For the fourth time in the last five years, the Portage Terriers will compete for the Turnbull Cup.

The Dogs punched their ticket to the MJHL league finals with a 6-3 win in Headingley last night, pushing them past the Winnipeg Blues in the Addison Division final four games to two. The visiting Terriers jumped out of the gate quickly when Andrew Wiebe knocked home a powerplay goal at the 1:30 mark. The goal was the captain's first playoff point after being held off the scoresheet in the previous eight games. Derek Gingera answered for the Blues late in the frame, making it 1-1 at intermission.


Andrew Wiebe earned his first points of the postseason last night, sending a pair of goals to the back of the net.

The Blues grabbed their first lead of the game at the 13:34 mark of the second when Jeff Borse stopped a clearing attempt and snapped one past Adam Iwan, making it 2-1. The lead lasted all of 38 seconds before Tyler Larson found the net, knotting things at 2-2. Just 45 seconds later, the Terriers were back on top. Shaq Merasty looped his way around the Winnipeg net, drawing in the defense before finding a wide open Brendan Harms who just had to tap it home. Wiebe added his second of the night just over a minute later, giving Portage the 4-2 edge. Before the second was over, the Blues got one more on the board off the stick of Gingera, making it a one goal game going into the third.

The Blues came out strong in the third with their season on the line but the Terriers withstood the pressure and took advantage of some defensive lapses with a goal from Brent Wold and an empty-netter from Dylan Butler to make it 6-3 final.


Head Coach Blake Spiller has led the Terriers to their fourth MJHL Finals apperance in the last five years.

Adam Iwan stopped 26 of 29 shots between the pipes, extending his playoff record to 8-1 with the victory. The Winnipeg native talks about standing up to the pressure in the third period.




Iwan turned aside 26 shots last night, stretching his impressive playoff record to 8-1.

The game was full of relief for Andrew Wiebe. Not only did the captain get to claim the franchise's first Addison Division title, he also got the monkey off his back with a pair of playoff goals, his first points of the postseason. The Thunder Bay product talks about finally finding the net.



While the Terriers were beating the Blues in Headingley, the Saints were doing the same to OCN in St. James. Winnipeg downed the Blizzard 5-1, winning the Sher-Wood Division championship four games to two. With the Saints and Terriers set to lock horns in a rematch of the 2008 final, captain Andrew Wiebe talks about the match-up.




The Terriers line-up for the Addison Division Championship Trophy presentation.

The victory marks the first Addison Division title in Terriers history and the fourth time in the last five years that they have advanced to the Turnbull Cup finals. In 2008, the Terriers earned the championship in a hard-fought five game series with the Saints, finishing the series at the St. James Civic Centre which was being used in place of the smaller Dakota Community Centre. This year, the Saints officially moved into the SJCC, making it their new home.

The Manitoba Junior Hockey League released the schedule for the upcoming Turnbull Cup finals today.

The Portage Terriers play host to the Saints for game one on Sunday, April 1st at the PCU Centre. Game two goes April 3rd back at the St. James Civic Centre in Winnipeg before game three on Thursday, April 5th in Portage. Game four will take place in Winnipeg on April 7th. If necessary, game five would go April 10th back in Portage, game six would be April 12th in Winnipeg and the decisive game seven would take place on April 14th at the PCU Centre.