Neepawa Tigers win in Brandon

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Published on Thursday, November 16, 2017

Eoin Devereux
Neepawa Banner & Press

Ben Rainka’s two goal performance pushed the Neepawa Area Colligiate Institute (NACI) Tigers to victory, in a 3-1 decision over the Crocus Plains Plainsmen. The game was played on Sunday, Nov 12 in Brandon at the Enns Brothers Arena, at the Keystone Centre. Rainka’s teammate Tysne Stanski added the other goal and also had an assist, while goaltender Garret Rainkie collected the win. This victory improved the Tigers regular season record to 3-1-1, good enough for top spot in the Westman High School Hockey League’s East Division.

Chancellors

Tournament

The Sunday showdown with Crocus Plains wasn’t the only game of the week for the Tigers, as the team did participate in the annual Minnedosa Chancellors Hockey Tournament on Nov. 9-10. NACI opened the tourney with a 7-3 win against the host club, the Chancellors. Jesse Jones, Bryce Kusugak and Tysne Stanski each scored a pair of goals a piece, while Wiley Speiss added a single to round out the scoring.

Neepawa’s next game was against the Killarney Raiders. While the Tigers put in a valiant effort, Killarney would take the victory by a 3-2 margin. The third game for Neepawa was a solid bounce back, as the Tigers earned an 8-4 decision over the Mountain Mustangs. Stanski was the leading scorer with two goals.

For the final game of the round robin, Neepawa closed out with an impressive 10-4 victory over the Sandy Bay Badgers. Four goals from Ben Rainka lifted the Tigers to the win, while Wiley Speiss also contributed three. NACI closed out the tournament with a 3-1 record, just behind Killarney, who were a perfect 4-0 over the course of the event.