The Winkler Flyers handed the Portage Terriers their first loss of the season, earning a 3-2 win at the PCU Centre. Racing out to a 3-0 lead through 25 minutes of play, Dasan Sydora and the Winkler defense held off the first place Terriers the rest of the way while earning their 10th win of the season. Coming into the game on the heels of a successful northern trip, the Flyers made their way to the PCU Centre looking for a better result than the last time they were there. In their first meeting of the season, the Flyers fell 8-1 in Portage back on September 30th. That in fact was the Flyers last regulation loss. With both teams trading chances in the first period, it was the Flyers who hit the scoreboard first. After taking the pass from Connor Hamonic, Cam Whyte found Tristan Keck near the Terrier blueline. Racing into the zone, the Morris native made a beautiful move towards the front of the net before depositing his league best 15th goal of the season into the goal with 5:39 left in the period. Just under two minutes later, Patrice Wren scored a one time goal on the power-play and the Flyers led by two. Scott Gall and Shawn Pachet assisted on Wren’s third goal of the season. The Flyers would take their 2-0 lead into the first intermission, despite being outshot 11-9. The Portage Terriers, who were riding a season opening 14 game winning streak started to push back in the middle period. Despite spending the bulk of the second in their own zone, the Flyers managed to increase their lead 3-0, 5:08 into the period. Scott Gall scored his third of the year with linemates Patrice Wren and Cam Whyte assisting. All three players increased their point streaks to four straight. With 3:11 left in the period, Taylor Friesen scored for the Terriers to cut Winkler’s lead to 3-1. The Flyers bent but did not break in the second period, taking their 3-1 lead into the intermission, despite being outshot 10-2 in the second and 21-11 overall through 40 minutes. Portage caught a break early in the third period and scored their second goal just under five minutes into the period. After Dasan Sydora got knocked down beside the net, Garick Gray scored to cut Winkler’s lead to 3-2. Despite some lobbying from the Flyers, the goal would count to put the Terriers were right back into the hockey game. For the final 15 minutes, Dasan Sydora and the Flyers defense would protect their one goal lead and earn their biggest win of the season so far. Sydora (6-1-1) made 24 saves in the win as the Flyers were outshot 26-17. Winkler went 1-for-4 on the power-play and 3-for-3 on the penalty-kill. The Flyers are now 1-1-1 against Portage this season. The Flyers (10-2-4) will return home to host the Dauphin Kings (7-6-2) on Saturday night. The Flyers are 2-0 against Dauphin this season. Puck drop at the Winkler Recreation Complex is 7:30pm. GAME STATS

Tristan Keck scored twice and added two assists as the Winkler Flyers beat the Dauphin Kings 6-2 on Saturday night. The Flyers scored three times in the second and twice in the third while cruising to their 11th win of the season. Returning home after taking seven of a possible eight points during their four game road swing, the Flyers welcomed the Dauphin Kings for their third meeting of the season. The Orange and Black came out on top the first two games. Near the end of a pretty even first period, Brett Klassen gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead with 6:56 left in the opening frame. Nathan Karlowsky and Jordan Wall assisted on Klassen’s fifth of the season. The Kings appeared to tie the game late in the period, but the goal was waved off after it appeared the Kings forward batted the puck in with a high stick. Winkler took their one goal lead into the first intermission despite being outshot 13-11 through 20 minutes. Just 19 seconds after the Kings tied the game early in the second period, Lawson McDonald scored his fifth of the season, giving Winkler a 2-1 lead, 3:57 into the period. Tristan Keck and Brett Klassen drew the assists. Scott Gall then gave the Flyers a 3-1 lead just 1:21 later with Karlowsky and Josh Cook getting the helpers. It was Gall’s fourth goal of the year extending his point streak to five straight games. Dauphin would cut Winkler’s lead to 3-2 with a power-play goal midway through the second period. Right at the tail end of the second, Tristan Keck stole the puck in the neutral zone and sped towards the Kings net. After faking a forehand shot, the Morris native flipped a backhand shot into the net pushing the Flyers ahead by two with 46 seconds remaining in the period. It was Keck’s 16th of the season and gave Winkler a 4-2 lead through 40 minutes of play. The Flyers put the game away in