power play goal early in the second, scored by Marlen Edwards.

When the third period came around, once again, Edwards buried a goal early, notching his eighth of the year.

The Blizzard ended up winning 2-0, with goaltender Alexander Reedy earning his second shutout of the season.

The Blizz will now play their next three games at home, starting with two this Friday and Saturday as they welcome the Portage Terriers to town.

The game on the 19th will be against division rival Neepawa.

The Blizz are now tied with the Dauphin Kings for first place in the MGEU West Division.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard hit the road this Saturday and Sunday to take on two Westman teams.

The Blizzard will first face the Virden Oil Capitals, a division rival currently sitting in fourth place in the MGEU West Division.

The Oil Capitals have struggled recently, going 1-4 in their last five games.

Next, the Blizzard will travel to Waywayseecappo to play the Wolverines, another division rival currently fighting for a playoff spot.

The Wolverines are only four points behind Virden in the standings.

As of now, the Blizz are in second place in the West, coming off a major win against the Winkler Flyers this past Saturday.

Recreation Gymnastics is back next week at Opasquia School!

 

 

Parents are asked to sign up their kids at the front desk of the Wellness Centre.

 

 

There will be six sessions throughout November, with the first one slated for November 13th.

 

 

Two time slots are offered for two age groups: for grades, Kindergarten to Grade 2, practice starts at 5:00 p.m. and runs until 6:00 p.m., while for grades 3 to 8, practice starts at 6:00 p.m. and ends at 7:00 p.m.

 

 

The registration fee is $60.

 

 

If you have any questions, you can call 204-627-1134 or email krc@townofthepas.ca.

Attention MBCI students! 

If you’re interested in learning how to curl, there will be an open curling session at The Pas Curling Club today from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

No experience is needed, as all equipment will be provided.

All they ask is that you bring a clean pair of runners. 

Students are asked to sign up at the MBCI office.

Both JV volleyball squads of MBCI were on the road this past weekend.

The JV boys played in the Hamiota Huskies Tournament and the JV girls participated in the Carberry Volleyball Tournament. 

On day one the JV boys dominated their pool going 3-0.
 
On day two in the quarter-finals, they beat the William Morton Warriors but lost to the eventual tournament champions in the semis in the Virden Bears.

They then played the Carberry Cougars and defeated them for third place.

Much like the JV boys, the JV girls saw a ton of success when it came to pool play after going 4-2 on day one.

Unfortunately in bracket play, they fell short in both games.

Both squads will be competing in the Zone 11 championship this upcoming weekend.

The JV girls will be travelling to Norway House and the JV boys will be playing host. 

Both the Senior Varsity volleyball teams of MBCI travelled down to Brandon this past weekend to partake in the Spartan DIG Tournament.  

The senior varsity boys had a tough outing when it came to pool play after going 0-6 on day one.

Day two had the boys competing in the C Side Bracket where they went 4-0 after beating the Garden Valley Zodiacs in the finals.

The senior varsity girls went 2-4 in pool play on day one, ultimately leading them to play in the C Side Bracket.

They went 2-1 after losing in the semi-finals to the Green Valley Pirates.

The Manitoba Junior Hockey League announced the roster for the Western All-Star Showcase over the weekend.

Out of the twelve forwards, six defensemen and two goaltenders that were selected, two players from the Northern Manitoba Blizzard were chosen to represent the North and the MJ.

The two players are Quincy Supprien and Marlen Edwards.

Also joining them is Blizzard Head Coach and GM Eric Labrosse who will serve as one of two coaches for Team MJHL.

There will be two games happening this week, one tomorrow at 7:30 P.M. and then one on Wednesday at 11:30 A.M.

Games will be available to watch on FloHockey.com. 

Both varsity volleyball teams from Oscar Lathlin Collegiate saw success at the Jace Ryan Memorial Volleyball Tournament that took place over the weekend at Joseph H. Kerr School in Snow Lake.

The Varsity Girls placed first after going 8-0 in their pool and were crowned tournament champions after defeating Chief Sam Cook Mahmuwee Education Centre in the finals.

The Varsity Boys also placed first in their pool after going 6-2 but ended up being crowned second after losing to the Mel Johnson Eagles in the tournament finale.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard picked up two out of four points after competing against Winkler in a two-night double header this past weekend.

In the first fifteen minutes of Friday's game, Winkler scored two goals with one being short-handed.
 
Luckily newcomer Max Collyer buried one late in the first making it a 2-1 game.

Right after Collyer's goal, Winkler picked up a four-minute double minor penalty for high-sticking that carried on into the second.

Quincy Supprien and the Blizz took advantage and scored a power-play goal but not too long after, Winkler notched another one making it a 3-2 game.

Once the third period came around it was all about Winkler as they scored two unanswered goals, the final score was 5-2.

The first period of Saturday's game was pretty even-keeled, Winkler scored a power play goal in the first five minutes and Quincy Supprien was able to answer the bell to tie things up.

The second period eventually came around and things started to heat up for the Blizz as they scored four goals in ten minutes.

Loughlan McMullan and Liam Harpin scored their first goals of the season, Miguel Bouvier notched his eighth goal of the year and Cheechoo Lathlin bagged his sixth power-play goal.

The score was 5-1 up until Winkler scored their second power-play goal making it 5-2.

Winkler scored another power-play goal early in the third, making it 5-3, but after that, The Pas's own Isaac Tomchak racked up two back-to-back goals that solidified the lead for the Blizz.

With the score being 7-3, it looked like the game was over for Winkler.

That was the case up until the last seven minutes when Winkler scored three unanswered goals.

Luckily goaltender Taye Timmerman held on and the Blizz won 7-6.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard are on the road this upcoming weekend, on Saturday they'll play against Virden and then on Sunday they'll go head-to-head against Waywayseecappo.

The Northern Manitoba Blizzard wrap up their four-game home stand this weekend as they'll play two games against the Winkler Flyers both tonight and tomorrow.

Winkler is currently tied for 4th  place in the MGEU East Division with the Niverville Nighthawks, they currently sport a 9W-4L-0OTL-0SOL record.

The Blizz are coming off a decent weekend against Waywayseecappo picking up three out of four points.

The Flyers are looking to break a one-game losing streak after falling 2-1 to the Dauphine Kings this past Sunday.

For tomorrow's game the Blizzard is partnering up with the Keewatin Railway Company for a Coats for Kids Campaign, boxes will be set up around the lobby of the Roy H. Johnston Arena for new or gently used winter jackets.  

Puck drop is 7:00 P.M. for both tonight and tomorrow night.

After a tough couple of road trips, the OCN Storm are ready and primed for a big weekend here at home.

The Storm are riding a four-game losing streak after going 0-2 this past weekend against the NCN Flames, the top team in the KJHL.

The Storm will welcome the Cross Lake Islanders to the GLMC tomorrow and Sunday.

The Islanders have a 3W-3L-0T-0D-1OTL record and are currently tied with the Norway House North Stars for second in the standings.  

Puck drop tomorrow is 3:00 P.M. and Sunday's game will start at 1:30 P.M., the OCN Storm would like to remind fans that all regular season games are free to attend this year.