Every Monday we will be awarding three players who had a big week and giving them stars. We will be doing this week-to-week with points being collected throughout the season. The top three players will be recognized and presented an award during our final home game of the season.
The Swan Valley Stampeders finally found a way to gain a point but, unfortunately their losing streak has now hit 14 straight games after three loses last week.
The Stampeders fell 4-1 to the Dauphin Kings during the student game Wednesday, Feb. 28, they followed that up with a 4-1 loss to the Neepawa Titans Friday, Mar. 1 and completed the busy week with a 6-5 overtime loss to the Portage Terriers Saturday night at the Centennial Arena.
A tough year is nearing completion as the Stampeders only have three games left in their 25th season in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League.
This upcoming week, the Stampeders will host the Winnipeg Blues Saturday, Mar. 9 at the Centennial Arena.
Three star point system is as follows:
1st Star = 3 points
2nd Star = 2 points
3rd Star = 1 point
THREE STARS (Feb. 25 – Mar. 3)
3rd Star
Dobie Unrau returns to the three-star selections after another solid week in a Stampeders jersey. The 19-year-old, East St. Paul, MB, product collected a goal and an assist in three games last week. The 5’9” 175lbs rear guard leads all Stampeder defenceman in scoring with 15 points (6G, 9A).
2nd Star
Landen Gulutzan returned to the lineup Friday night in Neepawa and got right back to work. Although he didn’t find the score sheet his first game back from injury, he made up for it Saturday night against the Portage Terriers. The 19-year-old scored twice and added an assist in a wild game Saturday night at the Centennial Arena. The 6’1” 180lbs forward sits third in team scoring with 24 points (11G, 13A).
1st Star
Will Brown earns his first star award since being acquired by the Swan Valley Stampeders. The 19-year-old Delano, MN, USA, product has quietly been putting up points since coming to the Valley but, not like last week. The 6’0” 185lbs forward collected two goals, adding three assists in three games played for the Stampeders. Brown now sits with 13 points (4G, 9A).
Point Leaders
Darius Makse – 14
Callum Halls – 8
Aidan Taylor -8
Landen Gulutzan – 6
Riley Fequet – 5
Matthew Munro – 5
Dobie Unrau – 4
Kyle Abrahamson – 4
Elias Giaccari-Dimitriou – 3
Amar Powar – 2
Ian Ness – 1
Ethan Lintner – 1