The 2021-22 Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League season will come to an end tonight in Ile des Chenes. The Lorette Comets meet the Springfield Xtreme in the seventh and deciding game of the HTJHL final. The Xtreme forced game seven thanks to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over the Comets Tuesday night in Oakbank. The opening face off is at 8 p.m.

 

Jagger Firkus of the Moose Jaw Warriors had a goal and an assist as Team White defeated Team Red 3-1 at the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Kitchener. Team White captain and Warriors defenseman Denton Mateychuk of Dominion City, drew an assist on Quebec Remparts forward Nathan Gaucher second period goal which extended the lead to 3-1. Swift Current Broncos goaltender Reid Dyck played the final 30 minutes for Team Red. The Winkler native was stellar in net stopping all 23 shots he faced.

 

Chase Wheatcroft, Jakin Smallwood, Jack Finley and Nolan Orzeck did the goal scoring as the Winnipeg Ice downed the Blades 4-2 in Saskatoon. Carson Lambos chipped in with a pair of assists. The Ice (45-9-3-2) lead the Edmonton Oil Kings by two points in the race for top spot in the Western Hockey Leagues Eastern Conference.

 

The Manitoba Moose opened their three-game Illinois road trip with a 5-3 loss to Rockford. Brett Connolly had two goals and an assist for the IceHogs. Alec Regula chipped in with three helpers. Rockford's Arvid Soderblom made 37 saves. Nicholas Jones had a pair of goals for the Moose. The other Manitoba goal went to Mikey Eyssimont.

 

The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to terms with forward Kristian Reichel on a two-year, two-way contract with an average annual value in the NHL of $775,000. The 23-year-old Czechia native made his NHL debut for the Jets on December 19th, 2021 against the St. Louis Blues. He played in his second game on January 2nd against the Vegas Golden Knights and scored his first NHL goal. Reichel has played 13 games for Winnipeg this season and recorded two points (1G, 1A) and seven penalty minutes. He has also skated in 26 games for the AHL’s Manitoba Moose and has 12 points (5G, 7A) and 12 PIMs. His father Robert played 830 NHL games over 11 seasons and recorded 630 points (252G, 378A) and also helped the Czechs to their first Olympic gold medal in 1998.