Dola and Glesmann Take Gold in Shootout Win

GDI Prairies would like to notice the '97 born Manitoba Moose spring team who recently won a tournament this past weekend in Duluth.

Longtime GDI goaltenders, Hayden Dola and Andrew Glesmann, helped defend the net for the Moose. Hayden Dola backstopped the team in the championship final and was stellar in net to hold on for a 3-2 shootout win to capture the gold.

Both goaltenders will head into their second year of Bantam hockey this winter, and look to take the next step in their development as their draft year approaches.

Dola and Glesmann Take Gold in Shootout Win

U 16 Top 40 Announced

The U-16 players selected to attend the POE Top-40 have advanced from the pool of 136 players who competed at the POE Spring Tournament which was held April 1-3, 2011.The POE Top-40 Camp is the third phase of the Program of Excellence which is the selection process for the U-16 Team Manitoba roster that will compete at the 2011 Western Canada U-16 Challenge Cup in Swift Current, SK.

GDI trained goaltenders that have advanced into the final 40 selections are:

Ty Edmonds - Bantam 1 Wpg Warriors

Evan Johnson - Bantam 1 Wpg Monarchs

For the full roster of selections Click Here.

U 16 Top 40 Announced

Wpg AAA Banquet Award Recipients

GDI Prairies would like to congratulate the following GDI trained goaltenders for the awards that they received at this years Wpg AAA awards banquet night.




League Goaltender of the Year

Bantam 2 - Troy Martyniuk
Bantam 1 - Evan Johnson
Midget City - Brendan Fiebelkorn
Provincial - Spencer Tremblay

AAA Goaltender of the Year

Spencer Tremblay

AAA Provincial MVP

Teagan Sacher


For more info on the AAA Awards for the 2010/2011 season Click Here.

Wpg AAA Banquet Award Recipients

GDI Goalies Protect the Hawks Net at Westerns

The Bantam 1 Hawks are the 2011 provincial representative for Manitoba at the Western Canadian Bantam Championships (WCBC) that takes place on April 7th- 10th.

Longtime GDI goaltenders Zach Hoger and Reid Pennington look forward to the task of helping lead the Hawks to the their second consecutive championship for the organization. Both goaltenders have had a very successful season.

Hoger finished the season with a 2.34 GAA and accomplished the feat of winning his second consecutive AAA Bantam championship.

Pennington has continually turned heads as he has climbed the ladder to move higher year after year. Making his first year of AA during his Minor Bantam year, this year he moved forward to being placed on the Hawks and has helped the team capture the league and provincial championship heading into the Western Bantam Championships.

Heading into the weekend, GDI Prairies would like to wish both goaltenders luck!

The Sharks, who finished second after the Winnipeg AAA Bantam I playoffs, will enter the WCBC as the host team. Game one of the WCBC will see both Winnipeg AAA teams face off against each other at 1:00pm on Thursday April 7th.

GDI Goalies Protect the Hawks Net at Westerns

Hoger & Pennington Off to Bantam Westerns

GDI Prairie goaltenders Zach Hoger and Reid Pennington of the Bantam 1 AAA Hawks head to the Western Canada Bantam Championships.

This year the Western's are based in Winnipeg. The Final Four Provincial Championships saw the Brandon Wheat Kings facing off against the Hawks (Video Below).

For more info on the Western's Click Here.

Hoger & Pennington Off to Bantam Westerns

Marty Bantam Champion X2

GDI Prairies goaltender Troy Martyniuk has finished his second year playing with the Bantam 2 AAA Hawks, and has recorded his second championship with the team.

Troy signed to the Hawks roster as an age advanced goaltender last season and matured quickly as one of the top goaltenders in the league. This year Troy led the league in goaltender statistics with a record of 12-1-2 and a GAA of 1.73.

Following in Troy's footsteps was his partner Ryan Kubic, who made the Hawks this year age advancing. Through the Hawks season, rookie goaltender Kubic tallied up 4 shutouts.

Congrats Marty and Kubic. Keep training hard through the off-season!

Marty Bantam Champion X2