Men's Division Player of the Week: Jeremy Chopek

Jeremy has been playing in the WTHL for approximately 13 years! Jeremy is a familiar figure in Manitoba Team Handball, first making his appearance as a junior B player on the Lancers. Jeremy also had a chance to play on the Rebels and then moved on to play on the Pikeys team, which he currently captains. Jeremy has been a reoccurring presence on the provincial teams, both junior and senior teams, winning 3 bronze and 2 gold medals at the Canadian Nationals as a player and in the past has also been heavily involved in the junior men's team as a coach.

Jeremy is a large contributing factor that keeps his team constantly in the running for the championship and along with Jeremy's help, his team is the Men's division reigning champs for the last two years.

Women's Division Player of the Week: Shauna Roy

Shauna is yet another player of the week that has spent the last 10 years as a player in the WTHL. All the while, Shauna has been playing on her current team, Deep Blue. Shauna was recruited while she was a player in high school at Massey and has continued to be a great contributor to her team with 19 goals in 5 games. Shauna participated as a provincial player on the senior team in 2010 and we hope to see her continue in the years to come. When Shauna is not playing team handball, she enjoys playing ultimate and going camping.

Shauna's team, Deep Blue currently sits in 3rd place with a 2-2-1 record. Good luck in this season to Shauna and Deep Blue and keep an eye on this team to push in the playoffs!

-WTHL

Week Three:

Men's division Player of the Week: Colin Bouchard

Colin Bouchard has been an active Team Handball player in the WTHL for the last 2 years. Colin plays on team Blitz (formerly known as Juniors) and is a dedicated provincial player. Colin plays right back and has accumulated 17 points in 3 games, helping his team stay competitive in each game. Colin also helps out in the WTHL as on of our officials and is described by as a great teammate and leader on his team. An unconfirmed fact about Colin is that he is an avid Harry Potter fan, so anyone looking for a wizard dual, Colin's your man!

We look forward to watching Colin develop his skills in the WTHL and as a provincial player, good luck to you Colin and your team!

Women's division Player of the Week: Jaimie Eyers

Jaimie has been playing in the WTHL for an amazing 15 years roughly! Jaimie first started out on a team called Lady Bulldogs and then started playing on the Wildcats which she now captains. Jaimie has been very active in Mantioba's provincial program, having participated as a player since she was 17 and also contributed as a coach for a number of years. Jaimie has been to Denmark as part of the Canadian National team and has also spent some time training in France.

Jaimie has been Wildcats biggest contributor in goals, leading the Women's division in week three with 21 goals in 4 games! Good luck in your future games Jaimie, and keep an eye out for the Wildcats come playoff time!

-WTHL

There will be a Clinic for Beginner Referees on Wednesday January 8th at Sport Manitoba starting at 7 pm. There will be a charge involved of $ 30.00 with a reduced rate ($20.00) for those who were at either the Rules Clinic, November 13th or a previous Beginner Clinic.

Any of the new referees from last year that have not been reffing in the WTHL are encouraged to come for the review in preparation for High School League.

Please confirm your attendance with either Ward ( whrabi@shaw.ca ) or Brian ( bhayes@mymts.net ).

Thank you

Brian Hayes
Head Referee

Are you interested in making a little extra coin on the side? If you have an interest in becoming a team handball referee, there will be a clinic happening sometime in the first couple weeks of January.

If you wish to inquire about the referee clinic, all questions can be sent to our head referee, Brian Hayes at bhayes@mymts.net

Thank you for all of those who have shown interest and we look forward to adding you to the list of WTHL officials!

Take care,

-WTHL

Pictures from the first weekend are now being added! With over 800 pictures, it is a slow process but you can check out the pictures for each game in the Image Gallery tab on the left of the WTHL homepage.

Stay tuned for your team's pictures, and you can add a picture to your player profile if you wish!

Have a great week, rest up any injuries and be ready to play come Sunday!

Take care,

-WTHL