the third period with two more goals. Zak Hicks assisted on Tristan Keck’s league best 17th goal of the season, 1:19 into the period and the Flyers led 5-2. With 4:29 to play in the game, Shawn Pachet took a Tristan Keck pass off the end wall and gave Winkler a 6-2 lead. Josh Cook, who was celebrating his 20th birthday on Saturday drew the second assist. With a four goal lead, Dasan Sydora and the Winkler Flyers would skate away with their 11th win of the season and third in a row. Sydora (7-1-1) was in fine form making 30 saves in the win. Winkler outshot the Kings 40-32 overall. The Flyers were 0-for-4 on the power-play and 5-for-6 on the penalty-kill. The Flyers record vs Dauphin is now 3-0, with Winkler scoring six goals in all three games. Winkler is now 7-0-4 in the month of October. Tristan Keck increased his point streak to four games and has eight points in those four games. He continues to lead the Manitoba Junior Hockey League with 17 goals in 17 games played. The Flyers (11-2-4) will host the Winnipeg Blues (8-2-4) on Tuesday, October 28th. That game was originally scheduled for Tuesday, November 25th but has been moved to this coming Tuesday. Puck drop at the Winkler Recreation Complex is 7:30pm. The Flyers lead the Blues by six points for second place in the MJHL. Winkler is now four points back of Portage for first. GAME STATS

Flyers forward Scott Gall scored 2:18 into overtime as Winkler edged the Winnipeg Blues 3-2 on Tuesday night extending their winning streak to four games. It was the second meeting of the season between two of the top clubs in the MJHL with both games being decided in extra time. Entering the game on a three game winning streak, the Flyers were trying to improve on their 7-0-4 record in the month of October. The Flyers lost 4-3 in a shootout to the Blues in Winnipeg back on October 7th. Winkler scored late in regulation to tie the game that night only to lose in the shootout. Tuesday’s game followed nearly the same script only with the two teams changing roles. After a scoreless first period, Liam Bilton gave the visiting Blues a 1-0 lead, 1:16 into the second. Now trailing, the Flyers went on the power-play midway through the period looking to tie the game. With 8:24 remaining in the period, Bryce Enns took the puck behind the net, swung it out in front and fired a wrist shot short side, tying the game at one. Zak Hicks and Brett Klassen picked up the assists on Enns’ second goal of the season. The two teams skated into the second intermission tied 1-1 with the Blues outshooting the Flyers 27-19 through 40 minutes. The Blues played the bulk of the third period in the Flyers zone, but Winkler was able to capitalize on one of the few chances they got in the period. In the midst of a goal mouth scramble with just over 10 minutes left in regulation, rookie forward Kayden Jarvis slid home his first Flyer goal pushing Winkler ahead for the first time in the game. Scott Gall and Lawson McDonald assisted. With their goaltender on the bench and the extra attacker on the ice, the Blues went looking for the last minute equalizer. With 50 seconds to play, the Blues managed to deflect a shot past Dasan Sydora, tying the game 2-2 and pushing the game into overtime. With just one win in five trips beyond regulation this season, the odds were not in the Flyers favor. After a back and forth opening few minutes, Scott Gall took a beautiful cross ice pass from Nathan Karlowsky in the Blues zone and picked the top corner, giving the Flyers the extra point and the 3-2 victory. Brett Klassen also drew his second assist on the night on Gall’s fifth of the season. Dasan Sydora (8-1-1) was sensational again in goal for the Flyers making 40 saves in his fourth straight start. The Blues outshot the Flyers 42-24 overall, 14-3 alone in the third period. Winkler went 1-for-4 on the power-play and held the league’s best power-play off the board going 5-for-5 on the penalty-kill. The Flyers (12-2-4) will travel to Winnipeg (8-2-5) to play the Blues on Thursday night. The second place Flyers now lead the third place Blues by seven points in the standings. Winkler also trails the first place Portage Terriers by only four points. Following that game, Winkler will return home to host the Waywayseecappo Wolverines on Friday (7:30pm) and Sunday (2:30pm). Thursday’s game can be heard live on Country 88.9FM and online at www.pembinavalleyonline.com with Matt Friesen’s pregame show getting underway at 6:55pm. GAME STATS

