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The five-time Manitoba Junior Hockey League champion OCN Blizzard had two wins and one overtime loss in three games away from home during the week ending September 28 to advance within two points of first place in the Sherwood Division. The Portage Terriers remain the Sherwood leaders. Portage has a 4-1-1 record and one overtime loss, for 10 points in seven games. OCN is 3-0-1 and has one overtime loss, for eight points in five games. The Neepawa Natives have eight points in seven games. The Selkirk Steelers and Winkler Flyers are tied for first place in the Addison Division, each at 5-2-0. Goalie Jonathan Meyer had 24 saves Sept. 26 in OCN's 5-1 win over the Southeast Blades. Veteran Daniel Mayer contributed two goals and three assists Sept. 28 in OCN's 12-2 win over the Winnipeg South Blues. Teammate John Romic scored three times and added one assist. James Marquis totalled one goal and four assists Sept. 23 in Selkirk's 9-0 win over Southeast on home ice. Selkirk goalie Justin Harris made 26 stops. Harris leads the league goalies with a 1.92 goals against average and .934 saves percentage in 218 minutes. Kyle Howarth had one goal and two assists Sept. 28 in Selkirk's 6-4 win in Winkler. Brandon Heck contributed three goals and one assist Sept. 27 in Winkler's 5-4 overtime win over Southeast on home ice. Luke Molotowsky had two goals and two assists Sept. 26 in Winnipeg South's 10-2 win over the Waywayseecappo Wolverines in Waywayseecappo. Jordan Pietrus of the Saints scored four times and added one assist Sept. 26 in a 6-4 win in Selkirk. Pietrus leads league scorers with nine goals in seven games. Pietrus was chosen the league's Old Dutch player of the week. He totalled seven goals and 11 points in four games. Justin Wright accumulated five goals and one assist Sept. 27 in the Swan Valley Stampeders' 7-5 win over the Dauphin Kings in Dauphin. Robin Allison had two goals and two assists Sept. 28 in the Saints' 11-2 win over Southeast on Southeast's home ice.