I’ve had many discussions over the past few years with Winnipeg Jets fans regarding Toby Enstrom. The Swedish defenseman is probably one of the most divisive players on the team. Some think he’s invaluable while others would like to see him shipped out of town for nothing more than a bag of pucks.

February’s warm weather made for a fun but wet Family Fun Day at the Niverville Arena on Saturday, February 18. The Town of Niverville had built a toboggan hill that boasts plenty of angles for downhill sledding. More than 60 people came out to toboggan, snow paint, and snowshoe.

The Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise has never had consistent goaltending. Ondrej Pavelec is the current franchise leader in games played (375), wins (150), losses (156), overtime/shootout losses (47), and shutouts (17). He also has a 0.907 save percentage and 2.86 goals against average for his career. All of these numbers scream “mediocre,” yet he’s been relied upon as the number one goalie for years.

Back before there was a Tim Hortons in Niverville. Before there was a sushi restaurant. Before there were estates off Fifth Avenue. Before you’d even recognize the place if you weren’t there to see it. Before the commuters and growing pains, when Niverville was a different town in a different era, there was the Niverville Curling Club. It’s still here now, and it hasn’t changed as much as everything around it.

The Bantam AAA Eastman Selects are here to stay. The Eastman Selects have 19 players from the Eastman region, including two former Niverville Clippers, Mason Wiebe and Denis Gagnon, along with players from Île-des-Chênes, Lorette, Dominion City, Steinbach, Grunthal, Oakbank, Cook’s Creek, and Ste. Anne. The team is comprised of players born between 2002–2003. 

Manager Christine Golding of Île-des-Chênes’ Novice B hockey team is proud of her players, who have faced an uphill battle of late. The team has yet to win a regular season game, but Golding says the team spirit and sportsmanship has been outstanding.