Not much went the Flyers way Thursday night in Winnipeg, as Winkler fell 5-1 to the Blues at the MTS Iceplex. Evan Last scored the only Flyers goal with just eight seconds left in the game as the Flyers winning streak was halted at four. Having not lost a game in regulation since September 30th, the Flyers went to Winnipeg in search of back to back wins against the Blues. Winkler beat Winnipeg 3-2 in overtime, Tuesday night back in Winkler. The Flyers came into the game with an 8-0-4 record in the month of October. Just like they did the game before, Winnipeg took a 1-0 lead, 12:45 into the first period when Kamerin Nault beat goaltender Adam Vander Linden on a breakaway. The Blues took their one goal lead into the first intermission while outshooting the Flyers 10-9. The Flyers improved greatly in the second period but it was apparent early on that the breaks just weren’t going to go their way. Taeron Lewis scored just over five minutes into the period, giving the Blues a 2-0 lead. With just under seven minutes to go, Scott Rowsell extended Winnipeg’s lead to 3-0 and before the end of the period, Brett Brooks had the Blues up by four. All the while, Winkler was out shooting and out chancing the Blues but still could not get the puck over the line. Winkler out shot Winnipeg 14-6 in the middle period, but trailed 4-0 heading into the third. Rowsell scored for the second time in the game at the 5:26 mark of the third and the Blues lead had grown to 5-0. The Flyers went on the power-play late in regulation and managed to spoil Scott Parson’s shutout with just eight seconds to play in regulation. After Bryce Enns circled the puck up high in the Blues zone, he let a wrist shot go towards the net. Evan Last was able to get a piece of it and score his fourth of the season, cutting Winnipeg’s lead to 5-1. Zak Hicks also assisted. Adam Vander Linden (4-2-2), who was making his first start since October 18th made 20 saves in the loss. Winkler out-shot Winnipeg 36-25 overall, 27-15 in the second and third periods. Winkler went 1-for-1 on the power-play and 1-for-1 on the penalty-kill. The Flyers (12-3-4), who are still in control of second place in the MJHL, will look to regroup when they host the Waywayseecappo Wolverines (5-11-1) on Friday night. Winkler is 2-0 vs Wayway this season after shutting them out 4-0 in both meetings. Puck drop at the Winkler Recreation Complex is 7:30pm. The Flyers will also be holding a special Halloween party where you are asked to come to the game dressed up.  There will be special prizes for all age groups who come to the game in their Halloween costumes. There will be a coloring contest and candy for the kids. NOTE: Goaltender Gavin Klassen (96) has left the team and will join the Pembina Valley Twiters of the Manitoba Major Junior Hockey League. The Flyers wish Gavin all the best this season. GAME STATS

The Winkler Flyers scored three times in the third period in a 4-2 win over the visiting Waywayseecappo Wolverines. After seeing their winning streak end the night before in Winnipeg, the Orange and Black got back in the win column at home. Having their four game winning streak snapped with a 5-1 loss in Winnipeg on Thursday night, the Flyers returned home to wrap up their impressive month of October. Through the first 13 games of October, the Flyers had a record of (8-1-4). They would improve upon that record on Friday night. Scoreless after the first period, Shawn Pachet put Winkler on the board first with his fifth of the season just 1:25 into the second. After Tristan Keck drove the puck towards the net, Josh Cook passed it over to Pachet who managed to find the back of the net after a scramble in front. Outshooting the Wolverines 24-16 through 40 minutes, the Flyers took their 1-0 lead into the third. Just under two minutes into the third period, Tristan Keck scored his 18th goal of the season pushing Winkler ahead 2-0. Shawn Pachet and Josh Cook assisted. The Wolverines, who had been shutout the two previous meetings against the Flyers, cut Winkler’s lead to 2-1 just 26 seconds later. And just two minutes after that, they had tied the game 2-2. The Flyers pressed on after seeing their two goal advantage slip away and took the lead back before the midway point of the period. During a mad in front of the Wayway net, the puck made its way to Cam Whyte who scored ninth, putting Winkler in front 3-2 with 11:40 to go in the period. Patrice Wren and Jon Carlson drew the assists. With Wolverines goaltender Mitch Wiebe on the bench in favor of the extra attacker, Patrice Wren won the defensive zone faceoff and Scott Gall cleared the puck from the Flyers zone and into the empty Wayway net with just one second left on the clock to give Winkler a two goal lead. Dasan Sydora (9-1-1) made 27 saves in the win. The Red Deer native has now won his last six starts in a row. The Flyers outshot Wayway 34-29 overall. Winkler went 0-for-3 on the power-play and 2-for-2 on the penalty-kill. The Flyers (13-3-4) will host Wayway (5-12-1) again Sunday afternoon at 2:30pm. The Flyers, who finished the month of October with a (9-1-4) record with play three of their next four games at home. Winkler is (9-0-2) on home ice this season. GAME STATS

