Three games on slate for first day of SJHL/MJHL Showcase
Day one of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League/Manitoba Junior Hockey League Showcase kicked off with an 11 a.m. matchup between the SJHL’s Team Schwartz and Team Garbutt of the MJHL.
Setting the bar high right from the get-go, the first game of the 2019 Showcase held at Co-operators Centre in Regina, lived up to the hype, ending as a 4-3 shootout win for team MJHL.
Hotly contested and fast-paced throughout, the first matchup of the day saw a little bit of everything. This included a penalty-shot by Nipawin Hawks’ forward, Jake Tremblay with just four-and-a-half minutes remaining in regulation time to tie the score and force the shootout to decide a winner.
Ultimately it was Portage Terriers’ forward, Reilly Funk who would score the shootout winner to tip the scales in Team Garbutt’s favor.