Team Manitoba captured gold at the 2023 WHL Cup Sunday in Red Deer. Brek Liske of Beausejour scored twice in the shootout to lift Manitoba past Alberta 6-5 in the championship game. Carson Carels of Cypress River, who plays for Pilot Mound Academy U17 Prep, scored a pair of goals in regulation for Team Manitoba. The rest went to Koy Funk of Portage la Prairie and Aiden Jacobson & Carter Haney of Winnipeg. Peyton Shore of Winnipeg made 53 saves in the victory. It's Manitoba's first gold medal winning performance in the history of the WHL Cup. 


The Pembina Valley Hawks gave up four unanswered second period goals and dropped a 5-2 decision to the Yellowhead Chiefs in Morden. Jaxon Hildebrand and Ben Dias did the goal scoring for the Hawks. 


Pembina Valley lost 4-3 to Charleswood. Ryland Hueging scored the go-ahead goal on the power play 12:23 into the third period for the Hawks. Brett Bergman, Derek Wiebe and Riley Goertzen replied for the Twisters. 


The Winkler Flyers face the Neepawa Titans on day one of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League Showcase at the Seven Oaks Sportsplex in Winnipeg. The opening face-off is at 2 p.m. The Flyers, who are 8-0 to start the 2023-24 season, will also meet the Dauphin Kings Tuesday afternoon. 


Jennifer Jones and Joel Retornaz won the first Grand Slam curling event of the season. Jones, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias and Lauren Lenentine defeated Kaitlyn Lawes 7-4 in the women's final of the Hearing Life Tour Challenge in Niagara Falls. Retornaz beat Brendan Bottcher 4-3 in an extra end in the men's final.