The Winkler Flyers fell on hard times in a 4-2 loss to the visiting Waywayseecappo Wolverines on Sunday afternoon. Despite outshooting their opponents 35-15 in the game, the Flyers suffered their first regulation loss at home. With a day off after beating the Wolverines 4-2 on Friday night, the Flyers hosted a Wayway club playing their third game in just over 36 hours. The Flyers had a great start to the game and were outshooting Wayway 10-1 midway through the first but failed to get any of those shots past Wolverines goaltender Mitch Wiebe. The Wolverines took advantage and took a 1-0 lead with 7:56 to play in the period. Winkler kept getting pucks on net in the second and finally got one over the line with 4:35 left in the period. During a scramble in front, Tristan Keck found the puck at the top of the crease and scored his first of the game, tying the contest 1-1. Josh Cook and Zach Heisinger assisted. The two teams skated into the second intermission tied at one with the Flyers outshooting the Wolverines 25-7. Waywayseecappo went back in front 2-1 at the 6:56 mark of the third period but Winkler would tie the game again just over four minutes later. After Josh Cook won the offensive zone faceoff, Tristan Keck fired a wrist shot off the cross bar and in and the game was tied 2-2. It was Keck’s second goal of the game and league leading 20th of the season. The Wolverines caught another break and went back in front 3-2 with 3:32 left in regulation and added an empty netter with eight seconds left in secure the 4-2 victory. It was Winkler’s first regulation loss at home this season, dropping their home ice record to (9-1-2). Adam Vander Linden (4-4-2) took the loss making 11 saves on the 14 shots he faced. The Flyers outshot the Wolverines 35-15 overall. The Flyers struggled on the power-play going 0-for-8. Winkler was 2-for-2 on the penalty-kill. The Flyers (13-4-4) will look to rebound when they host the Portage Terriers (8-1-1) on Tuesday night. Puck drop at the Winkler Recreation Complex is 7:30pm. The Flyers are (1-1-1) against Portage this season. The Flyers, who sit it second place in the MJHL are seven points back of the first place Terriers and five points ahead of the third place Winnipeg Blues. GAME STATS

The Orange and Black got off to a slow start against Portage, dropping a 5-3 decision to the first place Terriers on Tuesday night. After giving up three goals in the first period, the Flyers got their game together in the second only to come up just short in the end, losing back to back games for the first time all season. On the heals of their first regulation loss at home on Sunday, the Flyers tried to get things pointed in the right direction against this season’s RBC Cup hosts. The last time these two clubs met on October 22nd, the Flyers handed the Terriers their first loss of the season. The Flyers gave the Terriers an early power-play and it cost them, as Portage took a 1-0 lead just 1:33 into the game. Garick Gray put the visitors ahead 2-0 near the midway point of the period, and former Flyer Tanner Jago scored from the blueline with 2:20 to play before intermission giving the Terriers a 3-0 first period lead. Winkler had more jump in the second and started to chop away at the Terriers lead in the first few minutes. Just 1:49 into the period, Scott Gall finished off a nice two on one pass, cutting Portage’s lead to 3-1. Cam Whyte and Patrice Wren drew the assists. Portage got that one back when Gray scored his second of the game, midway through the second giving the Terriers a 4-1 lead. Despite trailing by three goals, the Flyers were playing much better. The Flyers’ comeback attempt took a bit of a hit when Tyler Jeanson scored the Terriers fifth goal just 22 seconds into the third. Winkler pressed on and just over a minute later, Bryce Enns scored a breakaway goal to make the score 5-2. Zak Hicks assisted on Enns’ third of the season. The third period was the Flyers’ best as Winkler had many chances to cut into the Terriers lead, but failed to do so until the final seconds of the period. That’s when Cam Whyte assisted on Scott Gall’s second of the game and eighth of the season with just five seconds to play to make the final 5-3 for the visitors. Dasan Sydora (9-2-1) took the loss in goal for Winkler making 26 saves. It was Sydora’ first regulation loss since September 20th in Steinbach. The Flyers outshot Portage 36-31, 16-7 alone in the third period. Winkler went 0-for-6 on the power-play and 5-for-6 on the penalty-kill. The second place Flyers (13-5-4) will travel to Neepawa (6-11-1) on Friday night for their first meeting of the season against the Natives. Winkler beat Neepawa twice during the preseason. You can catch Friday’s game live on Country 88.9FM and online at www.pembinavalleyonline.com with Matt Friesen’s pregame show at 7:25pm. GAME STATS

