Back Row - Shaye Nelissen (Most Assists-Sportmanship/Leadership), Stephanie Fehr (Scholastic-Most Improved), Lindsay Blight (Defensive-Sportmanship/Leadership), Kaitie Nichol (Coaches Award), Taylor McVannel (Most Improved), Nikki Bell (Scholastic), Courtney Nichol (Defensive).
Front Row - Jennifer Bell (Scholastic) and Natasha Kostenko (MVP - Top Scorer).
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The 2009 Central Plains Awards Banquet was held @ the Portage Sport and Cultural Association Hall Wednesday April 8th. For the first time ever the event included the Female Caps who have completed their first full season as a Stand Alone Regional Female Midget Program.
The first full season for the Female Caps saw a very young team get better and better as they went along showing they could compete with any team in the Province. The Caps are capable of returning 15 of 16 players in 2009-10 with some very strong graduating Bantams coming up.
As is the case in any Program individual accomplishments are generally recognized althouth the coaching staff feels the success of the Female Caps in their first full season was the fact they became a team and got tremedous contributions from all the Players including APs as the team went through 2 major injuries as well other player absences.
Award Winners
*MVP - Ntatasha Kostenko
*Most Improved- Stephanie Fehr / Taylor McVannel
*Top Scorer - Natasha Kostenko
*Best Scholastic Average - Jennifer Bell / Nikki Bell / Stephanie Fehr
*Best Defensive Player - Lindsay Blight / Courtney Nichol
*Coaches Award - Kaitie Nichol
*Most Assists - Shaye Nelissen
*Sportmanship and Leadership- Shaye Nelissen / Lindsay Blight
The Players all received a gift from the team along with a team picture supplied by the Bell Family and created by Jennifer and Nikki. Thank you.
A huge thank you to Keystone Sports, Screen Door, St. Eustache Minor Hockey, Gladstone Minor Hockey, Oakville Minor Hockey, Central Plains Minor Hockey, MacGregor Minor Hockey and Portage Minor Hockey for each sponsoring one of the Awards.
IT WAS A GREAT SEASON ENDING EVENT FOR THE 2008-09 INAUGURAL EDITION OF THE FEMALE CAPITALS PROGRAM.
CP Bantam Challenge Team finishes successful 3 week Program
The 2009 Central Plains Bantam Challenge team completed a 3 week program where they won the Stars Cup Tournament with a 3-1 record prior to going 2-2 in the 2009 edition of Hockey Manitoba's Bantam Challenge Developmental Event. The team also had 5 practices together over the 3 week period and a very young team that only had 6 1994-born players displayed that they could compete against the best the other Regions in Manitoba had to offer.
Winnipeg Stars Cup Results (3 wins - 1 loss)
Round Robin
3-1 win vs. Balgonie Prairie Storm (Sask)
4-3 loss to Winnipeg East Saints
3-2 win vs. Interlake Ice
Championship Final
2-1 win vs. Winnipeg East Saints (Championship Final)
2009 Bantam Challenge in Morden (2 wins - 2 losses)
2-0 loss vs. Eastman
4-2 win vs. Westman
5-1 loss vs. Winnipeg #1
5-0 win vs. Norman
The players should be commended for their work ethic and coming together as a team in such a short time span. See the complete game results for the 2009 Bantam Challenge at the following website:
http://www.mordenminorhockey.com/bantamchallenge.htm
