Stamps' Slump Continues / Wayway Wins in OT

The Swan Valley Stampeders have given the Dauphin Kings their share of fits this season, but Dauphin put a big stop to the Stampeders' momentum in the season series Tuesday night with a 9-3 decision on home ice.

Dauphin's top line of Ryan Dreger (3g-2a), Shane Luke (2g-3a) and Zeanan Ziemer (1g-3a) combined for 14 points.

Jordan Sinclair scored two for Swan, while Shelby Gray notched his 21st of the year early in the second period.

The Stamps can erase their most lopsided loss of the season from their memories quickly if they can have a better effort tonight (WED) against Neepawa (7:20 / 7:30 on GX94) back in Swan Valley.

Portage came from behind to beat Neepawa 4-3 (OT) to now tie the Stampeders for 2nd spot.

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The Wayway Wolverines continue to refuse to roll over, winning for the 10th time in their last 13 games, 4-3 (OT) over the visiting Winkler Flyers.

The Wolverines were up 2-0 after the first period on goals from Dave Williams and Niko Grose, but found themselves down 3-2 after two. Stephane Robidoux tied it midway through the third, before Pierre Landry scored the overtime winner. Landry was acquired from the Swan Valley Stampeders in the Jayme Janzen deal, along with 17-year-old prospect Kyle McLeod, who AP'd with Wayway for the second time last night, and assisted on the OT winner.

Wayway's 10-2-1 in their last 13 games, and now 12-5-0-1 in 2010.

At the end of our broadcast in Dauphin I said the Wolverines still aren't mathematically out of a playoff spot... but it turns out they are, since the best they can do is tie Winnipeg South for a cross-over, and you have to finish with MORE points than the team in the other division to take their spot. They could still pass OCN for 5th in the Sherwood, but would have to run the table and have OCN lose all of their remaining games. Regardless, this is a heck of a finish for a team that easily could have thrown in the towel long ago... it's fun to watch... they deserve a lot credit for knocking off teams ahead of them in the standings, seemingly night after night. Here's hoping they're back in the playoffs again next year, with this being their first year out following 3 years of making it.