Neepawa goaltender Alex Henry made 53 saves as the Natives edged the Flyers 5-4 in a shootout, Friday night at the Yellowhead Centre. Despite generating more than enough chances to win the game, the Flyers failed to find the back of the net when they needed to the most, suffering their fourth shootout loss of the season. Looking to snap a two game losing streak, the Orange and Black traveled to the Yellowhead Centre in Neepawa for their first meeting of the season against the Natives. Winkler had defeated Neepawa twice during preseason. Neepawa had lost their last five games coming into Friday’s contest. The Flyers played great right off the bat and generated a lot of pressure on the Neepawa net. Right after a great Flyers’ shift inside the Neepawa zone, Kyle McDonald gave Neepawa the lead, beating Adam Vander Linden off the rush with 3:52 to play in the opening period. Just under two minutes later, Drake Lindsay gave the Natives a 2-0 lead when he fired a shot off the tip of Vander Linden’s glove and in. Trailing by two goals after 20 minutes, the Flyers had great jump to start the second. Just under two minutes into the period, Scott Gall cut Neepawa’s lead to 2-1 with his ninth of the season and just 39 seconds later, Tristan Keck went bar down for his 21st of the season, tying the game at two, just 2:30 into the period. The Flyers kept their foot on the pedal and had numerous chances to take the lead, only to have those chances snuffed out by Neepawa’s goaltender. The Natives went back in front 3-2 with a power-play goal at the 13:17 mark of the period. Just 4:11 to play before the break, Zach Heisinger attempted to pass the puck across the goal mouth to Josh Cook, only to see it deflect off a Neepawa defender and into the net, tying the game at three. Connor Hamonic earned his second assist of the night on Heisinger’s fourth of the season. The two team’s skated in to the second intermission tied 3-3 with the Flyers outshooting the home side 31-17 through 40 minutes. Winkler would take the lead for the first time just 1:25 into the third period when Tristan Keck snuck in his second of the game between the near post of Henry’s pad. Josh Cook and Shawn Pachet assisted on Keck’s league leading 22nd goal of the season and Winkler was in front 4-3. The Flyers found themselves in some questionable penalty trouble late in the period, and it cost them when Steven Phillips scored a 5-on-3 power-play goal with just 4:24 left in regulation, tying the game 4-4. With Henry and the Neepawa defense holding off the Flyers late game attack, the game went to overtime and eventually a shootout, with Winkler failing to capitalize on their numerous chances to win the game at the end. The shootout was short and sweet as Lawson McDonald, Tristan Keck and Patrice Wren all failed the beat Henry with their attempts and Riley Hillis beat Adam Vander Linden with the second Neepawa attempt and the Natives would take the extra point and the 5-4 victory. Vander Linden (4-4-3) took the loss making 25 saves through 65 minutes. Neepawa goaltender Alex Henry was the story as he made 53 saves in the win as Winkler outshot the Natives 57-29 overall. The Flyers went 1-for 6 on the power-play and 4-for-6 on the penalty-kill. The Flyers (13-5-5) remain in second place in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and will face the Selkirk Steelers (7-8-1), Sunday night at home. Puck drop at the Winkler Recreation Complex is 7:30pm. The Flyers beat Selkirk 2-1 in overtime in their first meeting of the season, September 23rd at home. GAME STATS

The Winkler Flyers scored twice in the first 36 seconds of the game enroute to a 6-1 win over the visiting Selkirk Steelers. Winless in their last three games, the Flyers got back in the win column in emphatic fashion on home ice. With two regulation losses and a shootout loss in their last three outings, the Flyers returned home looking to get back to their winning ways and keep pace with the top teams in the league. Winkler beat Selkirk 2-1 in overtime in their first meeting of the season, September 23rd in Winkler. The Flyers could not have asked for a better start to the hockey game. Right off the opening faceoff, the Orange and Black rushed the puck into the Steelers zone and Kayden Jarvis scored his second of the season