MJHL Showcase Weekend underway

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Published on Friday, October 4, 2013

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The Manitoba Junior Hockey League's Showcase Weekend got underway on Thursday night at the MTS Iceplex in Winnipeg. 

Former Yellowhead Chiefs Brad and Shawn Bowles played a key role in helping the Portage Terriers edge the Swan Valley Stampeders 4-3 in what was the lone game on the schedule. 

Brad scored a shorthanded marker in the first period, while adding an assist on the Terriers' last goal of the game, while Shawn netted a tally in the second period. 

Clay Van Diest and Jordan Boyd scored the other goals for the Terriers, who now sit with a 4-1-0 record, while Brayden MacDonald scored twice and Mitch Deacon scored the other goal for the Stampeders, who dropped to 3-4-0 on the season. 

Stamps active on trade front

The Stampeders were active on the trade front recently, dealing 20-year-old forward Eric Walker to the Miramichi Timberwolves for future considerations.

Here are the rest of the deals:

- The Winkler Flyers have traded 18-year-old forward Brent Aiken to the Fort Frances Lakers for future considerations. 

- The Flyers also traded 20-year-old forward Paul Lamoureux to the English River Miners for future considerations.

- The Dauphin Kings traded 19-year-old forward Eric Lietz to the Calgary Mustangs for future considerations.

- The Terriers have dealt 19-year-old forward Donovan Cousineau to the Fort Frances Lakers for future considerations.