just 26 seconds into the game. Brett Klassen and Reid Burak picked up the assists. Just 10 seconds later, Scott Gall and Zak Hicks assisted on Cam Whyte’s 10th of the year and the Flyers had a 2-0 lead just 36 seconds into the contest. The Flyers had their chances to build on their lead the rest of the period but were happy with a 2-0 lead through 20 minutes. Selkirk cut Winkler’s lead to 2-1 at the 9:18 mark of the second when a centering pass took an unfortunate bounce and went through the legs of goaltender Dasan Sydora and in. However, the Flyers didn’t let that get them down as they went right back on the attack. Nine seconds after the Steelers got on the board, Zak Hicks let a shot go from the point restoring the Flyers two goal lead. Brett Klassen and Kayden Jarvis assisted on Hicks’ first of the season. It was just 38 seconds later that Brett Klassen picked up his third assist of the night on Connor Hamonic’s first of the season and Winkler’s lead was 4-1 with 9:55 to play in the second period. The Flyers took their three goal lead into the second intermission while outshooting Selkirk 33-15 through 40 minutes. Winkler added to their lead with two more goals to start the third. The first was a power-play goal by Jeff Michiels, 3:14 into the frame. Tristan Keck followed that up with his league leading 23rd of the season just over two minutes later and the Flyers lead had grown to 6-1. With the game fully in hand, the Flyers would cruise to their 14th win of the season. Dasan Sydora picked up his 10th win of the season making 25 saves. The Red Deer native played another strong game increasing his record to 10-2-1. The Flyers outshot Selkirk 39-26 overall. Winkler went 1-for-7 on the power-play and 4-for-4 on the penalty-kill. Winkler (14-5-5), who now has sole possession of second place in the MJHL, will have the rest of the week off before embarking on their second northern road trip of the season which begins this coming Friday in Dauphin. After the Flyers take on the Kings on Friday night, Winkler will travel to OCN on Saturday before concluding the trip Sunday in Waywayseecappo. All three games can be heard live on Country 88.9FM and online at www.pembinavalleyonline.com. GAME STATS

The Orange and Black built up a three goal lead through 28 minutes of play, and hung on for the 3-2 victory, earning their fourth win of the year over the Dauphin Kings. Kayden Jarvis, Scott Gall and Bryce Enns did the goal scoring for the Flyers who picked up their 15th win of the season. Beginning their second northern road trip of the season, the Winkler Flyers traveled to Dauphin for their fourth meeting against the Kings. The Flyers were 3-0 against the Kings entering the game and had scored six goals in each of their three previous contests. The Flyers opened the scoring, 4:02 into the game when Kayden Jarvis redirected a Brett Klassen centering pass into the net for his third goal of the season and second in as many games. Winkler took their 1-0 lead into the first intermission, outshooting the Kings 12-10 through 20 minutes. Winkler added two more to start the second period to increase their lead to 3-0. The first came off the stick of Scott Gall who scored his 10th of the season and the second came from 20 year old Bryce Enns who put home his fourth. Gall’s goal, which was assisted by Winkler native Jordan Wall, increased the Morden native’s point streak to four games, while Enns now has five points in his last six games. Leading by three, the Flyers found themselves in some penalty trouble later in the period and the Kings took advantage. With a Flyer already in the penalty box and another delayed penalty coming to Winkler, Chance Thomas cut the Flyers lead to 3-1 with 8:03 to go in the second. Still on the power-play, Kings defenseman Ben Hull brought the Kings to within a goal just 1:59 later. Winkler took their 3-2 lead into the third. The Flyers, who had a 10-0-1 record when leading after two periods, protected their lead in the third and earned their 15th win of the season, fourth in as many games against Dauphin. Dasan Sydora picked up his 11th win of the year, increasing his record to 11-2-1. He made 21 saves in the win as the Flyers out-shot Dauphin 27-23. Winkler was 0-for-3 on the power-play and 4-for-6 on the power-play. Winkler (15-5-5) will travel to OCN (10-12-1) on Saturday night to play the Blizzard. The Flyers are 2-0-2 against the Blizzard this season. OCN is coming off a 3-1 loss to the visiting Portage Terriers on Friday night. Puck drop at the Gordon Lathlin Memorial Centre is 7pm on Saturday with Matt Friesen’s pregame show getting underway live on Country 88.9FM and online at www.pembinavalleyonline.com at 6:55pm. GAME STATS